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Escalators in the Field

The escalators and moving walks mechanics meet across Canada and the US: who made them, what they're called, which controller runs them, roughly when they shipped, and who supports an old badge today.

Work in progress. This list is incomplete and is always being updated. Errors may be present. All years are approximate. Where only one year is given, it's the earliest record found; it may have been sold before that. Charts scroll sideways.

By manufacturer

Maker	Sold now	Older units still in the field	Controllers	How to tell it apart	Parts and support today
Otis	Link (commercial) 2018 to now Public Escalator / 513 NPE (transit), versions NPE-S, NPE-SR, NPE-L, NPE-XL approx. 1998 to now 508, 512 NCE ("NCE Green") approx. 2010 to now 606 NCT, 610 NPT moving walks (pallet type)	Type O, 2, 3 and 4 ft widths, standard and heavy-duty machines approx. 1947 ML (canvas-tired wheels, zinc treads) early, dates not found R, RA, RB, RBD before 1951 on RB-C (32RB-C, 48RB-C) approx. 1966 to 1970s Escal-Aire, Otis's glass-side escalator approx. 1962 to 1999 J, UB, UBSL dates not found HD family (HD-A, HD-B, HD-C, HD-L, HDL-T, HDL-K) dates not found 506, 506 SlimLine approx. 1990 510, 516 approx. 1991 506 NCE approx. 1998 to 2010 NextStep 2003 on 606 Trav-O-Lator walks before 1985, and 606/610 after 1985	20 NE Controller (Type O) approx. 1947 Type J and Escal-Aire controller (J, UB) Electronic Controller, with Fault Finder board (506, 506 SL) approx. 1990 Controller M.P. (ECS) (506 NCE, 513 NPE, NCT) approx. 1998 to 2011 GECE-ANSI, built on the GECB Global Escalator Control Board (Link, 508/512 NCE) approx. 2012 to now NextStep Escalator Control System approx. 2007 Controller Part Diagnostic Tool approx. 1999, Dr. Step (Link era) REM, Otis ONE (remote)	Link: inside-roller step chain Public: inside or outside rollers, by model NextStep: no step chain. Cog belt, aluminium step links, skirt moves with the step NCE: controller in the truss at the upper landing Escal-Aire: glass sides Otis GECB is not TKE's GEC	Otis Mods: Link MOD Pro (keeps truss and cladding), Link MOD Full Replacement
KONE	TransitMaster 210 (commercial) approx. 2019 to now TransitMaster 220 (stadium, light rail) current TransitMaster 180 (heavy transit) current TransitMaster 265 (moving walk) current Older names still on units: TravelMaster 110, TransitMaster 120, 140, walks TM165, TM185	ECO3000 escalator and Autowalk, designed with O&K, Montgomery KONE and Toshiba, built in Moline approx. 2000 on ECO3000 heavy-duty transit escalator (JFK AirTrain) approx. 2002 TravelMaster 110 May 2011 to approx. 2019 TransitMaster 140 approx. 2014 InnoTrack pitless walk 2006 on ECO5000 dates not found	Eco3000 2.0 / 1.5 (ECO3000 escalators and autowalks) KONE 501, 501B (TravelMaster 110; current mod controller) approx. 2012 to now Escalator PLC (Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1500) approx. 2012 Escalator PLC with Yaskawa Varispeed drive (LA airports) approx. 2011 EcoStart soft start 2006 on Diagnostic display, E-Link, KONE 24/7 Connected Services	ECO3000: planetary gear, no drive chain TransitMaster 140: outside rollers, 100 x 25 mm (European brochure) InnoTrack: no pit, motor in the balustrade	KONE KONE Spares (Moline) also covers Montgomery, O&K, Armor, MAC Mod: EcoMod (new escalator in the old truss) 2003 on
