Continental Rails II
Game # 18 - Turn # 14
Headline News 1867 to 1868
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1867: The first trans-Atlantic telegraph cable laid between U.S. and Europe.
1868: U.S. spends millions to purchase Alaska wasteland from Russia!
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Cornelius Vanderbilt bought KP for $26354, Casey Jones bought KCS for $26658, B bought SV for $36547, Stepp bought SP&D for $5678.
PCs Incorporated: SP&P, SLSW, GW, KC&D.
New Engines Acquired: CNJ bought Atlantic 4-4-2, C&O bought Prairie 2-6-2, SCL bought Prairie 2-6-2, P&FW bought Prairie 2-6-2, M&C bought Prairie 2-6-2, A&GW bought Prairie 2-6-2, GM&O bought Prairie 2-6-2, O&M bought Prairie 2-6-2, IC bought Prairie 2-6-2, C&NW bought Prairie 2-6-2, CRIP bought Prairie 2-6-2, CB&Q bought Prairie 2-6-2, CASL bought Prairie 2-6-2, CNS bought Prairie 2-6-2, MP bought Prairie 2-6-2, V&T bought Prairie 2-6-2, L&A bought Prairie 2-6-2, CP bought Prairie 2-6-2, UP bought Prairie 2-6-2, MKT bought Prairie 2-6-2, SLSF bought Prairie 2-6-2, SP bought Prairie 2-6-2, ATSF bought Prairie 2-6-2.
RoWs built: MI6 by ERIE, PA9 by CNJ, TN15 by C&O, TN6 by W&M, AL5 by SCL, KY14 by M&C, KY13 by TP&W, KY11 by O&M, KY10 by IC, ND3 by C&NW, IA7 by CRIP, IA4 by CB&Q, MO1 by CASL, WI5 by CNS, MN2 by M&SP, MO6 by MP, LA4 by V&T, LA2 by L&A, NV2 by CP, NV1 by WP, NE1 by UP, OK6 by MKT.
P&FW doubled WV3.
New RoWs acquired: IC got KY8, W&M got TN9, SCL got TN11, M&C got TN14, CB&Q got IA5, SLSF got MO5, CRIP got MO7, CASL got MO8, C&NW got ND4, MP got OK2, MKT got OK5, ATSF got OK8, L&A got TX1, V&T got TX2, UP got CO7, CP got UT7, SP got CA4, CNS got C6, M&SP got C8, WP got CA7.
Loan Recalls: B, Dan Drew, Henry Farham, Casey Jones, Edward Harriman.
Stock splits: CP splits 2 for 1, WP splits 5 for 1.
Cornered stocks: CRIP, MP.
New railroad Presidents: Dan Drew of GW, Darkwing of SP&P, Casey Jones of KC&D.
New Private Companies Available: KCN, SL.
Casey Jones dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $36423. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Sleeping Dog, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Stepp, B, Henry Farham, Frank Throne, Dan Drew
Invention of automatic couplers facilitates operations, improves safety.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Great to Panic.
Best locomotive available: Chesapeake 4-6-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system, automatic couplers
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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Casey Jones (10)
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Jay Gould (13)
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Dan Drew (6)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (2)
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Henry Farham (7)
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Rail Mogul
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Casey Jones (10)
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Sleeping Dog (12)
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Dan Drew (6)
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B (4)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (2)
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Rail Builder
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Casey Jones (10)
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Jay Gould (13)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (2)
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Sleeping Dog (12)
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Edward Harriman (11)
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Rail Magnate
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Casey Jones (10)
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Jay Gould (13)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (2)
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Edward Harriman (11)
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Sleeping Dog (12)
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Rail Prodigal
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Stepp (5)
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Casey Jones (10)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (2)
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Henry Farham (7)
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Sleeping Dog (12)
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Rail Baron
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Casey Jones (10)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (2)
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Sleeping Dog (12)
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Jay Gould (13)
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Henry Farham (7)
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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
|
RR 2
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PC 1
|
PC 2
|
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13
|
Jay Gould |
M&C
|
CASL
|
....
