NEW YORK - Tenants in a Queens high-rise say faulty elevators have been an inconvenience for years, and now they say it has become dangerous. At the 38-story building known as Hunter's Point South ...

Hundreds of elderly and disabled residents at a Harrisburg high-rise apartment building were trapped inside their homes, forced to use the stairway, or stuck outdoors after a second elevator stopped ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The elevators have been down at the Brown Suburban Condominium Homes on Bardstown Road for more than a week. Last January, a similar thing happened, but the elevators were ...

Elderly and disabled residents living in an 11-story Harrisburg apartment building were forced to use stairs, and if they weren’t able, remain stuck in their homes for a week after both elevators went ...

The Heart of Modern Elevators A traction system is responsible for moving the elevator car by using friction between ropes and a drive sheave, powered by an electric motor. Compared to traditional ...