An MTA maintenance crew work on the broken escalator at the 5th Ave./53rd St. subway station on Monday.Matthew McDermott Straphangers at a Midtown subway station were seconds away from potential ...

Sound Transit has come around to the idea that in dire circumstances, it’s OK to use a stalled escalator as stairs. But that’s only when no other escalators or staircases are available. And those ...

Grooves on escalator steps that riders hardly pay attention to actually have a very important function that is paramount for safety. Escalators, the elevator counterparts available in nearly every ...

Watch why escalator steps are designed with teeth and what purpose they actually serve. While most people barely notice them, ...

People shouldn’t walk on escalators. (It slows down the flow at rush hour.) According to a recent CBC report, all the walkers are breaking escalators faster. The Otis Elevator Company even says that ...