In short: the Erie factory workers already had a shutdown scare in 2016-2017, only survived that crisis by gutting a different factory in Idaho, and now Biden's talking about ANOTHER locomotive factory shutting down when the few ones still around are operating so close to bankruptcy as it is.
The Baldwin factory in Eddystone, PA, cranked out the Model of 1917s that helped the US "win" The War to End All Wars, and the firearm that Sargent York was issued and used.
Constructed by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1915 and operational in 1916, the building housed the wood working department. It was here that rifle stocks were crafted for contracted British Pattern 14 rifles and, later, the U.S. Model 1917 rifles.
Baldwin erected the rifle factory under agreement they would assume
control of the buildings after the war to expand their existing locomotive plant.
I wasn't trying to knock the Baldwin factory, I was just saying that it is one of the few results for "locomotive factory in Pennsylvania", and it isn't exactly pumping out trains anymore.
This location was one of the first to employee females in full time production roles
While this plant was in operation, 320 walnut trees were cut into gunstocks
for shipment here each working day.
The highest average daily production at the Eddystone Arsenal was 5,000 rifles, and the highest maximum daily production was 7,201 rifles.
At the peak of production there were 15,097 employees with a payroll of $402,817 per week. In addition, there were 1,317 government inspectors assigned to the plant.
For reference on your last point, the $402,817 weekly payroll would have been anywhere from $3,854,603 to $10,590,425, depending on whether that "peak of production" was closer to the plant's 1956 bankruptcy or the plant's 1825 opening respectively. Source
According to this Wikipedia list, there are 24 active locomotive factories in the US, or less than 1 factory per 2 states.
As for locomotive factories IN PENNSYLVANIA, I was only able to find two: Baldwin Locomotive Works (manufactured trains in Phillidelphia and Eddystone from 1825 to 1956, going out of business in 1972) and GE Transportation (which had all of its original locomotive production moved to Fort Worth, Texas in 2017, only staying open because they merged with Wabatac Corporation, and all the operations from the Boise, Idaho based MotivePower plant were being consolidated in Erie).
In short: the Erie factory workers already had a shutdown scare in 2016-2017, only survived that crisis by gutting a different factory in Idaho, and now Biden's talking about ANOTHER locomotive factory shutting down when the few ones still around are operating so close to bankruptcy as it is.
The Baldwin factory in Eddystone, PA, cranked out the Model of 1917s that helped the US "win" The War to End All Wars, and the firearm that Sargent York was issued and used.
Some additional reading material on this subject: https://www.remingtonsociety.org/the-story-of-eddystone/
I wasn't trying to knock the Baldwin factory, I was just saying that it is one of the few results for "locomotive factory in Pennsylvania", and it isn't exactly pumping out trains anymore.
I was just adding some additional context w/r/t the Baldwin Factory. It had a proud history in its day.
Here's a greatly informative link about the location: https://www.remingtonsociety.org/the-story-of-eddystone/
For reference on your last point, the $402,817 weekly payroll would have been anywhere from $3,854,603 to $10,590,425, depending on whether that "peak of production" was closer to the plant's 1956 bankruptcy or the plant's 1825 opening respectively. Source
Jesus that’s a disaster and a half.