Wabtec designs and builds rail equipment, systems, and digital intelligence for freight and transit networks, with operations spanning locomotives, freight cars, transit systems, and mining.
Wabtec designs and builds rail equipment, systems, and digital intelligence solutions for freight and transit rail networks worldwide. The company's operations span locomotives, freight cars, transit systems, and mining equipment, and it has been in operation for over 150 years. Its headquarters are in Pittsburgh, USA, with facilities worldwide.
Work at Wabtec covers a range of technical disciplines: rail propulsion and locomotive engineering, freight railcar manufacturing, transit rail systems, mining operations equipment, emissions reduction technology, and hardware-software integration. Product lines include locomotive equipment and systems for freight and transit networks, freight railcars for moving goods across the global supply chain, transit rail systems for passenger service, and equipment serving mining operations.
Alongside its manufacturing and engineering work, Wabtec develops software and digital intelligence for rail infrastructure, as well as predictive maintenance technologies intended to improve safety and efficiency and to reduce emissions. The company describes its team as spanning engineers, manufacturers, and technologists working across hardware and software disciplines.
Wabtec's industry focus covers freight rail, transit rail, rail transportation more broadly, mining, and the global supply chain and logistics sector. The company states a commitment to reducing emissions and modernizing infrastructure, and frames rail as one of the most sustainable ways to move goods and people.
