Union Switch & Signal

Union Switch & Signal Inc.
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryElectronics
Founded1881 (1881)
FounderGeorge Westinghouse
DefunctJanuary 2009 (2009-01)
FateFirst acquired by WABCo in 1917, then other owners. In January 2009, it became "Ansaldo STS USA".
SuccessorAnsaldo STS USA
Headquarters,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsRailway signaling equipment, communication systems and services, level crossing signals
Number of employees
900 (2005)
ParentAnsaldo STS (1988)

Union Switch & Signal Inc. (US&S) was an American company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which manufactured railway signaling equipment, systems and services. The company was acquired by Ansaldo STS in 1988, operating as a wholly owned company until January 2009, when US&S was renamed "Ansaldo STS USA" to operate as a subsidiary of Ansaldo in the Americas and Asia.