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340:Fortune 500
294:Cyrus Eaton
170:Track gauge
144:Predecessor
77:C&O, CO
2331:Categories
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2190:SLIM&S
1850:CP&STL
1439:NC&STL
1209:CSPM&O
1169:CNO&TP
1134:CAR&NW
628:References
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239:Ohio River
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2170:SFP&P
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1239:DM&IR
1097:AT&SF
848:Sportsman
560:in 1982.
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363:Sportsman
164:Technical
154:Successor
130:Wisconsin
2288:Timeline
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2005:LE&W
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675:Archived
575:See also
327:Cardinal
323:. Today
235:Richmond
227:Virginia
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189: in
122:Virginia
106:New York
102:Michigan
98:Kentucky
90:Illinois
57:Overview
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2025:M&I
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1179:C&O
1129:B&O
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908:Current
812:Chessie
569:Conrail
452:No. 490
237:to the
215:C&O
184:⁄
114:Ontario
94:Indiana
1594:SLSFTX
1053:Former
1020:Mexico
983:Canada
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321:Amtrak
82:Locale
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2195:SOUMS
485:2-8-4
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2055:NCRY
1980:ICRY
1875:CVRR
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1184:CPME
1087:ASAB
1033:KCSM
1028:CPKC
996:CPKC
946:CPKC
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925:AMTK
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304:and
206:The
128:and
110:Ohio
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2115:PCO
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2045:MTR
2040:MSC
1985:IGN
1870:CRP
1835:CNE
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1154:CGW
1103:AUT
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1072:ACL
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956:SOO
951:KCS
940:GTC
158:CSX
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1975:HV
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