Continental Rails II
Game # 12 - Turn # 4
Headline News 1847 to 1848
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1847: U.S. and Britain reach peaceful agreement on Oregon border.
1848: Mexican war ends; California ceded to U.S.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Jim Fisk bought B&M for $1479, Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo bought CNJ for $1230, Bill Bouquett bought N&S for $4000, J. Edgar Thompson bought COG for $2137, Thomas Scott bought LS for $2800, J. Pierpont Morgan bought P&LE for $751, Sleeping Dog bought G&C for $473.
PCs Incorporated: C&A, NYNH.
RoWs built: NY3 by NYC, PA5 by PENN, WV1 by B&O, VA4 by N&W, SC4 by C&H, GA1 by SCL.
NYC doubled HRL, N&W doubled R&D.
New RoWs acquired: ERIE got NY2, READ got PA1, PENN got PA6, B&O got PA7, C&O got MD1, RF&P got MD2, N&W got VA5, C&H got SC1, SCL got GA8, NYC got C4.
Stock splits: PENN splits 2 for 1, B&O splits 6 for 1.
New railroad Presidents: Jim Fisk of C&A.
New Private Companies Available: P&FW, GTW, M&C, VC, TP&W, WBSH.
J. Edgar Thompson dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1257. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: J. Pierpont Morgan, Jim Fisk, Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo, Sleeping Dog, Thomas Scott
Development of switch yards facilitates operations, reduces operating costs.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Depression.
Best locomotive available: Lion 0-4-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards
Tycoon Announcements:
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J. Pierpont Morgan
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do #3 and #9 always finish 1st and 2 nd. historically they always do.
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Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Thomas Scott (7)
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Thomas Durant (11)
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Bill Bouquett (10)
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Rail Mogul
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Thomas Durant (11)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
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Sleeping Dog (2)
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Thomas Scott (7)
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Rail Builder
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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Bill Bouquett (10)
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Jim Fisk (1)
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Sleeping Dog (2)
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Rail Magnate
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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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Thomas Scott (7)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
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Rail Prodigal
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Jim Fisk (1)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Leland Stanford (5)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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Sleeping Dog (2)
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Rail Baron
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Bill Bouquett (10)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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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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9
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo |
....
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PENN
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....
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CNJ
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11
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Thomas Durant |
B&O
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C&O
|
....
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....
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7
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Thomas Scott |
....
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ERIE
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LS
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....
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5
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Leland Stanford |
....
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GT
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S&G
|
....
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3
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J. Edgar Thompson |
RF&P
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N&W
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COG
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....
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4
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J. Pierpont Morgan |
NYC
|
....
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P&LE
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....
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10
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Bill Bouquett |
SCL
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....
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N&S
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....
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2
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Sleeping Dog |
....
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C&H
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G&C
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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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15
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Cyrus Holliday |
....
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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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1
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Jim Fisk |
C&A
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READ
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B&M
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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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14
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Dan Drew |
....
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....
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....
