, ▁North western ▁& ▁Pacific ▁Railway ▁had ▁cost ▁him ▁$ 7 5 , 0 0 0 ▁a ▁mile , ▁and ▁Roll ins ▁Pass ▁had ▁cost ▁him ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁fortune . ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁city ▁trying ▁to ▁raise ▁more ▁money , ▁and ▁was ▁stopped ▁by ▁what ▁would ▁later ▁be ▁learned ▁was ▁the ▁doing ▁of ▁E . ▁H . ▁Harr iman ▁and ▁George ▁Jay ▁G ould ▁I . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁thre ats ▁they ▁had ▁faced ▁in ▁years . ▁Although ▁M off at ▁was ▁looked ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁vain ▁dream er , ▁he ▁would ▁later ▁be ▁viewed ▁by ▁many ▁as ▁ahead ▁of ▁his ▁time . ▁His ▁legacy ▁would ▁leave ▁Den ver ▁and ▁Rio ▁Grande ▁Western ▁Rail road ▁and ▁later ▁Union ▁Pacific ▁Rail road ▁with ▁a ▁rail road ▁that ▁would ▁out last ▁most ▁other ▁rail ▁lines ▁in ▁Colorado . ▁He ▁would ▁have ▁M off at ▁T unnel ▁and ▁M off at ▁County , ▁Colorado ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁M off at ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Washington ville , ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁David ▁and ▁Catherine ▁Gre gg . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 1 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁twelve ▁years ▁old , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁where ▁he ▁began ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁mess enger ▁boy ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Exchange ▁Bank , ▁now ▁the ▁Ir ving ▁Exchange ▁National ▁Bank . ▁His ▁starting ▁position ▁was ▁minor , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁eager ▁to ▁learn ▁the ▁bank ing ▁business . ▁M off at ▁was ▁noted ▁by