Continental Rails II
Game # 12 - Turn # 17
Headline News 1873 to 1874
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1873: Jesse James and his gang commit their first train robbery in Iowa.
1874: Rich silver strike found in Nevada.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Jim Fisk bought GW for $7687, Bill Bouquett bought LR&S for $5013.
PCs Merged: UP merges into CB&Q.
PCs Incorporated: SV, TR.
New Engines Acquired: LV bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SLSF bought Consolidation 2-8-0.
New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought automatic brakes, ERIE bought Pullman sleepers, ERIE bought automatic brakes, N&W bought automatic brakes, P&LE bought automatic brakes, TP&W bought automatic brakes, MS bought automatic brakes, CB&Q bought automatic brakes, CNS bought automatic brakes, M&SP bought automatic brakes, MKT bought automatic brakes, SLSF bought automatic brakes, GN bought automatic brakes, ATSF bought automatic brakes, SL bought automatic brakes.
RoWs built: AL2 by PENN, CO8 by CRIP, IA11 by CB&Q, MT6 by M&SP, NV2 by CP, MO1 by SL&A, OK4 by MKT, MT2 by GN, MO3 by ATSF.
ERIE doubled ERIE, N&W doubled W&M, TP&W doubled IL7, CB&Q doubled CB&Q, M&SP doubled NP, GN doubled C&NW.
New RoWs acquired: PENN got MS2, SL got WI8, CB&Q got MN5, SL&A got MO9, GN got MT3, M&SP got MT7, CRIP got WY1, ATSF got NM3, CP got UT7.
RR Mergers: MS merges into SCL.
Lack of modern signal system causes major head-on collison: claims against B&M exceed $4984.
GT railway workers demand safety improvements. Wildcat strike costs $2961.
Inadequate signal system slows C&A rail service: mail contracts worth $3800 cancelled.
Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost RF&P $3660.
Inadequate brakes on SM locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $5525.
Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost CRIP $16044.
Inadequate brakes on CP locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $6160.
Inadequate brakes on SL&A locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $6342.
Reorganized RRs: GT.
Insolvent RRs: SM.
Bankrupt RRs: B&M, B&O, V&T.
Loan Recalls: Bill Bouquett.
Stock splits: CRIP splits 2 for 1, CP splits 2 for 1.
Cornered stocks: NYC, LV, SCL.
New railroad Presidents: Bill Bouquett of MKT, Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo of SLSF.
New Private Companies Available: LP&W, FW&D.
Sleeping Dog dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $66520. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: J. Edgar Thompson, Jim Fisk, Thomas Scott, Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo, Thomas Durant
Inadequate signal system slows C&A rail service: mail contracts worth $3040 cancelled.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Depression.
Best locomotive available: Consolidation 2-8-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system, automatic couplers, Pullman sleepers, automatic brakes
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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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Thomas Scott (7)
|
Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
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Sleeping Dog (2)
|
Bill Bouquett (10)
|
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Rail Mogul
|
J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
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Sleeping Dog (2)
|
Jim Fisk (1)
|
Thomas Scott (7)
|
|
Rail Builder
|
J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Sleeping Dog (2)
|
Bill Bouquett (10)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
|
J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
|
|
Rail Magnate
|
Bill Bouquett (10)
|
J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Sleeping Dog (2)
|
Thomas Scott (7)
|
J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
|
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Rail Prodigal
|
Jim Fisk (1)
|
J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Sleeping Dog (2)
|
Thomas Scott (7)
|
Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
|
|
Rail Baron
|
J. Edgar Thompson (3)
|
Sleeping Dog (2)
|
Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
|
Thomas Scott (7)
|
Bill Bouquett (10)
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Player Summary
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|
|
President of
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PCs owned
|
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Player #
|
Tycoon name
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RR 1
|
RR 2
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PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
9
|
Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo |
SLSF
|
PENN
|
....
|
....
