Continental Rails II
Game # 8 - Turn # 6
Headline News 1851 to 1852
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1851: California admitted into Union as newest state.
1852: Average life expectancy now almost 42 years.
Message to All Players in This Game
La prochaine partie est en cours de remplissage.
Vu les vacances d'été, elle ne débutera pas avant septembre.
D'ici là, il devrait y en avoir une pendant les Semaines de l'Hexagone.
Next game is filling up.
Due to summer holidays, it should start at most in September.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Jim Fisk bought RF&P for $1205, Jay Gould bought BRL for $3418, Milton Littlefield bought A&GW for $2100, William Palmer bought WBSH for $4567, Milton Littlefield bought MC for $2100.
PCs Merged: G&C merges into C&H, C&O merges into N&W, A&WP merges into COG, HRL merges into NYC, VC merges into N&W.
PCs Incorporated: TP&W.
New Engines Acquired: GT bought American 4-4-0, NYC bought American 4-4-0, PENN bought American 4-4-0, READ bought American 4-4-0, N&W bought American 4-4-0, C&H bought American 4-4-0, SCL bought American 4-4-0, S&G bought American 4-4-0, COG bought American 4-4-0, LS bought American 4-4-0.
New Technologies Acquired: S&G bought switch yards.
RoWs built: NY3 by NYC, PA10 by PENN, MD1 by READ, OH4 by B&O, KY1 by N&W, GA2 by C&H, AL3 by SCL, GA7 by S&G, C4 by LS.
Double Tracked Lines: NYC doubled NYC, PENN doubled LV, READ doubled C&A, N&W doubled N&W, C&H doubled C&H.
New RoWs acquired: PENN got PA8, NYC got PA11, C&H got GA4, B&O got IN1, N&W got IN5, SCL got TN10, S&G got AL1, GT got C2, LS got C5.
New railroad Presidents: Jay Gould of COG.
New Private Companies Available: A&C, MN, MS, O&M, MON, FW&C, C&C.
Milton Littlefield dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $2100. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Baron Eudes Santerre, Jay Gould, William Palmer
Le passage à l'acier permet d'augmenter la durée de vie des rails, réduisant les coûts opérationnels.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Good to Boom.
Best locomotive available: American 4-4-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails
Tycoon Announcements:
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10
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Baron Eudes Santerre
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south ! sweet south !
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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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Milton Littlefield (14)
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Jim Fisk (4)
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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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Milton Littlefield (14)
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Jay Gould (5)
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John Forbes (2)
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Baron Eudes Santerre (10)
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Henry Farham (1)
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Rail Magnate
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Baron Eudes Santerre (10)
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Milton Littlefield (14)
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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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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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William Palmer (9)
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Henry Farham (1)
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Rail Baron
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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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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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COG
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BRL
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....
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10
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Baron Eudes Santerre |
SCL
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GT
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....
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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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....
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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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MC
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A&GW
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9
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William Palmer |
B&O
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....
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WBSH
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....
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4
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Jim Fisk |
READ
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....
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RF&P
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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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1
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Henry Farham |
....
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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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6
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Thomas Scott |
....
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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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8
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J. Edgar Thompson |
....
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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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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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34894
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20238
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99
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53729
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30665
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9
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9
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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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640
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101717
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55944
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99
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166577
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84461
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8
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4
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910
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0
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PENN
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Pennsylvania
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548
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103684
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60136
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99
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150412
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81031
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9
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23
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375
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593
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READ
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Reading
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336
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97206
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59296
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99
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111311
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71184
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14
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4
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0
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101
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B&O
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Baltimore & Ohio
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582
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65860
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38857
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95
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151533
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75145
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3
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2
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0
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85
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N&W
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Norfolk & Western
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1098
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136806
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80715
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98
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280206
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165081
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4
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4
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625
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750
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C&H
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Charleston & Hamburg
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722
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108260
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60625
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98
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189025
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92168
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7
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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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767
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129699
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71333
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99
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198390
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84465
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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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411
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47148
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30174
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93
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107336
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68689
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1
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2
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0
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431
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COG
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Central of Georgia
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238
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34136
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23212
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89
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63136
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37120
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3
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4
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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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591
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102258
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67490
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91
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155010
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99510
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5
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2
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0
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189
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TP&W
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Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
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140
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14200
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9940
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87
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33200
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20350
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0
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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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B&H
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Unbuilt:: C2 |
[Regions: A]
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NYC :
(Double)
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NYC
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B&A
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HRL
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NY3
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Unbuilt:: PA11 |
[Regions: AL]
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PENN:
(Double)
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PENN
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LV
(Double)
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PA9
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PA10
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Unbuilt:: PA8 |
[Regions: AL]
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READ:
(Double)
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READ
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C&A
(Double)
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PA2
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MD1
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Unbuilt:: none |
[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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OH4
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Unbuilt:: IN1 |
[Regions: A]
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N&W :
(Double)
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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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C&O
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VC
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KY1
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Unbuilt:: IN5 |
[Regions: AO]
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C&H :
(Double)
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C&H
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NER
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SC1
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G&C
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GA2
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Unbuilt:: GA4 |
[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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AL3
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Unbuilt:: TN10 |
[Regions: AD]
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S&G :
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S&G
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GA6
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GA7
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Unbuilt:: AL1 |
[Regions: A]
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COG :
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COG
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A&WP
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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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C4
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Unbuilt:: C5 |
[Regions: OLN]
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TP&W:
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TP&W
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ]
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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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26
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34
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43
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+17
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294
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915
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0
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10
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10
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2
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NYC
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64
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73
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83
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+19
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502
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3062
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145
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2
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2
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10
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PENN
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34
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44
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54
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+20
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785
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2665
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80
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5
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READ
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36
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48
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61
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+25
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496
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1658
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22
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4
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4
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B&O
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40
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42
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44
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+4
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573
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2850
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68
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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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37
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39
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42
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+5
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917
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5228
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266
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5
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5
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C&H
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37
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38
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39
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+2
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713
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3483
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133
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2
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2
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SCL
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50
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64
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78
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+28
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1075
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3761
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81
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10
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10
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S&G
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32
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34
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37
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+5
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434
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1991
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64
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14
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14
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5
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COG
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15
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20
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26
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+11
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190
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1081
|
109
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5
|
5
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|
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LS
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22
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30
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38
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+16
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767
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2885
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70
|
14
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14
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9
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TP&W
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0
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0
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16
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+16
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0
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630
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70
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|
10
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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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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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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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GTW
|
535
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M&C
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965
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A&C
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685
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A&T
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715
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GM&O
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675
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N&C
|
755
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SM
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220
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MN
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510
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MS
|
1020
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O&M
|
825
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MON
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920
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FW&C
|
570
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C&C
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1010
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