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 ...

When President Trump arrived at the United Nations this week to address the General Assembly, his entrance didn't go as planned. A video widely shared on social media shows Trump and first lady ...

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 ...

· Step on and off the escalator with extreme care. Avoid being jostled or pushed in a crowd and if necessary, wait until the ...

Are we using escalators most efficiently by standing on the right and walking on the left? A study from 2016 found it's faster for all passengers to stand on both sides. Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson ...