Continental Rails II
Game # 19 - Turn # 18
Headline News 1875 to 1876
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1875: Gold discovered in the Black Hills of Dakota Territory!
1876: Gen. Custer massacred by Sioux Indians on banks of Little Big Horn River.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Griffes dÆargent bought LR&S for $5210, B bought FW&D for $21068.
PCs Merged: CT merges into V&T, LP&W merges into MP, TR merges into V&T.
PCs Incorporated: SV.
New Technologies Acquired: GT bought Pullman sleepers, NYC bought Pullman sleepers, CNJ bought automatic couplers, CNJ bought Pullman sleepers, PENN bought automatic couplers, B&O bought Pullman sleepers, P&LE bought Pullman sleepers, WBSH bought Pullman sleepers, CB&Q bought Pullman sleepers, CASL bought Pullman sleepers, MP bought Pullman sleepers, M&LR bought Grand Station, V&T bought Pullman sleepers, CP bought Pullman sleepers, WP bought Pullman sleepers, MKT bought Pullman sleepers, SLSF bought Pullman sleepers, SLSW bought Pullman sleepers, GW bought Pullman sleepers, SP bought Pullman sleepers, GN bought Pullman sleepers.
RoWs built: NC1 by READ, MI4 by B&O, KY8 by C&H, FL1 by SCL, ID5 by C&NW, IL13 by CB&Q, IA10 by CASL, NM7 by MP, OK4 by M&LR, M1 by V&T, TX15 by L&A, NM2 by MKT, TX9 by SLSF, AR2 by SLSW, M4 by SP, ID3 by GN.
RoWs abandoned: UT2 was abandoned by CRIP.
GT doubled B&M, NYC doubled C4, READ doubled PA4, P&LE doubled TN14, WBSH doubled MS4, CRIP doubled CRIP, CB&Q doubled CB&Q, MP doubled ATSF, M&LR doubled M&LR, V&T doubled TX2, L&A doubled TX16, WP doubled CA7, MKT doubled MKT, SLSW doubled SLSW.
New RoWs acquired: READ got VA3, CB&Q got IL15, SCL got KY9, CASL got MN3, M&LR got AR8, L&A got TX14, MKT got NM1, SLSF got AZ1, SP got AZ2, MP got AZ5, GN got WA1, V&T got M2, C&NW got WA2.
RR Mergers: CASL merges into CP, WP merges into CRIP.
N&W railway workers demand safety improvements. Wildcat strike costs $26488.
Reorganized RRs: A&T.
Insolvent RRs: N&W.
Bankrupt RRs: SCL.
Loan Recalls: Cornelius Vanderbilt, Griffes dÆargent, Stepp, Thomas Durant, Cyrus Holliday.
Stock splits: SLSW splits 3 for 1.
Cornered stocks: READ.
New railroad Presidents: Henry Farham of PENN, Thomas Durant of READ, Griffes dÆargent of B&O, B of N&W, Jim Hill of C&H, Jay Gould of WBSH, Stepp of GW.
New Private Companies Available: H&S, SA&H, CW.
Thomas Durant earns the Golden Spike Award for linking the CRIP from the Midwest to the Pacific.
Jay Gould earns the Golden Spike Award for linking the CP from the Mississippi to the Pacific.
Cornelius Vanderbilt dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $13428. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Stepp, B, Jay Gould, Griffes dÆargent, Casey Jones, Henry Farham, Thomas Durant, Frederik Conrad, Jim Hill
Invention of automatic brakes a major improvement in train safety.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Panic to Depression.
Best locomotive available: Pacific 4-6-2
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system, automatic couplers, Pullman sleepers, automatic brakes
Tycoon Announcements:
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8
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Jim Hill
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i love it when a plan comes together...
