Continental Rails II - DE 4
Game # 16 - Turn # 21
Headline News 1881 to 1882
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1881: Thomas Edison announces invention of electric light.
1882: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral leaves 3 dead, 2 wounded.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: B bought DRGW for $3456, Jim Hill bought DP for $7953, Stepp bought M&W for $5678.
PCs Merged: A&P merges into M&LR.
PCs Incorporated: CW, C&S.
New Engines Acquired: R&D bought Pacific 4-6-2, A&GW bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, NO&J bought Pacific 4-6-2, V&T bought Pacific 4-6-2, MKT bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SLSW bought Pacific 4-6-2.
New Technologies Acquired: C&A bought block signal system, C&A bought automatic couplers, C&A bought Pullman sleepers, B&O bought Pullman sleepers, N&W bought coal burning engines, A&GW bought block signal system, NO&J bought automatic couplers, C&EI bought block signal system, WP bought Pullman sleepers, MKT bought block signal system, GW bought Pullman sleepers, TR bought Pullman sleepers.
RoWs built: SC3 by COG, ID4 by C&NW, IA2 by CASL, WA6 by CNS, WI1 by M&SP, NM7 by M&LR, MO3 by WP, TX16 by SP, AR3 by LR&S.
B&O doubled PA1.
New RoWs acquired: B&O got PA3, C&A got PA4, COG got VA2, CNS got WI6, WP got IA11, LR&S got AR1, TR got LA2, SP got LA5, M&LR got AZ5, M&SP got C10.
Inadequate signal system slows N&W rail service: mail contracts worth $31230 cancelled.
Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost C&EI $1840.
Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost SLSW $1550.
Insolvent RRs: A&GW.
Loan Recalls: Darkwing, B, Stepp, George R. Obberbaron, Jim Hill, Henry Farham.
Darkwing has a Transcontinental system.
Stepp has a Transcontinental system.
Jim Hill has a Transcontinental system.
Louis McLane has a Transcontinental system.
Frederik Conrad has a Transcontinental system.
Stepp dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $51234. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: B, Frederik Conrad, Jim Hill, Henry Farham, Louis McLane
Invention of automatic brakes a major improvement in train safety.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Panic to Depression.
Best locomotive available: Pacific 4-6-2
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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Jim Hill (9)
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B (4)
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Darkwing (1)
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Frederik Conrad (12)
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Louis McLane (11)
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Rail Mogul
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B (4)
|
Jim Hill (9)
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Darkwing (1)
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Stepp (6)
|
Frederik Conrad (12)
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Rail Builder
|
Jim Hill (9)
|
Frederik Conrad (12)
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B (4)
|
Stepp (6)
|
Darkwing (1)
|
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Rail Magnate
|
Stepp (6)
|
Jim Hill (9)
|
Darkwing (1)
|
Frederik Conrad (12)
|
Louis McLane (11)
|
|
Rail Prodigal
|
B (4)
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Jim Hill (9)
|
Stepp (6)
|
George R. Obberbaron (8)
|
Darkwing (1)
|
|
Rail Baron
|
Jim Hill (9)
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B (4)
|
Stepp (6)
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Darkwing (1)
|
Frederik Conrad (12)
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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
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
12
|
Frederik Conrad |
SP
|
B&O
|
....
|
....
|
|
4
|
B |
LR&S
|
TR
|
DRGW
|
....
|
|
9
|
Jim Hill |
CNS
|
COG
|
DP
|
....
|
|
11
|
Louis McLane |
WP
|
C&A
|
....
|
....
|
|
6
|
Stepp |
NYC
|
CP
|
M&W
|
....
|
|
2
|
Sun-E Storm |
C&H
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
7
|
Cheyenne |
C&NW
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
3
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
SL&A
|
CRIP
|
....
|
....
