Continental Rails II
Game # 18 - Turn # 5
Headline News 1849 to 1850
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1849: Gold found at Sutter's mill in California! Gold rush begins!
1850: Samuel Colt builds factory to manufacture new repeating pistol.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: B bought P&LE for $2832, Jay Gould bought M&C for $3000, Casey Jones bought VC for $4021, Edward Harriman bought TP&W for $6115.
PCs Merged: B&M merges into NYC, RF&P merges into C&O, GT merges into B&H.
PCs Incorporated: P&FW, CNJ.
New Engines Acquired: B&H bought Norris 4-2-0, PENN bought Norris 4-2-0, READ bought Norris 4-2-0, B&O bought Norris 4-2-0, C&O bought Norris 4-2-0, R&D bought Norris 4-2-0, N&W bought Norris 4-2-0, W&W bought Norris 4-2-0, C&H bought Norris 4-2-0, S&A bought Norris 4-2-0, SCL bought Norris 4-2-0.
New Technologies Acquired: C&H bought Grand Station, SCL bought Grand Station, S&G bought Grand Station.
RoWs built: NY3 by NYC, NY2 by ERIE, PA5 by PENN, VA4 by C&O, VA3 by N&W, VA1 by W&W, SC2 by W&M, GA1 by C&H, GA2 by S&A, FL4 by SCL, GA6 by S&G.
N&W doubled N&W.
New RoWs acquired: PENN got PA6, B&O got PA7, R&D got VA2, C&O got VA5, W&M got SC1, S&G got GA7, C&H got GA8, SCL got FL5, B&H got C2, NYC got C4, ERIE got PA11, N&W got NC1, S&A got GA3, LS got OH3.
RR Mergers: W&W merges into W&M.
New railroad Presidents: Jim Hill of CNJ, Dan Drew of P&FW.
New Private Companies Available: MRLE, G&C, GTW, A&WP, A&GW, WBSH, MC, A&C, GM&O, MN.
Henry Farham dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $2000. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Cornelius Vanderbilt, Stepp, Sleeping Dog
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Great to Boom.
Best locomotive available: Norris 4-2-0
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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Casey Jones (10)
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Henry Farham (7)
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Sleeping Dog (12)
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Dan Drew (6)
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Darkwing (3)
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Rail Mogul
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Sleeping Dog (12)
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Henry Farham (7)
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Casey Jones (10)
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B (4)
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Stepp (5)
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Rail Builder
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Edward Harriman (11)
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Henry Farham (7)
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Casey Jones (10)
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George R. Obberbaron (1)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (2)
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Rail Magnate
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Henry Farham (7)
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Casey Jones (10)
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Edward Harriman (11)
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Sleeping Dog (12)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (2)
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Rail Prodigal
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Jim Hill (9)
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Henry Farham (7)
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Stepp (5)
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B (4)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (2)
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Rail Baron
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Henry Farham (7)
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Casey Jones (10)
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Sleeping Dog (12)
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Edward Harriman (11)
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Jim Hill (9)
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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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10
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Casey Jones |
N&W
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C&H
|
....
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VC
|
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12
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Sleeping Dog |
SCL
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C&O
|
....
|
....
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7
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Henry Farham |
ERIE
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PENN
|
....
|
....
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|
5
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Stepp |
....
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B&H
|
....
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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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M&C
|
....
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11
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Edward Harriman |
NYC
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....
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TP&W
|
....
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6
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Dan Drew |
P&FW
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W&M
|
....
|
....
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|
1
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George R. Obberbaron |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
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2
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Cornelius Vanderbilt |
....
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S&A
|
....
|
....
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|
4
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B |
B&O
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LS
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P&LE
|
....
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|
9
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Jim Hill |
READ
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CNJ
|
....
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....
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8
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Frank Throne |
....
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R&D
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....
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....
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3
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Darkwing |
....
|
....
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COG
|
....
|
|
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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....
