Continental Rails II - Club DE

Game # 14 - Turn # 10

Headline News 1859 to 1860

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

1859: John Brown is executed after seizing arsenal at Harper's Ferry.
1860: Rich silver strike at Comstock Lode in Nevada Territory.

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: Salvator bought CRIP for $10912, Darkwing bought V&T for $8325, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought WP for $16234.

PCs Merged: G&C merges into SCL, MON merges into C&O, FW&C merges into MS, L&N merges into COG.

PCs Incorporated: SM, C&NW, CB&Q, M&SP.

New Engines Acquired: NYC bought 04/04/2000, C&A bought 04/04/2000, PENN bought 04/04/2000, READ bought 04/04/2000, B&O bought 04/04/2000, C&O bought 04/04/2000, S&A bought 04/04/2000, COG bought 04/04/2000, M&C bought 04/04/2000, O&M bought 04/04/2000.

New Technologies Acquired: C&A bought coal burning engines, READ bought coal burning engines, B&O bought coal burning engines, C&O bought coal burning engines, S&A bought coal burning engines, COG bought coal burning engines, M&C bought coal burning engines, MS bought coal burning engines, O&M bought coal burning engines.

RoWs built: MI5 by NYC, PA4 by C&A, IN6 by B&O, KY7 by N&W, VA3 by SCL, GA2 by COG, KY13 by M&C, TN12 by GM&O, IL2 by O&M.

C&A doubled P&LE, M&C doubled C&EI.

New RoWs acquired: C&A got MI1, MS got MI2, C&O got IN7, B&O got IN10, O&M got IL4, M&C got IL7, N&W got TN6, SCL got AL5, COG got AL8.

RR Mergers: READ merges into M&C.

Reorganized RRs: GT.

Bankrupt Tycoons: Vanderbilt.

Loan Recalls: Sun-E Storm, Salvator, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Darkwing, McPenguin, B, Heckenspecht.

New railroad Presidents: B of GM&O, McPenguin of SM.

New Private Companies Available: CNS, MP, CP, UP, SL&A, SLSF, GW, SP.

B dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $4500. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Cornelius Vanderbilt, McPenguin, Darkwing, Salvator

Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Mild Depression.
Best locomotive available: American 4-4-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) B (10) Gyro Gearloose (12) Darkwing (5) Vanderbilt (9)
Rail Mogul B (10) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Darkwing (5) Gyro Gearloose (12) Vanderbilt (9)
Rail Builder Darkwing (5) Heckenspecht (13) B (10) Vanderbilt (9) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
Rail Magnate Darkwing (5) Salvator (2) B (10) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Vanderbilt (9)
Rail Prodigal B (10) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) McPenguin (8) Darkwing (5) Salvator (2)
Rail Baron B (10) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Darkwing (5) Heckenspecht (13) Vanderbilt (9)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
3 Cornelius Vanderbilt C&O SCL WP ....
10 B GM&O M&C .... ....
12 Gyro Gearloose N&W O&M .... IC
5 Darkwing B&O COG .... V&T
1 Sun-E Storm S&A .... NO&J ....
2 Salvator C&A MS .... CRIP
7 Thomas Durant .... .... .... ....
13 Heckenspecht C&C ERIE .... ....
15 Calypso .... .... .... ....
4 William Palmer .... .... .... ....
6 Mr. Winterbottom .... .... .... ....
14 Louis McLane .... .... .... ....
11 Salvatore Petrillo .... .... .... ....
9 Vanderbilt .... .... .... ....
8 McPenguin .... SM .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
GT Grand Trunk 329   35513   22018   95   65800   0   -2   0   0   0  
NYC New York Central 1486   195344   107440   99   475221   229469   3   1   0   731  
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 1064   109136   63299   93   274003   161593   1   0   0   0  
C&A Camden & Amboy 1724   279251   145212   99   475095   301222   7   4   290   711  
PENN Pennsylvania 1035   152621   86995   97   302172   71015   7   0   0   64  
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 1061   146633   76250   99   238794   142754   6   4   0   149  
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 956   106698   58683   99   224079   142001   3   1   0   303  
N&W Norfolk & Western 1764   184590   103371   95   450726   282951   1   3   0   438  
S&A Savannah & Augusta 1110   132527   68914   99   281679   120644   5   3   0   0  
SCL Sea Coast Line 1588   205470   121228   92   417377   222956   3   1   0   944  
COG Central of Georgia 1248   158705   82525   99   254873   188011   5   9   236   43  
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 1716   232570   130239   98   374371   237138   5   16   0   1083  
MC Michigan Central 152   20108   12869   93   50877   26149   0   0   0   0  
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 413   35671   21046   95   87600   61128   0   0   0   773  
SM Southern Mississippi 44   7331   5058   85   8369   7131   3   0   0   0  
MS Michigan Southern 318   37070   21871   95   50841   44044   3   1   0   0  
O&M Ohio & Mississippi 274   28214   16646   95   41789   37701   2   0   0   0  
C&C Cincinnati & Chicago 202   21115   16892   74   23599   23601   -1   0   0   0  
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 120   16481   10383   91   20789   17711   4   0   0   0  
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 190   20183   13724   86   30239   25761   1   0   0   0  
M&SP Milwaukee & St. Paul 326   27329   18037   88   48329   41171   0   0   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)
Grand Trunk (GT ):   GT C2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AN]
New York Central (NYC ):   NYC  (Double) NY3  (Double) PA11 OH3 TP&W OH5 MI6 B&A B&M
MI5
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ALC]
Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):   ERIE NY2 LS GTW PA8 NY1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AL]
Camden & Amboy (C&A ):   C&A  (Double) NYNH  (Double) PA1 B&H MD1 HRL  (Double) C3 MD2
PA7 VA7 MRLE P&LE  (Double) OH2 PA4
Unbuilt:: MI1 [Regions: AOLN]
Pennsylvania (PENN):   PENN LV  (Double) PA9 CNJ PA10 C4 C5 MN
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ALN]
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):   B&O WV1 PA2  (Double) OH1 OH4 IN1  (Double) IN2 IN6
Unbuilt:: IN10 [Regions: AOC]
Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):   C&O VA4 VA5 KY1 IN5 MON
Unbuilt:: IN7 [Regions: AOC]
Norfolk & Western (N&W ):   N&W  (Double) R&D  (Double) RF&P  (Double) N&S  (Double) VA2  (Double) VC  (Double)
SC5 TN2 TN4 TN5 KY7
Unbuilt:: TN6 [Regions: AO]
Savannah & Augusta (S&A ):   S&A GA1 S&G GA8 AL3 A&T TN10 TN13
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADM]
Sea Coast Line (SCL ):   SCL  (Double) NER  (Double) GA4 C&H  (Double) FL4 FL5 FL6 W&W
W&M VA1 G&C VA3
Unbuilt:: AL5 [Regions: AG]
Central of Georgia (COG ):   COG BRL A&WP  (Double) A&C AL6 N&C AL7 L&N GA2
Unbuilt:: AL8 [Regions: ADOG]
Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C ):   M&C A&GW  (Double) IN4 C&EI  (Double) P&FW IN9 KY13 READ  (Double)
PA5 PA6 WV2 PA3
Unbuilt:: IL7 [Regions: AOC]
Michigan Central (MC ):   MC  (Double)
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: L]
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O):   GM&O MS3 TN12
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: G]
Southern Mississippi (SM ):   SM
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
Michigan Southern (MS ):   MS FW&C
Unbuilt:: MI2 [Regions: LC]
Ohio & Mississippi (O&M ):   O&M IL2
Unbuilt:: IL4 [Regions: O]
Cincinnati & Chicago (C&C ):   C&C
Unbuilt:: OH7 [Regions: C]
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):   C&NW
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: C]
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):   CB&Q
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: C]
Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP):   M&SP
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: W]

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
GT 22   19   17   -5  392   1645   0      
NYC 19   17   15   -4  1878   7345   92      
ERIE 20   18   16   -4  1296   5215   105   13   13   2    
C&A 33   30   28   -5  1822   8576   44   2   2   10    
PENN 28   25   22   -6  1969   5071   109     10  
B&O 29   27   26   -3  1013   5257   56   5   5   1     6    
C&O 37   30   23   -14  956   4688   92   3   3   12    
N&W 22   20   19   -3  2816   8734   90   12   12  
S&A 26   24   23   -3  1281   5428   122   1   1   10     13    
SCL 68   49   30   -38  1982   7766   187   3   3   8    
COG 53   39   25   -28  2343   6061   179   5   5   15    
M&C 50   39   30   -20  1329   8500   80   10   10   3    
MC 16   14   13   -3  410   760   0     3   5     10    
GM&O 30   34   38   +8  425   1926   139   10   10   3    
SM 0   0   12   +12  0   198   22   8   8  
MS 11   13   16   +5  382   1533   57   2   2  
O&M 17   21   26   +9  222   1316   54   12   12   5    
C&C 17   25   33   +16  275   1010   0   13   13   3     5     10    
C&NW 0   0   12   +12  0   540   60     13  
CB&Q 0   0   12   +12  0   855   95     13  
M&SP 0   0   12   +12  0   1467   163     10  

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
WBSH 570   CASL 1850   FEC 1495   CNS 425   MP 1415   M&LR 660   L&A 450  
CP 770   UP 525   SL&A 495   SLSF 1195   GW 700   SP 450  

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