MK RAIL CORP
10-Q, 1996-11-07
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                    Form 10-Q


[x]      QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
         1996
                                                        OR
[ ]      TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM __________ TO
         ------------

                         Commission file number 0-23802

                               MK RAIL CORPORATION
                               -------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


            Delaware                                           82-0461010
            --------                                           ----------
(State or other jurisdiction of                             (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                              Identification No.)


 1200 Reedsdale Street, Pittsburgh, PA                              15233
- -------------------------------------                               -----
(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)


                                 (412) 237-2250
                                 --------------
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No_____

Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.


         Class                               Outstanding at November 7, 1996
         -----                               -------------------------------
Common stock, $.01 par value                            17,562,793

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                               MK RAIL CORPORATION
                      Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                 Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 1996


                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

                          PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1.   Consolidated Financial Statements                                PAGE


  Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine
      Months Ended September 30, 1995 and 1996                                3

  Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 1995
      and September 30, 1996                                                  4

  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three
      and Nine Months Ended September 30, 1995 and 1996                       5

  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                                  6

Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations 
              and Financial Condition                                        15


                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.   Legal Proceedings                                                  19

Item 2.   Changes in Securities                                              21

Item 3.   Defaults upon Senior Securities                                    21

Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders                21

Item 5.   Other Information                                                  21

Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                   22

          Signature                                                         23


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

MK RAIL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED  SEPTEMBER  30, 1995 AND 1996  
(Thousands of dollars except share data)

                                          (Unaudited)                 (Unaudited)
                                         Three Months Ended        Nine Months Ended
                                            September 30,           September 30,
                                       --------------------      --------------------
                                 
                                        1995          1996        1995         1996
                                        ----          ----        ----         ----
       
<S>                                  <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>      
Sales ............................   $  57,189    $  69,046    $ 196,262    $ 205,282
Cost of sales ....................     (46,242)     (56,291)    (165,641)    (165,894)
                                       -------      -------     --------     -------- 
 
Gross profit .....................      10,947       12,755       30,621       39,388

General and administrative expense     (11,277)      (8,278)     (33,658)     (24,106)
Unusual items ....................        (125)        --         (2,974)        --
                                       -------      -------     --------     --------                                    

Operating income (loss) ..........        (455)       4,477       (6,011)      15,282

Interest income ..................         316          418          614        1,661
Interest expense .................      (2,633)      (1,345)      (6,427)      (6,992)
Other income .....................        --             13         --          1,461
Gain on sale of assets ...........        --            465         --            465
Foreign exchange gain (loss) .....        (352)         118       (1,052)         172
                                        -------      -------     --------     --------                                    


Income (loss) before income taxes       (3,124)       4,146      (12,876)      12,049
Income tax benefit (expense) .....         (88)      (1,558)       1,775       (4,440)
                                        -------      -------     --------     --------                                    


Net income (loss) ................   $  (3,212)   $   2,588    $ (11,101)   $   7,609
                                     =========    =========    =========    =========
                                                                            


Weighted average shares outstanding  17,153,547  17,562,793   17,150,512    17,562,79

Earnings (loss) per share            $     (.19)  $     .15   $     (.65)   $     .43
Dividends per share                          -           -           .04           -

</TABLE>




    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


MK RAIL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
At December 31, 1995 and September 30, 1996  
(Thousands of dollars  except share data)

                                                                    (Unaudited)
                                                  December 31,     September 30,
ASSETS                                                1995              1996
                                                   ------------    ------------ 
Current Assets:
<S>                                                <C>             <C>         
Cash and cash equivalents                          $      5,696    $      1,753
Receivables from customers:
Billed, net of allowance for doubtful
accounts of $531 and $416, respectively                  29,684          34,055
Unbilled                                                  3,922           1,362
Inventories                                              99,459          90,991
Deferred income taxes                                     1,082           1,063
Assets held for sale                                       --               369
Other current assets                                      2,903           4,088
                                                   ------------    ------------                   
Total current assets                                    142,746         133,681
Locomotive lease fleet, net                              14,840           4,151
Property, plant and equipment:
Land                                                      1,193           1,193
Buildings and improvements                               46,405          47,250
Machinery and equipment                                  37,160          39,807
                                                   ------------    ------------
Property, plant and equipment - cost                     84,758          88,250
Less - Accumulated depreciation                         (38,011)        (43,456)
                                                   ------------    ------------
Property, plant and equipment - net                      46,747          44,794
Underbillings                                            10,328          15,600
Deferred income taxes                                    27,530          18,347
Goodwill and other intangibles                           27,789          25,377
Other                                                    10,968          10,672
                                                   ------------    ------------
Total assets                                       $    280,948    $    252,622
                                                   ============    ============             


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt                  $        978    $      3,461
Current portion of note payable
to Morrison Knudsen                                      10,440            --
Accounts payable:
Trade                                                    18,509          20,281
Morrison Knudsen                                          2,348            --
Accrued expenses and
other current liabilities                                33,271          35,521
Income taxes payable                                        249             315
Revolving credit agreement                               59,847          31,576
Advances from customers                                    --            11,864
                                                   ------------    ------------
Total current liabilities                               125,642         103,018
Long-term debt                                            7,198          20,893
Note payable to Morrison Knudsen                         41,655            --
Commitments and contingencies                             9,299           8,910
Other                                                     1,602           1,692
                                                   ------------    ------------
Total liabilities                                       185,396         134,513
                                                   ------------    ------------
                                                                   

Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value
$.10 per share, authorized 10,000,000
shares, redemption price $100 per share;
issued 10,000 shares Class A, at
December 31, l995, issued 10,000 shares
Class B at September 30, 1996                             1,025           1,037
                                                   ------------    ------------
Stockholders' Equity:                                    

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share,
authorized 55,000,000 shares;
issued 17,562,793 shares                                    176             176
Additional paid-in capital                              186,681         201,578
Deficit                                                 (87,107)        (79,510)
Cumulative translation adjustments, net of tax           (5,105)         (5,105)
Deferred compensation                                      (118)            (67)
                                                   ------------    ------------
Total stockholders' equity                               94,527         117,072
                                                   ------------    ------------                

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity         $    280,948    $    252,622
                                                   ============    ============
                                                   
                                                                   
</TABLE>


    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

MK RAIL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1995 AND 1996
(Thousands of dollars)


                                                                              (Unaudited)
                                                               ----------------------------------------------    
                                                                 Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended
                                                                    September 30,          September 30,
                                                               ----------------------- ----------------------
                                                                    1995        1996        1995        1996
                                                               ----------   ---------- ----------   ---------
Operating Activities
<S>                                                            <C>          <C>        <C>          <C>      
Net income (loss)                                              $   (3,212)  $   2,588  $  (11,101)  $   7,609
                                                               ----------   ---------- ----------   ---------                       

Adjustments to reconcile net income
(loss) to net cash (used in) provided by
operating activities:
Depreciation                                                        2,109       2,084       6,457       5,369
Amortization                                                          927         833       2,750       2,540
Gain on sale of assets                                               --          (465)       --          (465)
Receivables from customers                                          6,639       1,721       8,765      (3,641)
Inventories                                                         1,472       1,884     (12,503)      6,575
Underbillings                                                      (3,478)       (258)     (6,373)     (5,272)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses                              (9,791)      4,153     (14,373)      4,899
Advances from customers                                              --        (5,807)       --        11,864
Other, net                                                           (114)        595      (3,771)      3,803
                                                               ----------   ---------- ----------   ---------                       
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities                (5,448)      7,328     (30,149)     33,281
                                                               ----------   ---------- ----------   --------- 
                                                                                                                            

Investing Activities
Additions to property, plant and equipment                         (2,224)     (2,053)     (6,747)     (3,366)
Proceeds from (additions to) locomotive lease fleet, net           (4,454)         15      (5,363)     10,071
Proceeds from sale of assets                                         --         3,762        --         3,762
Other, net                                                            575        (357)      1,597         386
                                                               ----------   ---------- ----------   ---------                       
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities                (6,103)      1,367     (10,513)     10,853
                                                               ----------   ---------- ----------   ---------                       
Decrease (increase) in intangibles                                    212        (130)       --          (350)
Dividends paid                                                       --          --        (1,372)       --
Payments of long-term debt                                           (394)       (301)       (551)       (352)
Change in payable to Morrison Knudsen                                --       (35,634)     11,733     (35,634)
Net borrowings (repayments) under credit agreements                 9,240      25,308      19,105     (11,741)
                                                               ----------   ---------- ----------   ---------                       
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities                 9,058     (10,757)     28,915     (48,077)
Effect of exchange rates on cash                                      941        --           410        --
                                                               ----------   ---------- ----------   ---------                       
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                          (1,552)     (2,062)    (11,337)     (3,943)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                    2,674       3,815      12,459       5,696
                                                               ----------   ---------- ----------   ---------                       
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                     $    1,122   $   1,753  $    1,122   $   1,753
                                                               ==========   =========  ==========   =========
                                                                                                                            

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
Interest paid                                                  $    2,170   $     716  $    4,110   $     989
Income taxes paid, net                                                 31         121         204         182
Reduction of payable to Morrison Knudsen:
Payable to Morrison Knudsen                                          --        18,800      29,500      18,800
Paid-in capital                                                      --       (14,900)    (18,600)    (14,900)
Deferred taxes                                                     (3,900)    (10,900)     (3,900)
Issuance of equity securities to settle obligation:
Preferred stock                                                      --          --        (1,000)       --
Common Stock                                                         --          --            (5)       --
Paid-in capital                                                      --          --        (2,995)       --
Commitments and contingencies                                        --          --         4,000        --
</TABLE>


     The accompanying notes are an integral part of thefinancial statements.

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MK RAIL CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.     Organization and Basis of Presentation

       The accompanying  consolidated  financial statements include the accounts
of MK Rail Corporation (the "Company") and its majority-owned subsidiaries.

       The  Company  was formed in April 1993 as a  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of
Morrison Knudsen Corporation ("Morrison Knudsen").  The Company acquired certain
assets of the Rail Systems Group of Morrison  Knudsen,  including the Locomotive
Division,  which have been included in the financial  statements for all periods
presented  on a  pooling-of-interests  basis.  On April 26,  1994,  the  Company
commenced an initial public offering  ("IPO") of 6,000,000  shares of its common
stock at an offering  price of $16 a share which  decreased  Morrison  Knudsen's
interest in the Company to 65%.  Such interest was reduced to 63% as a result of
a  litigation  settlement.  Effective  as of  September  11, 1996 as part of its
bankruptcy plan,  Morrison Knudsen  distributed its 63% ownership in the Company
to its  creditors  and certain of its current  stockholders.  As such,  Morrison
Knudsen is no longer a stockholder in the Company.

