Continental Rails II
Game # 12 - Turn # 5
Headline News 1849 to 1850
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1849: Gold found at Sutter's mill in California! Gold rush begins!
1850: Samuel Colt builds factory to manufacture new repeating pistol.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo bought P&FW for $15200, Thomas Scott bought GTW for $3000, Thomas Durant bought M&C for $5000, Thomas Durant bought VC for $4750, Sleeping Dog bought TP&W for $11153, Leland Stanford bought WBSH for $23787.
PCs Merged: N&S merges into N&W, CNJ merges into NYNH.
PCs Incorporated: COG, G&C, LS, P&LE, S&G, B&M.
New Technologies Acquired: NYNH bought
, ERIE bought , PENN bought , B&O bought , N&W bought , SCL bought , SCL bought .
RoWs built: C4 by NYC, NY2 by ERIE, PA6 by PENN, PA1 by READ, PA7 by B&O, MD1 by C&O, MD2 by RF&P, VA5 by N&W, SC1 by C&H, GA8 by SCL.
N&W doubled VA4.
New RoWs acquired: ERIE got NY1, READ got PA3, C&O got VA2, RF&P got VA7, C&H got GA4, PENN got WV2, B&O got OH1, N&W got KY1, SCL got AL3, GT got C2, NYC got C5.
RR Mergers: READ merges into C&A.
Loan Recalls: Jim Fisk.
New railroad Presidents: Jim Fisk of B&M, Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo of NYNH, Leland Stanford of S&G, J. Edgar Thompson of COG, Thomas Scott of LS, Sleeping Dog of G&C.
New Private Companies Available: MRLE, A&WP, BRL, A&GW, MC, A&C, GM&O, NO&J, MN.
Leland Stanford dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $3250. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Jim Fisk, J. Pierpont Morgan, Thomas Scott, J. Edgar Thompson, Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo, Sleeping Dog
Technology advance to steel rails improves track durability, reduces operating costs.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Depression to Mild Depression.
Best locomotive available: Norris 4-2-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel railsTop 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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Thomas Scott (7)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
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Bill Bouquett (10)
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Thomas Durant (11)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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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. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
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Bill Bouquett (10)
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Thomas Durant (11)
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Rail Magnate
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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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Bill Bouquett (10)
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Thomas Durant (11)
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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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Thomas Scott (7)
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Rail Baron
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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Thomas Durant (11)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
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Thomas Scott (7)
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Player Summary
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|
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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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7
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Thomas Scott |
LS
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ERIE
|
....
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GTW
|
|
10
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Bill Bouquett |
SCL
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
11
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Thomas Durant |
B&O
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C&O
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M&C
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VC
|
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4
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J. Pierpont Morgan |
NYC
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....
|
....
|
....
|
|
9
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo |
NYNH
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PENN
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P&FW
|
....
|
|
3
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J. Edgar Thompson |
COG
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N&W
|
....
|
....
|
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5
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Leland Stanford |
S&G
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GT
|
....
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WBSH
|
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2
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Sleeping Dog |
G&C
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C&H
|
....
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TP&W
|
|
15
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Cyrus Holliday |
....
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....
|
....
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....
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|
13
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William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
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|
12
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William Palmer |
....
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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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|
6
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Milton Littlefield |
....
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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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|
1
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Jim Fisk |
C&A
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B&M
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....
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....
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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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B&M
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Boston & Maine
|
145
|
16681
|
11009
|
91
|
20942
|
19333
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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GT
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Grand Trunk
|
73
|
11751
|
8931
|
84
|
10787
|
9534
|
2
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
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NYC
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New York Central
|
780
|
104444
|
63711
|
99
|
125790
|
87490
|
5
|
6
|
0
|
315
|
|
NYNH
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New York & New Haven
|
244
|
32949
|
20757
|
94
|
39741
|
33741
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
ERIE
|
Erie Lackawanna
|
490
|
43470
|
26082
|
97
|
68312
|
63669
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&A
|
Camden & Amboy
|
291
|
50478
|
38363
|
84
|
51677
|
48068
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
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PENN
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Pennsylvania
|
349
|
49906
|
28945
|
99
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54882
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31961
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
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B&O
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Baltimore & Ohio
|
515
|
44850
|
30049
|
90
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80210
|
43184
|
0
|
1
|
400
|
500
|
|
C&O
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Chesapeake & Ohio
|
139
|
18545
|
13538
|
