With the out of service north cabin running multiple test runs – without an operator or passengers – today and construction barriers down, an imminent return is expected. The north cabin returned to full service just after noon today.

by David Stone

The Roosevelt Island Daily News

Above, you can see that the construction barriers are all down, allowing entrance from all sides, including access to MetroCard machines.

Here’s a video from today of the north cabin on a test run.

RIOC‘s been silent, of course, but it looks like full service is on the cusp.

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