       The Company designs,  manufactures and distributes  engineered locomotive
component  parts;   provides   locomotive  fleet  maintenance;   and  overhauls,
remanufactures and manufactures locomotives.

       The Company recognizes revenues on locomotive contracts on the percentage
of completion-units delivered method and on component part sales when product is
shipped to the customer.  Contract  revenues and cost estimates are reviewed and
revised  periodically,  and adjustments  are reflected in the accounting  period
when known.  Provisions are made  currently for estimated  losses on uncompleted
contracts.  Unbilled accounts receivable  represent shipments for which invoices
have not been processed.

       Revenues recognized on long-term  maintenance  contracts are based upon a
percentage  of the expected  gross  margin.  Under the terms of the  maintenance
contracts,  significant  costs are  incurred in the early years (for  locomotive
overhauls and fleet  normalization),  while  payments from the customers  remain
relatively constant  throughout the life of the contract.  By using a percentage
of the  expected  gross  margin to  recognize  revenues  under  the  maintenance
contracts,  appropriate  consideration is given to the risks associated with the
contracts.  Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings ("Underbillings")
on contracts in progress are recorded on the consolidated  balance sheet and are
classified  as current or  non-current  based upon the expected  timing of their
realization or liquidation.

       Remanufactured  locomotives  are warranted for a period from one to three
years,  and  component  parts are warranted for a period from one to four years.
Additionally, the Company provides an overhaul reserve on locomotives. Estimated
costs for product  warranty  are  recognized  at the time the products are sold.
Overhaul reserves are recorded on a straight-line  basis over the period of time
from  acquisition  of  the  locomotive  to the  estimated  date  of the  related
overhaul.  Warranty  and  overhaul  reserves of $4.4 million and $6.3 million at
December 31, 1995 and September 30, 1996, respectively,  are included in accrued
expenses and other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.

       In March  1995,  Statement  of  Financial  Accounting  Standards  No. 121
"Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to
Be Disposed of" ("SFAS 121") was issued.  SFAS 121 is effective for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 1995. The Company adopted SFAS 121 as of January 1,
1996.  The adoption of SFAS 121 had no impact on the financial  condition of the
Company.


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       In October  1995,  Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards  No. 123
"Accounting for Stock-Based  Compensation"  ("SFAS 123") was issued. SFAS 123 is
effective  for  transactions  entered  into in fiscal  years  that  begin  after
December  15,  1995.  The  Company  adopted  SFAS 123 as of January 1, 1996.  As
permitted  by SFAS 123 the  Company  will  continue  to apply APB Opinion 25 and
related Interpretations in accounting for its plans.

       The  preparation  of financial  statements in conformity  with  generally
accepted  accounting  principles  requires  management  to  make  estimates  and
assumptions  that affect the reported  amounts of assets and  liabilities at the
date of the  financial  statements  and the  reported  amounts  of  revenue  and
expenses  during the reporting  period.  Actual  results could differ from those
estimates.

       The interim consolidated  financial statements have been prepared without
audit,  pursuant to the rules and  regulations  of the  Securities  and Exchange
Commission.  Certain  financial  information and footnote  disclosures  normally
included in financial  statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting  principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and
regulations.   These  consolidated   financial  statements  should  be  read  in
conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto
for the year ended December 31, 1995 included on Form 10-K.

       The unaudited  consolidated  financial statements included herein reflect
all adjustments  consisting of normal  recurring  adjustments  which are, in the
opinion of  management,  necessary  for a fair  presentation  of the  results of
operations and cash flows for the interim period.  The results of operations for
the nine months ended September 30, 1996 are not  necessarily  indicative of the
results to be expected for the full year.

       The  consolidated  statements of  operations  have been  re-formatted  to
include a gross profit caption. In addition,  general and administrative expense
now reflects total costs of corporate,  sudsidiaries and divisions.  In previous
reporting,   general  and  administrative  expense  represented  only  corporate
expenses,  with  subsidiary  and division  general and  administrative  expenses
included in cost of sales. All periods shown reflect this re-formatting change.

       The interim  consolidated  financial statements for the nine months ended
September 30, 1995 have been restated for certain accounting adjustments.

2.     Divestitures

Power Parts Sign Company
       On October 25, 1996, the Company sold  substantially all of the assets of
the Company's Power Parts Sign Company subsidiary to RI-DEL MFG. INC. ("RI-DEL")
for $1.3 million subject to certain post-closing  adjustments and the assumption
by RI-DEL of certain trade  payables of Power Parts Sign Company.  The assets of
Power Parts Sign Company, net of applicable liabilities,  have been reclassified
as assets held for sale in the consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 1996.

Alert Manufacturing and Supply Co.
       On July 26, 1996, the Company sold substantially all of the assets of the
Company's Alert  Manufacturing and Supply Co. ("Alert") to All-State  Industrial
Rubber  Co.,  Inc.  ("All-State")  for a purchase  price of $3.9  million  after
closing  adjustments and subject to certain  post-closing  adjustments,  and the
assumption  by All-State  of trade  payables of Alert in an amount not to exceed
$750,000.



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Morrison Knudsen of Australia Limited


       On July 6, 1995,  the  Company  completed  the sale of  Morrison  Knudsen
Corporation of Australia Limited ("MKA"), its Australian  operations.  Under the
terms of the agreement  with  Morrison  Knudsen  dated  September 15, 1995,  the
Company (i) transferred to MKA certain locomotive  assets,  (ii) assigned all of
the common  stock of MKA to  Morrison  Knudsen,  (iii)  discharged  all of MKA's
indebtedness  to the Company  and (iv)  granted to MKA an  exclusive  three-year
distributorship  for the  Company's  products  in  Australia,  New  Zealand  and
Malaysia,  subject  to the  satisfaction  of  certain  volume  requirements.  In
consideration,  the Company  received a nominal  cash  payment and $3 million in
liquidation  value of MKA's  redeemable  preferred stock bearing a 9% cumulative
dividend. Due to the business uncertainties associated with MKA, the Company has
valued this stock at zero.

3.     Inventories

       Inventories consist of the following:

                                                                  (Unaudited)
                                              December 31,        September 30,
                                                 1995                 1996
                                                 ----                 ----
                                                      (In thousands)
Raw materials                                   $74,251            $58,933
Work in progress                                 14,279             19,826
Finished goods                                   10,929             12,232
                                                 ------             ------
                                                                   
                                                $99,459            $90,991
                                                =======            =======
                                                                         



       Approximately  $37.4  million and $36.9 million of total  inventories  at
December 31, 1995 and September 30, 1996, respectively,  were valued on the LIFO
cost method.  The excess current  replacement cost of these inventories over the
stated  LIFO value was $3.6  million and $3.8  million at December  31, l995 and
September 30, 1996,  respectively.  Two of the Company's  domestic  subsidiaries
value inventory on the LIFO basis.

4.     Indebtedness

       On  September  30,  1994,   the  Company  and  several  of  its  domestic
subsidiaries  entered into a $50 million  Revolving  Credit and Letter of Credit
Facility and Receivables  Purchase  Agreement (the  "Facility")  with a domestic
bank. Amounts due under the Facility were repaid and the Facility was terminated
on August 31, 1995.

       On August 31,  1995,  the Company and its domestic  subsidiaries  entered
into a $75 million Loan and Security Agreement with BankAmerica  Business Credit
("BABC").  On  September  10, 1996,  the Company and its  domestic  subsidiaries
entered into the Amended and Restated  Loan and  Security  Agreement  (the "Loan
Agreement") with BABC.  Under the Loan Agreement,  the Company has available $67
million  in  revolving  loans and has  entered  into an $8  million  term  loan.
Principal outstanding under the revolving loan is due August 31, 1999. Principal
outstanding  under  the term  loan is  payable  in 35  monthly  installments  of
$133,333  commencing  October 1, 1996, with the remaining balance due August 31,
1999. In addition to the monthly  installments  under the term loan, the Company
may be required to make additional payments based on 50% of the Company's excess
cash flow,  as defined in the Loan  Agreement,  or out of the proceeds  from the
sale of certain assets.  Outstanding borrowings are subject to interest, payable
monthly,  at the bank's Base Rate (8.25% at September 30,  1996),  as defined in
the Loan

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Agreement,  plus a Base Rate  Margin of 1.5%.  Upon  meeting  certain  financial
ratios as defined in the Loan Agreement, the Company may elect to lower its Base
Rate  Margin or convert  outstanding  borrowings,  in  amounts  not less than $5
million,  and in  increments  of $1 million in excess  thereof,  into LIBOR Rate
Loans.  The LIBOR Rate Loans bear  interest at LIBOR plus a LIBOR Margin of 3.0%
with  interest due in periods  ranging from one to six months.  The LIBOR Margin
can be adjusted  downward based on the Company meeting certain financial ratios.
The Company  pays a monthly  fee of .25% per annum on the unused  portion of the
loan amount. Available advances under the Loan Agreement are based on the amount
of eligible accounts receivable,  inventory and certain other assets. Borrowings
under the facility are secured by substantially  all of the domestic  inventory,
accounts receivable,  property, plant and equipment, and certain other assets of
the  Company  and its  domestic  subsidiaries.  Interest is not paid in cash but
added to the balance outstanding.  The balance  outstanding,  including the term
loan,  at December 31, 1995 and  September  30, 1996 was $59.8 million and $39.6
million, respectively.

       In November  1995,  the Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  Emerging
Issues Task Force  reached a consensus  on issue  number  95-22  "Balance  Sheet
Classification of Borrowings  Outstanding under Revolving Credit Agreements that
Include both a Subjective Acceleration Clause and a Lock-Box Arrangement" ("EITF
95-22"). In accordance with EITF 95-22 the Company has classified the balance of
the  revolving  loans due under the Loan  Agreement as current.  At December 31,
1995 and  September  30, 1996,  the Company had $3.1 million and $16.4  million,
respectively, of unused borrowing capacity under the Loan Agreement.

       The Loan  Agreement  provides  for a maximum of $10 million of letters of
credit, of which  approximately $3.4 million and $4.2 million was outstanding at
December  31, 1995 and  September  30,  1996,  respectively.  The Company pays a
monthly fee of 1.5% per annum on the undrawn  amount of  outstanding  letters of
credit.