|
|
15
|
Thomas Durant |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
10
|
Henry Farham |
M&LR
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
5
|
Matthias W. Baldwin |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
|
William Palmer |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
Dan Drew |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
1
|
Darkwing |
NO&J
|
M&SP
|
....
|
....
|
|
8
|
George R. Obberbaron |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
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RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
B&H
|
Boston & Hartford
|
110
|
14051
|
7869
|
98
|
26631
|
484
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
2967
|
410056
|
213228
|
99
|
1031808
|
284131
|
6
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&A
|
Camden & Amboy
|
2693
|
353830
|
183990
|
99
|
1055030
|
347287
|
3
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
2592
|
377644
|
196374
|
99
|
807877
|
106738
|
8
|
20
|
0
|
1
|
|
R&D
|
Richmond & Danville
|
2424
|
316632
|
177313
|
95
|
806476
|
356178
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
90
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
2082
|
186334
|
100621
|
97
|
627394
|
109973
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
2144
|
218477
|
113609
|
99
|
397149
|
9434
|
7
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
|
COG
|
Central of Georgia
|
2609
|
380538
|
201685
|
98
|
793226
|
365035
|
4
|
9
|
1040
|
524
|
|
A&GW
|
Atlantic & Great Western
|
729
|
80827
|
51729
|
87
|
226870
|
121336
|
-2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
NO&J
|
New Orleans & Jackson
|
3668
|
494953
|
326670
|
85
|
1252183
|
650460
|
-1
|
1
|
0
|
12
|
|
C&EI
|
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
|
184
|
18302
|
10615
|
96
|
52860
|
2715
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
2627
|
236157
|
127525
|
97
|
757838
|
394275
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
384
|
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
1542
|
146291
|
76072
|
99
|
418488
|
60066
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
CASL
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis
|
816
|
80944
|
44518
|
99
|
229355
|
121737
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
146
|
|
CNS
|
Chicago North Shore
|
2806
|
304496
|
158337
|
99
|
808682
|
498263
|
1
|
4
|
1084
|
306
|
|
M&SP
|
Milwaukee & St. Paul
|
2246
|
232073
|
120677
|
99
|
592332
|
357908
|
1
|
16
|
918
|
1650
|
|
M&LR
|
Memphis & Little Rock
|
1876
|
163036
|
88040
|
97
|
494864
|
315288
|
-1
|
2
|
93
|
1063
|
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
1263
|
105045
|
59876
|
97
|
358202
|
144563
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
112
|
|
CP
|
Central Pacific
|
3203
|
373629
|
212967
|
94
|
992761
|
591730
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
42
|
|
WP
|
Western Pacific
|
3277
|
335587
|
194640
|
93
|
1032434
|
611700
|
-2
|
1
|
606
|
718
|
|
SL&A
|
St Louis & Alton
|
1238
|
111949
|
58213
|
99
|
340467
|
74865
