[header] How to get around salt lake city on the cheap [title] Plan a ride on salt lake city's light rail system, known as trax. [step] You can access the system via 28 stations in the downtown, business district and residential areas. Routes begin around 5:00 a.m. and continue past midnight. 
Each route has its own operating hours, so check the trax route maps for times. [title] Pay for your trax tickets online at the utah transit authority website, or find a ticket kiosk located at trax stations.