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 became a model for residential and industrial development. Wilmerding, precisely planned and built according to WestinghouseÃs specifications, would house the workersóskilled and unskilled, black and whiteówho would produce George WestinghouseÃs air brake. ÃÃWilmerding and the Westinghouse Air Brake Company tells the story of a town and company that grew up hand in hand. This collection of historical photographs, drawn from the archive of the Westinghouse Air Brake Company, shows how the citizens of Wilmerding livedófrom the factories where they worked everyday to the Castle, where they bowled and swam. See the Victorian-style homes where they lived with their families, the park where they strolled, and the company band they heard at concerts and parades. Learn about the industry-changing products they produced and sold globally. Wilmerding and the Westinghouse Air Brake Company is an American story of a man and his visionóhow he and the town he founded changed the face of rail travel and industry. ÃÃWilmerding World Wide seeks to promote the history of George Westinghouse, his many companies, inventions, achievements, and the town of Wilmerding.
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Wilmerding World Wide seeks to promote the history of George Westinghouse, his many companies, inventions, achievements, and the town of Wilmerding.
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On what appeared to be an uneventful train ride from Schenectady to Troy, New York, in 1869, a sudden collision between two engines gave passenger George Westinghouse Jr. food for thought. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Westinghouse Air Brake Company, George Westinghouse, Westinghouse Avenue, Station Street, Marguerite Avenue, Pennsylvania Railroad, Turtle Creek, Commerce Street, World War, Herman Avenue, Caldwell Avenue, Horrocks School, Patton Street, Westinghouse Memorial High School, Middle Avenue, Airhrake Avenue, First National Bank, Frank Street, Gottwals School, Silver Jubilee, Welsh Avenue, Westinghouse Electric, Airbrake Avenue, Bluff Street, Ralph Bagaley New!
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On what appeared to be an uneventful train ride from Schenectady to Troy, New York, in 1869, a sudden collision between two engines gave passenger George Westinghouse Jr. food for thought. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
trolley viaduct, general office building Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Westinghouse Air Brake Company, George Westinghouse, Westinghouse Avenue, Station Street, Marguerite Avenue, Pennsylvania Railroad, Turtle Creek, Commerce Street, World War, Herman Avenue, Caldwell Avenue, Horrocks School, Patton Street, Westinghouse Memorial High School, Middle Avenue, Airhrake Avenue, First National Bank, Frank Street, Gottwals School, Silver Jubilee, Welsh Avenue, Westinghouse Electric, Airbrake Avenue, Bluff Street, Ralph Bagaley New!
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