Continental Rails II - Club DE
Game # 14 - Turn # 8
Headline News 1855 to 1856
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1855: The Know-Nothing Party sweeps Northern congressional elections.
1856: Soo Canal completed connecting Lake Superior to Lake Huron.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Cornelius Vanderbilt bought P&FW for $1013, Sun-E Storm bought NO&J for $1410, Salvator bought MS for $3323, Salvator bought FW&C for $10099, B bought C&EI for $8167, Gyro Gearloose bought IC for $9999.
PCs Merged: A&T merges into S&A, MN merges into PENN, A&C merges into COG.
PCs Incorporated: O&M, C&C.
RoWs built: MI6 by NYC, NY1 by ERIE, PA7 by C&A, PA3 by READ, IN1 by B&O, KY1 by C&O, TN4 by N&W, TN10 by S&A, FL6 by SCL, AL6 by COG, IN4 by M&C.
C&A doubled HRL, N&W doubled VC, SCL doubled NER, COG doubled A&WP, M&C doubled A&GW, MC doubled MC.
New RoWs acquired: W&W got VA1, C&A got VA7, MRLE got OH2, NYC got MI5, B&O got IN2, C&O got IN5, M&C got IN9, N&W got TN5, S&A got TN13, COG got AL7, GM&O got MS3.
Insolvent RRs: GT.
Loan Recalls: Salvator, Gyro Gearloose.
New railroad Presidents: Vanderbilt of B&A, Sun-E Storm of S&A, Cornelius Vanderbilt of SCL, Gyro Gearloose of O&M, Heckenspecht of C&C.
New Private Companies Available: C&NW, CB&Q, CASL, FEC, M&SP.
Darkwing earns the Heartland Award for linking the B&O from the Atlantic to Chicago.
Heckenspecht earns the Heartland Award for linking the S&A from the Atlantic to the Mississippi region.
Cornelius Vanderbilt dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $4321. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: B, McPenguin, Darkwing, Sun-E Storm
Technology advance to steel rails improves track durability, reduces operating costs.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Panic to Depression.
Best locomotive available: Norris 4-2-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails
Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron
|
B (10)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Gyro Gearloose (12)
|
Darkwing (5)
|
Vanderbilt (9)
|
Rail Mogul
|
B (10)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
Darkwing (5)
|
Vanderbilt (9)
|
Heckenspecht (13)
|
Rail Builder
|
Heckenspecht (13)
|
Darkwing (5)
|
B (10)
|
Vanderbilt (9)
|
Salvator (2)
|
Rail Magnate
|
Heckenspecht (13)
|
B (10)
|
Salvator (2)
|
Darkwing (5)
|
Vanderbilt (9)
|
Rail Prodigal
|
B (10)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
McPenguin (8)
|
Darkwing (5)
|
Sun-E Storm (1)
|
Rail Baron
|
B (10)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
Darkwing (5)
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Heckenspecht (13)
|
Vanderbilt (9)
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Player Summary
|
|
President of
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PCs owned
|
Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
3
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
W&W
|
SCL
|
P&FW
|
MON
|
10
|
B |
GM&O
|
M&C
|
....
|
C&EI
|
9
|
Vanderbilt |
NYC
|
B&A
|
....
|
....
|
12
|
Gyro Gearloose |
N&W
|
O&M
|
....
|
IC
|
8
|
McPenguin |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
5
|
Darkwing |
B&O
|
COG
|
....
|
N&C
|
13
|
Heckenspecht |
C&C
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
1
|
Sun-E Storm |
S&A
|
....
|
NO&J
|
....
