tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post4463263350372038008..comments2024-01-12T00:32:20.149-08:00Comments on The Overhead Wire: Sloooow Subway EscalatorsPantograph Trolleypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-17677870570834706232008-07-01T13:35:00.000-07:002008-07-01T13:35:00.000-07:00@ anon and Alex. Yeah I noticed that this morning...@ anon and Alex. Yeah I noticed that this morning when I had to haul my suitcase down the escalator. Non moving escalator with cumbersom bags = not cool.Pantograph Trolleypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-91058139501915792542008-07-01T09:27:00.000-07:002008-07-01T09:27:00.000-07:00I want to go to budapest! And not because of the f...I want to go to budapest! And not because of the fast escalators, although now I can add that to my list of reasons :)<BR/><BR/>Nice blog!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000533259061480579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-21420207790385021212008-07-01T09:19:00.000-07:002008-07-01T09:19:00.000-07:00You're right about the Dupont Circle escalator bei...You're right about the Dupont Circle escalator being slow, particularly since half the time it isn't moving at all. They break down constantly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-67506982969934037342008-07-01T05:34:00.000-07:002008-07-01T05:34:00.000-07:00London has Budapest-speed escalators. Actually, t...London has Budapest-speed escalators. Actually, the speed is variable with faster running during peak hours to get more people through the system.sundinkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01683481073728313325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-58048744781668989532008-07-01T05:32:00.000-07:002008-07-01T05:32:00.000-07:00And Dupont's not even one of the longest escalator...And Dupont's not even one of the longest escalators in DC. Try Rosslyn, Woodley Park, or the dreaded Wheaton. Forest Glen is so deep it doesn't even have escalators. <BR/><BR/>As you see in the two videos, people walk them all the time. That's assuming that they're not broken to begin with.blockskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09680983704924304749noreply@blogger.com