Continental Rails II
Game # 20 - Turn # 4
Headline News 1847 to 1848
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1847: U.S. and Britain reach peaceful agreement on Oregon border.
1848: Mexican war ends; California ceded to U.S.
Message to All Players in This Game
A rendre pour minuit !!!
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Edward Harriman bought B&M for $800, Jim Fisk bought GT for $520, Edward Harriman bought B&H for $581, J. Edgar Thompson bought NYNH for $850, Thomas Scott bought RF&P for $800, Hannibal Kimball bought COG for $700, Jay Gould bought LS for $1001, Jay Gould bought P&LE for $669, Leland Stanford bought VC for $1652.
PCs Merged: W&W merges into W&M, S&G merges into SCL, CNJ merges into PENN.
New Technologies Acquired: B&A bought steel rails, NYC bought Grand Station, NYC bought steel rails, LV bought steel rails, PENN bought steel rails, READ bought steel rails, B&O bought steel rails, W&M bought steel rails, NER bought steel rails, C&H bought steel rails, SCL bought steel rails.
RoWs built: PA1 by PENN, VA3 by N&W.
NYC doubled HRL, PENN doubled C&A, SCL doubled SCL.
New RoWs acquired: NYC got NY3, LV got PA2, PENN got PA3, READ got PA5, B&O got MD1, N&W got VA4, W&M got NC1, SCL got GA1, B&A got C3.
New railroad Presidents: Leland Stanford of NER.
New Private Companies Available: G&C, M&C, A&GW, WBSH.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Panic to Mild Depression.
Best locomotive available: Norris 4-2-0
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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Jay Gould (9)
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Jim Fisk (1)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Edward Harriman (2)
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Leland Stanford (5)
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Rail Mogul
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Edward Harriman (2)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Jay Gould (9)
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Leland Stanford (5)
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Jim Fisk (1)
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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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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Leland Stanford (5)
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Jim Fisk (1)
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Edward Harriman (2)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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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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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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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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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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3
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J. Edgar Thompson |
PENN
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....
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NYNH
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....
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1
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Jim Fisk |
SCL
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....
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GT
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....
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9
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Jay Gould |
NYC
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B&A
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LS
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P&LE
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2
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Edward Harriman |
LV
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READ
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B&M
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B&H
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5
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Leland Stanford |
N&W
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NER
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....
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VC
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6
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Karl Von Backenheime |
....
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W&M
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....
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....
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11
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Thomas Durant |
C&O
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....
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....
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....
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4
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J. Pierpont Morgan |
C&H
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....
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....
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....
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10
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Hannibal Kimball |
....
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....
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COG
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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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8
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John Forbes |
....
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....
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N&S
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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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13
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William Ogden |
....
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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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7
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Thomas Scott |
B&O
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....
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RF&P
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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&A
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Boston & Albany
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201
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20501
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11276
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99
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69917
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36933
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-1
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4
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0
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0
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NYC
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New York Central
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290
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38936
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20247
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99
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79242
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26745
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6
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8
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0
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0
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LV
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Lehigh Valley
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130
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17006
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9353
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99
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48731
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25649
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0
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4
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0
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0
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PENN
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Pennsylvania
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425
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79170
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43543
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99
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97123
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54355
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10
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6
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0
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0
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READ
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Reading
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104
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15356
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8446
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99
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40650
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21302
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2
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9
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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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13203
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7262
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99
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33601
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1229
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4
|
5
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225
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0
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C&O
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Chesapeake & Ohio
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94
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9159
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6503
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86
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29680
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15308
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-4
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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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158
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20663
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14464
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87
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28270
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10317
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3
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0
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130
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0
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W&M
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Wilmington & Manchester
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253
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20708
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13668
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88
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53860
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34670
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-2
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8
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0
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0
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NER
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Northeastern Line
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185
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17254
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11905
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85
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57605
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24444
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-3
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3
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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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15070
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9645
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90
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26113
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372
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5
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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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434
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60467
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37490
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92
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94068
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32725
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5
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4
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855
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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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Boston & Albany (B&A )
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B&A
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Unbuilt: C3 |
[Regions: A]
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New York Central (NYC )
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NYC
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HRL
(Double)
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Unbuilt: NY3 |
[Regions: A]
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Lehigh Valley (LV )
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LV
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|
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Unbuilt: PA2 |
[Regions: A]
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Pennsylvania (PENN)
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PENN
(Double)
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C&A
(Double)
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CNJ
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PA1
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Unbuilt: PA3 |
[Regions: A]
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Reading (READ)
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READ
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Unbuilt: PA5 |
[Regions: A]
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Baltimore & Ohio (B&O )
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B&O
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Unbuilt: MD1 |
[Regions: A]
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Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O )
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C&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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VA3
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|
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Unbuilt: VA4 |
[Regions: A]
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Wilmington & Manchester (W&M )
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W&M
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W&W
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|
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Unbuilt: NC1 |
[Regions: A]
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Northeastern Line (NER )
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NER
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|
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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
(Double)
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S&A
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S&G
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Unbuilt: GA1 |
[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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B&A
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18
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21
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25
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+7
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331
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1005
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0
|
9
|
9
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NYC
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26
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26
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26
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+0
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374
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1457
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0
|
9
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9
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LV
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18
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19
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20
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+2
|
198
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650
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0
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2
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2
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PENN
|
37
|
37
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37
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+0
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234
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2016
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114
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3
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3
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READ
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18
|
21
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24
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+6
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178
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520
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0
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2
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2
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B&O
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41
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32
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24
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-17
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359
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808
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0
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7
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7
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C&O
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18
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20
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22
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+4
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154
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453
|
17
|
11
|
11
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1
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N&W
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23
|
25
|
28
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+5
|
140
|
756
|
38
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5
|
5
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W&M
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18
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18
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19
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+1
|
210
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1205
|
60
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6
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6
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NER
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18
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17
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16
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-2
|
321
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856
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69
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5
|
5
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C&H
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42
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38
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35
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-7
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187
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651
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0
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4
|
4
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10
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SCL
|
35
|
34
|
34
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-1
|
436
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2099
|
78
|
1
|
1
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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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ERIE
|
1435
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R&D
|
380
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MRLE
|
690
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G&C
|
470
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GTW
|
535
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M&C
|
965
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A&GW
|
580
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WBSH
|
570
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