track ▁work ▁began ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁with ▁the ▁successful ▁sale ▁of ▁new ▁b onds . ▁Work ▁comm enced ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁To ▁cut ▁costs , ▁the ▁C & M V ▁pre fab ric ated ▁each ▁short ▁bridge ▁and ▁carried ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁works ite ▁en ▁to to ▁on ▁flat bed ▁cars . ▁There , ▁the ▁brid ges ▁were ▁placed ▁on ▁sk ids ▁before ▁being ▁win ched ▁into ▁place ▁using ▁hand - power ed ▁der r icks . ▁Lar ger ▁brid ges ▁were ▁pre fab ric ated ▁in ▁pieces , ▁and ▁set ▁into ▁place ▁the ▁same ▁way . ▁In ▁only ▁one ▁case , ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁longest ▁bridge ▁on ▁the ▁line , ▁did ▁the ▁rail road ▁need ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁temporary ▁tr est le ▁to ▁carry ▁the ▁track ▁while ▁a ▁new ▁bridge ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁place . ▁The ▁C & M V ▁found , ▁however , ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁too ▁few ▁funds ▁on ▁hand ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁double - track ing ▁and ▁build ▁all ▁the ▁required ▁rail ▁yards . ▁Official s ▁decided ▁to ▁reg rade ▁the ▁entire ▁road ▁for ▁double ▁track , ▁but ▁only ▁lay ▁ ▁of ▁rail . ▁The ▁double - track ing ▁effort ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁with ▁just ▁ ▁of ▁track ▁left ▁to ▁double . ▁ ▁Er ie ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁N yp ano ▁The ▁NY P & O ▁once ▁more ▁fell ▁into ▁financial ▁difficulty ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁The ▁Er ie