Continental Rails II
Game # 10 - Turn # 2
Headline News 1843 to 1844
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1843: Great Britain granted rights to island of Hong Kong under Nanking Treaty.
1844: Opium War ends in China.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Jay Gould bought B&M for $726, Dan Drew bought GT for $380, Jim Fisk bought B&A for $1563, Jim Fisk bought HRL for $1104, Jay Gould bought CNJ for $671, John Forbes bought C&A for $704, Dan Drew bought C&O for $475, Erastus Corning bought S&A for $750, John Forbes bought S&G for $1001.
New railroad Presidents: William Palmer of NYC, John Forbes of PENN, Dan Drew of B&O.
Development of switch yards facilitates operations, reduces operating costs.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Recession to Normal.
Best locomotive available: Norris 4-2-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards
Tycoon Announcements:
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Comte Verlin
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respects à tous ! comte verlin
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8
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Jay Gould
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ryan.tan@ce.com.au
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9
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Erastus Corning
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Greeting from Athens,Greece. I whish a happy game to everyone. nepys@in.gr
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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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William Palmer (10)
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Jay Gould (8)
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Hannibal Kimball (5)
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Erastus Corning (9)
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Comte Verlin (1)
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Rail Mogul
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Comte Verlin (1)
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John Forbes (2)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Jim Fisk (4)
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Hannibal Kimball (5)
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Rail Builder
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Comte Verlin (1)
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John Forbes (2)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Jim Fisk (4)
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Hannibal Kimball (5)
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Rail Magnate
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Comte Verlin (1)
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John Forbes (2)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Jim Fisk (4)
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Hannibal Kimball (5)
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Rail Prodigal
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Comte Verlin (1)
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John Forbes (2)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Jim Fisk (4)
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Hannibal Kimball (5)
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Rail Baron
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William Palmer (10)
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Jay Gould (8)
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Hannibal Kimball (5)
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Erastus Corning (9)
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Comte Verlin (1)
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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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William Palmer |
NYC
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....
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....
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....
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8
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Jay Gould |
....
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....
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B&M
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CNJ
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5
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Hannibal Kimball |
....
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....
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....
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....
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9
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Erastus Corning |
....
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....
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S&A
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....
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7
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Jim Hill |
....
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....
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....
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....
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2
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John Forbes |
PENN
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....
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S&G
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C&A
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3
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J. Edgar Thompson |
....
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....
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....
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....
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12
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Cyrus Holliday |
....
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....
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....
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....
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15
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J. Pierpont Morgan |
....
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....
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....
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....
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13
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Thomas Scott |
....
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....
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....
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....
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11
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Byron Kilbourn |
....
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....
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....
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....
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6
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Edward Harriman |
....
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....
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....
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....
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1
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Comte Verlin |
B&O
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....
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GT
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C&O
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14
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William Ogden |
....
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....
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....
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....
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4
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Jim Fisk |
....
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....
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B&A
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HRL
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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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NYC
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New York Central
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148  
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16630  
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10976  
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94  
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30567  
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503  
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5  
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1  
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0  
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0  
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PENN
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Pennsylvania
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104  
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18556  
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11690  
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97  
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24536  
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460  
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10  
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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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160  
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15876  
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9684  
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99  
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32053  
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490  
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5  
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1  
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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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82  
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12391  
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7806  
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97  
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17691  
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362  
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8  
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3  
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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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129  
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17895  
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11095  
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98  
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27873  
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482  
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7  
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2  
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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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23434  
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15232  
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95  
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30840  
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378  
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9  
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3  
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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)
New York Central (NYC ):
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NYC
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ]
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Pennsylvania (PENN):
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PENN
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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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Norfolk & Western (N&W ):
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N&W
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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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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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Sea Coast Line (SCL ):
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SCL
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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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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NYC
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14  
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17  
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21  
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+7
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323  
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742  
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5  
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10  
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10  
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5  
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PENN
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14  
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17  
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21  
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+7
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195  
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521  
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4  
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2  
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2  
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B&O
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14  
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16  
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18  
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+4
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306  
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803  
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5  
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1  
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1  
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N&W
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13  
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14  
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16  
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+3
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159  
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411  
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3  
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C&H
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15  
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16  
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18  
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+3
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243  
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646  
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5  
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SCL
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13  
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15  
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17  
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+4
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276  
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696  
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6  
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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
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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&H
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550  
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NYNH
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550  
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ERIE
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1435  
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LV
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650  
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READ
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520  
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RF&P
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585  
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R&D
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380  
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N&S
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1215  
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W&W
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600  
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W&M
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665  
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NER
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925  
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COG
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430  
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P&LE
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655  
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