http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/04/22/the-problem-with-the-escalators/ A New York City Subway Blog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:25:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/04/22/the-problem-with-the-escalators/#comment-60341 Benjamin Kabak Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:53:51 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2747#comment-60341 I saw that too. Perhaps it's a volume issue. They don't service elevators that are as abused as the ones in Herald Square. I saw that too. Perhaps it’s a volume issue. They don’t service elevators that are as abused as the ones in Herald Square.

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/04/22/the-problem-with-the-escalators/#comment-60340 herenthere Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:50:08 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2747#comment-60340 But Fujitec America's site still shows escalators as their main product...? And yeah, honestly MTA should have gone with a better contractor. Low price=good but if quality is sacrificed... But Fujitec America’s site still shows escalators as their main product…? And yeah, honestly MTA should have gone with a better contractor. Low price=good but if quality is sacrificed…

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/04/22/the-problem-with-the-escalators/#comment-60332 Lake Flaccid Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:27:36 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2747#comment-60332 What a shame; I saw these Fujitec escalators for the first time at the Vancouver airport several years ago and they are quite cool. The effect as they creep and then wake up is very futuristic. I go there frequenty for work and have never seen them out of service as frequently as the junk escalators at Newark airport, e.g. Maybe the product isn't suited for as hardcore an application as the NYC subway, but something tells me the MTA is not blameless. What a shame; I saw these Fujitec escalators for the first time at the Vancouver airport several years ago and they are quite cool. The effect as they creep and then wake up is very futuristic. I go there frequenty for work and have never seen them out of service as frequently as the junk escalators at Newark airport, e.g. Maybe the product isn’t suited for as hardcore an application as the NYC subway, but something tells me the MTA is not blameless.

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/04/22/the-problem-with-the-escalators/#comment-60306 rhywun Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:45:03 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2747#comment-60306 Well, this situation shows that it's not so hard at all. You get what you pay for. Well, this situation shows that it’s not so hard at all. You get what you pay for.

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/04/22/the-problem-with-the-escalators/#comment-60305 Scott E Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:31:24 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2747#comment-60305 That's the problem with these low-bid contracts. While the rest of the world uses either Schindler or Otis elevators and escalators, these guys go with low-bid companies who can't make a working product and then can't support them. (But on the flip-side, when budgets are tight, as they seemingly always are, it's hard to justify spending more for a "brand name" product) That’s the problem with these low-bid contracts. While the rest of the world uses either Schindler or Otis elevators and escalators, these guys go with low-bid companies who can’t make a working product and then can’t support them. (But on the flip-side, when budgets are tight, as they seemingly always are, it’s hard to justify spending more for a “brand name” product)

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