Electric in early January 1987, along with ten R32s. The first rebuilt train of R38s entered service on the on May 28, 1987. The last unrebuilt train of R38s made its last trip on the before being sent out to be rebuilt on July 11, 1988. By December 28, 1988 all rebuilt R38s were in service. Retirement The R160 order replaced the entire fleet of R38s. The first cars were taken out of service on October 31, 2008, and the fleet was gradually phased out until the last pair made its final trip on the on March 18, 2009. After retirement, all cars except for 4028–4029 were stripped and sunken as artificial reefs. Cars 4028–4029 are preserved by the New York Transit Museum. They were restored to operating status in 2013–2014 and have been operating on New York City Transit Museum-sponsored excursions since August 3, 2014, specifically on the Train of Many Metals (TOMM). In popular culture Movies The opening scene of a 1977 movie Saturday Night Fever shows a train of R38s on the , prior to refurbishment. The scene on a subway train in a 1988 movie Coming to America was shot on an R38 on the , also prior to refurbishment. The subway scene in a 1988 movie Crocodile Dundee II features an R38 train on the , after refurbishment. The subway scene in a 1990 movie Ghost features an R38 train on the , also after refurbishment. The subway scene in a 2002 movie Men in Black II, features an alien entering a tunnel. Once there, it attacks and devours most of a subway train (which is a combination of R32 and R38 cars) until Agent J destroys it. He is then seen walking out of the station, 81st Street – Museum of Natural History, on the , also after refurbishment. Video Games The trains in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV are based on the R38s. References Further reading Sansone, Gene. Evolution of New York City subways: An illustrated history of New York City's transit cars, 1867–1997. New York Transit Museum Press, New York, 1997 External links nycsubway.org - NYC Subway Cars: R38 Car Status/Assignment Train-related introductions in 1966 St. Louis multiple units New York City Subway rolling stock