A brick parapet crowns the building; over the main entrance is a large clock flanked by eagle sculptures.

The station's blueprints called for the importing of columns that originally adorned Grand Central Terminal in New York City.

In addition, the Adirondack Railroad operates a heritage railway from Utica to Holland Patent, Remsen and Thendara, New York, terminating in Tupper Lake on a seasonal basis.

[10][11] Post-WWII reductions in passenger traffic led to service cuts and the eventual bankruptcy of the remaining railroads, the Lackawanna and the New York Central.

[15] By the late 1960s, only the mainline Water Level Route (the modern Amtrak Empire Corridor) continued to operate regular passenger service.

Over time, all but the two centermost platforms were demolished, and the space originally occupied by the first seven station-side tracks was converted into passenger parking.

The building is listed on the NRHP, both as a stand-alone item and as part of Bagg's Square East National Register Historic District.