       The loan agreement  provides  certain  restrictive  covenants,  including
attaining a minimum  consolidated  tangible net worth,  fixed  charge  coverage,
limitations on capital  expenditures,  restrictions  on the payment of dividends
and other financial covenants.

       On July 6, 1995, the Company's Mexican  subsidiary,  MK Gain S.A. de C.V.
("MK Gain"),  entered into a $30 million Loan Agreement (the  "Agreement")  with
Bancomer, S.A. ("Bancomer"), a Mexican bank. Under this Agreement, Bancomer will
advance  up  to  $30   million  to  finance  85%  of  the   purchase   price  of
U.S.-manufactured  locomotive parts and components exported to Mexico for use in
the overhaul of  locomotives  in connection  with the Mexican  National  Railway
contract. Each advance under the Agreement is subject to interest at the Funding
Rate (5.6875% to 6.375% at September 30, 1996), as defined in the Agreement plus
2.5%.  The  Canadian  Imperial  Bank of  Commerce  ("CIBC")  has  agreed to fund
Bancomer in connection  with this  transaction.  The  Export-Import  Bank of the
United States  ("Eximbank") has issued a credit guarantee which covers repayment
risk between Bancomer and CIBC. Upon funding,  Eximbank receives an Exposure Fee
equal to 4.14% of each advance under the Agreement.

       Advances  under the  Agreement  are being drawn over a period of up to 36
months as documents  evidencing MK Gain's receipt of U.S.  exports are presented
to the  satisfaction  of Bancomer,  CIBC and  Eximbank.  Principal  and interest
payments on each advance are to be made in 10  semi-annual  installments  due on
May 15 and November 15 of each year with  interest  payments  beginning  May 15,
1996 and principal payments beginning November 15, 1996.  Additionally,  MK Gain
may be required to pay a semi-annual Success Fee equal to 5.56% of Net After-Tax
Cash Flow,  as defined in the Agreement (no Success Fee was due or had been paid
as of September 30, 1996). The Agreement provides for a prepayment penalty under
certain  circumstances.  The  balance  outstanding  at  December  31,  1995  and
September 30, 1996 was $6 million and $14.5  million,  respectively.  Maturities
under the Agreement are as follows:
1996 - $1,453,000; 1997 to 2000 -$2,906,000; 2001 - $1,453,000.

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       The Agreement contains certain covenants, including a requirement that MK
Gain maintain  specified cash flow-to-debt  service and  debt-to-equity  ratios.
Additionally,  the repayment of $13.7 million of amounts due to the Company from
MK  Gain is  restricted  by a  subordination  agreement.  If MK  Gain  maintains
specified  operating and financial ratios,  the subordination  agreement permits
payments of interest and principal on the intercompany  debt  concurrently  with
payments to Bancomer under the Agreement.

       In connection  with the  Agreement,  MK Gain entered into an  Irrevocable
Investment,  Administration and Payment Trust Agreement ("Trust Agreement") with
a  Mexican  multiple  banking  institution  ("Trustee").  Pursuant  to the Trust
Agreement, all moneys received from the Mexican National Railway contract are to
be deposited into the Trust.  The Trustee is required to maintain a Reserve Fund
within  the Trust  with an average  balance  equal to the  greater of 10% of the
outstanding loan balance under the Agreement, or the aggregate of all amounts of
principal  and interest due and payable  within 150 days  following  the date on
which the balance of the Reserve  Fund is  determined,  multiplied  by 1.5. On a
monthly  basis,  funds held in the Trust will be disbursed by the Trustee to pay
required  debt  service,  taxes and any fees or  expenses  due to the Trustee or
other third  parties.  Once  required  payments  have been made,  any  remaining
amounts in excess of the  Reserve  Fund  requirements  are  returned to MK Gain.
Amounts held in trust at the balance  sheet date are  classified  as  restricted
cash and have been  included  in other  non-current  assets in the  accompanying
consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 1995 and September 30, 1996.

       At December 31, 1995 and September 30, 1996, a domestic subsidiary of the
Company had debt  obligations  in the amount of $2.2  million and $1.8  million,
respectively.  These obligations  consist primarily of Industrial  Revenue Bonds
("IRB") for the  construction  of  manufacturing  buildings and  acquisition  of
equipment in the amount of $1.6  million in 1995 and $1.9  million in 1994,  and
bear  interest  at  rates  ranging  from  4.5% to 10%.  Maturities  under  these
obligations are as follows:  1996 - $26,500;  1997 - $410,800;  1998 - $443,800;
1999 - $477,400; 2000 - $470,500.

       Total  maturities  under  long-term  obligations  are as follows:  1996 -
$1,879,500;  1997 -  $4,916,800;  1998 - $4,949,800;  1999 - $7,783,400;  2000 -
$3,376,500; 2001 - $1,453,000.

5.     Related Party Transactions

       As  of  December  31,  1995  and  September   30,  1996,   the  Company's
indebtedness to Morrison Knudsen was $54.4 million and zero, respectively.

       On June 15,  1995,  the  Company and  Morrison  Knudsen  entered  into an
agreement under which the Company's  amount of indebtedness was reduced by $29.5
million (from $81.7 million as of May 31, 1995 to $52.2 million).

       The $52.2 million  original  balance of the indebtedness was evidenced by
an unsecured  promissory  note, due May 31, 2000,  bearing interest at the prime
rate. On September 10, 1996,  the Company  repurchased  for $34.6 million all of
the  debt of the  Company  owed to  Morrison  Knudsen.  The  amount  of the debt
outstanding as of the date of repurchase,  including accrued interest, was $57.3
million.  This  repurchase  was  effected  pursuant to a Note  Cancellation  and
Restructuring  Agreement  dated  June 20,  1996 by and  among  the  Company  and
Morrison  Knudsen,  as  amended  as of July 25,  1996  (the  "Note  Cancellation
Agreement").  The effect of this  transaction was an increase to Paid in Capital
of $14.9  million,  a decrease in the  Deferred  Tax asset of $3.9 million and a
reduction in amounts due to Morrison Knudsen of $57.3 million.


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       The Company leases  facilities from certain former directors and officers
of the  Company.  Lease  payments,  including  utilities,  totaled  $705,000 and
$825,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 1995 and 1996, respectively.

       The Company  incurred  $2.8  million  and $1.6  million of legal fees and
expenses for the nine months ended  September  30, 1995 and 1996,  respectively,
from a firm in which an officer of the Company is a shareholder. This individual
ceased to be an officer of the Company on October 1, 1996.


6.     Redeemable Preferred Stock

       In October  1994,  the  Company  and  certain of its  current  and former
officers and directors,  the managing  underwriters for the Company's April 1994
initial  public  offering of common stock,  Morrison  Knudsen and certain of its
current  and former  officers  and  directors  were named as  defendants  in two
complaints  (the "Class Action Suits") filed in the United States District Court
for the District of Idaho,  which suits were settled in March 1996. The approved
settlement  agreements  for the Class Action Suits provided for, inter alia, the
Company,  at its  election,  to  either  contribute  $1  million  in cash to the
plaintiffs  or issue $1 million in  redemption  value of a new Class A Preferred
Stock.  In September  1995,  pending its decision as to this  election and court
approval  of the  settlement  terms  of the  Class  Action  Suits,  the  Company
deposited  10,000  shares of Class A  Preferred  Stock  into a joint  settlement
account. Under certain circumstances,  the Company was permitted to substitute a
like  number of  shares of a new Class B  Preferred  Stock  (having  rights  and
preferences  identical to those of the Class A Preferred  Stock) for the Class A
Preferred Stock. Effective as of May 15, 1996, the Company elected to contribute
$1 million in cash to the plaintiffs. To effectuate this election, as previously
contemplated, the Company issued 10,000 shares of Class B Preferred Stock to The
Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York in  consideration  of $1 million,  which
was in turn paid to the  plaintiffs  to satisfy  the  Company's  obligations  to
settle the Class Action Suits, and all of the previously  issued shares of Class
A Preferred Stock were simultaneously canceled.

       The Class B Preferred  Stock earns dividends at the rate per annum of $10
per share.  Dividends  accrue from the date of issuance whether or not declared,
and are  cumulative.  The Board has no  obligation  to declare  dividends on the
Class B Preferred Stock. The Class B Preferred Stock has a liquidation  value of
$100 per share plus all dividends  accrued and unpaid (whether or not declared).
The Class B Preferred Stock is subject to redemption at the Company's  option at
any time and  must be  redeemed  on the  earliest  of  September  1,  1999,  the
occurrence of certain specified extraordinary transactions involving the Company
or its  capital  stock,  or 18 months  after the  occurrence  of  certain  other
specified extraordinary transactions. In any case, the redemption price is equal
to $100 per share plus all dividends  accrued and unpaid on each share  (whether
or not declared)  through the redemption date.  Except as otherwise  provided by
law,  the holders of the Class B  Preferred  Stock have no voting  rights.  As a
result of the issuance of the Class B Preferred  Stock, the Board cannot declare
or pay  dividends in respect of the  Company's  Common  Stock if any  deficiency
exists in the  payment of  cumulated  dividends  (whether  or not  declared)  in
respect of the Class B Preferred Stock.

       In October  1996,  the Company  announced  its intention to retire the $1
million  of  Class B  Preferred  Stock,  including  accumulated  dividends.  The
retirement  will be funded  primarily  out of the proceeds  from the sale of the
Company's Power Parts Sign Company subsidiary.

7.     Commitments and Contingencies

       The Company has  commitments  and  performance  guarantees  arising  from
locomotive  remanufacturing contracts and maintenance agreements, and warranties
from the sale of new  locomotives,  remanufactured  locomotives  and  locomotive
components.


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Environmental:  The Company is subject to a RCRA Part B Post Closure Permit (the
"Permit") issued by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Idaho Department
of Health  and  Welfare,  Division  of  Environmental  Quality  relating  to the
monitoring and treatment of groundwater  contamination  on, and adjacent to, the
Company's Boise Locomotive facility.  In compliance with the Permit, the Company
has drilled  wells onsite to retrieve and treat  contaminated  groundwater,  and
onsite and offsite to monitor the amount of hazardous constituents.  The Company
has estimated the expected aggregate  undiscounted costs to be incurred over the
next 25 years, adjusted for inflation at 3% per annum, to be $5.1 million, based
on the  Permit's  Corrective  Action  Plan,  and  $4.4  million  for  contingent
additional  Permit  compliance  requirements  related  to  off-site  groundwater
contamination.  The discounted liability at September 30, 1996, using a discount
rate of 6.5%, was $2.1 million based on the Permit's Corrective Action Plan, and
$1.9 million for contingent additional Permit compliance requirements related to
off-site groundwater  contamination.  The estimated outlays for each of the five
succeeding years from 1996 to 2000 are: $245,000,  $253,000,  $260,000, $268,000
and $317,000. The Company was in compliance with the Permit at December 31, 1995
and September 30, 1996.

