The Roosevelt Island Tramway provides aerial transportation between Manhattan and Roosevelt Island, with two cable cars crossing simultaneously (see here), running adjacent to the Queensboro Bridge. It is the only commuter cable service in North America. It was put into operation in 1976 to accommodate newly built housing on Roosevelt Island; new subway service was finally inaugurated to the island in 1989. However, the Tram is still extremely popular, providing great views of both islands and the river. I highly recommend it.
This photo was taken April 15, 2006, just three days before the trams were put out of service – the trams were stuck over the East River for seven hours. Read about the Tramway and the incident here. Service was to be resumed, but so far…(update: Service was resumed in September 2006.)
Wow! With Luccia on her own over at indieperfumes, you’ve completely changed the face of NYDP. Wonderful Brian!
Yes, but the credit for the larger fotos goes to her – she has been hounding me forever to do larger images. I have ideas in mind – future changes are to come.
Brian
Boy, there’s lots of energy in this picture!!
Reminds me of the tram here in Albuquerque! Nice photo!
Briand, me gusta mucho esta fotografía. It has a lot going for it.
Apres 4 voyages je l’ais toujours pas pris, je sais pas pourquoi, a chaque fois je le note dans ce qu’il faut que je fasse a NYC. Belle photo qui donne envie
This is very interesting site… » »