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Written by Paul Marston
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Saturday, 08 March 2008 19:21 |
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RAILROAD TRACK CONSTRUCTION FROM 1836 TO 1840
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RAILROAD
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ST
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1836
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1837
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1838
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1839
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1840
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TOTALS
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Andover & Haverhill RR
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MA
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10.00
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10.00
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Andover & Wilmington RR
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MA
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7.00
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7.00
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Annapolis & Elk Ridge RR
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MD
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21.50
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21.50
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Auburn & Syracuse RR
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NY
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22.00
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4.00
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26.00
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Baltimore & Port Deposit RR
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MD
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1.41
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34.59
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36.00
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Baltimore & Susquehanna RR
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MD
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25.50
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25.50
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Bangor & Piscataquis RR & Canal CO
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ME
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11.00
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11.00
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Beaver Meadow RR & Coal CO
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PA
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20.47
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20.47
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Boston & Lowell RR
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MA
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25.76
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25.76
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Boston & Maine RR (NH)
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NH
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12.00
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12.00
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Boston & Portland RR
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MA
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3.18
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3.18
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Brooklyn & Jamaica RR
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NY
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11.00
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11.00
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Buffalo & Niagara Falls RR
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NY
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19.00
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19.00
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Camden & Amboy RR
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NJ
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26.03
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5.17
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31.20
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Central RR & Banking CO (GA)
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GA
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17.33
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42.00
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31.33
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22.00
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112.66
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Central RR of Michigan
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MI
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29.50
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7.80
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37.30
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Charlestown Branch RR
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MA
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1.30
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0.10
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1.40
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Clinton & Port Hudson RR
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LA
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14.00
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14.00
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Clover Hill RR
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VA
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18.50
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18.50
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Commercial & RR Bank of Vicksburg
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MS
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1.00
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1.00
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1.50
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14.00
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25.50
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43.00
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Cumberland Valley RR
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PA
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49.00
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49.00
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Detroit & Pontiac RR
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MI
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13.00
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13.00
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Eastern RR (MA)
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MA
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13.42
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15.02
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13.60
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42.04
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Eastern RR (NH)
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NH
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16.55
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16.55
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Elizabeth & Somerville RR
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NJ
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25.00
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25.00
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Erie & Kalamazoo RR (MI)
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MI
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21.00
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21.00
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Erie & Kalamazoo RR (OH)
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OH
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12.00
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12.00
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Franklin RR (MD)
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MD
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6.50
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6.50
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Franklin RR (PA)
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PA
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16.00
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16.00
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Georgia RR & Banking CO
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GA
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10.00
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20.00
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33.33
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21.12
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16.30
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100.75
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Grand Gulf & Port Gibson RR
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MS
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8.00
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8.00
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Hartford & New Haven RR
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CT
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18.24
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17.95
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36.19
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Hazleton & Lehigh RR
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PA
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8.00
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8.00
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Housatonic RR
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CT
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35.00
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35.00
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Hudson & Berkshire RR
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NY
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31.50
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31.50
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Lehigh & Susquehanna RR
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PA
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2.00
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17.71
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19.71
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Lewiston RR
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NY
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3.50
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3.50
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Lockport & Niagara Falls RR
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NY
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22.00
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22.00
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Long Island RR
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NY
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15.00
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15.00
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Lorberry Creek RR
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PA
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5.13
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5.13
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Louisa RR CO
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VA
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23.00
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12.00
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14.00
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49.00
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Lowell & Nashua RR
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MA
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8.36
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8.36
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Lykens Valley RR
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PA
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15.50
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15.50
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Mad River & Lake Erie RR
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OH
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16.00
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11.50
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11.50
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39.00
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Madison, Indianapolis & Lafayette RR
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IN
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17.00
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3.00
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20.00
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Mansfield & Sandusky RR
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OH
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38.75
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38.75
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Milnburg & Lake Pontchartrain RR
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LA
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4.50
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4.50
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Mine Hill & Schuylkill Haven RR
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PA
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2.50
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2.50
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Monroe RR & Banking CO
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GA
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25.35
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25.35
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Morris & Essex RR
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NJ
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22.07
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22.07
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Nashua & Lowell RR (NH)
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NH
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6.22
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6.22
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New Bedford & Taunton RR
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MA
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20.13
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20.13
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New York & Harlem RR
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NY
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2.15
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1.07
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0.10
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3.32
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New York, Providence & Boston RR
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RI
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46.63
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46.63
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Northern Cross RWY
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IL
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8.00
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10.00
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18.00
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Norwich & Worcester RR
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CT
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45.00
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45.00
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Palmyra & Jacksonburgh RR
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MI
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9.09
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9.09
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Philadelphia & Delaware Counties RR
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PA
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19.00
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19.00
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Philadelphia & Reading RR
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PA
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55.06
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21.94
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77.00
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Plymouth RR
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PA
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3.00
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3.00
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Portsmouth & Roanoke RR (NC)
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NC
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19.00
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19.00
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Portsmouth & Roanoke RR (VA)
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VA
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61.00
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61.00
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Portsmouth, Mount Joy & Lancaster RR
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PA
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24.50
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11.50
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36.00
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Providence & Boston RR
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RI
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2.22
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2.22
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Raleigh & Gaston RR
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NC
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50.00
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37.00
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87.00
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Raymond Branch RR
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MS
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7.00
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7.00
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Rensselaer & Saratoga RR
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NY
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4.44
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4.44
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Richmond & Petersburg RR
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VA
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22.50
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22.50
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Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
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VA
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59.75
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59.75
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Southern of Michigan RR
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MI
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18.00
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11.37
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29.37
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Southwark RR
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PA
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2.12
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2.12
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Stonington & Providence RWY
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CT
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3.37
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3.37
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Strasburg RR
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PA
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4.25
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4.25
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Syracuse & Utica RR
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NY
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53.10
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53.10
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Tallahassee RR
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FL
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19.00
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2.00
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21.00
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Taunton Branch RR
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MA
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11.10
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11.10
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Tioga Navigation CO RR
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PA
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25.85
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25.85
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Tonawanda RR
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NY
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31.50
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31.50
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Trenton Delaware Bridge CO RR
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NJ
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0.19
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0.19
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Utica & Schenectady RR
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NY
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77.66
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77.66
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West Stockbridge RR
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MA
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2.75
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2.75
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Western RR of Massachusetts
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MA
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62.60
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62.60
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Williamsport & Elmira RR
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PA
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24.20
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24.20
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Wilmington & Raleigh RR
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NC
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161.50
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161.50
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Wilmington & Susquehanna RR (DE)
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DE
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23.00
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23.00
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Wilmington & Susquehanna RR (MD)
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MD
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12.75
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12.75
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Winchester & Potomac RR
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VA
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32.00
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32.00
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Worcester & Norwich RR
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MA
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21.00
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21.00
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Wrightsville, York & Gettysburg RR
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PA
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13.00
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13.00
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York & Maryland Line RR
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PA
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22.00
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22.00
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TOTAL FOR TIME PERIOD
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363.57
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497.82
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582.67
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396.40
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537.52
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2,377.98
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Last Updated on Saturday, 16 August 2008 20:00 |
