Continental Rails II
Game # 8 - Turn # 7
Headline News 1853 to 1854
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1853: Franklin Pearce defeats Winfield Scott in Presidential race.
1854: Wells, Fargo and Company founded in Sacramento.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: John Forbes bought W&W for $635, John Forbes bought W&M for $695, Jim Fisk bought M&C for $1250, Baron Eudes Santerre bought GM&O for $2608, Baron Eudes Santerre bought O&M for $5601, Jay Gould bought MON for $6326.
PCs Merged: RF&P merges into N&W, BRL merges into COG, A&GW merges into LS.
PCs Incorporated: WBSH.
New Engines Acquired: B&O bought American 4-4-0.
New Technologies Acquired: GT bought steel rails, NYC bought steel rails, READ bought switch yards, READ bought steel rails, B&O bought steel rails, N&W bought Grand Station, N&W bought steel rails, C&H bought steel rails, SCL bought steel rails, S&G bought steel rails, LS bought Grand Station, TP&W bought steel rails.
RoWs built: C2 by GT, PA11 by NYC, PA8 by PENN, IN1 by B&O, IN5 by N&W, GA4 by C&H, TN10 by SCL, AL1 by S&G, C5 by LS.
Double Tracked Lines: N&W doubled C&O, C&H doubled G&C, SCL doubled S&A.
New RoWs acquired: READ got PA5, N&W got VA2, C&H got FL4, NYC got OH3, B&O got IN2, LS got IN4, COG got AL6, SCL got MS3, GT got C3.
Loan Recalls: John Forbes, William Palmer, Milton Littlefield.
Stock splits: Les actions of READ se divisent à 2 for 1, Les actions of SCL se divisent à 2 for 1.
New railroad Presidents: Baron Eudes Santerre of TP&W.
New Private Companies Available: C&EI, L&N, CB&Q.
William Palmer gagne la Médaille du Centre for avoir relié le B&O entre la région Atlantique et Chicago.
Baron Eudes Santerre gagne la Médaille du Centre for avoir relié le SCL entre les régions Atlantique et Mississippi.
Milton Littlefield dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $3050. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Baron Eudes Santerre, Jay Gould, William Palmer
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Boom to Panic.
Best locomotive available: Mogul 2-6-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails
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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William Palmer (9)
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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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Rail Magnate
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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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Jay Gould (5)
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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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William Palmer (9)
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Henry Farham (1)
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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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William Palmer (9)
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John Forbes (2)
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Player Summary
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President of
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PCs owned
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Player #
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Tycoon name
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RR 1
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RR 2
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PC 1
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PC 2
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5
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Jay Gould |
N&W
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COG
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....
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MON
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10
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Baron Eudes Santerre |
SCL
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TP&W
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GM&O
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O&M
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4
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Jim Fisk |
READ
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....
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....
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M&C
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2
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John Forbes |
C&H
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NYC
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W&W
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W&M
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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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....
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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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....
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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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11
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Jim Hill |
....
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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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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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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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12
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Dan Drew |
....
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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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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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439
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69087
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38689
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98
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141500
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72604
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7
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12
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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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822
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137607
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71554
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99
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231827
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77823
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11
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4
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535
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364
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PENN
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Pennsylvania
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623
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128353
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74444
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99
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180072
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94459
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11
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0
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0
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290
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READ
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Reading
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336
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105746
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58160
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99
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116418
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72797
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20
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9
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675
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35
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B&O
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Baltimore & Ohio
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784
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104057
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54108
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99
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233348
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115530
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6
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9
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0
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25
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N&W
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Norfolk & Western
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1340
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190815
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99223
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99
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374973
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211694
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7
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4
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1300
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481
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C&H
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Charleston & Hamburg
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861
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143871
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74813
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99
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245670
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89163
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11
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5
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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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861
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173229
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90078
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99
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239278
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84367
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14
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9
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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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508
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73390
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40365
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99
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149350
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89400
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6
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3
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0
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172
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COG
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Central of Georgia
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423
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60307
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36184
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97
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126899
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68047
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5
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1
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595
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0
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LS
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Lake Shore
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818
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154264
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95644
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92
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243905
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143700
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8
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2
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0
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66
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TP&W
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Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
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140
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15382
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9383
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93
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34796
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18254
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3
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4
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0
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0
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WBSH
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Wabash Line
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114
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20767
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13083
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91
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38543
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19857
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7
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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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C2
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Unbuilt:: C3 |
[Regions: AN]
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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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PA11
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Unbuilt:: OH3 |
[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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PA8
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Unbuilt:: none |
[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:: PA5 |
[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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IN1
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Unbuilt:: IN2 |
[Regions: AC]
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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
(Double)
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VC
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KY1
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RF&P
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IN5
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Unbuilt:: VA2 |
[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
(Double)
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GA2
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GA4
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Unbuilt:: FL4 |
[Regions: A]
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SCL :
(Double)
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SCL
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S&A
(Double)
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GA1
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GA8
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AL3
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TN10
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Unbuilt:: MS3 |
[Regions: ADM]
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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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AL1
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AD]
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COG :
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COG
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A&WP
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BRL
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Unbuilt:: AL6 |
[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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A&GW
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C5
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Unbuilt:: IN4 |
[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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WBSH:
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WBSH
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: O]
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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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43
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51
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60
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+17
|
195
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2067
|
128
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10
|
2
|
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NYC
|
83
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67
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52
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-31
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1136
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4026
|
91
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2
|
2
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10
14
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PENN
|
54
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51
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49
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-5
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978
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3003
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117
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5
|
|
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READ
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61
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86
|
55
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+49
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525
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3360
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0
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4
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4
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5
10
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B&O
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44
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37
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31
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-13
|
777
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3827
|
101
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9
|
9
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5
|
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N&W
|
42
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40
|
38
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-4
|
1793
|
6584
|
120
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5
|
5
|
|
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C&H
|
39
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35
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31
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-8
|
1088
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4242
|
69
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2
|
2
|
|
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SCL
|
78
|
89
|
50
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+22
|
1058
|
8530
|
94
|
10
|
10
|
5
|
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S&G
|
37
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30
|
24
|
-13
|
583
|
2492
|
48
|
14
|
14
|
5
|
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COG
|
26
|
22
|
19
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-7
|
315
|
2023
|
92
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5
|
5
|
|
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LS
|
38
|
42
|
46
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+8
|
705
|
3977
|
113
|
14
|
14
|
5
9
|
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TP&W
|
16
|
20
|
24
|
+8
|
277
|
647
|
53
|
10
|
10
|
4
9
|
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WBSH
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
+18
|
0
|
513
|
57
|
|
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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N&S
|
1215
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P&FW
|
955
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GTW
|
535
|
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A&C
|
685
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A&T
|
715
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N&C
|
755
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SM
|
220
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MN
|
510
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MS
|
1020
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FW&C
|
570
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C&C
|
1010
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C&EI
|
920
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L&N
|
930
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CB&Q
|
950
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