|
|
3
|
J. Edgar Thompson |
M&SP
|
N&W
|
T&P
|
L&A
|
|
1
|
Jim Fisk |
CRIP
|
CP
|
....
|
GW
|
|
2
|
Sleeping Dog |
ATSF
|
TP&W
|
....
|
....
|
|
7
|
Thomas Scott |
GN
|
ERIE
|
....
|
....
|
|
10
|
Bill Bouquett |
SCL
|
MKT
|
CT
|
LR&S
|
|
15
|
Cyrus Holliday |
C&A
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
4
|
J. Pierpont Morgan |
NYC
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
11
|
Thomas Durant |
SL&A
|
CB&Q
|
....
|
....
|
|
12
|
William Palmer |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
5
|
Leland Stanford |
S&G
|
SM
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
|
Dan Drew |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
8
|
John Forbes |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
6
|
Milton Littlefield |
LV
|
....
|
....
|
....
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Railroad Summary
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RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
B&M
|
Boston & Maine
|
623
|
63248
|
54393
|
71
|
212045
|
9791
|
-2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
329
|
33419
|
29743
|
71
|
57575
|
0
|
-2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
1818
|
265124
|
140516
|
98
|
493588
|
53475
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
NYNH
|
New York & New Haven
|
633
|
86601
|
45898
|
98
|
190319
|
55706
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
ERIE
|
Erie Lackawanna
|
2171
|
341664
|
177667
|
99
|
601913
|
199414
|
9
|
6
|
0
|
13
|
|
C&A
|
Camden & Amboy
|
380
|
64091
|
44222
|
91
|
105845
|
53393
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
LV
|
Lehigh Valley
|
130
|
18571
|
11885
|
90
|
38492
|
4698
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
2650
|
418191
|
234186
|
95
|
805754
|
404422
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
11
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
2536
|
285448
|
214084
|
79
|
732813
|
379392
|
-2
|
0
|
0
|
172
|
|
RF&P
|
Richmond, Fred. & Potomac
|
732
|
65833
|
37524
|
97
|
191473
|
34063
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
2965
|
468327
|
243528
|
99
|
822463
|
489846
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
27
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
3088
|
506526
|
303915
|
91
|
1113046
|
515186
|
3
|
8
|
0
|
36
|
|
S&G
|
Savannah & Gulf
|
282
|
26002
|
15341
|
95
|
70221
|
5803
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
P&LE
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
|
313
|
37507
|
21004
|
98
|
82855
|
1427
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
TP&W
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
|
3000
|
489191
|
254379
|
99
|
824790
|
13680
|
12
|
10
|
0
|
766
|
|
SM
|
Southern Mississippi
|
425
|
45161
|
31161
|
85
|
115421
|
43909
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
|
MN
|
Michigan Northern
|
102
|
12518
|
6885
|
99
|
26304
|
8584
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
1337
|
124107
|
88116
|
83
|
290850
|
210054
|
-1
|
1
|
968
|
1898
|
|
CB&Q
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
924
|
99667
|
54816
|
99
|
191195
|
139590
|
2
|
12
|
2660
|
1772
|
|
CNS
|
Chicago North Shore
