ERIE — Contract negotiations between the country’s largest locomotive manufacturer and its striking union workers continued in Erie on Thursday, nearly two months after some 1,400 people ...

Roughly 30 miles to the northwest, in Erie, Pa., the Heisler Locomotive ... Of the three main types, the grand total of geared steam locomotives built in the U.S. topped out at around 4,500.

signifying what to many was the apex of steam design. Further expansions to the design included four "triplex" locomotives - three Erie 2-8-8-8-2s and one Virginian 2-8-8-8-4 - with an added third ...