Continental Rails II - DE 4
Game # 16 - Turn # 8
Headline News 1855 to 1856
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1855: The Know-Nothing Party sweeps Northern congressional elections.
1856: Soo Canal completed connecting Lake Superior to Lake Huron.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Frederik Conrad bought SM for $455, George R. Obberbaron bought O&M for $8250, George R. Obberbaron bought MON for $4152, Henry Farham bought C&EI for $15020, Jim Hill bought IC for $7900, Henry Farham bought C&NW for $46268.
PCs Merged: TP&W merges into LS, S&G merges into COG, N&C merges into A&T, MC merges into C&A, MN merges into C&A.
PCs Incorporated: B&H, GM&O.
New Engines Acquired: LS bought Norris 4-2-0.
New Technologies Acquired: GT bought switch yards, C&A bought switch yards, PENN bought switch yards, B&O bought Grand Station, R&D bought switch yards, N&W bought switch yards, C&H bought switch yards, COG bought switch yards, LS bought switch yards, A&WP bought switch yards, A&GW bought switch yards, WBSH bought switch yards, A&T bought switch yards.
RoWs built: PA8 by GT, PA7 by C&A, WV3 by PENN, IN2 by B&O, VA7 by R&D, TN4 by N&W, FL4 by C&H, AL3 by COG, OH6 by GTW, AL6 by A&WP, IN10 by WBSH.
B&O doubled IN1, COG doubled GA2.
New RoWs acquired: A&GW got OH2, C&A got MI5, GTW got IN3, R&D got IN5, B&O got IN9, PENN got KY2, WBSH got KY12, N&W got TN6, COG got TN12, A&WP got AL7, NO&J got MS6.
RR Mergers: GTW merges into NYC.
Guerre tarifaire: N&W declares rate war on R&D, reduces rates by 50%.
Bankrupt Tycoons: Henry Farham.
Loan Recalls: Matthias W. Baldwin, Stepp.
New railroad Presidents: Stepp of GT, Cornelius Vanderbilt of B&H, Cornelius Vanderbilt of N&W, Louis McLane of LS, Frederik Conrad of A&T, B of GM&O.
New Private Companies Available: L&N, CB&Q, FEC, CNS, M&LR.
Jim Hill dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $4321. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Stepp, George R. Obberbaron, Darkwing, Cornelius Vanderbilt, B
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Mild Depression to Recession.
Best locomotive available: American 4-4-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards
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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Sun-E Storm (2)
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B (4)
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Frederik Conrad (12)
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Stepp (6)
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Rail Mogul
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B (4)
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Darkwing (1)
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Sun-E Storm (2)
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Stepp (6)
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Louis McLane (11)
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Rail Builder
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Frederik Conrad (12)
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Stepp (6)
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Louis McLane (11)
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Darkwing (1)
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Jim Hill (9)
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Rail Magnate
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Frederik Conrad (12)
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Darkwing (1)
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Stepp (6)
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Louis McLane (11)
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Sun-E Storm (2)
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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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Stepp (6)
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Darkwing (1)
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Rail Baron
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B (4)
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Frederik Conrad (12)
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Jim Hill (9)
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Stepp (6)
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Darkwing (1)
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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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9
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Jim Hill |
A&WP
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COG
|
IC
|
....
|
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11
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Louis McLane |
C&A
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LS
|
....
|
....
|
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4
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B |
WBSH
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GM&O
|
....
|
....
|
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7
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Cheyenne |
A&GW
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....
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....
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....
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1
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Darkwing |
NO&J
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PENN
|
....
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....
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3
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Cornelius Vanderbilt |
N&W
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B&H
|
....
|
....
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8
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George R. Obberbaron |
....
|
....
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O&M
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MON
|
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2
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Sun-E Storm |
C&H
|
....
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A&C
|
....
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12
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Frederik Conrad |
B&O
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A&T
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SM
|
....
|
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6
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Stepp |
NYC
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GT
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C&C
|
....
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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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|
10
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Henry Farham |
....
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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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15
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Thomas Durant |
....
