Continental Rails II
Game # 8 - 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: John Forbes bought B&H for $594, Jay Gould bought COG for $1124, Milton Littlefield bought P&LE for $800, William Palmer bought MRLE for $891.
PCs Merged: C&A merges into READ, B&A merges into NYC.
PCs Incorporated: GT, LS.
New Engines Acquired: NYC bought Norris 4-2-0, PENN bought Norris 4-2-0, READ bought Norris 4-2-0, B&O bought Norris 4-2-0, N&W bought Norris 4-2-0, C&H bought Norris 4-2-0, SCL bought Norris 4-2-0.
New Technologies Acquired: C&H bought Grand Station.
RoWs built: WV1 by B&O, VA4 by N&W, GA1 by SCL.
Double Tracked Lines: PENN doubled PENN, READ doubled READ.
New RoWs acquired: READ got PA2, PENN got PA9, N&W got VA5, C&H got SC1, S&G got GA6, SCL got GA8, B&O got OH1.
New railroad Presidents: John Forbes of NYC, Milton Littlefield of LS.
New Private Companies Available: P&FW, G&C, GTW, A&WP, BRL, TP&W.
Jay Gould dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1004. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Baron Eudes Santerre
Le développement de la gare de triage facilite les manoeuvres, réduisant les coûts opérationnels.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Improved.
Best locomotive available: Norris 4-2-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards
Tycoon Announcements:
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2
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John Forbes
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and now: gimme an other railroad.....
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10
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Baron Eudes Santerre
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actionnaires, je vous ai compris !
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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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Jay Gould (5)
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Baron Eudes Santerre (10)
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John Forbes (2)
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Jim Fisk (4)
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Milton Littlefield (14)
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Rail Mogul
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Jay Gould (5)
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Baron Eudes Santerre (10)
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John Forbes (2)
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Milton Littlefield (14)
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Jim Fisk (4)
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Rail Builder
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Baron Eudes Santerre (10)
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Henry Farham (1)
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John Forbes (2)
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Collis Huntington (3)
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Jim Fisk (4)
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Rail Magnate
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Baron Eudes Santerre (10)
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Jay Gould (5)
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William Palmer (9)
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John Forbes (2)
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Jim Fisk (4)
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Rail Prodigal
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Jay Gould (5)
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Baron Eudes Santerre (10)
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Henry Farham (1)
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John Forbes (2)
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Collis Huntington (3)
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Rail Baron
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Baron Eudes Santerre (10)
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Jay Gould (5)
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John Forbes (2)
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William Palmer (9)
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Milton Littlefield (14)
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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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10
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Baron Eudes Santerre |
SCL
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....
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....
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....
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5
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Jay Gould |
N&W
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PENN
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COG
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....
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2
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John Forbes |
C&H
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NYC
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B&H
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....
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14
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Milton Littlefield |
LS
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S&G
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P&LE
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....
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9
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William Palmer |
B&O
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....
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MRLE
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....
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4
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Jim Fisk |
READ
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....
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....
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....
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7
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J. Pierpont Morgan |
....
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....
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....
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....
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8
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J. Edgar Thompson |
....
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....
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....
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....
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1
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Henry Farham |
....
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....
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....
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....
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3
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Collis Huntington |
....
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....
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....
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....
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11
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Jim Hill |
....
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....
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....
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....
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12
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Dan Drew |
....
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....
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....
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....
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13
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Louis McLane |
....
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....
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....
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....
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6
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Thomas Scott |
....
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....
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....
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....
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15
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Robert Schuyler |
....
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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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73
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14266
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10557
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86
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19889
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13261
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3
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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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349
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46002
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28521
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98
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78921
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32822
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5
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1
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0
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0
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PENN
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Pennsylvania
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234
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50750
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30958
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99
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58925
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23986
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12
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9
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770
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0
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READ
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Reading
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196
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50999
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38249
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85
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55963
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37312
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5
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2
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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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34591
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21100
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99
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84373
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34295
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2
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0
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0
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307
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N&W
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Norfolk & Western
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288
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40154
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24493
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99
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73133
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36529
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5
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9
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1385
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325
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C&H
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Charleston & Hamburg
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314
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41780
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26739
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93
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72491
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21922
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5
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4
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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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448
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82585
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50376
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99
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114551
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49649
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9
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10
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0
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0
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S&G
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Savannah & Gulf
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157
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20172
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13919
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91
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37917
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24888
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1
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5
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625
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0
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LS
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Lake Shore
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182
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22129
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15490
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90
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41729
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27821
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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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GT :
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GT
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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NYC :
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NYC
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B&A
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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PENN:
(Double)
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PENN
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LV
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Unbuilt:: PA9 |
[Regions: A]
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READ:
(Double)
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READ
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C&A
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Unbuilt:: PA2 |
[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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N&W :
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N&W
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R&D
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VA4
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Unbuilt:: VA5 |
[Regions: A]
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C&H :
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C&H
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NER
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Unbuilt:: SC1 |
[Regions: A]
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SCL :
(Double)
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SCL
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S&A
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GA1
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Unbuilt:: GA8 |
[Regions: AD]
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S&G :
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S&G
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Unbuilt:: GA6 |
[Regions: A]
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LS :
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LS
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
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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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15
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+15
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0
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329
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36
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10
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NYC
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22
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29
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37
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+15
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285
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1648
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104
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2
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2
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PENN
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25
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26
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28
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+3
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394
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1107
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68
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5
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5
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READ
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15
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19
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24
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+9
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206
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934
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46
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4
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4
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B&O
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30
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31
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33
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+3
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178
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1731
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102
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9
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9
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5
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N&W
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26
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28
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30
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+4
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211
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1338
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106
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5
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5
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C&H
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30
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31
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32
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+2
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398
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1576
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0
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2
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2
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SCL
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27
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33
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39
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+12
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427
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2162
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85
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10
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10
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S&G
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15
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18
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22
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+7
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303
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785
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0
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14
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14
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LS
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0
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0
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15
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+15
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0
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819
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91
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14
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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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HRL
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710
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NYNH
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550
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ERIE
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1435
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CNJ
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670
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C&O
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470
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RF&P
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585
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N&S
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1215
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W&W
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600
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W&M
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665
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P&FW
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955
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G&C
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470
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GTW
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535
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M&C
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965
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VC
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1465
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A&WP
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760
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BRL
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925
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TP&W
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700
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