▁quantity ▁of ▁rolling ▁stock ▁to ▁begin ▁operations . ▁Rails ▁were ▁purchased ▁from ▁the ▁Phoenix ville ▁Man ufact uring ▁Co ., ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁ship ment ▁arrived ▁in ▁late ▁May ▁ 1 8 5 5 . ▁The ▁rail road ' s ▁first ▁locomot ive , ▁the ▁Philadelphia , ▁was ▁manufact ured ▁by ▁the ▁C uy ah oga ▁Ste am ▁F urn ace ▁Co . ▁and ▁delivered ▁in ▁late ▁July . ▁The ▁second ▁big ▁ship ment ▁of ▁rails ▁arrived ▁in ▁mid - Oct ober . ▁ ▁Open ing ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁between ▁Cleveland ▁and ▁Warren ▁At ▁Pl ank ▁Road ▁Station , ▁on ▁Cleveland ' s ▁southern ▁border , ▁the ▁rail road ▁constructed ▁its ▁first ▁rail ▁yard . ▁The ▁ham let ▁which ▁grew ▁up ▁around ▁the ▁yards ▁was ▁renamed ▁Rand all , ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁former ▁United ▁States ▁Post master ▁General ▁Alexander ▁Rand all . ▁( It ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁North ▁Rand all ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 .) ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁route ▁in ▁Port age ▁County , ▁Ohio , ▁was ▁grad ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁and ▁track ▁partially ▁laid . ▁By ▁November ▁ 7 , ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁complete ▁between ▁Mant ua ▁and ▁Warren , ▁and ▁construction ▁trains ▁were ▁running ▁on ▁the ▁line . ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 0 , ▁the ▁C & M ▁awarded ▁a ▁contract ▁to ▁the ▁Chamber lain ▁Co . ▁to ▁grade ▁the ▁route ▁from ▁Young st own ▁to ▁New ▁Castle . ▁ ▁The ▁winter ▁which ▁began ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 8 5