People crowded at the platform in Anoka on Saturday afternoon, excitedly waiting for their chance to hop on the train.

Approximately 700 were on board for the inaugural public ride of the Northstar Commuter Rail, which went into regular commission on Monday morning. See more including photo gallery by Mandy Moran Froemming, Anoka County Union.

Hundreds file on board the Northstar Commuter Rail during the train's inaugural public run into downtown Minneapolis from Anoka on Saturday. Celebrations were held Saturday at each of the cities with a station along the 40-mile corridor between Big Lake and Minneapolis.  (Photo by Mandy Moran Froemming)