 The original station was located on the west side of the tracks away from downtown and derided as inaccessible and undersized for the growing city.A formal investigation of stations across Snohomish County by the Washington State Railroad Commission in 1909 led to a court order for Great Northern to improve their depots, including a modernized facility for Edmonds at James Street, which the railroad resisted in their failed appeal to the state court.Great Northern later agreed to build the new depot after further consultation with Edmonds city leaders over its location and amenities.