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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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Jim Hill (8)
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Jay Gould (7)
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B (1)
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Casey Jones (2)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Rail Mogul
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Casey Jones (2)
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B (1)
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Jay Gould (7)
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Frederik Conrad (4)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Rail Builder
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Jay Gould (7)
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B (1)
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Frederik Conrad (4)
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Casey Jones (2)
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Railroad Bill (9)
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Rail Magnate
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B (1)
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Casey Jones (2)
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Jay Gould (7)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Railroad Bill (9)
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Rail Prodigal
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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B (1)
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Henry Farham (6)
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Stepp (10)
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Frederik Conrad (4)
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Rail Baron
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B (1)
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Jay Gould (7)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Casey Jones (2)
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Frederik Conrad (4)
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Player Summary
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President of
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PCs owned
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Player #
|
Tycoon name
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RR 1
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RR 2
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PC 1
|
PC 2
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8
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Jim Hill |
GT
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C&H
|
....
|
....
|
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7
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Jay Gould |
WBSH
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CP
|
....
|
....
|
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4
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Frederik Conrad |
SP
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SLSF
|
....
|
....
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|
1
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B |
N&W
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MP
|
....
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FW&D
|
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2
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Casey Jones |
CNJ
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C&NW
|
....
|
....
|
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5
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Griffes d’argent |
B&O
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CB&Q
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LR&S
|
....
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11
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Thomas Durant |
READ
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CRIP
|
....
|
....
|
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3
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Cornelius Vanderbilt |
NYC
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GN
|
....
|
....
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9
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Railroad Bill |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
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6
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Henry Farham |
PENN
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MKT
|
....
|
....
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15
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Cyrus Holliday |
SLSW
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M&LR
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....
|
....
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10
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Stepp |
V&T
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GW
|
....
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....
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13
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William Ogden |
....
|
....
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....
