Continental Rails II
Game # 8 - 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: John Forbes bought B&H for $594, Jay Gould bought COG for $1124, Milton Littlefield bought P&LE for $800, William Palmer bought MRLE for $891.
PCs Merged: C&A merges into READ, B&A merges into NYC.
PCs Incorporated: GT, LS.
New Engines Acquired: NYC bought Norris 4-2-0, PENN bought Norris 4-2-0, READ bought Norris 4-2-0, B&O bought Norris 4-2-0, N&W bought Norris 4-2-0, C&H bought Norris 4-2-0, SCL bought Norris 4-2-0.
New Technologies Acquired: C&H bought Grand Station.
RoWs built: WV1 by B&O, VA4 by N&W, GA1 by SCL.
Double Tracked Lines: PENN doubled PENN, READ doubled READ.
New RoWs acquired: READ got PA2, PENN got PA9, N&W got VA5, C&H got SC1, S&G got GA6, SCL got GA8, B&O got OH1.
New railroad Presidents: John Forbes of NYC, Milton Littlefield of LS.
New Private Companies Available: P&FW, G&C, GTW, A&WP, BRL, TP&W.
Jay Gould dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1004. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Baron Eudes Santerre
Le développement de la gare de triage facilite les manoeuvres, réduisant les coûts opérationnels.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Improved.
Best locomotive available: Norris 4-2-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards
Tycoon Announcements:
2
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John Forbes
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and now: gimme an other railroad.....
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10
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Baron Eudes Santerre
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actionnaires, je vous ai compris !
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Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron
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Jay Gould (5)
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Baron Eudes Santerre (10)
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John Forbes (2)
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Jim Fisk (4)
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Milton Littlefield (14)
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Rail Mogul
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Jay Gould (5)
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Baron Eudes Santerre (10)
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John Forbes (2)
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Milton Littlefield (14)
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Jim Fisk (4)
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Rail Builder
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Baron Eudes Santerre (10)
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Henry Farham (1)
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John Forbes (2)
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Collis Huntington (3)
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Jim Fisk (4)
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Rail Magnate
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Baron Eudes Santerre (10)
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Jay Gould (5)
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William Palmer (9)
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John Forbes (2)
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Jim Fisk (4)
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Rail Prodigal
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Jay Gould (5)
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Baron Eudes Santerre (10)
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Henry Farham (1)
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John Forbes (2)
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Collis Huntington (3)
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Rail Baron
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Baron Eudes Santerre (10)
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Jay Gould (5)
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John Forbes (2)
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William Palmer (9)
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Milton Littlefield (14)
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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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Baron Eudes Santerre |
SCL
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....
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....
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....
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5
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Jay Gould |
N&W
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PENN
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COG
|
....
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2
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John Forbes |
C&H
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NYC
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B&H
|
....
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14
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Milton Littlefield |
LS
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S&G
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P&LE
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....
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9
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William Palmer |
B&O
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....
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MRLE
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....
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4
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Jim Fisk |
READ
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....
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....
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....
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7
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J. Pierpont Morgan |
....
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....
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....
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....
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8
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J. Edgar Thompson |
....
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....
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....
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....
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1
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Henry Farham |
....
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....
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....
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....
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3
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Collis Huntington |
....
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....
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....
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....
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11
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Jim Hill |
....
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....
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....
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....
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12
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Dan Drew |
....
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....
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....
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....
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13
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Louis McLane |
....
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....
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....
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....
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6
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Thomas Scott |
....
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....
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....
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....
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15
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Robert Schuyler |
....
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....
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....
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....
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Railroad Summary
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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14266  
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10557  
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86  
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19889  
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13261  
|
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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349  
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46002  
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28521  
|
98  
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78921  
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32822  
|
5  
|
1  
|
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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50750  
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30958  
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99  
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58925  
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23986  
|
12  
|
9  
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770  
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0  
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READ
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Reading
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196  
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50999  
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38249  
|
85  
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55963  
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37312  
|
5  
|
2  
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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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365  
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34591  
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21100  
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99  
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84373  
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34295  
|
2  
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0  
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0  
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307  
|
N&W
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Norfolk & Western
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288  
|
40154  
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24493  
|
99  
|
73133  
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36529  
|
5  
|
9  
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1385  
|
325  
|
C&H
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Charleston & Hamburg
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314  
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41780  
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26739  
|
93  
|
72491  
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21922  
|
5  
|
4  
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0  
|
0  
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
448  
|
82585  
|
50376  
|
99  
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114551  
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49649  
|
9  
|
10  
|
0  
|
0  
|
S&G
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Savannah & Gulf
|
157  
|
20172  
|
13919  
|
91  
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37917  
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24888  
|
1  
|
5  
|
625  
|
0  
|
LS
|
Lake Shore
|
182  
|
22129  
|
15490  
|
90  
|
41729  
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27821  
|
1  
|
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)
GT :
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GT
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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NYC :
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NYC
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B&A
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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PENN:
(Double)
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PENN
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LV
|
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Unbuilt:: PA9 |
[Regions: A]
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READ:
(Double)
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READ
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C&A
|
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Unbuilt:: PA2 |
[Regions: A]
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B&O :
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B&O
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WV1
|
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Unbuilt:: OH1 |
[Regions: A]
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N&W :
|
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N&W
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R&D
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VA4
|
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Unbuilt:: VA5 |
[Regions: A]
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C&H :
|
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C&H
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NER
|
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Unbuilt:: SC1 |
[Regions: A]
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SCL :
(Double)
|
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SCL
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S&A
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GA1
|
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Unbuilt:: GA8 |
[Regions: AD]
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S&G :
|
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S&G
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Unbuilt:: GA6 |
[Regions: A]
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LS :
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LS
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
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Stock Market Report
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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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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329  
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36  
|
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10  
|
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NYC
|
22  
|
29  
|
37  
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+15
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285  
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1648  
|
104  
|
2  
|
2  
|
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PENN
|
25  
|
26  
|
28  
|
+3
|
394  
|
1107  
|
68  
|
5  
|
5  
|
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READ
|
15  
|
19  
|
24  
|
+9
|
206  
|
934  
|
46  
|
4  
|
4  
|
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B&O
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30  
|
31  
|
33  
|
+3
|
178  
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1731  
|
102  
|
9  
|
9  
|
5  
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N&W
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26  
|
28  
|
30  
|
+4
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211  
|
1338  
|
106  
|
5  
|
5  
|
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C&H
|
30  
|
31  
|
32  
|
+2
|
398  
|
1576  
|
0  
|
2  
|
2  
|
|
SCL
|
27  
|
33  
|
39  
|
+12
|
427  
|
2162  
|
85  
|
10  
|
10  
|
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S&G
|
15  
|
18  
|
22  
|
+7
|
303  
|
785  
|
0  
|
14  
|
14  
|
|
LS
|
0  
|
0  
|
15  
|
+15
|
0  
|
819  
|
91  
|
14  
|
14  
|
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Private Companies Available for Purchase
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
|
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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B&M
|
725  
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HRL
|
710  
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NYNH
|
550  
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ERIE
|
1435  
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CNJ
|
670  
|
C&O
|
470  
|
RF&P
|
585  
|
N&S
|
1215  
|
W&W
|
600  
|
W&M
|
665  
|
P&FW
|
955  
|
G&C
|
470  
|
GTW
|
535  
|
M&C
|
965  
|
VC
|
1465  
|
A&WP
|
760  
|
BRL
|
925  
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TP&W
|
700  
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