Manhattan Elevated Railroad References Manhattan Elevated Railroad American company Ask Anything Homework Help Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: Jay Gould…1886 he had acquired the Manhattan Elevated Railroad, which held a monopoly over New York City’s elevated railways. Gould remained ruthless, unscrupulous, and friendless to the end and died leaving a fortune estimated at $77 million. Read More…1886 he had acquired the Manhattan Elevated Railroad, which held a monopoly over New York City’s elevated railways. Gould remained ruthless, unscrupulous, and friendless to the end and died leaving a fortune estimated at $77 million. Read More