Continental Rails II
Game # 20 - Turn # 2
Headline News 1843 to 1844
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1843: Great Britain granted rights to island of Hong Kong under Nanking Treaty.
1844: Opium War ends in China.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Jay Gould bought B&A for $1190, Jay Gould bought HRL for $720, J. Edgar Thompson bought C&A for $900, Edward Harriman bought LV for $1186, Edward Harriman bought READ for $600, Thomas Durant bought C&O for $600, Leland Stanford bought W&W for $620, Karl Von Backenheime bought W&M for $680, Leland Stanford bought NER for $925, Jim Fisk bought S&A for $720, Jim Fisk bought S&G for $1580.
New railroad Presidents: J. Edgar Thompson of PENN, Leland Stanford of N&W.
Development of switch yards facilitates operations, reduces operating costs.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at 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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Jay Gould (9)
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Edward Harriman (2)
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Leland Stanford (5)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Jim Fisk (1)
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Rail Mogul
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Jim Fisk (1)
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Edward Harriman (2)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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Leland Stanford (5)
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Rail Builder
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Jim Fisk (1)
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Edward Harriman (2)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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Leland Stanford (5)
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Rail Magnate
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Jim Fisk (1)
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Edward Harriman (2)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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Leland Stanford (5)
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Rail Prodigal
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Jim Fisk (1)
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Edward Harriman (2)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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Leland Stanford (5)
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Rail Baron
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Jay Gould (9)
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Edward Harriman (2)
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Leland Stanford (5)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Jim Fisk (1)
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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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9
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Jay Gould |
....
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....
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B&A
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HRL
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2
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Edward Harriman |
....
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....
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LV
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READ
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5
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Leland Stanford |
N&W
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....
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W&W
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NER
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3
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J. Edgar Thompson |
PENN
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....
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C&A
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....
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1
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Jim Fisk |
....
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....
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S&A
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S&G
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6
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Karl Von Backenheime |
....
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....
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W&M
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....
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4
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J. Pierpont Morgan |
....
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....
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....
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....
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11
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Thomas Durant |
....
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....
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C&O
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....
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10
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Hannibal Kimball |
....
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....
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....
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....
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7
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Thomas Scott |
....
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....
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....
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....
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8
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John Forbes |
....
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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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13
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William Ogden |
....
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....
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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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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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NYC
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New York Central
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148
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21006
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13444
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96
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29846
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320
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7
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2
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0
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0
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PENN
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Pennsylvania
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104
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23359
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14249
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99
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23168
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250
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14
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5
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0
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0
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B&O
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Baltimore & Ohio
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160
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19805
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12081
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99
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32753
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499
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7
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1
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0
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0
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N&W
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Norfolk & Western
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82
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15972
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9743
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99
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18171
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216
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12
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2
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0
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0
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C&H
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Charleston & Hamburg
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129
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22906
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15347
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93
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27772
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310
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9
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3
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0
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0
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SCL
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Sea Coast Line
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139
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29492
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18580
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97
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30541
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300
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12
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1
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0
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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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New York Central (NYC )
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NYC
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Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ]
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Pennsylvania (PENN)
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PENN
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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: none |
[Regions: A]
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Norfolk & Western (N&W )
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N&W
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Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: A]
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Charleston & Hamburg (C&H )
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C&H
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Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: A]
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Sea Coast Line (SCL )
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SCL
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Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: A]
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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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NYC
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15
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20
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25
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+10
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284
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742
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5
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PENN
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17
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23
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30
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+13
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216
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521
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4
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3
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3
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B&O
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24
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28
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33
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+9
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277
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803
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5
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N&W
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17
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22
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27
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+10
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160
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411
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3
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5
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5
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C&H
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17
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21
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26
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+9
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260
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646
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5
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SCL
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24
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29
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34
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+10
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247
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697
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5
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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
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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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B&M
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725
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GT
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365
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B&H
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550
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NYNH
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550
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ERIE
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1435
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CNJ
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670
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RF&P
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585
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R&D
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380
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N&S
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1215
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LS
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910
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