As promised, the Roosevelt Island tram returned in all its glory this morning and the Roosevelt Islander was there to capture the fun for posterity. Can't wait till the end of the day for that long-delayed rush of a three-minute ride over the East River? Don't! You can enjoy the entire ride, including great commentary from excited Islanders, in the below video (part two is here). more ›

A few weeks ago the Roosevelt Island Operating Cooperation began testing the new trams that were supposed to be up and running September. That date got pushed to "early November," and now RIOC VP of Operations Fernando Martinez says "our best estimate is the 3rd or 4th week of November." However, the community doesn't seem to be getting their hopes up; one Roosevelt Islander said, "I expect the tram to be back in Jan or Feb next year. Anything sooner would really surprise me." For now, we can just watch that scene in Spiderman and remember better times. [Via Roosevelt Islander] more ›

Roosevelt Islander has been eagerly awaiting the return of the Roosevelt Island tram since, well, it seems like forever (but it's only been out of service since March for a tram modernization project), and now, with tram cars being tested for journeys over the East River, is sharing photographs of trams from nearly every conceivable angle. (Tram p0rn?) Originally, the tram was supposed to be up and running by September, but various delays—like a lack of crane permits—have pushed the reopening past that. more ›

This looks dangerous! Restless reports seeing a Manhattan-bound Roosevelt Island Tram yesterday dangling above the East River... and then moving with "two men dangling off it, a few hundred feet above ground. And they were climbing around." Well, this seems like a terrible idea. Video here. more ›

Just in time for the school year, the Roosevelt Island Tram is up and running again! It's been two and a half months since the tram stalled over for half a day with 68 people in two cars, and tram officials have said they have tested, re-tested, and tri-tested the cars, but still, more work would be done. WNBC reports Roosevelt Island Operation Cooperation president Herb Berman as saying "that in 2008, the entire system would be shut down for several months for a $15 million renovation that may include new cable cars." Maybe actual toilets, versus buckets with privacy curtains. more ›

Those poor residents of Roosevelt Island. The Roosevelt Island Tram, which was stuck for half a day with 68 people in two cars, has been out of service for almost a month while various agencies investigated the problems. For a while, the tram wouldn't move, but recently tram has been working on 400 test runs, thanks to a new electrical power source. But the tram still needs to be inspected by the Department of Labor (plus finish working on its backup power plans) before it can start running again with people in them. more ›

A bunch of people have written in to ask if the Roosevelt Island Tram is running. The answer is yes-- it is not operated by the MTA (it's run by JWP and overseen by the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation.) Some tram info: more ›

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