Continental Rails II
Game # 18 - Turn # 3
Headline News 1845 to 1846
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1845: First telegraph line laid between Washington and Baltimore.
1846: Congress declares war with Mexico over Texas border incidents!
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Edward Harriman bought B&A for $3068, George R. Obberbaron bought HRL for $1350, Jim Hill bought CNJ for $1278, George R. Obberbaron bought C&A for $1125, Sleeping Dog bought RF&P for $603, B bought LS for $2214.
PCs Merged: NER merges into C&H, N&S merges into N&W, LV merges into PENN.
PCs Incorporated: READ, W&W, W&M, S&A, R&D, C&O, B&H, S&G, ERIE.
New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought switch yards, PENN bought switch yards, B&O bought switch yards, N&W bought switch yards, C&H bought switch yards, SCL bought switch yards.
New RoWs acquired: C&H got SC4, SCL got GA4.
New railroad Presidents: Stepp of B&H, Edward Harriman of NYC, Henry Farham of ERIE, Henry Farham of PENN, Jim Hill of READ, Sleeping Dog of C&O, Frank Throne of R&D, Casey Jones of N&W, Dan Drew of W&W, Dan Drew of W&M, Casey Jones of C&H, Cornelius Vanderbilt of S&A, Jay Gould of S&G.
New Private Companies Available: COG, P&FW.
Jim Hill dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1000.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Great to Boom.
Best locomotive available: Lion 0-4-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards
Tycoon Announcements:
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1
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George R. Obberbaron
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* * * * * * * * * * * * h i n w e i s * * * * * * * * * * * * *stadtsparkasse w
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3
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Darkwing
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I go to the Essen fair... :-)
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6
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Dan Drew
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fiet fiew: n&s and the ner....what a dream start....dit e-mailbericht is alleen
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13
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Jay Gould
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no sleeping dog, i'm missing essen game fair this year due t=o holidaydit e-mail
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Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
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Robber Baron
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Dan Drew (6)
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Darkwing (3)
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Casey Jones (10)
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Henry Farham (7)
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Edward Harriman (11)
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Rail Mogul
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Sleeping Dog (12)
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B (4)
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George R. Obberbaron (1)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (2)
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Darkwing (3)
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Rail Builder
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George R. Obberbaron (1)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (2)
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Darkwing (3)
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B (4)
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Stepp (5)
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Rail Magnate
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B (4)
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Sleeping Dog (12)
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George R. Obberbaron (1)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (2)
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Darkwing (3)
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Rail Prodigal
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Jim Hill (9)
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George R. Obberbaron (1)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (2)
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Darkwing (3)
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B (4)
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Rail Baron
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Sleeping Dog (12)
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B (4)
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Jim Hill (9)
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Dan Drew (6)
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Darkwing (3)
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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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10
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Casey Jones |
N&W
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C&H
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....
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....
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7
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Henry Farham |
ERIE
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PENN
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....
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....
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6
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Dan Drew |
W&W
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W&M
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....
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....
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12
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Sleeping Dog |
SCL
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C&O
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....
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RF&P
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4
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B |
....
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....
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LS
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....
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13
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Jay Gould |
....
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S&G
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....
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....
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3
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Darkwing |
....
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....
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....
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....
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5
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Stepp |
....
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B&H
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....
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NYNH
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1
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George R. Obberbaron |
....
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....
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HRL
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C&A
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11
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Edward Harriman |
NYC
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....
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B&A
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....
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2
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Cornelius Vanderbilt |
....
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S&A
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....
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....
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9
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Jim Hill |
READ
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....
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....
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CNJ
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14
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Robert Stephenson |
....
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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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8
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Frank Throne |
....
