Continental Rails II
Game # 7 - 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: Henry Farham bought NYNH for $650, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought LV for $652, RenÚ of La Sorgue bought COG for $560, Thomas Durant bought G&C for $700, Byron Kilbourn bought VC for $1800, William Ogden bought A&WP for $3423, Thomas Durant bought BRL for $1300, John Forbes bought A&GW for $2623, Dan Drew bought TP&W for $3205, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought WBSH for $3030.
PCs Merged: B&M merges into B&H, M&C merges into B&O.
PCs Incorporated: GTW, MRLE.
New Technologies Acquired: PENN bought switch yards, B&O bought switch yards, C&H bought Grand Station.
RoWs built: NY3 by NYC, NY2 by ERIE, PA5 by PENN, OH1 by B&O, MD2 by R&D, VA4 by N&W, NC1 by NER, GA1 by S&A, GA6 by SCL.
Double Tracked Lines: B&O doubled B&O, C&H doubled SC1, SCL doubled GA2.
New RoWs acquired: READ got PA1, PENN got PA6, R&D got PA7, ERIE got PA11, NER got VA1, N&W got VA5, W&W got NC2, C&H got GA4, SCL got GA7, S&A got GA8, B&O got IN5, GT got C2, NYC got C4.
New railroad Presidents: Byron Kilbourn of C&O, Abraham Burger of W&M, John Forbes of MRLE, Leland Stanford of GTW.
New Private Companies Available: MC, A&C, GM&O, N&C, SM, MN.
William Ogden dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1012. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Cornelius Vanderbilt
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Recession.
Best locomotive available: American 4-4-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards
Tycoon Announcements:
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1
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John Forbes
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La savonette a vilains est de retour, cher Rene ?!!
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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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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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John Forbes (1)
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William Ogden (8)
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Leland Stanford (4)
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Thomas Durant (15)
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Rail Mogul
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William Ogden (8)
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Thomas Durant (15)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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René de La Sorgue (14)
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Abraham Burger (2)
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Rail Builder
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William Ogden (8)
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Leland Stanford (4)
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Dan Drew (13)
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René de La Sorgue (14)
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John Forbes (1)
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Rail Magnate
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William Ogden (8)
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John Forbes (1)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Leland Stanford (4)
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Dan Drew (13)
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Rail Prodigal
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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William Ogden (8)
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John Forbes (1)
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Abraham Burger (2)
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Leland Stanford (4)
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Rail Baron
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William Ogden (8)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Leland Stanford (4)
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René de La Sorgue (14)
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Dan Drew (13)
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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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8
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William Ogden |
R&D
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B&O
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....
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A&WP
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3
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Cornelius Vanderbilt |
N&W
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....
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LV
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WBSH
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4
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Leland Stanford |
NYC
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GTW
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....
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....
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13
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Dan Drew |
ERIE
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READ
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TP&W
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....
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1
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John Forbes |
MRLE
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SCL
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....
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A&GW
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14
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René de La Sorgue |
GT
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S&A
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COG
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....
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11
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Milton Littlefield |
....
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PENN
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....
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LS
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15
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Thomas Durant |
C&H
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NER
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BRL
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G&C
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2
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Abraham Burger |
W&M
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W&W
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....
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....
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6
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Byron Kilbourn |
....
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C&O
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VC
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....
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7
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Louis McLane |
....
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....
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....
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....
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5
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Henry Farham |
....
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B&H
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....
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NYNH
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|
9
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Jay Gould |
....
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....
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....
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....
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|
10
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Edward Harriman |
....
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....
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....
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....
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12
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Robert Schuyler |
....
