Harmon Industries Wins Contracts In U.S., China

BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. (Thursday, October 5, 1995) -- Harmon Industries Inc., a leading supplier of signal and control equipment for railroad and mass transit systems throughout North America and the world, announced today it was awarded a $2.2 million contract from Union Pacific Railroad and a $727,000 contract in the People's Republic of China.

The Union Pacific contract calls for Harmon to furnish pre-wired housings, engineering, Harmon's Vital Harmon Logic Controllers (VHLC - microprocessor based interlocking controller), Electro Code-4 Track Circuit equipment and other required materials for installation on Union Pacific's suburban line in Chicago. The equipment will be installed in 1996.

The $727,000 contract calls for Harmon to furnish hot box detectors for mainline railroad operations in the People's Republic of China. Installation will be completed in 1996. This contract raises the total orders for Harmon's hot box detectors in the People's Republic of China to $1.4 million in 1995.

"These contracts reaffirm Harmon's solid relationships with our core domestic customers and our successful efforts to increase our presence in the international market," said Björn; Olsson, president and chief executive officer of Harmon Industries.

Harmon Industries, Inc. is a leading supplier of signal and train control products to freight and transit systems throughout North America and the world. The company is traded in the over-the-counter market and is quoted on the NASDAQ National Market System under the symbol HRMN. For further information, please contact Charles M. Foudree, Executive Vice President-Finance, Harmon Industries Inc., 1300 Jefferson Court, Blue Springs, MO 64015. The telephone number is (816) 229-3345.

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