Legal Proceedings:  In December 1995, Morrison Knudsen,  the Company and certain
of Morrison  Knudsen's  directors  and officers  were named as  defendants  in a
complaint (the  "Pilarczyk  Lawsuit")  filed in the United States District Court
for the  Northern  District of New York by  plaintiffs  who were  principals  in
and/or held  substantial  stock in TMS,  Inc.  ("TMS"),  a New York  corporation
acquired by Morrison Knudsen on December 30, 1992. The complaint alleges,  among
other things,  violations of Section 10(b),  Rule 10b-5 and Section 20(a) of the
Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  breach  of  contract,  unjust  enrichment,
negligent  misrepresentation  and common  law fraud  during  Morrison  Knudsen's
acquisition of TMS in 1992.  Plaintiffs  assert that the Company,  which was not
formed by Morrison  Knudsen  until 1993,  is fully  responsible  for the acts of
Morrison  Knudsen as a transferee of its assets and as the successor in interest
of Morrison Knudsen's  locomotive  business,  including the business  previously
conducted  by  TMS.  Moreover,  plaintiffs  claim  that  the  Company  is  fully
responsible for the acts of Morrison Knudsen under the  "instrumentality  rule,"
and that the Company aided and abetted Morrison Knudsen in its actions set forth
in the complaint. However, the actions complained of occurred before the Company
was formed. Furthermore, the Company did not assume such liabilities of Morrison
Knudsen pursuant to any agreement between the Company and Morrison Knudsen.

       A motion to dismiss  was filed in April 1996 on behalf of all  defendants
to the Pilarczyk  Lawsuit.  Counsel to the Company has advised that such counsel
believes the causes of action in the Pilarczyk  Lawsuit  relating to the Company
are without  merit and the Company  expects that it will be  successful  on this
motion,  even if the suit is not dismissed as to all defendants.  If the Company
is successful,  the Company intends to make appropriate requests to the court to
seek to require the plaintiff to pay the Company's legal fees and costs.

       In June 1995,  the Company was named as  defendant  in a complaint  filed
with the Idaho Human Rights  Commission (the "Idaho  Commission")  and the Equal
Employment  Opportunity Commission by a female employee on behalf of herself and
other  women  employed by the Company  alleging  discrimination  based on sex in
violation of Title VII of the Civil  Rights Act of 1964,  Title 57 of Chapter 59
of the Idaho Code and the Federal Equal Pay Act. The complaint  asserts that the
Company  failed to pay women equally with males holding  similar and  comparable
positions  and that the Company  failed to promote  women equally with males who
have equal or less  qualifications.  In December 1995, the plaintiff amended the
complaint to include  allegations  of retaliatory  discharge.  In June 1996, the
Idaho  Commission  announced that it had found no probable cause to believe that
discrimination  had  occurred as alleged in the  original  complaint.  The Idaho
Commission  continues to investigate the plaintiff's  allegations of retaliatory
discharge  as  alleged  in the  amended  complaint.  Management  of the  Company
believes  that the claims in the  original  and amended  complaints  are without
merit and plans to vigorously defend its position.

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       On April 16, 1996,  the Company filed suit in the United States  District
Court for the Central District of California, Western Division, against Samyoung
(America), Inc. and Samyoung Machinery Industrial Co. (collectively, "Samyoung")
alleging,  inter alia,  that  Samyoung had  delivered  to the Company  defective
diesel engine  assembly  liners in breach of a contract  between the Company and
Samyoung. The Company claims to have suffered damages in excess of $1 million as
a result of the  alleged  breach.  Samyoung  has  denied  that the  liners  were
defective and has filed a counterclaim  against the Company seeking  recovery of
$300,000  alleged to be due under the contract,  plus interest,  fees and costs,
and  damages in excess of $10  million  for trade  libel and  interference  with
prospective  economic  relationships as a result of the Company allegedly making
false disparaging statements concerning the liners to rail customers and others.
The Company  believes  that  Samyoung's  claims are without  merit.  The Company
intends to  vigorously  prosecute its own claims and defend  against  Samyoung's
counterclaims.

       In October  1996,  the Company  received a subpoena to produce  documents
related to the  investigation  of the  Securities and Exchange  Commission  (the
"Commission")  pursuant to an order captioned "In the Matter of Morrison Knudsen
Corporation".  The documents  requested relate  principally to activities of the
Company  during  the  period in which it was  owned or  controlled  by  Morrison
Knudsen,  including prior to the public offering of the Company's  securities in
April 1994,  and meetings of the  Company's  Board and  committees  of the Board
through June 1995. The Company intends to cooperate fully with the Commission in
its investigation of Morrison Knudsen.

       In the  ordinary  course of its  business,  the  Company is  involved  in
litigation   relating  to  its  operations  and  products,   which  may  include
allegations  as  to  safety  and  design,  and  labor  and  employment  matters.
Management  of the  Company  believes  that the outcome of lawsuits of this type
currently  pending will not have a material  adverse effect on the  consolidated
operations or financial condition of the Company.


8.     Stock Option Plans

       The  Company  has  established  two stock  option  plans.  In the MK Rail
Corporation  Stock  Incentive  Plan (the  "Incentive  Plan"),  a maximum  of 1.5
million  shares may be issued  upon the  exercise  of stock  options  granted or
through limited stock appreciation  rights.  Officers and other key employees of
the Company or its  affiliates  are  eligible to receive  awards.  The  exercise
price, term and other conditions  applicable to each award are determined by the
Compensation  Committee at the time of the grant of each award and may vary with
each  award  granted.  Awards,  which are made at not less than  current  market
prices at date of grant, have been granted to executives and directors under the
Incentive  Plan in the form of stock  options.  Options  granted  generally vest
either over a five-year  period,  20% on each  anniversary  date  following  the
grant, or a four-year  period 25% on each  anniversary date following the grant.
All  unexercised  options  expire 10 years  from the date of grant,  subject  to
acceleration in certain cases.

       In the MK Rail Corporation  Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee  Directors
(the "Non-Employee  Directors Plan") a maximum of 100,000 shares may be granted.
The  price  per share of the  options  shall be equal to 50% of the fair  market
value of the stock on the grant  date.  All  options  granted  shall vest over a
three-year period,  one-third on each anniversary date.  Unearned  compensation,
representing the difference  between the fair market value at the grant date and
the  exercise  price is charged to income  over the vesting  period.  Details of
stock options are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                         Non-
                                       Employee     Incentive        Option Price
                                       Directors       Plan            Range per
                                        Options       Options             Share
                                        -------       -------             -----
                                                                      Low        High
                                                                      ---        ----
<S>                                       <C>        <C>          <C>        <C>      
December 31, 1995, outstanding            36,000     1,235,000    $   4.44   $   16.00
Granted                                   12,000       372,500    $   0.00   $    3.81
Canceled                                 (12,000)     (337,500)   $   4.44   $   16.00
                                         -------      --------    --------   ---------
September 30, 1996, outstanding           36,000     1,270,000    $   0.00   $   16.00
                                         =======     =========    ========   =========
</TABLE>
                                                                      

       The  Company  applies  APB  Opinion  25 and  related  Interpretations  in
accounting for its plans.  The  compensation  cost that has been charged against
income for those plans was $432,100 and $44,700 for the nine-month periods ended
September 30, 1996 and 1995,  respectively.  Compensation cost for the Company's
plans  based on the fair value at the grant  dates for awards  under those plans
consistent with the method of FASB Statement 123 is immaterial.

       At the October 30,1996 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Incentive Plan
was ammended to increase  the maximum  number of shares which may be issued by 1
million  shares.  The  Non-Employee  Directors  Plan was amended to increase the
maximum number of shares which may be issued by 50,000 shares.




       

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ITEM 2.          MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF
                 OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

       GENERAL

       The Company designs,  manufactures and distributes  engineered locomotive
component  parts;   provides   locomotive  fleet  maintenance;   and  overhauls,
remanufactures and manufactures  locomotives.  The Company operates  principally
through two business units, the Components Group and the Locomotive Group.

       In 1996, the Company  initiated a  restructuring  plan designed to return
the Company to  profitability  by cutting  costs and reducing  debt,  in part by
selling non-essential assets. Accordingly, through the first nine months of 1996
the Company has reduced its general and administrative expenses by approximately
28% and reduced  corporate debt by 53%,  primarily  through the sale of non-core
assets,  the  repurchase  of debt at a  discount,  and by  generating  cash from
operations. The Company has recorded net income of $7.6 million, or 43 cents per
share, through the first nine months of the year.

       Although the Company's  restructuring  plan has been  successful to date,
there can be no assurance  that the Company's  future results will be similar to
its results in the first nine months of the year.  The  following  factors could
have a negative  impact on the Company's  results of  operations:  a decrease in
rail traffic, a reduction in railroads'  capital and maintenance  spending plans
for  their  locomotive  fleets,  increased  competition  in  the  locomotive  or
locomotive   components   segments,   the  currency   fluctuations   in  Mexico,
technological  developments that render existing industry  technology  obsolete,
the  privatization of the Mexican National  Railways,  consolidation in the U.S.
Railroad  industry,  the  Company's  inability  to  maintain  profit  margins on
existing contracts,  adverse general economic conditions,  or changes in laws or
regulations affecting the industry.

       RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Consolidated Operations

       Net sales  increased 21% to $69 million in the third quarter of 1996 from
$57.2 million in the third  quarter of 1995.  The increase is primarily due to a
63%  increase  in sales  in the  Locomotive  Group  as a  result  of the sale of
switcher locomotives under contract. Net sales increased 5% to $205.3 million in
the first nine  months of 1996 from  $196.3  million in the first nine months of
1995. The increase is attributed to the increased sales in the Locomotive  Group
resulting  from  the  sale of  switcher  locomotives,  partially  offset  by the
completion of a large  remanufacturing  contract in the Locomotive  Group in the
first quarter of 1995.

