G-Work Cars
Upon retirement from revenue service several G-Series cars were rebuilt or refitted for duties as subway work cars.
- 5068/5069 converted to grinder cars RT-36/RT-37 in 1991 and are now retired
- 5100/5101 converted to garbage cars RT38/RT39 in 1987 and were retired in 1998
- 5102/5103 converted to grinding cars RT-34/RT-35 and were retired after an accident with a T1 subway car in 2004
- 5104/5105 became tunnel washing units RT14/RT15 in 1988 and were retired in 1999
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