kɔːɹnˈiːlɪəs vˈændɚbˌɪlt ˈæftɚ spˈɛndɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst sˈɛvənti jˈɪɹz ʌv hɪz lˈaɪf bˈɪldɪŋ ɐ səksˈɛsfəl fˈɛɹi bˈɪznəs, kəntɹˈoʊld ænd ɛkspˈændᵻd ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk sˈɛntɹəl ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd ˌɪntʊ ɐn ˈɛmpaɪɚ ænd ˈɔːɹdɚd kənstɹˈʌkʃən ʌvðə fˈɜːst ɡɹˈænd sˈɛntɹəl tˈɜːmɪnəl.
Cornelius Vanderbilt – After spending the first 70 years of his life building a successful ferry business, controlled and expanded the New York Central Railroad into an empire and ordered construction of the first Grand Central Terminal.