       Cost of sales as a percentage of sales was 81.5% for the third quarter of
1996 compared to 80.9% for the third quarter of 1995,  resulting in gross profit
margins of 18.5% and 19.1%, respectively. The decrease in gross profit margin is
primarily  attributed  to the sale of  non-core  assets  and the  write  down of
slow-moving inventory at one of the Company's  subsidiaries.  Cost of sales as a
percentage  of sales was 80.8% for the first  nine  months of 1996  compared  to
84.4% for the first nine months of 1995,  resulting in gross  profit  margins of
19.2% and 15.6%, respectively.  The increase in gross profit margin is primarily
the result of the disposition of the Company's Australian operations,  which had
a $4.5  million loss in the first nine months of 1995,  and  improved  operating
results at the Boise  Locomotive  facility and in the  Components  Group through
cost reductions in accordance with the Company's restructuring plan.

       General  and  administrative  expenses  for  the  third  quarter  of 1996
decreased  27% to $8.3 million from $11.3  million in the third quarter of 1995.
General and administrative  expenses for the first nine months of 1996 decreased
28% to $24.1 million from $33.7 million in the first nine months of 1995.

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       The decreases are primarily  attributed to costs reductions realized as a
result  of the  Company's  restructuring  plan  and to the  elimination  of $3.2
million of costs incurred in the first nine months of 1995  associated  with the
decision of Morrison Knudsen to sell its ownership in the Company.

       Interest  income for the third  quarter  of 1996  increased  $102,000  to
$418,000  compared to the third quarter of 1995.  Interest  income for the first
nine months of 1996  increased $1 million to $1.7 million  compared to the first
nine  months of 1995.  These  increases  are  primarily  the result of  interest
received on funds invested at MK Gain.

       Interest  expense for the third quarter of 1996 decreased $1.3 million to
$1.3 million  compared to the third quarter of 1995. This decrease is attributed
to the buy back of the note payable to Morrison  Knudsen which  occurred  during
the  quarter.  Interest  expense  for the first  nine  months of 1996  increased
$565,000 to $7 million  compared to the first nine months of 1995. This increase
is the result of increased  borrowings under financing  established for MK Gain,
certain  project  financing  at the Boise  Locomotive  facility,  and  increased
interest  expense on the  Morrison  Knudsen  note  payable  through  the date of
repurchase.

       Other income  totaling  $1.5 million for the first nine months of 1996 is
the result of funds  received  through  the  Company's  previously  restructured
investments in Argentina.

       The gain on the sale of assets  is the  result  of net sale  proceeds  in
excess of net assets sold associated with the sale of Alert.

       A foreign  exchange gain of $118,000 was realized in the third quarter of
1996  compared to a foreign  exchange  loss of $352,000 in the third  quarter of
1995. A foreign  exchange gain of $172,000 was realized in the first nine months
of 1996  compared to a foreign  exchange  loss of $1.1 million in the first nine
months of 1995. The changes are a direct result of fluctuations in the valuation
of the Mexican peso.

       Income  tax  expense  for the  third  quarter  of 1996 was  $1.6  million
compared to income tax expense of $88,000 in the third  quarter of 1995.  Income
tax expense for the first nine  months of 1996 was $4.4  million  compared to an
income tax benefit of $1.8 million in the first nine months of 1995. The changes
are a direct result of the increase in pre-tax income.

Components Group

       For the three months ended  September 30, 1996,  the  Components  Group's
gross sales decreased by 2% to $36 million and operating  income decreased 5% to
$3.4 million compared to the three months ended September 30, 1995. The decrease
in  sales  is  primarily  attributed  to the sale of  Alert,  which  contributed
$533,000 in sales in the third quarter of 1996 compared to $2.7 million in sales
in the third  quarter of 1995.  The  decrease in  operating  income is primarily
attributed  to $513,000  incurred to write down  slow-moving  inventory at Motor
Coils.

       For the nine months ended September 30, 1996, the Components  Group gross
sales decreased 3% to $120.5 million and operating income increased 16% to $14.7
million  compared to the nine months ended  September 30, 1995.  The decrease in
sales  is  primarily  attributed  to the sale of Alert  which  contributed  $5.7
million in sales in the first nine months of 1996  compared  to $8.5  million in
sales in the first nine  months of 1995.  The  increase in  operating  income is
primarily  the result of the  continued  decrease in general and  administrative
expenses through the Company's restructuring plan.




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Locomotive Group

       For the three months ended  September 30, 1996,  the  Locomotive  Group's
gross sales increased 63% to $41.4 million and operating income increased 1,078%
from a loss of $365,000  to income of $3.6  million  when  compared to the three
months ended  September 30, 1995.  For the nine months ended  September 30, 1996
the Locomotive Group's gross sales increased 12% to $104.1 million and operating
income  increased  234% from a loss of $6.3  million  to income of $8.4  million
compared to the nine months ended  September  30, 1995.  The  increases in gross
sales during both periods are attributed to increased  locomotive  overhauls and
the sale of switcher  locomotives.  The increase in operating income during both
periods is  attributed  to  improvements  in gross  profit  margins at the Boise
Locomotive  facility  resulting  from  the  increased  sales  volume,  and  cost
reductions realized through the Company's  restructuring plan. In addition,  the
Company's Australian operations,  which were disposed of in July 1995, had sales
of $1.8 million and an  operating  loss of $4.5 million in the first nine months
of 1995.

       FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY

       As part of its  restructuring  plan,  the Company took actions to improve
its  liquidity  and further  reduce debt,  including  the  reduction of overhead
expense,  the sale of  non-essential  assets and the closing and planned sale of
its Mountaintop, Pa., locomotive facility. In addition, the Company has improved
its operating results.

       The  Company's  management  believes  that its  financing  is adequate to
support its normal operations and capital spending requirements.

       The following table summarizes the net changes in cash flows:


                                                           Nine Months Ended
                                                             September 30,
                                                             -------------
                                                            1995          1996
                                                         --------      --------
                                                             (In thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities                                     $(30,149)     $ 33,281
Investing activities                                      (10,513)       10,853
Financing activities                                       28,915       (48,077)
Effect of exchange rates on cash                              410          --
                                                         --------      --------
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                $(11,337)     $ (3,943)
                                                         --------      -------- 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period               $  1,122      $  1,753
                                                         ========      ========
                                                               

       Net cash provided by operating  activities  totaled $33.3 million for the
first  nine  months of 1996  compared  to net cash used in  operations  of $30.1
million for the first nine months of 1995.  The net cash  provided by operations
was  primarily  the  result of the  Company's  net  income of $7.6  million,  an
increase in accounts receivable of $3.6 million, an increase in underbillings of
$5.3  million,   advances  from  customers  of  $11.9  million,  a  decrease  in
inventories  of $6.6  million and an  increase  in accounts  payable and accrued
expenses of $4.9 million.  The Company had depreciation and amortization expense
of $7.9 million during the first nine months of 1996.

       Net cash provided by investing  activities  totaled $10.9 million for the
first nine months of 1996  compared to net cash used in investing  activities of
$10.5  million  for the first  nine  months of 1995.  The net cash  provided  by
investing  activities is  principally  the result of the sale of the  locomotive
lease fleet.

       Net cash used in financing activities totaled $48.1 million for the first
nine months of 1996  compared to net cash  provided by financing  activities  of
$28.9 million for the first nine months of 1995.

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In the first nine  months of 1996,  the  Company  had net  repayments  of credit
agreements  and amounts  due  Morrison  Knudsen of $47.7  million as a result of
proceeds  received  from the sale of non-core  assets,  advances  received  from
project  financing,  cash  transfers  from MK Gain  and the  improved  operating
performance of the Company.


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                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.          LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

       In December 1995,  Morrison Knudsen,  the Company and certain of Morrison
Knudsen's  directors and officers  were named as defendants in a complaint  (the
"Pilarczyk  Lawsuit") filed in the United States District Court for the Northern
District  of  New  York  by  plaintiffs  who  were  principals  in  and/or  held
substantial  stock in TMS,  Inc.  ("TMS"),  a New York  corporation  acquired by
Morrison  Knudsen on December  30,  1992.  The  complaint  alleges,  among other
things,  violations  of  Section  10(b),  Rule  10b-5 and  Section  20(a) of the
Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  breach  of  contract,  unjust  enrichment,
negligent  misrepresentation  and common  law fraud  during  Morrison  Knudsen's
acquisition of TMS in 1992.  Plaintiffs  assert that the Company,  which was not
formed by Morrison  Knudsen  until 1993,  is fully  responsible  for the acts of
Morrison  Knudsen as a transferee of its assets and as the successor in interest
of Morrison Knudsen's  locomotive  business,  including the business  previously
conducted  by  TMS.  Moreover,  plaintiffs  claim  that  the  Company  is  fully
responsible for the acts of Morrison Knudsen under the  "instrumentality  rule,"
and that the Company aided and abetted Morrison Knudsen in its actions set forth
in the complaint. However, the actions complained of occurred before the Company
was formed. Furthermore, the Company did not assume such liabilities of Morrison
Knudsen pursuant to any agreement between the Company and Morrison Knudsen.

       A motion to dismiss  was filed in April 1996 on behalf of all  defendants
to the Pilarczyk  Lawsuit.  Counsel to the Company has advised that such counsel
believes the causes of action in the Pilarczyk  Lawsuit  relating to the Company
are without  merit and the Company  expects that it will be  successful  on this
motion,  even if the suit is not dismissed as to all defendants.  If the Company
is successful,  the Company intends to make appropriate requests to the court to
seek to require the plaintiff to pay the Company's legal fees and costs.

       In June 1995,  the Company was named as  defendant  in a complaint  filed
with the Idaho Human Rights  Commission (the "Idaho  Commission")  and the Equal
Employment  Opportunity Commission by a female employee on behalf of herself and
other  women  employed by the Company  alleging  discrimination  based on sex in
violation of Title VII of the Civil  Rights Act of 1964,  Title 57 of Chapter 59
of the Idaho Code and the Federal Equal Pay Act. The complaint  asserts that the
Company  failed to pay women equally with males holding  similar and  comparable
positions  and that the Company  failed to promote  women equally with males who
have equal or less  qualifications.  In December 1995, the plaintiff amended the
complaint to include  allegations  of retaliatory  discharge.  In June 1996, the
Idaho  Commission  announced that it had found no probable cause to believe that
discrimination  had  occurred as alleged in the  original  complaint.  The Idaho
Commission  continues to investigate the plaintiff's  allegations of retaliatory
discharge  as  alleged  in the  amended  complaint.  Management  of the  Company
believes  that the claims in the  original  and amended  complaints  are without
merit and plans to vigorously defend its position.

