{The TriMet board approved the project in September 1978.
Construction of the 15-mile (24 km) route started in 1982, and the system opened on September 5, 1986.}
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAX_Light_Rail#Early_system_history
Construction of the 15-mile (24 km) route started in 1982, and the system opened on September 5, 1986.}
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAX_Light_Rail#Early_system_history
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