|
....
|
|
10
|
Casey Jones |
KC&D
|
CP
|
KCS
|
....
|
|
2
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
IC
|
ATSF
|
KP
|
....
|
|
11
|
Edward Harriman |
A&GW
|
SP
|
....
|
....
|
|
5
|
Stepp |
C&NW
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M&SP
|
SP&D
|
GN
|
|
12
|
Sleeping Dog |
SCL
|
MKT
|
....
|
....
|
|
6
|
Dan Drew |
GW
|
W&M
|
....
|
....
|
|
7
|
Henry Farham |
UP
|
CB&Q
|
....
|
....
|
|
3
|
Darkwing |
SP&P
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MP
|
....
|
....
|
|
9
|
Jim Hill |
WP
|
CNS
|
....
|
....
|
|
4
|
B |
L&A
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V&T
|
....
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SV
|
|
1
|
George R. Obberbaron |
....
|
....
|
....
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M&LR
|
|
8
|
Frank Throne |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
|
Robert Stephenson |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
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15
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Cyrus Holliday |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
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Railroad Summary
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RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
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Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
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Grant
|
Land
|
|
ERIE
|
Erie Lackawanna
|
2699
|
574257
|
321586
|
95
|
867089
|
480850
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
|
CNJ
|
Central New Jersey
|
288
|
43749
|
26250
|
94
|
90279
|
34809
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
288
|
61349
|
36809
|
94
|
101951
|
48504
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
1721
|
292300
|
151998
|
99
|
493006
|
105721
|
11
|
5
|
0
|
22
|
|
W&M
|
Wilmington & Manchester
|
2260
|
289118
|
161905
|
95
|
676896
|
328856
|
3
|
1
|
1600
|
439
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
1450
|
239602
|
124594
|
99
|
436242
|
40492
|
11
|
16
|
0
|
98
|
|
P&FW
|
Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne
|
833
|
126812
|
65942
|
99
|
208529
|
113599
|
9
|
13
|
0
|
45
|
|
M&C
|
Marietta & Cincinnati
|
2240
|
456293
|
237273
|
99
|
622178
|
403164
|
13
|
16
|
1100
|
356
|
|
A&GW
|
Atlantic & Great Western
|
3377
|
647892
|
395214
|
90
|
1081821
|
506453
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
64
|
|
TP&W
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
|
3165
|
640349
|
358594
|
95
|
970063
|
535799
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
57
|
|
GM&O
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
|
581
|
83850
|
46957
|
98
|
134809
|
54946
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
33
|
|
O&M
|
Ohio & Mississippi
|
1708
|
273836
|
150609
|
99
|
514880
|
233117
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
55
|
|
IC
|
Illinois Central
|
2540
|
506850
|
263564
|
99
|
712205
|
436756
|
12
|
16
|
280
|
74
|
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
875
|
121546
|
63203
|
99
|
207207
|
130646
|
4
|
4
|
1338
|
0
|
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
358
|
46237
|
25430
|
99
|
101654
|
60127
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
468
|
|
CB&Q
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
360
|
45784
|
25181
|
96
|
102088
|
61182
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
CASL
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis
|
453
|
66936
|
38154
|
97
|
121312
|
71627
|
6
|
4
|
135
|
676
|
|
CNS
|
Chicago North Shore
|
197
|
45984
|
29430
|
87
|
63119
|
38706
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
M&SP
|
Milwaukee & St. Paul
|
646
|
68881
|
40639
|
95
|
176352
|
98361
|
1
|
4
|
525
|
0
|
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
381
|
52658
|
29489
|
98
|
103038
|
65572
|
3
|
1
|
2350
|
172
|
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
398
|
41071
|
22589
|
99
|
112487
|
66238
|
3
|
9
|
1856
|
788
|
|
L&A
|
Louisiana & Arkansas
|
278
|
38596
|
21228
|
99
|
85049
|
49766
|
6
|
4
|
840
|
526
|
|
CP
|
Central Pacific
|
328
|
36852
|
20269
|
99
|
86902
|
51007
|
2
|
4
|
1850
|
783
|
|
WP
|
Western Pacific
|
393
|
41507
|
26980
|
86
|
102859
|
63251
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
439
|
|
UP
|
Union Pacific
|
363
|
33073
|
19513
|
95
|
103031
|
59594
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
MKT
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
|
581
|
61829
|
33387
|
97
|
154031
|
92379
|
3
|
2
|
1902
|
816
|
|
SLSF
|
St Louis & San Francisco
|
239
|
29300
|
17287
|
95
|
58272
|
36954
|
4
|
9
|
927
|
0
|
|
SLSW
|
St Louis & Southwestern
|
155
|
21822
|
14621
|
87
|
44159
|
24841
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
GW
|
Great Western
|
140
|
20051
|
13434
|
87
|
40559
|
22816
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
SP
|
Southern Pacific
|
90
|
21208
|
11664
|
99
|
27609
|
17756
|
13
|
7
|
4230
|
0
|
|
SP&P
|
St Paul & Pacific
|
286
|
28706
|
19233
|
87
|
73439
|
41311
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
KC&D
|
Kansas City & Denver
|
66
|
11883
|
8080
|
86
|
20639
|
11611
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
ATSF
|
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
|
183
|
21263
|
11695
|
99
|
43917
|
27914
|
4
|
4
|
3930
|
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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Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):
|
|
ERIE
(Double)
|
HRL
(Double)
|
C&A
(Double)
|
NY2
|
PA11
(Double)
|
GTW
|
MI1
|
|
MS
|
OH2
|
PENN
(Double)
|
LV
(Double)
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
PA4
(Double)
|
|
MD1
|
MD2
|
WV1
|
FW&C
(Double)
|
PA2
(Double)
|
MI6
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOLC]
|
|
Central New Jersey (CNJ ):
|
|
CNJ
|
PA9
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Reading (READ):
|
|
READ
|
PA3
|
PA1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):
|
|
C&O
|
RF&P
(Double)
|
VA4
|
VA5
|
KY1
|
IN5
(Double)
|
MON
(Double)
|
IN9
|
|
KY12
|
IL8
(Double)
|
TN15
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOCM]
|
|
Wilmington & Manchester (W&M ):
|
|
W&M
|
SC2
|
W&W
|
VA1
|
SC1
|
G&C
|
NC2
|
BRL
(Double)
|
TN2
|
TN3
|
|
KY4
|
TN4
|
R&D
(Double)
|
VA2
|
SC5
|
VA7
|
TN6
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN9 |
[Regions: AD]
|
|
Sea Coast Line (SCL ):
|
|
SCL
(Double)
|
GA4
(Double)
|
FL4
|
FL5
|
FL6
|
AL8
|
MS3
|
TN12
|
IL9
|
|
AL5
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN11 |
[Regions: ADMG]
|
|
Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW):
|
|
P&FW
(Double)
|
OH4
|
IN1
(Double)
|
OH7
|
OH1
|
WV3
(Double)
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: OC]
|
|
Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C ):
|
|
M&C
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
IN4
(Double)
|
IN8
|
C&EI
|
L&N
|
IL5
(Double)
|
S&G
(Double)
|
|
GA6
|
GA7
|
AL1
(Double)
|
AL4
|
MS2
(Double)
|
AL2
(Double)
|
TN7
|
|
KY14
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN14 |
[Regions: ADOCMG]
|
|
Atlantic & Great Western (A&GW):
|
|
A&GW
|
OH8
|
C&H
(Double)
|
NER
|
SC4
|
GA1
|
GA8
(Double)
|
AL3
|
TN10
|
|
MS6
|
N&W
(Double)
|
N&S
|
VA3
(Double)
|
VC
|
NC1
|
WV4
|
KY2
|
|
KY5
|
NO&J
|
A&T
|
KY3
|
SM
|
C&C
|
MRLE
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADOLCMG]
|
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W):
|
|
TP&W
|
IN2
|
IN7
|
NYC
|
B&A
(Double)
|
B&M
(Double)
|
NY3
|
C4
|
C5
(Double)
|
|
MN
|
MC
|
MI2
|
MI5
|
IL4
|
IL3
|
B&H
(Double)
|
NYNH
(Double)
|
|
GT
(Double)
|
C2
|
C3
(Double)
|
NY1
|
PA8
|
KY13
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ALCMN]
|
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O):
|
|
GM&O
|
MS4
|
MS7
|
MS1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: MG]
|
|
Ohio & Mississippi (O&M ):
|
|
O&M
|
IN6
|
IL6
|
LS
|
P&LE
|
OH3
|
OH5
|
B&O
|
PA7
|
WV2
|
OH6
|
|
IN3
|
KY11
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOLM]
|
|
Illinois Central (IC ):
|
|
IC
(Double)
|
IL2
|
S&A
(Double)
|
GA2
(Double)
|
COG
(Double)
|
GA3
|
A&C
|
|
GA5
|
TN5
|
N&C
|
KY7
|
IN10
|
IL7
(Double)
|
A&WP
(Double)
|
AL6
|
|
AL7
|
FEC
|
KY10
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY8 |
[Regions: ADOCMG]
|
|
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):
|
|
C&NW
(Double)
|
WI4
(Double)
|
NP
|
ND3
|
|
Unbuilt:: ND4 |
[Regions: CW]
|
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):
|
|
CRIP
|
IA7
|
|
Unbuilt:: MO7 |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):
|
|
CB&Q
|
IA4
|
|
Unbuilt:: IA5 |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL):
|
|
CASL
|
SL&A
|
MO1
|
|
Unbuilt:: MO8 |
[Regions: CM]
|
|
Chicago North Shore (CNS ):
|
|
CNS
(Double)
|
WI5
|
|
Unbuilt:: C6 |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP):
|
|
M&SP
|
MN2
|
|
Unbuilt:: C8 |
[Regions: W]
|
|
Missouri Pacific (MP ):
|
|
MP
|
MO6
|
|
Unbuilt:: OK2 |
[Regions: MW]
|
|
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T ):
|
|
V&T
|
LA4
|
|
Unbuilt:: TX2 |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A ):
|
|
L&A
|
LA2
|
|
Unbuilt:: TX1 |
[Regions: G]
|
|
Central Pacific (CP ):
|
|
CP
|
NV2
|
|
Unbuilt:: UT7 |
[Regions: P]
|
|
Western Pacific (WP ):
|
|
WP
|
NV1
|
|
Unbuilt:: CA7 |
[Regions: P]
|
|
Union Pacific (UP ):
|
|
UP
|
NE1
|
|
Unbuilt:: CO7 |
[Regions: W]
|
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT ):
|
|
MKT
|
OK6
|
|
Unbuilt:: OK5 |
[Regions: M]
|
|
St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF):
|
|
SLSF
