Continental Rails II - DE 4
Game # 16 - Turn # 9
Headline News 1857 to 1858
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1857: Western Union Telegraph Company begins operations.
1858: The Dred Scott decision by Supreme Court angers Northern anti-slavery elements.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Darkwing bought C&EI for $23386, Jim Hill bought L&N for $12500, Cheyenne bought C&NW for $44222, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought CRIP for $10011, Frederik Conrad bought FEC for $3708, Henry Farham bought M&LR for $12522.
PCs Merged: C&C merges into NYC, A&C merges into C&H, SM merges into NO&J.
PCs Incorporated: O&M, MON, IC.
New Engines Acquired: GT bought 04/04/2000, B&H bought 04/04/2000, NYC bought 04/04/2000, B&O bought 04/04/2000, C&H bought 04/04/2000, COG bought 04/04/2000, A&WP bought 04/04/2000, WBSH bought 04/04/2000, NO&J bought 04/04/2000.
RoWs built: IN3 by NYC, MI5 by C&A, KY2 by PENN, IN9 by B&O, IN5 by R&D, TN12 by COG, AL7 by A&WP, OH2 by A&GW, KY12 by WBSH, MS6 by NO&J.
New RoWs acquired: C&H got FL5, LS got OH7, A&GW got MI1, NYC got IN7, PENN got KY5, B&O got KY11, COG got KY13, NO&J got TN8, WBSH got TN13, A&T got AL4, A&WP got MS1, GM&O got MS3.
RR Mergers: GT merges into NYC, LS merges into C&A.
Loan Recalls: B, Cheyenne.
New railroad Presidents: B of R&D, George R. Obberbaron of O&M, George R. Obberbaron of MON, Jim Hill of IC.
New Private Companies Available: CASL, MP, V&T, L&A, CP, SL&A.
Jim Hill dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $8765. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Stepp, George R. Obberbaron, Sun-E Storm, B, Darkwing, Frederik Conrad
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Recession to Normal.
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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Stepp (6)
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Louis McLane (11)
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Rail Mogul
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B (4)
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Darkwing (1)
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Stepp (6)
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Sun-E Storm (2)
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Jim Hill (9)
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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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Stepp (6)
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Louis McLane (11)
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Darkwing (1)
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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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Jim Hill (9)
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Stepp (6)
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B (4)
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Frederik Conrad (12)
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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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11
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Louis McLane |
....
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C&A
|
....
|
....
|
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9
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Jim Hill |
IC
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COG
|
....
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L&N
|
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1
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Darkwing |
NO&J
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PENN
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C&EI
|
....
|
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6
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Stepp |
NYC
|
....
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....
|
....
|
|
3
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Cornelius Vanderbilt |
N&W
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B&H
|
....
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CRIP
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2
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Sun-E Storm |
C&H
|
....
|
....
|
....
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4
|
B |
WBSH
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R&D
|
....
|
....
|
|
8
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George R. Obberbaron |
O&M
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MON
|
....
|
....
|
|
7
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Cheyenne |
A&GW
|
....
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C&NW
|
....
|
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12
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Frederik Conrad |
B&O
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A&T
|
....
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FEC
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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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15
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Thomas Durant |
....
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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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|
10
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Henry Farham |
....
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....
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M&LR
|
....
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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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B&H
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Boston & Hartford
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110
|
16550
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11254
|
89
|
20310
|
17010
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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NYC
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New York Central
|
2552
|
386149
|
212381
|
99
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633380
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400191
|
6
|
8
|
0
|
415
|
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C&A
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Camden & Amboy
|
2356
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364523
|
215069
|
95
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597225
|
424305
|
5
|
8
|
510
|
0
|
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PENN
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Pennsylvania
|
1334
|
166758
|
103390
|
95
|
320208
|
214268
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
978
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
1524
|
205779
|
119351
|
99
|
359441
|
221381
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
314
|
|
R&D
|
Richmond & Danville
|
848
|
95381
|
56274
|
95
|
198622
|
139312
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
616
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
1674
|
170117
|
100370
|
95
|
330624
|
204351
|
2
|
1
|
770
|
329
|
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C&H
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Charleston & Hamburg
|
1513
|
187737
|
103256
|
99
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346232
|
86280
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
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COG
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Central of Georgia
|
822
|
110841
|
62072
|
98
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174494
|
133309
|
3
|
4
|
160
|
751
|
|
A&WP
