[1][8] The previously independent Mount Hood Railroad was purchased by Union Pacific in 1967.

The original Mount Hood Railroad depot, east of this station site, was torn down by the Union Pacific in 1971.

[2] With the end of private inter-city rail in the United States and the formation of Amtrak on May 1, 1971, Hood River was initially not served.

On November 2, 1987, a group of local investors purchased the building and line to Parksdale from Union Pacific and formed the Mount Hood Railroad Corporation.

[5] The Mount Hood Railway again sold to Iowa Pacific Holdings in 2008, and in 2019, county officials have indicated they are prepared to seize the property due to back taxes.

[11] The station and surrounding area has been noted in a study by the Oregon Department of Transportation as being in good condition for possible reintroduction of Amtrak service.

[5] Greyhound Lines (and listed as Amtrak Thruway) provides service to Hood River between Portland–Boise, at a stop adjacent to the station.