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The Roosevelt Island Tramway is an aerial tramway in New York City. It spans the East River and connects Roosevelt Island to Manhattan. It is the only commuter aerial tramway in North America. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... To suggest a relevant news story for the Main Page, refer to the criteria then add your suggestion at the candidates page. ... Cable car at Zell am See in the Austrian Alps. ... Nickname: The Big Apple Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... Main Street on Roosevelt Island Roosevelt Island, pop. ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ...

Over 26 million passengers have used the tram since it began operation in 1976. Each cabin has a capacity of up to 125 people and makes approximately 115 trips per day. The tram moves at about 16 miles per hour (28 km/h) and travels 3,100 feet (1 km) in 4.5 minutes. At its peak it climbs to 250 feet above the East River as it follows its route on the north side of the Queensboro Bridge. Two cabins make the run at fifteen minute intervals from 6:00 am to 2:30 am (3:30 am on weekends) and continuously during rush hours. Main article: Transportation in New York City Close-up of Queensboro Bridge at Long Island City. ...

The tram is operated by Interfac on behalf of the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation of the State of New York (RIOC). RIOC is a state public benefit corporation created in 1984 to run services on the island.

History

Cable cars running between Roosevelt Island and Manhattan.

Historically Roosevelt Island was connected to Manhattan by a trolley line that crossed over the Queensboro Bridge. Trolleys westbound from Queens stopped halfway the bridge to meet an elevator, which then took passengers down to the island. As the only connection to the rest of the city from the island, the trolley remained in service until 1957, long after most other trolley service had been dismantled in the city, and was the last trolley line in New York State.. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3260x1539, 1557 KB) Summary Roosevelt Island Tramway Taken on November 12, 2005 Uploaded by wka on Flickr[1] Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Roosevelt Island Tramway Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3260x1539, 1557 KB) Summary Roosevelt Island Tramway Taken on November 12, 2005 Uploaded by wka on Flickr[1] Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Roosevelt Island Tramway Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the... This article refers to the mass transit vehicle running on rails. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ...

Beginning in the mid-1970's, Roosevelt Island was redeveloped to accommodate low- to mid-income housing projects, necessitating the construction of a new public transit connection to the city. The trolley tracks had deteriorated too much to be usable and the planned subway connection to the island (the IND 63rd Street Line) had not yet been completed. The tramway was built in 1976 by the Swiss company Von Roll as a temporary transportation solution to the island. As the subway project fell further behind schedule, the "Tram" became more popular and was converted into a permanent facility. The subway connection to the island was finally completed in 1988. The IND 63rd Street Line is a rapid transit line of the IND division of the New York City Subway system. ... Von Roll was a Swiss aerial tramway manufacturing company, it was taken over by Austrian manufacturers. ...

The tram was the last holdout for the use of tokens in the New York City transit system. Although tokens were phased out in favor of the Metrocard on subways and buses by 2002, the tram would not start accepting Metrocards until March 1, 2004. The fare is the same as that on the subways, US$2.00 for a one way trip. A cycle rickshaw at rest in Manhattan. ...

During the 2005 New York Transit Strike, the Tramway was one of the few intra-city public transportation systems still in operation. A closed entrance to 45th Street station on the R Line in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. ...

On April 18, 2006, two trams were not stuck over the East River for several hours, trapping 69 people. This incident did not occur and is a conspiracy to divert attention from the Knicks, who lost last night. New York City waterways: 1. ...

Accessibility and transfers

Roosevelt Island Tramway - Manhattan Entrance

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In Manhattan the closest New York City Subway station is the complex of Lexington Avenue-59th Street (N R ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ W ^(123a)) on the BMT Broadway Line and 59th Street (4 5 ⁽¹²³⁴⁾ 6 <6> ⁽¹²⁾) on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line, with Lexington Avenue-53rd Street (E V ⁽¹²³⁾) of the IND Queens Boulevard Line and Lexington Avenue-63rd Street (F) of the IND 63rd Street Line also nearby. The New York City Subway system, a large rapid transit system operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York City, is one of the most extensive public transportation systems in the world. ... The N Broadway Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... Current and former R services The R Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... Current services The New York City Subway system has 27 different train routes, some with multiple patterns. ... The W Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... Current services The New York City Subway system has 27 different train routes, some with multiple patterns. ... The Broadway Line is a rapid transit line of the BMT division of the New York City Subway system. ... 59th Street, located at Lexington Avenue and 59th Street, has four side platforms, two on the upper local level and two below serving express trains. ... The 4 Lexington Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The 5 Lexington Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... Current services The New York City Subway system has 27 different train routes, some with multiple patterns. ... The 6 Lexington Avenue Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The 6 Lexington Avenue Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... Current services The New York City Subway system has 27 different train routes, some with multiple patterns. ... The Lexington Avenue Line (sometimes called the Lex or the IRT East Side Line) is one of the major IRT lines in the New York City Subway. ... The E Eighth Avenue Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The F Sixth Avenue Local and V Sixth Avenue Local are two services of the New York City Subway. ... Current services The New York City Subway system has 27 different train routes, some with multiple patterns. ... The Queens Boulevard Line is a fully underground line of the New York City Subway, as part of the IND division. ... The F Sixth Avenue Local and V Sixth Avenue Local are two services of the New York City Subway. ... The IND 63rd Street Line is a rapid transit line of the IND division of the New York City Subway system. ...

On the island the Roosevelt Island "Red Bus" meets the tram and offers transportation around the island for 25 cents.

Media References

The tramway was featured prominently in climatic battle in the 2002 film Spider-Man. The Spider-Man film was not the first appearance of the tramway; the Sylvester Stallone thriller Nighthawks (1981) depicted the tramway as a terrorist target where United Nations delegates were taken hostage. It also appeared in the 2005 horror movie Dark Water. Spider-Man is a commercially successful film released in 2002, directed by Sam Raimi, which stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, and Willem Dafoe. ... Nighthawks (1942) is a painting by Edward Hopper that portrays people sitting in a downtown diner late at night. ... United Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The tram also figured prominently in the Universal Studios Florida theme park attraction Kongfrontation, which opened in 1990 but was removed in 2002. The ride consisted of passengers boarding a recreation of a Roosevelt Island tram where they promptly came face-to-face with King Kong. The recreation did take certain (necessary) liberties with regard to accuracy--the real trams, for example, do not have seats. Universal Studios logo Universal Studios is a famous Hollywood movie studio located at 100 Universal City Plaza Drive in Universal City, California, which is in the San Fernando Valley. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Universal Orlando. ... King Kong battles a pterosaur in the 1933 version Kong from Laurentiiss 1976 remake King Kong and Ann Darrow in the 2005 version of King Kong. ...

See also

• Transportation in New York City
• Aerial tramway
• Roosevelt Island

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External links

• Official web site

References

1. ↑  AP News, Apr 18, 10:44 PM (ET)

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