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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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Railroad Summary
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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GT
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Grand Trunk
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73  
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11630  
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8257  
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89  
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10787  
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9534  
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3  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
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NYC
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New York Central
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640  
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82419  
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50275  
|
99  
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100905  
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65995  
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5  
|
12  
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0  
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484  
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NYNH
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New York & New Haven
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110  
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14808  
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10810  
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87  
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16847  
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15553  
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1  
|
0  
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0  
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0  
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ERIE
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Erie Lackawanna
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287  
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23886  
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15048  
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97  
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35158  
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33782  
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1  
|
4  
|
0  
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0  
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C&A
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Camden & Amboy
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92  
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17884  
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13413  
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85  
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16613  
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15337  
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2  
|
0  
|
0  
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0  
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PENN
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Pennsylvania
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239  
|
36721  
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22400  
|
99  
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35617  
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17136  
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5  
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16  
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0  
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0  
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READ
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Reading
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104  
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16430  
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12487  
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84  
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15144  
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14896  
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1  
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8  
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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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365  
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26629  
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17842  
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93  
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58737  
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24486  
|
0  
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27  
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0  
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666  
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C&O
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Chesapeake & Ohio
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94  
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9732  
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6910  
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89  
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12073  
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10737  
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1  
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2  
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225  
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0  
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RF&P
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Richmond, Fred. & Potomac
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117  
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13227  
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8598  
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95  
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16810  
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15802  
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2  
|
4  
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760  
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0  
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N&W
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Norfolk & Western
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288  
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38343  
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23773  
|
98  
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50463  
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30321  
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5  
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4  
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1385  
|
422  
|
C&H
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Charleston & Hamburg
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212  
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30536  
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18932  
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98  
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43860  
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13289  
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6  
|
4  
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0  
|
108  
|
SCL
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Sea Coast Line
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633  
|
85722  
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52290  
|
99  
|
102948  
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68544  
|
5  
|
12  
|
0  
|
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)
Grand Trunk (GT ):
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GT
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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New York Central (NYC ):
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NYC
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B&A
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HRL
(Double)
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NY3
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Unbuilt:: C4 |
[Regions: AL]
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New York & New Haven (NYNH):
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NYNH
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):
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ERIE
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Unbuilt:: NY2 |
[Regions: A]
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Camden & Amboy (C&A ):
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C&A
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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Pennsylvania (PENN):
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PENN
(Double)
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PA5
|
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Unbuilt:: PA6 |
[Regions: A]
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Reading (READ):
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READ
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Unbuilt:: PA1 |
[Regions: A]
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Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):
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B&O
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WV1
|
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Unbuilt:: PA7 |
[Regions: A]
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Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):
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C&O
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Unbuilt:: MD1 |
[Regions: A]
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Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P):
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RF&P
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Unbuilt:: MD2 |
[Regions: A]
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Norfolk & Western (N&W ):
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N&W
(Double)
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R&D
(Double)
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VA4
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Unbuilt:: VA5 |
[Regions: A]
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Charleston & Hamburg (C&H ):
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C&H
(Double)
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SC4
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Unbuilt:: SC1 |
[Regions: A]
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Sea Coast Line (SCL ):
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SCL
(Double)
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S&A
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NER
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GA1
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Unbuilt:: GA8 |
[Regions: AD]
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Stock Market Report
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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GT
|
10  
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12  
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14  
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+4
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144  
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338  
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27  
|
5  
|
5  
|
7  
9  
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NYC
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41  
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42  
|
44  
|
+3
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365  
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3163  
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74  
|
4  
|
4  
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2  
3  
5  
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NYNH
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0  
|
0  
|
11  
|
+11
|
0  
|
495  
|
55  
|
|
9  
|
|
ERIE
|
10  
|
13  
|
17  
|
+7
|
571  
|
1435  
|
0  
|
7  
|
7  
|
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C&A
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0  
|
0  
|
11  
|
+11
|
0  
|
414  
|
46  
|
1  
|
1  
|
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PENN
|
50  
|
85  
|
60  
|
+70
|
91  
|
3400  
|
134  
|
9  
|
9  
|
1  
3  
11  
|
READ
|
10  
|
15  
|
21  
|
+11
|
229  
|
520  
|
0  
|
1  
|
1  
|
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B&O
|
67  
|
133  
|
33  
|
+131
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64  
|
10578  
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612  
|
11  
|
11  
|
5  
7  
9  
|
C&O
|
10  
|
15  
|
21  
|
+11
|
198  
|
470  
|
0  
|
11  
|
11  
|
|
RF&P
|
10  
|
12  
|
15  
|
+5
|
218  
|
527  
|
58  
|
3  
|
3  
|
2  
4  
|
N&W
|
40  
|
54  
|
68  
|
+28
|
158  
|
1395  
|
65  
|
3  
|
3  
|
2  
|
C&H
|
24  
|
49  
|
74  
|
+50
|
105  
|
1051  
|
41  
|
2  
|
2  
|
|
SCL
|
68  
|
63  
|
58  
|
-10
|
519  
|
3115  
|
85  
|
10  
|
10  
|
7  
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Private Companies Available for Purchase
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
|
CF
|
Price
|
B&H
|
550  
|
LV
|
650  
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W&W
|
600  
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W&M
|
665  
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P&FW
|
955  
|
GTW
|
535  
|
M&C
|
965  
|
VC
|
1465  
|
TP&W
|
700  
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WBSH
|
570  
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