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Posted by Sand Box John on Wed Mar 25 22:26:32 2015, in response to Re: WMATA Observations, posted by italianstallion on Wed Mar 25 09:53:27 2015. NY and DC escalators may be the same speed, but there are many more very deep ones in DC. IMHO, very long escalators should be made to run faster.I can't say for sure, but I would hazard a guess there is some regulation somewhere fixing the speeds that escalators can be operated at. All of the original Westinghouse escalators were equipped to run at 90 and 120 feet per minute. Escalators with a vertical rise greater then 60' were also equipped to run at 112 1/2 to 150 feet per minute. To my knowledge WMATA has never run any of the escalators greater then 90 feet per minute. John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore. |
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