vest ors ▁in ▁Warren ▁and ▁Young st own ▁bought ▁$ 2 7 5 , 0 0 0 ▁($ ▁in ▁ ▁dollars ) ▁in ▁stock , ▁while ▁those ▁in ▁Cleveland ▁purchased ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁($ ▁in ▁ ▁dollars ). ▁ ▁The ▁route ▁was ▁survey ed ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 2 , ▁and ▁construction ▁was ▁ready ▁to ▁begin ▁toward ▁Warren ▁from ▁Cleveland . ▁ ▁First ▁phase ▁of ▁grad ing ▁Work ▁on ▁the ▁track ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 . ▁The ▁company ▁said ▁in ▁January ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁identified ▁locations ▁in ▁Cleveland ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁its ▁fre ight ▁and ▁passenger ▁stations ▁and ▁its ▁do cks ▁on ▁the ▁C uy ah oga ▁River . ▁The ▁company ▁also ▁alter ed ▁its ▁route ▁and ▁by pass ed ▁Ch agr in ▁F alls ▁after ▁residents ▁there ▁failed ▁to ▁purchase ▁enough ▁of ▁the ▁company ' s ▁stock . ▁The ▁new ▁route ▁shift ed ▁south , ▁passing ▁through ▁Mant ua . ▁Company ▁officials ▁also ▁said ▁the ▁rail road ▁would ▁not ▁go ▁south ▁to ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Poland ▁after ▁passing ▁through ▁Young st own , ▁again ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁stock ▁subscription . ▁The ▁rail road ▁would ▁instead ▁follow ▁the ▁Mah oning ▁River ▁sout heast ▁to ▁New ▁Castle ▁and ▁might ▁even ▁go ▁as ▁far ▁south ▁as ▁New ▁Bright on . ▁ ▁Gr ading ▁and ▁track ▁work ▁in ▁Cleveland ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁began ▁at ▁the ▁Old ▁Sh ip ▁Channel ▁of ▁the ▁C uy ah oga ▁River ▁in ▁the