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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.0

                           CONSENT OF JAMES V. NAPIER


I hereby consent to being named as a person who will become a director of
MotivePower Industries, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation ("MotivePower") in
connection with the consummation of the merger (the "Merger") contemplated by
the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 2, 1999, among MotivePower
and Westinghouse Air Brake Company, a Delaware corporation, in the Registration
Statement on Form S-4 to be filed by MotivePower with the Securities and
Exchange Commission in connection with the Merger (the "Registration
Statement"), and to the filing of this consent as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement.


Signature: /s/ James V. Napier
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          James V. Napier