|
85
|
15808
|
8694
|
99
|
12981
|
388
|
15
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
|
M&SP
|
Milwaukee & St. Paul
|
1579
|
167389
|
92065
|
96
|
303034
|
217615
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
4032
|
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
418
|
42791
|
25246
|
95
|
130779
|
47580
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
173
|
14148
|
9196
|
89
|
41008
|
21363
|
-1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
CP
|
Central Pacific
|
560
|
60271
|
36766
|
93
|
123211
|
71983
|
0
|
4
|
1480
|
974
|
|
SL&A
|
St Louis & Alton
|
453
|
55219
|
32579
|
95
|
85115
|
66202
|
3
|
12
|
675
|
1183
|
|
MKT
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
|
910
|
93443
|
51392
|
96
|
182206
|
110607
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
SLSF
|
St Louis & San Francisco
|
843
|
70711
|
36770
|
99
|
204912
|
107493
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
SLSW
|
St Louis & Southwestern
|
155
|
16558
|
9935
|
94
|
46806
|
20330
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
GN
|
Great Northern
|
1611
|
143327
|
78830
|
99
|
362380
|
185296
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
SP&P
|
St Paul & Pacific
|
286
|
21534
|
12059
|
98
|
77809
|
35138
|
-1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
ATSF
|
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
|
1151
|
103107
|
53616
|
99
|
279181
|
136063
|
2
|
2
|
2988
|
1019
|
|
SV
|
Sacramento Valley
|
150
|
16345
|
11115
|
86
|
20942
|
19333
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
SL
|
Soo Line
|
150
|
13623
|
7493
|
99
|
19961
|
18739
|
2
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
|
TR
|
Texas Road
|
84
|
9880
|
7015
|
83
|
12167
|
11233
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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)
|
Boston & Maine (B&M ):
|
|
B&M
|
B&H
|
ME1
|
C1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
|
Grand Trunk (GT ):
|
|
GT
|
C2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
|
New York Central (NYC ):
|
|
NYC
(Double)
|
B&A
(Double)
|
HRL
(Double)
|
NY3
|
C4
|
C5
|
MC
|
MI1
|
|
MI5
(Double)
|
OH3
|
MI4
|
MI3
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ALCN]
|
|
New York & New Haven (NYNH):
|
|
NYNH
|
CNJ
(Double)
|
PA9
|
PA10
(Double)
|
PA8
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AL]
|
|
Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):
|
|
ERIE
(Double)
|
NY2
|
NY1
|
C3
(Double)
|
LS
(Double)
|
GTW
|
OH2
|
OH5
|
|
A&GW
(Double)
|
IN5
(Double)
|
FW&C
(Double)
|
IN8
|
IL5
(Double)
|
MI6
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOLCMN]
|
|
Camden & Amboy (C&A ):
|
|
C&A
|
READ
|
PA1
|
PA3
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Lehigh Valley (LV ):
|
|
LV
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Pennsylvania (PENN):
|
|
PENN
(Double)
|
PA5
(Double)
|
PA6
(Double)
|
P&FW
(Double)
|
WV2
|
OH4
|
IN3
|
|
MRLE
(Double)
|
IN9
(Double)
|
IL3
|
KY11
|
C&EI
(Double)
|
KY13
|
KY10
|
|
TN7
|
GM&O
(Double)
|
MS3
|
TN13
|
IL8
(Double)
|
AL2
|
|
Unbuilt:: MS2 |
[Regions: ADOLCMG]
|
|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):
|
|
B&O
