SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, D. C.  20549

                                    FORM 10 Q/A

(Mark One)
 X        QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES 
- ---                             EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                   For the quarterly period ended     JULY 31, 1998

                                         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   1-8929

                          ABM INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
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               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

             DELAWARE                                94-1369354
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    (State or other jurisdiction of                (IRS Employer
     incorporation or organization)              Identification No.)


         160 PACIFIC AVENUE SUITE 222, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111
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      (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:    (415) 733-4000

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 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  
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Number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of July 31, 1998: 21,382,393




                                     SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized. 

                                    ABM Industries Incorporated
                                          
                                          
September 16, 1998                        /s/ David H. Hebble
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                                       Vice President, Principal 
                                           Financial Officer



 


5 1,000 9-MOS OCT-31-1998 JUL-31-1998 1,815 0 255,723 0 22,320 318,846 78,468 51,800 495,924 158,075 0 0 6,400 256 223,597 495,924 1,108,817 1,108,817 961,766 961,766 0 0 2,650 38,232 15,866 22,366 0 0 0 22,366 1.05 0.95

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