Continental Rails II
Game # 12 - Turn # 6
Headline News 1851 to 1852
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1851: California admitted into Union as newest state.
1852: Average life expectancy now almost 42 years.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Jim Fisk bought B&H for $857, Jim Fisk bought LV for $4902, Bill Bouquett bought W&W for $650, J. Edgar Thompson bought A&WP for $12377, Sleeping Dog bought BRL for $10053, Thomas Scott bought A&GW for $5000, J. Pierpont Morgan bought MC for $12345, J. Edgar Thompson bought A&C for $6129, J. Pierpont Morgan bought GM&O for $5678, Bill Bouquett bought NO&J for $40025.
PCs Merged: GTW merges into LS, M&C merges into B&O, P&FW merges into PENN.
PCs Incorporated: WBSH, TP&W.
New Engines Acquired: NYC bought Norris 4-2-0, NYNH bought Norris 4-2-0, PENN bought Norris 4-2-0, N&W bought Norris 4-2-0, S&G bought Norris 4-2-0, COG bought Norris 4-2-0, P&LE bought Norris 4-2-0, G&C bought Norris 4-2-0.
New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought Grand Station, NYNH bought steel rails, ERIE bought steel rails, PENN bought Grand Station, PENN bought steel rails, B&O bought steel rails, N&W bought Grand Station, N&W bought steel rails, C&H bought Grand Station, SCL bought steel rails, S&G bought steel rails, COG bought steel rails, LS bought steel rails, G&C bought steel rails.
RoWs built: C2 by GT, C5 by NYC, NY1 by ERIE, PA3 by C&A, WV2 by PENN, OH1 by B&O, VA2 by C&O, VA7 by RF&P, KY1 by N&W, GA4 by C&H, AL3 by SCL.
PENN doubled PA5, N&W doubled N&S, C&H doubled SC1, SCL doubled GA8.
New RoWs acquired: B&M got ME1, B&O got PA2, NYNH got PA9, C&O got SC5, COG got GA2, S&G got GA6, C&H got FL4, LS got OH2, PENN got OH4, NYC got MI1, N&W got IN4, G&C got TN2, SCL got TN10, ERIE got C3.
RR Mergers: C&H merges into G&C.
Loan Recalls: J. Pierpont Morgan, Leland Stanford, Bill Bouquett.
New railroad Presidents: J. Pierpont Morgan of P&LE, Sleeping Dog of TP&W, Leland Stanford of WBSH.
New Private Companies Available: A&T, N&C, SM, FW&C, C&C, C&EI.
Thomas Scott dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $3023. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Thomas Durant, Jim Fisk, J. Edgar Thompson, Leland Stanford, Sleeping Dog, Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo, J. Pierpont Morgan
Invention of coal burning engine for locomotives improves operations, reduces operating costs.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Mild Depression to Normal.
Best locomotive available: American 4-4-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines
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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Thomas Scott (7)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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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. 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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Thomas Scott (7)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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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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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
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Thomas Scott (7)
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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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7
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Thomas Scott |
LS
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ERIE
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A&GW
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....
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3
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J. Edgar Thompson |
COG
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N&W
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A&WP
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A&C
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9
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo |
NYNH
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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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C&O
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....
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VC
|
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2
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Sleeping Dog |
G&C
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TP&W
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BRL
|
....
|
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4
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J. Pierpont Morgan |
NYC
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P&LE
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MC
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GM&O
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10
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Bill Bouquett |
SCL
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....
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NO&J
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W&W
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5
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Leland Stanford |
S&G
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WBSH
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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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LV
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B&H
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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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15
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Cyrus Holliday |
....
