Wabtec’s Faiveley acquisition creates top product, service provider
Through its subsidiaries, the company provides highly engineered products — from braking equipment to electronics to HVAC systems to doors — that can be found on virtually every passenger railcar, freight car, bus, and locomotive in North America and in more than 100 countries.
Wabtec Corp.’s recent acquisition of Faiveley Transport creates one of the world’s leading providers of products and services for the passenger transit and freight rail industries.
Through its subsidiaries, the company provides highly engineered products — from braking equipment to electronics to HVAC systems to doors — that can be found on virtually every passenger railcar, freight car, bus, and locomotive in North America and in more than 100 countries.
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The company also offers an array of aftermarket services, and builds high-efficiency locomotives for commuter applications.
The upgraded system, which went live earlier this month, supports METRO’s METRONow vision to enhance the customer experience, improve service reliability, and strengthen long-term regional mobility.
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