▁to ▁Young st own ▁The ▁C & M ▁reached ▁Young st own ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁and ▁opened ▁for ▁commercial ▁traffic ▁to ▁that ▁city ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 5 6 . ▁This ▁left ▁the ▁C & M ▁ ▁short ▁of ▁any ▁connection ▁to ▁an ▁eastern ▁rail road . ▁ ▁Track ▁did ▁not ▁initially ▁extend ▁beyond ▁Young st own ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 . ▁In ▁part , ▁the ▁rail road ▁lack ed ▁the ▁funds , ▁saying ▁it ▁needed ▁at ▁least ▁$ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁($ ▁in ▁ ▁dollars ) ▁to ▁complete ▁this ▁work . ▁The ▁C & M ▁also ▁discovered ▁that ▁the ▁North ▁Western ▁Rail road ▁at ▁Bla ir sv ille ▁was ▁willing ▁to ▁ship ▁fre ight ▁east ▁but ▁not ▁west , ▁which ▁significantly ▁h inder ed ▁the ▁new ▁road ▁( as ▁it ▁was ▁cost ly ▁to ▁ship ▁empty ▁rail ▁cars ▁back ▁to ▁Cleveland ). ▁ ▁No ▁additional ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁and ▁Mah oning ' s ▁main ▁line ▁was ▁made ▁after ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁leaving ▁the ▁main ▁line ▁just ▁about ▁ ▁long . ▁ ▁Independent ▁rail road : ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁ ▁Early ▁operations ▁The ▁Cleveland ▁and ▁Mah oning ▁Rail road ▁also ▁failed ▁to ▁complete ▁its ▁northern ▁termin us . ▁Work ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁line ▁had ▁terminated ▁at ▁the ▁do cks ▁on ▁the ▁Sc r anton ▁Fl ats ▁( not ▁I ris ht own ▁B end