Continental Rails II
Game # 8 - Turn # 5
Headline News 1849 to 1850
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1849: Gold found at Sutter's mill in California! Gold rush begins!
1850: Samuel Colt builds factory to manufacture new repeating pistol.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Baron Eudes Santerre bought HRL for $958, Jim Fisk bought C&O for $1034, John Forbes bought G&C for $621, William Palmer bought VC for $1501, Jay Gould bought A&WP for $1567, Baron Eudes Santerre bought TP&W for $3207.
PCs Merged: P&LE merges into LS, MRLE merges into LS, B&H merges into GT.
PCs Incorporated: COG.
New Engines Acquired: S&G bought Norris 4-2-0.
New Technologies Acquired: GT bought switch yards, NYC bought Grand Station, NYC bought switch yards, PENN bought switch yards, B&O bought Grand Station, B&O bought switch yards, N&W bought switch yards, C&H bought switch yards, SCL bought Grand Station, SCL bought switch yards, LS bought switch yards.
RoWs built: PA9 by PENN, PA2 by READ, OH1 by B&O, VA5 by N&W, SC1 by C&H, GA8 by SCL, GA6 by S&G.
Double Tracked Lines: B&O doubled B&O, N&W doubled R&D, LS doubled LS.
New RoWs acquired: NYC got NY3, PENN got PA10, READ got MD1, C&H got GA2, S&G got GA7, B&O got OH4, N&W got KY1, SCL got AL3, LS got C4.
New railroad Presidents: Baron Eudes Santerre of GT.
New Private Companies Available: A&GW, WBSH, MC, A&T, GM&O, N&C, SM.
Milton Littlefield dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1100. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Jay Gould, Baron Eudes Santerre
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Improved to Good.
Best locomotive available: American 4-4-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards
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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William Palmer (9)
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Rail Builder
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Baron Eudes Santerre (10)
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Milton Littlefield (14)
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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 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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Milton Littlefield (14)
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John Forbes (2)
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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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Milton Littlefield (14)
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Henry Farham (1)
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John Forbes (2)
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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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Milton Littlefield (14)
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John Forbes (2)
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William Palmer (9)
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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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5
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Jay Gould |
N&W
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PENN
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....
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A&WP
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10
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Baron Eudes Santerre |
SCL
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GT
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TP&W
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HRL
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2
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John Forbes |
C&H
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NYC
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....
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G&C
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14
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Milton Littlefield |
LS
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S&G
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....
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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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....
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VC
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4
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Jim Fisk |
READ
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....
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....
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C&O
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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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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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6
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Thomas Scott |
....
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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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7
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J. Pierpont Morgan |
....
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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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183
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32885
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23020
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87
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49249
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30923
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4
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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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349
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46652
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25658
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99
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83807
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34916
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6
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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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388
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68019
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40811
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97
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100498
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51313
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8
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9
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800
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385
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READ
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Reading
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291
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70885
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48911
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91
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88931
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58639
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7
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2
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225
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0
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B&O
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Baltimore & Ohio
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445
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46133
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25372
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99
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108108
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49390
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4
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15
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0
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169
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N&W
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Norfolk & Western
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565
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65947
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38250
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99
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140941
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81256
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3
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9
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730
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770
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C&H
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Charleston & Hamburg
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456
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63125
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37245
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95
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111206
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46687
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6
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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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605
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105396
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57968
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99
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154541
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68564
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10
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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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282
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31736
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19994
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97
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70924
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46371
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1
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5
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645
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313
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COG
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Central of Georgia
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86
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13686
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9580
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87
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21644
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14431
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3
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0
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0
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0
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LS
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Lake Shore
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451
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71637
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42982
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97
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111611
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72909
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6
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5
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420
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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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B&H
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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:: NY3 |
[Regions: A]
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PENN:
(Double)
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PENN
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LV
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PA9
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Unbuilt:: PA10 |
[Regions: A]
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READ:
(Double)
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READ
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C&A
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PA2
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Unbuilt:: MD1 |
[Regions: A]
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B&O :
(Double)
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B&O
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WV1
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OH1
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Unbuilt:: OH4 |
[Regions: A]
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N&W :
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N&W
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R&D
(Double)
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VA4
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VA5
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Unbuilt:: KY1 |
[Regions: A]
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C&H :
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C&H
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NER
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SC1
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Unbuilt:: GA2 |
[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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GA8
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Unbuilt:: AL3 |
[Regions: AD]
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S&G :
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S&G
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GA6
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Unbuilt:: GA7 |
[Regions: A]
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COG :
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COG
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
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LS :
(Double)
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LS
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P&LE
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MRLE
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Unbuilt:: C4 |
[Regions: OL]
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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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15
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20
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26
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+11
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158
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833
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82
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10
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10
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2
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NYC
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37
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50
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64
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+27
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576
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1752
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0
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2
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2
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10
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PENN
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28
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31
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34
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+6
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360
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1868
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77
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5
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5
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READ
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24
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30
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36
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+12
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294
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1408
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47
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4
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4
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5
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B&O
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33
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36
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40
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+7
|
499
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2193
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40
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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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30
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33
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37
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+7
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414
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2691
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138
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5
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5
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C&H
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32
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34
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37
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+5
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419
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2215
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71
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2
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2
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SCL
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39
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44
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50
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+11
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685
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2954
|
78
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10
|
10
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S&G
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22
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27
|
32
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+10
|
216
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1348
|
62
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14
|
14
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5
|
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COG
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0
|
0
|
15
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+15
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0
|
387
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43
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5
|
|
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LS
|
15
|
18
|
22
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+7
|
367
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2121
|
134
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14
|
14
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9
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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
|
725
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NYNH
|
550
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ERIE
|
1435
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CNJ
|
670
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RF&P
|
585
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N&S
|
1215
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W&W
|
600
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W&M
|
665
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P&FW
|
955
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GTW
|
535
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M&C
|
965
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BRL
|
925
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A&GW
|
580
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WBSH
|
570
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MC
|
760
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A&T
|
715
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GM&O
|
675
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N&C
|
755
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SM
|
220
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