Continental Rails II
Game # 18 - 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: George R. Obberbaron bought MRLE for $8510, Dan Drew bought G&C for $1310, Henry Farham bought GTW for $2153, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought A&WP for $4231, George R. Obberbaron bought A&GW for $6500, Jay Gould bought WBSH for $5000, Stepp bought MC for $8901, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought A&C for $11318, B bought GM&O for $17867.
PCs Merged: VC merges into N&W, COG merges into S&A, P&LE merges into LS.
PCs Incorporated: M&C, TP&W.
New Engines Acquired: NYC bought Norris 4-2-0, ERIE bought Norris 4-2-0, S&G bought Norris 4-2-0.
New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought Grand Station, W&M bought Grand Station, P&FW bought Grand Station.
RoWs built: C2 by B&H, C4 by NYC, PA11 by ERIE, PA6 by PENN, PA7 by B&O, VA5 by C&O, VA2 by R&D, NC1 by N&W, SC1 by W&M, GA8 by C&H, GA3 by S&A, FL5 by SCL, GA7 by S&G, OH3 by LS.
New RoWs acquired: W&M got NC2, R&D got SC5, S&A got GA5, SCL got FL6, B&O got WV2, N&W got WV4, P&FW got OH4, LS got OH5, C&O got KY1, S&G got AL1, C&H got AL3, B&H got C3, NYC got C5, PENN got PA4.
Loan Recalls: George R. Obberbaron, B, Stepp, Henry Farham, Casey Jones, Edward Harriman, Sleeping Dog.
Stock splits: R&D splits 4 for 1.
New railroad Presidents: Cornelius Vanderbilt of R&D, Jay Gould of M&C, Edward Harriman of TP&W.
New Private Companies Available: BRL, A&T, N&C, NO&J, SM, MS, O&M.
Sleeping Dog dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $2553. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Stepp, Casey Jones, George R. Obberbaron, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Henry Farham, Dan Drew
Technology advance to steel rails improves track durability, reduces operating costs.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Boom to Panic.
Best locomotive available: American 4-4-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails
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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Dan Drew (6)
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Sleeping Dog (12)
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Darkwing (3)
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Rail Mogul
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Sleeping Dog (12)
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B (4)
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Casey Jones (10)
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Henry Farham (7)
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Stepp (5)
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Rail Builder
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Edward Harriman (11)
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B (4)
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Henry Farham (7)
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Stepp (5)
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Casey Jones (10)
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Rail Magnate
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Henry Farham (7)
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Edward Harriman (11)
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B (4)
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Casey Jones (10)
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Sleeping Dog (12)
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Rail Prodigal
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Jim Hill (9)
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Stepp (5)
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Henry Farham (7)
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Sleeping Dog (12)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (2)
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Rail Baron
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Henry Farham (7)
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Sleeping Dog (12)
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Casey Jones (10)
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B (4)
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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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10
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Casey Jones |
N&W
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C&H
|
....
|
....
|
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13
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Jay Gould |
M&C
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S&G
|
....
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WBSH
|
|
6
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Dan Drew |
P&FW
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W&M
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G&C
|
....
|
|
2
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Cornelius Vanderbilt |
R&D
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S&A
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A&C
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A&WP
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5
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Stepp |
....
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B&H
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MC
|
....
|
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12
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Sleeping Dog |
SCL
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C&O
|
....
|
....
|
|
8
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Frank Throne |
....
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....
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....
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....
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7
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Henry Farham |
ERIE
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PENN
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....
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GTW
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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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GM&O
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11
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Edward Harriman |
NYC
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TP&W
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....
|
....
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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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....
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|
1
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George R. Obberbaron |
....
|
....
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MRLE
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A&GW
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3
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Darkwing |
....
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....
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....
|
....
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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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....
