Continental Rails II - DE 5
Game # 17 - Turn # 6
Headline News 1851 to 1852
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1851: California admitted into Union as newest state.
1852: Average life expectancy now almost 42 years.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Cornelius Vanderbilt bought GT for $501, Darkwing bought A&GW for $4015, Henry Farham bought TP&W for $10003, Dan Drew bought A&T for $1436, Maldonash bought GM&O for $4306, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought MN for $605.
PCs Merged: VC merges into N&W, W&W merges into N&W.
PCs Incorporated: W&M, BRL, A&WP.
New Technologies Acquired: READ bought Grand Station, B&O bought Grand Station, C&O bought Grand Station.
RoWs built: PA11 by NYC, C4 by ERIE, WV2 by PENN, MD1 by READ, OH1 by B&O, VA2 by C&O, KY1 by N&W, GA8 by C&H, OH3 by P&LE.
PENN doubled PA6, C&H doubled SCL.
New RoWs acquired: READ got VA7, C&O got SC5, S&A got FL4, PENN got WV3, MRLE got OH4, P&LE got OH5, GTW got MI1, N&W got IN5, C&H got AL3, NYC got C3, ERIE got C5, B&O got OH2.
New railroad Presidents: B of W&M, George R. Obberbaron of A&WP.
New Private Companies Available: A&C, N&C, NO&J, MS, FW&C.
B dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $4002. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Milton Littlefield, George R. Obberbaron, Darkwing, Stepp, Maldonash, Frederik Conrad
Development of switch yards facilitates operations, reduces operating costs.
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, switch yards
Tycoon Announcements:
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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B (7)
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Stepp (8)
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George R. Obberbaron (1)
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Milton Littlefield (3)
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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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Frederik Conrad (6)
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Rail Builder
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Stepp (8)
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Henry Farham (11)
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George R. Obberbaron (1)
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Dan Drew (10)
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B (7)
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Rail Magnate
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Stepp (8)
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Henry Farham (11)
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George R. Obberbaron (1)
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Frederik Conrad (6)
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B (7)
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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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Milton Littlefield (3)
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Rail Baron
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Stepp (8)
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B (7)
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George R. Obberbaron (1)
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Dan Drew (10)
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Darkwing (4)
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Player Summary
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|
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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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7
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B |
W&M
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N&W
|
....
|
....
|
|
3
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Milton Littlefield |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
4
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Darkwing |
B&O
|
....
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WBSH
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A&GW
|
|
9
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Cornelius Vanderbilt |
....
|
....
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GT
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MN
|
|
8
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Stepp |
NYC
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MRLE
|
....
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MC
|
|
12
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Franziskus |
....
|
....
|
....
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NYNH
|
|
6
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Frederik Conrad |
P&LE
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C&O
|
....
|
....
|
|
10
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Dan Drew |
S&A
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C&H
|
....
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A&T
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|
1
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George R. Obberbaron |
PENN
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A&WP
|
....
|
....
|
|
5
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Mister MP |
....
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READ
|
....
|
....
|
|
11
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Henry Farham |
ERIE
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GTW
|
TP&W
|
....
|
|
2
|
Maldonash |
COG
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M&C
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GM&O
|
....
|
|
14
|
William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
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|
15
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J. Pierpont Morgan |
....
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....
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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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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
|
1077
|
172602
|
101835
|
98
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275872
|
165522
|
6
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
|
ERIE
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Erie Lackawanna
|
630
|
78971
|
45803
|
99
|
151818
|
103973
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
PENN
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Pennsylvania
|
732
|
140817
|
81673
|
99
|
200792
|
118288
|
9
|
12
|
363
|
0
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
238
|
47947
|
27809
|
99
|
75193
|
50317
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
445
|
42781
|
24813
|
99
|
108253
|
49449
|
2
|
9
|
675
|
411
|
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
623
|
65287
|
37867
|
99
|
152536
|
102292
|
2
|
5
|
375
|
756
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
1367
|
148768
|
96698
|
95
|
316463
|
196575
|
1
|
16
|
625
|
826
|
|
W&M
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Wilmington & Manchester
|
133
|
13172
|
9484
|
88
|
28469
|
18981
|
-1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
1240
|
192276
|
111522
|
99
|
307708
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113663
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
760
|
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S&A
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Savannah & Augusta
|
277
|
40702
|
26049
|
96
|
66900
|
40528
|
4
|
4
|
330
|
210
|
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COG
|
Central of Georgia
|
86
|
13980
|
8528
|
99
|
24293
|
15566
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
P&LE
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Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
|
420
|
66349
|
40473
|
99
|
111652
|
72249
|
5
|
5
|
600
|
241
|
|
MRLE
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Mad River & Lake Erie
|
138
|
17388
|
11302
|
95
|
32943
|
21688
|
2
|
0
|
685
|
0
|
|
GTW
|
Grand Trunk Western
|
107
|
13968
|
8520
|
99
|
27610
|
17731
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
M&C
|
Marietta & Cincinnati
|
193
|
18658
|
11381
|
99
|
45002
|
29038
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
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A&WP
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Atlanta & West Point
|
152
|
18145
|
12701
|
90
|
34514
|
23011
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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BRL
|
Blue Ridge Line
|
185
|
19178
|
14383
|
85
|
39974
|
26651
|
-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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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
|
PA11
|
|
Unbuilt:: C3 |
[Regions: AL]
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Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):
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ERIE
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NY2
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C4
|
|
Unbuilt:: C5 |
[Regions: ALN]
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Pennsylvania (PENN):
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PENN
(Double)
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LV
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C&A
(Double)
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PA5
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PA6
(Double)
|
WV2
|
|
Unbuilt:: WV3 |
[Regions: AO]
|
|
Reading (READ):
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|
READ
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PA3
|
MD1
|
|
Unbuilt:: VA7 |
[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
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH2 |
[Regions: A]
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Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):
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C&O
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RF&P
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MD2
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VA2
|
|
Unbuilt:: SC5 |
[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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VA5
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VC
|
W&W
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KY1
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN5 |
[Regions: AO]
|
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Wilmington & Manchester (W&M ):
|
|
W&M
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
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Charleston & Hamburg (C&H ):
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|
C&H
(Double)
|
SC4
|
NER
|
G&C
|
GA1
|
SCL
(Double)
|
S&G
|
GA6
|
GA8
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL3 |
[Regions: AD]
|
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Savannah & Augusta (S&A ):
|
|
S&A
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GA4
|
|
Unbuilt:: FL4 |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Central of Georgia (COG ):
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|
COG
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
|
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE):
|
|
P&LE
(Double)
|
LS
|
OH3
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH5 |
[Regions: OL]
|
|
Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE):
|
|
MRLE
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH4 |
[Regions: L]
|
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Grand Trunk Western (GTW ):
|
|
GTW
|
|
Unbuilt:: MI1 |
[Regions: L]
|
|
Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C ):
|
|
M&C
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: O]
|
|
Atlanta & West Point (A&WP):
|
|
A&WP
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
|
|
Blue Ridge Line (BRL ):
|
|
BRL
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
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Stock Market Report
|
|
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
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# Shares issued
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# Shares in treasury
|
President
|
Chairman
|
Directors
|
|
NYC
|
54
|
63
|
72
|
+18
|
1127
|
5301
|
91
|
8
|
8
|
9
12
|
|
ERIE
|
18
|
23
|
28
|
+10
|
1078
|
3080
|
70
|
11
|
11
|
|
|
PENN
|
37
|
39
|
42
|
+5
|
750
|
3585
|
80
|
1
|
1
|
9
|
|
READ
|
22
|
30
|
39
|
+17
|
391
|
1168
|
22
|
5
|
5
|
4
|
|
B&O
|
60
|
68
|
77
|
+17
|
516
|
2193
|
40
|
4
|
4
|
2
5
6
|
|
C&O
|
23
|
24
|
25
|
+2
|
523
|
2985
|
130
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
N&W
|
58
|
68
|
78
|
+20
|
1009
|
6560
|
279
|
7
|
7
|
3
4
|
|
W&M
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
+15
|
0
|
599
|
66
|
7
|
7
|
|
|
C&H
|
47
|
42
|
37
|
-10
|
1940
|
6135
|
78
|
10
|
10
|
|
|
S&A
|
21
|
25
|
30
|
+9
|
484
|
1385
|
0
|
10
|
10
|
3
|
|
COG
|
28
|
40
|
53
|
+25
|
121
|
387
|
43
|
2
|
2
|
4
10
|
|
P&LE
|
23
|
26
|
29
|
+6
|
448
|
2047
|
53
|
6
|
6
|
12
|
|
MRLE
|
15
|
16
|
18
|
+3
|
243
|
690
|
0
|
8
|
8
|
|
|
GTW
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
+2
|
156
|
535
|
0
|
11
|
11
|
|
|
M&C
|
15
|
17
|
20
|
+5
|
343
|
869
|
96
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
A&WP
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
+15
|
0
|
684
|
76
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
BRL
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
+15
|
0
|
833
|
92
|
|
6
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
CNJ
|
670
|
P&FW
|
955
|
A&C
|
685
|
N&C
|
755
|
NO&J
|
915
|
MS
|
1020
|
FW&C
|
570
|
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