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C-type conversion, saved for 2 cars that had been independently rebuilt following an accident in 1910. The remaining cars used were 1200 series cars. 22 1200 series cars were left over after completion of the Q-type conversion, 1 of which was converted to a trailer shortly after the city takeover. All trailer cars in these units had originally been of the 1200 series.
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135:BMT Q-type car #1612C on display at the
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589:NYC Subway Experimental Cars
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489:BMT Myrtle Avenue Line
447:, though used in both
545:at Wikimedia Commons
493:Franklin Ave. Shuttle
481:IRT Third Avenue Line
306:12 feet (3.66 m)
271:Car body construction
1209:MS Multi-section car
1047:Train of Many Metals
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572:"BMT ELEVATED CARS"
233:1600–1629 A-B-C (Q)
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360:Track gauge
330:225112 (QX)
190:Constructed
1347:Categories
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838:B Division
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287:Car length
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1331:See also:
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1214:SIRT ME-1
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