Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. Profile

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation, doing business as Wabtec Corporation, manufactures various equipments for the rail industry worldwide.

The company offers brakes and related components; brake assemblies; draft gears, couplers and slack adjusters; air compressors and dryers; railway electronics, including event recorders, control and monitoring equipment, and end of train devices; friction products; rail and bus door assemblies; heat exchangers and cooling systems; sanitation systems and locomotive refrigerators; switcher and commuter locomotives; and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.

Wabtec also provides services related to locomotive overhauls; locomotive and freight car fleet maintenance; supplier-managed inventory; and component repair, upgrade, and reconditioning.

It offers its products and services to the railroad companies, manufacturers and lessors of transportation equipment, and passenger transit authorities.

The company was founded by George Westinghouse in 1869 and is headquartered in Wilmerding, Pennsylvania.

 

 

 


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