Story:
Manhattan, NY (2/28/2010) - The Roosevelt Island Tram is set to make its final East River crossing Sunday night before undergoing a six month-long renovation and repair project.A tram is a cablecar that hangs from a cable and brings customers from one side of a river to the other.
Service on the tram will be suspended beginning at 2 a.m. Monday.
"We'll miss it. We won't be able to go until September again, so that's why we wanted to go today to get one last fun ride," said Upper East Side resident Joe Covey.
The $25 million project will replace everything except the bases of the three towers that support the cars.
Project managers say when all is said and done riders can look forward to more comfortable cars and more reliable service.
In the case of a breakdown, like the one which left 70 passengers stranded for seven hours back in April 2006, cars will run on a backup power system and be able to return to the nearest station.
In the meantime, commuters will have several options for getting on and off Roosevelt Island -- the Q102 bus, the F train and two shuttle buses. One will take passengers to Queens Plaza, the other will drop people off where the tram usually lets out on Second Avenue and 59th Street.
"It's actually become so key that when the F train shuts down, which is a lot, mind you, we really become stranded here. So with this shutting down I'm very disappointed," said Roosevelt Island resident Nicholas Guan.
The tram system carries more than two million riders a year.
Full service on the tram is scheduled to resume on September 3rd.
Service on the tram will be suspended beginning at 2 a.m. Monday.
"We'll miss it. We won't be able to go until September again, so that's why we wanted to go today to get one last fun ride," said Upper East Side resident Joe Covey.
The $25 million project will replace everything except the bases of the three towers that support the cars.
Project managers say when all is said and done riders can look forward to more comfortable cars and more reliable service.
In the case of a breakdown, like the one which left 70 passengers stranded for seven hours back in April 2006, cars will run on a backup power system and be able to return to the nearest station.
In the meantime, commuters will have several options for getting on and off Roosevelt Island -- the Q102 bus, the F train and two shuttle buses. One will take passengers to Queens Plaza, the other will drop people off where the tram usually lets out on Second Avenue and 59th Street.
"It's actually become so key that when the F train shuts down, which is a lot, mind you, we really become stranded here. So with this shutting down I'm very disappointed," said Roosevelt Island resident Nicholas Guan.
The tram system carries more than two million riders a year.
Full service on the tram is scheduled to resume on September 3rd.
Questions:
1) Where did this story take place?
2) When did this story take place?
3) When will service on the tram be suspended (stopped)?
4) What is a tram?
5) Why is service being suspended?
6) How long will the repairs take?
7) How much money will the repairs cost?
8) How many riders does the tram carry every year?
9) When will the tram start back up again?
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