3 , ▁and ▁a ▁rail ▁yard ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁dep ot ▁completed ▁on ▁November ▁ 4 . ▁ ▁C & M ▁operations ▁under ▁the ▁A & G W ▁The ▁Cleveland ▁and ▁Mah oning ▁Rail road ▁le ased ▁two ▁smaller ▁Ohio ▁rail ro ads ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁The ▁larger ▁road ▁to ▁be ▁le ased ▁was ▁the ▁ ▁N iles ▁and ▁New ▁Lis bon ▁Rail road , ▁which ▁the ▁C & M ▁obtained ▁access ▁to ▁for ▁ 9 0 ▁years . ▁This ▁rail road ▁trac ed ▁its ▁orig ins ▁to ▁an ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁char ter ▁perm itting ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁ ▁line ▁linking ▁As ht ab ula ▁( on ▁the ▁shore ▁of ▁Lake ▁Er ie ) ▁with ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁New ▁Lis bon ▁ ▁in ▁Columb iana ▁County , ▁Ohio . ▁The ▁As ht ab ula ▁and ▁New ▁Lis bon ▁Rail road ▁Company ▁began ▁construction ▁on ▁the ▁line ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 . ▁It ▁was ▁only ▁completed ▁between ▁As ht ab ula ▁and ▁N iles ▁( a ▁town ▁about ▁half way ▁between ▁Warren ▁and ▁Young st own ), ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁the ▁un comple ted ▁section ▁was ▁le ased ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁Lis bon ▁Rail road ▁Co . ▁This ▁road ▁went ▁bank rupt ▁trying ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁line . ▁The ▁N iles ▁and ▁New ▁Lis bon ▁Rail road ▁purchased ▁the ▁incomplete ▁N iles - to - New ▁Lis bon ▁segment ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁and ▁finished