Continental Rails II
Game # 7 - 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.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Henry Farham bought B&M for $759, Milton Littlefield bought LS for $1400, John Forbes bought MRLE for $1823, Leland Stanford bought GTW for $1113, William Ogden bought M&C for $2913.
PCs Merged: CNJ merges into PENN, RF&P merges into R&D.
PCs Incorporated: READ, C&O, GT.
New Technologies Acquired: B&H bought switch yards, NYC bought Grand Station, NYC bought switch yards, ERIE bought Grand Station, PENN bought Grand Station, R&D bought switch yards, N&W bought switch yards, W&W bought switch yards, W&M bought switch yards, NER bought switch yards, S&A bought switch yards, SCL bought Grand Station, SCL bought switch yards.
RoWs built: WV1 by B&O, VA3 by N&W, SC1 by C&H, GA2 by SCL.
New RoWs acquired: ERIE got NY2, NYC got NY3, PENN got PA5, R&D got MD2, N&W got VA4, NER got NC1, S&A got GA1, SCL got GA6, B&O got OH1.
New railroad Presidents: RenÚ of La Sorgue of GT, Dan Drew of READ, Thomas Durant of C&H.
New Private Companies Available: COG, P&FW, VC, A&WP, BRL, A&GW, TP&W, WBSH.
Cornelius Vanderbilt dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1001.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Recession.
Best locomotive available: Norris 4-2-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards
Tycoon Announcements:
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René de La Sorgue
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à j.forbes : oui, mais la mienne is the nearest for atlanta
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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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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Leland Stanford (4)
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William Ogden (8)
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Thomas Durant (15)
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Rail Mogul
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William Ogden (8)
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Thomas Durant (15)
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John Forbes (1)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Abraham Burger (2)
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Rail Builder
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William Ogden (8)
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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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Rail Magnate
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John Forbes (1)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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William Ogden (8)
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Thomas Durant (15)
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Abraham Burger (2)
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Rail Prodigal
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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John Forbes (1)
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Abraham Burger (2)
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Leland Stanford (4)
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Henry Farham (5)
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Rail Baron
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William Ogden (8)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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John Forbes (1)
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Thomas Durant (15)
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Leland Stanford (4)
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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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8
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William Ogden |
R&D
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B&O
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M&C
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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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....
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....
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1
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John Forbes |
....
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SCL
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MRLE
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....
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4
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Leland Stanford |
NYC
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....
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GTW
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....
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15
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Thomas Durant |
C&H
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NER
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....
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....
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14
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René de La Sorgue |
GT
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S&A
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....
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....
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2
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Abraham Burger |
....
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W&W
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....
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....
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13
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Dan Drew |
ERIE
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READ
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....
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....
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11
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Milton Littlefield |
....
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PENN
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....
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LS
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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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7
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Louis McLane |
....
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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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12
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Robert Schuyler |
....
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....
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....
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....
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5
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Henry Farham |
....
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B&H
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B&M
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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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73
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12817
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8844
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88
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15707
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12343
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4
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0
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0
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0
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B&H
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Boston & Hartford
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110
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16754
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11225
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90
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27233
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19267
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2
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0
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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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491
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62621
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35068
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98
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115278
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59759
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5
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5
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0
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0
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ERIE
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Erie Lackawanna
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287
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27582
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15998
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99
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60666
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42744
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1
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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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330
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58891
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36513
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95
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74719
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40257
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7
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5
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675
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0
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READ
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Reading
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104
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17914
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12361
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88
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22329
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17546
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4
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0
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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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365
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30311
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18490
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99
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73371
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31908
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1
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4
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320
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615
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C&O
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Chesapeake & Ohio
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94
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11108
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7776
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87
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17247
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13553
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1
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0
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0
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0
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R&D
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Richmond & Danville
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193
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26525
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15384
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99
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43516
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32010
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5
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9
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760
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0
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N&W
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Norfolk & Western
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401
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45422
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26345
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99
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83983
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41683
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4
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4
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650
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247
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W&W
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Wilmington & Weldon
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120
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12540
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8151
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92
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25120
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16074
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1
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2
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0
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0
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W&M
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Wilmington & Manchester
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133
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11918
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8462
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86
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26632
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16132
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-1
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0
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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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20146
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12692
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94
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42119
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23406
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2
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1
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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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271
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36537
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23749
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95
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49082
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22420
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5
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0
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0
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0
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S&A
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Savannah & Augusta
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138
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18637
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11555
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95
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31749
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16711
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4
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1
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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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468
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74038
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40721
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99
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98259
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50692
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9
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4
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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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GT :
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GT
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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B&H :
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B&H
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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NYC :
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NYC
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HRL
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B&A
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Unbuilt:: NY3 |
[Regions: A]
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ERIE:
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ERIE
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Unbuilt:: NY2 |
[Regions: A]
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PENN:
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PENN
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C&A
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CNJ
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Unbuilt:: PA5 |
[Regions: A]
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READ:
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READ
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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B&O :
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B&O
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WV1
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Unbuilt:: OH1 |
[Regions: A]
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C&O :
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C&O
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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R&D :
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R&D
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RF&P
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Unbuilt:: MD2 |
[Regions: A]
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N&W :
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N&W
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N&S
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VA3
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Unbuilt:: VA4 |
[Regions: A]
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W&W :
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W&W
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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W&M :
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W&M
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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NER :
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NER
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Unbuilt:: NC1 |
[Regions: A]
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C&H :
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C&H
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SC1
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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S&A :
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S&A
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Unbuilt:: GA1 |
[Regions: A]
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SCL :
(Double)
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SCL
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S&G
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GA2
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Unbuilt:: GA6 |
[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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GT
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0
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0
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13
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+13
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0
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329
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36
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14
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14
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B&H
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14
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14
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14
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+0
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181
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495
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55
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5
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5
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NYC
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26
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24
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23
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-3
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813
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2462
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0
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4
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4
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ERIE
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14
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15
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17
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+3
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474
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1435
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0
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13
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13
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PENN
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19
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20
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22
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+3
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381
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1588
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67
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11
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11
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3
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READ
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0
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0
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13
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+13
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0
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468
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52
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13
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13
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B&O
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26
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35
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44
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+18
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252
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1725
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108
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8
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8
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C&O
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0
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0
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13
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+13
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0
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423
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47
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6
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R&D
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14
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17
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20
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+6
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148
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869
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96
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8
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8
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N&W
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24
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23
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23
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-1
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464
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1971
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38
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3
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3
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W&W
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14
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13
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13
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-1
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196
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555
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45
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2
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2
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W&M
|
14
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13
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13
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-1
|
235
|
615
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50
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|
2
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|
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NER
|
14
|
14
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14
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+0
|
298
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925
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0
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15
|
15
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C&H
|
24
|
32
|
40
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+16
|
197
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1290
|
71
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15
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15
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2
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S&A
|
14
|
16
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19
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+5
|
235
|
690
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0
|
14
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14
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|
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SCL
|
28
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28
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28
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+0
|
330
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2261
|
86
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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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NYNH
|
550
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LV
|
650
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COG
|
430
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P&LE
|
655
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P&FW
|
955
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G&C
|
470
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VC
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1465
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A&WP
|
760
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BRL
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925
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A&GW
|
580
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TP&W
|
700
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WBSH
|
570
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