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Antique 1913 New York Central Railroad Gold Bond 🚂 $1000 Consolidation Mortgage, American Bank Note Co Style:Bond Only Behind it stood First FederalWhat did it cost to build an empire on steel rails and gold backed promises? Long before "infrastructure" was a headline word, it was a handshake between a railroad and the investors who trusted it with their gold. Picture New York City in 1913: Grand Central Terminal rising in its full Beaux Arts glory, steam locomotives threading the Hudson Valley past stone viaducts and tall masted sailing ships still working the river trade, and somewhere in a