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Written by Paul Marston
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Saturday, 08 March 2008 19:25 |
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RAILROAD TRACK CONSTRUCTION FROM 1841 TO 1845
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RAILROAD
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ST
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1841
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1842
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1843
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1844
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1845
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TOTALS
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Albany & West Stockbridge RR
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NY
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23.00
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15.25
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38.25
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Attica & Buffalo RR
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NY
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31.95
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31.95
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Auburn & Rochester RR
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NY
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78.00
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78.00
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Baltimore & Ohio RR (VA)
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VA
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41.50
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55.50
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97.00
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Berkshire RR
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MA
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21.14
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21.14
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Boston & Lowell RR
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MA
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1.86
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1.86
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Boston & Maine Extension RR
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MA
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17.25
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17.25
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Boston & Maine RR (MA)
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MA
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1.92
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1.92
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Boston & Maine RR (ME)
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ME
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1.26
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1.26
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Boston & Maine RR (NH)
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NH
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12.00
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10.50
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4.41
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26.91
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Boston & Providence RR
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MA
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4.11
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4.11
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Central RR & Banking CO (GA)
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GA
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30.42
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27.32
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20.32
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78.06
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Central RR of Michigan
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MI
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38.16
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32.34
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12.46
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82.96
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Charlestown Branch RR
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MA
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6.00
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0.40
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6.40
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City Point RR
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VA
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10.00
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10.00
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Concord RR
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NH
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34.53
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34.53
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Connecticut River RR
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MA
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3.22
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3.22
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Delaware & Hudson Canal CO RR
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PA
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10.00
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10.00
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Detroit & Pontiac RR
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MI
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5.50
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6.50
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12.00
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Fall River Branch RR
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MA
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12.00
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12.00
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Fitchburg RR
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MA
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5.00
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34.25
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2.29
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41.54
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Georgia RR & Banking CO
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GA
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35.75
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11.25
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0.25
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5.25
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31.75
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84.25
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Greenville & Roanoke RR (NC)
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NC
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8.78
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8.78
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Greenville & Roanoke RR (VA)
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VA
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12.22
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12.22
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Hartford & New Haven RR
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CT
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11.26
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11.26
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Hartford & Springfield RR
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MA
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5.87
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5.87
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Housatonic RR
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CT
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39.00
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39.00
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Little Miami RR
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OH
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14.00
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49.98
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63.98
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Long Island RR
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NY
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5.00
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12.00
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52.00
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2.50
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71.50
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Louisville, Cincinnati & Charleston RR
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SC
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68.00
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68.00
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Mad River & Lake Erie RR
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OH
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1.00
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12.00
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13.00
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12.00
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38.00
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Madison & Indianapolis RR
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IN
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7.50
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7.50
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12.00
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27.00
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Madison, Indianapolis & Lafayette RR
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IN
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8.00
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8.00
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Mine Hill & Schuylkill Haven RR
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PA
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9.38
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9.38
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Mohawk & Hudson RR
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NY
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0.05
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0.05
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Monroe RR & Banking CO
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GA
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16.00
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28.40
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11.25
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55.65
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Montgomery & West Point R R
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AL
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81.89
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6.61
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88.50
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Mount Carbon & Port Carbon RR
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PA
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2.50
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2.50
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Mount Savage RR
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MD
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9.00
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9.00
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New York & Erie RR
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NY
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45.57
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7.38
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52.95
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New York & Harlem RR
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NY
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6.26
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12.00
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18.26
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Northern Cross RWY
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IL
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37.00
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37.00
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Old Colony RR
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MA
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37.26
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37.26
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Palmer & Machiasport RR
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ME
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7.75
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7.75
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Philadelphia & Reading RR
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PA
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18.00
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18.00
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Portland, Saco & Portsmouth RR
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ME
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51.34
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51.34
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Richmond & Petersburg RR
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VA
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2.39
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2.39
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Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR
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VA
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15.25
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15.25
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Schenectady & Troy RR
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NY
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20.50
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20.50
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Schuylkill Valley RR & Navigation CO
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PA
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9.23
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9.23
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Southern of Michigan RR
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MI
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33.25
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33.25
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Stoughton Branch RR
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MA
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4.04
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4.04
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Swatara RR
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PA
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6.00
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6.00
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Taunton Branch RR
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MA
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0.58
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0.58
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Tioga Coal, Iron, Mining & Manufacturing
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NY
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14.81
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14.81
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Tonawanda RR
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NY
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12.00
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12.00
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Troy & Greenbush RR
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NY
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6.00
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6.00
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West Feliciana RR
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LA
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18.00
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18.00
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West Feliciana RR (MS)
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MS
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8.00
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8.00
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Western RR of Massachusetts
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MA
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55.21
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55.21
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TOTAL FOR TIME PERIOD
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572.81
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491.30
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135.04
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222.43
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219.54
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1,641.12
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Last Updated on Sunday, 24 August 2008 17:07 |
