I believe that in the future, more and more GE locomotive production will be moved to Texas, and the Erie operations will slowly be phased out.
The reasons are: Unions, and Taxes.
Texas is just a more "business friendly" state in most all aspects. I hate that for the longtime GE employees in Erie. However, it is what it is, and that is where this is all headed, "in my opinion"
FYI: Caterpillar is headed the same way. Building lots of new plants in Texas, and reducing production at plants in the Midwest and north.