|
2
|
Salvator |
C&A
|
MRLE
|
FW&C
|
MS
|
15
|
Calypso |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
7
|
Thomas Durant |
READ
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
6
|
Mr. Winterbottom |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
11
|
Salvatore Petrillo |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
14
|
Louis McLane |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
4
|
William Palmer |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
329  
|
31586  
|
18319  
|
99  
|
103276  
|
64864  
|
-3  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
B&A
|
Boston & Albany
|
346  
|
36700  
|
23121  
|
94  
|
96341  
|
41309  
|
0  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
956  
|
94863  
|
52174  
|
99  
|
307162  
|
161445  
|
-1  
|
6  
|
920  
|
460  
|
ERIE
|
Erie Lackawanna
|
1064  
|
97029  
|
53366  
|
99  
|
266087  
|
176338  
|
-1  
|
5  
|
0  
|
0  
|
C&A
|
Camden & Amboy
|
1137  
|
160023  
|
88014  
|
99  
|
310008  
|
197947  
|
3  
|
15  
|
470  
|
210  
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
1035  
|
135410  
|
81245  
|
97  
|
285902  
|
101617  
|
4  
|
7  
|
0  
|
142  
|
READ
|
Reading
|
599  
|
73090  
|
43123  
|
98  
|
159203  
|
85991  
|
2  
|
4  
|
0  
|
320  
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
879  
|
90333  
|
51491  
|
97  
|
196301  
|
109401  
|
2  
|
4  
|
350  
|
6  
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
647  
|
49776  
|
28871  
|
99  
|
166972  
|
102700  
|
-2  
|
9  
|
0  
|
619  
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
1456  
|
128078  
|
70443  
|
99  
|
377976  
|
225445  
|
-1  
|
13  
|
640  
|
146  
|
W&W
|
Wilmington & Weldon
|
253  
|
20458  
|
13503  
|
91  
|
69786  
|
35128  
|
-3  
|
1  
|
800  
|
0  
|
S&A
|
Savannah & Augusta
|
1022  
|
109587  
|
64656  
|
95  
|
255510  
|
161050  
|
0  
|
7  
|
0  
|
0  
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
1005  
|
125719  
|
74173  
|
95  
|
266729  
|
129347  
|
2  
|
13  
|
0  
|
491  
|
COG
|
Central of Georgia
|
679  
|
65277  
|
35903  
|
99  
|
150190  
|
99859  
|
1  
|
9  
|
0  
|
89  
|
MRLE
|
Mad River & Lake Erie
|
269  
|
29627  
|
19258  
|
92  
|
84491  
|
43119  
|
-2  
|
5  
|
675  
|
0  
|
M&C
|
Marietta & Cincinnati
|
434  
|
42994  
|
24936  
|
99  
|
98608  
|
60643  
|
1  
|
4  
|
740  
|
437  
|
MC
|
Michigan Central
|
152  
|
17973  
|
12761  
|
86  
|
47913  
|
24863  
|
-3  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
GM&O
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
|
135  
|
12171  
|
7059  
|
99  
|
44321  
|
23349  
|
-3  
|
1  
|
950  
|
0  
|
O&M
|
Ohio & Mississippi
|
165  
|
14580  
|
10206  
|
87  
|
18999  
|
19001  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
C&C
|
Cincinnati & Chicago
|
202  
|
19084  
|
13740  
|
85  
|
23599  
|
23601  
|
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]
|
Boston & Albany (B&A ):
|
|
B&A
|
B&M
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
New York Central (NYC ):
|
|
NYC
(Double)
|
NY3
(Double)
|
PA11
|
OH3
|
TP&W
|
OH5
|
MI6
|
|
Unbuilt:: MI5 |
[Regions: L]
|
Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):
|
|
ERIE
|
NY2
|
LS
|
GTW
|
PA8
|
NY1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AL]
|
Camden & Amboy (C&A ):
|
|
C&A
(Double)
|
NYNH
|
PA1
|
B&H
|
MD1
|
HRL
(Double)
|
C3
|
MD2
|
PA7
|
|
Unbuilt:: VA7 |
[Regions: AON]
|
Pennsylvania (PENN):
|
|
PENN
|
LV
(Double)
|
PA9
|
CNJ
|
PA10
|
C4
|
C5
|
MN
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ALN]
|
Reading (READ):
|
|
READ
