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): July 31, 2009

                           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
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     On July 31, 2009, Portec Rail Products, Inc. issued a press release
announcing its financial results for the period ended June 30, 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
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(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 July 31, 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: July 31, 2009               By:  /s/ John N. Pesarsick
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                                       John N. Pesarsick
                                       Chief Financial Officer and
                                       Principal Accounting Officer





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.    Description
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99.1           Press release of Portec Rail Products, Inc. dated July 31, 2009.