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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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B&H
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Boston & Hartford
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293
|
62698
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36365
|
99
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106343
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55823
|
10
|
9
|
1024
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0
|
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NYC
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New York Central
|
643
|
99350
|
61597
|
95
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180441
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81575
|
6
|
4
|
700
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298
|
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ERIE
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Erie Lackawanna
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724
|
110170
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65001
|
95
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242218
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128056
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5
|
4
|
910
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0
|
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CNJ
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Central New Jersey
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134
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23660
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16089
|
89
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41999
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23626
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4
|
0
|
0
|
0
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PENN
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Pennsylvania
|
369
|
63766
|
39535
|
95
|
113645
|
49912
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
304
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
104
|
22229
|
15116
|
89
|
36915
|
12750
|
7
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
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B&O
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Baltimore & Ohio
|
160
|
19458
|
11480
|
98
|
33927
|
1299
|
7
|
9
|
750
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0
|
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C&O
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Chesapeake & Ohio
|
341
|
44844
|
26010
|
99
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104820
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55045
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4
|
2
|
831
|
292
|
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R&D
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Richmond & Danville
|
76
|
14646
|
10399
|
86
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25083
|
13932
|
3
|
4
|
260
|
0
|
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N&W
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Norfolk & Western
|
401
|
58296
|
33811
|
99
|
116569
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54285
|
6
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
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W&M
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Wilmington & Manchester
|
523
|
63400
|
38040
|
97
|
163933
|
89349
|
3
|
1
|
710
|
472
|
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C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
568
|
85024
|
48464
|
97
|
177220
|
80483
|
6
|
9
|
0
|
343
|
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S&A
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Savannah & Augusta
|
310
|
47945
|
27808
|
99
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103760
|
57238
|
5
|
9
|
0
|
344
|
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SCL
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Sea Coast Line
|
443
|
67677
|
38576
|
97
|
140870
|
36353
|
8
|
4
|
612
|
0
|
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S&G
|
Savannah & Gulf
|
282
|
35109
|
20715
|
95
|
86338
|
47686
|
3
|
0
|
645
|
0
|
|
LS
|
Lake Shore
|
182
|
25188
|
15868
|
94
|
61613
|
30903
|
3
|
1
|
535
|
0
|
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P&FW
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Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne
|
191
|
23187
|
15999
|
88
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51839
|
29161
|
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)
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Boston & Hartford (B&H ):
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B&H
(Double)
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NYNH
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GT
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Unbuilt:: C2 |
[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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B&M
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NY3
|
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Unbuilt:: C4 |
[Regions: AL]
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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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NY2
|
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Unbuilt:: PA11 |
[Regions: AL]
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Central New Jersey (CNJ ):
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CNJ
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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Pennsylvania (PENN):
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PENN
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LV
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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:: none |
[Regions: A]
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Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):
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B&O
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Unbuilt:: PA7 |
[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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VA4
|
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Unbuilt:: VA5 |
[Regions: A]
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Richmond & Danville (R&D ):
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R&D
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Unbuilt:: VA2 |
[Regions: ]
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Norfolk & Western (N&W ):
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N&W
(Double)
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N&S
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VA3
|
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Unbuilt:: NC1 |
[Regions: A]
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Wilmington & Manchester (W&M ):
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W&M
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SC2
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W&W
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VA1
|
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Unbuilt:: SC1 |
[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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GA1
|
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Unbuilt:: GA8 |
[Regions: AD]
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Savannah & Augusta (S&A ):
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S&A
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GA2
|
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Unbuilt:: GA3 |
[Regions: A]
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Sea Coast Line (SCL ):
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SCL
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GA4
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FL4
|
|
Unbuilt:: FL5 |
[Regions: A]
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Savannah & Gulf (S&G ):
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S&G
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GA6
|
|
Unbuilt:: GA7 |
[Regions: A]
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Lake Shore (LS ):
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|
LS
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH3 |
[Regions: L]
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Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW):
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P&FW
|
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: O]
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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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B&H
|
25
|
29
|
34
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+9
|
339
|
1429
|
36
|
5
|
5
|
|
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NYC
|
48
|
53
|
59
|
+11
|
307
|
3076
|
146
|
11
|
11
|
5
9
|
|
ERIE
|
27
|
33
|
40
|
+13
|
788
|
3519
|
101
|
7
|
7
|
1
|
|
CNJ
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
+17
|
0
|
603
|
67
|
9
|
9
|
|
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PENN
|
55
|
45
|
35
|
-20
|
638
|
1783
|
67
|
7
|
7
|
|
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READ
|
30
|
43
|
57
|
+27
|
172
|
490
|
30
|
9
|
9
|
6
11
12
|
|
B&O
|
39
|
43
|
47
|
+8
|
286
|
808
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
C&O
|
26
|
34
|
43
|
+17
|
159
|
1582
|
123
|
12
|
12
|
|
|
R&D
|
35
|
54
|
74
|
+39
|
105
|
380
|
0
|
8
|
8
|
2
6
13
|
|
N&W
|
38
|
40
|
43
|
+5
|
477
|
1971
|
38
|
10
|
10
|
|
|
W&M
|
22
|
25
|
28
|
+6
|
201
|
2420
|
195
|
6
|
6
|
|
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C&H
|
36
|
39
|
42
|
+6
|
508
|
2761
|
85
|
10
|
10
|
4
|
|
S&A
|
27
|
36
|
46
|
+19
|
221
|
1464
|
86
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
SCL
|
57
|
59
|
61
|
+4
|
403
|
2140
|
82
|
12
|
12
|
13
|
|
S&G
|
21
|
28
|
35
|
+14
|
313
|
1348
|
62
|
13
|
13
|
|
|
LS
|
18
|
24
|
30
|
+12
|
363
|
819
|
91
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
P&FW
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
+17
|
0
|
860
|
95
|
6
|
6
|
|
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
|
CF
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Price
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CF
|
Price
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CF
|
Price
|
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MRLE
|
690
|
G&C
|
470
|
GTW
|
535
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A&WP
|
760
|
A&GW
|
580
|
WBSH
|
570
|
MC
|
760
|
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A&C
|
685
|
GM&O
|
675
|
MN
|
510
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