Continental Rails II
Game # 19 - 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: Griffes dÆargent bought BRL for $4120, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought TP&W for $7931, Railroad Bill bought MC for $9803, Jay Gould bought A&C for $6300, Casey Jones bought A&T for $11543, B bought GM&O for $22467, Jim Hill bought N&C for $9405, Thomas Durant bought SM for $1300.
PCs Merged: A&GW merges into P&FW, A&WP merges into COG, VC merges into C&O, GTW merges into P&LE.
PCs Incorporated: G&C.
New Engines Acquired: C&O bought 04/04/2000, C&H bought 04/04/2000.
New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought Grand Station, CNJ bought Grand Station, PENN bought Grand Station, C&O bought switch yards, C&H bought switch yards, S&G bought Grand Station.
RoWs built: C1 by GT, C4 by NYC, PA10 by CNJ, WV2 by PENN, PA1 by READ, WV1 by B&O, PA7 by C&O, KY1 by N&W, GA8 by C&H, FL5 by SCL, GA7 by S&G, OH3 by LS, OH4 by P&LE.
NYC doubled C&A, C&H doubled NER, SCL doubled GA4.
New RoWs acquired: CNJ got NY1, READ got MD1, C&O got VA2, SCL got FL6, PENN got WV3, LS got OH5, M&C got OH7, P&LE got IN2, N&W got IN4, S&G got AL1, C&H got AL3, COG got AL6, NYC got C5, B&O got OH1, P&FW got IN5.
Loan Recalls: B, Frederik Conrad, Griffes dÆargent, Henry Farham, Railroad Bill.
New railroad Presidents: Griffes dÆargent of G&C.
New Private Companies Available: NO&J, MON, FW&C.
Cornelius Vanderbilt dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $4031. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: B, Stepp, Frederik Conrad
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
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 (2)
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B (1)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Henry Farham (6)
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Railroad Bill (9)
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Rail Mogul
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B (1)
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Casey Jones (2)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Jay Gould (7)
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Stepp (10)
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Rail Builder
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Frederik Conrad (4)
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Henry Farham (6)
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Jim Hill (8)
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Stepp (10)
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Rail Magnate
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B (1)
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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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Henry Farham (6)
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Rail Prodigal
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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B (1)
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Stepp (10)
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Frederik Conrad (4)
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Henry Farham (6)
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Rail Baron
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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B (1)
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Casey Jones (2)
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Henry Farham (6)
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Stepp (10)
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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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3
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Cornelius Vanderbilt |
NYC
|
....
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TP&W
|
....
|
|
2
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Casey Jones |
LS
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CNJ
|
....
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A&T
|
|
8
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Jim Hill |
COG
|
GT
|
....
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N&C
|
|
1
|
B |
P&LE
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C&O
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GM&O
|
....
|
|
9
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Railroad Bill |
N&W
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M&C
|
MC
|
....
|
|
10
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Stepp |
SCL
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
5
|
Griffes d’argent |
....
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G&C
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BRL
|
....
|
|
7
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Jay Gould |
S&G
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B&O
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A&C
|
....
|
|
4
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Frederik Conrad |
C&H
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
6
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Henry Farham |
PENN
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P&FW
|
....
|
....
|
|
11
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Thomas Durant |
READ
|
....
|
....
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SM
|
|
15
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Cyrus Holliday |
....
|
....
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RF&P
|
....
|
|
13
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William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
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Dan Drew |
....
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....
|
....
|
....
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|
12
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William Palmer |
....
|
....
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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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136631
|
79245
|
99
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294542
|
164745
|
5
|
26
|
0
|
82
|
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NYC
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New York Central
|
1223
|
233609
|
137830
|
95
|
385401
|
200253
|
9
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
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CNJ
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Central New Jersey
|
735
|
106540
|
58597
|
99
|
219586
|
106056
|
7
|
5
|
1050
|
458
|
|
PENN
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Pennsylvania
|
640
|
107629
|
61349
|
97
|
196576
|
100357
|
8
|
4
|
605
|
322
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
199
|
45804
|
26566
|
99
|
66606
|
38247
|
12
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
365
|
38699
|
22446
|
99
|
96877
|
35353
|
4
|
1
|
400
|
307
|
|
C&O
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Chesapeake & Ohio
|
689
|
80789
|
46857
|
99
|
210179
|
113085
|
3
|
9
|
1300
|
396
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
1074
|
141312
|
93266
|
91
|
301677
|
167404
