Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Former transit holding company in New York City / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT) was a public transit holding company formed in 1896 to acquire and consolidate railway lines in Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, United States. It was a prominent corporation and industry leader using the single-letter symbol B on the New York Stock Exchange.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company | |
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Service | |
Type | Rapid transit and Streetcar |
History | |
Opened | 1896; 128 years ago (1896) |
Closed | 1923; 101 years ago (1923) (acquisition by the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation) |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Minimum radius | ? |
It operated both passenger and freight services on its rail rapid transit, elevated and subway network, making it unique among the three companies which built and operated subway lines in New York City. It became insolvent in 1919. It was restructured and released from bankruptcy as the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation in 1923.