This is an MTH 30-2759-3 Q Type 3-Car Subway Add-on Set. In the late 1930s, the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation rebuilt 90 turn-of-the-century wooden elevated cars for service to the 1939-40 World's Fair. Steel ends replaced the original open wood platforms and the BMT shops installed new doors and control systems. The cars were semi-permanently coupled into three-car sets, with two motorized units flanking an unpowered trailer. The Q (for Queens) cars served on the Flushing Line until 1949 and the following year began a new career on the Third Avenue Elevated. Like the proverbial phoenix, the cars - now more than half a century old - began yet another life in 1957, when they were moved to the Myrtle Avenue Elevated. When the Q-Types were finally retired in 1969, the oldest cars had been in continuous service for 66 years - the longest career of any New York City transit car. Today you can see a preserved Q-Type in the New York Transit Museum, the only rail museum in America located in a former subway station. The RailKing Q-Type El cars feature transit stop simulation available only from M.T.H. Designed specifically for our municipal transit cars, the unique Proto-Soundr 2.0 transit program features Station Stop Proto-Effects, allowing you to program the train to stop automatically at designated station stops, even in Conventional Mode. When configured to run on automatic, the Q-Type stops itself at locations you define and calls out station names that you select in advance; the train essentially runs itself. And when you program the Q-Type for an out-and-back route, it even reverses itself and heads back downtown when it reaches the end of the line - stopping along the way at each station to broadcast the name of the stop and the hustle and bustle of passengers coming and going.

Features include: Durable ABS Intricately Detailed Bodies, Metal Wheels and Axles, Overhead Interior Lighting, Die-Cast 4-Wheel Trucks, Fast-Angle Wheel Sets, Detailed Car Interiors, 2-Car Sets Feature (2) Coaches, Colorful, Attractive Paint Schemes, Unit Measures:14 5/8 x 2 1/4 x 3 1/8, Operates On O-31 Curves.

This item has been graded per TCA standards C-7: Excellent based on visual appearance. There are light nicks and scratches on the surface of the shell and chassis. The instruction manual is not included. The original box is included. Please check the photos for a detailed look at this item. Overall condition is Excellent.

Condition: Excellent (C-7)
Operational Status: Functional
Original Box: Yes (P-6)

Manufacturer: MTH
Model Number: 30-2759-3
Years Manufactured: 2007 - 2007
Road Name: New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA)

Scale/Era: O Modern
Model Type: Rail Transit Cars


The Trainz SKU for this item is 6331771.

Trainz Product Id: 11412253