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2006-06-08 Caribbean-Latin America

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Posted by Anonymoose 2006-06-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The movie based on Walker was dull and preachy. It would be nice if someone did a proper movie about what he did, some of it was amazing when you consider the odds.

Posted by rjschwarz 2006-06-08 11:03|| 2006-06-08 11:03|| Front Page Top

#2 Actually, at the time Vanderbilt was still more of a tycoon in the steamboat and ferry business than the railroads. His major interest in Nicaragua in the timeframe cited was transporting immigrants and "49ers" across the isthmus to facilitate California/Eastern US freight and passenger traffic.

Although he dabbled in railroads before then, he didn't really get started building a true railroad empire until the 1860s (when he was in his 70s!).

Posted by Dar">Dar 2006-06-08 13:14|| 2006-06-08 13:14|| Front Page Top

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