Continental Rails II - DE 4
Game # 16 - Turn # 7
Headline News 1853 to 1854
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1853: Franklin Pearce defeats Winfield Scott in Presidential race.
1854: Wells, Fargo and Company founded in Sacramento.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Cornelius Vanderbilt bought B&H for $611, Cheyenne bought MC for $13054, Sun-E Storm bought A&C for $2788, B bought GM&O for $12366, Frederik Conrad bought N&C for $778, Jim Hill bought MN for $1234, Stepp bought C&C for $7674.
PCs Merged: W&M merges into C&H, BRL merges into N&W, VC merges into N&W.
PCs Incorporated: A&T, A&GW, NO&J.
New Engines Acquired: CNJ bought Norris 4-2-0, B&O bought Norris 4-2-0, N&W bought Norris 4-2-0.
New Technologies Acquired: C&A bought Grand Station, R&D bought Grand Station, SCL bought Grand Station, COG bought Grand Station.
RoWs built: NY1 by GT, PA11 by NYC, C5 by ERIE, PA10 by CNJ, MD2 by C&A, WV2 by PENN, IN1 by B&O, KY1 by R&D, TN2 by N&W, GA2 by COG, OH3 by LS, OH5 by GTW.
NYC doubled HRL, B&O doubled MRLE, R&D doubled VA4, COG doubled COG, A&WP doubled A&WP.
New RoWs acquired: C&A got PA7, GT got PA8, R&D got VA7, SCL got FL4, PENN got WV3, GTW got OH6, B&O got IN2, WBSH got IN10, N&W got TN4, COG got AL3, A&WP got AL6, ERIE got MI1.
RR Mergers: ERIE merges into C&A, CNJ merges into PENN, SCL merges into C&H.
Loan Recalls: Darkwing, B, Frederik Conrad.
New railroad Presidents: Louis McLane of C&A, Cheyenne of A&GW, Darkwing of NO&J.
New Private Companies Available: SM, O&M, FW&C, C&EI, IC, C&NW, CRIP.
Frederik Conrad earns the Heartland Award for linking the B&O from the Atlantic to Chicago.
Jim Hill dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $3290. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Sun-E Storm, Darkwing, B, Cornelius Vanderbilt, George R. Obberbaron
Development of switch yards facilitates operations, reduces operating costs.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Panic to Mild Depression.
Best locomotive available: Norris 4-2-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards
Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron
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Sun-E Storm (2)
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Jim Hill (9)
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B (4)
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Frederik Conrad (12)
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Stepp (6)
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Rail Mogul
|
B (4)
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Sun-E Storm (2)
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Darkwing (1)
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Stepp (6)
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Jim Hill (9)
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Rail Builder
|
Frederik Conrad (12)
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Stepp (6)
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Darkwing (1)
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Jim Hill (9)
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Louis McLane (11)
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Rail Magnate
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Frederik Conrad (12)
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Darkwing (1)
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Sun-E Storm (2)
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Stepp (6)
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Louis McLane (11)
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Rail Prodigal
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B (4)
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Jim Hill (9)
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George R. Obberbaron (8)
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Darkwing (1)
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Stepp (6)
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Rail Baron
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B (4)
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Frederik Conrad (12)
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Sun-E Storm (2)
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Jim Hill (9)
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Stepp (6)
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Player Summary
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President of
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PCs owned
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Player #
|
Tycoon name
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RR 1
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RR 2
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PC 1
|
PC 2
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9
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Jim Hill |
A&WP
|
COG
|
....
|
MN
|
2
|
Sun-E Storm |
C&H
|
....
|
A&C
|
....
|
10
|
Henry Farham |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
11
|
Louis McLane |
C&A
|
....
|
TP&W
|
....
|
8
|
George R. Obberbaron |
N&W
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
6
|
Stepp |
NYC
|
GTW
|
C&C
|
....
|
3
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
....
|
....
