Cincinnati , Lebanon and Northern Railway ( CL&N ) was a local passenger and freight-carrying railroad in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio , connecting Cincinnati to Dayton via Lebanon . It was built in the late 19th century to give the town of Lebanon and Warren County better transportation facilities . The railroad was locally known as the " Highland Route " , since it followed the ridge between the Little and Great Miami rivers , and was the only line not affected by floods such as the Great Dayton Flood of 1913
Great Dayton Flood
Great Dayton Flood
Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railway