Sarah Aucoin was in high spirits as she stepped on to the ascending escalator at Boston’s Back Bay station a few minutes ...

A Hennepin County civil jury determined Thursday that the Mall of America and Sea Life Aquarium are not liable for serious ...

The reason escalators have brushes on the side is bizarrely for safety (Getty stock) Their purpose is to fend off shoes and clothing from getting caught between both the moving stairs and the ...

Escalator brushes, often called skirt deflectors, are safety features designed to prevent accidents by keeping feet, clothing, and other items away from the moving parts of an escalator. They act ...

MANILA, Philippines — The general manager of the Metro Rail Transit-3 has been dismissed following an escalator malfunction that left at least 10 people injured. In an interview on Radyo ...

In 2024, there were 2,725 elevator and escalator incidents at NJ Transit rail stations, up 12.3% from the year before. NJ Transit spends $3.3 million a year on elevator and escalator maintenance ...

1:42 Edmontonians head to The Bay to make what could be final purchases at iconic store Empty shelves and idle escalators greeted shoppers Monday as they poked through Hudson’s Bay stores ...

But the escalator’s principal achievement, shared with the lift, has been to make tall buildings possible, ensuring, in the words of the New Yorker writer Nick Paumgarten, that the population of ...

In the Philippines, 10 people were injured when an escalator went into the reverse direction, sending people in it back to the starting point at a train station. The technical glitch occurred at the ...