The emergency cord isn’t for all emergencies. A rider on a Bronx-bound D train pulled the emergency cord Saturday after Gerardo Sanchez allegedly stabbed Dwight Johnson to death in an argumen… ...

A video that went viral of panic on a crowded rush-hour subway train last week is offering a lesson for riders in what not to do.

The emergency brake is a ubiquitous fixture of New York City subway cars, a cord that allows passengers to bring 400 tons of metal to a screeching halt. But despite its name clearly labeled in ...

A man who missed his subway stop in the nation’s capital pulled the emergency brake instead of simply getting off at the station, police said. He created a massive rush-hour nightmare that sn… ...

They are asking passengers not to pull the cord in a medical emergency because the train could stop between stations, making it impossible for a conventional ambulance to reach the ill person.