In the early 1890s, the Altoona & Wopsononock Railroad maintained at the summit only a modest roofed shelter, erected for the convenience of passengers awaiting trains for the descent to Juniata. Though plain in its construction, the structure gave welcome relief from the summer sun and rainstorms that swept the mountaintop.

With the advent of Sigmund Morris’s ownership in 1912 came renewed attention to the comforts of travelers, and by 1916, the long-discussed improvement was realized in the erection of a permanent station building. The Altoona Tribune fittingly described the new edifice as “one of the most picturesque station structures in Central Pennsylvania.”

The Wopsy Station, as it was familiarly known, was equipped with a baggage room, ticket and freight offices, together with waiting and toilet rooms, marking a notable advancement in accommodations at the mountain terminus.

The station building lasted until 1959 when it was destroyed by fire.