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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC  20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.  )   ^*

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

^* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (the "Company")

1001 Air Brake Avenue

Wilmerding, PA 15148

Title of Class of Securities and CUSIP Number (Items 2(d) and (e))

This statement is filed by the entities and persons listed below, all of whom together are referred to herein as the "Reporting Persons".

(i)	Farallon Capital Partners, L.P., a California limited partnership ("FCP"), with respect to the Shares held by it;

(ii)	Farallon Capital Institutional Partners, L.P., a California limited partnership ("FCIP"), with respect to the Shares held by it;

(iii)

Farallon Capital Institutional Partners II, L.P., a California limited partnership ("FCIP II"), with respect to the Shares held by it;

(iv)	Farallon Capital Institutional Partners III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("FCIP III"), with respect to the Shares held by it;

(v)	Farallon Capital Institutional Partners V, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("FCIP V"), with respect to the Shares held by it;

(vi)	Farallon Capital Offshore Investors II, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("FCOI II"), with respect to the Shares held by it;

(vii)

Farallon Capital (AM) Investors, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("FCAMI"), with respect to the Shares held by it;

(viii)

Farallon Capital AA Investors, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("FCAAI"), with respect to the Shares held by it;

(ix)	Farallon Capital F5 Master I, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("F5MI"), with respect to the Shares held by it; and

(x)	Farallon Equity Partners Master, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("FEPM"), with respect to the Shares held by it.

FCP, FCIP, FCIP II, FCIP III, FCIP V, FCOI II, FCAMI, FCAAI, F5MI and FEPM are together referred to herein as the "Farallon Funds."

(xi)	Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the "Management Company"), with respect to the Shares held by one or more accounts (the "Managed Accounts"), each as managed by the Management Company.

(xii)

Farallon Partners, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the "Farallon General Partner"), which is (i) the general partner of each of FCP, FCIP, FCIP II, FCIP III, FCOI II and FCAMI and (ii) the sole member of the FCAAI General Partner, the FCIP V General Partner and the FEPM General Partner each (as defined below), with respect to the Shares held by each of the Farallon Funds other than F5MI.

(xiii)

Farallon AA GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the "FCAAI General Partner"), which is the general partner of FCAAI, with respect to the Shares held by FCAAI.

(xiv)

Farallon Institutional (GP) V, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the "FCIP V General Partner"), which is the general partner of FCIP V, with respect to the Shares held by FCIP V.

(xv)	Farallon F5 (GP), L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the "F5MI General Partner"), which is the general partner of F5MI, with respect to the Shares held by F5MI.

(xvi)

Farallon Equity Partners (GP), L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the "FEPM General Partner"), which is the general partner of FEPM, with respect to the Shares held by FEPM.

(i)

The following persons, each of whom is a managing member of both the Farallon General Partner and the Management Company, a manager or senior manager, as the case may be, of the FCAAI General Partner, the FCIP V General Partner and the FEPM General Partner, and a director and/or officer of the general partner of the sole member of the F5MI General Partner, with respect to the Shares held by the Farallon Funds and the Managed Accounts:  Philip D. Dreyfuss ("Dreyfuss"), Michael B. Fisch ("Fisch"), Richard B. Fried ("Fried"), David T. Kim ("Kim"), Monica R. Landry ("Landry"), Michael G. Linn ("Linn"), Ravi K. Paidipaty ("Paidipaty"), Rajiv A. Patel ("Patel"), Thomas G. Roberts, Jr. ("Roberts"), William Seybold ("Seybold"), Andrew J. M. Spokes ("Spokes"), John R. Warren ("Warren") and Mark C. Wehrly ("Wehrly").

Dreyfuss, Fisch, Fried, Kim, Landry, Linn, Paidipaty, Patel, Roberts, Seybold, Spokes, Warren and Wehrly are together referred to herein as the "Farallon Individual Reporting Persons."

 

Not applicable.

The information required by Items 4(a) - (c) and set forth in Rows 5 through 11 of the cover page for each Reporting Person is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person.

The Shares reported hereby for the Farallon Funds are owned directly by the Farallon Funds, and those reported by the Management Company on behalf of the Managed Accounts are owned directly by the Managed Accounts. The Management Company, as investment adviser to the Managed Accounts, may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of all such Shares owned by the Managed Accounts.  The Farallon General Partner, as general partner of the Farallon Funds other

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

 

 

 Not applicable.

 

The Reporting Persons are filing this Schedule 13G pursuant to Section 240.13d-1(c).  Consistent with Item 2 of the cover page for each Reporting Person above, the Reporting Persons neither disclaim nor affirm the existence of a group among them.

Not applicable.

Item 10.                              Certification

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are

not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under §240.14a-11.

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated:  November 22, 2017

FARALLON PARTNERS, L.L.C.,

As the General Partner of

FARALLON CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.,

FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, L.P.,

FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS II, L.P.,

FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS III, L.P.,

FARALLON CAPITAL OFFSHORE INVESTORS II, L.P. and

FARALLON CAPITAL (AM) INVESTORS, L.P.

By Monica R. Landry, Managing Member

FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.

By Monica R. Landry, Managing Member

FARALLON INSTITUTIONAL (GP) V, L.L.C.

On its own behalf and

As the General Partner of

FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS V, L.P.

By Monica R. Landry, Manager

FARALLON AA GP, L.L.C.,

On its own behalf and

As the General Partner of

FARALLON CAPITAL AA INVESTORS, L.P.

By Monica R. Landry, Manager

FARALLON F5 (GP), L.L.C.

On its own behalf and

As the General Partner of

FARALLON CAPITAL F5 MASTER I, L.P.

By Monica R. Landry, Authorized Signatory

FARALLON EQUITY PARTNERS (GP), L.L.C.

On its own behalf and

As the General Partner of

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SCHEDULE 13G

JOINT ACQUISITION STATEMENT

The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint acquisition statements.  The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning him, her or it contained therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the other entities or persons, except to the extent that he, she or it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

Dated:  November 22, 2017

FARALLON PARTNERS, L.L.C.,

On its own behalf and

As the General Partner of

FARALLON CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.,

FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, L.P.,

FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS II, L.P.,

FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS III, L.P.,

FARALLON CAPITAL OFFSHORE INVESTORS II, L.P. and

FARALLON CAPITAL (AM) INVESTORS, L.P.

By Monica R. Landry, Managing Member

FARALLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.

By Monica R. Landry, Managing Member

FARALLON INSTITUTIONAL (GP) V, L.L.C.

On its own behalf and

As the General Partner of

FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS V, L.P.

By Monica R. Landry, Manager

FARALLON AA GP, L.L.C.,

On its own behalf and

As the General Partner of

FARALLON CAPITAL AA INVESTORS, L.P.

By Monica R. Landry, Manager

FARALLON F5 (GP), L.L.C.

On its own behalf and

As the General Partner of

FARALLON CAPITAL F5 MASTER I, L.P.

By Monica R. Landry, Authorized Signatory

FARALLON EQUITY PARTNERS (GP), L.L.C.

On its own behalf and

As the General Partner of

FARALLON EQUITY PARTNERS MASTER, L.P.

By Monica R. Landry, Manager

Monica R. Landry, individually and as attorney-in-fact for each of Philip D. Dreyfuss, Michael B. Fisch, Richard B. Fried, David T. Kim, Michael G. Linn, Ravi K. Paidipaty, Rajiv A. Patel, Thomas G. Roberts, Jr., William Seybold, Andrew J. M. Spokes, John R. Warren and Mark C. Wehrly