Records, 1875-1888.
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Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1843-1899
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Cornelius Vanderbilt was the favorite grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, who bequeathed him $5 million, and the eldest son of William Henry Vanderbilt (who bequeathed him about $70 million) and Maria Louisa Kissam. In his turn, he succeeded them as the chairman and the president of the New York Central and related railroad lines in 1885. On February 4, 1867, he married Alice Claypoole Gwynne (1845–1934); they had seven children. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage on September 12, 1899, at...
New York Central Sleeping Car Company.
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Sleeping car company formed in 1866 by Webster Wagner and controlled after 1868 by Cornelius Vanderbilt of the New York Central. In 1886, after several lackluster years following the 1882 death of Wagner, the name of this major Pullman competitor was changed by its new chief executive, William Seward Webb, to the Wagner Palace Car Company. Pullman finally purchased Wagner in 1899 for 36.5 million dollars. From the description of Records, 1875-1888. (Newberry ...
Wagner, Webster, 1817-1882
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Wagner formed a partnership in the wagon-making business with his brother James. Their shop was located at Palatine Bridge, N.Y. The business folded circa 1842, largely due to the Panic of 1837. From the description of Wagon making papers, 1837-1842. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122519806 ...
Indianapolis and St. Louis Railway Company
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Pullman's Palace Car Company
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Sleeping car companies acquired by Pullman's Palace Car Company. Founded in 1870, the Erie and Atlantic Sleeping Coach Company was bought by Pullman in 1873. The Southern Transportation Company, founded in 1865 and controlled by the Central Transporation Company, was leased by Pullman in 1870 for $20,000 per year as part of the larger Central Transportation Co. deal. The Southern's lines became part of Pullman's new subsidiary, the Pullman Southern Car Company. In 1878, ...
New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company
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Born 1 Feb. 1885 in Johnstown, Pa. Moved with family to Buffalo shortly after the Johnstown flood of 1889. When his parents died, he became the ward of his brother-in-law, C. George Hyde, who apprenticed him to the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad in 1902. From the description of Apprenticeship papers of John P. Loewer, 1902 May 5. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 44271315 Railroad company formed from a consolidation of the New York Central Railroad ...
Wagner Palace Car Company.
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