It is served by Amtrak Cascades corridor trains going to and from Portland, Oregon, as well as the long-distance Coast Starlight.

[4] It is commonly believed that the Queen Anne style 1889 depot burned down on March 5, 1917,[4] but newspaper reports from the time say it was unsightly and, except for the baggage wing, demolished.

[3][9] Amtrak leases the station from ODOT for $1 a year, in exchange for maintenance of the building and grounds.

[10] The station and baggage depot were added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 12, 2010.

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