5 ▁was ▁extremely ▁severe , ▁and ▁little ▁construction ▁could ▁be ▁accomplished . ▁This ▁pushed ▁the ▁date ▁for ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁into ▁ 1 8 5 6 . ▁To ▁accept ▁fre ight ▁directly ▁from ▁cargo ▁ships , ▁the ▁rail road ▁announced ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁it ▁would ▁build ▁do cks ▁on ▁either ▁side ▁of ▁Columb us ▁Street ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁C uy ah oga ▁River ▁( the ▁southern most ▁part ▁of ▁I ris ht own ▁B end ). ▁The ▁first ▁ ▁of ▁track ▁south ▁of ▁Cleveland ▁opened ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 5 6 . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁the ▁rail road ▁opened ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁Warren . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁rail ▁operations , ▁the ▁C & M ▁needed ▁a ▁super int endent ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁road ' s ▁day - to - day ▁operations . ▁ ▁W . C . ▁Cle ll and , ▁of ▁the ▁Pitts burg ▁& ▁Cleveland ▁Rail road , ▁was ▁appointed ▁super int endent ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁but ▁he ▁res igned ▁suddenly ▁just ▁a ▁month ▁later . ▁Charles ▁L . ▁Rh odes ▁was ▁then ▁appointed ▁super int endent ▁tempor arily . ▁He ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁George ▁Robinson , ▁a ▁super int endent ▁with ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁& ▁Pitts burgh ▁Rail road . ▁Robinson , ▁who ▁also ▁was ▁the ▁C & M ' s ▁chief ▁engineer , ▁stayed ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁ ▁Comple tion ▁of ▁the ▁line