Escalators are one of those places where adults might wish to indulge their inner child and move in the opposite direction, ...

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 ...

SEATTLE -- Sound Transit said it will cost more than $20 million to replace the perpetually broken escalators at UW Station with eleven new escalators and two sets of stairs. Kimberly Reason, ...

Sound Transit has given up on its failure-prone escalators at University of Washington Station next to Husky Stadium, and says they’ll be replaced soon by a combination of stairs and stronger ...

Cutty Sark DLR station in Greenwich, one of the busiest stations in south London, is to reopen on Monday March 23. The ...

NEW YORK-- People who take the subway in Washington Heights say they're being forced to take a hike, literally, in order to use the 181st Street station. The MTA started a repair project that put the ...

Researchers have developed an energy-recycling mechanical staircase they hope will one day help older adults or those who are mobility-impaired. The device uses little power and can be placed on ...

If you are designing a building and need to move many people up or down, you probably will at least consider an escalator. In fact, if you visit most large airports these days, they even use a similar ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I’ll always remember where I was on the day an escalator at the United Nations stalled, forcing my big, strong, perfect-health ...

‘In the UK we drive on the left and overtake on the right on all the motorways etc. Why in London on the underground stairs ...