Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit 1602A




Facts and Figures


Current Number1602A
Railway RepresentedBrooklyn-Manhattan Transit
BuilderJewett Car Company
Built In1907
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)New York
--(Locality)Kingston
Totally out of svc date1980
(Initial retirement date)1969
Car Typerapid transit car
-subtypeBMT "Q" car
-designationType Q
Statusstored inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel/wood
Roof typeRR
EndedDE
Length48'11"
Width8'8"
Height12'0"
Weight70600
#Seats50
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP240
TrucksMcGuire Hedley Special
BrakesAML (M19A)
CompressorWABCO D2F
ControlWH AB (8)
MotorsGE 259 (2)
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 1602A in storage at TMNY in 1996
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Car 1602A during switching at TMNY in 2022
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Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Brooklyn Rapid Transit (New York, Brooklyn)14101907 1923 NO NO
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit (New York, Brooklyn)14101923 1939 NO NO
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit (New York, Brooklyn)1602A1939 1940 NO NO
New York City Board of Transportation (New York, New York)1602A1940 1953 NO NO
New York City Transit Authority (New York, New York)1602A1953 1980 NO NO
Trolley Museum of New York (New York, Kingston)1602A1980 present YES NO