ter ▁to ▁the ▁Er ie ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Rail road , ▁giving ▁it ▁authority ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁rail road ▁line ▁from ▁Sal aman ca , ▁New ▁York , ▁west ward ▁through ▁Rand olph ▁and ▁Jam est own ▁to ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁border . ▁Work ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁but ▁the ▁rail road ▁ran ▁out ▁of ▁money ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁and ▁became ▁mor ib und . ▁Business ▁interests ▁in ▁Ohio ▁greatly ▁desired ▁a ▁cross - state ▁rail road ▁which ▁would ▁link ▁with ▁the ▁Er ie ▁at ▁some ▁point . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 8 5 1 , ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Ohio ▁char tered ▁the ▁Franklin ▁and ▁Warren ▁Rail road ▁( F & W ), ▁author izing ▁it ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁rail road ▁from ▁Day ton , ▁Ohio , ▁to ▁Warren ▁and ▁then ▁east ▁to ▁the ▁Ohio - P en nsylvan ia ▁border . ▁The ▁F & W ▁investig ated ▁the ▁char ter ▁of ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁and ▁Er ie ▁Rail road , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁char tered ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 6 , ▁and ▁discovered ▁that ▁its ▁v agu ely - word ed ▁char ter ▁allowed ▁it ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁rail road ▁from ▁K ins man , ▁Ohio , ▁to ▁any ▁point ▁in ▁Warren ▁County , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Frederick ▁K ins man , ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁F & W , ▁invited ▁C & M ▁president ▁Jacob ▁Per kins ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁Pitts burg ▁& ▁Er ie , ▁the ▁Cl inton