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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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GT
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Grand Trunk
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73
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12863
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8490
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91
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16671
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8599
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6
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1
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0
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0
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B&H
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Boston & Hartford
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255
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35779
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22183
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95
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57322
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42228
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4
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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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640
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83046
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45675
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99
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150552
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86422
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5
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4
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140
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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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49189
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28529
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99
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105048
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76592
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1
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4
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0
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0
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PENN
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Pennsylvania
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465
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73302
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41049
|
98
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104834
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62742
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7
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4
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0
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439
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READ
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Reading
|
104
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18363
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11385
|
95
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24388
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18607
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5
|
4
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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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638
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64061
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39078
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96
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125716
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72043
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2
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9
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625
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608
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C&O
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Chesapeake & Ohio
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94
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10819
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8006
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83
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17929
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11135
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0
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3
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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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345
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40534
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23510
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99
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74881
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56310
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3
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9
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750
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494
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N&W
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Norfolk & Western
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531
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56777
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32930
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99
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109180
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60623
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3
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9
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0
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538
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W&W
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Wilmington & Weldon
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120
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12169
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7788
|
93
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25516
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16278
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1
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4
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0
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0
|
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W&M
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Wilmington & Manchester
|
133
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11753
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8227
|
87
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27598
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16382
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-1
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0
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0
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0
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NER
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Northeastern Line
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285
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30026
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17415
|
99
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61718
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38212
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2
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2
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0
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0
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C&H
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Charleston & Hamburg
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271
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43930
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27236
|
95
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51586
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23710
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7
|
5
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0
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0
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S&A
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Savannah & Augusta
|
309
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39074
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23444
|
97
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63207
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38755
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4
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4
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0
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0
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SCL
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Sea Coast Line
|
593
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91427
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50285
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99
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121829
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48377
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9
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5
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0
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0
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MRLE
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Mad River & Lake Erie
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138
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15732
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11642
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83
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25101
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19724
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0
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0
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0
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0
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GTW
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Grand Trunk Western
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107
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12241
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8569
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87
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19557
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15368
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1
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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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GT :
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GT
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Unbuilt:: C2 |
[Regions: A]
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B&H :
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B&H
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B&M
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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NYC :
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NYC
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HRL
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B&A
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NY3
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Unbuilt:: C4 |
[Regions: AL]
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ERIE:
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ERIE
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NY2
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Unbuilt:: PA11 |
[Regions: AL]
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PENN:
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PENN
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C&A
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CNJ
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PA5
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Unbuilt:: PA6 |
[Regions: A]
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READ:
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READ
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Unbuilt:: PA1 |
[Regions: A]
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B&O :
(Double)
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B&O
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WV1
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M&C
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OH1
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Unbuilt:: IN5 |
[Regions: AO]
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C&O :
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C&O
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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R&D :
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R&D
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RF&P
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MD2
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Unbuilt:: PA7 |
[Regions: A]
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N&W :
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N&W
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N&S
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VA3
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VA4
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Unbuilt:: VA5 |
[Regions: A]
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W&W :
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W&W
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Unbuilt:: NC2 |
[Regions: A]
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W&M :
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W&M
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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NER :
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NER
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NC1
|
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Unbuilt:: VA1 |
[Regions: A]
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C&H :
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C&H
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SC1
(Double)
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Unbuilt:: GA4 |
[Regions: A]
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S&A :
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S&A
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GA1
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Unbuilt:: GA8 |
[Regions: AD]
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SCL :
(Double)
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SCL
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S&G
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GA2
(Double)
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GA6
|
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Unbuilt:: GA7 |
[Regions: A]
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MRLE:
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MRLE
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
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GTW :
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GTW
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
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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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GT
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13
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14
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16
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+3
|
123
|
365
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0
|
14
|
14
|
|
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B&H
|
14
|
14
|
14
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+0
|
177
|
1148
|
127
|
5
|
5
|
|
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NYC
|
23
|
24
|
25
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+2
|
795
|
3133
|
74
|
4
|
4
|
|
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ERIE
|
17
|
18
|
20
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+3
|
443
|
2349
|
101
|
13
|
13
|
|
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PENN
|
22
|
26
|
30
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+8
|
574
|
2263
|
67
|
11
|
11
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3
|
|
READ
|
13
|
14
|
15
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+2
|
149
|
520
|
0
|
13
|
13
|
|
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B&O
|
44
|
38
|
33
|
-11
|
578
|
3062
|
136
|
8
|
8
|
|
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C&O
|
13
|
15
|
17
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+4
|
180
|
434
|
36
|
6
|
6
|
8
|
|
R&D
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
+2
|
275
|
1649
|
76
|
8
|
8
|
|
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N&W
|
23
|
25
|
27
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+4
|
647
|
2594
|
65
|
3
|
3
|
|
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W&W
|
13
|
14
|
15
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+2
|
213
|
600
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
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W&M
|
13
|
15
|
17
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+4
|
262
|
627
|
38
|
2
|
2
|
8
|
|
NER
|
14
|
16
|
19
|
+5
|
324
|
1375
|
50
|
15
|
15
|
|
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C&H
|
40
|
36
|
33
|
-7
|
381
|
1361
|
0
|
15
|
15
|
2
|
|
S&A
|
19
|
21
|
24
|
+5
|
210
|
1460
|
85
|
14
|
14
|
|
|
SCL
|
28
|
28
|
28
|
+0
|
630
|
2910
|
62
|
1
|
1
|
14
|
|
MRLE
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
+13
|
0
|
621
|
69
|
1
|
1
|
|
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GTW
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
+13
|
0
|
482
|
53
|
4
|
4
|
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Private Companies Available for Purchase
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CF
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Price
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CF
|
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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P&LE
|
655
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P&FW
|
955
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MC
|
760
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A&C
|
685
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GM&O
|
675
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N&C
|
755
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SM
|
220
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MN
|
510
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