Continental Rails II - DE 4
Game # 16 - Turn # 5
Headline News 1849 to 1850
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1849: Gold found at Sutter's mill in California! Gold rush begins!
1850: Samuel Colt builds factory to manufacture new repeating pistol.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Darkwing bought S&G for $999, Stepp bought P&LE for $2551, B bought M&C for $4103, Jim Hill bought A&WP for $3847, George R. Obberbaron bought BRL for $3552, B bought WBSH for $4602.
PCs Merged: G&C merges into C&H, NYNH merges into ERIE, HRL merges into NYC.
PCs Incorporated: GTW, MRLE, LS.
RoWs built: C2 by GT, NY3 by NYC, NY2 by ERIE, PA2 by C&A, PA5 by PENN, OH1 by B&O, VA4 by R&D, NC2 by N&W, GA1 by C&H.
New RoWs acquired: PENN got PA6, CNJ got PA9, C&A got MD1, R&D got VA5, N&W got SC5, SCL got GA4, COG got GA8, B&O got OH4, GT got C3, ERIE got C4.
New railroad Presidents: Frederik Conrad of B&O, Louis McLane of LS, Frederik Conrad of MRLE, Stepp of GTW.
New Private Companies Available: A&GW, TP&W, A&C, A&T, NO&J, MN.
B dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $2000. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: George R. Obberbaron, Jim Hill, Stepp, Darkwing
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Improved to Good.
Best locomotive available: Norris 4-2-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station
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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Sun-E Storm (2)
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Stepp (6)
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George R. Obberbaron (8)
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Frederik Conrad (12)
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Darkwing (1)
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Rail Mogul
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B (4)
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Sun-E Storm (2)
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Darkwing (1)
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Stepp (6)
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Cheyenne (7)
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Rail Builder
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Darkwing (1)
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Sun-E Storm (2)
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Stepp (6)
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Henry Farham (10)
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Louis McLane (11)
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Rail Magnate
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Sun-E Storm (2)
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Darkwing (1)
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B (4)
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Stepp (6)
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Louis McLane (11)
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Rail Prodigal
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B (4)
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Jim Hill (9)
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George R. Obberbaron (8)
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Darkwing (1)
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Stepp (6)
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Rail Baron
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Sun-E Storm (2)
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B (4)
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Stepp (6)
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Darkwing (1)
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Louis McLane (11)
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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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4
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B |
....
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R&D
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WBSH
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M&C
|
|
6
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Stepp |
NYC
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GTW
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P&LE
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....
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2
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Sun-E Storm |
C&H
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SCL
|
....
|
....
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1
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Darkwing |
CNJ
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GT
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S&G
|
....
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|
10
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Henry Farham |
....
|
....
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....
|
....
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12
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Frederik Conrad |
B&O
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MRLE
|
....
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P&FW
|
|
9
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Jim Hill |
PENN
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COG
|
....
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A&WP
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|
3
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Cornelius Vanderbilt |
....
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....
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....
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....
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8
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George R. Obberbaron |
N&W
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....
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W&W
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BRL
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7
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Cheyenne |
....
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C&A
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....
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....
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11
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Louis McLane |
ERIE
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LS
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....
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....
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5
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Matthias W. Baldwin |
....
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....
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....
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....
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13
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Dan Drew |
....
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....
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....
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....
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14
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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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Thomas Durant |
....