|
Atlanta & West Point
|
331
|
44316
|
25704
|
99
|
78923
|
55763
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
388
|
|
A&GW
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Atlantic & Great Western
|
251
|
26722
|
18438
|
88
|
43310
|
36495
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
WBSH
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Wabash Line
|
396
|
46026
|
26694
|
99
|
91867
|
67070
|
2
|
0
|
440
|
777
|
|
A&T
|
Alabama & Tennessee
|
294
|
30728
|
19051
|
95
|
46874
|
38306
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
GM&O
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
|
135
|
14620
|
9064
|
95
|
23419
|
19111
|
2
|
3
|
950
|
0
|
|
NO&J
|
New Orleans & Jackson
|
507
|
54362
|
33161
|
99
|
93140
|
75877
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
910
|
|
O&M
|
Ohio & Mississippi
|
165
|
17314
|
12293
|
86
|
29259
|
22991
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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MON
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Monon Line
|
184
|
20711
|
15533
|
82
|
33571
|
26379
|
-1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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IC
|
Illinois Central
|
185
|
21228
|
15921
|
82
|
33725
|
26500
|
-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)
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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
|
GTW
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P&LE
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OH5
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OH6
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C&C
|
|
IN3
|
GT
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B&M
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C2
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C3
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NY1
|
PA8
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN7 |
[Regions: AOLCN]
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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
|
MD2
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ERIE
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NYNH
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NY2
|
C4
|
C5
|
MC
|
|
MN
|
PA7
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MI5
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LS
|
OH3
|
TP&W
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH7 |
[Regions: AOLCN]
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Pennsylvania (PENN):
|
|
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
|
PA9
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PA10
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WV3
|
KY2
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY5 |
[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
|
OH4
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MRLE
(Double)
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IN1
(Double)
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IN2
|
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IN9
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY11 |
[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
|
IN5
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AO]
|
|
Norfolk & Western (N&W ):
|
|
N&W
|
N&S
|
RF&P
|
C&O
|
NC2
|
W&W
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SC5
|
BRL
|
VC
|
TN2
|
TN4
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN6 |
[Regions: AD]
|
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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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W&M
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SCL
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S&A
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GA4
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FL4
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A&C
|
|
Unbuilt:: FL5 |
[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
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TN12
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY13 |
[Regions: AD]
|
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Atlanta & West Point (A&WP):
|
|
A&WP
(Double)
|
AL6
|
AL7
|
|
Unbuilt:: MS1 |
[Regions: DG]
|
|
Atlantic & Great Western (A&GW):
|
|
A&GW
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OH2
|
|
Unbuilt:: MI1 |
[Regions: O]
|
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Wabash Line (WBSH):
|
|
WBSH
|
IN10
|
KY12
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN13 |
[Regions: O]
|
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Alabama & Tennessee (A&T ):
|
|
A&T
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N&C
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL4 |
[Regions: D]
|
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Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O):
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|
GM&O
|
|
Unbuilt:: MS3 |
[Regions: G]
|
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New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J):
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|
NO&J
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SM
|
MS6
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN8 |
[Regions: MG]
|
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Ohio & Mississippi (O&M ):
|
|
O&M
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: O]
|
|
Monon Line (MON ):
|
|
MON
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Illinois Central (IC ):
|
|
IC
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
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Stock Market Report
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RR stock data
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|
RR
|
Start price
|
Trade price
|
End price
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Net change
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# Shares traded
|
# Shares issued
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# Shares in treasury
|
President
|
Chairman
|
Directors
|
|
B&H
|
12
|
14
|
17
|
+5
|
192
|
550
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
|
NYC
|
27
|
32
|
33
|
+6
|
2035
|
12631
|
136
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
C&A
|
50
|
49
|
48
|
-2
|
1641
|
11688
|
92
|
11
|
11
|
7
|
|
PENN
|
28
|
34
|
40
|
+12
|
1757
|
6553
|
122
|
1
|
9
|
|
|
B&O
|
31
|
29
|
27
|
-4
|
1876
|
7554
|
74
|
12
|
12
|
4
|
|
R&D
|
36
|
34
|
33
|
-3
|
1045
|
4131
|
109
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
N&W
|
43
|
46
|
50
|
+7
|
1345
|
8374
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
8
9
|
|
C&H
|
31
|
29
|
28
|
-3
|
2211
|
7510
|
68
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
COG
|
30
|
29
|
28
|
-2
|
1615
|
6496
|
44
|
9
|
9
|
1
|
|
A&WP
|
62
|
49
|
37
|
-25
|
484
|
1566
|
89
|
|
9
|
|
|
A&GW
|
19
|
23
|
28
|
+9
|
142
|
1188
|
67
|
7
|
7
|
|
|
WBSH
|
71
|
57
|
44
|
-27
|
401
|
1900
|
80
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
A&T
|
18
|
28
|
39
|
+21
|
462
|
1470
|
0
|
12
|
12
|
11
|
|
GM&O
|
12
|
17
|
23
|
+11
|
293
|
675
|
0
|
|
4
|
|
|
NO&J
|
21
|
38
|
55
|
+34
|
236
|
2373
|
162
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
O&M
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
+13
|
0
|
743
|
82
|
8
|
8
|
|
|
MON
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
+13
|
0
|
828
|
92
|
8
|
8
|
|
|
IC
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
+13
|
0
|
833
|
92
|
9
|
9
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
FW&C
|
570
|
CB&Q
|
950
|
CASL
|
925
|
CNS
|
425
|
MP
|
1415
|
V&T
|
865
|
L&A
|
450
|
|
CP
|
770
|
SL&A
|
495
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