|
WV1
|
PA7
|
M&C
|
OH1
|
PA2
|
OH7
|
IN1
|
KY3
|
C&O
|
MD1
(Double)
|
|
VA2
|
SC5
|
NC2
|
NC1
|
VA1
|
SC3
|
KY5
|
KY8
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOC]
|
|
Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P):
|
|
RF&P
|
MD2
|
VA7
|
VC
|
VA3
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Norfolk & Western (N&W ):
|
|
N&W
(Double)
|
R&D
(Double)
|
VA4
(Double)
|
N&S
(Double)
|
VA5
|
KY1
(Double)
|
|
W&W
(Double)
|
IN4
(Double)
|
KY2
|
MON
(Double)
|
KY6
|
IN7
|
COG
(Double)
|
|
A&WP
(Double)
|
A&C
(Double)
|
GA2
(Double)
|
AL6
|
TN5
|
AL7
(Double)
|
|
IL4
(Double)
|
W&M
(Double)
|
MS1
(Double)
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADOCMG]
|
|
Sea Coast Line (SCL ):
|
|
SCL
(Double)
|
S&A
(Double)
|
NER
|
GA1
(Double)
|
GA8
(Double)
|
AL3
(Double)
|
|
TN10
(Double)
|
A&T
|
TN12
|
KY12
|
IL2
|
IC
(Double)
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
|
O&M
(Double)
|
OH8
|
NO&J
|
MS6
|
MS5
|
OH6
|
IL6
|
MS
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADOLCMG]
|
|
Savannah & Gulf (S&G ):
|
|
S&G
|
GA6
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE):
|
|
P&LE
|
PA11
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: OL]
|
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W):
|
|
TP&W
|
C&C
(Double)
|
IN2
(Double)
|
IN6
(Double)
|
L&N
(Double)
|
MI2
(Double)
|
|
G&C
|
C&H
(Double)
|
SC4
|
SC1
(Double)
|
GA4
(Double)
|
BRL
(Double)
|
|
TN2
|
FL4
|
FL5
(Double)
|
TN4
|
N&C
(Double)
|
FEC
|
FL6
|
IN10
(Double)
|
|
IL7
(Double)
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL8 |
[Regions: ADOLCMG]
|
|
Southern Mississippi (SM ):
|
|
SM
|
MS4
|
AL4
|
AL5
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: DM]
|
|
Michigan Northern (MN ):
|
|
MN
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
|
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):
|
|
CRIP
|
IA7
|
IA5
|
NE2
|
NE3
|
CO8
|
|
Unbuilt:: WY1 |
[Regions: CWT]
|
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):
|
|
CB&Q
(Double)
|
IA4
|
KCN
|
IA6
|
UP
|
IA11
|
|
Unbuilt:: MN5 |
[Regions: CW]
|
|
Chicago North Shore (CNS ):
|
|
CNS
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP):
|
|
M&SP
(Double)
|
NP
(Double)
|
WI1
(Double)
|
ND3
|
ND4
|
MT6
|
|
Unbuilt:: MT7 |
[Regions: CWT]
|
|
Missouri Pacific (MP ):
|
|
MP
|
MO8
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: MW]
|
|
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T ):
|
|
V&T
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Central Pacific (CP ):
|
|
CP
|
SP
|
WP
|
NV2
|
|
Unbuilt:: UT7 |
[Regions: P]
|
|
St Louis & Alton (SL&A):
|
|
SL&A
(Double)
|
CASL
|
MO1
|
|
Unbuilt:: MO9 |
[Regions: CM]
|
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT ):
|
|
MKT
|
KCS
|
KC&D
|
OK6
|
OK4
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: MWS]
|
|
St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF):
|
|
SLSF
|
AR7
|
OK1
|
MO5
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: MS]
|
|
St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW):
|
|
SLSW
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Great Northern (GN ):
|
|
GN
|
ND5
|
MT1
|
C&NW
(Double)
|
WI4
|
SP&D
|
MT2
|
|
Unbuilt:: MT3 |
