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1789:SLIM&S
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808:CSPM&O
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403:2024-04-12
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324:2024-04-12
211:New Castle
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1899:1930–1976
1894:1910–1929
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1779:SJ&GI
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1599:LA&SL
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1499:DNW&P
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1429:CM&PS
1359:BSL&W
1324:A&STL
1173:SD&AE
1093:NYO&W
1058:NO&NE
1053:NYS&W
1033:M&STL
858:D&TSL
848:DSS&A
843:D&RGW
838:DM&IR
696:AT&SF
283:in 1922.
232:in 2008.
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1887:Timeline
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1854:W&LE
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1844:VS&P
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718:B&M
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287:Sources
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151:Indiana
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