87
|
20612
|
18495
|
1
|
7
|
0
|
146
|
|
RF&P
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Richmond, Fred. & Potomac
|
269
|
25424
|
15762
|
98
|
40977
|
37706
|
1
|
8
|
470
|
532
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
808
|
75487
|
45292
|
97
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124425
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97371
|
2
|
9
|
730
|
1175
|
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C&H
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Charleston & Hamburg
|
354
|
47941
|
30682
|
96
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69483
|
26412
|
5
|
4
|
695
|
76
|
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SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
790
|
105228
|
57876
|
99
|
132659
|
94753
|
6
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
|
S&G
|
Savannah & Gulf
|
157
|
16069
|
11891
|
83
|
21761
|
20089
|
-1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
COG
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Central of Georgia
|
86
|
11317
|
7809
|
88
|
12986
|
11989
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
LS
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Lake Shore
|
182
|
18115
|
12862
|
86
|
25037
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23113
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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P&LE
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Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
|
131
|
16194
|
11498
|
86
|
19070
|
17605
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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G&C
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Greenville & Columbia
|
94
|
8405
|
5631
|
90
|
12518
|
11557
|
0
|
0
|
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)
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Boston & Maine (B&M ):
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B&M
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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Grand Trunk (GT ):
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GT
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Unbuilt:: C2 |
[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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C4
|
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Unbuilt:: C5 |
[Regions: ALN]
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New York & New Haven (NYNH):
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NYNH
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CNJ
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):
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ERIE
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NY2
|
|
Unbuilt:: NY1 |
[Regions: AL]
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Camden & Amboy (C&A ):
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C&A
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READ
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PA1
|
|
Unbuilt:: PA3 |
[Regions: A]
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Pennsylvania (PENN):
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PENN
(Double)
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PA5
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PA6
|
|
Unbuilt:: WV2 |
[Regions: AO]
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Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):
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B&O
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WV1
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PA7
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Unbuilt:: OH1 |
[Regions: AO]
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Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):
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C&O
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MD1
|
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Unbuilt:: VA2 |
[Regions: A]
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Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P):
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RF&P
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MD2
|
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Unbuilt:: VA7 |
[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
(Double)
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N&S
|
VA5
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY1 |
[Regions: A]
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Charleston & Hamburg (C&H ):
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C&H
(Double)
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SC4
|
SC1
|
|
Unbuilt:: GA4 |
[Regions: A]
|
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Sea Coast Line (SCL ):
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|
SCL
(Double)
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S&A
|
NER
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GA1
|
GA8
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL3 |
[Regions: AD]
|
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Savannah & Gulf (S&G ):
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S&G
|
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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Central of Georgia (COG ):
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|
COG
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
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Lake Shore (LS ):
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|
LS
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
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Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE):
|
|
P&LE
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: OL]
|
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Greenville & Columbia (G&C ):
|
|
G&C
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ]
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Stock Market Report
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RR stock data
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|
RR
|
Start price
|
Trade price
|
End price
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Net change
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# Shares traded
|
# Shares issued
|
# Shares in treasury
|
President
|
Chairman
|
Directors
|
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B&M
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
+11
|
0
|
653
|
72
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
GT
|
14
|
21
|
29
|
+15
|
116
|
365
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
7
9
|
|
NYC
|
44
|
57
|
71
|
+27
|
551
|
3867
|
70
|
4
|
4
|
2
3
5
|
|
NYNH
|
11
|
14
|
18
|
+7
|
234
|
1111
|
109
|
9
|
9
|
|
|
ERIE
|
17
|
23
|
29
|
+12
|
476
|
2349
|
101
|
7
|
7
|
|
|
C&A
|
11
|
14
|
23
|
+12
|
181
|
1408
|
47
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
PENN
|
60
|
48
|
37
|
-23
|
330
|
4029
|
55
|
9
|
9
|
1
3
11
|
|
B&O
|
33
|
40
|
47
|
+14
|
1632
|
11865
|
75
|
11
|
11
|
5
7
9
|
|
C&O
|
21
|
29
|
38
|
+17
|
170
|
673
|
22
|
11
|
11
|
|
|
RF&P
|
15
|
23
|
31
|
+16
|
179
|
1269
|
76
|
|
3
|
2
4
|
|
N&W
|
68
|
61
|
55
|
-13
|
624
|
3736
|
324
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
|
C&H
|
74
|
76
|
79
|
+5
|
310
|
1690
|
112
|
2
|
2
|
9
|
|
SCL
|
58
|
72
|
87
|
+29
|
796
|
3907
|
78
|
10
|
10
|
7
|
|
S&G
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
+11
|
0
|
707
|
78
|
5
|
5
|
|
|
COG
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
+11
|
0
|
387
|
43
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
LS
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
+11
|
0
|
819
|
91
|
7
|
7
|
|
|
P&LE
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
+11
|
0
|
590
|
65
|
|
4
|
|
|
G&C
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
+11
|
0
|
423
|
47
|
2
|
2
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
B&H
|
550
|
LV
|
650
|
W&W
|
600
|
W&M
|
665
|
MRLE
|
690
|
A&WP
|
760
|
BRL
|
925
|
|
A&GW
|
580
|
MC
|
760
|
A&C
|
685
|
GM&O
|
675
|
NO&J
|
915
|
MN
|
510
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