George Francis Train was of a one-track mind. A 1939 World-Herald graphic about George Francis Train includes the erroneous legend of the building of Train’s Cozzens Hotel. Train School as it looked ...

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George Francis Train as photographed by Mathew Benjamin Brady in the mid-1800s. (Courtesy of the U.S. Library of Congress) In 1870, a wealthy American millionaire traveled around the world in 80 days ...

George Francis Train (1829-1904) was an author, orator, businessman, and larger-than-life financial promoter. His connection to Nebraska resulted from his interest in the building of the ...