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More apocalyptic news.
Posted by: wiredog | March 28, 2017 at 09:23 AM
The commuter rail stations in Chicago do something like that, but the escalators are not usually occupied at the time
Posted by: oneblankspace | March 28, 2017 at 11:15 AM
Overheard.
"It wuz skerry. I koudn't beef."
Q: How does a traumatized woman living near Hong Kong pronounce 'breathe'?
A: 'Beef'.
Posted by: manual tomato | March 28, 2017 at 11:49 AM
Cool Police Story, bro.
Posted by: AmoebaStampede | March 28, 2017 at 12:12 PM
Weapon of mass de-escalation? Exactly why one should ALWAYS stick to taking the stairs.
Posted by: Jan in Grimsby. | March 28, 2017 at 12:39 PM
These Ronco escalators are just not worth the bargain! But, wait! Order now, and get a deluxe set of pocket defibrillators absolutely free!
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | March 28, 2017 at 02:08 PM
I read about the first hundred comments following the story. Out of those, Greg's comment won my kudos:
The same thing happened in Detroit and some of the unfortunate riders were trapped on there for hours.
Posted by: funny man | March 28, 2017 at 05:38 PM
US escalators have an emergency stop button at the bottom that most people have never noticed. I don't know if it works when the drive chain breaks.
It needed a sign.
Posted by: Ralph | March 28, 2017 at 09:20 PM