SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


         Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 17, 2003


                 WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


                                    DELAWARE
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


             1-13782                                 25-1615902
     (Commission File Number)             (IRS Employer Identification No.)


             1001 AIR BRAKE AVENUE, WILMERDING, PENNSYLVANIA, 15148
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)


                                 (412)-825-1000
               (Registrant's Telephone Number Including Area Code)




ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS AND REQUIRED FD DISCLOSURE.

     Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation's press release dated July
17, 2003 included quarterly and six month EBITDA calculations, a non-GAAP
financial measure. The following is a reconciliation of EBITDA to the most
directly comparable GAAP measure, Net Income:

Second Second For the For the Quarter Quarter Six Months Six Months 2003 2002 2003 2002 ------- ------- ---------- ---------- Net Income (Loss) $ 5,526 $ 4,821 $11,209 $(54,619) Plus: Cumulative effect of accounting change 61,663 Income tax expense 3,201 2,565 6,401 3,981 Interest expense 2,398 5,579 4,797 10,889 Depreciation and amortization 6,132 6,455 11,849 13,013 ------- ------- ------- -------- EBITDA $17,257 $19,420 $34,256 $ 34,927 ======= ======= ======= ========
SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (Registrant) By: /s/ Alvaro Garcia-Tunon ------------------------------------ Name: Alvaro Garcia-Tunon Title: Chief Financial Officer Date: July 25, 2003