▁would ▁connect ▁with ▁the ▁Cleveland , ▁Columb us ▁and ▁C inc inn ati ▁Rail road . ▁The ▁route ▁then ▁ran ▁through ▁Ch agr in ▁F alls , ▁Gar rett sv ille , ▁Warren , ▁N iles , ▁Gir ard , ▁Young st own , ▁Poland , ▁and ▁Peters burgh ▁before ▁termin ating ▁at ▁En on ▁Valley , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁Company ▁officials ▁decided ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁to ▁by pass ▁Young st own ▁entirely , ▁sh ifting ▁the ▁route ▁south ▁( al ong ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Inter state ▁ 7 6 ▁and ▁Inter state ▁ 8 0 ) ▁to ▁reach ▁En on ▁Valley . ▁David ▁Tod , ▁who ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁from ▁Brazil ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 , ▁was ▁angry ▁that ▁the ▁rail road ▁would ▁by pass ▁the ▁largest ▁city ▁in ▁his ▁county . ▁He ▁convinced ▁company ▁officials ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁route ▁back . ▁ ▁The ▁rail road ▁then ▁proposed ▁that , ▁after ▁leaving ▁Young st own , ▁the ▁route ▁should ▁follow ▁the ▁Mah oning ▁River ▁to ▁New ▁Castle . ▁There , ▁it ▁would ▁connect ▁with ▁the ▁North ▁Western ▁Rail road ▁and ▁the ▁Ohio ▁& ▁Pennsylvania ▁Rail road . ▁The ▁former ▁gave ▁it ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Rail road , ▁while ▁the ▁latter ▁provided ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁industrial ▁and ▁agricult ural ▁region ▁between ▁New ▁Castle ▁and ▁New ▁Bright on . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁December ▁ 1 8 5 2 , ▁a ▁new ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁was ▁elected . ▁Ret ained ▁were ▁Bald win , ▁K