MontgomeryKONE since 1994	None. "Montgomery KONE" badge 1994 to 2000	Size codes #3E (32 in), #4E (40 in), #5E (48 in) 1960s to 1993 Crystal 2000, glass balustrade approx. 1974 to 1993 Crystal 3000 approx. 1980 to 1982 Crystal 4000, 5000, Model 68, V Type, M3000 dates not found Model 4000 (glass, the Crystal 2000) and Model 4500 (solid), later called "HR" 1984 on E-Series HR, E-Series 5000, W-Series walks dates not found Power Walks, Power Ramps; 56 in Power Walk and Ramp 1993	High-voltage controller (HV-Control) 1984 to 1987 ES-24V mid 1987 on ES-24V-B, Montgomery's first microprocessor controller S-Controller, the "Smart Controller": runs the whole unit, logs up to 99 faults (E-Series HR, E5000, W-Series) All still listed by KONE Spares	Model 4000 has glass sides, 4500 solid Early E5000s had Matrix brakes for a while	KONE Spares, Moline
O&KKONE since 1996	None	RTK and RTV lines; RT-HD heavy duty (parts still sold) Built in Newport News, Virginia to 1998, then moved to Moline Montreal Metro: over 60 O&K escalators LA Metro Green Line	RTV-HD Escalator Controller (transit) approx. 2000 O&K HD (KONE Spares list)	Not a Thyssen line, despite the Krupp link	KONE Spares, Moline
Schindler	9300 (commercial) 1997 to now 9300AE dates not found 9700 (heavy transit) dates not found 9500 walks: 9500/10-15 inclined, 9500/35 horizontal, 9500/45 (1400 mm wide), 9500/55 rubber belt 2000 to now Built in Clinton, North Carolina 1991 on	SWE escalator (before the 9300) 1990s Compaveyor moving walk 1990s Westinghouse and Haughton units (see below)	MICONIC F, dual microprocessor (9300, 9700) approx. 2002 on US pages Miconic F3 (9500) approx. 2000 Miconic F4, wye-delta start approx. 2012 Miconic P2 with ABB ACS800 drive approx. 2011 ABB AC500 PLC (transit escalators) approx. 2009 PEM 1.Q, PES 1.Q boards; 9300 Control Upgrade Kit (V3.3) approx. 2007 ECO Mode, ECOLINE, Schindler Ahead, ActionBoard	9300: aluminium one-piece step, duplex chain 9700: 93 in wide to fit old pits, outside rollers available 9500AE: short 133 mm pallets (big-box stores) 9500/55: rubber belt instead of pallets	Schindler
WestinghouseSchindler since 1989	None	"Electric Stairway" Type S 1930s on Type 32L and 48L, its standard models, 90 fpm approx. 1956 Types M, N, NT, NTA, PW dates not found Moduline 100 ("Modular 100"), transit; also types B, BB, BT, BT1 and Modular 200, 220, 250 early 1970s to late 1980s By 1980 the modular was the only escalator Westinghouse made WMATA (first order 74 units), MARTA, BART, NYC Transit and Montreal had modulars	Relay controller (32L, 48L) Mod 100: relay-based circuit, Controlled Stop Brake	Modular: several drive units spaced along the incline, chains engaging teeth on the step links Old six-wheel urethane handrail drive	Schindler holds the patents Whoever holds the maintenance contract
HaughtonSchindler since 1979	None	Escalators approx. 1947 to 1979 Models CD, HC, HCM, ED (smooth riser step) dates not found Badged "Schindler Haughton" after the sale 1979 to 1985	None found	Owned by Reliance Electric 1967 to 1979	Schindler
TK Elevator	velino (commercial) approx. 2000 to now tugela (heavy duty) approx. 2003 to now victoria (transit) approx. 2003 to now orinoco walk approx. 2004 to now iwalk walk dates not found Built in Hamburg, Spain and China	Velino FT 822, FT 823 2000 Avante escalator (commercial, sold beside velino) approx. 2004 Loire moving walk (heavy duty) approx. 2003 to 2004 FT722, FT732 (parts sold in North America) dates not found Niagara, Cascada (older Thyssen models) dates not found Toronto Pearson accelerating walk 2009	ESC-2000, known in the field as "Escalator 2000". On most velino escalators and orinoco walks approx. 