Wabtec Corp is headquartered in Wilmerding, Pennsylvania. The company manufactures and supplies technology-based products and components for freight and passenger rail, transit, power generation, off-highway equipment and industrial markets. The company meets the total lifecycle needs of the entire fleet, from new locomotives to modernisation, service, and repairs.
Wabtec Corp operates through two business segments. The Freight Segment includes a number of divisions: Locomotive, Freight Car, PTC/Signaling/Wayside, Power Generation, and Industrial. The Transit Segment includes the divisions focused on Transit Car and Transit Bus. In addition to transportation solutions, the company offers mining equipment, marine, stationary power, drill, and industrial solutions.
In February 2019, it was announced that Wabtec will replace The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in the S&P 500, and The Goodyear Tire & Rubber will replace Wabtec in the S&P MidCap 400 effective. Also in 2019, the company announced the completion of a merger with GE Transportation. Together, the companies have 27,000 employees in 50 countries around the world and 23,000 locomotives in global installed base. Follow and trade WAB for more news and updates.