Roosevelt Island Tram Cabins Off The Cable And On The Ground Never To Soar Over The East River Again - Where Will They Go?

Roosevelt Island Historical Society President Judy Berdy sent this urgent message yesterday:

The two cabins are in the Island tram station, next to each other. One is off its hanger arm and #2 is being removed as we speak.....

When I arrived at the Tram Station later in the day, the two Roosevelt Island Tram Cabins were no longer side by side but separated again. Both were on the ground but Cabin 1 was still in the station

and cabin 2 was waiting at the former Tram Red Bus stop

getting a never before up close and personal view of a passing Red Bus.


Ms. Berdy later sends in the following Tram Cabin photos with an idea:

New bus design, we can link the two old cabins and run them as mini-buses!!!

Image By Judy Berdy

Image By Judy Berdy

Image By Judy Berdy

What will happen to the Roosevelt Island Tram Cabins?

A reader of this post asks:

Did anyone consider putting one of the tram cars in the Transit Museum?

I asked Ms. Berdy who replied:

I do not think the Transit Museum has anywhere to put a display that is not on wheels. Wheels on the bottom.

Perhaps NY 1's Roger Clark had the solution when after covering the first day's commute without the Tram he tweeted:

I'm thinking one of the old Roosevelt Island Trams would make a fun coffee stand or snack bar....need clever name for business...

UPDATE 3/10 - Ms. Berdy follows the Tram Cabins as they make their way down Roosevelt Island's Main Street on a flatbed truck

Image By Judy Berdy

Image By Judy Berdy

until they are side by side together at last in their temporary Motorgate resting spot

Image By Judy Berdy

while work is being done on the Tram Towers high above Roosevelt Island and the East River

Image By Judy Berdy

preparing for the new Roosevelt Island Tram Cabins.


Life goes on.