Cool Pictures Of FDNY Rappelling Down Roosevelt Island Tram Cables During Rescue Drill Yesterday

A reader sent in this tip earlier today:

Check out Gothamist – cool pics of the firefighters monkeying around on the tram yesterday!

The reader was right – Gothamist has 21 very cool pictures of FDNY Roosevelt Island Tram Rescue Drill yesterday and reports:

Yesterday a group of firefighters clambered up onto one of the Roosevelt Island tram cabins to defy gravity and sharpen their rappelling skills. Photographer Tod Seelie was out there to document all the vertiginous action over the course of four hours….

Here are three of the 21 photos from Tod Seelie of yesterday’s FDNY Tram Rescue Drill.

Images From Tod Seelie via Gothamist Click here for entire Gothamist article and more photos. As reported previously , FDNY will be conducting Roosevelt Island Tram rescue drills every Wednesday from March 13 to April 24.