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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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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
|
1000
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109108
|
63284
|
99
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247938
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153181
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
166
|
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B&H
|
Boston & Hartford
|
110
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15358
|
10443
|
89
|
19439
|
16561
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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NYC
|
New York Central
|
1280
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169325
|
101595
|
97
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292346
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192960
|
3
|
6
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0
|
473
|
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C&A
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Camden & Amboy
|
1743
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242119
|
133166
|
99
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433446
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310351
|
4
|
12
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0
|
0
|
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PENN
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Pennsylvania
|
1209
|
147365
|
89891
|
96
|
283572
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188935
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2
|
7
|
625
|
1005
|
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B&O
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Baltimore & Ohio
|
1376
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175889
|
102015
|
99
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324796
|
196616
|
3
|
12
|
0
|
523
|
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R&D
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Richmond & Danville
|
723
|
68886
|
41038
|
99
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170274
|
119710
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0
|
11
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0
|
947
|
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N&W
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Norfolk & Western
|
1674
|
153592
|
87564
|
99
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319576
|
216870
|
1
|
2
|
770
|
599
|
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C&H
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Charleston & Hamburg
|
1376
|
163447
|
91530
|
98
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308075
|
95080
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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COG
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Central of Georgia
|
734
|
97444
|
53595
|
99
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152156
|
117067
|
3
|
9
|
440
|
716
|
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LS
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Lake Shore
|
429
|
43659
|
26632
|
96
|
87287
|
63931
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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A&WP
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Atlanta & West Point
|
271
|
31470
|
18253
|
99
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62967
|
43709
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2
|
9
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240
|
357
|
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A&GW
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Atlantic & Great Western
|
116
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13672
|
9024
|
91
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15213
|
14727
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2
|
7
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0
|
0
|
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WBSH
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Wabash Line
|
236
|
30219
|
19642
|
92
|
56871
|
40499
|
1
|
9
|
800
|
396
|
|
A&T
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Alabama & Tennessee
|
294
|
28422
|
20180
|
86
|
41829
|
35707
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
GM&O
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Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
|
135
|
13061
|
9143
|
87
|
20924
|
17826
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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NO&J
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New Orleans & Jackson
|
183
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20956
|
13831
|
94
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26852
|
24600
|
2
|
4
|
1400
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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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Grand Trunk (GT ):
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GT
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B&M
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C2
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C3
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NY1
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PA8
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AN]
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Boston & Hartford (B&H ):
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B&H
|
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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
(Double)
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NY3
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PA11
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GTW
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P&LE
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OH5
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OH6
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN3 |
[Regions: AOL]
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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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MD1
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MD2
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ERIE
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NYNH
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NY2
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C4
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C5
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MC
|
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MN
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PA7
|
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Unbuilt:: MI5 |
[Regions: AOLN]
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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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PA6
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WV2
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CNJ
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PA9
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PA10
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WV3
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY2 |
[Regions: AOL]
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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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P&FW
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M&C
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OH4
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MRLE
(Double)
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IN1
(Double)
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IN2
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN9 |
[Regions: AOLC]
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Richmond & Danville (R&D ):
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R&D
(Double)
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VA4
(Double)
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VA5
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KY1
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VA7
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN5 |
[Regions: AO]
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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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W&W
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SC5
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BRL
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VC
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TN2
|
TN4
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN6 |
[Regions: AD]
|
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Charleston & Hamburg (C&H ):
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|
C&H
|
NER
|
SC4
|
G&C
|
GA1
|
W&M
|
SCL
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S&A
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GA4
|
FL4
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AD]
|
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Central of Georgia (COG ):
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COG
(Double)
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GA8
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GA2
(Double)
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S&G
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AL3
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN12 |
[Regions: AD]
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Lake Shore (LS ):
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|
LS
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OH3
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TP&W
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
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Atlanta & West Point (A&WP):
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A&WP
(Double)
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AL6
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL7 |
[Regions: D]
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Atlantic & Great Western (A&GW):
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A&GW
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH2 |
[Regions: O]
|
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Wabash Line (WBSH):
|
|
WBSH
|
IN10
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY12 |
[Regions: O]
|
|
Alabama & Tennessee (A&T ):
|
|
A&T
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N&C
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
|
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O):
|
|
GM&O
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: G]
|
|
New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J):
|
|
NO&J
|
|
Unbuilt:: MS6 |
[Regions: G]
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Stock Market Report
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|
RR stock data
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|
RR
|
Start price
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Trade price
|
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
|
|
GT
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
+2
|
1673
|
4884
|
116
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
B&H
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
+12
|
0
|
495
|
55
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
NYC
|
40
|
34
|
27
|
-13
|
1313
|
6357
|
50
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
C&A
|
43
|
46
|
50
|
+7
|
1909
|
8513
|
202
|
11
|
11
|
7
|
|
PENN
|
29
|
28
|
28
|
-1
|
1540
|
5990
|
60
|
1
|
1
|
9
|
|
B&O
|
33
|
32
|
31
|
-2
|
1648
|
6853
|
35
|
12
|
12
|
4
|
|
R&D
|
25
|
30
|
36
|
+11
|
1214
|
3568
|
47
|
|
4
|
|
|
N&W
|
35
|
39
|
43
|
+8
|
2064
|
8319
|
55
|
3
|
3
|
8
9
|
|
C&H
|
37
|
34
|
31
|
-6
|
1382
|
6745
|
148
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
COG
|
30
|
30
|
30
|
+0
|
1084
|
5941
|
159
|
9
|
9
|
1
|
|
LS
|
28
|
25
|
23
|
-5
|
375
|
2022
|
123
|
11
|
11
|
6
|
|
A&WP
|
34
|
48
|
62
|
+28
|
168
|
1296
|
59
|
9
|
9
|
|
|
A&GW
|
10
|
14
|
19
|
+9
|
245
|
580
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
|
|
WBSH
|
32
|
51
|
71
|
+39
|
141
|
1119
|
61
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
A&T
|
10
|
14
|
18
|
+8
|
303
|
1341
|
129
|
12
|
11
|
|
|
GM&O
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
+12
|
0
|
608
|
67
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
NO&J
|
10
|
15
|
21
|
+11
|
382
|
915
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
FW&C
|
570
|
C&EI
|
1840
|
L&N
|
930
|
C&NW
|
1200
|
CRIP
|
750
|
CB&Q
|
950
|
FEC
|
1495
|
|
CNS
|
425
|
M&LR
|
660
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