Continental Rails II
Game # 12 - Turn # 3
Headline News 1845 to 1846
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1845: First telegraph line laid between Washington and Baltimore.
1846: Congress declares war with Mexico over Texas border incidents!
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo bought NYNH for $555, Leland Stanford bought S&G for $981.
PCs Merged: R&D merges into N&W, S&A merges into SCL, NER merges into SCL, B&A merges into NYC, HRL merges into NYC.
PCs Incorporated: RF&P, GT, READ, ERIE, C&O.
PENN doubled PENN, N&W doubled N&W, C&H doubled C&H, SCL doubled SCL.
New RoWs acquired: NYC got NY3, PENN got PA5, N&W got VA4, C&H got SC4, SCL got GA1, B&O got WV1.
Stock splits: PENN splits 2 for 1.
New railroad Presidents: Leland Stanford of GT, J. Pierpont Morgan of NYC, Thomas Scott of ERIE, Jim Fisk of READ, Thomas Durant of C&O, J. Edgar Thompson of RF&P, Bill Bouquett of SCL.
New Private Companies Available: COG, LS, P&LE, G&C.
Jim Fisk dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1053. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: J. Edgar Thompson
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Panic to Depression.
Best locomotive available: Lion 0-4-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station
Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Bill Bouquett (10)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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Thomas Scott (7)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
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Rail Mogul
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Sleeping Dog (2)
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Thomas Scott (7)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
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Thomas Durant (11)
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Rail Builder
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Jim Fisk (1)
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Sleeping Dog (2)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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Leland Stanford (5)
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Rail Magnate
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Sleeping Dog (2)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Thomas Scott (7)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
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Thomas Durant (11)
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Rail Prodigal
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Jim Fisk (1)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Leland Stanford (5)
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Sleeping Dog (2)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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Rail Baron
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Thomas Scott (7)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
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Thomas Durant (11)
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Sleeping Dog (2)
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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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Bill Bouquett |
SCL
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....
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....
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....
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7
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Thomas Scott |
....
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ERIE
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....
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....
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4
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J. Pierpont Morgan |
NYC
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....
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....
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....
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3
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J. Edgar Thompson |
RF&P
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N&W
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....
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....
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5
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Leland Stanford |
....
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GT
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S&G
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....
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9
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo |
....
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PENN
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NYNH
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....
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2
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Sleeping Dog |
....
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C&H
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....
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....
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11
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Thomas Durant |
B&O
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C&O
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....
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....
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13
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William Ogden |
....
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....
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....
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....
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12
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William Palmer |
....
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....
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....
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....
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15
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Cyrus Holliday |
....
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....
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....
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....
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6
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Milton Littlefield |
....
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....
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....
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....
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14
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Dan Drew |
....
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....
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....
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....
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8
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John Forbes |
....
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....
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....
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....
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1
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Jim Fisk |
....
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READ
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....
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C&A
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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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10642  
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7875  
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86  
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10199  
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10201  
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1  
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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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491  
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52101  
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31782  
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99  
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76895  
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44963  
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3  
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16  
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745  
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0  
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ERIE
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Erie Lackawanna
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287  
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22332  
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15409  
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91  
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31599  
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31601  
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-1  
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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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104  
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21881  
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13347  
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99  
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19906  
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499  
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13  
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9  
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0  
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0  
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READ
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Reading
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104  
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15356  
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11517  
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85  
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14499  
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14501  
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1  
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0  
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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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13619  
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9261  
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92  
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32643  
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781  
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2  
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10  
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1025  
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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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9159  
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6778  
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86  
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11199  
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11201  
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-1  
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0  
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0  
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0  
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RF&P
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Richmond, Fred. & Potomac
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117  
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12145  
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8987  
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86  
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14199  
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14201  
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0  
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0  
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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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23193  
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14380  
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98  
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29515  
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11348  
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6  
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4  
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650  
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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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20372  
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12427  
|
99  
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29141  
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619  
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9  
|
4  
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166  
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0  
|
SCL
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Sea Coast Line
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462  
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61792  
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37693  
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99  
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73151  
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41926  
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5  
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17  
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0  
|
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)
Grand Trunk (GT ):
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GT
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Unbuilt:: none |
[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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Unbuilt:: NY3 |
[Regions: A]
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Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):
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ERIE
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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Pennsylvania (PENN):
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PENN
(Double)
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Unbuilt:: PA5 |
[Regions: A]
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Reading (READ):
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READ
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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:: WV1 |
[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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Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P):
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RF&P
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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Norfolk & Western (N&W ):
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N&W
(Double)
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R&D
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Unbuilt:: VA4 |
[Regions: A]
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Charleston & Hamburg (C&H ):
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C&H
(Double)
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Unbuilt:: SC4 |
[Regions: A]
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Sea Coast Line (SCL ):
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SCL
(Double)
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S&A
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NER
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Unbuilt:: GA1 |
[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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GT
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0  
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0  
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10  
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+10
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0  
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329  
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36  
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5  
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5  
|
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NYC
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31  
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36  
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41  
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+10
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104  
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2321  
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171  
|
4  
|
4  
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2  
3  
5  
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ERIE
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0  
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0  
|
10  
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+10
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0  
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1292  
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143  
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7  
|
7  
|
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PENN
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32  
|
66  
|
50  
|
+68
|
61  
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1092  
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0  
|
9  
|
9  
|
1  
3  
11  
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READ
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0  
|
0  
|
10  
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+10
|
0  
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468  
|
52  
|
1  
|
1  
|
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B&O
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37  
|
52  
|
67  
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+30
|
106  
|
840  
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0  
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11  
|
11  
|
5  
7  
9  
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C&O
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0  
|
0  
|
10  
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+10
|
0  
|
423  
|
47  
|
11  
|
11  
|
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RF&P
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0  
|
0  
|
10  
|
+10
|
0  
|
527  
|
58  
|
3  
|
3  
|
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N&W
|
20  
|
30  
|
40  
|
+20
|
56  
|
772  
|
38  
|
3  
|
3  
|
2  
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C&H
|
12  
|
18  
|
24  
|
+12
|
149  
|
677  
|
0  
|
2  
|
2  
|
|
SCL
|
24  
|
46  
|
68  
|
+44
|
100  
|
2184  
|
161  
|
10  
|
10  
|
7  
|
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&M
|
725  
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B&H
|
550  
|
CNJ
|
670  
|
LV
|
650  
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N&S
|
1215  
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W&W
|
600  
|
W&M
|
665  
|
COG
|
430  
|
LS
|
910  
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P&LE
|
655  
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G&C
|
470  
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