The station house and telegraph office remain today as a building of important historical significance in the town.
Special praise was given to a young fettler, William Nettleton, who bravely risked injury to save three chairs.
The celebratory atmosphere also saw toasts to the Queen, the district engineer, the inspector, the carpenters, the Press and the station master and his wife; Mr and Mrs Rae.
[9] The driver of the express from Melbourne, Henry Byrnes, was commended for his quick reaction to the impending collision in applying the brakes early.
[11] Eva Rebecca Thomas, the widow of the one fatality of the incident, took the chief of the railways to court claiming £2000 in compensation.
One of the locations where an easier gradient was needed was through Binalong, and the deviation necessitated the relocation of the railway station.
In the 1980s the owner of the station building acquired the brake van of the Southern Highlands Express, which is still on site today.