Erie News Now has learned a comment made by Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden during his stop in Erie and an interview with our Ethan Kibbe raised some concerns on the plant floor at Wabtec.

So much so, the company responded.

Here's what the former vice president had to say:

"I heard today there's a locomotive plant thinking of shutting down here. I'm going to invest literally in high speed rail. I have a record on that. I'm the (inaudible). We're going to create tens of thousands of good paying jobs."

Following the on-camera interview, Kibbe says the former Vice President corrected himself, saying he misspoke and heard of layoffs and not a plant closing.

However, confusion and concern had already been created because many people saw the full interview on our Erie News Now Facebook page.

So, to calm any worker concerns, plant leaders sent an email Tuesday to all employees at the Erie Wabtec plant saying:

"We want to set the record straight and let you know this statement is untrue. This site and plant are an integral part of the business and our community. As Wabtec's design and development hub, the Erie site is leading cutting-edge innovations"


Again, Biden misspoke and corrected himself. There is no plan to close Erie's Wabtec Plant.