Supply Side: Duos, Wabtec
An existing passenger rail customer awards Duos Technologies $1.1 million in add-on upgrades to a new Railcar Inspection Portal (rip®). Also, Wabtec Transit in India is recognized as a Great Place To Work®.
Wabtec Corporation
Wabtec Lands VLI Locomotive Contract
Logistics firm VLI has selected Wabtec to supply nine Evolution Series (ES43BBl) locomotives to support cargo transport on the Ferrovia Centro-Atlântica (FCA) in Brazil. The order is valued at approximately R$200 million (US$38.4 million), Wabtec reported March 1.
For Wabtec, Changes in Senior Leadership
Wabtec Corporation on Feb. 27 reported that Pascal Schweitzer (selected by Railway Age readers as one of 10 Influential Leaders for 2022), Lilian Leroux and Alicia Hammersmith (a 2022 Railway Age Women
Supply Side: Wabtec, Actasys/Alstom
Wabtec Corporation has earned a “Commercial Technology of the Year” award from S&P Global Commodity Insights. Also, thermal device management firm Actasys Inc. has signed a development agreement with Alstom.
Certified: Wabtec’s Adaptive WSP Tech
Wabtec Corporation’s adaptive wheel-slide protection (WSP) technology to help improve rail transit braking performance has gained certification, the company reported Dec. 6.
Wabtec Expanding M/W Business
Wabtec Corporation on Nov. 17 reported the addition of Brazil-based Super Metal to its maintenance-of-way (m/w) business. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Supply Side: Greenbrier, Wabtec
The Greenbrier Companies’ leasing subsidiary has entered into a new term loan to finance the continued growth of its fleet. Also, Wabtec Corporation is celebrating 60 years of locomotive production in Brazil.
Wabtec Acquires ARINC Rail Solutions
Wabtec Corporation on June 16 reported its acquisition of Collins Aerospace’s ARINC rail solutions business segment, a rail dispatch and back-office system provider. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.