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Westinghouse Air Brake Company

former American manufacturing company
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Westinghouse Air Brake Company

Summary

Westinghouse Air Brake Company is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (678 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Westinghouse Air Brake Company is located in Pennsylvania[3].
  • Westinghouse Air Brake Company is in the country of United States[4].
  • Westinghouse Air Brake Company's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Westinghouse Air Brake Company's instance of is recorded as manufacturing company[6].
  • Westinghouse Air Brake Company's founder is recorded as George Westinghouse[7].
  • Westinghouse Air Brake Company's headquarters location is recorded as Pittsburgh[8].
  • Westinghouse Air Brake Company's industry is recorded as transport industry[9].
  • Westinghouse Air Brake Company's industry is recorded as Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles[10].
  • 1869 marks the founding of Westinghouse Air Brake Company[11].
  • Westinghouse Air Brake Company was dissolved in 1999[12].
  • Westinghouse Air Brake Company's parent organization or unit is recorded as Westinghouse Electric Corporation[13].
  • Westinghouse Air Brake Company's product or material produced is recorded as railway air brake[14].
  • Westinghouse Air Brake Company's replaced by is recorded as Wabtec[15].

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Founding

Westinghouse Air Brake Company's founder is recorded as George Westinghouse[7]. 1869 marks the founding of it[11].

Operations

Westinghouse Air Brake Company's headquarters location is recorded as Pittsburgh[8]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Westinghouse Electric Corporation[13].

Industry

Industries include transport industry[9] and Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles[10].

Ownership

Westinghouse Air Brake Company's product or material produced is recorded as railway air brake[14].

Dissolution

Westinghouse Air Brake Company was dissolved in 1999[12].

Why It Matters

Westinghouse Air Brake Company ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (678 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

business George Westinghouse Pennsylvania United States Westinghouse Electric Corporation

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 0083-F362-BA2B-A7B4-0405
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  2. 16w ago · 本日晴天 · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Industry → transport industry, Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles
    Founder → George Westinghouse
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +1999-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Dissolved → —
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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