Ohio Rev. Code § 4951.20
When the lines or authorized lines of railway of street railway companies meet or intersect, or conveniently can be operated from one power house, or power houses owned, under lease, or operated by one of such companies, or when such line of a street railway company, and that of an inclined-plane railway or railroad company, or any railway operated by electricity conveniently may be connected, to be operated to mutual advantage, or when such line of a street railway company and that of an inclined-plane railway or railroad company or the railway of any company operated by electricity conveniently can be operated from one power house or power house owned, under lease, or operated by one of such street railway companies, inclined-plane railway or railroad companies, or by any company the railway of which is operated by electricity, such companies, or two or more of them, if they are not competing lines, may consolidate themselves into a single company.
R.C. § 4951.20