NYC's Famous Cable Car Was Supposed to Be Temporary
7.7× channel medianShort1:17People & BlogsPublished Oct 21, 2026, 1:38 AM · 2d ago
Views
12,692
+101 views/hour
Views / hour now
101
measured 1h ago
Peak views / hour
172
9h ago
First 24 hours
—
not tracked from upload
Engagement
4.0%
likes + comments / views
Likes
503
4.0% of views
Comments
6
0.05% of views
Est. ad revenue
$0–$1
lifetime, $0.03–0.08 RPM
Checked every 3 h while the video is this age · last check 1h ago · next in 117 min. YouTube itself updates public counts with a short delay.
Avg views / day
6.2K
since upload
vs channel median
7.7×
this video's views ÷ the channel's usual
Rank in channel
#17
of 23 tracked
Views over time
18 readings
Total views Views gained per hour
Description
New York built this tram as a temporary fix. The subway finally arrived, but the cable car became too loved to lose.
#RooseveltIsland #NYC #UrbanHistory
Details
- Published
- Oct 21, 2026, 1:38 AM
- Length
- 1:17 (77 s)
- Format
- Short (3 min or less)
- Category
- People & Blogs
- Audio language
- EN
- Quality
- HD
- Captions
- No
- Made for kids
- No
- Licensed content
- No
- Video ID
- qi0kXjGf-pE
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