Continental Rails II
Game # 9 - 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: Henry Farham bought W&W for $600, Crazy French II bought LS for $1749, Baron Louis Aubade bought M&C for $5105, J. Pierpont Morgan bought A&WP for $4321, J. Pierpont Morgan bought BRL for $4321, Cante bought MC for $3273.
PCs Merged: G&C merges into C&H, B&H merges into GT, B&M merges into NYC.
PCs Incorporated: MRLE, NYNH.
New Technologies Acquired: GT bought switch yards, NYC bought switch yards, PENN bought Grand Station, PENN bought switch yards, B&O bought switch yards, C&O bought switch yards, R&D bought switch yards, N&W bought switch yards, C&H bought switch yards, SCL bought switch yards, S&G bought switch yards, COG bought switch yards.
RoWs built: C2 by GT, NY3 by NYC, C3 by HRL, PA1 by C&A, PA6 by PENN, PA3 by READ, WV2 by B&O, VA4 by C&O, VA1 by N&W, SC4 by C&H, GA3 by S&G.
Double Tracked Lines: GT doubled GT, B&O doubled PA7.
New RoWs acquired: PENN got PA9, NYC got PA11, C&A got MD1, C&O got VA5, R&D got VA7, N&W got NC2, SCL got GA4, S&G got GA6, COG got GA8, B&O got OH1, C&H got TN2, READ got PA2.
RR Mergers: HRL merges into NYC.
New railroad Presidents: William Ogden of NYNH, Crazy French II of MRLE.
New Private Companies Available: VC, TP&W, WBSH, A&T, NO&J, MN.
William Ogden dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $2045. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Edward Harriman, Crazy French II, J. Pierpont Morgan, Sleeping Dog, Jim Hill
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Good to Improved.
Best locomotive available: Norris 4-2-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards
Tycoon Announcements:
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Louis McLane
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Hi, everybody!
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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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Edward Harriman (3)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (10)
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Baron Louis Aubade (4)
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Jim Hill (11)
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Cante (13)
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Rail Mogul
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Baron Louis Aubade (4)
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Edward Harriman (3)
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William Ogden (8)
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Crazy French II (6)
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Sleeping Dog (7)
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Rail Builder
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Baron Louis Aubade (4)
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Crazy French II (6)
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Edward Harriman (3)
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Byron Kilbourn (1)
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Leland Stanford (2)
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Rail Magnate
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Baron Louis Aubade (4)
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Edward Harriman (3)
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Crazy French II (6)
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Sleeping Dog (7)
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Leland Stanford (2)
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Rail Prodigal
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Edward Harriman (3)
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William Ogden (8)
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Jay Gould (5)
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Crazy French II (6)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (10)
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Rail Baron
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Edward Harriman (3)
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Baron Louis Aubade (4)
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Crazy French II (6)
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William Ogden (8)
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Jim Hill (11)
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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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3
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Edward Harriman |
PENN
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....
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....
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P&FW
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4
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Baron Louis Aubade |
B&O
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GT
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....
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M&C
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10
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J. Pierpont Morgan |
N&W
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C&A
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A&WP
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BRL
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2
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Leland Stanford |
....
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C&O
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....
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....
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6
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Crazy French II |
NYC
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MRLE
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....
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LS
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8
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William Ogden |
READ
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NYNH
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....
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....
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7
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Sleeping Dog |
C&H
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SCL
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....
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....
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11
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Jim Hill |
....
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S&G
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....
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....
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1
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Byron Kilbourn |
COG
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R&D
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....
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....
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14
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Henry Farham |
....
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....
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W&W
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....
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13
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Cante |
P&LE
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....
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MC
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....
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12
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Cyrus Holliday |
....
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....
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....
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....
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5
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Jay Gould |
....
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....
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....
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....
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9
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William Palmer |
....
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....
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....
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....
