Wilmerding NewsLocal news for Wilmerding, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Wabtec: Maker Of Rail And Transit Parts Chugs Along With Strong Demand- April 29, 2008 "We've seen a moderation in growth on the freight side of the business" Even with the U.S. economy losing steam, rail and transit equipment supplier Wabtec keeps moving full speed ahead. via Investor's Business Dailyhttp://www.topix.net/city/wilmerding-pa/2008/04/wabtec-maker-of-rail-and-transit-parts-chu... Wabtec unit gets $95M locomotive order- April 21, 2008 Wabtec Corp. said Monday that its MotivePower subsidiary had received a $95 million order from the Maryland Transit Administration to build 26 commuter locomotives. via Pittsburgh Business Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/wilmerding-pa/2008/04/wabtec-unit-gets-95m-locomotive-order?from... Swissvale veteran, a former POW, 'believed in the goodness of man'- April 19, 2008 "During the year he was a prisoner, a German woman would come to the fence and toss a loaf or two of bread over the fence" Amid the brutality of a prisoner-of-war camp in Krem, Germany, during World War II, Edward Wojnar experienced the kindness of a German civilian willing to take a risk to help keep him alive. via PittsburghLIVE.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/wilmerding-pa/2008/04/swissvale-veteran-a-former-pow-believed-in... Actor brings the inventor to life- April 6, 2008 "I successfully used air to apply the brakes on a train" Larry John Meyers portrays Westinghouse in an interview that will be in an exhibit at the Heinz History Center. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttp://www.topix.net/city/wilmerding-pa/2008/04/actor-brings-the-inventor-to-life?fromrss=... |