The Birmingham station is hidden in the parking lot of the Big Rock Chop and Brew House, which is in the former station building. Amtrak passengers get to use a very large plexiglass shelter which has benches and lights, but not much else.
Parking is free, and it is safe to leave cars in the lot for extended periods.
In bad weather, we recommend driving to Dearborn where there is a heated, staffed station. It is also cheaper and faster to use Dearborn. Coming in from the west, if you detrain at Dearborn, you will be home and in bed well before the train gets to Birmingham. During good weather specimens of railfanis americanis can be seen with their congenitally attached railroad radio scanners. In the summer, small flocks of them can be seen with lawn chairs and coolers.