However, in August 1915, the Erie Railroad, now in control, started construction on a new pair of ornate station depots at Ridgewood, both of which opened on November 28, 1916.[11][12][13] Until the 1960s, the station served passengers heading to Binghamton and other cities, en route to Chicago or Buffalo.The Erie Limited and the Lake Cities served passengers heading toward Chicago.[14] In final years of long-distance service, after the Erie's merger with the Lackawanna Railroad, unnamed trains ran to Binghamton, where passengers could switch to the Phoebe Snow after a layover.The discontinuing of the Phoebe Snow (1966) and the Atlantic Express (1965) marked the end of long-distance passenger service through Ridgewood.