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
MKT
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
|
482
|
35286
|
21525
|
93
|
133432
|
40456
|
-1
|
3
|
0
|
562
|
|
SLSF
|
St Louis & San Francisco
|
2121
|
180877
|
122997
|
83
|
672338
|
367027
|
-4
|
0
|
0
|
174
|
|
SLSW
|
St Louis & Southwestern
|
155
|
15101
|
8759
|
96
|
47000
|
18662
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
GW
|
Great Western
|
1038
|
93194
|
51256
|
99
|
286637
|
147404
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
173
|
|
SP
|
Southern Pacific
|
3025
|
315098
|
167003
|
98
|
745350
|
362445
|
3
|
6
|
0
|
2718
|
|
TR
|
Texas Road
|
84
|
9561
|
5354
|
98
|
24071
|
10926
|
2
|
1
|
1880
|
0
|
|
LR&S
|
Little Rock & Shreveport
|
632
|
46753
|
25714
|
99
|
138735
|
89163
|
-1
|
4
|
1500
|
1197
|
|
SA&H
|
San Antonio & Houston
|
219
|
18413
|
12521
|
86
|
60136
|
28234
|
-3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&S
|
Colorado & Southern
|
116
|
11013
|
7489
|
86
|
13599
|
13601
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
CW
|
Colorado Western
|
167
|
15292
|
10399
|
86
|
19199
|
19201
|
0
|
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 & Hartford (B&H ):
|
|
B&H
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
New York Central (NYC ):
|
|
NYC
|
B&A
(Double)
|
HRL
(Double)
|
NY3
|
PA11
|
GTW
|
P&LE
|
OH5
|
OH6
|
|
C&C
|
IN3
|
GT
|
B&M
|
C2
|
C3
|
NY1
|
PA8
|
IN7
|
IL4
|
|
MI2
|
ME1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOLCMN]
|
|
Camden & Amboy (C&A ):
|
|
C&A
|
READ
|
PA2
|
MD1
|
MD2
|
ERIE
|
NYNH
|
NY2
|
C4
|
C5
|
MC
|
|
MN
|
PA7
|
MI5
|
LS
|
OH3
|
TP&W
|
OH7
|
IN4
|
MI6
|
|
Unbuilt:: PA4 |
[Regions: AOLCN]
|
|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):
|
|
B&O
|
WV1
|
OH1
|
P&FW
(Double)
|
M&C
|
OH4
|
MRLE
(Double)
|
IN1
(Double)
|
|
IN2
|
IN9
|
KY11
|
KY10
|
A&T
|
N&C
|
AL4
|
MS2
(Double)
|
IL6
(Double)
|
|
PA1
(Double)
|
|
Unbuilt:: PA3 |
[Regions: ADOLCMG]
|
|
Richmond & Danville (R&D ):
|
|
R&D
(Double)
|
VA4
(Double)
|
VA5
|
KY1
|
VA7
|
IN5
(Double)
|
IN8
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
|
IN10
(Double)
|
KY12
|
TN13
|
TN14
|
GM&O
(Double)
|
MS3
|
IL1
|
AL8
|
|
AL5
|
IL5
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADOCMG]
|
|
Norfolk & Western (N&W ):
|
|
N&W
|
N&S
|
RF&P
|
C&O
|
NC2
|
W&W
|
SC5
|
BRL
|
VC
|
TN2
|
TN4
|
|
TN6
|
TN9
|
TN10
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADM]
|
|
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H ):
|
|
C&H
|
NER
|
SC4
|
G&C
|
GA1
|
W&M
|
SCL
|
S&A
|
GA4
|
FL4
|
A&C
|
|
FEC
|
FL5
|
TN5
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADG]
|
|
Central of Georgia (COG ):
|
|
COG
(Double)
|
GA8
(Double)
|
GA2
(Double)
|
S&G
(Double)
|
AL3
|
TN12
|
KY13
|
|
IL8
(Double)
|
A&WP
(Double)
|
AL6
|
AL7
|
MS1
(Double)
|
IC
(Double)
|
|
IL2
|
KY9
|
SC1
(Double)
|
KY14
|
AL1
|
SC3
|
|
Unbuilt:: VA2 |
[Regions: ADCMG]
|
|
Atlantic & Great Western (A&GW):
|
|
A&GW
|
OH2
|
MI1
|
MS
|
FW&C
|
OH8
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: OLC]
|
|
New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J):
