Continental Rails II
Game # 12 - Turn # 2
Headline News 1843 to 1844
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1843: Great Britain granted rights to island of Hong Kong under Nanking Treaty.
1844: Opium War ends in China.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Leland Stanford bought GT for $426, J. Pierpont Morgan bought B&A for $2521, J. Pierpont Morgan bought HRL for $1526, Thomas Scott bought ERIE for $1500, Jim Fisk bought C&A for $675, Jim Fisk bought READ for $2286, Thomas Durant bought C&O for $900, J. Edgar Thompson bought RF&P for $856, J. Edgar Thompson bought R&D for $523, Bill Bouquett bought NER for $1829, Bill Bouquett bought S&A for $1725.
Loan Recalls: Jim Fisk.
New railroad Presidents: J. Edgar Thompson of NYC, Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo of PENN, Thomas Durant of B&O, J. Edgar Thompson of N&W, Sleeping Dog of C&H, Thomas Scott of SCL.
Jim Fisk dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1010. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Leland Stanford
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Boom to Panic.
Best locomotive available: Lion 0-4-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station
Tycoon Announcements:
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9
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo
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%22envoyez la vapeur %21%22-----------------------------------------------------
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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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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
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Thomas Durant (11)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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Jim Fisk (1)
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Rail Mogul
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Jim Fisk (1)
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Sleeping Dog (2)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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Leland Stanford (5)
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Rail Builder
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Jim Fisk (1)
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Sleeping Dog (2)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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Leland Stanford (5)
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Rail Magnate
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Jim Fisk (1)
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Sleeping Dog (2)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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Leland Stanford (5)
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Rail Prodigal
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Jim Fisk (1)
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Leland Stanford (5)
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Sleeping Dog (2)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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Rail Baron
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Jim Fisk (1)
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Leland Stanford (5)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
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Thomas Durant (11)
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Player Summary
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President of
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PCs owned
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Player #
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Tycoon name
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RR 1
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RR 2
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PC 1
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PC 2
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3
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J. Edgar Thompson |
NYC
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N&W
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R&D
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RF&P
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9
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo |
....
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PENN
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....
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....
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11
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Thomas Durant |
B&O
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....
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....
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C&O
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4
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J. Pierpont Morgan |
....
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....
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B&A
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HRL
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2
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Sleeping Dog |
....
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C&H
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....
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....
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7
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Thomas Scott |
SCL
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....
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ERIE
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....
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6
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Milton Littlefield |
....
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....
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....
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....
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8
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John Forbes |
....
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....
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....
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....
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12
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William Palmer |
....
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....
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....
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....
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13
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William Ogden |
....
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....
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....
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....
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14
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Dan Drew |
....
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....
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....
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....
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15
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Cyrus Holliday |
....
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....
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....
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....
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5
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Leland Stanford |
....
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....
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....
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GT
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10
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Bill Bouquett |
....
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....
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S&A
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NER
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1
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Jim Fisk |
....
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....
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READ
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C&A
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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
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Profit / share
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Dividend / share
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Grant
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Land
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NYC
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New York Central
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148
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21121
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12884
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99
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31451
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497
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8
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3
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0
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0
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PENN
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Pennsylvania
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104
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23440
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14533
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98
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23333
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324
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14
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2
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0
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0
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B&O
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Baltimore & Ohio
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160
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20179
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13116
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95
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32163
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461
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6
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2
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0
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0
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N&W
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Norfolk & Western
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82
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15652
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10017
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96
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17899
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236
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10
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6
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0
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0
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C&H
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Charleston & Hamburg
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129
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22504
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13952
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98
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28212
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433
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10
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4
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0
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0
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SCL
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Sea Coast Line
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139
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29384
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19100
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95
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30118
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367
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11
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5
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0
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0
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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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New York Central (NYC ):
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NYC
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ]
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Pennsylvania (PENN):
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PENN
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):
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B&O
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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Norfolk & Western (N&W ):
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N&W
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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Charleston & Hamburg (C&H ):
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C&H
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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Sea Coast Line (SCL ):
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SCL
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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Stock Market Report
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RR stock data
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RR
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Start price
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Trade price
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End price
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Net change
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# Shares traded
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# Shares issued
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# Shares in treasury
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President
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Chairman
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Directors
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NYC
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14
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22
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31
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+17
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195
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756
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21
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3
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3
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2
5
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PENN
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16
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24
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32
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+16
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156
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526
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20
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9
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9
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1
11
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B&O
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22
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29
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37
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+15
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291
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817
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23
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11
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11
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5
9
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N&W
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16
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18
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20
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+4
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164
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418
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12
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3
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3
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2
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C&H
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16
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14
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12
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-4
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302
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653
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24
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2
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2
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SCL
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22
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23
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24
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+2
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259
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709
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21
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7
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7
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10
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Private Companies Available for Purchase
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CF
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Price
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CF
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Price
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CF
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Price
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CF
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Price
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CF
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Price
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CF
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Price
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CF
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Price
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B&M
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725
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B&H
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550
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NYNH
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550
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CNJ
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670
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LV
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650
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N&S
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1215
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W&W
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600
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W&M
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665
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S&G
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785
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