▁did ▁not ▁author ize ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁rail road . ▁This ▁changed ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁when ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁legisl ature ▁am ended ▁the ▁law ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁C & M ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁line ▁" to ▁a ▁point ▁at ▁or ▁near ▁New ▁Castle ". ▁These ▁rights , ▁however , ▁only ▁last ed ▁for ▁ten ▁years . ▁The ▁North ▁Western ▁Rail road ▁offered ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁line ▁to ▁the ▁C & M ▁from ▁New ▁Castle , ▁but ▁C & M ▁officials ▁expressed ▁dis inter est ▁in ▁this ▁approach ▁because ▁they ▁were ▁already ▁in ▁tal ks ▁with ▁a ▁different ▁rail road . ▁The ▁Pan ic ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁and ▁opposition ▁from ▁Pitts burgh ▁business ▁and ▁rail road ▁interests ▁( wh ose ▁city ▁would ▁be ▁by pass ed ▁by ▁the ▁connection ) ▁ended ▁any ▁further ▁over t ures ▁by ▁the ▁North ▁Western ▁Rail road . ▁ ▁Building ▁the ▁Hub b ard ▁Branch ▁As ▁the ▁iron ▁and ▁steel ▁industry ▁in ▁the ▁Mah oning ▁Valley ▁grew ▁significantly ▁after ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁far ▁less ▁coal ▁was ▁available ▁to ▁send ▁to ▁Cleveland . ▁This ▁loss ▁of ▁fre ight ▁traffic ▁neg atively ▁impact ed ▁the ▁C & M ' s ▁profit ▁margin ▁to ▁a ▁great ▁degree . ▁To ▁solve ▁the ▁problem , ▁the ▁road ▁decided ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁branch ▁from ▁Young st own ▁into ▁the ▁coal ▁fields ▁around ▁Hub b ard , ▁Ohio . ▁To ▁raise ▁funds ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁branch , ▁the ▁rail road ▁sold ▁$ 7 2 ,