initially operated by the i&c, the wvrr operated independently for several years. in 1890 the wvrr was absorbed by the growing *big four* - the cleveland, cincinnati, chicago & st. louis. the big four (later the new york central railroad or nyc) operated commuter trains from connersville and from harrison, ohio, into cincinnati, and briefly operated through trains and parlor cars from cincinnati to fort wayne, changing at connersville to the tracks of the lake erie and western railroad.