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7/26/2013
French railway SNCF will exercise an option for 40 Alstom Euroduplex trains. In 2007, SNCF entered into an agreement with Alstom for 55 double-decker, very-high-speed trains, with an option for another 40. The option units are expected to be delivered between 2015 and 2019.For the quarter ended June 30, Wabtec reported record sales of $638 million, a 5 percent increase compared with sales for the same 2012 period. "Strong growth" in the company's transit group drove the increase, the company said in a prepared statement. Wabtec also reported income from operations was a record $113 million, or 17.6 percent of sales, compared with 16.5 percent in the year-ago quarter. Based on the results and outlook for the rest of 2013, company officials expect revenues to be up about 8 percent for the year.MRAIL Services, which specializes in supplying products and services to the transportation industry, received national certification as a Women's Business Enterprise by the Ohio River Valley - Women's Business Council, a regional certifying partner of the Women's Business Enterprise National Council.