Monday morning commuters were met with an unusual sight: a car stuck on the tracks of Charlotte’s light rail.
The Charlotte Area Transit System first acknowledged the incident at 4:17 a.m. in a post on X (formerly Twitter). CATS later posted an update at 9:39 a.m., saying normal operations had resumed.
This isn’t the first time a vehicle has ended up on the tracks. In 2024, a car became stuck and interrupted service on a route heading toward University City. At the time, the car blocked both the northbound and southbound tracks of the Blue Line at the Institute Circle grade crossing. Service was paused, so passengers could be offloaded while authorities worked to clear the tracks…