Yes, like Ann I have seen and used escalators in The City that are reversible. They change them to accommodate morning and evening rush hours. Like that machine they had on the old Tappan Zee Bridge that moved the "Jersey" lane dividers over two lanes twice a day. Technically, the devise is called a barrier transfer machine, but everyone called it the Zipper, because that is how it worked and looked:
https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/tappan-zee-bridge/2015/07/16/tappan-zee-bridge-zipper-days-numbered/30142559/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrier_transfer_machine Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Mar 17, 2019 at 7:37 AM ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: > actually, at least at the one at Union Square - the escalators are > reversable... and there are locations where there are two side by side > escaltors going in the same direction .. and a third in the opposite. > > but I was JOKING! > > sheesh > ann > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
