 This gave the PRR a route between St. Louis and Toledo, via a connection with the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway at Butler.In 1905, the L&T was merged with other lines (including the TH&I) to form the Vandalia Railroad, a new operating subsidiary of the PRR.The Vandalia gained trackage rights over the Wabash from Butler into Toledo's Union Station on June 1, 1913, allowing for through freight and passenger service from Toledo to St. Louis and Chicago.