The Old Station Museum, established in 1967, is located in a building that was the original station on the Erie Railroad in Mahwah. It was rescued from destruction by the Mahwah Historical Society and contains many interesting artifacts given to the Museum by collectors of railroad arcana. It features a 1927 caboose which has been recently restored. There is a scale model of the Erie system, and photos of the early days of railroading in Mahwah and on the rest of the Erie line.

In 1848, the Paterson & Ramapo Railroad was built through Mahwah to carry passengers and freight from New York City (via Paterson) to the main line of the Erie Railroad at Suffern. From their connections could be made to the railroads of upstate New York, Chicago and on to the west.

In 1871 the leaders of Mahwah petitioned the Erie to allow a stop at a new station in Mahwah.

The 1871 station remained until 1900, when the Erie expanded to 4 tracks and built a new station. That 1900 station burned in 1914 and was replaced by the Station that still exists today.