As previously reported, the north Roosevelt Island Tram cabin was taken out of service last week for maintenance repairs. From Tuesday, February 20 through Friday, February 23 only one Tram cabin was working. The repairs were completed on Friday. Following an inspection and approval by the NY State Department of Labor, both cabins were back in service by Saturday afternoon.

Roosevelt Island Operating Corp
(RIOC) Communications Director Bryant Daniels shares these photos and
reports:

During this past weekend, in addition to the hydraulic cylinder replacement
work performed on the Manhattan side station, POMA also installed the new
swing dampeners on both the North and South Cabins. You can see the new blue
dampeners on the outside of both ends of the cabin (pictured below).

Safety is always our first priority, and these sway dampeners are a
necessary and important safety feature. They should also make the
passenger experience a more pleasant one.

This work was the result of the New York State Department of Labors
inquiry into the tram swaying incidents at the request of Assembly Member
Seawright. As we continue to work with POMA to understand the root cause
of the swaying incidents, these new dampeners should help reduce the
actual cabin swaying in the event of another mid-air stop.

Here’s some examples of the swinging Roosevelt Island Tram.

November 2023

October 2023

September 2023.

and from
April 2019.

During the
November 14, 2023 RIOC Board of Directors
meeting, POMA’s Roosevelt Island Tram Head Of Operations Armando Cordova
addressed safety concerns caused by the Tram’s sudden stops and swinging
back and forth.

According to Mr Cordova the problem is caused by a wi-fi issue that is being
investigated. He assured everybody that the Tram is very safe and is not
under any pressure or influence to operate the Tram if he thought there was
any safety issue.