Talk:Westinghouse Air Brake Company

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Actual inventor?[edit]

The actual inventor of the Air Brake for trains was my grandfather, Narciso Quevedo. He invented it after graduating from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and sold the patent to the Westinghouse company for $1200. I have his original mechanical drawings. It is a shame, and completely unethical that George Westinghouse never acknowledged this fact.72.199.224.19 (talk) 22:54, 6 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As the legal owner of the patent, it was only unethical for him to claim to have invented it, or denied the actual inventor. Any documentation, patent reference, or scanned sketches available for upload?
Wikidity (talk) 21:46, 28 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

fail-safe brake?[edit]

Any evidence of when the fail-safe design became available? An electric gas valve for a pressure driven brake release, eventually solved all of the problems listed in the main article.
Wikidity (talk) 21:46, 28 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Tone, "WA&B"?[edit]

This reads like a brochure in the Westinghouse Co. visitor's lobby, tone is entirely too friendly towards Westinghouse. It's supposed to sound encylopedic and neutral. Also, how is "WA&B" an acronym for "Westinghouse Air Brake"? Where does the "&" come in? AnnaGoFast (talk) 23:17, 2 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

unclear history[edit]

It's unclear from the article how Westinghouse became WABCO Vehicle Control Systems and Wabtec. I'll research when I have time. TimTempleton ^(talk) ^(cont) 17:51, 22 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]