Continental Rails II
Game # 10 - Turn # 16
Headline News 1871 to 1872
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1871: Wild Bill Hickok made Marshal of Abilene. Shoots two men and one policeman.
1872: Buffalo Bill Cody makes first stage appearance in Chicago. Broadway next!
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Edward Harriman bought FW&C for $1000, Comte Verlin bought IC for $1730, Jim Hill bought SL for $2000.
PCs Merged: SLSW merges into M&LR, SP&D merges into C&NW.
PCs Incorporated: MKT.
New Engines Acquired: B&M bought Consolidation 2-8-0, NYC bought Pacific 4-6-2, GTW bought Pacific 4-6-2, A&C bought Pacific 4-6-2.
New Technologies Acquired: CNJ bought Pullman sleepers, PENN bought Pullman sleepers, S&G bought Pullman sleepers, GTW bought Pullman sleepers, TP&W bought Pullman sleepers, C&NW bought Pullman sleepers, CRIP bought Pullman sleepers, CB&Q bought Pullman sleepers, CNS bought Grand Station, CNS bought Pullman sleepers, MP bought Grand Station, MP bought Pullman sleepers, M&LR bought Pullman sleepers, WP bought Pullman sleepers, KC&D bought Pullman sleepers.
RoWs built: IL3 by B&O, KY9 by C&O, IN6 by GTW, TN14 by TP&W, MT1 by C&NW, IA5 by CB&Q, ND4 by CNS, TX15 by V&T, NV1 by WP, NE3 by UP.
Double Tracked Lines: TP&W doubled IL8, C&NW doubled GN, CNS doubled M&SP, MP doubled KCN.
New RoWs acquired: TP&W got GA3, CRIP got IL13, C&O got TN15, UP got IA6, MP got KS2, CB&Q got OK6, C&NW got MT2, CNS got MT6, WP got UT7.
RR Mergers: S&G merges into GTW.
Inadequate signal system slows B&M rail service: mail contracts worth $8420 cancelled.
Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost W&W $22341.
Inadequate signal system slows A&C rail service: mail contracts worth $1370 cancelled.
Rate Wars: READ declares rate war on PENN, reduces rates by 50%
Bankrupt RRs: READ, BRL.
Loan Recalls: J. Edgar Thompson.
New railroad Presidents: Jim Fisk of NYC, Jim Hill of G&C, Edward Harriman of M&LR, John Forbes of V&T, Jim Hill of KC&D.
New Private Companies Available: T&P, CT, LP&W.
Jim Fisk dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $9123., Comte Verlin, William Palmer, John Forbes
Invention of automatic brakes a major improvement in train safety.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Normal.
Best locomotive available: Pacific 4-6-2
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system, automatic couplers, Pullman sleepers, automatic brakes
Tycoon Announcements:
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10
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William Palmer
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going for the final rounds.
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Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
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Robber Baron
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John Forbes (2)
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Comte Verlin (1)
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Hannibal Kimball (5)
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Jay Gould (8)
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Jim Fisk (4)
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Rail Mogul
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Hannibal Kimball (5)
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Comte Verlin (1)
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John Forbes (2)
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Jay Gould (8)
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Jim Fisk (4)
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Rail Builder
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Comte Verlin (1)
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Hannibal Kimball (5)
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John Forbes (2)
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Jim Fisk (4)
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William Palmer (10)
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Rail Magnate
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Comte Verlin (1)
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Hannibal Kimball (5)
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John Forbes (2)
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Jim Fisk (4)
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Byron Kilbourn (11)
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Rail Prodigal
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John Forbes (2)
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Hannibal Kimball (5)
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Jim Fisk (4)
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Comte Verlin (1)
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William Palmer (10)
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Rail Baron
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John Forbes (2)
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Hannibal Kimball (5)
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Comte Verlin (1)
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Jim Fisk (4)
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William Palmer (10)
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Player Summary
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President of
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PCs owned
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Player #
|
Tycoon name
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RR 1
|
RR 2
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PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
1
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Comte Verlin |
MP
|
WP
|
IC
|
....
|
|
5
|
Hannibal Kimball |
CNS
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TP&W
|
L&A
|
GW
|
|
2
|
John Forbes |
GTW
|
V&T
|
....
|
....
