Saturday was moving day for New York City's famous Wythe Diner, literally.

A crane hoisted Brooklyn's iconic '50s-style railcar restaurant onto a flatbed truck to drive it to its new permanent home at Steiner Studios in the borough's Navy Yard.

Diner physically moving to movie studio

The diner, which first opened at 225 Wythe Avenue in 1968, is no stranger to the film industry, with appearances over the years in movies like "The Good Shepherd" and "Men in Black 3."

Sandy Stillman has owned the diner since 1997 and operated Relish Restaurant at the site until 2010. Since then, it's been home to a Mexican restaurant and various pop-up shops, including one for Chanel. 

"It's kind of a monumental day for me, one of the best days I've ever had," he said. "The diner is my stainless steel or inanimate child in a way."

The property was recently purchased to become a new apartment complex, but the community was bound and determined to save the railcar restaurant — a neighborhood staple for decades. 

The solution was to relocate it to the largest television and movie studio on the East Coast, a plan that has been in the works for months.

Plans for diner to appear in future films

Steiner Studios owner Doug Steiner and Stillman were committed to making sure the beloved diner was not demolished, and this plan offers it another life for more tales to be told inside.

"I wasn't in the market for a diner, but it just seemed like a great thing to preserve it," Steiner said. "I live in the neighborhood. There used to be only four or five places to eat in Williamsburg, and it's a cool thing."

Stillman said this is a dream come a true and a way to honor the diner's legacy while also building on a bright future in show business.

"I hope that Steiner Studios gets to put it in all kinds of movies," he said.

The studio plans to feature the diner in future films.

Monday morning, the 50-ton diner will be offloaded from the flatbed truck and transferred onto a foundation at Steiner Studios.