Q-type Specifications
- Car Builder: Jewett Car Company, Newark, Ohio
- Re-built by: Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation
- Car Body: Wood with steel ends
- Unit Numbers: 1600-1629 A-B-C (Q) and 1630-1641 A-B (QX)
- Fleet: 114 cars assembled into 42 operating units
- Car Length: 49 feet 3 inches (15.01 m)
- Car Width: 8 feet 8 inches (2.64 m)
- Car Height: 12 feet (3.66 m)
- Track Gauge: 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge)
- Propulsion System: WH 225113 (Q)/ WH 225112 (QX)
- Motors(1 per motor truck on Q, 2 per motor truck on QX): GE 259, WH 336 (Q)/ WH 300 (QX)
- Power: 120 hp (89 kW) per motor (Q)/ 200 hp (150 kW) per motor (QX)
- Total Seating: 50 seats (A and C cars), 52 seats (B car)(Q)/ 50 seats (A and B cars)(QX)
- Total Weight: 57,000 lb (26,000 kg)
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