Metro was warned that its escalator brakes are worn and likely to give out more than a month before a L’Enfant Plaza escalator malfunctioned, sending dozens of passengers free-falling to the mezzanine ...

Hordes of Metro riders had to trudge up and down the escalators at the Rosslyn station Wednesday morning as all four entrance escalators were out of service for just over an hour during the morning ...

Metro has created a senior managerial position to oversee the system’s problematic escalators and will speed up some repairs after reports of chronic maintenance deficiencies and faulty equipment.

BOSTON (CBS) - A maintenance crew was on the escalator at the MBTA's Back Bay station checking it over Monday, one day after ambulances rushed nine people hurt there Sunday. "All of the sudden we just ...

Metro is bringing in an outside expert this week to assess chronic troubles with its escalators and elevators, which are vital to the smooth functioning of the system. The consultant is expected to ...

A new report says there were no mechanical problems with a Seattle Metro escalator where a man died of strangulation. The Washington Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) released the findings ...

NEW YORK - The AirTrain at Jamaica Station connects New York City to the world. But for some luggage-toting travelers, this part of their journey isn't so smooth. "This problem goes way back," ...

The Washington state Department of Labor and Industries says mechanical problems were not to blame in the April death of a man who fell on a downtown Seattle escalator and was strangled when his ...