Continental Rails II SdH 2012
Game # 20 - Turn # 8
Headline News 1855 to 1856
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1855: The Know-Nothing Party sweeps Northern congressional elections.
1856: Soo Canal completed connecting Lake Superior to Lake Huron.
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Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Leland Stanford bought C&EI for $950, Jim Fisk bought C&NW for $5150.
PCs Merged: MN merges into NYC, BRL merges into SCL, GM&O merges into SCL, MC merges into NYC.
PCs Incorporated: MS, NO&J, O&M.
New Engines Acquired: B&O bought 04/04/2000, C&O bought Mogul 2-6-0, W&M bought Mogul 2-6-0, COG bought Mogul 2-6-0.
New Technologies Acquired: GT bought coal burning engines, NYC bought coal burning engines, PENN bought coal burning engines, READ bought coal burning engines, B&O bought coal burning engines, N&W bought Grand Station, N&W bought coal burning engines, NER bought coal burning engines, C&H bought coal burning engines, SCL bought coal burning engines, P&FW bought coal burning engines, TP&W bought coal burning engines.
RoWs built: PA10 by PENN, PA11 by READ, OH4 by B&O, VA2 by C&O, IN5 by N&W, SC5 by W&M, GA4 by NER, AL3 by SCL, OH5 by LS, TN2 by G&C, IN4 by M&C, OH8 by WBSH.
RoWs abandoned: MI1 was abandoned by NYC.
N&W doubled VA4, NER doubled SC1, C&H doubled C&H, SCL doubled GA8.
New RoWs acquired: READ got NY1, W&M got VA1, NER got FL4, P&FW got WV2, LS got OH6, NYC got MI5, WBSH got IN1, N&W got IN7, G&C got TN4, SCL got TN10.
RR Mergers: LS merges into NYC, M&C merges into B&O.
Loan Recalls: Karl Von Backenheime.
New railroad Presidents: Edward Harriman of NO&J, Thomas Scott of O&M.
New Private Companies Available: A&C, IC, CRIP, CASL, FEC, CNS, MP, M&LR.
Jim Fisk dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1001. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Edward Harriman
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Recession.
Best locomotive available: Mogul 2-6-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines
Tycoon Announcements:
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William Palmer
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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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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Jay Gould (9)
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Jim Fisk (1)
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Edward Harriman (2)
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Leland Stanford (5)
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Rail Mogul
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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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Jay Gould (9)
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Rail Builder
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Jay Gould (9)
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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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Leland Stanford (5)
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Rail Magnate
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Jay Gould (9)
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Jim Fisk (1)
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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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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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Jim Fisk (1)
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Jay Gould (9)
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Edward Harriman (2)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Leland Stanford (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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1
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Jim Fisk |
SCL
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WBSH
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C&NW
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C&C
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9
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Jay Gould |
NYC
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....
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....
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....
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3
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J. Edgar Thompson |
PENN
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TP&W
|
....
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GTW
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2
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Edward Harriman |
READ
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NO&J
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....
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....
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5
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Leland Stanford |
N&W
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NER
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N&C
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C&EI
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6
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Karl Von Backenheime |
G&C
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W&M
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....
|
....
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7
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Thomas Scott |
B&O
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O&M
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....
|
....
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10
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Hannibal Kimball |
COG
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....
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....
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A&T
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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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11
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Thomas Durant |
P&FW
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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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8
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John Forbes |
....
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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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GT
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Grand Trunk
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329
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36583
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20121
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99
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60708
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34186
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5
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2
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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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2319
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336308
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174881
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99
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568259
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247829
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8
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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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938
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186262
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96856
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99
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212882
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110571
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13
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1
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0
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480
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READ
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Reading
|
1123
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170003
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88400
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99
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282794
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100431
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9
|
9
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0
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0
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B&O
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Baltimore & Ohio
|
1138
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135349
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83916
|
92
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235941
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114596
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4
|
3
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0
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439
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C&O
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Chesapeake & Ohio
|
949
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90249
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49637
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99
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191044
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120548
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3
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2
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0
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0
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N&W
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Norfolk & Western
|
1079
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121795
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66988
|
96
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192300
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137153
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4
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2
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0
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18
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W&M
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Wilmington & Manchester
|
583
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55024
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31915
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96
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130554
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92056
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1
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0
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0
|
0
|
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NER
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Northeastern Line
|
576
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74972
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47232
|
91
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137957
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85722
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2
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1
|
0
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0
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C&H
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Charleston & Hamburg
|
321
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45382
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24960
|
99
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69876
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22334
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8
|
6
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0
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0
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SCL
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Sea Coast Line
|
1396
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216146
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112395
|
99
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291372
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120841
|
10
|
9
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0
|
109
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COG
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Central of Georgia
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238
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29599
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17759
|
94
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44607
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25655
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5
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2
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0
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0
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P&FW
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Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne
|
191
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19391
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10665
|
99
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38810
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28994
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2
|
0
|
0
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0
|
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G&C
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Greenville & Columbia
|
293
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24063
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14438
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94
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56966
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44089
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0
|
0
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0
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0
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TP&W
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Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
