ðə ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd ˈɛntɚd kəlˈʌmbəs fɹʌmðɪ ˈiːst pˈæsɪŋ nˌɪɹ wʌt ɪz nˈaʊ pˈoːɹt kəlˈʌmbəs ˈɛɹpoːɹt, kɹˈɔst ˈæləm kɹˈiːk ænd nˈɛlsən ɹˈoʊd sˈaʊθ ʌv fˈɪfθ ˈævənˌuː ænd pˈæst ðə bˈɛɹəks wˌɛɹ ɪt swˈʌŋ ɚɹˈaʊnd saʊθwˈɛstwɚd tʊ ˈɛntɚ jˈuːniən stˈeɪʃən.
The railroad entered Columbus from the east passing near what is now Port Columbus Airport, crossed Alum Creek and Nelson Road south of Fifth Avenue and past the Barracks where it swung around southwestward to enter Union Station.