Monday, April 22, 2013

Cornelius Vanderbil


         Cornelius Vanderbilt was an American industrialist and philanthropist who built his wealth in shipping and railroads. He was one of the most successful rail road workers of all time. By 1869, he had purchased and merged three short running railroads to form the New York Central. He had his own rail road service between New York and Chicago around 1871.

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