Erie, PA: 1927 Union Station

(Satellite, 39 photos)

Street View, May 2024

It appears that the brewery now makes use of the original waiting room.

Roy Schukraft, Jun 2023

This is probably more than enough seating for today's train passengers.

Noah, Jul 2022

Paul Osciak posted three photos with the comment: "1927 Union Station, Erie, PA. Now houses a tiny Amtrak station, businesses and a very good restaurant."

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LogisticsPlus
Logistics Plus bought the then vacant building in 2003 and renovated it to be its global headquarters.
It "occupies the second and third floors of the building and leases sections to other local businesses."
When built, NYC used it for through trains and Pennsy used it to terminate trains that came from Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, Philadelphia & Washington. B&LE and Nickel Plate used other depots. "The Bessemer depot was located at 12th, and Sassafras Streets, and the Nickel Plate Depot was located at 19th and Holland Streets."
NS now owns Track 4 through the station so that it could move the N&W/Nickel Plate route from 19th Street to the elevated rail corridor through town.

1957/1959 Erie North and South Quads @ 24,000

Not only was the original Nickel Plate route at grade level, but there was also not enough room for a railroad and two lanes of traffic.

Street View, May 2024