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15
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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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439
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68458
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39705
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99
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124691
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77410
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6
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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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1026
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169646
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101786
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97
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269989
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150149
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7
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9
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546
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542
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NYNH
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New York & New Haven
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110
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19006
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12924
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89
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31247
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19153
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4
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0
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0
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0
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C&A
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Camden & Amboy
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474
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75326
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45948
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99
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131269
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84199
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5
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0
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225
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0
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PENN
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Pennsylvania
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479
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88697
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48783
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99
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121706
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54805
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11
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16
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0
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135
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READ
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Reading
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193
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38165
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25953
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92
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57703
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37705
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5
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14
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0
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0
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B&O
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Baltimore & Ohio
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471
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61207
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36112
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98
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119561
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53480
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5
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1
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0
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0
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C&O
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Chesapeake & Ohio
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224
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26350
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15283
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99
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53766
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33490
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4
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6
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1385
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325
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R&D
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Richmond & Danville
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76
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13793
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8276
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97
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21883
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13982
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7
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9
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470
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0
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N&W
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Norfolk & Western
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485
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59485
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34502
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99
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124560
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66878
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4
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16
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0
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360
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C&H
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Charleston & Hamburg
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306
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44458
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25786
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99
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79671
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30622
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7
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4
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597
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0
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SCL
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Sea Coast Line
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462
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72007
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43205
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97
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111666
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36089
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7
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4
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695
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0
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S&G
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Savannah & Gulf
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309
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37836
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21945
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99
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72626
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47204
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4
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9
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0
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182
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COG
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Central of Georgia
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86
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14645
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8494
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99
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23378
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15105
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8
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4
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628
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0
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P&LE
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Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
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131
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21331
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13012
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99
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34142
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22108
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6
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17
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0
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0
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MRLE
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Mad River & Lake Erie
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138
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17920
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12365
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88
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35370
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21680
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2
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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 :
(Double)
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GT
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B&H
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C2
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AN]
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NYC :
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NYC
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B&A
(Double)
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B&M
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NY3
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HRL
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C3
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Unbuilt:: PA11 |
[Regions: ALN]
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NYNH:
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NYNH
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
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C&A :
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C&A
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ERIE
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PA1
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Unbuilt:: MD1 |
[Regions: A]
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PENN:
(Double)
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PENN
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LV
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PA5
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PA6
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Unbuilt:: PA9 |
[Regions: AO]
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READ:
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READ
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PA3
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Unbuilt:: PA2 |
[Regions: A]
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B&O :
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B&O
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PA7
(Double)
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WV2
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Unbuilt:: OH1 |
[Regions: AO]
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C&O :
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C&O
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VA4
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Unbuilt:: VA5 |
[Regions: A]
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R&D :
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R&D
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Unbuilt:: VA7 |
[Regions: ]
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N&W :
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N&W
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N&S
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VA1
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Unbuilt:: NC2 |
[Regions: A]
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C&H :
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C&H
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G&C
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SC4
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Unbuilt:: TN2 |
[Regions: A]
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SCL :
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SCL
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S&A
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NER
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Unbuilt:: GA4 |
[Regions: A]
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S&G :
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S&G
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GA3
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Unbuilt:: GA6 |
[Regions: A]
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COG :
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COG
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Unbuilt:: GA8 |
[Regions: D]
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P&LE:
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P&LE
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: OL]
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MRLE:
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MRLE
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
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Stock Market Report
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RR stock data
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RR
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Start price
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Trade price
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End price
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Net change
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# Shares traded
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# Shares issued
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# Shares in treasury
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President
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Chairman
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Directors
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GT
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22
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30
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39
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+17
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124
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2012
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183
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4
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4
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NYC
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33
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36
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35
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+2
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440
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4871
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266
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6
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6
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NYNH
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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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495
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55
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8
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8
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C&A
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29
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31
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33
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+4
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651
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2323
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47
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10
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10
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8
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PENN
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43
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50
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57
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+14
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506
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2345
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55
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3
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3
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2
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READ
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25
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33
|
41
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+16
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197
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921
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44
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8
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8
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B&O
|
43
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52
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62
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+19
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444
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2283
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80
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4
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4
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2
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C&O
|
24
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29
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35
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+11
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125
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1055
|
65
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2
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2
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|
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R&D
|
15
|
21
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28
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+13
|
152
|
380
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0
|
1
|
1
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|
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N&W
|
52
|
52
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53
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+1
|
259
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2349
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80
|
10
|
10
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1
3
14
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C&H
|
31
|
43
|
56
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+25
|
224
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1448
|
88
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7
|
7
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3
|
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SCL
|
31
|
34
|
38
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+7
|
657
|
2317
|
0
|
7
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7
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11
12
|
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S&G
|
19
|
21
|
23
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+4
|
276
|
1469
|
76
|
11
|
11
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|
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COG
|
15
|
19
|
23
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+8
|
168
|
387
|
43
|
1
|
1
|
10
|
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P&LE
|
15
|
19
|
23
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+8
|
252
|
655
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0
|
13
|
13
|
|
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MRLE
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
+16
|
0
|
621
|
69
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6
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6
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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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CNJ
|
670
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RF&P
|
585
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W&M
|
665
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GTW
|
535
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VC
|
1465
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TP&W
|
700
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WBSH
|
570
|
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A&T
|
715
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NO&J
|
915
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MN
|
510
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