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GUIDE TO CHARLOTTE'S LYNX LINE

Downloadable Station Guides: Check out our interactive map, printable guides | Lynx Graphic

BUYING TICKETS

Want to ride?
Please, help yourself

Walk up, use machine,
hop on train

When riders take their first trip on light rail, they might be surprised at what they don't see.

SECURITY

Every ride, they're watching you

Police along line joined by 160 high-tech cameras

The CATS light-rail control center near the New Bern station looks like a sports bar: One wall is covered with more than a dozen TV monitors -- the eyes of the entire 9.6 mile Lynx Blue Line.

LOOKING DOWN THE LINE

A momentous arrival

After opening-day hoopla, what's ahead for Lynx?

Many will celebrate this morning when the Lynx Blue Line carries its first passenger -- an event some call a defining moment in Charlotte history.

OPENING WEEK

Surprises, glitches in Lynx 1st week

Tober pleased with ridership, but ticket machines still have bugs

Light rail has been with us a week. How is it performing so far?

TAKING A RIDE

View from train
hints at future

From seat on the light rail, you can see where city's headed

Tommy Tomlinson: Two best things about the new light-rail trains: big windows, and the long view.

THE RULES

Don't let ride get bumpy

Leave food home to ensure smooth sailing

Riding light rail is easy. Just buy a ticket -- and don't plan on eating or drinking on board.

CROSSINGS

In train vs. car, the train always wins

CATS working to educate drivers to avoid collisions at crossings

Last in a series. When Houston opened its first light-rail line three years ago, the train and the city's motorists played bumper cars. There were so many accidents -- 75 in the first year of operation -- that critics called it the "Wam-Bam-Tram."

COMING-OUT PARTY

Light rail, heavy traffic

Thousands line up for free ride

Charlotte's coming-out party for light rail drew unexpectedly large crowds of curiosity seekers. | Slideshow

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