|
|
NO&J
(Double)
|
SM
|
MS6
|
TN8
|
TN7
|
PENN
|
LV
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
WV2
|
|
CNJ
|
PA9
|
PA10
|
WV3
|
KY2
|
KY5
|
L&N
|
KY3
|
AL2
|
MS7
|
|
O&M
|
IL7
|
MON
|
IN6
|
IL3
|
KY8
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADOLCMG]
|
|
Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C&EI):
|
|
C&EI
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):
|
|
C&NW
|
WI4
|
NP
|
MN1
|
ND3
|
ND4
|
MT4
|
MT5
|
MT10
|
SL
|
WI8
|
|
WI9
|
ID4
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: CWTN]
|
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):
|
|
CRIP
(Double)
|
IA8
(Double)
|
IA9
(Double)
|
NE2
|
NE3
|
MN3
|
CO8
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: CWT]
|
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL):
|
|
CASL
|
MO1
|
MO9
|
MO2
|
IA2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: CMW]
|
|
Chicago North Shore (CNS ):
|
|
CNS
(Double)
|
WI5
(Double)
|
WI7
|
C6
(Double)
|
GN
|
ND5
|
MT1
|
MT2
|
|
SP&D
(Double)
|
MT3
|
ID3
|
WA1
|
WA6
|
|
Unbuilt:: WI6 |
[Regions: CWTPN]
|
|
Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP):
|
|
M&SP
(Double)
|
SP&P
(Double)
|
ND1
|
ND2
|
MT6
|
MT7
(Double)
|
ID5
(Double)
|
|
WA2
|
WI1
|
|
Unbuilt:: C10 |
[Regions: CWTP]
|
|
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR):
|
|
M&LR
(Double)
|
AR4
|
OK1
|
TX12
|
TX11
|
TX9
|
M3
|
NM8
|
A&P
|
NM7
|
|
Unbuilt:: AZ5 |
[Regions: MSTX]
|
|
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T ):
|
|
V&T
|
TX2
(Double)
|
TX3
|
M1
|
AR8
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: MSX]
|
|
Central Pacific (CP ):
|
|
CP
(Double)
|
NV2
|
UT8
|
SV
|
UT6
|
UT1
|
CA7
(Double)
|
MP
(Double)
|
|
ATSF
(Double)
|
KCN
(Double)
|
KS2
|
KP
|
CO2
|
CO9
|
IA7
|
IL14
|
|
Unbuilt:: CA9 |
[Regions: CMWTP]
|
|
Western Pacific (WP ):
|
|
WP
|
NV1
|
UT7
|
UT5
|
WY1
|
CO7
|
UT2
|
CB&Q
|
IA4
|
IA5
|
UP
|
|
MO7
|
NE1
|
CO6
|
LP&W
|
MO6
|
MO3
|
|
Unbuilt:: IA11 |
[Regions: CMWTP]
|
|
St Louis & Alton (SL&A):
|
|
SL&A
|
IL11
(Double)
|
IA1
(Double)
|
MO8
|
KCS
|
KC&D
|
KS4
|
IA3
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: MW]
|
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT ):
|
|
MKT
|
KS1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF):
|
|
SLSF
|
MO5
|
OK6
|
OK4
|
OK5
|
FW&D
|
NM1
|
NM2
|
CT
|
TX4
|
TX1
|
|
Unbuilt:: CO3 |
[Regions: MST]
|
|
St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW):
|
|
SLSW
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Great Western (GW ):
|
|
GW
|
LA1
|
LA6
|
T&P
|
AR6
|
AR5
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: MGS]
|
|
Southern Pacific (SP ):
|
|
SP
(Double)
|
CA4
(Double)
|
CA3
|
AZ3
|
AZ2
|
AZ1
|
M4
|
L&A
(Double)
|
|
LA4
(Double)
|
TX5
|
TX6
|
TX7
|
TX8
|
TX10
|
TX16
|
|
Unbuilt:: LA5 |
[Regions: GSTPX]
|
|
Texas Road (TR ):
|
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TR
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Unbuilt:: LA2 |
[Regions: S]
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Little Rock & Shreveport (LR&S):
