Transportation in Erie, Pennsylvania

The city generates income through the transportation industry, including train manufacturing and port operations.

I-86, also called the "Southern Tier Expressway," splits from I-90 at North East, Pennsylvania and heads southeast through New York State to Binghamton.

The Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority (EMTA) operates local and regional bus service seven days a week, except holidays.

The Intermodal Transportation Center, which opened in 2002 at the Holland Street Pier, includes a commercial bus terminal.

Greyhound Lines and Fullington Trailways provide daily bus service, including routes with local stops between Erie and DuBois and Pittsburgh, with connections to other destinations.

[2][3] The former "Water Level Route" of the New York Central Railroad (now the CSX mainline) travels directly through Erie.

[4] There has been discussion in recent years in favor of adding trains along the southern shore of Lake Erie to link Buffalo with Cleveland, and beyond.

See list of grants According to the authority, the port operates "the largest dry-dock and crane (200 ton) on the Great Lakes, a full-service shipyard, 300,000 sq ft (28,000 m2) of warehouse space, a Foreign Trade Zone, an 80-acre (320,000 m2) Keystone Opportunity Zone, 6,000 feet (1,800 m) of deep draft dock face and over 200 private dock face.

A Great American Waterways cruise makes a 15-day run from Chicago to Warren, Rhode Island, with a stop in Erie on the eastern leg of the journey.