       On April 16, 1996,  the Company filed suit in the United States  District
Court for the Central District of California, Western Division, against Samyoung
(America), Inc. and Samyoung Machinery Industrial Co. (collectively, "Samyoung")
alleging,  inter alia,  that  Samyoung had  delivered  to the Company  defective
diesel engine  assembly  liners in breach of a contract  between the Company and
Samyoung. The Company claims to have suffered damages in excess of $1 million as
a result of the  alleged  breach.  Samyoung  has  denied  that the  liners  were
defective and has filed a counterclaim  against the Company seeking  recovery of
$300,000  alleged to be due under the contract,  plus interest,  fees and costs,
and  damages in excess of $10  million  for trade  libel and  interference  with
prospective  economic  relationships as a result of the Company allegedly making
false disparaging statements concerning the liners to rail customers and others.
The Company believes that Samyoung's claims are without merit. The

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Company  intends to  vigorously  prosecute  its own  claims  and defend  against
Samyoung's counterclaims.

       In October  1996,  the Company  received a subpoena to produce  documents
related to the  investigation  of the  Securities and Exchange  Commission  (the
"Commission")  pursuant to an order captioned "In the Matter of Morrison Knudsen
Corporation."  The documents  requested relate  principally to activities of the
Company  during  the  period in which it was  owned or  controlled  by  Morrison
Knudsen,  including prior to the public offering of the Company's  securities in
April 1994,  and meetings of the  Company's  Board and  committees  of the Board
through June 1995. The Company intends to cooperate fully with the Commission in
its investigation of Morrison Knudsen.

       In the  ordinary  course of its  business,  the  Company is  involved  in
litigation   relating  to  its  operations  and  products,   which  may  include
allegations  as  to  safety  and  design,  and  labor  and  employment  matters.
Management  of the  Company  believes  that the outcome of lawsuits of this type
currently  pending will not have a material  adverse effect on the  consolidated
operations or financial condition of the Company.
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ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES

       None.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

       None.

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

       None.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

       None.

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ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K


       Exhibits:

          
          10.1 Asset Purchase Agreement dated October 15, 1996 among Power Parts
               Sign Company and RI-DEL MFG. INC.

Reports on Form 8-K

       During the quarter ended  September 30, 1996,  the Company filed with the
Commission a Current  Report on Form 8-K dated July 3, 1996 which  described the
Note Cancellation Agreement, the Stockholders Agreement, the Second Amendment to
the Rights Plan and the Sale of Alert  Manufacturing.  On September 10, 1996 the
Company filed with the Commission a Current  Report on Form 8-K which  described
the Note Cancellation Agreement , the Stockholders Agreement, the resignation of
a director of the Company,  the  Amendment of the Loan  Agreement and the record
date for the annual  meeting  of  Stockholders.  No  financial  statements  were
required to be included in such Current Reports on Form 8-K.


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                                    SIGNATURE


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, thereunto duly authorized.

                                          MK RAIL CORPORATION



                                          By:________________________
                                               William D. Grab
                                               Vice President, Controller and
                                               Principal Accounting Officer
Date:  November 7, 1996


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                            ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

                  THIS AGREEMENT is effective as of October 15, 1996 among Power
Parts  Sign  Company,  a  wholly  owned  Subsidiary  of M. K.  Rail  Corporation
("Seller"), and RI-DEL MFG. INC.(Buyer).

                                   WITNESSETH:

                  WHEREAS, Seller is engaged in the business of distributing and
selling  signs,  decals and specialty  cans to the railroad,  and other products
under the trade name and style Power Parts Sign Company (the "Business");

                  WHEREAS, Seller desires to sell to Buyer substantially all the
assets of the Business, as more particularly  described below, and Buyer desires
to purchase  such assets,  all upon the terms and subject to the  conditions  of
this Agreement.

                  NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

                  Section 1. Sale and  Purchase of Assets.  Seller will sell and
transfer  or cause to be sold and  transfer to Buyer,  and Buyer will  purchase,
free and clear of any and all liabilities,  security interests,  liens, pledges,
encumbrances,  liabilities,  claims,  equities and  conditions of any nature and
kind  whatsoever  (other  than the  liabilities  explicitly  assumed by Buyer as
provided in Section 2 of this  Agreement),  the following assets relating to the
Business (the "Assets"):

                  (a)  All  Good  Accounts  Receivable   (hereinafter   defined)
outstanding at the time of Closing (hereinafter defined) as described in Exhibit
"B";

                  (b) all Good Inventory  (hereinafter  defined) as described in
schedule "B";

                  (c) All rights, title and interest of Seller in any contracts,
purchase orders, and agreements  described on Exhibit A which are being assigned
to Buyer (the "Contracts");

                  (d) all of the miscellaneous equipment,  fixtures,  computers,
software and furniture described on the schedule of assets attached as Exhibit B
hereto;

                  (e) all customer,  sales,  and credit records  relating to the
Business;

                  (f) the  Non-Competition  Agreement of Seller  relating to the
Business;

                  (g) the common law rights to the trade names "Power Parts Sign
Company" and any  trademarks or  intellectual  property  rights  relating to the
Business;

                  (h) all prepaid expenses and deposits relating to the business
by Seller with others.



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                  Notwithstanding the foregoing enumeration of assets, it is the
purpose and intent of Buyer and Seller that Buyer is acquiring and the Seller is
selling  (and  that  the  term  "Assets"  includes)  any and all  other  assets,
property, rights and interests of Seller relating to the business whether or not
above enumerated,  described or alluded to, that are used or usable by Seller in
the conduct of business,  except cash,  bank accounts,  certificates of deposit,
securities and other  intangible  assets which do not have a direct bearing upon
the operation of the Business.

                  Section 2. Liabilities Assumed by Buyer. At the Closing, Buyer
shall  assume  and agree to pay in  accordance  with  their  terms the  accounts
payable of Seller relating to the business specifically  identified on Exhibit C
hereto  ("Good  Accounts  Payable"),  but only to the  extent  set forth on such
exhibit. Seller shall remain solely responsible for all other liabilities. Buyer
shall receive a credit for accounts payable against the Purchase price.

                  Section  3.  Determination,   Payment  of  the  Allocation  of
Purchase Price.

                  (a)  Purchase  Price:  The  Purchase  Price for the  Assets is
$1,300,000.00  (One  Million  Three  Hundred  Thousand  Dollars)  less  the Good
Accounts Payable assumed by Buyer at Closing.

                  (b) Adjustments to Purchase Price:  The amount of the Purchase
Price  shall be  adjusted  upward or  downward  as a result of (i) any change in
value (as measured by the values on the December 30, 1995  financial  statements
versus the value at Closing) in the Good  Inventory,  Good Accounts  Receivable,
Good  Accounts  Payable,  and the  proration  of taxes  and fees as set forth in
Section  15  hereof.   Adjustments  shall  be  determined  as  described  herein
approximately  one  week  prior  to  the  Closing;  however,  in the  event  the
adjustments  cannot be determined  as of that point time,  the  adjustments  for
purposes of the  Closing  shall be  predicted  upon the most  current  financial
statement but in no event earlier than the financial  statements of December 31,
1995. In addition,  adjustments  shall be made for business  activity during the
period after the  inventories  are conducted  and prior to Closing.  The parties
shall  determine a financial  adjustment  as to the date of the Closing once the
adjustment numbers have been determined as hereinafter provided.

                  The  Estimated  Purchase  Price for the assets of the  Company
shall be One Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars, including the assumption of
the Closing Trade Payables. The Final Purchase Price shall be computed by adding
to the  Estimated  Purchase  Price an amount  (which is the sum of (w) the Total
Closing Assets Offered for Sale,  minus (x) the Total Assets Offered for Sale as
of  12/31/95,  plus (y) the Trade  Payable  Balance at  12/31/95,  minus (z) the
Closing Trade Payable Balance.  The Adjustment provided in this Section 2 may be
positive or negative.




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                  (c) Allocation of Purchase  Price:  The Purchase Price for the
Assets shall be allocated as follows:


                  The Closing  allocations  will be amended and finalized during
the 60 day period hereinafter  referenced upon the preparation and completion of
the Closing numbers pursuant to Sections 4,5,6,7 and 15.

                  (d) Payment of Purchase  Price:  The  Purchase  Price shall be
paid in cash in the following manner:

                  (i) The  first  installment  in the  amount  of  $100,000  was
delivered to Seller on September 12, 1996 the form of Buyer's wire transfer (the
"Deposit") in connection  with Buyer's  acceptance of the Letter of Intent dated
September 11, 1996. The Deposit shall be returned by Seller to Buyer only in the
event of the occurrence of any of the  following:  (1) if Seller is unwilling to
accept a price  offered by Buyer which is at or above the sum of  $1,300,000.00,
(2) if Seller is willing to accept a price  offered by Buyer at or above the sum
of $1,300,000.00 but the parties cannot agree on the terms of this Agreement; or
(3) the  parties  agree  on the  terms of this  Agreement  but  Seller  does not
complete the acquisition through no fault of Buyer's. In all other instances the
Deposit shall be retained by Seller if the acquisition is not completed.

                  (ii) The second  installment  in the amount of the  balance of
the Purchase Price less $200,000.00 (the Holdback (hereinafter defined))shall be
paid in cash at the Closing; and

                  (iii)  At  least   $200,000.00  of  the  Purchase  Price  (the
"Holdback")  shall be  retained  for a period  of no more  than 60 days from the
Closing for  purposes of  facilitating  the  resolution  of the  following  post
Closing matters:

                  a. The  adjustments to the Purchase Price detailed in Sections
5,6,and 15;

                  b. The finalization of the Closing  allocations as detailed in
Section 3(c); and

                  c. The set off provisions in Section 18(c).

                  Upon the resolution of the final monetary issues,  the balance
of the Holdback plus all accrued interest shall be released to Seller.

                  Section  4.  Inventory.  A physical  inventory  shall be taken
approximately  one (1) week prior to Closing.  The inventory  purchased by Buyer
shall  consist of all inventory  owned by Seller which is in salable  condition,
not more  than (3)  years  old,  which is in the  manufacturer's  or  supplier's
original carton,  undamaged,  and is listed in the  manufacturer's or supplier's
current catalog ("Good  Inventory").  Inventory shall be priced at Seller's cost
unless the parties  otherwise  agree in writing with respect to specific  items.
That portion of the Purchase Price allocated to


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inventory,  as set forth  above,  will be  adjusted  at  Closing  based upon the
physical inventory. The results thereof shall be represented in exhibit "B".

