), ▁leaving ▁the ▁rail road ▁ ▁short ▁of ▁its ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁Cleveland , ▁Columb us ▁and ▁C inc inn ati ▁Rail road . ▁ ▁F irm ing ▁up ▁operations ▁on ▁the ▁existing , ▁incomplete ▁road ▁became ▁the ▁company ' s ▁immediate ▁goal . ▁It ▁initi ated ▁a ▁new ▁bond ▁sale ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁raising ▁$ 3 4 4 , 1 0 0 ▁($ ▁in ▁ ▁dollars ). ▁A ▁portion ▁of ▁these ▁funds ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁less en ▁the ▁ste ep ▁grade ▁in ▁the ▁T rem ont ▁area ▁of ▁Cleveland . ▁The ▁company ▁also ▁purchased ▁ 1 1 ▁more ▁locomot ives . ▁To ▁accommod ate ▁its ▁growing ▁fleet , ▁the ▁C & M ▁contract ed ▁with ▁the ▁Ch as . ▁We ather head ▁construction ▁firm ▁to ▁build ▁its ▁first ▁maintenance ▁sh ops ▁and ▁round house ▁In ▁Cleveland , ▁just ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁Liter ary ▁Road ▁and ▁Mah oning ▁Avenue . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁the ▁rail road ▁demol ished ▁its ▁existing ▁wooden ▁bridge ▁over ▁the ▁C uy ah oga ▁River ▁near ▁Kings bury ▁Run ▁in ▁Cleveland , ▁and ▁replaced ▁it ▁with ▁an ▁iron ▁How e ▁tr uss ▁bridge . ▁ ▁The ▁C & M ▁still ▁needed ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁connection ▁to ▁an ▁eastern ▁rail road . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁General ▁Assembly ▁en act ed ▁legisl ation ▁allowing ▁the ▁C & M ▁to ▁run ▁cars ▁to ▁New ▁Castle , ▁but ▁the ▁stat ute