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....
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14
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Dan Drew |
....
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....
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....
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....
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12
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William Palmer |
....
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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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GT
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Grand Trunk
|
952
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104792
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55540
|
98
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205554
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3808
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7
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
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NYC
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New York Central
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2081
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334327
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173849
|
99
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750186
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424436
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4
|
4
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0
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2
|
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CNJ
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Central New Jersey
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1863
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239862
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124729
|
99
|
615989
|
332242
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
13
|
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PENN
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Pennsylvania
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2310
|
330078
|
188144
|
94
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688933
|
245159
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
2343
|
279529
|
145355
|
99
|
555718
|
150661
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
7
|
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B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
1816
|
185133
|
112932
|
90
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479965
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250861
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
5
|
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N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
2408
|
265080
|
190858
|
79
|
795024
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411158
|
-4
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
1969
|
254674
|
140070
|
96
|
557976
|
334196
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
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SCL
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Sea Coast Line
|
2697
|
307945
|
221720
|
79
|
745452
|
468884
|
-3
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
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P&LE
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Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
|
2999
|
398683
|
207312
|
99
|
876759
|
479448
|
4
|
12
|
0
|
28
|
|
WBSH
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Wabash Line
|
2928
|
444788
|
231290
|
99
|
737725
|
400390
|
7
|
9
|
0
|
11
|
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A&T
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Alabama & Tennessee
|
381
|
28791
|
21594
|
79
|
57150
|
0
|
-4
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
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C&NW
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Chicago & Northwestern
|
2362
|
199056
|
103509
|
99
|
534071
|
382273
|
0
|
12
|
0
|
912
|
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CRIP
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Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
3066
|
301557
|
162840
|
97
|
603521
|
60716
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1191
|
|
CB&Q
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
1577
|
174972
|
90985
|
99
|
324472
|
16225
|
7
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
1839
|
159335
|
87636
|
96
|
327518
|
240325
|
1
|
9
|
0
|
4290
|
|
M&LR
|
Memphis & Little Rock
|
651
|
55597
|
33359
|
91
|
126122
|
39211
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
54
|
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
1246
|
116957
|
60818
|
99
|
273448
|
187590
|
1
|
49
|
0
|
1395
|
|
L&A
|
Louisiana & Arkansas
|
758
|
76274
|
42714
|
98
|
169936
|
119897
|
0
|
23
|
0
|
574
|
|
CP
|
Central Pacific
|
2983
|
325893
|
169464
|
99
|
651259
|
351128
|
4
|
9
|
0
|
3009
|
|
MKT
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
|
1202
|
104892
|
54544
|
99
|
273207
|
192186
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
SLSF
|
St Louis & San Francisco
|
1594
|
134154
|
73784
|
99
|
348529
|
169446
|
1
|
9
|
0
