Continental Rails II
Game # 18 - 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: Casey Jones bought B&M for $1067, Stepp bought GT for $551, Darkwing bought COG for $3553, Dan Drew bought P&FW for $2611.
PCs Merged: B&A merges into NYC, HRL merges into ERIE, C&A merges into ERIE, NYNH merges into B&H.
PCs Incorporated: LS.
New Technologies Acquired: ERIE bought Grand Station.
RoWs built: SC4 by C&H, GA4 by SCL.
B&H doubled B&H.
New RoWs acquired: ERIE got NY2, NYC got NY3, PENN got PA5, W&W got VA1, N&W got VA3, C&O got VA4, W&M got SC2, C&H got GA1, S&G got GA6, SCL got FL4, S&A got GA2.
Loan Recalls: Darkwing, Casey Jones.
New railroad Presidents: B of B&O, B of LS.
New Private Companies Available: P&LE, M&C, VC, TP&W.
Stepp dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1018. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: B, Henry Farham
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Boom to Great.
Best locomotive available: Norris 4-2-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards
Tycoon Announcements:
1
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George R. Obberbaron
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* * * * * * * * * * * * h i n w e i s * * * * * * * * * * * * *stadtsparkasse w
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12
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Sleeping Dog
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i should be at the winsome booth at 12 noon on thursday(essen)
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Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron
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Henry Farham (7)
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Casey Jones (10)
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Dan Drew (6)
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Darkwing (3)
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Sleeping Dog (12)
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Rail Mogul
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Sleeping Dog (12)
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Stepp (5)
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Henry Farham (7)
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B (4)
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Frank Throne (8)
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Rail Builder
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Edward Harriman (11)
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George R. Obberbaron (1)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (2)
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Darkwing (3)
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B (4)
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Rail Magnate
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Sleeping Dog (12)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (2)
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B (4)
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Stepp (5)
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Dan Drew (6)
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Rail Prodigal
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Jim Hill (9)
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Stepp (5)
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B (4)
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Henry Farham (7)
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George R. Obberbaron (1)
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Rail Baron
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Sleeping Dog (12)
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Henry Farham (7)
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Edward Harriman (11)
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Jim Hill (9)
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Stepp (5)
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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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7
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Henry Farham |
ERIE
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PENN
|
....
|
....
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12
|
Sleeping Dog |
SCL
|
C&O
|
....
|
RF&P
|
10
|
Casey Jones |
N&W
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C&H
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B&M
|
....
|
5
|
Stepp |
....
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B&H
|
GT
|
....
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11
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Edward Harriman |
NYC
|
....
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....
|
....
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13
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Jay Gould |
....
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S&G
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....
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....
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6
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Dan Drew |
W&W
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W&M
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P&FW
|
....
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1
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George R. Obberbaron |
....
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....
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....
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....
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9
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Jim Hill |
READ
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....
|
....
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CNJ
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4
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B |
B&O
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LS
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....
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....
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2
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Cornelius Vanderbilt |
....
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S&A
|
....
|
....
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3
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Darkwing |
....
|
....
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COG
|
....
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8
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Frank Throne |
....
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R&D
|
....
|
....
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14
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Robert Stephenson |
....
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....
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....
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....
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15
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Cyrus Holliday |
....
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....
|
....
|
....
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Railroad Summary
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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220  
|
50353  
|
29205  
|
99  
|
79262  
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41138  
|
12  
|
9  
|
0  
|
0  
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
349  
|
52376  
|
30378  
|
99  
|
95723  
|
33918  
|
8  
|
4  
|
745  
|
0  
|
ERIE
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Erie Lackawanna
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521  
|
85424  
|
46983  
|
99  
|
175100  
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91114  
|
8  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
PENN
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Pennsylvania
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234  
|
48440  
|
29549  
|
96  
|
67195  
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24368  
|
10  
|
4  
|
675  
|
0  
|
READ
|
Reading
|
104  
|
23359  
|
16118  
|
88  
|
36222  
|
15894  
|
7  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
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160  
|
20179  
|
12915  
|
93  
|
31322  
|
384  
|
6  
|
2  
|
0  
|
0  
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
94  
|
13666  
|
8200  
|
97  
|
28308  
|
13751  
|
5  
|
2  
|
650  
|
0  
|
R&D
|
Richmond & Danville
|
76  
|
15402  
|
11243  
|
84  
|
24239  
|
13636  
|
4  
|
4  
|
0  
|
0  
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
325  
|
42354  
|
24988  
|
98  
|
85796  
|
37583  
|
5  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
W&W
|
Wilmington & Weldon
|
120  
|
15840  
|
9504  
|
97  
|
34943  
|
19207  
|
5  
|
0  
|
800  
|
0  
|
W&M
|
Wilmington & Manchester
|
133  
|
15054  
|
9333  
|
95  
|
37061  
|
20349  
|
3  
|
0  
|
550  
|
0  
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
397  
|
61359  
|
36815  
|
97  
|
118154  
|
48063  
|
6  
|
4  
|
855  
|
125  
|
S&A
|
Savannah & Augusta
|
138  
|
23435  
|
14061  
|
97  
|
44635  
|
24281  
|
6  
|
0  
|
860  
|
0  
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
278  
|
53333  
|
32000  
|
97  
|
87762  
|
27976  
|
10  
|
4  
|
0  
|
0  
|
S&G
|
Savannah & Gulf
|
157  
|
23176  
|
13906  
|
97  
|
47025  
|
25865  
|
5  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
LS
|
Lake Shore
|
182  
|
26000  
|
18720  
|
85  
|
56495  
|
29105  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
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)
Boston & Hartford (B&H ):
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B&H
(Double)
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NYNH
|
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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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Unbuilt:: NY3 |
[Regions: A]
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Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):
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ERIE
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HRL
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C&A
|
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Unbuilt:: NY2 |
[Regions: A]
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Pennsylvania (PENN):
|
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PENN
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LV
|
|
Unbuilt:: PA5 |
[Regions: A]
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Reading (READ):
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READ
|
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):
|
|
B&O
|
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):
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C&O
|
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Unbuilt:: VA4 |
[Regions: A]
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Richmond & Danville (R&D ):
|
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R&D
|
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ]
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Norfolk & Western (N&W ):
|
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N&W
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N&S
|
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Unbuilt:: VA3 |
[Regions: A]
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Wilmington & Weldon (W&W ):
|
|
W&W
|
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Unbuilt:: VA1 |
[Regions: A]
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Wilmington & Manchester (W&M ):
|
|
W&M
|
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Unbuilt:: SC2 |
[Regions: A]
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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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Unbuilt:: GA1 |
[Regions: A]
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Savannah & Augusta (S&A ):
|
|
S&A
|
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Unbuilt:: GA2 |
[Regions: A]
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Sea Coast Line (SCL ):
|
|
SCL
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GA4
|
|
Unbuilt:: FL4 |
[Regions: A]
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Savannah & Gulf (S&G ):
|
|
S&G
|
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Unbuilt:: GA6 |
[Regions: A]
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Lake Shore (LS ):
|
|
LS
|
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
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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
|
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
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Chairman
|
Directors
|
B&H
|
17  
|
21  
|
25  
|
+8
|
211  
|
1045  
|
55  
|
5  
|
5  
|
|
NYC
|
35  
|
41  
|
48  
|
+13
|
172  
|
1652  
|
100  
|
11  
|
11  
|
5  
9  
|
ERIE
|
17  
|
22  
|
27  
|
+10
|
547  
|
2488  
|
117  
|
7  
|
7  
|
1  
|
PENN
|
60  
|
57  
|
55  
|
-5
|
318  
|
1175  
|
0  
|
7  
|
7  
|
|
READ
|
17  
|
23  
|
30  
|
+13
|
221  
|
481  
|
39  
|
9  
|
9  
|
|
B&O
|
27  
|
33  
|
39  
|
+12
|
349  
|
804  
|
4  
|
4  
|
4  
|
|
C&O
|
17  
|
21  
|
26  
|
+9
|
188  
|
470  
|
0  
|
12  
|
12  
|
|
R&D
|
17  
|
26  
|
35  
|
+18
|
161  
|
380  
|
0  
|
8  
|
8  
|
|
N&W
|
36  
|
37  
|
38  
|
+2
|
480  
|
1629  
|
0  
|
10  
|
10  
|
|
W&W
|
17  
|
19  
|
22  
|
+5
|
221  
|
540  
|
60  
|
6  
|
6  
|
|
W&M
|
17  
|
19  
|
22  
|
+5
|
246  
|
599  
|
66  
|
6  
|
6  
|
|
C&H
|
43  
|
39  
|
36  
|
-7
|
543  
|
1950  
|
41  
|
10  
|
10  
|
4  
|
S&A
|
17  
|
22  
|
27  
|
+10
|
270  
|
690  
|
0  
|
2  
|
2  
|
|
SCL
|
46  
|
51  
|
57  
|
+11
|
235  
|
1328  
|
69  
|
12  
|
12  
|
13  
|
S&G
|
17  
|
19  
|
21  
|
+4
|
259  
|
785  
|
0  
|
13  
|
13  
|
|
LS
|
0  
|
0  
|
18  
|
+18
|
0  
|
819  
|
91  
|
4  
|
4  
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
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
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
P&LE
|
655  
|
M&C
|
965  
|
VC
|
1465  
|
TP&W
|
700  
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