 The station was just east of the "GA" signal tower, which was built in 1900 to serve the junction of the Greenwood Lake Railway and its Caldwell Branch, heading eastward for the communities of Cedar Grove, Verona, Caldwell and Essex Fells.The station also served a local yard for train storage for the branch line via a wye.At Essex Fells, connections could be made for train service to Morristown via the Morristown and Erie Railroad.