WILMERDING, Pa., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) said its Wabtec Rail subsidiary in Doncaster, England has been awarded a $9 million contract to build 24 specialty ballast wagons for Irish Rail for delivery in 2010.

These High Output Ballast Wagons are operated by remote radio control and spread ballast along the tracks. During the past 10 years, Wabtec Rail has built more than 250 of these wagons for the U.K. market. The wagons will include components from the following Wabtec subsidiaries: Becorit, POLI-MZT and Standard Car Truck.

"This project demonstrates Wabtec's capabilities for manufacturing these specialty wagons and the breadth of our product portfolio," said Albert J. Neupaver, Wabtec's president and chief executive officer.

Wabtec Corporation is a global provider of value-added, technology-based products and services for the rail and transit industry. Through its subsidiaries, the company manufactures a range of products for locomotives, freight cars and passenger transit vehicles. The company also builds new switcher and commuter locomotives, and provides aftermarket services. The company has facilities located throughout the world.

SOURCE Wabtec Corporation