▁to ▁construct ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁rail road ▁between ▁Lee ▁Center , ▁which ▁had ▁no ▁rail road , ▁and ▁the ▁nearby ▁town ▁of ▁Am boy . ▁ ▁Rail road ▁construction ▁engineer ▁George ▁H . T . ▁Shaw , ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁Lee ▁Center , ▁promoted ▁the ▁line , ▁and ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁service ▁opened ▁over ▁the ▁five - mile ▁route ▁using ▁a ▁second hand ▁street car ▁obtained ▁from ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁A ▁year ▁later ▁a ▁large ▁wooden ▁inter urban ▁car ▁was ▁bought ▁from ▁a ▁line ▁in ▁Louis ville , ▁Kentucky , ▁but ▁the ▁little ▁line ' s ▁power ▁system ▁was ▁ins u fficient ▁for ▁normal ▁operation ▁and ▁the ▁big ▁car ▁had ▁trouble ▁making ▁it ▁over ▁the ▁rail road . ▁ ▁A de qu ate ▁electric ▁power ▁also ▁prevent ed ▁fre ight ▁from ▁being ▁carried , ▁and ▁a ▁succession ▁of ▁out dated ▁steam ▁locomot ives ▁were ▁used ▁until ▁a ▁gas - elect ric ▁locomot ive ▁was ▁acquired ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁ ▁Despite ▁its ▁troubles ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁extended ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁this ▁time ▁seven ▁miles ▁in ▁the ▁opposite ▁direction ▁from ▁Am boy ▁to ▁a ▁country ▁cross ro ads ▁called ▁Middle bury ▁which ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁gra in ▁elev ator ▁and ▁a ▁school house . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁years ▁passenger ▁operations ▁were ▁conducted ▁using ▁the ▁line ' s ▁two ▁cars , ▁mainly ▁between ▁Lee ▁Center ▁and ▁Am boy ▁with ▁operation ▁to ▁Middle bury ▁if