Cedric Watson peered from beneath his black Metro cap into the guts of an escalator at the Gallery Place Station. He pointed out one source of escalator shutdowns: safety switches triggered when ...

Metro wants to eliminate random drug and alcohol tests for mechanics who work on elevators and escalators, a change its largest labor union says will allow impaired workers to go undetected and make ...

A pair of escalator mechanics have been arrested after police say they tampered with an escalator in the Langham Place mall in the Mong Kok area of Hong Kong, causing a dangerous situation. They were ...

Elevator and escalator mechanics work in construction or service companies, needing expertise in mechanical and electrical systems, problem-solving abilities, and safety adherence. It is one of the ...

A woman climbs stairs next to an out of service escalator at the Montgomery Street Station on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, in San Francisco. Contractors working on the escalator said they are modernizing ...