                  Section  5.   Accounts   Receivable.   An  audit  of  Accounts
Receivable  shall be taken  approximately  one (1) week  prior to  Closing.  The
Accounts  Receivable  purchased  by Buyer  shall  consist of all "Good  Accounts
Receivable",  which are defined as  collectible  receivable not over ninety (90)
days old. That portion of the Purchase Price  allocated to Accounts  Receivable,
as set forth  above,  will be  adjusted  at Closing  based  upon the audit.  The
results thereof shall be represented in exhibit "B".

                  Section 6.  Accounts  Payable.  An audit of  accounts  payable
shall be taken  approximately  one (1) week  prior  to  Closing.  Good  Accounts
Payable  shall be listed  on  Exhibit  C. That  portion  of the  Purchase  Price
allocated to Good  Accounts  Payable,  as set forth  above,  will be adjusted at
Closing upon the audit.



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                  Section 7. Tradenames,  Trademarks, and Intellectual Property.
At Closing Seller shall assign to Buyer by written instruments all of its right,
title,  and interest in the trade name "Power Parts Sign Company" and "PPSC" and
to  any  other  trademarks  or  intellectual  property  rights  relating  to the
Business.  Seller shall also deliver such consents and other  documents as Buyer
may  reasonably  request  to  permit  use  by  Buyer  of  such  Tradename(s)  or
trademark(s).

                  Section 8. Closing. The Closing hereunder (the "Closing") will
be held at 10:30 a.m. local time at a mutually satisfactory location in Chicago,
IL on October 25, 1996.  In no event shall the Closing  occur after  October 30,
1996 unless the parties otherwise agree.

                  Section 9.  Deliveries at Closing.

                  (a)      Seller will deliver to Buyer at the Closing:

                  (i) an  assignment  of  Seller's  trade  names  and any  other
intellectual property rights of Seller;

                  (ii) a bill  of sale  and  assignment  to  Buyer  of good  and
marketable title to the Assets;

                  (iii) such other  instruments which are necessary or advisable
to convey to Buyer good and marketable title to the Assets;

                  (iv) all required  consents to the assignment of any contracts
and agreements which are included in the Assets and any other consents;

                  (v) a certification by the Seller, dated as of Closing, to the
effect that here has been no material  adverse  change in the  condition  of the
business;  that the representations and warranties of Seller made in or pursuant
to this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects; and that Seller
has performed and satisfied all of its respective covenants and agreements to be
performed by it pursuant to this Agreement at or prior to the Closing;

                  (vi) an executed  Non-Competition  Agreement between Buyer and
Power Parts Sign Company.

                  (vii)  resolutions of the Board of Directors and  shareholders
of Seller  authorizing  Seller to enter  into this  Agreement  and  perform  all
obligations hereunder;

                  (viii)  a  duly   executed   power  of  attorney  from  Seller
authorizing  Buyer to  endorse  with  the name of  Seller  any  checks  or other
instruments received from Seller's customers; related to the Business;

                  (ix) stop letter from the Illinois  Department  of Revenue and
the Illinois  Employment  Security  Division  which  release  Buyer from any tax
liability of Seller; and



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                  (x) a Certificate  containing a list of the documents provided
by Seller to Buyer pursuant to Section 12(b) hereof.

                  (xi) a consent of seller's ultimate corporate shareholder,  M.
K. Rail Corporation, To this termination

                  (b)      Buyer at Closing will:

                  (i) pay the  second  payment  of the  Purchase  Price  by wire
transfer;

                  (ii) deliver to Seller  resolutions  of the Board of Directors
of  Buyer  authorizing  Buyer  to  enter  into the  Agreement  and  perform  all
obligations hereunder;

                  (iii)  deliver  to  Seller  a  certificate,  dated  as of  the
Closing,  to the effect that the representations and warranties of Buyer made in
or pursuant to this Agreement are true and correct in all material  respects and
that Buyer has performed  and  satisfied all its covenants and  agreements to be
performed by it pursuant to this Agreement at or before the Closing; and

                  Section 12.  Representations and Warranties by Seller.  Seller
represents and warrants to Buyer at follows:

                  (a) Seller is a corporation  duly organized,  validly existing
an in  good  standing  under  the  laws of the  State  of  Illinois  and is duly
qualified to transact business in the State of Illinois.

                  (b) Seller has the  authority  to enter into and  perform  its
obligations  under  this  Agreement,  and  there  are  no  approvals,   permits,
authorizations or consents to this Agreement required under any judgment, order,
writ, injuction,  decree,  ordinance,  law, rule, regulation resolution or other
instrument.  Seller has supplied  Buyer with copies of all  required  approvals,
permits, authorizations and consents required for it to validly execute, deliver
and perform this  Agreement  under each  mortgage,  indenture,  note,  contract,
lease,  instrument,  agreement,  judgment,  decree,  order  license,  permit and
franchise to which Seller is a part or is bound, or under which the consummation
of the transactions  contemplated hereby could cause a default; and there is not
term or provision of the foregoing which  adversely  affects the Business or the
Assets.  This  Agreement  is a valid and  binding  agreement  of  Seller  and is
enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms and conditions.

                  (c) Seller has  delivered  to Buyer  statements  of profit and
loss for the 1995 fiscal year of the Business,  together with balance sheets for
the  Business  as at the final  day of each  such  fiscal  year.  All  financial
statements  referred to above are correct and  complete  and fairly  present the
financial  condition,  assets  and  liabilities  of  the  Business  as at  their
respective  dates,  the results of its  operations  for such  periods,  and have
(except as indicated in the  compilation  thereof)  been  prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles  consistently maintained since the
beginning of the periods above  mentioned.  Except for liabilities  reflected in
the financial


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statements,  to Seller's  knowledge,  Seller has no other  liabilities,  whether
absolute or contingent, that are material to the Business.

                  (d)  Except  as  may be  caused  by  the  announcement  of the
proposed  sale and  purchase of the Assets as  contemplated  by this  Agreement,
since December 31, 1995, there has not been:

                  (i) any change in the  financial or other  condition,  assets,
liabilities or operation of the Business,  except changes in the ordinary course
of business,  none of which individually or in the aggregate has been materially
adverse;

                  (ii) any damage,  destruction  or loss (whether or not covered
by insurance) materially adversely affecting the Business, or the Assets;

                  (iii) any material  change in the  accounting  policies of the
Business or any write up of the book value of any of the Assets.

                  (e)   Exhibits  A  through  E  present  a  true  and  complete
description of all agreements,  equipment and other  operating  assets of Seller
which are useful or  necessary  in the  conduct of the  Business  as it has been
conducted in the past.

                  (f) Seller has good and  marketable  title to all the  Assets,
including those reflected in Seller's balance sheet (except as since disposed of
in the  ordinary  course of  business),  subject to no mortgage,  pledge,  lien,
restriction,  claim,  liability,  encumbrance or security  interest,  except for
encumbrances disclosed on such balance sheet.

                  (g)  All  of  Seller's  Good  Accounts  Receivable  have  been
incurred and are  collectible in the ordinary  course of business.  There are no
refunds,  reimbursements,  discounts or other adjustments  payable by Seller and
there are no  deposits  held by Seller  which may in the  future  become  due to
Seller's  customers  except  as  disclosed  in  writing  to Seller by Buyer in a
Exhibit  D to  this  Agreement.  There  are  no  defenses,  rights  or  setoffs,
assignments,  pledges,  liens,  encumbrances,  claims,  equities  or  conditions
enforceable by third parties with respect to Seller's Good Accounts Receivable.

                  (h) Seller has no  distribution  agreements  or contracts  for
future  purchase  of goods or  rendition  of services  other than the  agreement
entered into with Buyer for these products.

                  (i)  Except as  disclosed  by  Seller  to  Buyer,  there is no
judgment,  action,  litigation,  proceeding or investigation  pending or, to the
knowledge of Seller  threatened,  before any court or  governmental  agency with
respect to Seller or affecting  any of the Assets,  whether or not fully covered
by insurance.

                  (j) Seller has made no  agreement or taken no action which may
cause anyone to become  entitle to a commission  as a result of the  transaction
contemplated by this Agreement.



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                  (k)  Seller  is in  compliance  with  all  laws,  regulations,
orders,  judgments,  decrees or other  mandates of any court or other  agency or
tribunal applicable to the Business.

                  (l) Seller has timely paid and will timely pay all federal and
state taxes of any kind that are shown or will be shown on all returns,  reports
or statements filed or to be filed ("Returns") and the Returns correctly reflect
or will correctly reflect the facts regarding the income, Business and Assets of
Seller.

                  Section 13. Further Assurance.  After the Closing, Seller will
execute and deliver such further instruments of conveyance and transfer and take
such other action as Buyer may reasonable  request to transfer  effectively  the
Assets  to Buyer  and will  assist  Buyer in the  collection  and  reduction  to
possession of such property.

                  Section 14.  Representations  and  Warranties by Buyer.  Buyer
represents and warrants to Seller that:

                  (a) Buyer is a corporation  duly organized,  validly  existing
and in good  standing  under  the  laws of the  State  of  Illinois  and is duly
qualified to transact business in the State of Illinois.

                  (b) Buyer has not made any  agreement or taken any action that
may  cause  anyone  to  become  entitle  to a  commission  as a  result  of  the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

                  (c)  This   agreement   constitutes   a  binding   enforceable
obligation of Buyer,  enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms. No
consent or  authorization by others is required to enable Buyer to carry out the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

                  Section 15. Taxes and Fees.

                  (a) Seller shall be responsible for real and personal property
taxes,  general and special  assessments,  and other  municipal  charges,  fuel,
water, sewer,  electrical and other utility charges that are attributable to the
Assets prior to the Closing. Buyer shall be responsible for such taxes and other
charges  requiring  apportionment  which  shall be  prorated on the basis of the
calendar or fiscal year  covered  thereby,  on a mutually  acceptable  equitable
basis.  If Seller shall have paid any taxes or other  charges for which Buyer is
responsible,  or if Buyer shall pay any taxes or their  charges for which Seller
is  responsible,  appropriate  adjustment  will  be made  at or as  promptly  as
practicable after the Closing.

                  (b) Personal  property  taxes for 1996 shall be prorated as of
Closing,  based on the most recent tax statements received by the Seller. Seller
shall provide satisfactory  evidence at Closing that all personal property taxes
due prior to Closing have been paid in full.



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                  (c) Except as otherwise  specifically  provided  herein,  each
party will pay all costs and expenses,  including  without  limitation its legal
and accounting fees, of its negotiation, performance of, and compliance with the
terms and conditions of this Agreement.




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                  Section 16.  Access, Information and Documents.

