Cornelius Vanderbilt died in January 1877. Six months later, the greatest social insurrection of the nineteenth century paralyzed the operations of Vanderbilt’s New York Central Railroad (by ...

Known as Cornelius Vanderbilt (May 27, 1794 - January 4, 1877), he was an American business magnate who built his fortune by building railroads and shipping companies. Vanderbilt's early career was ...

Born in Manhattan in 1875, Gertrude was the great-granddaughter of railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt and the wife of Harry Payne Whitney, whose fortune came from thoroughbred breeding and ...

Known as "The Commodore," Cornelius Vanderbilt built his fortune in steamboat shipping before entering the railroad industry in his late 60s. He acquired the New York & Harlem Railroad in 1863 and ...

How did Cornelius Vanderbilt became the king of railroads? A combined Central and New York Central Railroad was formed in 1867 after Cornelius Vanderbilt gained control, beating down the stock of this ...

Shipping and railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt has been described as combative. Author T.J. Stiles found court records that showed Vanderbilt engaged in fist-fights and won into his 50s. In ...

JACKSON, MI – If you know anything about 19th century tycoons, you’ll recognize the name Vanderbilt. Cornelius “Commodore” Vanderbilt, patriarch of the family, built a sprawling railroad ...

Cornelius Vanderbilt ordered the construction of new infrastructure, including the original Grand Central Depot (then the largest railroad station in the United States), a massive freight depot at ...

Cornelius Vanderbilt ordered the construction of new infrastructure, including the original Grand Central Depot (then the largest railroad station in the United States), a massive freight depot at ...