A 10-story walkup in New York City? Not a chance many people would sign up for that — but it's become a reality some subway riders in Manhattan now have to face. That's because escalator problems at ...

Bronx straphangers say they are frequently inconvenienced by faulty elevators and escalators at local subway stops. According to Metropolitan Transportation Authority records, the escalators at the ...

Worn mechanical parts that went unnoticed were the reason a long, winding subway escalator in the heart of Manhattan buckled at the top during a peak morning rush last year, an audit from the MTA ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Travelers on the Mexico City subway system often blame authorities for broken-down escalators at subway stops, but Metro officials have another explanation: vast amounts of pee.