A railroad station site was occupied by four successive depots. The first, built opposite the Junction House in 1849, was destroyed by fire in 1862; the second burned in 1880; and the third was reduced to ashes in the fall of 1911 only months after extensive renovations. After the 1911 fire, passengers were accommodated at several locations, including the old Central Vermont baggage building, and when that burned in 1935, the Central Vermont and the Boston & Maine arranged to build a proper depot. The 1937 Colonial Revival building was designed jointly by Central Vermont chief engineer R.D. Garner and Boston and Maine engineer A.H. Merrill, with Larson and Wells serving as constructing architects. During its dedication ceremony on December 8, 1937, the key to the new station was enclosed in a football and booted toward the river. The station handled nearly 50 passenger trains daily. A cafe in the 1880s depot was owned and operated by Dr. Olin W. Daley, husband of Mae Gates, an influential village resident, and the establishment served over 90,000 people annually and gained a national reputation for quality fare.