▁pairs . ▁Three ▁versions ▁were ▁manufact ured : ▁West ing house ▁( WH )- power ed ▁cars , ▁General ▁Electric ▁( GE )- power ed ▁cars , ▁and ▁R 3 0 As . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁R 3 0 s ▁entered ▁service ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁Vari ous ▁modifications ▁were ▁made ▁over ▁the ▁years ▁to ▁the ▁R 3 0 ▁fleet , ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁fleet ▁was ▁ref urb ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 - 1 9 8 9 ▁with ▁a ▁" Red bird " ▁paint ▁scheme . ▁The ▁WH - power ed ▁cars ▁were ▁not ▁re built , ▁being ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁R 6 8 A ▁fleet , ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁train ▁of ▁WH - power ed ▁cars ▁ran ▁in ▁passenger ▁service ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁The ▁over h au led ▁R 3 0 s ▁and ▁the ▁R 3 0 As ▁were ▁planned ▁to ▁run ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁but ▁the ▁cars ▁were ▁prem ature ly ▁ph ased ▁out ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁difficulty ▁of ▁installing ▁air - condition ing ; ▁the ▁last ▁over h au led ▁R 3 0 s ▁ran ▁in ▁passenger ▁service ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁Some ▁R 3 0 ▁cars ▁were ▁saved ▁for ▁various ▁purposes , ▁but ▁most ▁were ▁scra pped . ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁R 3 0 s ▁were ▁number ed ▁ 8 2 5 0 -