The Maywood Station Historical Committee (MSHC) division of the New York, Susquehanna & Western Technical & Historical Society operates the Maywood Station Museum and is chartered as a tax-exempt, 501(c)3 non-profit, educational and historical organization with a mission to preserve our railroad and cultural heritage through preservation and awareness, archiving and interpretation, museum open houses, meetings and special events.

The MSHC was formed on May 29, 2002 by volunteers who wished to save the 1872-built New York, Susquehanna & Western (NYS&W) railroad station at 269 Maywood Avenue, Maywood, New Jersey after it became public that the Borough of Maywood had signed a demolition order against the historic building. The last regular NYS&W passenger trains ceased in 1966 and the tracks in front of the station have been freight-only ever since. The station had languished from years of disrepair since it was last used by the Veterans of Foreign Wars as a meeting hall in the early 1990's. Over the next decade, the NYS&W made numerous attempts to lease the station but the town and railroad could not come to an agreement on its final use.

On June 5, 2002, the MSHC entered into an agreement with the NYS&W for the proposed restoration of the station and use as a meeting place for the group as well as museum featuring local railroad and town history with emphasis on how the Borough of Maywood developed around the station. On June 14, 2002, the MSHC received a Certification of Eligibility on the station for placement on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places. This certification was obtained only 10 days after it was applied for by the MSHC. The station was identified as one of the oldest existing in the State of New Jersey still retaining most of its original character.