|
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4
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Jim Fisk |
NYC
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C&NW
|
....
|
....
|
|
10
|
William Palmer |
CRIP
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CB&Q
|
....
|
....
|
|
8
|
Jay Gould |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
6
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Edward Harriman |
UP
|
M&LR
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FW&C
|
....
|
|
15
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J. Pierpont Morgan |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
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11
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Byron Kilbourn |
C&O
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
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12
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Cyrus Holliday |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
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William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
Thomas Scott |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
9
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Erastus Corning |
BRL
|
SCL
|
....
|
....
|
|
3
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J. Edgar Thompson |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
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7
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Jim Hill |
KC&D
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G&C
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SL
|
....
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Railroad Summary
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RR
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Name
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Tracks
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Revenues
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Expense
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Efficiency
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Bonds
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Loans
|
Profit / share
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Dividend / share
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Grant
|
Land
|
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B&M
|
Boston & Maine
|
842
|
106787
|
66207
|
92
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255565
|
111775
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
NYC
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New York Central
|
2570
|
456717
|
251194
|
96
|
800829
|
344178
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
|
CNJ
|
Central New Jersey
|
936
|
123568
|
67963
|
99
|
252354
|
46723
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
2430
|
401603
|
225181
|
99
|
689014
|
181047
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
288
|
35250
|
29996
|
99
|
81310
|
20726
|
-1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
2533
|
481320
|
269537
|
95
|
740483
|
312851
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
1916
|
231202
|
138720
|
91
|
561184
|
77573
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
326
|
|
W&W
|
Wilmington & Weldon
|
2031
|
247964
|
136379
|
96
|
593446
|
213062
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
962
|
122666
|
82186
|
87
|
261914
|
25039
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
G&C
|
Greenville & Columbia
|
94
|
9827
|
6486
|
88
|
25788
|
7094
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
GTW
|
Grand Trunk Western
|
2996
|
516750
|
289379
|
95
|
862515
|
428476
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
239
|
|
BRL
|
Blue Ridge Line
|
384
|
34849
|
23349
|
87
|
110782
|
40799
|
-1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
TP&W
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
|
2249
|
434311
|
225842
|
99
|
567125
|
384906
|
11
|
9
|
0
|
211
|
|
A&C
|
Atlanta & Chattanooga
|
137
|
15528
|
9783
|
91
|
38939
|
11559