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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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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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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
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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
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145
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18171
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11629
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93
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22334
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20116
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3
|
11
|
544
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0
|
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GT
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Grand Trunk
|
329
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35556
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28800
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79
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54958
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47163
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-3
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15
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0
|
0
|
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NYC
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New York Central
|
891
|
126339
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73276
|
99
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151084
|
107306
|
6
|
6
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0
|
205
|
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NYNH
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New York & New Haven
|
244
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35016
|
19259
|
99
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42864
|
35498
|
6
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
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ERIE
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Erie Lackawanna
|
700
|
65956
|
38914
|
95
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109108
|
97243
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2
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4
|
964
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0
|
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C&A
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Camden & Amboy
|
380
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67562
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52698
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82
|
72276
|
65079
|
0
|
11
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0
|
0
|
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PENN
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Pennsylvania
|
701
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89754
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46671
|
99
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115873
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82920
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4
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9
|
685
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0
|
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B&O
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Baltimore & Ohio
|
788
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72629
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44303
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93
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125692
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77990
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0
|
3
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0
|
630
|
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C&O
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Chesapeake & Ohio
|
399
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38881
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27605
|
89
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65465
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56003
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-1
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5
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150
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88
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RF&P
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Richmond, Fred. & Potomac
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363
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37424
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24325
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95
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58162
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51206
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1
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0
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0
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651
|
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N&W
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Norfolk & Western
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954
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103067
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53595
|
99
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156576
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122966
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4
|
9
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0
|
1238
|
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SCL
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Sea Coast Line
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952
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133257
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74623
|
95
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162284
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118528
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6
|
10
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0
|
0
|
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S&G
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Savannah & Gulf
|
157
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17290
|
10374
|
94
|
24775
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21785
|
3
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
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COG
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Central of Georgia
|
86
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12032
|
6618
|
99
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14747
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12980
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7
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4
|
860
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0
|
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LS
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Lake Shore
|
289
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32030
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19859
|
92
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46250
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40008
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2
|
1
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675
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0
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P&LE
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Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
|
131
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17529
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12095
|
88
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20328
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15455
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3
|
2
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0
|
0
|
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G&C
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Greenville & Columbia
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587
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82231
|
43582
|
98
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128726
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37366
|
8
|
5
|
0
|
540
|
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TP&W
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Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
|
140
|
11700
|
7839
|
87
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20654
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17596
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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WBSH
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Wabash Line
|
114
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15176
|
9864
|
89
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19709
|
16791
|
3
|
0
|
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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Boston & Maine (B&M ):
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B&M
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Unbuilt:: ME1 |
[Regions: A]
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Grand Trunk (GT ):
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GT
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C2
|
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AN]
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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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C5
|
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Unbuilt:: MI1 |
[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:: PA9 |
[Regions: A]
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Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):
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ERIE
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NY2
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NY1
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Unbuilt:: C3 |
[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
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PA3
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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
(Double)
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PA6
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P&FW
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WV2
|
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Unbuilt:: OH4 |
[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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M&C
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OH1
|
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Unbuilt:: PA2 |
[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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VA2
|
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Unbuilt:: SC5 |
[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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VA7
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Unbuilt:: none |
[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
(Double)
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VA5
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KY1
|
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Unbuilt:: IN4 |
[Regions: AO]
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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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GA8
(Double)
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AL3
|
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Unbuilt:: TN10 |
[Regions: AD]
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Savannah & Gulf (S&G ):
|
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S&G
|
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Unbuilt:: GA6 |
[Regions: A]
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Central of Georgia (COG ):
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COG
|
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Unbuilt:: GA2 |
[Regions: D]
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Lake Shore (LS ):
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|
LS
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GTW
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH2 |
[Regions: L]
|
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE):
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|
P&LE
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: OL]
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Greenville & Columbia (G&C ):
|
|
G&C
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C&H
(Double)
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SC4
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SC1
(Double)
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GA4
|
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Unbuilt:: TN2 |
[Regions: A]
|
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Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W):
|
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TP&W
|
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ]
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Wabash Line (WBSH):
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WBSH
|
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: O]
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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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B&M
|
11
|
17
|
23
|
+12
|
312
|
725
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
GT
|
29
|
35
|
42
|
+13
|
81
|
1517
|
128
|
|
5
|
7
9
|
|
NYC
|
71
|
65
|
60
|
-11
|
458
|
4437
|
55
|
4
|
4
|
2
3
5
|
|
NYNH
|
18
|
20
|
23
|
+5
|
403
|
1220
|
0
|
9
|
9
|
4
|
|
ERIE
|
29
|
31
|
33
|
+4
|
619
|
3395
|
105
|
7
|
7
|
|
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C&A
|
23
|
29
|
35
|
+12
|
468
|
1809
|
91
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
PENN
|
37
|
46
|
55
|
+18
|
533
|
5669
|
175
|
9
|
9
|
1
3
11
|
|
B&O
|
47
|
36
|
26
|
-21
|
2401
|
13169
|
136
|
11
|
11
|
5
7
9
|
|
C&O
|
38
|
35
|
33
|
-5
|
191
|
1865
|
130
|
11
|
11
|
|
|
RF&P
|
31
|
31
|
31
|
+0
|
377
|
1692
|
123
|
|
3
|
2
4
|
|
N&W
|
55
|
54
|
53
|
-2
|
931
|
4717
|
73
|
3
|
3
|
2
10
|
|
SCL
|
87
|
74
|
62
|
-25
|
776
|
4714
|
81
|
10
|
10
|
7
|
|
S&G
|
11
|
17
|
23
|
+12
|
334
|
785
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
|
|
COG
|
11
|
15
|
20
|
+9
|
181
|
387
|
43
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
LS
|
11
|
16
|
22
|
+11
|
379
|
1392
|
53
|
7
|
7
|
|
|
P&LE
|
11
|
15
|
19
|
+8
|
282
|
606
|
49
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
G&C
|
11
|
17
|
60
|
+49
|
206
|
2898
|
69
|
2
|
2
|
9
|
|
TP&W
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
+12
|
0
|
630
|
70
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
WBSH
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
+12
|
0
|
513
|
57
|
5
|
5
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
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CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
W&M
|
665
|
MRLE
|
690
|
A&T
|
715
|
N&C
|
755
|
SM
|
220
|
MN
|
510
|
FW&C
|
570
|
|
C&C
|
1010
|
C&EI
|
920
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