Roosevelt Island Tram Cabin Docked In Station, Attached To Carriage Track And Taking Test Rides Over East River - Service Resumes Early November

Image of North Cabin Docked In Roosevelt Island Tram Station

Dont' be surprised if you see a sight today, and the during the next few weeks, all Roosevelt Island residents have been waiting for - the Roosevelt Island Tram soaring over the East River

Image of North Cabin Docked In Roosevelt Island Tram Station

One of the Roosevelt Island Tram cabins is now docked in the Roosevelt Island station attached to it's carriage track and will be taking test rides over the East River today and thereafter until the resumption of regular service scheduled for early November.

 Image of North Cabin Docked In Roosevelt Island Tram Station

Yay!!!!!!

Earlier this morning Lucindacv followed the progress of the Tram Cabin to the station with a series of Tweets about this auspicious day for Roosevelt Island. First:

roosevelt island big day -- flat bed truck, fotogs, crane, many hand signals - looks like tram may be moving

Then:  

Roosevelt Island - we have liftoff and precision landing on flatbed - still underway

Finally:

gotta leave. probably have to live on Roosevelt Island to understand why this is worth watching.

Hope to have pictures and video of Tram in operation later.

It will be great to have the Tram back in service providing a needed option for getting off Roosevelt Island. Earlier this afternoon, I, along with many other Roosevelt Island residents was stuck waiting at our F Train subway platform for more than 35 minutes before the arrival of a Manhattan Bound F Train. Of course, there was no word or announcement from the MTA concerning this delay which I later found out from the Train conductor was caused by police activity in Queens.

UPDATE 10/6 - The Roosevelt Island Tram has taken off from the station and is flying.

Above Image From Jonathan Kalkin

Here's an image of the Roosevelt Island Tram over the East River from flaviofachel via Twitpic

UPDATE 10/6 - More pictures from today's Tram excursion.

Image From Duc Le

Image From DJ