Cartoon, "The Modern Colossus of (Rail) Roads." Depicted in the center is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Vanderbilt" class="extiw" title="w:William Henry Vanderbilt">William Henry Vanderbilt</a>, President of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Central_Railroad" class="extiw" title="w:New York Central Railroad">New York Central Railroad</a> and several other railroads, as the most powerful tycoon in the U.S. railroad industry. Standing on his feet are two other powerful industry figures. On the left is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_West_Field" class="extiw" title="w:Cyrus West Field">Cyrus West Field</a>, who controlled the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Elevated_Railroad_Company" class="extiw" title="w:New York Elevated Railroad Company">New York Elevated Railroad Company</a>. On the right is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Gould" class="extiw" title="w:Jay Gould">Jay Gould</a>, who controlled the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pacific_Railroad" class="extiw" title="w:Union Pacific Railroad">Union Pacific Railroad</a> and other western railroads.<br> 
The sign in the foreground reads, "All freight seeking the seaboard must pass here and pay any tolls we demand." The flag over Field's elevated railway station reads, "L Road; Many nickels stolen are millions gained; by C. W. Field." Composite cartoon created from original two-page publication.
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Joseph_Keppler" class="extiw" title="w:en:Joseph Keppler"><span title="Austrian-born American cartoonist and caricaturist (1838-1894)">Joseph Keppler</span></a>
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=nhshAAAAYAAJ&amp;pg=PA650#v=onepage&amp;q=650&amp;f=false">"The Modern Colossus of (Rail) Roads"</a>. <i>Puck</i> (magazine), Vol. VI, No. 44, pp. 650–651.