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
2087
|
228516
|
118829
|
99
|
447040
|
313384
|
4
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
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CRIP
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Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
150
|
21022
|
11562
|
99
|
37115
|
25585
|
5
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
|
CB&Q
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
1183
|
169583
|
94967
|
95
|
349149
|
222616
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
CNS
|
Chicago North Shore
|
1471
|
169731
|
88261
|
99
|
309421
|
221439
|
5
|
1
|
2470
|
2937
|
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
787
|
99899
|
51948
|
99
|
154145
|
93209
|
6
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
|
M&LR
|
Memphis & Little Rock
|
477
|
49940
|
27467
|
99
|
88769
|
38707
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
137
|
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
736
|
60788
|
33433
|
99
|
142555
|
98183
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
WP
|
Western Pacific
|
902
|
110127
|
61671
|
95
|
187162
|
128627
|
4
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
|
UP
|
Union Pacific
|
843
|
75706
|
41639
|
99
|
172816
|
126961
|
2
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
|
MKT
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
|
326
|
30314
|
20614
|
86
|
61769
|
44731
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
KC&D
|
Kansas City & Denver
|
66
|
10719
|
7396
|
85
|
15502
|
9412
|
4
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
|
KP
|
Kansas Pacific
|
178
|
17827
|
11766
|
88
|
32813
|
21963
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Railroad Lines:
(Region Key: A=Atl D=DpSouth O=Ohio L=GtLakes C=Central M=Miss G=Gulf W=MidWest S=SWest T=Mtn P=Pacific N=Canada X=Mexico)
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Boston & Maine (B&M ):
|
|
B&M
(Double)
|
ME1
|
C1
|
GT
(Double)
|
C2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AN]
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|
New York Central (NYC ):
|
|
NYC
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B&A
(Double)
|
HRL
(Double)
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NY3
|
C4
(Double)
|
C5
(Double)
|
MC
|
|
PA11
|
MI5
(Double)
|
MS
|
C3
|
P&LE
(Double)
|
OH3
|
PA7
|
MI4
|
|
MN
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOLCN]
|
|
Central New Jersey (CNJ ):
|
|
CNJ
(Double)
|
PA9
|
PA10
|
PA8
|
NY1
|
NY2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AL]
|
|
Pennsylvania (PENN):
|
|
PENN
(Double)
|
C&A
(Double)
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
P&FW
|
PA1
(Double)
|
NYNH
|
MRLE
|
|
WV2
|
B&H
|
A&GW
|
ERIE
|
WV3
|
IN4
|
LV
|
IN8
|
C&EI
|
IL5
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOLCM]
|
|
Reading (READ):
|
|
READ
|
PA2
|
PA3
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):
|
|
B&O
(Double)
|
WV1
|
M&C
|
OH1
|
OH4
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
IN1
(Double)
|
IN10
(Double)
|
|
L&N
(Double)
|
IL6
(Double)
|
TN7
|
OH2
|
GM&O
(Double)
|
AL7
(Double)
|
|
AL5
(Double)
|
AL2
(Double)
|
MI2
|
MS1
|
IL3
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADOLCMG]
|
|
Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):
|
|
C&O
|
RF&P
(Double)
|
VC
|
VA4
|
VA6
|
TN1
|
TN4
|
N&C
|
A&T
|
KY10
|
|
KY8
|
O&M
|
KY11
|
KY9
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN15 |
[Regions: ADO]
|
|
Wilmington & Weldon (W&W ):
|
|
W&W
(Double)
|
N&W
(Double)
|
R&D
(Double)
|
VA1
(Double)
|
VA2
|
NC1
|
VA7
|
|
MD2
|
C&H
(Double)
|
NER
|
SC1
|
N&S
|
W&M
(Double)
|
NC2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Sea Coast Line (SCL ):
|
|
SCL
|
S&A
|
GA1
|
GA4
|
FL3
|
FL4
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AD]
|
|
Greenville & Columbia (G&C ):
|
|
G&C
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ]
|
|
Grand Trunk Western (GTW ):
|
|
GTW
|
LS
(Double)
|
OH5
|
OH6
|
IN3
|
IN7
|
IL4
|
C&C
|
OH8
|
IN6
|
|
S&G
(Double)
|
GA6
|
GA7
|
AL1
|
A&WP
(Double)
|
AL3
|
TN10
|
MS6
|
|
TN12
|
SM
(Double)
