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… ...

If you've ever ridden in a New York City subway car—or pretty much any city's mass transit rail cars—you have probably seen the emergency brake. It's hard to miss, what with its bright red ...

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 ...