Continental Rails II - DE 5
Game # 17 - 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: Franziskus bought NYNH for $1300, B bought W&M for $1461, Milton Littlefield bought VC for $4783, George R. Obberbaron bought A&WP for $3500, Frederik Conrad bought BRL for $1855, Darkwing bought WBSH for $1511, Stepp bought MC for $7890.
PCs Merged: LS merges into P&LE, RF&P merges into C&O, NER merges into C&H, G&C merges into C&H.
PCs Incorporated: GTW, M&C, MRLE.
New Technologies Acquired: ERIE bought Grand Station.
RoWs built: NY2 by ERIE, PA6 by PENN, PA3 by READ, WV1 by B&O, MD2 by C&O, VA5 by N&W, GA1 by C&H, GA4 by S&A, GA6 by SCL.
PENN doubled C&A, C&H doubled C&H, P&LE doubled P&LE.
New RoWs acquired: READ got MD1, C&O got VA2, C&H got GA8, PENN got WV2, P&LE got OH3, ERIE got C4, B&O got OH1, N&W got KY1.
RR Mergers: SCL merges into C&H.
New railroad Presidents: Dan Drew of S&A, Stepp of MRLE, Henry Farham of GTW, Maldonash of M&C.
New Private Companies Available: P&FW, A&GW, TP&W, A&T, GM&O, MN.
Franziskus dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $2000. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: George R. Obberbaron, Milton Littlefield, Darkwing, B, Stepp
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Improved.
Best locomotive available: Lion 0-4-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station
Tycoon Announcements:
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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Cornelius Vanderbilt (9)
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Stepp (8)
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George R. Obberbaron (1)
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B (7)
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Franziskus (12)
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Rail Mogul
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B (7)
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Darkwing (4)
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Stepp (8)
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Dan Drew (10)
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George R. Obberbaron (1)
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Rail Builder
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Stepp (8)
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George R. Obberbaron (1)
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Dan Drew (10)
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Henry Farham (11)
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Maldonash (2)
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Rail Magnate
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Stepp (8)
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George R. Obberbaron (1)
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Darkwing (4)
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Frederik Conrad (6)
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B (7)
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Rail Prodigal
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B (7)
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George R. Obberbaron (1)
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Franziskus (12)
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Stepp (8)
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Milton Littlefield (3)
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Rail Baron
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Stepp (8)
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B (7)
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George R. Obberbaron (1)
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Dan Drew (10)
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Darkwing (4)
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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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B |
N&W
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....
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....
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W&M
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8
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Stepp |
NYC
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MRLE
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....
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MC
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9
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Cornelius Vanderbilt |
....
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....
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....
|
....
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12
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Franziskus |
....
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....
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....
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NYNH
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10
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Dan Drew |
S&A
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C&H
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....
|
....
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4
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Darkwing |
B&O
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....
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WBSH
|
....
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|
1
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George R. Obberbaron |
PENN
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....
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....
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A&WP
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|
3
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Milton Littlefield |
....
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....
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VC
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W&W
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|
6
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Frederik Conrad |
P&LE
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C&O
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BRL
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....
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5
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Mister MP |
....
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READ
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....
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....
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11
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Henry Farham |
ERIE
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GTW
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....
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....
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2
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Maldonash |
COG
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M&C
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....
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....
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13
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Thomas Scott |
....
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....
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....
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....
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15
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J. Pierpont Morgan |
....
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....
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....
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....
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14
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William Ogden |
....
