Continental Rails II
Game # 10 - 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: Comte Verlin bought READ for $584, Byron Kilbourn bought RF&P for $698, Jim Hill bought W&W for $1000, Jay Gould bought NER for $926, William Palmer bought LS for $1105, John Forbes bought P&FW for $2018, William Palmer bought GTW for $1005, Comte Verlin bought M&C for $2123.
PCs Merged: R&D merges into N&W.
PCs Incorporated: COG, P&LE.
New Engines Acquired: NYC bought Norris 4-2-0.
New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought Grand Station, NYC bought switch yards, PENN bought switch yards.
RoWs built: NY3 by NYC, PA5 by PENN, WV1 by B&O.
Double Tracked Lines: PENN doubled C&A.
New RoWs acquired: B&M got ME1, PENN got PA6, CNJ got PA9, S&G got GA6, B&O got OH1, GT got C2, NYC got C4.
New railroad Presidents: Jim Hill of N&W, Hannibal Kimball of COG, Hannibal Kimball of P&LE.
New Private Companies Available: MRLE, G&C, BRL, A&GW, TP&W, WBSH.
Jim Fisk dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1031. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Hannibal Kimball, John Forbes
Technology advance to steel rails improves track durability, reduces operating costs.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Normal to Recession.
Best locomotive available: American 4-4-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails
Tycoon Announcements:
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10
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William Palmer
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he! nyc was mine remember ;->
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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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John Forbes (2)
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Jim Fisk (4)
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William Palmer (10)
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Hannibal Kimball (5)
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Jay Gould (8)
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Rail Mogul
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Comte Verlin (1)
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John Forbes (2)
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William Palmer (10)
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Jim Fisk (4)
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Jay Gould (8)
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Rail Builder
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Jim Fisk (4)
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William Palmer (10)
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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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Rail Magnate
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Comte Verlin (1)
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John Forbes (2)
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Jim Fisk (4)
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Jay Gould (8)
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Erastus Corning (9)
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Rail Prodigal
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Jim Fisk (4)
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Hannibal Kimball (5)
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John Forbes (2)
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Comte Verlin (1)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Rail Baron
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Jim Fisk (4)
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John Forbes (2)
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William Palmer (10)
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Comte Verlin (1)
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Hannibal Kimball (5)
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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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2
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John Forbes |
PENN
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S&G
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P&FW
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....
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4
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Jim Fisk |
NYC
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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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GT
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READ
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M&C
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10
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William Palmer |
....
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....
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LS
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GTW
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5
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Hannibal Kimball |
COG
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P&LE
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....
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....
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8
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Jay Gould |
B&M
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CNJ
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....
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NER
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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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7
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Jim Hill |
N&W
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....
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....
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W&W
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9
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Erastus Corning |
....
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SCL
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....
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....
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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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15
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J. Pierpont Morgan |
....
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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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11
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Byron Kilbourn |
....
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....
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RF&P
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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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14
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William Ogden |
....
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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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20379
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14265
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87
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32624
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23251
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2
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0
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0
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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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13635
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7908
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99
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19633
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13741
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7
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16
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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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86960
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47828
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99
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151662
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85233
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6
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4
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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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21010
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14497
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88
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32271
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22909
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3
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0
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0
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0
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PENN
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Pennsylvania
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331
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74584
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46242
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95
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84108
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42792
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11
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16
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550
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371
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B&O
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Baltimore & Ohio
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365
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32619
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18919
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99
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77902
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33141
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2
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4
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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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11632
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7910
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89
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20382
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12532
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2
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2
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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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158
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25585
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15096
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98
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34123
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13233
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9
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1
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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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19256
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11168
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99
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26482
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495
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9
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1
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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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277
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43924
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25916
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98
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62639
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16096
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9
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2
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0
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0
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S&G
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Savannah & Gulf
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157
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19313
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11588
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97
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35032
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24693
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3
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7
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625
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0
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COG
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Central of Georgia
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86
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12978
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8825
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89
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19313
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13987
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3
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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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18541
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12793
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88
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28361
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20539
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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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New York Central (NYC ):
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NYC
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B&A
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HRL
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NY3
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Unbuilt:: C4 |
[Regions: AL]
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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
(Double)
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C&A
(Double)
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PA5
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Unbuilt:: PA6 |
[Regions: A]
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Baltimore & Ohio (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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Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):
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C&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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R&D
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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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S&A
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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Savannah & Gulf (S&G ):
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S&G
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Unbuilt:: GA6 |
[Regions: A]
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Central of Georgia (COG ):
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COG
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
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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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14
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14
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14
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+0
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229
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653
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72
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8
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8
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GT
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14
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19
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25
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+11
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148
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365
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0
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1
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1
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NYC
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34
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34
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34
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+0
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544
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3133
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74
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4
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4
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5
10
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CNJ
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14
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15
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16
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+2
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190
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603
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67
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8
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8
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PENN
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36
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40
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44
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+8
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238
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1593
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67
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2
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2
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B&O
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23
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26
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30
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+7
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237
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1731
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102
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1
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1
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C&O
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14
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20
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26
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+12
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197
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434
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36
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1
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N&W
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24
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39
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54
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+30
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142
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753
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41
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7
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7
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6
8
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C&H
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23
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27
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31
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+8
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197
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646
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5
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5
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SCL
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21
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20
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19
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-2
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448
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1317
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75
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9
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9
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S&G
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14
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18
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22
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+8
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307
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785
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0
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2
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2
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COG
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0
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0
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14
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+14
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0
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387
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43
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5
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5
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P&LE
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0
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0
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14
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+14
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0
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590
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65
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5
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5
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Private Companies Available for Purchase
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CF
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Price
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CF
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Price
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CF
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Price
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CF
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Price
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CF
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Price
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CF
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Price
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CF
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Price
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B&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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N&S
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1215
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W&M
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665
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MRLE
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690
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G&C
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470
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VC
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1465
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BRL
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925
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A&GW
|
580
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TP&W
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700
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WBSH
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570
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