New training facility may increase Metro elevator and escalator reliability

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Metro officially opened a $1.2 million training facility Wednesday to teach mechanics how to repair the system’s elevators and escalators.

One of the most commonly heard complaints about the system’s 588 escalators and 267 elevators is that they never work, forcing millions of riders to the stairs each day.

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