2 5 0 - 8 3 5 1 ), ▁and ▁R 3 0 As ▁( 8 3 5 2 – 8 4 1 1 ), ▁which ▁were ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁newer ▁solid - state ▁G E ▁SC M ▁controllers ▁instead . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁R 3 0 s ▁were ▁primarily ▁B MT ▁Eastern ▁Division ▁cars , ▁although ▁they ▁would ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁and ▁southern ▁divisions ▁from ▁time ▁to ▁time . ▁ ▁Like ▁the ▁R 2 7 s , ▁the ▁R 3 0 s ▁wore ▁several ▁paint ▁schemes ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁their ▁career . ▁The ▁cars ▁were ▁delivered ▁in ▁a ▁dark ▁o live ▁green ▁paint ▁scheme , ▁and ▁many ▁were ▁rep aint ed ▁bright ▁red ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁before ▁receiving ▁the ▁M TA ▁corpor ate ▁silver ▁and ▁blue ▁scheme ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁re built ▁R 3 0 s ▁were ▁finished ▁in ▁a ▁fo x ▁red ▁color ▁and ▁were ▁called ▁the ▁B MT ▁Red bird s . ▁ ▁The ▁un re built ▁R 3 0 s , ▁which ▁were ▁West ing house ▁cars ▁number ed ▁ 8 4 1 2 - 8 5 6 9 , ▁were ▁also ▁painted ▁red ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁all ▁G E - power ed ▁R 3 0 s ▁and ▁R 3 0 As ▁were ▁re built ▁and ▁painted ▁in ▁the ▁fo x ▁red ▁paint