Wilmerding and the Westinghouse Air Brake Company

Wilmerding and the Westinghouse Air Brake Company tells the story of a town and company that grew up hand in hand through historical images. When George Westinghouse Jr. founded the Westinghouse Air Brake Company, his air brakes, railroad equipment, and industrial pneumatic devices revolutionized rail travel, opening a new chapter in American industrial history. Not only were the products of his first company revolutionary, but the small borough he founded in 1890 in southwestern Pennsylvania be