Westinghouse Air Brake Company
The company's origins go back to 1869 with the foundation of the Westinghouse Air Brake Company. That company (also known as WA&amp;B later as WABCO) became independent in 1990 via a management buy-out, and went public in 1995. Another company, WABCO Vehicle Control Systems, also created from the Westinghouse Brake Company, is independent of Wabtec and was spun off by American Standard Companies (the ultimate owner) in 2007.