The R30 cars were manufactured by the St. Louis Car Company in 1961 and 1962. They were refurbished in the late 1980s, at which time they were painted in the "redbird" paint scheme. However, it was decided to prematurely retire the R30s as they did not have air conditioning (they were the last B Division cars not to have it). The last revenue service train with R30 cars operated on June 25, 1993. All the cars have been scrapped with the exception of a handful of units used for maintenance purposes, and a single unit that is on display at the New York Transit Museum.