General Electric Co. is close to a deal to sell its transportation business, which makes locomotives, to railroad equipment-maker Wabtec Corp. Reuters reported Sunday. The deal, which may be announced later this week, could be valued at more than $20 billion, Reuters reported. New GE Chief Executive John Flannery has been looking to cut costs, and the deal would be the biggest since he took over last August. Shares of GE, which is a Dow Jones Industrial Average component, are down 14% year to date, and down 47% over the past year, compared to the Dow's 0.2% loss this year and 19% gain over the past 12 months. Wabtec shares are up 17% this year and up 16% in the past year.