Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway
The Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway was a railway company during the time of the Austrian Empire. Its main line was intended to connect Vienna with the salt mines in Bochnia near Kraków. The name is still used today in referring to a number of railway lines formerly operated by that company.
Kaiser Ferdinands-Nordbahn inscribed in abbreviated form on the façade of the main railway station in Bielsko-Biała, Poland
Share of the Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway, issued 1. July 1857
Railways in Germany and neighbouring countries in 1849; bold lines = working, narrow lines = projected or in construction
Salomon Mayer von Rothschild
Salomon Mayer Freiherr von Rothschild was a Frankfurt-born banker in the Austrian Empire and the founder of the Austrian branch of the prominent Rothschild family.
Salomon Mayer von Rothschild