[Regions: CW]
|
|
St Paul & Pacific (SP&P):
|
|
SP&P
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: W]
|
|
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF):
|
|
ATSF
(Double)
|
KP
|
OK8
|
NM5
|
MO3
|
|
Unbuilt:: NM3 |
[Regions: MW]
|
|
Sacramento Valley (SV ):
|
|
SV
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: P]
|
|
Soo Line (SL ):
|
|
SL
|
|
Unbuilt:: WI8 |
[Regions: N]
|
|
Texas Road (TR ):
|
|
TR
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: S]
|
Stock Market Report
|
RR stock data
|
|
RR
|
Start price
|
Trade price
|
End price
|
Net change
|
# Shares traded
|
# Shares issued
|
# Shares in treasury
|
President
|
Chairman
|
Directors
|
|
B&M
|
18
|
15
|
13
|
-5
|
1048
|
3115
|
0
|
|
1
|
2
|
|
GT
|
15
|
11
|
13
|
-2
|
721
|
1645
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
NYC
|
26
|
34
|
43
|
+17
|
1237
|
8988
|
139
|
4
|
4
|
2
3
5
7
9
|
|
NYNH
|
24
|
28
|
32
|
+8
|
763
|
3165
|
0
|
|
9
|
2
3
4
|
|
ERIE
|
51
|
42
|
33
|
-18
|
2557
|
10855
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
3
10
|
|
C&A
|
31
|
26
|
22
|
-9
|
335
|
1900
|
0
|
15
|
15
|
1
2
3
|
|
LV
|
97
|
62
|
28
|
-69
|
183
|
650
|
0
|
6
|
11
|
1
2
3
9
|
|
PENN
|
34
|
57
|
80
|
+46
|
2016
|
19669
|
50
|
9
|
9
|
4
10
|
|
B&O
|
16
|
16
|
17
|
+1
|
6321
|
22045
|
0
|
|
11
|
1
7
|
|
RF&P
|
19
|
17
|
16
|
-3
|
865
|
3643
|
17
|
|
3
|
10
11
|
|
N&W
|
64
|
44
|
24
|
-40
|
5627
|
14845
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
2
10
|
|
SCL
|
83
|
51
|
19
|
-64
|
3092
|
15475
|
0
|
10
|
10
|
3
7
9
|
|
S&G
|
24
|
21
|
18
|
-6
|
222
|
1405
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
2
3
7
|
|
P&LE
|
25
|
35
|
45
|
+20
|
370
|
1565
|
0
|
|
4
|
3
7
10
|
|
TP&W
|
51
|
46
|
42
|
-9
|
2315
|
15032
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
3
7
9
|
|
SM
|
24
|
20
|
17
|
-7
|
1002
|
4155
|
70
|
5
|
9
|
1
13
|
|
MN
|
22
|
25
|
28
|
+6
|
164
|
487
|
23
|
|
9
|
2
3
|
|
CRIP
|
88
|
110
|
66
|
+44
|
2906
|
44604
|
106
|
1
|
1
|
3
15
|
|
CB&Q
|
46
|
64
|
83
|
+37
|
1124
|
4518
|
102
|
11
|
11
|
2
3
|
|
CNS
|
41
|
33
|
25
|
-16
|
148
|
407
|
18
|
|
4
|
3
9
10
|
|
M&SP
|
58
|
40
|
23
|
-35
|
3055
|
7772
|
123
|
3
|
3
|
1
7
|
|
MP
|
17
|
15
|
14
|
-3
|
511
|
2051
|
39
|
|
3
|
2
5
|
|
V&T
|
17
|
16
|
16
|
-1
|
237
|
865
|
0
|
|
10
|
3
9
|
|
CP
|
45
|
97
|
74
|
+103
|
594
|
13146
|
174
|
1
|
1
|
3
9
|
|
SL&A
|
37
|
65
|
93
|
+56
|
509
|
2181
|
84
|
11
|
11
|
|
|
MKT
|
38
|
42
|
47
|
+9
|
858
|
4348
|
202
|
10
|
10
|
2
3
|
|
SLSF
|
56
|
51
|
46
|
-10
|
2317
|
12215
|
430
|
9
|
9
|
1
7
10
|
|
SLSW
|
15
|
16
|
18
|
+3
|
256
|
717
|
58
|
|
9
|
3
|
|
GN
|
39
|
44
|
49
|
+10
|
1666
|
7990
|
65
|
7
|
7
|
2
3
10
|
|
SP&P
|
19
|
16
|
13
|
-6
|
374
|
1349
|
81
|
|
7
|
3
|
|
ATSF
|
36
|
43
|
50
|
+14
|
1165
|
5614
|
141
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
|
SV
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
+11
|
0
|
675
|
75
|
|
2
|
|
|
SL
|
10
|
13
|
16
|
+6
|
299
|
750
|
0
|
|
9
|
|
|
TR
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
+11
|
0
|
378
|
42
|
|
9
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
M&LR
|
660
|
LP&W
|
1000
|
FW&D
|
975
|
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