|
NO&J
|
KY12
|
IL2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADOLCMG]
|
|
Blue Ridge Line (BRL ):
|
|
BRL
|
TN2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
|
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W):
|
|
TP&W
(Double)
|
IN2
(Double)
|
MON
(Double)
|
IN9
(Double)
|
KY13
|
MI1
(Double)
|
|
COG
(Double)
|
GA8
(Double)
|
AL4
(Double)
|
MS3
|
TN13
|
MS2
(Double)
|
|
GA2
(Double)
|
OH7
|
IL8
(Double)
|
TN14
|
|
Unbuilt:: GA3 |
[Regions: ADOLCMG]
|
|
Atlanta & Chattanooga (A&C ):
|
|
A&C
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
|
|
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):
|
|
C&NW
(Double)
|
WI4
(Double)
|
SP&P
(Double)
|
MN2
|
GN
(Double)
|
ND5
|
SP&D
|
|
MT1
|
|
Unbuilt:: MT2 |
[Regions: CW]
|
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):
|
|
CRIP
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL13 |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):
|
|
CB&Q
(Double)
|
IA1
(Double)
|
MO8
|
KCS
|
IA3
|
SL&A
(Double)
|
MO1
|
IL11
|
|
IA5
|
|
Unbuilt:: OK6 |
[Regions: CMW]
|
|
Chicago North Shore (CNS ):
|
|
CNS
(Double)
|
M&SP
(Double)
|
NP
|
MN3
|
ND3
|
ND4
|
|
Unbuilt:: MT6 |
[Regions: CW]
|
|
Missouri Pacific (MP ):
|
|
MP
|
KCN
(Double)
|
ATSF
|
MO6
|
|
Unbuilt:: KS2 |
[Regions: MW]
|
|
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR):
|
|
M&LR
|
AR3
|
SLSW
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T ):
|
|
V&T
|
TX5
|
TX6
|
TX15
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Western Pacific (WP ):
|
|
WP
|
SP
(Double)
|
CP
(Double)
|
CA6
|
OR5
|
NV1
|
|
Unbuilt:: UT7 |
[Regions: P]
|
|
Union Pacific (UP ):
|
|
UP
(Double)
|
NE2
|
NE3
|
|
Unbuilt:: IA6 |
[Regions: WT]
|
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT ):
|
|
MKT
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Kansas City & Denver (KC&D):
|
|
KC&D
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: W]
|
|
Kansas Pacific (KP ):
|
|
KP
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: W]
|
Stock Market Report
|
RR stock data
|
|
RR
|
Start price
|
Trade price
|
End price
|
Net change
|
# Shares traded
|
# Shares issued
|
# Shares in treasury
|
President
|
Chairman
|
Directors
|
|
B&M
|
20
|
20
|
21
|
+1
|
1453
|
4210
|
0
|
|
2
|
1
|
|
NYC
|
26
|
26
|
26
|
+0
|
2670
|
12857
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
10
|
|
CNJ
|
23
|
23
|
24
|
+1
|
1036
|
4661
|
19
|
|
8
|
4
5
|
|
PENN
|
33
|
33
|
34
|
+1
|
2555
|
12058
|
97
|
|
2
|
|
|
READ
|
12
|
12
|
13
|
+1
|
729
|
2435
|
0
|
|
5
|
2
|
|
B&O
|
36
|
36
|
36
|
+0
|
2562
|
12550
|
123
|
|
1
|
|
|
C&O
|
16
|
19
|
22
|
+6
|
2286
|
9515
|
65
|
11
|
11
|
1
10
|
|
W&W
|
26
|
26
|
26
|
+0
|
3116
|
10061
|
104
|
|
5
|
8
|
|
SCL
|
19
|
17
|
15
|
-4
|
1548
|
4765
|
52
|
9
|
9
|
1
5
|
|
G&C
|
17
|
20
|
23
|
+6
|
189
|
470
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
5
|
|
GTW
|
30
|
30
|
28
|
-2
|
805
|
20816
|
144
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
BRL
|
23
|
18
|
14
|
-9
|
661
|
1920
|
0
|
9
|
9
|
1
5
|
|
TP&W
|
33
|
34
|
35
|
+2
|
2879
|
11190
|
55
|
5
|
5
|
8
|
|
A&C
|
22
|
21
|
21
|
-1
|
175
|
674
|
11
|
|
5
|
1
|
|
C&NW
|
62
|
67
|
72
|
+10
|
1399
|
10145
|
290
|
4
|
4
|
5
10
|
|
CRIP
|
14
|
27
|
40
|
+26
|
350
|
750
|
0
|
10
|
10
|
|
|
CB&Q
|
43
|
39
|
36
|
-7
|
2778
|
5848
|
67
|
10
|
10
|
5
|
|
CNS
|
25
|
25
|
25
|
+0
|
1639
|
7035
|
320
|
5
|
5
|
|
|
MP
|
37
|
36
|
35
|
-2
|
798
|
3935
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
4
5
|
|
M&LR
|
22
|
22
|
23
|
+1
|
318
|
2254
|
131
|
6
|
6
|
1
4
5
|
|
V&T
|
42
|
45
|
48
|
+6
|
574
|
3512
|
168
|
2
|
2
|
4
5
|
|
WP
|
70
|
57
|
45
|
-25
|
1770
|
4385
|
125
|
1
|
1
|
4
5
|
|
UP
|
55
|
65
|
75
|
+20
|
1045
|
3974
|
241
|
6
|
6
|
1
10
|
|
MKT
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
+14
|
0
|
1467
|
163
|
|
1
|
|
|
KC&D
|
14
|
19
|
25
|
+11
|
146
|
305
|
25
|
7
|
7
|
|
|
KP
|
20
|
24
|
28
|
+8
|
234
|
823
|
67
|
|
2
|
1
5
6
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
CASL
|
925
|
FEC
|
1495
|
SLSF
|
1195
|
SV
|
750
|
T&P
|
1120
|
CT
|
845
|
LP&W
|
1000
|
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