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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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GT
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Grand Trunk
|
474
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63471
|
39986
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97
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118285
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80705
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3
|
1
|
0
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640
|
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NYC
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New York Central
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640
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91883
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53292
|
99
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146900
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84101
|
6
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9
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0
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0
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ERIE
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Erie Lackawanna
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600
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72638
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42130
|
99
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141772
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97233
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3
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2
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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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22335
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14294
|
96
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34013
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23579
|
5
|
1
|
770
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0
|
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C&A
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Camden & Amboy
|
291
|
62036
|
41563
|
93
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82044
|
57741
|
6
|
4
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0
|
0
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PENN
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Pennsylvania
|
369
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58385
|
38534
|
94
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86295
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45982
|
5
|
9
|
0
|
337
|
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B&O
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Baltimore & Ohio
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445
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42283
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25793
|
99
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102263
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48282
|
2
|
16
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685
|
307
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R&D
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Richmond & Danville
|
206
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26732
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16574
|
98
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50899
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35297
|
3
|
9
|
1385
|
325
|
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N&W
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Norfolk & Western
|
691
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80642
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46772
|
99
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144608
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76953
|
4
|
2
|
375
|
341
|
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C&H
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Charleston & Hamburg
|
662
|
88730
|
51464
|
99
|
148675
|
79490
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
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SCL
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Sea Coast Line
|
277
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46405
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28307
|
99
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61846
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8181
|
9
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
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COG
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Central of Georgia
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86
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13980
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9087
|
95
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20517
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14503
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4
|
1
|
785
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0
|
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LS
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Lake Shore
|
182
|
22005
|
15624
|
89
|
41729
|
27821
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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MRLE
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Mad River & Lake Erie
|
138
|
17011
|
12588
|
86
|
31784
|
21191
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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GTW
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Grand Trunk Western
|
107
|
13676
|
9300
|
92
|
24764
|
16511
|
2
|
0
|
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)
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Grand Trunk (GT ):
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GT
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B&M
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C2
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Unbuilt:: C3 |
[Regions: AN]
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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:: none |
[Regions: AL]
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Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):
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ERIE
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NYNH
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NY2
|
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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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Camden & Amboy (C&A ):
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C&A
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READ
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PA2
|
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Unbuilt:: MD1 |
[Regions: A]
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Pennsylvania (PENN):
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PENN
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LV
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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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OH1
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Unbuilt:: OH4 |
[Regions: A]
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Richmond & Danville (R&D ):
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R&D
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VA4
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Unbuilt:: VA5 |
[Regions: ]
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Norfolk & Western (N&W ):
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N&W
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N&S
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RF&P
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C&O
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NC2
|
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Unbuilt:: SC5 |
[Regions: A]
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Charleston & Hamburg (C&H ):
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C&H
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NER
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SC4
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G&C
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GA1
|
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AD]
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Sea Coast Line (SCL ):
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SCL
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S&A
|
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Unbuilt:: GA4 |
[Regions: A]
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Central of Georgia (COG ):
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COG
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Unbuilt:: GA8 |
[Regions: D]
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Lake Shore (LS ):
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LS
|
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
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Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE):
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MRLE
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
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Grand Trunk Western (GTW ):
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GTW
|
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
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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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GT
|
19
|
25
|
31
|
+12
|
357
|
2242
|
128
|
1
|
1
|
10
|
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NYC
|
45
|
54
|
63
|
+18
|
377
|
3062
|
145
|
6
|
6
|
5
10
|
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ERIE
|
16
|
20
|
25
|
+9
|
559
|
2844
|
156
|
11
|
11
|
|
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CNJ
|
14
|
17
|
20
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+6
|
248
|
670
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
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C&A
|
21
|
25
|
30
|
+9
|
327
|
1408
|
47
|
7
|
7
|
2
|
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PENN
|
44
|
51
|
58
|
+14
|
279
|
1783
|
67
|
9
|
9
|
1
|
|
B&O
|
51
|
63
|
76
|
+25
|
496
|
2193
|
40
|
12
|
12
|
3
4
|
|
R&D
|
24
|
39
|
54
|
+30
|
114
|
965
|
65
|
4
|
4
|
|
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N&W
|
28
|
29
|
31
|
+3
|
707
|
3382
|
77
|
8
|
8
|
3
|
|
C&H
|
20
|
23
|
26
|
+6
|
716
|
3184
|
132
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
SCL
|
22
|
27
|
32
|
+10
|
539
|
1392
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
5
|
|
COG
|
14
|
25
|
37
|
+23
|
193
|
430
|
0
|
9
|
9
|
|
|
LS
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
+15
|
0
|
819
|
91
|
11
|
11
|
|
|
MRLE
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
+15
|
0
|
621
|
69
|
12
|
12
|
|
|
GTW
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
+15
|
0
|
482
|
53
|
6
|
6
|
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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
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
B&H
|
550
|
W&M
|
665
|
VC
|
1465
|
A&GW
|
580
|
TP&W
|
700
|
A&C
|
685
|
A&T
|
715
|
|
NO&J
|
915
|
MN
|
510
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