In the late 19th century, the Vanderbilt family began their rise to fame and fortune with the monopolization of the railroad industry. Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt thought he was laying down ...

The Vanderbilt Mansion is located on 153 acres of land in Hyde Park, New York. The National Park Service offers tours to the ...

CHICAGO, June 26. Mr. William H. Vanderbilt, now in this city, being questioned as to whether he deemed an apportionment of railroad traffic or a division of its proceeds indispensable to the ...

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Before there was a Bezos, a Musk, or a Walton, there was Cornelius Vanderbilt—a man so wealthy, so powerful, and so obsessed ...

Vanderbilt’s early career was spent working for his father’s business and moving into leadership roles in the inland water trade and railroad business. How much was Cornelius Vanderbilt worth at his ...

Multiple agencies from across Wilson County joined forces Wednesday to simulate a mock disaster at the Lebanon train station.