ðə lˈɪɾəl maɪˈæmi ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd lˈɪŋkt sˌɪnsɪnˈæɾi ænd zˈiːniə ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv, ænd ðə sˈiː ænd ˈɛks wʌz ɪntˈɛndᵻd tə lˈɪŋk kəlˈʌmbəs tə zˈiːniə—kɹiːˈeɪɾɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst ɹˈeɪl lˈɪŋk bᵻtwˌiːn kəlˈʌmbəs ænd sˌɪnsɪnˈæɾi.
The Little Miami Railroad linked Cincinnati and Xenia in 1845, and the C&X was intended to link Columbus to Xenia—creating the first rail link between Columbus and Cincinnati.