(Double)
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
WV2
|
PA3
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AO]
|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):
|
|
B&O
|
WV1
|
PA2
(Double)
|
OH1
|
OH4
|
IN1
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN2 |
[Regions: AC]
|
Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):
|
|
C&O
|
VA4
|
VA5
|
KY1
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN5 |
[Regions: AO]
|
Norfolk & Western (N&W ):
|
|
N&W
(Double)
|
R&D
(Double)
|
RF&P
(Double)
|
N&S
(Double)
|
VA2
|
VC
(Double)
|
|
SC5
|
TN2
|
TN4
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN5 |
[Regions: A]
|
Wilmington & Weldon (W&W ):
|
|
W&W
|
W&M
|
|
Unbuilt:: VA1 |
[Regions: A]
|
Savannah & Augusta (S&A ):
|
|
S&A
|
GA1
|
S&G
|
GA8
|
AL3
|
A&T
|
TN10
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN13 |
[Regions: ADM]
|
Sea Coast Line (SCL ):
|
|
SCL
(Double)
|
NER
(Double)
|
GA4
|
C&H
(Double)
|
FL4
|
FL5
|
FL6
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AG]
|
Central of Georgia (COG ):
|
|
COG
|
BRL
|
A&WP
(Double)
|
A&C
|
AL6
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL7 |
[Regions: D]
|
Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE):
|
|
MRLE
|
P&LE
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH2 |
[Regions: OL]
|
Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C ):
|
|
M&C
|
A&GW
(Double)
|
IN4
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN9 |
[Regions: O]
|
Michigan Central (MC ):
|
|
MC
(Double)
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O):
|
|
GM&O
|
|
Unbuilt:: MS3 |
[Regions: G]
|
Ohio & Mississippi (O&M ):
|
|
O&M
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: O]
|
Cincinnati & Chicago (C&C ):
|
|
C&C
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
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
|
68  
|
79  
|
90  
|
+22
|
575  
|
1645  
|
0  
|
|
9  
|
|
B&A
|
26  
|
30  
|
34  
|
+8
|
460  
|
1646  
|
84  
|
9  
|
9  
|
11  
|
NYC
|
32  
|
30  
|
28  
|
-4
|
1206  
|
4732  
|
55  
|
9  
|
9  
|
|
ERIE
|
36  
|
30  
|
24  
|
-12
|
1265  
|
5215  
|
105  
|
|
13  
|
2  
|
C&A
|
58  
|
48  
|
38  
|
-20
|
1272  
|
5610  
|
75  
|
2  
|
2  
|
1  
10  
|
PENN
|
35  
|
33  
|
31  
|
-4
|
1493  
|
5035  
|
145  
|
|
10  
|
|
READ
|
34  
|
33  
|
32  
|
-2
|
764  
|
2871  
|
124  
|
7  
|
10  
|
|
B&O
|
48  
|
46  
|
44  
|
-4
|
738  
|
4302  
|
101  
|
5  
|
5  
|
1  
6  
|
C&O
|
50  
|
44  
|
39  
|
-11
|
1183  
|
3162  
|
73  
|
|
3  
|
12  
|
N&W
|
69  
|
47  
|
25  
|
-44
|
3189  
|
7229  
|
55  
|
12  
|
12  
|
|
W&W
|
27  
|
28  
|
29  
|
+2
|
301  
|
1265  
|
0  
|
3  
|
3  
|
15  
|
S&A
|
27  
|
30  
|
33  
|
+6
|
1035  
|
4992  
|
118  
|
1  
|
1  
|
10  
13  
|
SCL
|
72  
|
86  
|
100  
|
+28
|
1086  
|
5016  
|
22  
|
3  
|
3  
|
8  
10  
|
COG
|
32  
|
36  
|
40  
|
+8
|
579  
|
3268  
|
127  
|
5  
|
5  
|
15  
|
MRLE
|
18  
|
23  
|
28  
|
+10
|
436  
|
1345  
|
0  
|
2  
|
2  
|
10  
|
M&C
|
44  
|
64  
|
85  
|
+41
|
294  
|
2108  
|
62  
|
10  
|
10  
|
3  
12  
|
MC
|
18  
|
22  
|
26  
|
+8
|
271  
|
760  
|
0  
|
|
12  
|
5  
10  
|
GM&O
|
18  
|
21  
|
24  
|
+6
|
248  
|
608  
|
67  
|
10  
|
10  
|
3  
|
O&M
|
0  
|
0  
|
10  
|
+10
|
0  
|
743  
|
82  
|
12  
|
12  
|
|
C&C
|
0  
|
0  
|
10  
|
+10
|
0  
|
909  
|
101  
|
13  
|
13  
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
G&C
|
470  
|
WBSH
|
570  
|
SM
|
220  
|
L&N
|
930  
|
C&NW
|
600  
|
CB&Q
|
950  
|
CASL
|
925  
|
FEC
|
1495  
|
M&SP
|
1630  
|
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