UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): April 30, 2009
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                           Portec Rail Products, Inc.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

        West Virginia                    0-50543                  55-0755271
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(State or Other Jurisdiction)     (Commission File No.)     (I.R.S. Employer
 of Incorporation)                                           Identification No.)

900 Old Freeport Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania                   15238
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                        (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (412) 782-6000
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 2.02      Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On April 30,  2009,  Portec  Rail  Products,  Inc.  issued a press  release
announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009. The press
release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

     This information,  including the press release filed as Exhibit 99.1, shall
not be deemed  to be  "filed"  for  purposes  of  Section  18 of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 nor shall it be deemed to be  incorporated  by reference in
any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.

Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)            Financial statements of businesses acquired. Not Applicable.

(b)            Pro forma financial information. Not Applicable.

(c)            Shell company transactions. Not Applicable.

(d)            Exhibits.

               The following Exhibit is attached as part of this report:

               99.1      Press release of Portec Rail Products, Inc. dated April
                         30, 2009.





                                   SIGNATURES

     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.

                                            PORTEC RAIL PRODUCTS, INC.



DATE: April 30, 2009                        By:  /s/ John N. Pesarsick
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                                                 John N. Pesarsick
                                                 Chief Financial Officer





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.    Description

99.1           Press release of Portec Rail Products, Inc. dated April 30, 2009.