On December 18, 1910, the Central Railroad of New Jersey passenger station caught fire at 4:30 in the morning and was burned to the ground.

A shipment of tickets was already scheduled to arrive the next morning, and no money, receipts, or important documents were lost in the fire as they were kept stored in the unharmed freight station.

Redevelopment of the site has been in talks since 2002, when the Commonwealth approved a $275,000 Transportation Commission grant for new copper roofing and architectural restoration.

In August 2009, Lackawanna County was also pressuring Donahue, as he owed $8,500 to prevent the sale of his funeral home due to delinquent taxes.

Additionally, In October 2009, Fidelity Bank filed a complaint of not receiving payment, and in January the property was set to be sold in the March 2010 sheriffs auction.

Per the City of Scranton’s Parcel GIS, the land is still under ownership by the Central New Jersey RR Station LLP.

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