Roosevelt Island Tramway (Manhattan station)
1141 2nd Avenue | also 254 East 60th Street | Lenox Hill
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- 1976
The Roosevelt Island Tramway opens from Second Avenue
The aerial tramway opened on May 17, 1976, running from this terminal on Second Avenue between 59th and 60th Streets across the East River to Roosevelt Island. It was meant as a temporary link until the island's subway station was finished, but it stayed in service. The tram appeared in films including Nighthawks (1981) and Spider-Man (2002).
Source: Wikipedia
- 1989
The 63rd Street subway tunnel opens, cutting tramway ridership
The long-delayed subway connection to Roosevelt Island opens, giving residents a cheaper alternative to the aerial tram. Weekly tramway ridership drops from about 35,000 to 20,000 within a month, undercutting an attraction that had been built as a temporary stand-in for a subway stop.
Source: Wikipedia
- 1998
A construction crane strikes a tram cabin, injuring 11 passengers
A crane operating nearby hits one of the two tram cabins while it is in transit over the East River, injuring eleven people aboard. The tramway shuts down for about a week of inspections and repairs before resuming its regular runs between Manhattan and the island.
Source: Wikipedia
- 2006
Both tram cabins stall over the East River, trapping 69 people
On April 18, 2006, the two tram cabins stopped in mid-air over the East River, trapping 69 people for up to eleven hours. Rescuers reached them with a crane and with a cage sent out from a terminal. From March to November 2010 the system was rebuilt with a dual-haul design that lets each cabin travel on its own.
Source: Wikipedia
- 2010
The tramway shuts down for a nine-month overhaul
Operators close the tram for a major renovation that replaces its aging single-haul system with a new dual-haul cable design meant to add redundancy and smoother rides. The tramway reopens that November, four years after 69 riders had been stranded for up to eleven hours in the 2006 breakdown.
Source: Wikipedia
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- Roosevelt Island TramwayWikipedia
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