Montgomery & Montgomery KONE Escalators

First generation Montgomery

Montgomery's older escalators have the "Globe & Parallelogram" logo and a distinctive plate pattern. These have been made since the mid-1960s, and were produced until 1982. The sound of these running is very distinctive. Due to the logo these are often referred to as "G&P escalators," but this is a false term.

Notable installations

  • Michigan Science Center, Detroit, MI (the "rainbow" escalator)

  • Miami International Airport, Miami, FL

  • The Crossroads, Portage, MI

  • Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL

  • Rosemont CTA 'L' Station, Rosemont, IL

  • Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, TX

  • Pittsburgh Zoo, Pittsburgh, PA

  • Dillard's, Westgate Mall, Amarillo, TX

  • Macy's, Florence Mall, Florence, KY

  • Macy's (both stores), Lakeside Mall, Sterling Heights, MI

  • Macy's, Washington Square Mall, Tigard, OR

  • Macy's, Dadeland Mall, Miami, FL

  • JCPenney, Twelve Oaks Mall, Novi, MI

  • JCPenney, University Park Mall, Mishawaka, IN

  • JCPenney, Fayette Mall, Lexington, KY

Upper landing with steel balustrades
1970s Globe & Parallelogram logo
Stop switch
Landing plate pattern

Second generation Montgomery

Montgomery's newer escalators (1982-1994) are often known as "Twinkie M" because the company's M logo resembles Twinkies. These seem to carry on the basic design of the older Montgomery escalators, except for the landing plates. They do not have the same sound as the older escalators. This model was carried on by Montgomery KONE as the E-Series after 1994.

Notable installations

  • Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, GA

  • Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston, TX

  • San Jose International Airport, San Jose, CA

  • Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, SeaTac, WA

  • Saks Fifth Avenue, Somerset Collection South, Troy, MI

  • Nordstrom, Mall of America, Bloomington, MN

  • The Citadel, Colorado Springs, CO

  • Kohl's, Downers Grove, IL

  • Macy's, Oakland Mall, Troy, MI

  • Macy's, Burnsville Center, Burnsville, MN

Rarity Rating: 2/10

Upper landing with glass balustrades
"Twinkie-M" lower landing with steel balustrades
"Twinkie-M" logo plate

Montgomery KONE E-Series HR

Montgomery KONE's escalators were known as E-Series. These are identical to the second-generation Montgomery escalators, which were also called E-Series in their later years.

Notable installations

  • Denver International Airport

  • Portland International Airport

  • Philadelphia International Airport

  • Louisville International Airport

  • Somerset Collection North, Troy, MI

  • Macy's, Dadeland Mall, Kendall, FL

  • IKEA, Schaumburg, IL

  • Gallery Place/Chinatown Metrorail Station, Washington, DC

  • National Air & Space Museum, Washington, DC

  • Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati, OH

  • Quarry Cinema, San Antonio, TX

Rarity Rating: 2/10

Lower landing with glass balustrades

Montgomery KONE E-Series 5000

The updated E-Series was introduced in mid-1997. This revised E-Series design was carried on as the KONE E-Series model until 2003.

Notable installations

  • RiverTown Crossings, Grandville, MI

  • Hilton City Center, Milwaukee, WI

  • Macy's, Philadelphia, PA

  • Macy's, Park Meadows, Lone Tree, CO

  • JCPenney, Park Meadows, Lone Tree, CO

  • Nordstrom, Town Center at Boca Raton, Boca Raton, FL

  • Dillard's, Greenwood Park Mall, Greenwood, IN

  • Von Maur, Greenwood Mall, Bowling Green, KY

  • Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati, OH

  • Brandsmart USA, Kendall, FL

  • Art Van Furniture, Royal Oak, MI (closed)

Rarity Rating: 2/10

Upper landing with glass balustrades

Montgomery moving walkways

Montgomery made horizontal moving walkways with both of the aforementioned logos. Later examples may have been called "W-Series."

Notable installations

  • St. Louis International Airport Terminal 1

  • Salt Lake City International Airport

  • Las Vegas McCarran International Airport

  • Miami International Airport

  • Chicago O'Hare International Airport

  • Chicago Midway Airport

  • Houston Hobby Airport

  • Court Square Subway Station, Queens, New York, NY

  • The Bellagio, Paradise, NV

  • SeaWorld, Orlando, FL

  • SeaWorld, San Diego, CA

Montgomery KONE W-Series

Montgomery KONE's horizontal moving walkways were known as the W-Series. These are identical to previous Montgomery moving walkways, and the basic design was carried on as KONE's Autowalk from 2000 well into the 2010s.

Known installations

  • Philadelphia International Airport

  • Boston Logan International Airport

  • Denver International Airport

  • Dallas Love Field Airport

  • Universal Citywalk, Orlando, FL

  • Somerset Collection, Troy, MI

W-Series landing

Hybrid moving walkways

Two Montgomery hybrid moving walkways are known to exist. They slanting down, then go flat, then slant up. Both of these have the Twinkie-M logo and glass balustrades.

  • Excalibur Casino, Paradise, NV

  • The Venitian, Paradise, NV