Continental Rails II

Game # 12 - Turn # 1

Headline News 1841 to 1842

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

1841: Newfangled railways start operations in the U.S.
1842: Potato famine in Ireland. Great Britain institutes new Penny Post system.

NEW GAME MESSAGE

Welcome to the age of the robber barons in this new game of Continental Rails II .
If this is not an anonymous game, you may change your character name. Good luck to all, and may the fittest survive! For players using electronic mail, don't forget to tell what kind of computer you are using. And report as soon as possible any problem you detect with your reports.

Railroad News

Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Good to Boom.
Best locomotive available: Lion 0-4-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
1 Jim Fisk .... .... .... ....
2 Edward Harriman .... .... .... ....
3 J. Edgar Thompson .... .... .... ....
4 J. Pierpont Morgan .... .... .... ....
5 Leland Stanford .... .... .... ....
6 Milton Littlefield .... .... .... ....
7 Thomas Scott .... .... .... ....
8 John Forbes .... .... .... ....
9 Jay Gould .... .... .... ....
10 Hannibal Kimball .... .... .... ....
11 Thomas Durant .... .... .... ....
12 William Palmer .... .... .... ....
13 William Ogden .... .... .... ....
14 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
NYC New York Central 148   18726   11985   96   31380   711   6   1   0   0  
PENN Pennsylvania 104   20669   12815   98   24967   320   12   2   0   0  
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 160   17811   11399   96   32356   1684   5   1   0   0  
N&W Norfolk & Western 82   14113   9315   94   18627   230   8   1   0   0  
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 129   20166   13108   95   28832   470   8   2   0   0  
SCL Sea Coast Line 139   26936   17508   95   32747   428   10   1   0   0  

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)
New York Central (NYC ):   NYC
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ]
Pennsylvania (PENN):   PENN
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):   B&O
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
Norfolk & Western (N&W ):   N&W
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H ):   C&H
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
Sea Coast Line (SCL ):   SCL
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data
RR Start price Trade price End price Net change # Shares traded # Shares issued # Shares in treasury President Chairman Directors
NYC 10   12   14   +4  87   749   28      
PENN 12   14   16   +4  52   526   20      
B&O 18   20   22   +4  82   810   30      
N&W 12   14   16   +4  49   415   15      
C&H 12   14   16   +4  75   653   24      
SCL 18   20   22   +4  73   703   27      

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
B&M 725   GT 365   B&A 1005   B&H 550   HRL 710   NYNH 550   ERIE 1435  
CNJ 670   C&A 460   LV 650   READ 520   C&O 470   RF&P 585   R&D 380  
N&S 1215   W&W 600   W&M 665   NER 925   S&A 690   S&G 785  

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