Feb 2 (Reuters) - Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp :
* WABTEC ANNOUNCES ESTIMATE OF TAX REFORM IMPACT, PRELIMINARY 2017 4Q RESULTS
* SEES Q4 ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE ABOUT $0.90 EXCLUDING ITEMS
* WABTEC - NET IMPACT OF U.S. TAX REFORM IN Q4 IS EXPECTED TO BE AN EXPENSE OF ABOUT $3 MILLION, OR ABOUT 4 CENTS PER DILUTED SHARE
* WABTEC - Q4 GAAP EARNINGS EXPECTED TO INCLUDE EXPENSES OF ABOUT $55 MILLION, OR ABOUT 57 CENTS SHARE, FOR REPATRIATION OF EARNINGS
* WABTEC - Q4 GAAP EARNINGS EXPECTED TO INCLUDE BENEFIT OF ABOUT $52 MILLION, OR ABOUT 53 CENTS SHARE, FROM REDUCED DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES
* WABTEC- AT YEAR-END, COMPANY HAD A MULTI-YEAR BACKLOG OF ABOUT $4.6 BILLION, 2 PERCENT HIGHER THAN AT END OF Q3
* Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $0.95, REVENUE VIEW $999.6 MILLION — THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
* WABTEC - Q4 GAAP EARNINGS ALSO EXPECTED TO INCLUDE CONTRACT ADJUSTMENTS OF ABOUT $24 MILLION, OR ABOUT 18 CENTS PER DILUTED SHARE Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
