Known autograph occurrences
on collectible certificates

This represents a full listing of railroad-related certificates
known to exist with the celebrity autograph of:

Vanderbilt, William Henry

1821-1885
Son of Commodore and inheritor of Vanderbilt fortune; alienated from Commodore until about 1863; assumed leadership of companies and increased his father's fortune tremendously; President Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, New York Central & Hudson River, et al.; resigned all company presidencies in 1883 and ordered sons as chairmen but left presidencies to operating men.	Click to see larger picture

Company	Certificate	Role
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad (Rail Road) Co	CHI-086-S-50	stockholder
Chicago & Canada Southern Railway Co	CHI-099-S-50	stockholder
Detroit & Bay City Railroad Co	DET-075-S-50	stockholder
Hudson River Railroad Co	HUD-567-O-50	vice-president
Joliet & Northern Indiana Railroad Co	JOL-357-S-50	stockholder
The Mahoning Coal Rail Road (Railroad) Co	MAH-364-S-52c	stockholder
The Michigan Central Rail Road Co	MIC-182b-B-11a	bondholder
Michigan Midland & Canada Railroad Co	MIC-545-S-50	stockholder
The New York Central & Hudson River Railroad (Rail Road) Co	NEW-533a-B-18	vice president
The New York Central & Hudson River Railroad (Rail Road) Co	NEW-533a-O-50	president
The New York Central & Hudson River Railroad (Rail Road) Co	NEW-533a-S-20	president
The New York Central & Hudson River Railroad (Rail Road) Co	NEW-533a-S-25	president
The New York Central & Hudson River Railroad (Rail Road) Co	NEW-533a-S-52	president
New York Central Sleeping Car Co	NEW-545-S-40
New York Central Sleeping Car Co	NEW-545-S-40	stockholder
New York Central Sleeping Car Co	NEW-545-S-40	executor
New York Central Sleeping Car Co	NEW-545-S-41	stockholder
The New York & Harlem Railroad Co	NEW-609-O-07
The New York & Harlem Railroad Co	NEW-609-O-20	vice-president
The New York & Harlem Railroad Co	NEW-609-S-30	president
The New York & Harlem Railroad Co	NEW-609-S-30
The New York & Harlem Railroad Co	NEW-609-S-31	president
The New York & Harlem Railroad Co	NEW-609-S-32	president
The New York & Harlem Railroad Co	NEW-609-S-33	president
The New York & Harlem Railroad Co	NEW-609-S-70
The New York & Harlem Railroad Co	NEW-609-S-70	president
The New-York & Mahopac Railroad Co	NEW-667a-S-10	president
The Pine Creek Railway Co	PIN-414-S-50	stockholder
The Pittsburgh McKeesport & Youghiogheny Railroad Co	PIT-616-S-51	stockholder
The Pittsburgh McKeesport & Youghiogheny Railroad Co	PIT-616-S-60	stockholder
The Spuyten Duyvil & Port Morris Railroad Co	SPU-500-S-50	stockholder
The Spuyten Duyvil & Port Morris Railroad Co	SPU-500-S-50	president
Staten Island Rail-Road Co	STA-818a-S-50a	president

Autograph samples

Please note: I do NOT authenticate autographs. These samples were provided
by collectors and dealers who had evidence to believe these are valid
signatures. Please contact me if you discover evidence to the contrary.

Date	Autograph sample	Source
1864		Wilhelm Leiter
1867		Collector Contribution
1873		Collector Contribution
1880		Collector Contribution

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