A man died in D.C. Wednesday after he tried to use a Metro station escalator while sitting in a wheelchair and fell backward, officials say. The man, who was not immediately identified, was fatally ...

A Metro employee removed a barrier blocking an escalator under repair at a Red Line station last month, leading to at least 14 customers climbing over a four-foot gap of missing steps in the stairway, ...

Those who have written to you advocating that Metro replace its escalators with steps like most of the New York subway system has [Dr. Gridlock, March 27] have never: been elderly; had either a ...