2005 to 2015 GEC, Global Escalator Controller: over 600 error codes, A17.1 / B44 listed current Engineered PLC controller (option to GEC) FT9xx Escalator Controller (velino model numbers start FT) approx. 2012 "Dual CPU controllers" (velino) approx. 2005 to 2022, E-Save 2011 MAX (remote, selected markets)	victoria: outside rollers, 4 in velino, tugela: inside rollers, 3 in tugela can be direct drive; velino is chain only iwalk: pallet band, shallow pit or none	TK Elevator (KONE purchase pending, earliest mid 2027) Mod: ES-Power (new escalator in any maker's truss)
DoverTK Elevator since 1999	None	Dover Escalators: three models, 30°, 100 fpm, 24, 32, 40 in steps 1990s to approx. 2001	Relay-type controller with fault and brake-wear monitoring	Two-stage worm and helical gear drive, external rotor motor Who built them isn't published	Unknown
Mitsubishi	Series U (indoor only) approx. 2024 to now Spiral escalators (16 units at 8 sites) 1988 to 2019 installs	Series Z 2008 on Series J before 2008	AC1 control system (Series Z) Fault Indicator (optional code display) MelEye (remote, can watch but not control) Stop Distance Monitoring	Spirals: 2 at River Rock Casino, Richmond BC 2009 Device labels on drawings: HGS, CIS, SSS, CRS, SRS, SCS, SMS, HSS, DCS, GOV, SDM Control panel in the upper truss	Mitsubishi Electric US (own branches, none named in Canada)
Fujitec	GS8000-NX Type S, F, P 2008 to now GS8100 walk Built in Shanghai	GS8000 Types S, L, P and GS8000 Autowalk (Vancouver airport) 2002 to 2008 V series, including VS1200 1997 to 2002 Heavy-duty transit escalator (name not published) Calgary airport: 13 "V-S" escalators, 3 "PLS" walks NYC Herald Square: 12 units 2004 to 2005 WMATA: several stations, late 1990s and 2000s, being replaced	Sleep Mode: slows to 15 fpm with no riders 2004 on Controller name not published	Type P has hairline stainless panels	Fujitec America, Fujitec Canada
CNIM	None found	Heavy-duty escalators, French design built in China Montreal Metro: replaced 79 Westinghouse units 1997 to 2001; about 230 in the system Toronto Pearson: about 161 escalators and walks to 2007	None found	Data plate	CNIM sold its maintenance business outside China and Singapore in 2009 Spares mostly from China: expect long waits
Hitachi	None sold here now	Units in the field (parts stocked by two US suppliers); 600 mm and 1000 mm steps sites and years not found	None found	Step chains C-10T, C-16T	Aftermarket parts suppliers
Hyundai	None sold here now	Units in the field (parts stocked by a US supplier); step series B-4, B-5 sites and years not found	None found	Part numbers follow Westinghouse's format (Hyundai-Westinghouse joint venture 1984 to 1989)	Aftermarket parts suppliers
LG/Sigma, Toshiba, Dong Yang	None sold here now	Units in the field (parts stocked by a US supplier) sites and years not found Dong Yang built Toshiba designs under licence until 1999; ThyssenKrupp bought it in 2003	None found	Data plate	Aftermarket parts suppliers
Chinese makers	Anlev (Nanjing), through independents 2011 to now SJEC, sold through US dealers	Anlev: Owensboro KY, Walmart Richmond BC (via Hayes)	None found	Data plate only	The installing independent (Abell, Hayes, Transel) Parts can take weeks from China
Peelle	None (doors now)	"Motorstair" 1950s 31 escalators at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, New York 1950 Model CD (filed with Haughton parts)	None found	Data plate only	Unknown

