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Comments (27)
According to the report, "a tram cabin" stopped mid-way. So the other one kept going? That *would* be exciting.
Posted by Allan L. | February 27, 2007 3:40 PM
I was hoping to see a rope rescue over the I-5 freeway.
Posted by Anthony | February 27, 2007 3:41 PM
The stuck cabin can be seen in a phonecam picture I took, but it's posted over at that weekly's blog that I'm not sure I can mention here. ;)
Also, ignore "one to two" hours on the downtime. After they ran a couple inspection runs, it's been sitting at the station doing nothing. Another 30 minutes and it will be four hours.
Posted by b!X | February 27, 2007 3:48 PM
My mistake. It's already been four hours.
Posted by b!X | February 27, 2007 3:51 PM
They're sending people from the Water Bureau billing office out to look at the on-board computer system.
This never would have happened if Vera had had a strong mayor form of government.
Posted by Jack Bog | February 27, 2007 3:59 PM
"Wind may have caused the haul rope’s indicator to activate and may have stopped the tram cabin, staff said."
Dude! Did I not ask about the wind here before and get blown off (yeah, pun intended)?
Posted by ellie | February 27, 2007 4:17 PM
Let's see if whatever set off the electrical problem indicator has anything to do with the fact that the southern cabin's cables have been rattling and squeaking for the past several weeks.
Posted by b!X | February 27, 2007 4:20 PM
Hey! That's only one month after the public opening!
Have we got a pool payoff for anyone, Jack?
Posted by godfry | February 27, 2007 4:29 PM
Let's start another one -- how long will it be down?
Posted by Jack Bog | February 27, 2007 4:31 PM
Did anybody think to call these guys? Are they on their way?
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Posted by Allan L. | February 27, 2007 4:32 PM
I think the problem is related to the fluctuations in the swiss franc caused by today's stock market turmoil.
Posted by Jack Bog | February 27, 2007 4:35 PM
This is what happens when northwoods hicks try to be euro-elites. We should have gone with something we know, like a log flume. And if we can't make water run uphill we can still spend 55 million trying.
Posted by James J | February 27, 2007 4:45 PM
Did we ever clarify who is responsible for the Tram? It's continued operation, replacement if neccessary, and all liability?
The city council members?
Posted by Steve | February 27, 2007 7:11 PM
All we need is a floating bike only bridge across the Willamette. I'll move hoards of more people than the tram at a fraction of the cost.
Posted by Randy | February 27, 2007 8:19 PM
Whatever happened to "triple redundancies" that would prevent the tram from getting stuck?
Mmmmmmmm. I guess there's just one pull rope.
Posted by Mister Tee | February 27, 2007 9:40 PM
I can't wait to run into the bike bridge with my tugboat. What? the tram crosses the Willamette now?
Posted by Mickey | February 27, 2007 9:42 PM
Did anybody notice much wind today? I was only outside for 20 minutes, but it was was only gusting to 20 or 25 MPH downtown.
Posted by Mister Tee | February 27, 2007 11:26 PM
Not to rain on everybody's hit parade here, but the tram didn't break down. It stopped on purpose. It has a thingamabob that makes it stop at 50 mph wind.
That's a good thing, right?
Posted by Kari Chisholm | February 28, 2007 12:18 AM
Is the Tram a Kulongski Clone? Why is Kari trotting out to defend the aerial White Elephant?
According to the below National Weather Service Link, the peak wind gust was 39 MPH yesterday, with AVERAGE wind speed of 16 MPH.
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/get.php?pil=CLI&sid=PDX&version=0
Maybe it was gusting to 50 MPH in the Swiss Alps, but not in Portland, Oregon.
Swiss Franc? Steel prices? 50 MPH winds?
There is no truth, only bureaucratic malaise and double talk.
Go back to your own business. Sheeples.
Posted by Kari is shilling for the Tram now? | February 28, 2007 3:08 AM
It breaks like the wind.
Posted by Jack Bog | February 28, 2007 6:17 AM
It has a thingamabob that makes it stop at 50 mph wind.
That's a good thing, right?
I guess that depends whether or not you are on it.
Posted by Jon | February 28, 2007 7:44 AM
Did someone really link to NOAA? Are you trying to imply that weather data from NOAA is exactly correct for every single location in the Portland metro area? I wonder, for example, if it only tells you the weather conditions where the weather station is located.
If I have to pick, I'm going with the locally-located trip mechanism over a remotely located weather station.
Where's StormCenter 9000 when we need it?
Posted by Jud | February 28, 2007 8:42 AM
I'm going with the locally-located trip mechanism
Too bad they didn't have one of those for the budget for that thing.
Posted by Jack Bog | February 28, 2007 9:00 AM
Kari is shilling for the Tram now?
No. I'm not really much of a fan of it, either. But don't let that stop the conspiracy theories.
Posted by Kari Chisholm | February 28, 2007 10:12 AM
Heh, Jud! ;) The NOAA office is on 122nd. I don't know where all of their instruments are located, but something tells me they don't have anything on the tram. Maybe they should -- that might draw people. C'mon, kids, let's go take a ride on the tram and check the wind velocity and watch the barometric pressure drop! Woo-hoo!
Posted by ellie | February 28, 2007 10:35 AM
Jud:
If you don't believe that NOAA's statistics are accurate, you should contact them. The fact remains that yesterday wasn't terribly windy.
They tossed out the 50 MPH boogey man because they don't know WHAT WENT WRONG, and they figured nobody would argue the point.
The airspace on the leeward side of ridge is notoriously unpredictable (ask a glider pilot if you know one)...MAYBE BUILDING A TRAM BETWEEN A RIVER BOTTOM AND A 1,000 FOOT HILL WASN'T SUCH A GOOD IDEA?
Maybe a couple of condo towers are creating a venturi effect?
Posted by Mister Tee | February 28, 2007 4:31 PM
The 50mph maximum wind speed before the tram is into lockdown has been a number given out for over the past 12 months or more to the public. The OHSU representative on the SoWhat URAC has been cited this number many times, plus even the tram concierges give this number out. Well, they were wrong-the tram cars swing like *1!
Posted by Jerry | February 28, 2007 8:24 PM