|
2242
|
|
SLSW
|
St Louis & Southwestern
|
608
|
54807
|
30143
|
99
|
129354
|
63681
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
GW
|
Great Western
|
491
|
39911
|
21952
|
99
|
122207
|
24978
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
144
|
|
SP
|
Southern Pacific
|
1034
|
104705
|
57588
|
99
|
231172
|
90245
|
3
|
9
|
0
|
1281
|
|
GN
|
Great Northern
|
2370
|
228796
|
125835
|
96
|
585789
|
397211
|
0
|
9
|
309
|
1710
|
|
SV
|
Sacramento Valley
|
150
|
15150
|
10756
|
83
|
17899
|
17901
|
0
|
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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Grand Trunk (GT )
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GT
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C2
|
B&M
(Double)
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B&H
(Double)
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ME1
|
C1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AN]
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|
New York Central (NYC )
|
|
NYC
|
HRL
(Double)
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C&A
(Double)
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NYNH
(Double)
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NY3
|
B&A
(Double)
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C3
|
|
C4
(Double)
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C5
(Double)
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MI1
(Double)
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PA11
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TP&W
|
C&C
(Double)
|
|
IN3
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PA2
(Double)
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ALCN]
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|
Central New Jersey (CNJ )
|
|
CNJ
(Double)
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ERIE
(Double)
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PA9
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PA10
|
NY1
|
LS
(Double)
|
OH3
|
OH5
|
|
FW&C
|
OH6
|
OH8
|
KY3
|
KY4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AOLC]
|
|
Pennsylvania (PENN)
|
|
PENN
(Double)
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LV
(Double)
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
WV2
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WV3
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PA8
|
NY2
|
KY2
|
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P&FW
(Double)
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A&GW
|
IN5
(Double)
|
IN7
|
IC
(Double)
|
IL4
(Double)
|
|
IL2
|
KY5
|
PA3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AOLCM]
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|
Reading (READ)
|
|
READ
(Double)
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PA1
(Double)
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MD1
(Double)
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RF&P
(Double)
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VA7
(Double)
|
VA1
(Double)
|
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NC2
|
SC3
|
G&C
(Double)
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TN2
|
TN4
|
BRL
(Double)
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SC1
(Double)
|
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GA2
|
PA4
(Double)
|
GA3
|
GA5
|
SC2
|
NC1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: VA3 |
[Regions: AD]
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|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O )
|
|
B&O
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WV1
|
OH1
|
OH2
|
MC
|
MN
(Double)
|
MS
|
MI6
|
MI2
|
MI5
|
|
MI3
|
MI4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ALC]
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|
Norfolk & Western (N&W )
|
|
N&W
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N&S
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R&D
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W&W
|
VA4
|
VA5
|
KY1
|
IN4
|
IN8
|
M&C
|
OH7
(Double)
|
|
IN1
|
IL5
(Double)
|
IL3
|
VA6
|
TN1
|
TN3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AOCM]
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|
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H )
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C&H
(Double)
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NER
(Double)
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W&M
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SC4
(Double)
|
GA1
(Double)
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GA8
(Double)
|
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AL3
|
TN10
(Double)
|
TN12
|
KY13
|
IN10
(Double)
|
IL7
(Double)
|
KY7
|
|
KY8
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ADOM]
|
|
Sea Coast Line (SCL )
|
|
SCL
(Double)
|
GA4
(Double)
|
FL4
|
FL5
|
FL6
|
AL5
(Double)
|
AL2
(Double)
|
|
FEC
|
TN7
|
FL3
|
SM
(Double)
|
NO&J
(Double)
|
MS6
|
TN9
|
MS7
|
|
TN8
|
KY10
|
FL1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: KY9 |
[Regions: ADMG]
|
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Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
|
|
P&LE
(Double)
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MRLE
(Double)
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GTW
(Double)
|
OH4
|
IN2
|
C&O
|
MD2
|
VC
|
|
PA7
(Double)
|
VA2
