▁construction . ▁The ▁smaller ▁road ▁to ▁be ▁le ased ▁was ▁the ▁ ▁Liber ty ▁and ▁Vienna ▁Rail road . ▁This ▁road ▁extended ▁from ▁the ▁Church ▁Hill ▁Co al ▁Co . ▁Rail road ▁in ▁Liber ty ▁Township ▁( about ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁Young st own ) ▁due ▁north ▁to ▁the ▁un in cor por ated ▁village ▁of ▁Vienna . ▁The ▁route ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁and ▁extended ▁west ▁to ▁Gir ard ▁and ▁then ▁sout heast ▁to ▁Young st own ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁( a ▁distance ▁of ▁). ▁Although ▁the ▁Gir ard - and - You ng st own ▁branch ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁to ▁the ▁As ht ab ula , ▁Young st own ▁and ▁Pitts burg ▁Rail ▁Road , ▁the ▁remainder ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁C & M . ▁ ▁The ▁Cleveland ▁and ▁Mah oning ▁Rail road ' s ▁focus ▁on ▁connecting ▁with ▁the ▁A & G W ▁led ▁the ▁C & M ▁to ▁neglect ▁its ▁respons ib ilities ▁under ▁its ▁Pennsylvania ▁char ter . ▁On ▁May ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁General ▁Assembly ▁repe aled ▁the ▁C & M ' s ▁char ter , ▁and ▁turned ▁over ▁authority ▁to ▁construct ▁a ▁route ▁between ▁the ▁state ▁line ▁and ▁New ▁Castle ▁to ▁the ▁Lawrence ▁Rail road ▁and ▁Transport ation ▁Co . ▁The ▁C & M ▁still ▁sought ▁a ▁direct ▁connection ▁to ▁Pitts burgh , ▁and ▁began ▁seeking ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁its ▁char ter ▁authority ▁in ▁ 1