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R&D
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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&H
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Boston & Hartford
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110
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19705
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14188
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85
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34559
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19441
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3
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0
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0
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0
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NYC
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New York Central
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148
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20131
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11676
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99
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28653
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500
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9
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2
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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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32316
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22621
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87
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75839
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42661
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1
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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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234
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46559
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27470
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98
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65061
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23694
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11
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10
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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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21841
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16162
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83
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34799
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19576
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3
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0
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0
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0
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B&O
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Baltimore & Ohio
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160
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19697
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12212
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95
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32016
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499
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6
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1
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0
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0
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C&O
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Chesapeake & Ohio
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94
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13026
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8858
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89
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26879
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15121
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2
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0
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0
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0
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R&D
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Richmond & Danville
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76
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14362
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9910
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88
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24239
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13636
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5
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0
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0
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0
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N&W
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Norfolk & Western
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325
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40221
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25339
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94
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81844
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36335
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4
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3
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0
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0
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W&W
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Wilmington & Weldon
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120
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15001
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9901
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91
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33119
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18631
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2
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0
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0
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0
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W&M
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Wilmington & Manchester
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133
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14725
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10160
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88
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35039
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19711
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1
|
0
|
0
|
0
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C&H
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Charleston & Hamburg
|
314
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46603
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28427
|
96
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84006
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31089
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6
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1
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415
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0
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S&A
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Savannah & Augusta
|
138
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22355
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15425
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88
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41279
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23221
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3
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0
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0
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0
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SCL
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Sea Coast Line
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139
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28055
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18516
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91
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32638
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361
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10
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16
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0
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0
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S&G
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Savannah & Gulf
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157
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21741
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14784
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89
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44639
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25111
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2
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0
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0
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0
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Railroad Lines:
(Region Key: A=Atl D=DpSouth O=Ohio L=GtLakes C=Central M=Miss G=Gulf W=MidWest S=SWest T=Mtn P=Pacific N=Canada X=Mexico)
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Boston & Hartford (B&H ):
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B&H
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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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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ]
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Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):
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ERIE
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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Pennsylvania (PENN):
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PENN
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LV
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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Reading (READ):
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READ
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):
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B&O
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):
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C&O
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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Richmond & Danville (R&D ):
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R&D
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ]
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Norfolk & Western (N&W ):
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N&W
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N&S
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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Wilmington & Weldon (W&W ):
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W&W
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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Wilmington & Manchester (W&M ):
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W&M
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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Charleston & Hamburg (C&H ):
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C&H
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NER
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Unbuilt:: SC4 |
[Regions: A]
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Savannah & Augusta (S&A ):
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S&A
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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Sea Coast Line (SCL ):
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SCL
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Unbuilt:: GA4 |
[Regions: A]
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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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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&H
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0
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0
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17
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+17
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0
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495
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55
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5
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5
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NYC
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24
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29
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35
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+11
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256
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743
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4
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11
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11
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5
9
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ERIE
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0
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0
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17
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+17
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0
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1292
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143
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7
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7
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PENN
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35
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47
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60
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+25
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174
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1107
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68
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7
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7
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READ
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0
|
0
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17
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+17
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0
|
468
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52
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9
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9
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B&O
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23
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25
|
27
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+4
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365
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803
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5
|
|
|
|
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C&O
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0
|
0
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17
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+17
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0
|
423
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47
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12
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12
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R&D
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0
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0
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17
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+17
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0
|
342
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38
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8
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8
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N&W
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30
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33
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36
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+6
|
162
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1505
|
124
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10
|
10
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|
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W&W
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0
|
0
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17
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+17
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0
|
540
|
60
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6
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6
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|
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W&M
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0
|
0
|
17
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+17
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0
|
599
|
66
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6
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6
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C&H
|
25
|
34
|
43
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+18
|
234
|
1484
|
92
|
10
|
10
|
4
|
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S&A
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0
|
0
|
17
|
+17
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0
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621
|
69
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2
|
2
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|
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SCL
|
33
|
39
|
46
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+13
|
265
|
702
|
0
|
12
|
12
|
13
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S&G
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0
|
0
|
17
|
+17
|
0
|
707
|
78
|
13
|
13
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Private Companies Available for Purchase
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CF
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Price
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CF
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Price
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CF
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Price
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CF
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Price
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CF
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Price
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CF
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Price
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CF
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Price
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B&M
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725
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GT
|
365
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COG
|
430
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P&FW
|
955
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