American Industries

Comet Industries is comprised of three companies: Rail Products, Communications & Signal and Industrial Products. Communications & Signal provides technology solutions for railroad customers, including AEI systems for railcar identification, radio frequency surveys and microwave communications maintenance. It also maintains an in-house radio repair facility. Industrial Products provides back-up power generators to the residential and industrial markets. Rail Products operates from a separate warehouse and weld facility in Kansas City, Mo., which services the freight car needs of most Class I railroad and short-line railroad customers, as well as individual car shops throughout the country. Comet Industries was founded in 1963 under the name Comet Electronics. The company maintains its headquarters and a sales office in Kansas City, as well as a branch in Shreveport, La.

Progress Rail Services is one of the largest providers of rail and transit products and related services in North America. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Incorporated, the company operates more than 100 facilities in the United States and over 25 in Mexico, as well as Canada and South America. The company s Signal Division specializes in the engineering, design, manufacture, installation and contract maintenance of centralized traffic control systems and crossing warning devices. Progress Rail Services provides automobile scrapping, derailment, and industrial and consumer services. It serves the rail industry throughout the world. The company s subsidiary, Chemetron Railway Products, has been manufacturing and operating electric flash-butt welders since 1957. Its Locomotive & Railcar Services business unit supplies axles, bearings, couplers, side frames, bolsters and traction motors to short line and transit railroad companies, as well as private car owners.

Wabtec Corporation was founded in 1999 as a merger between Westinghouse Air Brake Company and MotivePower Industries. Wabtec Corporation manufactures a range of products for locomotives, freight cars and passenger transit vehicles. It also builds new locomotives with a capacity of up to 4,000 horsepower and provides aftermarket services. The company maintains more than 50 manufacturing plants, service centers and sales offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Australia, as well as South America, Europe and Asia. Wabtec Corporation employs over 7,000 staff members and serves clients in the power generation, off-highway equipment, industrial, and freight and passenger rail sectors. It additionally offers fleet maintenance, locomotive overhauling, inventory management, and component repair, upgrade and reconditioning solutions.