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
83
|
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
858
|
147635
|
81199
|
99
|
237959
|
120926
|
10
|
6
|
0
|
125
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
647
|
120438
|
66242
|
99
|
185750
|
88477
|
11
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
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S&G
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Savannah & Gulf
|
549
|
74607
|
43273
|
96
|
156608
|
91472
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
125
|
|
COG
|
Central of Georgia
|
238
|
37440
|
22838
|
96
|
74792
|
40094
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
LS
|
Lake Shore
|
289
|
41914
|
24310
|
99
|
87946
|
50610
|
5
|
2
|
600
|
187
|
|
P&LE
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Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
|
513
|
79804
|
47085
|
98
|
158461
|
88444
|
6
|
1
|
350
|
240
|
|
P&FW
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Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne
|
307
|
43143
|
25454
|
98
|
92494
|
50558
|
5
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
|
G&C
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Greenville & Columbia
|
94
|
12012
|
8529
|
86
|
28247
|
14553
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
M&C
|
Marietta & Cincinnati
|
193
|
21625
|
14056
|
92
|
47036
|
28394
|
2
|
2
|
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
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B&M
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B&H
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ME1
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C1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AN]
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New York Central (NYC )
|
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NYC
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HRL
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C&A
(Double)
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NYNH
|
NY3
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B&A
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C3
|
C4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: C5 |
[Regions: ALN]
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Central New Jersey (CNJ )
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CNJ
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ERIE
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PA9
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PA10
|
|
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Unbuilt: NY1 |
[Regions: AL]
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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
|
WV2
|
|
|
Unbuilt: WV3 |
[Regions: AO]
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Reading (READ)
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|
READ
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PA1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: MD1 |
[Regions: A]
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Baltimore & Ohio (B&O )
|
|
B&O
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WV1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: OH1 |
[Regions: A]
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Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O )
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C&O
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MD2
|
VC
|
PA7
|
|
|
Unbuilt: VA2 |
[Regions: AO]
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Norfolk & Western (N&W )
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|
N&W
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N&S
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R&D
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W&W
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VA4
|
VA5
|
KY1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: IN4 |
[Regions: AO]
|
|
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H )
|
|
C&H
(Double)
|
NER
(Double)
|
W&M
|
SC4
|
GA1
|
GA8
|
|
|
Unbuilt: AL3 |
[Regions: AD]
|
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Sea Coast Line (SCL )
|
|
SCL
(Double)
|
GA4
(Double)
|
FL4
|
FL5
|
|
|
Unbuilt: FL6 |
[Regions: AG]
|
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Savannah & Gulf (S&G )
|
|
S&G
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S&A
|
GA6
|
GA7
|
|
|
Unbuilt: AL1 |
[Regions: A]
|
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Central of Georgia (COG )
|
|
COG
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A&WP
|
|
|
Unbuilt: AL6 |
[Regions: D]
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Lake Shore (LS )
|
|
LS
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OH3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: OH5 |
[Regions: L]
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Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
|
|
P&LE
|
MRLE
|
GTW
|
OH4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: IN2 |
[Regions: OL]
|
|
Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW)
|
|
P&FW
|
A&GW
|
|
|
Unbuilt: IN5 |
[Regions: O]
|
|
Greenville & Columbia (G&C )
|
|
G&C
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ]
|
|
Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C )
|
|
M&C
|
|
|
Unbuilt: OH7 |
[Regions: O]
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Stock Market Report
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RR stock data
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|
RR
|
Start price
|
Trade price
|
End price
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Net change
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# Shares traded
|
# Shares issued
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# Shares in treasury
|
President
|
Chairman
|
Directors
|
|
GT
|
27
|
34
|
41
|
+14
|
1274
|
4644
|
116
|
8
|
8
|
7
|
|
NYC
|
41
|
46
|
52
|
+11
|
1527
|
6052
|
70
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
CNJ
|
36
|
43
|
51
|
+15
|
941
|
3595
|
80
|
2
|
2
|
9
|
|
PENN
|
43
|
37
|
32
|
-11
|
534
|
3125
|
80
|
6
|
6
|
2
|
|
READ
|
34
|
63
|
93
|
+59
|
151
|
948
|
47
|
11
|
11
|
|
|
B&O
|
73
|
54
|
35
|
-38
|
161
|
1731
|
102
|
7
|
7
|
2
5
|
|
C&O
|
50
|
48
|
46
|
-4
|
449
|
3224
|
221
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
N&W
|
34
|
30
|
26
|
-8
|
1255
|
5301
|
73
|
9
|
9
|
1
|
|
C&H
|
46
|
39
|
33
|
-13
|
829
|
4218
|
78
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
|
SCL
|
86
|
87
|
89
|
+3
|
489
|
3140
|
102
|
10
|
10
|
5
|
|
S&G
|
46
|
37
|
29
|
-17
|
515
|
2681
|
64
|
7
|
7
|
8
|
|
COG
|
16
|
22
|
28
|
+12
|
168
|
1114
|
76
|
8
|
8
|
7
|
|
LS
|
26
|
39
|
52
|
+26
|
298
|
1392
|
53
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
P&LE
|
32
|
32
|
33
|
+1
|
397
|
2444
|
121
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
P&FW
|
16
|
21
|
27
|
+11
|
376
|
1477
|
58
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
G&C
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
+18
|
0
|
423
|
47
|
5
|
5
|
|
|
M&C
|
16
|
20
|
25
|
+9
|
382
|
965
|
0
|
9
|
9
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
WBSH
|
570
|
NO&J
|
915
|
MN
|
510
|
MON
|
920
|
FW&C
|
570
|
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