Continental Rails II
Game # 19 - Turn # 4
Headline News 1847 to 1848
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1847: U.S. and Britain reach peaceful agreement on Oregon border.
1848: Mexican war ends; California ceded to U.S.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Jay Gould bought B&H for $551, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought NYNH for $651, Railroad Bill bought ERIE for $4435, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought C&A for $651, Jim Hill bought COG for $758, B bought MRLE for $6177, Henry Farham bought P&FW for $2703, Railroad Bill bought M&C for $7180.
PCs Merged: W&M merges into C&H, S&A merges into S&G, W&W merges into N&W.
PCs Incorporated: P&LE, LS, READ.
New Engines Acquired: B&M bought Norris 4-2-0, GT bought Norris 4-2-0, B&A bought Norris 4-2-0, NYC bought Norris 4-2-0, CNJ bought Norris 4-2-0, B&O bought Norris 4-2-0, C&O bought Norris 4-2-0, SCL bought Norris 4-2-0, S&G bought Norris 4-2-0.
New Technologies Acquired: C&H bought Grand Station.
RoWs built: PA5 by PENN, VA4 by N&W, SC4 by C&H, GA4 by SCL.
C&H doubled C&H.
New RoWs acquired: B&M got ME1, NYC got NY3, PENN got PA6, CNJ got PA9, C&O got MD2, N&W got VA5, C&H got GA1, S&G got GA6, GT got C2, B&A got C3, SCL got FL4.
New railroad Presidents: Jim Hill of B&M, Thomas Durant of READ, Jay Gould of B&O, Casey Jones of LS, B of P&LE.
New Private Companies Available: GTW, VC, A&WP, A&GW.
Henry Farham dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1117. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Stepp, B
Development of switch yards facilitates operations, reduces operating costs.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Improved to Good.
Best locomotive available: American 4-4-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards
Tycoon Announcements:
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Thomas Durant
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Sorry, I don't have time to play. Good luck all. Carl
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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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Henry Farham (6)
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B (1)
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Casey Jones (2)
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Railroad Bill (9)
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Frederik Conrad (4)
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Rail Mogul
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B (1)
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Casey Jones (2)
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Stepp (10)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Jay Gould (7)
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Rail Builder
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B (1)
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Casey Jones (2)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Frederik Conrad (4)
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Griffes d’argent (5)
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Rail Magnate
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B (1)
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Casey Jones (2)
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Stepp (10)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Frederik Conrad (4)
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Rail Prodigal
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Henry Farham (6)
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Stepp (10)
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B (1)
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Casey Jones (2)
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Rail Baron
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B (1)
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Casey Jones (2)
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Stepp (10)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Henry Farham (6)
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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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4
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Frederik Conrad |
C&H
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....
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....
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....
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1
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B |
P&LE
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C&O
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....
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MRLE
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6
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Henry Farham |
PENN
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....
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....
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P&FW
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9
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Railroad Bill |
N&W
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....
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M&C
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ERIE
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5
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Griffes d’argent |
....
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....
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....
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....
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2
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Casey Jones |
LS
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CNJ
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....
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....
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10
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Stepp |
SCL
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....
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....
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....
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7
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Jay Gould |
S&G
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B&O
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B&H
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....
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3
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Cornelius Vanderbilt |
NYC
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B&A
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C&A
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NYNH
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8
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Jim Hill |
B&M
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GT
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....
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COG
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15
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Cyrus Holliday |
....
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....
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RF&P
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....
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13
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William Ogden |
....
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....
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....
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....
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14
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Dan Drew |
....
