Revamped Cable Car Over River Reopens
From Times Wire Reports
A cable car system that stalled and left dozens of people stranded above the East River for about 11 hours in April has reopened with upgrades including new motors, emergency provisions and even toilets.
Experts have “gone over this thing with a fine-toothed comb,” said Herb Berman, president of the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp. The tramway shuttles commuters and tourists between Manhattan and Roosevelt Island.
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