My 5-year-old is autistic and was afraid of crowded places, particularly the mall. Watching the movie — my favorite — helped him overcome his fear of escalators. "Elf," which turns 20 on Tuesday, has ...

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 ...

TULSA, Okla. — You’ve been complaining about broken escalators at Woodland Hills Mall in Tulsa. I first reported on the problem in early February, and now I’m following up. When people walk into ...

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 ...

Students at BRAC University in Dhaka experienced moments of fear after an escalator inside the campus suddenly malfunctioned and began running at an extremely high speed. The BRAC University escalator ...

After walking through the turnstile at Aquarium Station, 85-year-old Joan Taylor glanced up at the seemingly never-ending flight of stairs, and the neighboring defunct escalators cordoned off by ...

With the fast-paced nature of our modern world, many of us have to rush from one place to another, trying to keep up with the demands of life. And while flying cars already exist, we still have to ...

Two people with an extensive background in escalators said they believe the video released by MARTA shows the escalator's brakes malfunctioning. Neither of the men inspected the escalator at the Vine ...

Jesse Pardo, of Lynbrook, was “just about halfway” up an escalator at Grand Central Madison Thursday morning when it stopped. An adjacent upward escalator conked out as well, Pardo said. “I was like, ...