field ▁Township . ▁This ▁ ▁long ▁industrial ▁rail road ▁origin ated ▁in ▁Sh aron ▁and ▁extended ▁ ▁into ▁Ohio . ▁T ogether , ▁the ▁Sh aron ▁Railway ▁and ▁West erman ▁Rail road ▁pushed ▁the ▁Hub b ard ▁Branch ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ ▁into ▁Pennsylvania . ▁The ▁C & M ▁obtained ▁track age ▁rights ▁on ▁both ▁industrial ▁roads , ▁upgrad ed ▁the ▁line ▁for ▁passenger ▁and ▁fre ight ▁trains , ▁and ▁ran ▁its ▁first ▁passenger ▁train ▁over ▁them ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁A & G W ▁emer ged ▁from ▁bank rupt cy ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁under ▁its ▁old ▁name , ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁& ▁Great ▁Western ▁Rail road , ▁and ▁the ▁le ase ▁to ▁the ▁Er ie ▁ended . ▁ ▁Cleveland ▁and ▁Mah oning ▁Valley ▁Rail road ▁▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁and ▁Mah oning ▁Valley ▁Rail road ▁James ▁Mc Hen ry ▁purchased ▁all ▁but ▁ 1 9 ▁shares ▁of ▁the ▁C & M ' s ▁out standing ▁stock ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁This ▁stock ▁was ▁then ▁transferred ▁to ▁an ▁invest ment ▁trust , ▁the ▁R ental ▁Trust ▁B onds ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁and ▁Great ▁Western ▁Railway ▁(" the ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁r ental ▁trust "). ▁ ▁Rec ogn izing ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁N iles ▁& ▁New ▁Lis bon ▁and ▁the ▁Vienna ▁& ▁Liber ty ▁short lines ▁to ▁the ▁C & M , ▁Mc Hen ry ▁now ▁moved ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁neither