Continental Rails II - DE 5
Game # 17 - Turn # 4
Headline News 1847 to 1848
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1847: U.S. and Britain reach peaceful agreement on Oregon border.
1848: Mexican war ends; California ceded to U.S.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Mister MP bought RF&P for $587, Milton Littlefield bought W&W for $1227, George R. Obberbaron bought NER for $1600, Franziskus bought LS for $1800, Stepp bought MRLE for $2234, Dan Drew bought G&C for $1151, Henry Farham bought GTW for $1286, Maldonash bought M&C for $2444.
PCs Merged: C&A merges into PENN, N&S merges into N&W, B&M merges into NYC, B&H merges into NYC.
PCs Incorporated: COG, P&LE.
New Technologies Acquired: SCL bought Grand Station.
RoWs built: NY3 by NYC, PA5 by PENN, VA4 by N&W, SC4 by C&H.
NYC doubled HRL, PENN doubled PENN.
New RoWs acquired: ERIE got NY2, READ got PA3, PENN got PA6, NYC got PA11, C&O got MD2, N&W got VA5, C&H got GA1, SCL got GA6, B&O got WV1, S&A got GA4.
New railroad Presidents: Dan Drew of C&H, Maldonash of COG, Frederik Conrad of P&LE.
New Private Companies Available: A&WP, BRL, WBSH, MC.
George R. Obberbaron dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $2000. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Stepp, B, Franziskus
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Improved.
Best locomotive available: Lion 0-4-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station
Tycoon Announcements:
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9
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
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give me back mine railroad..
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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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Cornelius Vanderbilt (9)
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George R. Obberbaron (1)
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Stepp (8)
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Darkwing (4)
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Franziskus (12)
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Rail Mogul
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B (7)
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Darkwing (4)
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Stepp (8)
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Dan Drew (10)
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George R. Obberbaron (1)
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Rail Builder
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Stepp (8)
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George R. Obberbaron (1)
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Maldonash (2)
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Milton Littlefield (3)
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Darkwing (4)
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Rail Magnate
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Stepp (8)
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Darkwing (4)
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B (7)
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George R. Obberbaron (1)
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Mister MP (5)
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Rail Prodigal
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B (7)
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George R. Obberbaron (1)
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Stepp (8)
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Franziskus (12)
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Maldonash (2)
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Rail Baron
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Stepp (8)
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B (7)
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Darkwing (4)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (9)
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George R. Obberbaron (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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Cornelius Vanderbilt |
....
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....
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....
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....
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8
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Stepp |
NYC
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....
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MRLE
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....
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12
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Franziskus |
....
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....
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LS
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....
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1
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George R. Obberbaron |
PENN
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....
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NER
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....
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7
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B |
N&W
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....
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....
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....
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3
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Milton Littlefield |
....
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....
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....
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W&W
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4
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Darkwing |
B&O
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....
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....
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....
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10
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Dan Drew |
SCL
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C&H
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G&C
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....
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5
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Mister MP |
....
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READ
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RF&P
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....
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6
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Frederik Conrad |
P&LE
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C&O
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....
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....
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11
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Henry Farham |
ERIE
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....
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....
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GTW
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2
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Maldonash |
COG
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....
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M&C
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....
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13
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Thomas Scott |
....
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....
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....
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....
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15
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J. Pierpont Morgan |
....
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....
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....
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....
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14
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William Ogden |
....
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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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NYC
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New York Central
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895
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148360
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86049
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99
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212009
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126525
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8
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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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287
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29114
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18342
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97
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54690
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40820
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2
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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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461
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88826
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51518
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99
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121005
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67274
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10
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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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20226
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16585
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78
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22329
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17546
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0
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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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17657
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10771
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99
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34965
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1462
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5
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4
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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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11764
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7176
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99
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19353
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14455
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3
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0
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760
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0
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N&W
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Norfolk & Western
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531
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63204
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38555
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99
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116924
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67206
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4
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9
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1385
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292
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C&H
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Charleston & Hamburg
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212
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31686
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19329
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99
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52917
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17110
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7
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4
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855
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228
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S&A
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Savannah & Augusta
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138
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20788
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14967
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88
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27646
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21310
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2
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1
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695
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0
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SCL
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Sea Coast Line
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296
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46121
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27211
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98
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62970
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23508
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8
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4
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0
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0
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COG
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Central of Georgia
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86
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13744
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10033
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87
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21644
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14431
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2
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0
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0
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0
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P&LE
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Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
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131
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20094
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14267
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89
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31784
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21191
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2
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0
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0
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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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New York Central (NYC ):
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NYC
(Double)
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HRL
(Double)
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B&A
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B&M
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B&H
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NY3
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Unbuilt:: PA11 |
[Regions: AL]
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Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):
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ERIE
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Unbuilt:: NY2 |
[Regions: A]
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Pennsylvania (PENN):
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PENN
(Double)
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LV
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C&A
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PA5
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Unbuilt:: PA6 |
[Regions: A]
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Reading (READ):
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READ
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Unbuilt:: PA3 |
[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:: MD2 |
[Regions: A]
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Norfolk & Western (N&W ):
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N&W
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R&D
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N&S
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VA4
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Unbuilt:: VA5 |
[Regions: A]
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Charleston & Hamburg (C&H ):
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C&H
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SC4
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Unbuilt:: GA1 |
[Regions: A]
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Savannah & Augusta (S&A ):
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S&A
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Unbuilt:: GA4 |
[Regions: A]
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Sea Coast Line (SCL ):
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SCL
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S&G
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Unbuilt:: GA6 |
[Regions: A]
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Central of Georgia (COG ):
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COG
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
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Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE):
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P&LE
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: OL]
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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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NYC
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27
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33
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39
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+12
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753
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4281
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201
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8
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8
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9
12
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ERIE
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13
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14
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16
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+3
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493
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1435
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0
|
11
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11
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PENN
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38
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37
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36
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-2
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286
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2197
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113
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1
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1
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9
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READ
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13
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14
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16
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+3
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177
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520
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0
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5
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5
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B&O
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37
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42
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48
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+11
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199
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808
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0
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4
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4
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2
5
6
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C&O
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13
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14
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16
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+3
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155
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470
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0
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6
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6
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N&W
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26
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34
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43
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+17
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233
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2473
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186
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7
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7
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3
4
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C&H
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28
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37
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47
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+19
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182
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1025
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41
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10
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10
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7
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S&A
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13
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14
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16
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+3
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239
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690
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0
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10
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SCL
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18
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19
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21
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+3
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495
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1487
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0
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10
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10
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COG
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0
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0
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15
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+15
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0
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387
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43
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2
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2
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P&LE
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0
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0
|
15
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+15
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0
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590
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65
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6
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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
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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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GT
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365
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NYNH
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550
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CNJ
|
670
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W&M
|
665
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VC
|
1465
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A&WP
|
760
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BRL
|
925
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WBSH
|
570
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MC
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760
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