|
MON
(Double)
|
IN9
|
KY12
|
KY11
|
IL6
(Double)
|
|
GM&O
|
MS3
|
TN13
|
TN14
(Double)
|
MS2
(Double)
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AOLCMG]
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Wabash Line (WBSH)
|
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
O&M
(Double)
|
IN6
|
C&EI
(Double)
|
COG
(Double)
|
A&WP
(Double)
|
|
A&C
|
AL6
|
AL7
|
S&G
(Double)
|
S&A
(Double)
|
GA6
|
GA7
|
AL1
(Double)
|
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AL4
|
MS1
(Double)
|
MS4
(Double)
|
MS5
|
N&C
(Double)
|
KY14
|
IL8
(Double)
|
|
L&N
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ADOCMG]
|
|
Alabama & Tennessee (A&T )
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|
A&T
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TN5
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KY6
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: D]
|
|
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
|
|
C&NW
|
WI4
|
NP
|
ND3
|
SP&P
|
SP&D
|
ND4
|
MT6
|
MT7
|
ID5
|
|
|
Unbuilt: WA2 |
[Regions: CWT]
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Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
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CRIP
(Double)
|
IA7
|
IA5
|
NE2
|
NE3
|
UP
|
NE1
|
CO7
|
WY1
|
UT5
|
|
WP
|
NV1
|
UT8
|
CA7
(Double)
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: CWTP]
|
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
|
|
CB&Q
(Double)
|
IA4
|
MO7
|
KC&D
|
MO3
(Double)
|
KS4
|
CO5
|
IL13
|
|
|
Unbuilt: IL15 |
[Regions: CMWT]
|
|
Missouri Pacific (MP )
|
|
MP
(Double)
|
ATSF
(Double)
|
MO6
(Double)
|
OK8
|
NM4
|
NM6
|
LP&W
|
NM7
|
|
Unbuilt: AZ5 |
[Regions: MW]
|
|
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
|
|
M&LR
(Double)
|
AR4
|
OK3
|
OK4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: AR8 |
[Regions: MS]
|
|
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T )
|
|
V&T
(Double)
|
TX2
(Double)
|
TX3
|
CT
|
TR
|
M1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: M2 |
[Regions: MSX]
|
|
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A )
|
|
L&A
(Double)
|
LA2
|
TX1
|
TX16
(Double)
|
TX15
|
|
|
Unbuilt: TX14 |
[Regions: GS]
|
|
Central Pacific (CP )
|
|
CP
(Double)
|
NV2
|
UT7
|
UT6
|
UT1
|
CASL
(Double)
|
SL&A
(Double)
|
MO1
|
|
MO8
|
KCN
|
IA6
|
KP
|
KS3
|
CO2
|
CO9
|
IA10
|
|
|
Unbuilt: MN3 |
[Regions: CMWTP]
|
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT )
|
|
MKT
(Double)
|
KCS
|
KS1
|
KS2
|
CO1
|
NM2
|
|
|
Unbuilt: NM1 |
[Regions: MWT]
|
|
St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
|
|
SLSF
(Double)
|
AR7
|
OK1
|
T&P
(Double)
|
TX12
|
TX11
|
TX9
|
|
|
Unbuilt: AZ1 |
[Regions: MS]
|
|
St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
|
|
SLSW
(Double)
|
AR3
|
AR1
|
AR2
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Great Western (GW )
|
|
GW
|
LA1
|
LA6
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: G]
|
|
Southern Pacific (SP )
|
|
SP
(Double)
|
CA4
(Double)
|
CA3
|
AZ3
|
M4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: AZ2 |
[Regions: TPX]
|
|
Great Northern (GN )
|
|
GN
|
ND5
|
MT1
|
CNS
(Double)
|
M&SP
(Double)
|
MN1
|
WI8
|
SL
|
MT2
|
|
MT3
|
ID3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: WA1 |
[Regions: CWTN]
|
|
Sacramento Valley (SV )
|
|
SV
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: P]
|
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
|
|
GT
|
28
|
38
|
49
|
+21
|
1520
|
4760
|
0
|
8
|
8
|
1 7
|
|
NYC
|
69
|
52
|
35
|
-34
|
1281
|
10412
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
1 2 7
|
|
CNJ
|
32
|
30
|
28
|
-4
|
1882
|
9315
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1 3
|
|
PENN
|
41
|
37
|
33
|
-8
|
3183
|
11540
|
15
|
6
|
6
|
3 7
|
|
READ
|
58
|
42
|
27
|
-31
|
11526
|
32995
|
50
|
11
|
5
|
15
|
|
B&O
|
41
|
43
|
45
|
+4
|
2672
|
8875
|
213
|
5
|
5
|
9
|
|
N&W
|
13
|
16
|
19
|
+6
|
4668
|
11994
|
50
|
1
|
1
|
2 3
|
|
C&H
|
39
|
37
|
35
|
-4
|
1722
|
9781
|
70
|
8
|
4
|
1 6
|
|
SCL
|
17
|
15
|
14
|
-3
|
5119
|
13459
|
33
|
|
10
|
|
|
P&LE
|
42
|
42
|
43
|
+1
|
2027
|
14995
|
0
|
|
1
|
4 7 8
|
|
WBSH
|
58
|
51
|
44
|
-14
|
2686
|
14640
|
0
|
7
|
8
|
|
|
A&T
|
13
|
10
|
11
|
-2
|
667
|
1905
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
C&NW
|
57
|
55
|
54
|
-3
|
3602
|
11691
|
119
|
2
|
2
|
3 7
|
|
CRIP
|
28
|
32
|
36
|
+8
|
9125
|
44465
|
0
|
11
|
11
|
2
|
|
CB&Q
|
65
|
76
|
88
|
+23
|
1130
|
7849
|
36
|
5
|
5
|
2 8 11
|
|
MP
|
65
|
68
|
71
|
+6
|
963
|
8936
|
259
|
1
|
1
|
2 3 4 7
|
|
M&LR
|
66
|
58
|
50
|
-16
|
943
|
5603
|
82
|
15
|
15
|
1 3 5 11
|
|
V&T
|
98
|
66
|
34
|
-64
|
3381
|
5996
|
234
|
10
|
10
|
1 6
|
|
L&A
|
37
|
44
|
52
|
+15
|
1240
|
5067
|
113
|
|
6
|
1 2 8 9
|
|
CP
|
83
|
69
|
61
|
-22
|
939
|
14171
|
744
|
7
|
7
|
8
|
|
MKT
|
29
|
35
|
42
|
+13
|
1613
|
5902
|
108
|
6
|
6
|
2 7
|
|
SLSF
|
90
|
73
|
56
|
-34
|
1294
|
7765
|
205
|
4
|
4
|
1 3 8
|
|
SLSW
|
80
|
127
|
58
|
+94
|
356
|
8952
|
168
|
15
|
15
|
1 6 7
|
|
GW
|
39
|
41
|
43
|
+4
|
1213
|
6312
|
313
|
10
|
1
|
6 9
|
|
SP
|
46
|
49
|
53
|
+7
|
1805
|
5155
|
15
|
4
|
4
|
8
|
|
GN
|
59
|
46
|
33
|
-26
|
3709
|
11816
|
34
|
3
|
3
|
2 4
|
|
SV
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
+10
|
0
|
675
|
75
|
|
1
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
H&S
|
1160
|
SA&H
|
1095
|
CW
|
835
|
|
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