USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Cornelius Vanderbilt (May 27, 1794 – January 4, 1877), nicknamed “the Commodore", was an American business magnate who built his wealth in railroads and shipping.

Detailed explanation-2: -By the 1850s he had turned his attention to railroads, buying up so much stock in the New York and Harlem Railroad that by 1863 he owned the line. He later acquired the Hudson River Railroad and the New York Central Railroad and consolidated them in 1869.

Detailed explanation-3: -These men, names like James Hill, Jay and George Gould, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Edward Harriman, and Collis P. Huntington are largely responsible for building much of the country’s network.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877), also known as “the Commordore” made his wealth in the railroads and shipping industries. He found his start in the ferry industry as a young boy with almost immediate success and a place as one of America’s great industrialists.

Detailed explanation-5: -Cornelius Vanderbilt began a passenger ferry business in New York harbor with one boat, then started his own steamship company, eventually controlling Hudson River traffic. He also provided the first rail service between New York and Chicago.