Brooklyn, Queens County and Suburban Railroad

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.^[1] The railroad was electrified in 1894.^[2]

It was acquired by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company on July 1, 1898.^[3]

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