 Since the 1990s , Union Station has also been " an incubator of Erie 's modern [ beer ] brewing " starting with the brewpub Hoppers , which operated in the station from 1994 to 1999 . When Hoppers relocated and became a full production brewery under the name of Erie Brewing Company , Porters , a fine dining restaurant and beer bar , opened in its place . The Brewerie at Union Station took over the space , and opened in October 2006 after the closure of the restaurant earlier that year . During the run @-@ up to the 2008 presidential election , Union Station was site of " whistle @-@ stop " by ABC 's Good Morning America news team on a charter Amtrak train . Sam Champion , Chris Cuomo , Robin Roberts , and Diane Sawyer , the news anchors , interviewed local residents at the Brewerie about campaign issues . The Good Morning America stop lasted about 30 minutes , and the resulting television segment aired on September 18 , 2008 . 