Every model and controller, with years

Model	Maker	Years shipped	Duty	Max rise	Step chain rollers	Drive	Controller (years)	Controller notes
Type O	Otis	approx. 1947	Commercial and heavy duty	Not found	Not found	Not found	20 NE Controller approx. 1947	2, 3 and 4 ft widths
R, RA, RB, RBD	Otis	before 1951 on	Commercial	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	R and RB parts split before and after 1951
RB-C (32RB-C, 48RB-C)	Otis	approx. 1966 to 1970s	Commercial	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found
Escal-Aire	Otis	approx. 1962 to 1999	Commercial, glass sides	Not found	Not found	Not found	Type J and Escal-Aire controller	Became the NCE in 1999
J, UB, UBSL	Otis	dates not found	Commercial	Not found	Not found	J: 215 EEC machine; UB: 16 VEC	Type J and Escal-Aire controller
506, 506 SlimLine	Otis	approx. 1990	Commercial	Not found	Not found	EC 143 machine	Electronic Controller approx. 1990 Relay Controller (NAO) part listed 2005	Fault Finder board in the control cabinet
510, 516	Otis	approx. 1991	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	510 shares parts with the 513 NPE
506 NCE	Otis	approx. 1998 to 2010	Commercial	21'-4"	Not found	Helical worm gear	Controller M.P. (ECS) approx. 1998 to 2011	Controller in the truss at the upper landing Controller Part Diagnostic Tool (1999)
Public Escalator / 513 NPE	Otis	approx. 1998 to now	Transit	65'-7" (20 m)	Inside or outside, by model	Not stated	Controller M.P. (ECS) approx. 1998 to 2011	Versions NPE-S, NPE-SR, NPE-L, NPE-XL
508, 512 NCE	Otis	approx. 2010 to now	Commercial / heavier	Not found	Not found	Machine EC-W1A	GECE-ANSI approx. 2012 to now	Same controller as Link
NextStep	Otis	2003 on	Commercial	Not found	No step chain	Cog belt	NextStep Escalator Control System approx. 2007
Link	Otis	2018 to now	Commercial	39'-4" (12 m)	Inside	Not stated	GECE-ANSI approx. 2012 to now	Built on the GECB Global Escalator Control Board Dr. Step diagnostic tool
Crystal 2000	Montgomery	approx. 1974 to 1993	Commercial, glass balustrade	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	The 1984 Model 4000
Model 4000 / 4500 ("HR")	Montgomery	1984 on	Commercial	Not found	Not found	Not found	High-voltage controller 1984 to 1987 ES-24V mid 1987 on ES-24V-B after ES-24V	ES-24V-B was Montgomery's first microprocessor controller
E-Series 5000	Montgomery	dates not found	Commercial	Not found	Not found	Not found	S-Controller ("Smart Controller") after ES-24V-B	Logs up to 99 faults Also on E-Series HR and W-Series walks
RTV, RT-HD	O&K	approx. 2000	Transit / heavy duty	Not found	Not found	Not found	RTV-HD Escalator Controller approx. 2000
ECO3000	KONE	approx. 2000 on	Commercial (heavy-duty version approx. 2002)	Not found	Not found	Planetary, no drive chain	Eco3000 2.0 / 1.5	Escalator and Autowalk versions
TravelMaster 110	KONE	May 2011 to approx. 2019	Commercial	Not found	Not found	Worm gear, direct optional	KONE 501 / 501B approx. 2012 to now	501 is also KONE's current mod controller
TransitMaster 140	KONE	approx. 2014	Heavy transit	Not found	Outside, 100 x 25 mm (EU)	Not found	Not published	Diagnostic display
TransitMaster 210	KONE	approx. 2019 to now	Commercial	52'-5" (16 m)	Not stated	Not stated	Not published
TransitMaster 180	KONE	current	Heavy transit	60 ft (18 m)	Not stated	Not stated	Not published
Type 32L, 48L	Westinghouse	approx. 1956	Commercial, 90 fpm	Not found	Not found	Not found	Relay controller
Moduline 100	Westinghouse	early 1970s to late 1980s	Transit	Not found	Modular drive units in the incline	Modular	Relay-based circuit	Controlled Stop Brake
SWE	Schindler	1990s	Commercial	Not found	Not found	Not found	Microprocessor (1999 notice)
9300 / 9300AE	Schindler	1997 to now	Commercial	Up to 20 m (NZ spec)	Duplex chain	Helical gear	MICONIC F approx. 2002 on US pages Miconic F4 approx. 2012 PEM 1.Q, PES 1.Q boards approx. 2007	F4 has wye-delta starting
