On September 5, 2021, they won the championship with a thrilling 42–40 victory over the Inglewood Blackhawks from the greater Los Angeles area at Saxon Stadium.

[9] The Express advanced to the USA Bowl XV Summer National Championship Game, held at Daytona Stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida, where they faced the Iredell Warriors from Iredell County, North Carolina, part of the Charlotte metropolitan area.

[13][14] The primary logo features a metallic football player's face, topped with a train's wedge plow and smokestack, in the team's colors.

The secondary logo, displayed on the jersey sleeves, shows a navy blue Pennsylvania keystone, overlaid with a silver E shaped like an industrial wedge plow.

[15] The home uniforms include a navy blue jersey with broad silver and red stripes sweeping over the shoulders.

For the 2021 USA Bowl, the Express wore red jerseys charged with white and navy blue Northwestern stripes.

[16][14] In 2023, the Erie Express introduced gray jerseys featuring the "NENE" wordmark across the chest as a tribute to Anthony J.