The Lake View and Collamer Railroad opened on May 1, 1875, on the east side of Cleveland. The railroad extended from near the intersection of Becker Avenue and Superior Street, where it connected to the , in Cleveland to Euclid Village, a distance of 6.86 miles. About 2.5 miles of the Lake View and Collamer Railroad was inside the city of Cleveland where it ran parallel to and a short distance north of Superior Street. The remainder of the railroad ran north-east to Euclid, parallel to Euclid Avenue.