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The Brooklyn, Queens County and Suburban Railroad (BQC&S) was a street railway company in Brooklyn and Queens, New York, United States. It originated as a horsecar line until it was acquired by the Long Island Traction Company on November 24, 1893 and convert it into a subsidiary. The railroad was electrified in 1894. As with the rest of the LITC, it was acquired by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company on July 1, 1898.

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  • The Brooklyn, Queens County and Suburban Railroad (BQC&S) was a street railway company in Brooklyn and Queens, New York, United States. It originated as a horsecar line until it was acquired by the Long Island Traction Company on November 24, 1893 and convert it into a subsidiary. The railroad was electrified in 1894. As with the rest of the LITC, it was acquired by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company on July 1, 1898. (en)
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  • The Brooklyn, Queens County and Suburban Railroad (BQC&S) was a street railway company in Brooklyn and Queens, New York, United States. It originated as a horsecar line until it was acquired by the Long Island Traction Company on November 24, 1893 and convert it into a subsidiary. The railroad was electrified in 1894. Under the supervision of LITC, the BQC&S was placed in charge of other trolley lines which were also acquired by the LITC. These lines included the Yates Avenue and Flatbush Railroad and the extension of the from 1883, and Ralph Avenue Line from 1885, the in 1870: along Metropolitan Avenue, the 1869 established , the 1864 established Metropolitan Railroad along North 6th Street and Bushwick Avenue, the 1890-built bought in 1894, which included the , , , (not to be confused with the Long Island Electric Railway), and the . The railroad also built the Bergen Street Trolley Coach Depot, which today is the New York City Transit Sign Shop. As with the rest of the LITC, it was acquired by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company on July 1, 1898. (en)
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