▁C & M ▁tracks ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁Cleveland ▁so ▁that ▁no ▁trans ship ment ▁of ▁fre ight ▁or ▁passengers ▁need ▁occur . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁the ▁A & G W ▁roads ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁an ▁agreement ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁C & M ▁to ▁reach ▁Cleveland , ▁even ▁though ▁the ▁latter ▁road ▁still ▁had ▁no ▁connection ▁to ▁any ▁other ▁rail road ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁A & G W ▁NY ▁opened ▁between ▁Sal aman ca ▁and ▁Jam est own ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁and ▁to ▁Cor ry , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁The ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁caused ▁funds ▁for ▁construction ▁to ▁dry ▁up , ▁so ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁officials ▁from ▁all ▁three ▁A & G W ▁roads ▁sought ▁out ▁Mc Hen ry ▁again . ▁Mc Hen ry ▁and ▁the ▁mon archy ▁of ▁Spain ▁both ▁provided ▁more ▁funds ▁to ▁the ▁A & G W . ▁The ▁Tr ent ▁Aff air , ▁which ▁threatened ▁war ▁between ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁delayed ▁rece ipt ▁of ▁these ▁funds ▁slightly . ▁Work ▁res umed ▁in ▁mid - 1 8 6 2 , ▁and ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁the ▁English ▁railway ▁magn ate ▁Sir ▁Mort on ▁Pet o ▁made ▁an ▁additional ▁large ▁invest ment ▁in ▁the ▁three ▁A & G W s ▁( which ▁established ▁a ▁joint ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁to ▁govern ▁all ▁three ▁companies ▁under ▁the