GOTHAMIST: Inside The Final Rides Of The “Legendary” R-32 Subway Cars

MTA TRANSIT: They're some of the oldest subway cars still running — not just in New York City, but in the world — and rail fans came out in full force to say goodbye, many calling them the most reliable train cars the subway system has seen.

"They should have stayed forever, but time goes on," Paul Meuser from Queens told Gothamist. "They’re better built than what’s out there today."

"They’re almost 60 years old… they’re still in good shape," 12-year-old Devin Harris, of Hells Kitchen, said.

The last run of the cars has been a long time coming, as their original retirement announcement came a decade ago....

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