▁Line ▁Rail road , ▁the ▁Er ie ▁& ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁the ▁Cleveland , ▁P aines ville ▁and ▁As ht ab ula ▁Rail road , ▁and ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁financi ers ▁from ▁M ead ville , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 5 2 . ▁The ▁C & M ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁rail ro ads ▁present ▁agreed ▁to ▁join ▁forces , ▁and ▁to ▁seek ▁a ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁Er ie ▁Railway . ▁The ▁Er ie ▁agreed ▁not ▁only ▁to ▁a ▁connection ▁but ▁also ▁to ▁survey ▁the ▁proposed ▁route ▁across ▁Pennsylvania ▁at ▁its ▁own ▁exp ense . ▁The ▁Franklin ▁& ▁Warren ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁to ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁& ▁Great ▁Western ▁Rail road ▁( A & G W ▁O H ). ▁The ▁A & G W ▁O H ▁began ▁work ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁with ▁funds ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁M ead ville ▁invest ors , ▁but ▁money ▁ran ▁out ▁after ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁miles ▁were ▁grad ed . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁Ohio ▁rail road ▁st alled , ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁granted ▁a ▁char ter ▁to ▁the ▁M ead ville ▁Rail road ▁Co . ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁line ▁from ▁Er ie , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁to ▁M ead ville . ▁The ▁state ▁also ▁gave ▁the ▁M ead ville ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁purchase ▁any ▁a ▁branch ▁line ▁constructed ▁under ▁the ▁char ter ▁of ▁the ▁Pitts burg ▁& ▁Er ie . ▁These ▁rights ▁were ▁purchased