For a time Grand Gorge was the site of great activity when the construction of the Schenectady and Margaretville Railroad was attempted.
Special sidings were built for contractors and a large volume of equipment and supplies were delivered to commence construction.
Hundreds of Italian laborers recruited from New York City were set to work grading the new line.
It was eventually so deteriorated that the New York Central Railroad tore it down in the late 1950s, in fear that someone could get hurt.
The station was located at the intersection of New York Route 30 and Ferris Hill Road.