Cornelius Vanderbilt - the richest man in America

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Cornelius Vanderbilt - the richest man in America

… Cornelius Vanderbilt, now 75 was at the helm of one of the largest private enterprises in America and he at once started to make it yield. Applying his principles of economy and competitiveness he started to improve the roadbeds, replace the rusted iron rails by steel he imported from England and doubled tracks where it was only single. These improvements enabled the railroad to run longer trains with larger freight cars, greatly increasing its profitability. As a monument to his success, Vanderbilt built the Grand Central Depot, a massive granite structure with a glass-domed roof covering five acres, the largest terminal …

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