Passengers board the eastbound Gold Line train at the Little Tokyo Station on the first day of normal operation for the new rail extension to and from East L.A. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
The Metro Gold Line train runs on First Street near Boyle Heights. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Passengers in the Gold Line train view downtown L.A. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Lynden Reilly, left, tries out the Gold Line train to East L.A.(Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Metro Gold Line ambassador Jose Martinez, right, helps John and Misao Tomita, left, use a ticket dispenser at the Little Tokyo Station en route to East LA.(Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