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LR&S
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H&S
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AR3
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Unbuilt:: AR1 |
[Regions: S]
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San Antonio & Houston (SA&H):
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SA&H
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: S]
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Colorado & Southern (C&S ):
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C&S
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: T]
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Colorado Western (CW ):
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CW
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: T]
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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
|
Chairman
|
Directors
|
|
B&H
|
35
|
33
|
32
|
-3
|
93
|
550
|
0
|
|
3
|
4
9
|
|
NYC
|
44
|
45
|
47
|
+3
|
2695
|
14842
|
0
|
6
|
6
|
4
9
12
|
|
C&A
|
62
|
45
|
29
|
-33
|
3838
|
13465
|
0
|
11
|
11
|
4
7
9
|
|
B&O
|
48
|
51
|
54
|
+6
|
2679
|
12968
|
0
|
12
|
12
|
4
9
|
|
R&D
|
45
|
38
|
31
|
-14
|
2849
|
12048
|
72
|
|
4
|
9
12
|
|
N&W
|
25
|
29
|
34
|
+9
|
1728
|
10399
|
15
|
|
3
|
4
8
9
|
|
C&H
|
39
|
36
|
33
|
-6
|
1614
|
10690
|
43
|
2
|
2
|
4
9
12
|
|
COG
|
35
|
31
|
27
|
-8
|
4091
|
15421
|
54
|
9
|
9
|
12
|
|
A&GW
|
59
|
45
|
32
|
-27
|
918
|
3645
|
0
|
|
7
|
1
4
|
|
NO&J
|
29
|
18
|
7
|
-22
|
9357
|
18345
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
9
|
|
C&EI
|
74
|
51
|
29
|
-45
|
309
|
911
|
9
|
|
1
|
4
6
9
|
|
C&NW
|
44
|
39
|
34
|
-10
|
2280
|
12935
|
200
|
7
|
7
|
4
6
9
|
|
CRIP
|
31
|
34
|
37
|
+6
|
1762
|
7638
|
72
|
3
|
3
|
4
6
9
12
|
|
CASL
|
52
|
37
|
22
|
-30
|
1857
|
3941
|
139
|
|
4
|
9
|
|
CNS
|
33
|
28
|
24
|
-9
|
5874
|
13935
|
95
|
9
|
9
|
|
|
M&SP
|
69
|
55
|
42
|
-27
|
2627
|
11183
|
47
|
1
|
1
|
4
12
|
|
M&LR
|
76
|
58
|
40
|
-36
|
806
|
9051
|
329
|
10
|
10
|
1
4
6
9
12
|
|
V&T
|
24
|
21
|
19
|
-5
|
1701
|
6237
|
78
|
|
4
|
9
12
|
|
CP
|
15
|
15
|
16
|
+1
|
8800
|
27770
|
0
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
WP
|
36
|
32
|
29
|
-7
|
4500
|
16244
|
141
|
11
|
11
|
|
|
SL&A
|
38
|
51
|
65
|
+27
|
2024
|
5746
|
444
|
3
|
6
|
|
|
MKT
|
74
|
67
|
61
|
-13
|
896
|
2351
|
59
|
|
4
|
6
9
12
|
|
SLSF
|
40
|
33
|
26
|
-14
|
3740
|
10455
|
150
|
|
4
|
12
|
|
SLSW
|
46
|
33
|
20
|
-26
|
269
|
750
|
25
|
|
4
|
1
6
9
|
|
GW
|
41
|
27
|
13
|
-28
|
2730
|
5138
|
52
|
|
9
|
4
6
|
|
SP
|
48
|
39
|
31
|
-17
|
3805
|
15040
|
85
|
12
|
12
|
4
9
|
|
TR
|
40
|
45
|
50
|
+10
|
74
|
396
|
24
|
4
|
4
|
6
9
|
|
LR&S
|
14
|
19
|
24
|
+10
|
794
|
3065
|
95
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
SA&H
|
17
|
20
|
24
|
+7
|
383
|
1013
|
82
|
|
9
|
4
6
|
|
C&S
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
+10
|
0
|
522
|
58
|
|
9
|
|
|
CW
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
+10
|
0
|
752
|
83
|
|
6
|
|
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