Trains had previously stopped only during Hermann's annual Maifest and Octoberfest.

[4] The one story depot features a random rubble stone veneer base, walls clad in traditional clapboard siding and a hipped roof.

The waiting room is trimmed in bead board wainscoting, and there are also accessible restrooms.

Displays trace the area's transportation history, with a focus on the Missouri River, railroads and roadways.

Funding for the project came through the Federal Highway Administration's Transportation Enhancements program, the city of Hermann and the Dierberg Educational Foundation, a local non-profit organization that supports projects to preserve the region's cultural heritage.