BART started transporting Bay Area residents from town to town on Sept. 11, 1972. In 1980, the BART board of directors adopted an extension plan that would eventually bring service to Castro Valley on Saturday, May 10 1997. Today, you can catch a train to the last southern stop in Dublin/Pleasanton, or catch a ride through the East Bay, all the way to Daly City, with connecting trains taking passengers as far as Pittsburg/Bay Point, Richmond and the San Francisco International Airport.