Wabtec
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies, the Pittsburgh rail equipment giant founded by George Westinghouse in 1869.
Company Type
private
Founded
1869
Headquarters
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
About Wabtec
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies, the Pittsburgh rail equipment giant founded by George Westinghouse in 1869.
History of Wabtec
George Westinghouse founded the Westinghouse Air Brake Company in 1869 after inventing the railway air brake. A 1999 merger with MotivePower created Wabtec; the 2016 Faiveley Transport acquisition and the 2019 merger with GE Transportation made it the top Western freight locomotive builder. Its portfolio spans locomotives, the FLXdrive battery platform, Trip Optimizer automation, brakes, and transit systems.
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Wabtec
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