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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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11
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Thomas Durant |
READ
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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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21002
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12811
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99
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40872
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24678
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4
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4
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680
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0
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GT
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Grand Trunk
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73
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14416
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8938
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98
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23462
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14136
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7
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0
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0
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0
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B&A
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Boston & Albany
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201
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27456
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17023
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98
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57297
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34237
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3
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4
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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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290
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41479
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25717
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98
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72282
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26022
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5
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16
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0
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0
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CNJ
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Central New Jersey
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134
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22243
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13568
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99
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41726
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24884
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5
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9
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770
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0
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PENN
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Pennsylvania
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369
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58243
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37858
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95
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99679
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48542
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5
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1
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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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20013
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14609
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87
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28274
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18851
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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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17984
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10970
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99
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28694
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576
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6
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5
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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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11829
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7216
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99
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26145
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15687
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3
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9
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760
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0
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N&W
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Norfolk & Western
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651
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77386
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50300
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95
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165982
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92339
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2
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2
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0
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325
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C&H
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Charleston & Hamburg
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530
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74129
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45960
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95
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128621
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63393
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5
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13
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855
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187
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SCL
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Sea Coast Line
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278
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46666
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28466
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99
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72624
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27531
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8
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4
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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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295
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41134
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27560
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93
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78030
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48870
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2
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4
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625
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0
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LS
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Lake Shore
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182
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22501
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15751
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90
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41729
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27821
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1
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0
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0
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0
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P&LE
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Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
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131
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19557
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14081
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88
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31784
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21191
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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 & 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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Unbuilt: C2 |
[Regions: A]
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Boston & Albany (B&A )
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B&A
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Unbuilt: C3 |
[Regions: A]
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New York Central (NYC )
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NYC
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HRL
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Unbuilt: NY3 |
[Regions: A]
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Central New Jersey (CNJ )
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CNJ
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Unbuilt: PA9 |
[Regions: A]
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Pennsylvania (PENN)
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PENN
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LV
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PA5
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Unbuilt: PA6 |
[Regions: A]
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Reading (READ)
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READ
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Unbuilt: 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: MD2 |
[Regions: A]
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Norfolk & Western (N&W )
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N&W
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N&S
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R&D
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W&W
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VA4
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Unbuilt: VA5 |
[Regions: A]
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Charleston & Hamburg (C&H )
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C&H
(Double)
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NER
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W&M
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SC4
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Unbuilt: GA1 |
[Regions: A]
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Sea Coast Line (SCL )
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SCL
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GA4
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Unbuilt: FL4 |
[Regions: A]
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Savannah & Gulf (S&G )
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S&G
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S&A
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Unbuilt: GA6 |
[Regions: A]
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Lake Shore (LS )
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LS
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Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: L]
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Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
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P&LE
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Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: OL]
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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
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16
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19
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23
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+7
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265
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653
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72
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8
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7
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GT
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16
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18
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20
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+4
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131
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329
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36
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8
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8
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B&A
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16
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18
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20
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+4
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352
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905
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100
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3
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3
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NYC
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18
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22
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27
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+9
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543
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1457
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0
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3
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3
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CNJ
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16
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19
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22
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+6
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235
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670
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0
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2
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2
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PENN
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34
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32
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30
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-4
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335
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1783
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67
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6
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6
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2
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READ
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0
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0
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15
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+15
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0
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468
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52
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11
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11
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B&O
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25
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34
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44
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+19
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349
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804
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4
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7
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7
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2
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C&O
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16
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22
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29
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+13
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193
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423
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47
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1
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1
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N&W
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26
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27
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29
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+3
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551
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3134
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125
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9
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9
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1
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C&H
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28
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35
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43
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+15
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500
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2549
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107
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4
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4
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1
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SCL
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50
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57
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64
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+14
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217
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1328
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69
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10
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10
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5
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S&G
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16
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24
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32
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+16
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323
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1328
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147
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7
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7
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8
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LS
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0
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0
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15
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+15
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0
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819
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91
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2
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2
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P&LE
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0
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0
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15
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+15
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0
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590
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65
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1
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1
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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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G&C
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470
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GTW
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535
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VC
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1465
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A&WP
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760
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A&GW
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580
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