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.