[3] A small shelter at Rensselaer was built in 1981 and maintained by the local Lions Club.

[5] The 1979-built shelter was later demolished and replaced with a one-story brick building, funded by Amtrak, which opened on August 21, 2013.

[4] In December 2017, the station's concrete platform suffered damage in a 16-car derailment, triggered by a wheel detachment from a train car.

[8] The damage was not repaired until Summer 2024, when new LED lighting was installed and accessibility features were improved.

[10] Media related to Rensselaer station at Wikimedia Commons This Indiana train station-related article is a stub.