Occasionally, I find myself in a two-story shopping establishment and I wonder if it’s just easier to try to scale the down escalator instead of walking a hundred or so feet to the up escalator. This ...

We use it all the time but most people have never actually seen the inner workings of an escalator! I've animated the inside to give you a detailed look at the steps, step chain, gears, handrail, and ...

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 ...