Artists and architects are among those who will receive decommissioned Montreal Metro cars . “So we thought, let’s get eight metro trains, create a building out of it, make it self-sustaining and generate revenue, and showcase the culture of Montreal.” In celebration of the metro 's 50th birthday , the Société de transport de Montreal ( STM ) put up some of its first - generation MR-63 cars for sale at the price of CAD750 - 1,000 ( $ 500 ) , along with a small shipping fee . STM then chose seven submissions to receive the disused baby - blue cars , which are part of the oldest fleet in North America . Winning projects include an art gallery made up of 16 sets of sliding doors and a community tunnel built from multiple carriages stacked on top of each other .
Artists and architects are among those who will receive decommissioned Montreal Metro cars . In celebration of the metro 's 50th birthday , the Société de transport de Montreal ( STM ) put up some of its first - generation MR-63 cars for sale at the price of CAD750 - 1,000 ( $ 500 ) , along with a small shipping fee . STM then chose seven submissions to receive the disused baby - blue cars , which are part of the oldest fleet in North America . Winning projects include an art gallery made up of 16 sets of sliding doors and a community tunnel built from multiple carriages stacked on top of each other .