|
140
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12004
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8403
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84
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24670
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16864
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-1
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1
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0
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0
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WBSH
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Wabash Line
|
332
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50373
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28208
|
98
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74333
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56397
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6
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1
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1010
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0
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NO&J
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New Orleans & Jackson
|
183
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20764
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14327
|
85
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33417
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26258
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1
|
0
|
0
|
0
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MS
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Michigan Southern
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204
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19344
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13154
|
86
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35265
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27710
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0
|
0
|
0
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0
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O&M
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Ohio & Mississippi
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165
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17517
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11386
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89
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29259
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22991
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1
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0
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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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Grand Trunk (GT )
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GT
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C2
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|
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Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AN]
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New York Central (NYC )
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NYC
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HRL
(Double)
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NY3
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B&A
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B&M
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B&H
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C3
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C4
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C5
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MN
|
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MC
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LS
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P&LE
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MRLE
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OH3
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OH5
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|
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Unbuilt: MI5 |
[Regions: AOLN]
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Pennsylvania (PENN)
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PENN
(Double)
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C&A
(Double)
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CNJ
(Double)
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PA1
(Double)
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NYNH
(Double)
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PA3
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PA9
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PA10
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|
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Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AL]
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Reading (READ)
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READ
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PA5
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PA6
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PA4
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LV
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PA2
(Double)
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PA8
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NY2
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PA11
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|
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Unbuilt: NY1 |
[Regions: AOL]
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Baltimore & Ohio (B&O )
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B&O
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MD1
(Double)
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RF&P
(Double)
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WV1
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R&D
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OH1
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OH4
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M&C
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IN4
|
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Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AO]
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Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O )
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C&O
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VC
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MD2
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PA7
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VA2
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|
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Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AO]
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Norfolk & Western (N&W )
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N&W
(Double)
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VA3
(Double)
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VA4
(Double)
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N&S
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VA5
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KY1
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IN5
|
|
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Unbuilt: IN7 |
[Regions: AO]
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Wilmington & Manchester (W&M )
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W&M
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W&W
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NC1
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NC2
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SC5
|
|
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Unbuilt: VA1 |
[Regions: A]
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Northeastern Line (NER )
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NER
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SC2
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SC1
(Double)
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GA4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: FL4 |
[Regions: A]
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Charleston & Hamburg (C&H )
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C&H
(Double)
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SC4
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SC3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: A]
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Sea Coast Line (SCL )
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|
SCL
(Double)
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S&A
(Double)
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S&G
(Double)
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GA1
(Double)
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GA8
(Double)
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AL4
|
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BRL
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GM&O
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AL3
|
|
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Unbuilt: TN10 |
[Regions: ADG]
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Central of Georgia (COG )
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COG
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A&WP
|
|
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Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: D]
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Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW)
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P&FW
|
|
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Unbuilt: WV2 |
[Regions: O]
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Greenville & Columbia (G&C )
|
|
G&C
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TN2
|
|
|
Unbuilt: TN4 |
[Regions: ]
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Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
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TP&W
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ]
|
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Wabash Line (WBSH)
|
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
A&GW
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OH8
|
|
|
Unbuilt: IN1 |
[Regions: O]
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New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J)
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NO&J
|
|
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Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: G]
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Michigan Southern (MS )
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MS
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: L]
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Ohio & Mississippi (O&M )
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O&M
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|
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Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: O]
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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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GT
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33
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33
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33
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+0
|
598
|
1549
|
96
|
|
2
|
1
|
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NYC
|
30
|
29
|
27
|
-3
|
1895
|
11415
|
187
|
9
|
9
|
|
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PENN
|
45
|
44
|
44
|
-1
|
1041
|
4615
|
80
|
3
|
3
|
|
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READ
|
37
|
39
|
41
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+4
|
1212
|
5524
|
91
|
2
|
2
|
|
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B&O
|
37
|
34
|
27
|
-10
|
825
|
5490
|
208
|
7
|
7
|
|
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C&O
|
16
|
16
|
16
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+0
|
859
|
4424
|
321
|
|
11
|
1
5
|
|
N&W
|
28
|
26
|
24
|
-4
|
1359
|
5337
|
62
|
5
|
5
|
|
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W&M
|
26
|
23
|
20
|
-6
|
663
|
2878
|
37
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
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NER
|
21
|
20
|
20
|
-1
|
587
|
2811
|
69
|
5
|
5
|
12
|
|
C&H
|
32
|
36
|
41
|
+9
|
418
|
1611
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
10
|
|
SCL
|
49
|
55
|
62
|
+13
|
1559
|
6747
|
240
|
1
|
1
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|
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COG
|
20
|
24
|
28
|
+8
|
295
|
1114
|
76
|
10
|
10
|
1
12
|
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P&FW
|
13
|
15
|
17
|
+4
|
304
|
955
|
0
|
11
|
11
|
12
|
|
G&C
|
16
|
19
|
22
|
+6
|
133
|
1366
|
99
|
6
|
6
|
12
|
|
TP&W
|
13
|
14
|
16
|
+3
|
246
|
647
|
53
|
3
|
3
|
12
|
|
WBSH
|
18
|
17
|
17
|
-1
|
369
|
1609
|
51
|
1
|
1
|
|
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NO&J
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
+13
|
0
|
824
|
91
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
MS
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
+13
|
0
|
918
|
102
|
|
11
|
|
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O&M
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
+13
|
0
|
743
|
82
|
7
|
7
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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
|
Price
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ERIE
|
1435
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A&C
|
685
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SM
|
220
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MON
|
920
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FW&C
|
570
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L&N
|
930
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IC
|
925
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CRIP
|
750
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CB&Q
|
950
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CASL
|
925
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FEC
|
1495
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CNS
|
425
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MP
|
1415
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M&LR
|
660
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