9700	Schindler	dates not found	Heavy transit	Up to 50 m (other listing 19.8 m)	Outside available	Not stated	MICONIC F approx. 2002 on US pages ABB AC500 PLC approx. 2009, transit
9500 walks	Schindler	2000 to now	Walks: /10-15 inclined, /35, /45, /55 belt	Not found	Not found	Not found	Miconic F3 approx. 2000
velino	TK Elevator	approx. 2000 to now	Commercial	49'-2" (15 m)	Inside, 3 in	Chain only	ESC-2000 ("Escalator 2000") approx. 2005 to 2015 Dual CPU controllers approx. 2005 to 2022 FT9xx Escalator Controller approx. 2012	ESC-2000 on most velino units in that period Optional VVVF
Avante	TK Elevator	approx. 2004	Commercial	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Sold beside velino
Niagara	Thyssen	dates not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found
Cascada	Thyssen	dates not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found
tugela	TK Elevator	approx. 2003 to now	Heavy duty	72'-2" (22 m)	Inside, 3 in	Chain or direct	GEC, Global Escalator Controller current Engineered PLC controller (option)	GEC: over 600 error codes, A17.1 / B44 listed
victoria	TK Elevator	approx. 2003 to now	Transit	164 ft (50 m)	Outside, 4 in	Chain or direct	Not named
orinoco (moving walk)	TK Elevator	approx. 2004 to now	Moving walk, flat or inclined	656 ft long, 6 m inclined rise	Inside	Chain or direct	ESC-2000 ("Escalator 2000") approx. 2005 to 2015	On most orinoco walks in that period
Loire (moving walk)	TK Elevator	approx. 2003 to 2004	Heavy duty walk	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found
Dover Escalators	Dover	1990s to approx. 2001	Commercial	Not found	Not found	Two-stage worm and helical	Relay-type controller	Fault and brake-wear monitoring
Series J	Mitsubishi	before 2008	Commercial	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not published
Series Z	Mitsubishi	2008 on	Commercial	Not found	Not found	Not found	AC1 control system
Series U	Mitsubishi	approx. 2024 to now	Commercial, indoor	29'-6"	Not stated	Not stated	Fault Indicator (optional) approx. 2024	Code and coloured lamp
Spiral	Mitsubishi	1988 to 2019 installs	Feature	6.6 m	Not stated	Not stated	Not published
V series, VS1200	Fujitec	1997 to 2002	Commercial	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not published
GS8000 (S, L, P), GS8000 Autowalk	Fujitec	2002 to 2008	Commercial to transit	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not published	Sleep Mode from 2004
GS8000-NX (S, F, P)	Fujitec	2008 to now	Commercial to transit (Type P)	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not published
Heavy-duty escalators	CNIM	1997 to 2007 installs	Transit, airport	Not found	Not found	Not found	Not found	Montreal Metro, Toronto Pearson

Old badge, who supports it now

Badge on the unit	Owned by now	Parts from	Watch for
Westinghouse	Schindler (1989)	Schindler	The contract holder, not the badge, decides who works on it
Haughton, Schindler Haughton	Schindler (1979)	Schindler	Bought from Reliance Electric
Montgomery	KONE (Canada 1985, rest 1994)	KONE Spares	"Montgomery KONE" badge to 2000
O&K	KONE (1996)	KONE Spares	Not Thyssen
Armor	US: KONE (1981). Canada: Schindler (1982)	KONE Spares (US units)	Check the country first Not known if Armor built or resold escalators
Thyssen, ThyssenKrupp	TK Elevator	TK Elevator	KONE purchase pending
Dover	TK Elevator (1999)	Unknown	Dover sold its own escalators in the 1990s; who built them isn't published
Any modernized unit	Whoever did the mod	The mod's maker	EcoMod (KONE), ES-Power (TKE), Link MOD Pro (Otis) keep the old truss and badge

Know something we don't? This list grows from mechanics in the field. If you've worked on a model or controller that's missing, know the years one shipped, or spotted a mistake, post it in the Counterweight Forum. Corrections are checked before they go on the page. Last updated: 19 October 2026.

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