The celebrations at Wabtec's Marhowra plant marked another milestone in the 2015 USD $2.5 billion agreement for 1,000 fuel-efficient, emission-compliant Evolution Series diesel-electric locomotives.

Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB), French national operator Fret SNCF and regional operator RDT13 (Régie des Transports des Bouches du Rhône) launched today the MONITOR Project, the first innovation project of the French Rail Freight of the Future (4F) coalition to accelerate the development of the rail freight industry in Europe.

Wabtec Corporation’s DistanceMaster solution took a major step toward improving braking performance for transit rail operators with the certification of the company’s adaptive wheel slide protection (WSP) technology.

Wabtec Corporation, a leading global supplier for freight and transit rail, announced today a definitive agreement to acquire Super Metal, a supplier of automated vehicles and equipment solutions that support rail operations.

A Canadian National Railway Company’s (CN) Dash 9 locomotive receives a new lease on life.

Wabtec Corporation signed a services contract with Akiem, a leading European rolling stock leasing company, to provide maintenance of critical equipment for locomotive fleets in Europe. The deal will improve safety, reliability, and availability of rolling stock for Akiem’s customers.

Wabtec and Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) signed a historic memorandum of understanding (MOU) for 150 FLXdriveTM battery-electric shunters and modernization work to transform the mainline fleet into NextFuelTM liquid natural gas-powered (LNG) locomotives.

Wabtec Corporation won an order to supply 300 half-height platform screen doors across Metro de Panama’s L3 monorail stations being built by Hitachi Rail, as part of the Grupo de Empresas Sunrise Monorail. It marks Wabtec’s first project in Central America.

Wabtec Corporation celebrated the grand opening of its first Transit Performance Optimization Center (TPOC) for Europe.

The year was 1962. It marked a milestone in Latin America’s railroad industry: the launch of Wabtec’s operations in Brazil. For the next 60 years, Wabtec would help modernize and grow the region’s rail industry, delivering more than 1,800 locomotives in the process.