▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁the ▁N yp ano ▁and ▁C & M V ▁b onds ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 8 . ▁A ▁bank rupt cy ▁court ▁gave ▁its ▁appro val ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁when ▁it ▁allowed ▁the ▁Er ie ▁to ▁emer ge ▁from ▁bank rupt cy . ▁ ▁The ▁Cleveland ▁and ▁Mah oning ▁Valley ▁Rail road ' s ▁existence ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁corpor ation ▁came ▁to ▁a ▁close ▁on ▁May ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁Post - Er ie ▁status ▁The ▁C & M V ▁now ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Mah oning ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁Er ie ▁Rail road . ▁About ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁Transfer , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁the ▁double ▁track ▁became ▁two ▁parallel ▁tracks . ▁The ▁southern ▁set ▁of ▁tracks ▁( the ▁former ▁Hub b ard ▁Branch ) ▁kept ▁to ▁the ▁valle ys ▁and ▁passed ▁through ▁Sh aron ▁to ▁reach ▁Young st own ▁before ▁moving ▁north west ▁to ▁Warren . ▁These ▁tracks ▁the ▁Er ie ▁called ▁the ▁" First ▁Sub div ision ". ▁The ▁second ▁set ▁of ▁tracks ▁stuck ▁to ▁the ▁higher ▁ground , ▁and ▁sw ung ▁more ▁w ester ly ▁to ▁reach ▁Warren ' s ▁north ▁side ▁via ▁a ▁more ▁direct ▁route . ▁These ▁tracks ▁the ▁Er ie ▁called ▁the ▁" Second ▁Sub div ision ". ▁As ▁both ▁sub div isions ▁left ▁Warren ' s ▁city ▁limits , ▁they ▁became ▁parallel ▁again . ▁The ▁two ▁tracks ▁crossed ▁just ▁west ▁of ▁Le av itt s burg ▁( a ▁location