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danny burstein

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Dec 21, 2009, 9:12:23 AM12/21/09
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.. there was a fire at the flagship Macys store yesterday which
"broke out under a store escalator in Herald Square." [a]

Anyone know if that was one of the wooden ones? Thanks.

[a]
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/shoppers_flee_fire_at_macy_DaithriWSPh0CbFsG0peNL#ixzz0aKfngfF5

obnyctransit: escalators are a major people mover...

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hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com

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Dec 21, 2009, 10:39:04 AM12/21/09
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On Dec 21, 9:12 am, danny burstein <dan...@panix.com> wrote:

> obnyctransit: escalators are a major people mover...

IIRC, Pennsylvania Station had them a in a few places upon its
opening. The opening brochures mentioned them.

During WW II there were photos of escalators from the main concourse
up to the arcade.

Grand Central is supposedly mostly easy ramps. But a recently train I
used terminated on the lower level. I was in the front car and found
a flight of steps. It was steep and I found myself exiting a door
next to the Oyster Bar.

Joseph D. Korman

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Dec 21, 2009, 10:41:15 AM12/21/09
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I heard a news report today (12/21) that it was one of the 'new' metal ones.

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Dec 21, 2009, 12:47:08 PM12/21/09
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On Dec 21, 9:12 am, danny burstein <dan...@panix.com> wrote:
> .. there was a fire at the flagship Macys store yesterday which
> "broke out under a store escalator in Herald Square." [a]
>
> Anyone know if that was one of the wooden ones? Thanks.
>
> [a]http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/shoppers_flee_fire_at_ma...

>
> obnyctransit: escalators are a major people mover...

No, all the news reports stressed that it was _not_ one of the old
wooden ones. The store reopened a couple hours later at the most.

I wonder whether the merchandise absorbed the smell of the smoke.

Jimmy

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Dec 21, 2009, 1:25:04 PM12/21/09
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hanco...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
> IIRC, Pennsylvania Station had them a in a few places upon its
> opening.  The opening brochures mentioned them.
>
> During WW II there were photos of escalators from the main concourse
> up to the arcade.

There are a lot of escalators in Penn Station. Most, if not all, of
the platforms have one up to the concourse level, which was very
important for people with luggage before passenger elevators were
installed.

Unfortunately Amtrak is not so good about running its escalators in
the right direction. I once saw some people trying to catch a train
which was so late that the track wasn't announced until after its
scheduled departure. They were near a track gate on the lower level
concourse that only had an escalator running in the wrong direction.
There were no signs pointing to another entrance to that platform, and
since the train could leave at any minute, they were afraid to look
for another staircase. An Amtrak employee appeared in the distance,
and they started shouting for him to please help them find another
entrance. I ended up directing them to another staircase.

Jimmy

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