construction began on june 19, 1964 when president lindon johnson -- >> reporter: public transportation for contra costa county and possibly the world aimed for a future today at a testing site here in concord. the first of three 80,000 pounds 80,000 -- pound b.a.r.t. test car carried officials and news men along the 4-1/2 mile test track. >> how does it look so far? >> well this is perhaps the fourth time we've run this car. my opinion if it never gets any better than it's running right now it's better than transit systems operating today. >> reporter: the transit district will reach to all nine counties surrounding san francisco bay. involving 100 communities and measuring up to 250 miles in lenght. >> reporter: building b.a.r.t. was one of the largest under takings in history. the project not only meant tunneling through two of the biggest cities but tunneling under san francisco too. in 1997 when b.a.r.t. was celebrating it's 25th anniversary. our health and science editor john fowler brought us this report. >> reporter: we tend to forget b.a.r.t. was not the first. the key system r

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