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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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NYC
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New York Central
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895
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147517
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85561
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99
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219527
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129747
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7
|
9
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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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490
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53674
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31668
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98
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108703
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76208
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3
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0
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0
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0
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PENN
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Pennsylvania
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571
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119636
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69389
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99
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155807
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89248
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11
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9
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0
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0
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READ
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Reading
|
193
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36805
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23923
|
95
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53034
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37151
|
6
|
0
|
45
|
0
|
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B&O
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Baltimore & Ohio
|
365
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34919
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21300
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99
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85029
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34573
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2
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4
|
400
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513
|
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C&O
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Chesapeake & Ohio
|
363
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41784
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25488
|
99
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86621
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58952
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2
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4
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1300
|
380
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N&W
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Norfolk & Western
|
808
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85283
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55435
|
95
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182716
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111069
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1
|
9
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730
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922
|
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C&H
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Charleston & Hamburg
|
1083
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155666
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91841
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98
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254118
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130461
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6
|
4
|
785
|
596
|
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S&A
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Savannah & Augusta
|
277
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40987
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28281
|
91
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63022
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43866
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3
|
0
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0
|
382
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COG
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Central of Georgia
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86
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13803
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8420
|
99
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23691
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15308
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5
|
1
|
0
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0
|
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P&LE
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Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
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313
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51241
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31257
|
99
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80524
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52017
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6
|
4
|
535
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0
|
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MRLE
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Mad River & Lake Erie
|
138
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17106
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11974
|
90
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31784
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21191
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1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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GTW
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Grand Trunk Western
|
107
|
13529
|
10147
|
85
|
24764
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16511
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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M&C
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Marietta & Cincinnati
|
193
|
18527
|
13154
|
89
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40949
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27301
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-1
|
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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New York Central (NYC ):
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NYC
(Double)
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HRL
(Double)
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B&A
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B&M
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B&H
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NY3
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Unbuilt:: PA11 |
[Regions: AL]
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Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):
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ERIE
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NY2
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Unbuilt:: C4 |
[Regions: AL]
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Pennsylvania (PENN):
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PENN
(Double)
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LV
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C&A
(Double)
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PA5
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PA6
|
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Unbuilt:: WV2 |
[Regions: AO]
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Reading (READ):
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READ
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PA3
|
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Unbuilt:: MD1 |
[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:: OH1 |
[Regions: A]
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Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):
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C&O
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RF&P
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MD2
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Unbuilt:: VA2 |
[Regions: A]
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Norfolk & Western (N&W ):
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N&W
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R&D
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N&S
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VA4
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VA5
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Unbuilt:: KY1 |
[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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NER
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G&C
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GA1
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SCL
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S&G
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GA6
|
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Unbuilt:: GA8 |
[Regions: AD]
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Savannah & Augusta (S&A ):
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S&A
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GA4
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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Central of Georgia (COG ):
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COG
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
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Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE):
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P&LE
(Double)
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LS
|
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Unbuilt:: OH3 |
[Regions: OL]
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Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE):
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MRLE
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
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Grand Trunk Western (GTW ):
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GTW
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
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Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C ):
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M&C
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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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NYC
|
39
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46
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54
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+15
|
1015
|
4482
|
0
|
8
|
8
|
9
12
|
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ERIE
|
16
|
17
|
18
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+2
|
430
|
2349
|
101
|
11
|
11
|
|
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PENN
|
36
|
36
|
37
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+1
|
565
|
2805
|
55
|
1
|
1
|
9
|
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READ
|
16
|
19
|
22
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+6
|
166
|
921
|
44
|
5
|
5
|
|
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B&O
|
48
|
54
|
60
|
+12
|
248
|
1731
|
102
|
4
|
4
|
2
5
6
|
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C&O
|
16
|
19
|
23
|
+7
|
175
|
1681
|
134
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
N&W
|
43
|
50
|
58
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+15
|
642
|
3906
|
138
|
7
|
7
|
3
4
|
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C&H
|
47
|
53
|
47
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+0
|
282
|
5142
|
286
|
10
|
10
|
|
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S&A
|
16
|
18
|
21
|
+5
|
251
|
1316
|
69
|
10
|
10
|
|
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COG
|
15
|
21
|
28
|
+13
|
185
|
387
|
43
|
2
|
2
|
|
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P&LE
|
15
|
19
|
23
|
+8
|
328
|
1474
|
91
|
6
|
6
|
12
|
|
MRLE
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
+15
|
0
|
621
|
69
|
8
|
8
|
|
|
GTW
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
+15
|
0
|
482
|
53
|
11
|
11
|
|
|
M&C
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
+15
|
0
|
869
|
96
|
2
|
2
|
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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
|
Price
|
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GT
|
365
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CNJ
|
670
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P&FW
|
955
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A&GW
|
580
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TP&W
|
700
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A&T
|
715
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GM&O
|
675
|
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MN
|
510
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