The station consists of two low-level side platforms for trains in both directions, neither of which are handicap accessible for the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Lord was not present at the ceremony due to disagreements with John Gore King, the President, about a route through Orange County via Newburgh instead of Piermont.

[14] This optimism was short-lived as the finances were continuing to struggle and politicians in Albany were growing opposed to the railroad.

Governor of New York William Marcy also attempted to help the cause by saying that any decision should be done with the matter of public good and encouraged his colleagues to reconsider their views.

Already reeling financially, King tried to help raise new funds for the railroad and could not get outside financing from banks in the United Kingdom.

By Fall 1838, the construction of a railroad dock in Piermont began and track had been built to Sparkill had been installed.

By the end of 1840, the entire line had been funded save for the section between Deposit and Binghamton, where serious challenges awaited.

Lord, knowing the issues with such accusations, sent an official protest to Albany in December 1840, resulting in an investigation, where the New York State Assembly's Committee on Railroads noted that no corruption or illegal acts had occurred.

Before his resignation became official, Lord asked the Board of Trustees to reimburse the original stockholders for their massive financial losses in the 1835 fire.

Despite the grand ceremony and gala, the railroad announced that regular passenger and freight service would begin on September 23, 1841.

Service came to Middletown on July 1, 1843;[24] to Otisville on November 1, 1846;[25] to Port Jervis on December 1, 1847;[26] Binghamton at the end of 1848;[27] and Dunkirk on May 14, 1851.