[2] Penn Central later attempted to demolish the station, but a local group succeeded in having it listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

[3][4] The 2004 Recommended Action of the New Haven Hartford Springfield Commuter Rail Implementation Study included the construction of a new Windsor Locks station on the existing south-of-downtown site.

A single high-level platform was to be constructed, with a pedestrian bridge leading to an added parking area on the west side of South Main Street.

Spurred by a 2000 arson that damaged the structure, the Windsor Locks Preservation Association (WLPA) was formed in 2004 to support repair and reuse of the building.

[2] By 2007, the WLPA and the town had secured $274,000 of the estimated $700,000 to purchase and repair the station, and serious consideration was being given to moving the Amtrak stop there as well.

[9] In February 2017, the state announced an additional $50 million in funds, including money to complete design of the relocated Windsor Locks station.

A 510-foot (160 m)-long high-level platform, brick shelter, and parking lot will be built at the downtown site, just north of the former station building.

[21] In September 2023, the state awarded the town $4.8 million to restore the station building and add bathrooms, as well as to acquire an adjacent strip mall property for eventual construction of transit-oriented housing.