 Operation of the Dayton and Western was transferred to the Columbus and Xenia by lease in 1863; the Little Miami Railroad leased the Columbus and Xenia (and thus the line from Columbus to New Paris) in 1868.The Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railway leased the Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central Railway (the Indiana Central's successor) and the Little Miami in 1869, giving the PRR a line to Indianapolis (including an alternate route between Columbus and New Paris), fully operated by the PC&StL.The Terre Haute and Richmond Railroad opened the line from Indianapolis west to Terre Haute in 1852.