|
|
Unbuilt:: MO5 |
[Regions: M]
|
|
St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW):
|
|
SLSW
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Great Western (GW ):
|
|
GW
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: G]
|
|
Southern Pacific (SP ):
|
|
SP
|
|
Unbuilt:: CA4 |
[Regions: P]
|
|
St Paul & Pacific (SP&P):
|
|
SP&P
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: W]
|
|
Kansas City & Denver (KC&D):
|
|
KC&D
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: W]
|
|
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF):
|
|
ATSF
|
|
Unbuilt:: OK8 |
[Regions: W]
|
Stock Market Report
|
|
RR stock data
|
|
RR
|
Start price
|
Trade price
|
End price
|
Net change
|
# Shares traded
|
# Shares issued
|
# Shares in treasury
|
President
|
Chairman
|
Directors
|
|
ERIE
|
48
|
43
|
38
|
-10
|
2402
|
13445
|
55
|
|
7
|
2
|
|
CNJ
|
35
|
29
|
23
|
-12
|
151
|
1363
|
77
|
|
6
|
10
12
|
|
READ
|
34
|
41
|
48
|
+14
|
284
|
1440
|
0
|
|
2
|
6
10
11
|
|
C&O
|
56
|
45
|
34
|
-22
|
1185
|
8550
|
55
|
|
12
|
6
10
|
|
W&M
|
29
|
24
|
19
|
-10
|
4563
|
16263
|
77
|
6
|
6
|
10
|
|
SCL
|
33
|
43
|
53
|
+20
|
1870
|
7191
|
66
|
12
|
12
|
6
13
|
|
P&FW
|
41
|
48
|
55
|
+14
|
1249
|
4165
|
0
|
|
6
|
13
|
|
M&C
|
49
|
60
|
72
|
+23
|
1870
|
11123
|
77
|
13
|
13
|
2
6
10
|
|
A&GW
|
41
|
44
|
48
|
+7
|
5394
|
17585
|
0
|
11
|
11
|
10
|
|
TP&W
|
57
|
60
|
63
|
+6
|
4730
|
15752
|
80
|
|
10
|
5
11
|
|
GM&O
|
37
|
31
|
25
|
-12
|
824
|
2806
|
99
|
|
4
|
2
|
|
O&M
|
40
|
32
|
25
|
-15
|
2257
|
8506
|
42
|
|
4
|
10
|
|
IC
|
40
|
38
|
37
|
-3
|
3153
|
12663
|
37
|
2
|
2
|
13
|
|
C&NW
|
52
|
60
|
69
|
+17
|
1112
|
8278
|
97
|
5
|
5
|
3
7
11
|
|
CRIP
|
35
|
27
|
20
|
-15
|
150
|
9936
|
104
|
|
3
|
6
7
10
12
13
|
|
CB&Q
|
20
|
23
|
26
|
+6
|
295
|
1715
|
85
|
7
|
7
|
|
|
CASL
|
25
|
28
|
32
|
+7
|
365
|
2181
|
84
|
13
|
13
|
6
|
|
CNS
|
38
|
35
|
33
|
-5
|
61
|
929
|
56
|
9
|
9
|
2
7
|
|
M&SP
|
50
|
30
|
11
|
-39
|
955
|
7960
|
160
|
5
|
5
|
3
7
9
11
|
|
MP
|
51
|
61
|
72
|
+21
|
506
|
3271
|
49
|
3
|
3
|
2
4
10
12
13
|
|
V&T
|
28
|
35
|
43
|
+15
|
247
|
1878
|
112
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
L&A
|
30
|
38
|
46
|
+16
|
122
|
1296
|
94
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
CP
|
51
|
92
|
67
|
+83
|
446
|
4646
|
174
|
10
|
10
|
|
|
WP
|
51
|
125
|
40
|
+149
|
169
|
12750
|
625
|
9
|
9
|
|
|
UP
|
25
|
31
|
38
|
+13
|
152
|
1686
|
129
|
7
|
7
|
|
|
MKT
|
36
|
62
|
88
|
+52
|
429
|
2778
|
127
|
12
|
12
|
|
|
SLSF
|
15
|
19
|
23
|
+8
|
438
|
1195
|
0
|
|
10
|
|
|
SLSW
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
+17
|
0
|
698
|
77
|
|
6
|
|
|
GW
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
+17
|
0
|
630
|
70
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
SP
|
15
|
23
|
32
|
+17
|
198
|
450
|
0
|
11
|
11
|
|
|
SP&P
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
+17
|
0
|
1287
|
143
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
KC&D
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
+17
|
0
|
297
|
33
|
10
|
10
|
|
|
ATSF
|
15
|
22
|
29
|
+14
|
390
|
915
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
KCN
|
1115
|
SL
|
750
|
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