The Brooklyn & Queens Transit

The Brooklyn & Queens Transit was formed from the surface lines of the former Brooklyn Rapid Transit after a disastrous wreck that had claimed the lives of 94 people and injured 100 had forced the BRT into receivership.This book is a brief history of the B&QT and a B&W photographic tour of the system.Contents: A Brief Historical Review, pp. 4-11, Downtown and Surrounding Areas, pp. 12-33, From Coney Island North to Church Avenue, pp. 34-47, Eastern Brooklyn and Western Queens, pp. 48-71, Fighting Snow, pp. 72-75, Trackless Trolley Postscript, pp. 76-80.Railroad Avenue Enterprises, softcover, 80 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in., B&W photographs and maps.Features: New Softcover Harold A. Smith and Frederick A. Kramer Railroad Avenue Enterprises