In 1951, as "modernization", the hipped roof was removed and decoration stripped from the station, leaving a rectangular brick building.

In March 1974, Amtrak's Inter-American was extended from Fort Worth to St. Louis, restoring passenger service to the Missouri-Pacific Railroad's main line but without a stop in Mineola.

[1] On April 14, 1996, Newport station in Arkansas was closed as part of a deal with the Union Pacific Railroad to reopen the stop at Mineola.

[1] According to Mineola native Willie Brown, the station was reopened as the result of his persistent lobbying of President Bill Clinton.

[5] In 2005, the city began an $800,000 renovation project, funded primarily by the Texas Department of Transportation, to restore the station to its original appearance.