Continental Rails II
Game # 7 - 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: Leland Stanford bought B&A for $1661, Henry Farham bought B&H for $1500, Leland Stanford bought HRL for $1122, Dan Drew bought ERIE for $2783, Milton Littlefield bought C&A for $500, William Ogden bought R&D for $737, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought N&S for $1500, Abraham Burger bought W&W for $605, Abraham Burger bought W&M for $800, Thomas Durant bought NER for $1400, RenÚ of La Sorgue bought S&A for $1532, John Forbes bought S&G for $823.
New railroad Presidents: William Ogden of B&O, Cornelius Vanderbilt of N&W, Thomas Durant of C&H, John Forbes of SCL.
New Private Companies Available: P&LE.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Improved to Normal.
Best locomotive available: Norris 4-2-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station
Tycoon Announcements:
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13
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Dan Drew
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Bonjour - contact via john.crawford@voyager.co.nz - let us roll down the tracks
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14
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René de La Sorgue
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en avant toute
!!! baron rené de la sorgue (le sudiste)
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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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John Forbes (1)
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Thomas Durant (15)
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Milton Littlefield (11)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Abraham Burger (2)
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Rail Mogul
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John Forbes (1)
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Abraham Burger (2)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Leland Stanford (4)
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Henry Farham (5)
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Rail Builder
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John Forbes (1)
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Abraham Burger (2)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Leland Stanford (4)
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Henry Farham (5)
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Rail Magnate
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John Forbes (1)
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Abraham Burger (2)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Leland Stanford (4)
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Henry Farham (5)
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Rail Prodigal
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John Forbes (1)
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Abraham Burger (2)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Leland Stanford (4)
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Henry Farham (5)
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Rail Baron
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John Forbes (1)
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Thomas Durant (15)
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Milton Littlefield (11)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Abraham Burger (2)
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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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John Forbes |
....
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SCL
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....
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S&G
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15
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Thomas Durant |
C&H
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....
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NER
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....
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11
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Milton Littlefield |
....
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....
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C&A
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....
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3
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Cornelius Vanderbilt |
N&W
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....
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N&S
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....
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2
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Abraham Burger |
....
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....
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W&W
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W&M
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13
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Dan Drew |
....
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....
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ERIE
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....
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14
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René de La Sorgue |
....
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....
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S&A
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....
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8
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William Ogden |
....
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B&O
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R&D
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....
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7
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Louis McLane |
....
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....
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....
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....
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12
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Robert Schuyler |
....
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....
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....
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....
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6
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Byron Kilbourn |
....
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....
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....
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....
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9
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Jay Gould |
....
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....
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....
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....
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10
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Edward Harriman |
....
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....
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....
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....
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4
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Leland Stanford |
....
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....
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HRL
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B&A
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5
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Henry Farham |
....
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....
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B&H
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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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18279
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12613
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91
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30269
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400
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5
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3
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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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20155
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12295
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99
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23567
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343
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12
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1
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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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17329
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10571
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99
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32574
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480
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5
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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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13584
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8286
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99
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17791
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320
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10
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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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20394
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12848
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97
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27545
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348
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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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25900
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15799
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99
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30206
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375
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11
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2
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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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NYC :
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NYC
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ]
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PENN:
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PENN
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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B&O :
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B&O
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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N&W :
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N&W
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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C&H :
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C&H
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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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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17
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19
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+4
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328
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742
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5
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PENN
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13
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14
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16
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+3
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219
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522
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3
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B&O
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15
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16
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18
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+3
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376
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802
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6
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8
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8
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N&W
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14
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16
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18
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+4
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180
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411
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3
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3
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3
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C&H
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13
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15
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18
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+5
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245
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647
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4
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15
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15
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SCL
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16
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19
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23
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+7
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333
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697
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5
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1
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1
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14
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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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NYNH
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550
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CNJ
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670
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LV
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650
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READ
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520
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C&O
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470
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RF&P
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585
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P&LE
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655
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