The first commute of Seattle's post-Viaduct world is under way.

At the Angle Lake station at 5 a.m. Monday, there was already a crowd waiting for the light rail toward Seattle.

Train about 15 minutes late. People here are cold and anxious. 2 people I talked to say there are way, way more people here than usual this early. pic.twitter.com/ubDyAYcI0n

There were first-time train riders, along with people who had taken a practice run last week. The first two levels of the parking garage were also already full. Most people were there about 45 minutes earlier than on a typical workday.

At the Mount Baker transit center, the northbound No. 106 bus arrived packed – standing room only. The bus driver said he had never seen a line at that stop.

Still, some riders said the wait times were about average – though they left an hour earlier than they usually do.

On the other end of things, bus ridership from North Seattle into town looked heavy – standing on the E line at 5 a.m.