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San Diego Metropolitan Transit System company history timeline

1978

In 1978 MTDB convinced SP to part with the 108-mile right-of-way for just $18.1 million, and repair it to pre-Kathleen standards.

1981

Opening day was July 26, 1981, after a week of free rides for dignitaries and residents.

1982

El Cajon was the Trolley’s next route with preliminary engineering underway by 1982.

1989

The next segment, Spring Street, from Euclid to La Mesa, opened mid-May 1989, and then the El Cajon segment, from La Mesa to El Cajon opened June 25, 1989.

1997

In November 1997 the Blue Line was extended to Rancho Mission Road and Qualcomm Stadium, then called Jack Murphy Stadium.

1999

42.MTDB Fact Sheet, San Diego Regional Transit Corridor Plan, April 1999.

2002

34.Phone interview with William Prey, construction engineer, MTDB, February 1, 2002, San Diego, California; Boyle Engineering led the team to redesign the horseshoe curve.

The trackwork and systems contract will be awarded by mid-2002.

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MARTA1965$85.7M1,85715

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