English: September 6th, 1967. Conductors on the last New Jersey Central Railroad passenger train in Allentown stand in front of car 1198, prior to its departure for Easton. It was called the "Ghost Train" because no one rode it night after night while Pennsylvania regulatory red tape was holding up its demise. New Jersey Central had previously killed its portion of the trip to and from New York.

In the 1960s, passenger rail service to Allentown ended, having being established shortly after the Civil War in the late 1860s. In February 1962, the Lehigh Valley Railroad discontinued service, and in April 1967, the New Jersey Central Railroad announced it would end service to Allentown later in the year. The conductors told the local press at the time this photo was taken that the reason for the cutback in passenger service to New York was, "The people were not patronizing the trains, and you can't run a train without passengers."

With its departure, the New Jersey Railroad Station, known as the Allentown Depot Station, closed and locked its doors. It fell into a disused and decrepit state during the next decade but was renovated and reopened as a restaurant in the 1980s. The restaurant has passed through several owners since then without any real success. It's closed today with an uncertain future.