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New York City, car # 540

CityOperator/Facility#Since...To...
  New York CityQueensboro Bridge Railway540193910.1941
Steinway Lines03.1930 
Manhattan Bridge Three-Cent Line27  

City:New York City   United States
Location:Brooklyn and Queens
Operator/Facility:Queensboro Bridge Railway
Model:Southern 4-axle motor car
Built:1914
Current state: Withdrawn 
Purpose:Passenger vehicle
Withdrawn:10.1941
Closed 33' 3½" body. Length overall: 44' 7". Trucks: Baldwin MT678, later Brill 39E. Arch roof. Double-end car.

↑   October 1941    Withdrawn

Operator/Facility:Queensboro Bridge Railway
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↑   1939    Renumbered or transferred within city

Operator/Facility:Steinway Lines
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Operator/Facility:Steinway Lines
#:540
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↑   March 1930    Renumbered or transferred within city

Operator/Facility:Manhattan Bridge Three-Cent Line
#:27
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