& M V ▁to ▁abandon ▁the ▁rarely - prof itable ▁Vienna ▁& ▁Liber ty ▁Rail road , ▁which ▁it ▁did ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁The ▁N yp ano ▁spent ▁$ 3 ▁million ▁($ ▁in ▁ ▁dollars ) ▁on ▁C & M V ▁track , ▁dep ot , ▁and ▁yard ▁improvements ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁Fif teen ▁brid ges ▁were ▁replaced ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁including ▁a ▁two - span ▁bridge ▁over ▁the ▁Sh en ango ▁River ▁at ▁Sh aron . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁the ▁N yp ano ▁le ased ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁& ▁Pitts burgh ▁Rail road ▁line ▁in ▁R aven na , ▁Ohio . ▁This ▁ ▁piece ▁of ▁track ▁became ▁the ▁Mah oning ▁Division ' s ▁main ▁line ▁( g iving ▁the ▁division ▁a ▁better ▁route ▁through ▁the ▁city ▁than ▁its ▁existing ▁double - track ed ▁and ▁single - track ed ▁lines ). ▁The ▁Er ie ▁purchased ▁this ▁track ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁the ▁N yp ano ▁replaced ▁the ▁dam aged ▁swing ▁bridge ▁over ▁the ▁C uy ah oga ▁River ▁north ▁of ▁Kings bury ▁Run ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁, ▁double - track ed , ▁single - leaf ▁Stra uss ▁bas c ule ▁bridge . ▁ ▁The ▁N yp ano ▁built ▁a ▁new , ▁steam - oper ated ▁coal ▁t ipp le ▁and ▁dock ▁for ▁the ▁C & M V ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁near