MONTREAL — Fifteen-year-old Dustin Flores-Ranger says he's taken a ride on the new branch of Montreal's light-rail network for three consecutive days – since the extension opened to the public over the weekend.

The teenager says he’s been passionate about public transit his whole life, and wanted to be around on Monday to make sure everything ran smoothly.

“This Monday, no shutdowns. Service was very proper,” he said from the McGill station, among the 14 new stations connecting downtown Montreal with its northern exurb of Deux-Montagnes, Que.

The new 30-kilometre extension of the REM – Réseau express métropolitain – officially entered into regular service on Monday, after it opened to the public free of charge on Saturday and Sunday.

Wearing a REM jersey he snagged when the first five

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