However, in August 1915, the Erie Railroad, now in control, started construction on a new pair of ornate station depots at Ridgewood, both of which opened on November 28, 1916.

[11][12][13] Until the 1960s, the station served passengers heading to Binghamton and other cities, en route to Chicago or Buffalo.

The Erie Limited and the Lake Cities served passengers heading toward Chicago.

[14] In final years of long-distance service, after the Erie's merger with the Lackawanna Railroad, unnamed trains ran to Binghamton, where passengers could switch to the Phoebe Snow after a layover.

The discontinuing of the Phoebe Snow (1966) and the Atlantic Express (1965) marked the end of long-distance passenger service through Ridgewood.