575 Erie workers at GE Transportation will be out of a job. According to the Erie Times News, the company will be moving its locomotive production to Fort Worth, Texas.

The plant in Lawrence Park currently employs around 2,500 people. The company will begin ‘decision bargaining’ over the jobs within the next 60 days “with Local 506 of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America — the union that represents those employees.” And, by 2018, the transition will be complete.

They say that the company will still do prototype development at the Lawrence Park location. Deia Campeanelli, Communications Leader for GE said, “We remain committed to Erie,” and “the Erie plant will remain GE Transportation’s largest plant.”

We called GE and they confirmed this information. We will be updating soon with a statement from the company.