NEW YORK — It's the end of the line for a subway car that first hit the tracks nearly six decades ago.

The R-32 cars went for a ceremonial final ride Sunday after 58 years on the rails.

The "Q" train went express from Brighton Beach to 96th Street in Manhattan - its original route in the 1960s.

Subway fans who spoke with NY1 were sad to see them go.

“The first time we saw the train come in was very exciting because it was the only shiny silver car train I ever saw," said Sheepshead Bay resident Debra Grief.

“This means so much not just to me but to people who were riding these trains who are New Yorkers. It symbolizes what New York really stands for," said Bronx resident Alex Pereira. 

R-32's were the first stainless steel cars in the New York City Transit system earning them the nickname "Brightliners."

They're also the last trains to feature a front window for passengers to look out.