ðə bˈɛlɪfˌɔnteɪn hɐdbɪn fˈɔːɹmd baɪ ɐ mˈɜːdʒɚɹ ʌvðə bˈɛlɪfˌɔnteɪn ænd ˌɪndiːˈænɚ ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd ænd ðɪ ˌɪndiənˈæpəlˌɪs, pˈɪtsbɜːɡ ænd klˈiːvlənd ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ.
The Bellefontaine had been formed by a merger of the Bellefontaine and Indiana Railroad and the Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and Cleveland Railroad in 1864.