Springfield was the original destination of the two oldest Railroad companies to lay rails in Ohio, the Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad and the Little Miami Railroad.
Louis, and Toled.
Other routes became more important as rails eventually spread like spokes of a wheel from Cincinnati, and connections were made to Akron, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Indianapolis, Lexington, Louisville, Marietta, Pittsburgh, St.
This would form the first rail link between Lake Erie and the Ohio River.
Springfield was the original destination of the two oldest Railroad companies to lay rails in Ohio, the Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad and the Little Miami Railroad