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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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549
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97881
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57750
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98
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195395
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101167
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7
|
9
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1205
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307
|
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NYC
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New York Central
|
783
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133220
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73271
|
99
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243014
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111862
|
9
|
6
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0
|
349
|
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ERIE
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Erie Lackawanna
|
906
|
142477
|
78362
|
99
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318227
|
165239
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
364
|
|
CNJ
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Central New Jersey
|
134
|
25840
|
17313
|
90
|
42916
|
17939
|
7
|
7
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0
|
0
|
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PENN
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Pennsylvania
|
479
|
86661
|
50264
|
99
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158820
|
72179
|
8
|
4
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0
|
122
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
104
|
23196
|
14845
|
93
|
38101
|
11233
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
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B&O
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Baltimore & Ohio
|
310
|
42814
|
24832
|
99
|
88185
|
28961
|
6
|
9
|
805
|
262
|
|
C&O
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Chesapeake & Ohio
|
618
|
72177
|
41863
|
99
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196485
|
76380
|
4
|
2
|
292
|
449
|
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R&D
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Richmond & Danville
|
336
|
41865
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24282
|
99
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107813
|
56138
|
4
|
40
|
375
|
104
|
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N&W
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Norfolk & Western
|
794
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103449
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60001
|
99
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238792
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115990
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5
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
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W&M
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Wilmington & Manchester
|
665
|
90912
|
51819
|
97
|
224254
|
89156
|
6
|
4
|
465
|
414
|
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C&H
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Charleston & Hamburg
|
725
|
114314
|
64016
|
98
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241880
|
112503
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7
|
7
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0
|
120
|
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S&A
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Savannah & Augusta
|
548
|
87020
|
53952
|
95
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187658
|
99860
|
5
|
16
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0
|
138
|
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SCL
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Sea Coast Line
|
647
|
97716
|
55698
|
97
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201524
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30576
|
8
|
4
|
132
|
184
|
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S&G
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Savannah & Gulf
|
411
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51800
|
30045
|
96
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133637
|
71455
|
4
|
0
|
485
|
258
|
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LS
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Lake Shore
|
420
|
68564
|
42509
|
95
|
148579
|
74757
|
5
|
9
|
600
|
214
|
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P&FW
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Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne
|
191
|
24792
|
15371
|
92
|
55033
|
30169
|
3
|
1
|
137
|
0
|
|
M&C
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Marietta & Cincinnati
|
193
|
21475
|
14173
|
91
|
55439
|
28561
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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TP&W
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Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
|
140
|
15491
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10534
|
89
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40391
|
20809
|
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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C2
|
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Unbuilt:: C3 |
[Regions: AN]
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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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C4
|
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Unbuilt:: C5 |
[Regions: ALN]
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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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PA11
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Unbuilt:: none |
[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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PA6
|
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Unbuilt:: PA4 |
[Regions: AO]
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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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PA7
|
|
Unbuilt:: WV2 |
[Regions: AO]
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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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VA5
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY1 |
[Regions: A]
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Richmond & Danville (R&D ):
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R&D
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VA2
|
|
Unbuilt:: SC5 |
[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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VC
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NC1
|
|
Unbuilt:: WV4 |
[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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SC1
|
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Unbuilt:: NC2 |
[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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GA8
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL3 |
[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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COG
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GA3
|
|
Unbuilt:: GA5 |
[Regions: AD]
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Sea Coast Line (SCL ):
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SCL
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GA4
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FL4
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FL5
|
|
Unbuilt:: FL6 |
[Regions: AG]
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Savannah & Gulf (S&G ):
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S&G
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GA6
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GA7
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL1 |
[Regions: A]
|
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Lake Shore (LS ):
|
|
LS
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P&LE
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OH3
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH5 |
[Regions: OL]
|
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Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW):
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|
P&FW
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH4 |
[Regions: O]
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Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C ):
|
|
M&C
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: O]
|
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W):
|
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TP&W
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ]
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Stock Market Report
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RR stock data
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|
RR
|
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
|
Chairman
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Directors
|
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B&H
|
34
|
40
|
46
|
+12
|
431
|
2617
|
128
|
5
|
5
|
|
|
NYC
|
59
|
53
|
48
|
-11
|
1017
|
3852
|
70
|
11
|
11
|
5
9
10
|
|
ERIE
|
40
|
35
|
30
|
-10
|
860
|
4439
|
91
|
7
|
7
|
1
|
|
CNJ
|
17
|
20
|
23
|
+6
|
263
|
619
|
51
|
9
|
9
|
10
12
|
|
PENN
|
35
|
32
|
29
|
-6
|
622
|
2345
|
55
|
7
|
7
|
|
|
READ
|
57
|
40
|
23
|
-34
|
192
|
490
|
30
|
9
|
6
|
11
12
|
|
B&O
|
47
|
50
|
54
|
+7
|
261
|
1483
|
75
|
4
|
4
|
6
|
|
C&O
|
43
|
38
|
33
|
-10
|
525
|
2952
|
138
|
12
|
12
|
|
|
R&D
|
74
|
123
|
43
|
+98
|
104
|
6200
|
520
|
2
|
8
|
6
13
|
|
N&W
|
43
|
41
|
39
|
-4
|
626
|
3778
|
196
|
10
|
10
|
|
|
W&M
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
+2
|
889
|
3059
|
266
|
6
|
6
|
10
|
|
C&H
|
42
|
36
|
31
|
-11
|
807
|
3553
|
78
|
10
|
10
|
4
|
|
S&A
|
46
|
49
|
52
|
+6
|
455
|
2621
|
119
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
SCL
|
61
|
51
|
42
|
-19
|
830
|
3140
|
102
|
12
|
12
|
13
|
|
S&G
|
35
|
44
|
53
|
+18
|
500
|
1991
|
64
|
13
|
13
|
12
|
|
LS
|
30
|
29
|
29
|
-1
|
235
|
1891
|
209
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
P&FW
|
17
|
22
|
28
|
+11
|
374
|
955
|
0
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
M&C
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
+18
|
0
|
869
|
96
|
13
|
13
|
|
|
TP&W
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
+18
|
0
|
630
|
70
|
11
|
11
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
BRL
|
925
|
A&T
|
715
|
N&C
|
755
|
NO&J
|
915
|
SM
|
220
|
MN
|
510
|
MS
|
1020
|
|
O&M
|
825
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