Creator
Joseph Keppler
Title
The Modern Colossus of Roads
Coverage
New York
Publisher
Keppler and Schwarzmann
Date
1879
Description
William Vanderbilt stands astride a network of railroad tracks with Cyrus Field and Jay Gould on his legs. Vanderbilt controlled the New York Central System, Field owned the New York Elevated Railway and Gould owned the Union Pacific and other railroads. Together, the three men wielded influence over the lives of thousands of railroad customers, travelers, and employees.
Source
in Puck