                  (a) Prior to the  Closing,  Seller will give Buyer and Buyer's
representative  reasonable  access during normal business hours to all documents
and records relating to the Business or the Assets and will furnish to Buyer all
such documents and records which Buyer may reasonably request.

                  (b) As part of the  transfer of Assets,  Seller will  transfer
such of its books,  documents and records (the  "Documents") (or copies thereof)
relating to the Business as Buyer shall request. The Documents so transferred to
Buyer  shall be  preserved  by Buyer  for  Seller's  tax  returns,  governmental
filings, or other specified  purposes.  Buyer shall retain the Documents for six
(6) years after  Closing  and will  provide to Seller  reasonable  access to the
Documents during such time period.

                  Section 17. Conduct of Business  Pending the Closing.  Pending
the Closing,  the Business will be conducted only in the ordinary  course and in
substantially  the same manner as a  heretofore  conducted.  Seller will use its
best efforts to preserve its organization intact, to keep available to Buyer the
services of Seller's  employees (if requested),  and to preserve for the benefit
of Buyer the goodwill of Seller's suppliers (if requested). Seller will not:

                  (a) enter into any contract or commitment  the  performance of
which may extend beyond the Closing, except those made in the ordinary course of
business the terms of which are consistent with its past practice and reasonable
in light of current conditions;

                  (b) create any mortgage,  pledge, lien or other encumbrance on
any of its assets related to the "Business".

                  Section 18.  Indemnification.

                  (a) Representations and Warranties.  Seller will indemnify and
hold harmless Buyer, and Buyer will indemnify and hold harmless Seller,  against
any  damage  resulting  from  any  misrepresentation,   breach  of  warranty  or
non-fulfillment  of any covenant or agreement  contained in this Agreement or in
any exhibit, statement or certificate furnished or to be furnished in connection
with the transactions  contemplated  hereby,  including  reasonable  attorney' s
fees.

                  (b)  Liabilities.  Except with respect to the  liabilities  of
Seller that have been  expressly  assumed by Buyer pursuant to Section 2 hereof,
Seller will  indemnify and hold harmless Buyer from any claims against Buyer and
any liabilities of Buyer to third parties for liabilities of Seller,  including,
without  limitation,  all  federal  and state  taxes,  judgments,  expenses  and
reasonable  attorney's  fees. Buyer will indemnify and hold harmless Seller from
any claims made against  Seller after the Closing on account of any  liabilities
of  Seller  assumed  by Buyer  pursuant  to  Section 2  hereof;  and Buyer  will
indemnify and hold harmless Seller from any claims and  liabilities  incurred by
Seller  in  connection  with  the  operation  of  the  business  after  Closing,
including, without limitation, all judgments, expenses and reasonable attorney's
fees.



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                  (c)  Set-Off.  In addition to other legal  rights and remedies
which Buyer may have,  Buyer shall have the right to enforce its benefits  under
the indemnification obligations of Seller by reducing the Holdback in the amount
of any claims or  liabilities  of Seller which are asserted  against and paid by
Buyer.  All  adjustments  must be made within 60 days from  Closing.  The Seller
shall receive an assignment  and/or maintain a subrogation right with respect to
all  receivable  and other  assets not  accepted by Buyer or  otherwise  set-off
pursuant  to the  provisions  hereof or the  Holdback  provisions  contained  in
Section 3(b).

                  Section 19. Conditions Precedent to Buyer's  Obligations.  The
obligations of Buyer under this Agreement are subject to the  fulfillment  prior
to or at Closing of the following conditions:

                  (a)  The  representations  and  warranties  contained  in this
Agreement or in any certificate,  schedule or exhibit  furnished or delivered to
Buyer by Seller  pursuant  to this  Agreement  shall be true and  correct in all
material respects as of the Closing;

                  (b) Seller and Buyer shall have performed all their respective
agreements  and complied with all  conditions  required by this  Agreement to be
performed or complied with prior to or at the Closing;

                  (c) Seller shall have delivered to Buyer all the certificates,
instruments and documents required by this Agreement to be delivered by it at or
prior to the Closing;

                  (d) The form and substance of all certificates and instruments
delivered to Buyer under this  Agreement  shall be  reasonably  satisfactory  to
Buyer and its counsel;

                  (e) All governmental  authorities having jurisdiction,  to the
extent required by law, shall have consented to or approved the  consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

                  (f) No party to this  Agreement  shall  be a party  to,  or be
threatened   with,  any  action  or  preceding   relating  to  any   transaction
contemplated  by this  Agreement,  which in the opinion of Buyer or Seller would
prevent,  impair or make  unlawful the  carrying out of this  Agreement or would
materially affect the purpose of this Agreement in Buyer's or Seller's view;

                  (g)  Non-Competition  Agreement  between Seller and Buyer in a
form which shall be reasonably satisfactory to Seller and Buyer; and

                  (h) Execution of a Commission  Sales  Agreement  between Buyer
and Seller.

                  Section 20. Conditions Precedent to Seller's Obligations.  The
obligations of Seller under this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment  prior
to or at Closing of the following conditions:



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                  (a)  The  representations  and  warranties  contained  in  the
Agreement or in any certificate,  schedule or exhibit  furnished or delivered to
Seller by Buyer  pursuant  to this  Agreement  shall be true and  correct in all
material respects as of the Closing;

                  (b)  Buyer  shall  have   performed  all  of  its   respective
agreements  and complied with all  conditions  required by this  Agreement to be
performed or complied with prior to or at the Closing;
                  
                  (c) Buyer shall have delivered to buyer all the  certificates,
instruments and documents required by this Agreement to be delivered by it at or
prior to the Closing;

                  (d) The form and substance of all certificates and instruments
delivered to Buyer under this  Agreement  shall be  reasonably  satisfactory  to
Seller and its counsel;

                  (e) All governmental  authorities having jurisdiction,  to the
extent required by law, shall have consented to or approved the  consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

                  (f) No  party  of this  Agreement  shall  be a party  to or be
threatened   with,  any  action  or  preceding   relating  to  any   transaction
contemplated  by this  Agreement,  which in the opinion of Seller would prevent,
impair or make  unlawful the carrying out of the  Agreement or would  materially
affect the purposed of this Agreement Seller's sole view; and

                  (g) Execution of a Commission  Sales  Agreement  between Buyer
and Seller.

                  Section 21.  Employment.  Buyer has notified Seller that Buyer
intends to hire certain employees of Seller. These employees may notify Buyer in
writing of their intent to continue in Buyer's employ after the sale.

                  Section   22.   Non-Competition   Agreement.   The  terms  and
conditions  of MK Rail  Corp.  non-competition  obligations  which  are  made in
partial  consideration  of Buyer's  purchase of the  Business are set forth in a
Non-Competition  Agreement  to be  executed  between MK Rail Corp.  and Buyer at
Closing.

                  Section 23. Governing Law and Forum Selection.  This Agreement
es executed in, and it shall be governed and  interpreted in accordance with the
laws of the state of Illinois.  The parties agree and  represent  that the state
and federal  district  courts  located within the state of Illinois are the sole
appropriate  forum for any or all disputes or causes of action which directly or
indirectly arise out of the terms of and obligations imposed by this Agreement.

                  Section 24.  Successors  and Assigns.  This  Agreement will be
binding  upon,  and it shall inure to the benefit  of, the  respective  personal
representatives, heirs, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.



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                  Section 25.  Notices.  All  notices  and other  communications
hereunder  shall be in  writing  and shall be deemed to have been duly  given if
delivered or if mailed by first-class mail with postage prepaid:

                  (a)      If to Seller, to:

                           M.K. Rail Corp.
                           c/o Jeannette Fisher-Garber
                           VP General Counsel
                           1200 Reedsdale Street
                           Pittsburgh, PA 15233

                  (b)      If to Buyer, to:

                           Ri-Del Mfg. Inc.
                           c/o James A. Ranoha
                           VP General Counsel
                           1754 W. Walnut Street
                           Chicago, Il 60612



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                   26.  Confidentiality.

                  (a) During the pendency of this  Agreement  and  thereafter if
this  transaction is not closed,  Buyer shall keep all documents and information
pertaining  to the  Business  confidential  and shall not  disclose  or use such
information for any purpose other than the  implementation  of the provisions of
this  Agreement.  All  documents  and  materials  obtained  from Seller shall be
promptly returned by Buyer in event the sale is not closed.

                  Section 27.  Counterparts.  This  Agreement may be executed in
one or more  counterparts,  all of which  shall be  considered  one and the same
agreement,  and shall become a binding  agreement when one or more  counterparts
have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties.

                  Section  28.  Singular,   Plural.  In  this  Agreement,  where
applicable,  references to the singular  shall include the plural and references
to the plural shall include the singular.

                  Section  29.  Headings.  The  headings in this  Agreement  are
included  for   convenience  of  reference   only,  and  shall  not  affect  the
construction or interpretation of any of its provisions.

                  Section 30. Entire  Agreement;  Modifications.  This Agreement
(including,  without limitation,  the exhibits and schedules hereto) constitutes
the entire  agreement of the parties with respect to the subject  matter hereof,
all prior and contemporaneous oral and written discussions and agreements of the
parties with respect  thereto being merged herein and  superseded  hereby.  This
Agreement may be amended only by written instrument  executed by all the parties
hereto.

                  Section  31.  Drafting  of the  Agreement.  Seller  and  Buyer
represent and agree that all parties assisted in the drafting of this Agreement,
that all parties were represented in the drafting by competent legal counsel and
the  Agreement  shall not be  construed  against any party as the drafter of the
Agreement.

                  Section  32.  Severability.  If any  clause or portion of this
Agreement,  or any covenant or restriction  against competition set forth herein
is determined or declared void,  unenforceable,  excessive,  or  unreasonable by
court of law, (i) such clause, portion,  covenant or restriction shall be deemed
modified to the extent necessary to make it enforceable and (ii) all


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remaining  parts of the Agreement  shall be enforceable to the full extent found
valid and/or reasonable by any court of law.



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                  IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  parties  have duly  executed  this
Agreement this _____day of _________1996.

Attest:


_______________________             By:________________________________
Secretary                            Power Part Sign Company
                                    (a wholly owned Subsidiary of M. K. Rail
                                    Corporation)
                                    "Seller"




                                    Ri-Del Manufacturing.
Attest:
____________________                By:________________________________
Secretary                                                     Ri-Del Mfg. Inc.
                                                              "Buyer"

                                     Printed:_____________________________

                                     Titled:______________________________





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