▁retired ▁from ▁passenger ▁service ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁on ▁the ▁ ▁train . ▁ ▁After ▁ret irement , ▁most ▁cars ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Sim s ▁Metal ▁Management ' s ▁New ark ▁facility ▁to ▁be ▁scra pped ▁and ▁processed . ▁Some ▁cars ▁were ▁retained ▁as ▁movie ▁props , ▁but ▁many ▁were ▁ultimately ▁scra pped ▁as ▁well . ▁The ▁new ▁parts ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁re building ▁of ▁the ▁cars ▁( including ▁cam ▁control ▁groups ▁and ▁bra king ▁systems ) ▁were ▁salv aged ▁and ▁re - installed ▁on ▁G E - power ed ▁R 3 6 s ▁cars ▁ 9 5 5 8 - 9 7 6 9 ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 2 - 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁improve ▁their ▁reli ability . ▁ ▁Some ▁R 3 0 ▁cars ▁were ▁saved ▁for ▁various ▁purposes ▁throughout ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Sub way ▁system . ▁The ▁full ▁list ▁includes : ▁▁ 8 4 2 9 ▁and ▁ 8 5 5 8 ▁- ▁converted ▁to ▁Rail ▁Ad hes ion ▁C ars , ▁based ▁at ▁C oney ▁Island ▁Y ard ▁and ▁Pit kin ▁Y ard , ▁respectively . ▁▁ 8 5 0 6 ▁- ▁preserved ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Trans it ▁Museum ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁after ▁an ▁accident ▁w reck ed ▁its ▁mate . ▁This ▁car ▁is ▁painted ▁in ▁the ▁R 3 0 s ' ▁original ▁dark ▁o live ▁paint ▁scheme . ▁▁ 8 4 8 1 ▁and ▁