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B&H
|
....
|
1
|
Darkwing |
NO&J
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PENN
|
S&G
|
....
|
7
|
Cheyenne |
A&GW
|
....
|
....
|
MC
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4
|
B |
WBSH
|
R&D
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GM&O
|
....
|
12
|
Frederik Conrad |
B&O
|
....
|
....
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N&C
|
5
|
Matthias W. Baldwin |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
13
|
Dan Drew |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
15
|
Thomas Durant |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
14
|
William Palmer |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
RR
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Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
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Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
925  
|
88137  
|
53764  
|
99  
|
226826  
|
157060  
|
-1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
256  
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
822  
|
95738  
|
55528  
|
99  
|
182077  
|
114364  
|
2  
|
17  
|
0  
|
728  
|
C&A
|
Camden & Amboy
|
1339  
|
163423  
|
99690  
|
96  
|
339921  
|
238051  
|
0  
|
6  
|
0  
|
0  
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
1088  
|
123572  
|
79088  
|
96  
|
252560  
|
165739  
|
0  
|
4  
|
605  
|
1070  
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
1306  
|
139555  
|
87920  
|
97  
|
301215  
|
179913  
|
0  
|
7  
|
350  
|
397  
|
R&D
|
Richmond & Danville
|
629  
|
53416  
|
30981  
|
99  
|
148591  
|
102403  
|
-1  
|
9  
|
470  
|
1109  
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
1563  
|
134137  
|
77800  
|
99  
|
291710  
|
196026  
|
0  
|
9  
|
0  
|
922  
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
1211  
|
132233  
|
76695  
|
99  
|
276296  
|
86283  
|
4  
|
4  
|
0  
|
0  
|
COG
|
Central of Georgia
|
415  
|
49504  
|
28712  
|
99  
|
94809  
|
69166  
|
0  
|
1  
|
162  
|
939  
|
LS
|
Lake Shore
|
289  
|
28254  
|
18365  
|
95  
|
63338  
|
45902  
|
-1  
|
5  
|
0  
|
0  
|
GTW
|
Grand Trunk Western
|
358  
|
37342  
|
23900  
|
96  
|
80745  
|
56596  
|
-1  
|
12  
|
0  
|
0  
|
A&WP
|
Atlanta & West Point
|
152  
|
17874  
|
10903  
|
99  
|
40962  
|
25244  
|
0  
|
1  
|
595  
|
0  
|
A&GW
|
Atlantic & Great Western
|
116  
|
11972  
|
8740  
|
87  
|
14099  
|
14101  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
WBSH
|
Wabash Line
|
114  
|
13964  
|
8658  
|
98  
|
33733  
|
20787  
|
-1  
|
4  
|
610  
|
0  
|
A&T
|
Alabama & Tennessee
|
143  
|
12385  
|
9536  
|
83  
|
16299  
|
16301  
|
-2  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
NO&J
|
New Orleans & Jackson
|
183  
|
17676  
|
13787  
|
82  
|
21699  
|
21701  
|
-2  
|
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
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B&M
|
C2
|
C3
|
NY1
|
|
Unbuilt:: PA8 |
[Regions: AN]
|
New York Central (NYC ):
|
|
NYC
|
B&A
|
HRL
(Double)
|
NY3
|
PA11
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AL]
|
Camden & Amboy (C&A ):
|
|
C&A
|
READ
|
PA2
|
MD1
|
MD2
|
ERIE
|
NYNH
|
NY2
|
C4
|
C5
|
|
Unbuilt:: PA7 |
[Regions: ALN]
|
Pennsylvania (PENN):
|
|
PENN
|
LV
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
WV2
|
CNJ
|
PA9
|
PA10
|
|
Unbuilt:: WV3 |
[Regions: AOL]
|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):
|
|
B&O
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WV1
|
OH1
|
P&FW
|
M&C
|
OH4
|
MRLE
(Double)
|
IN1
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN2 |
[Regions: AOLC]
|
Richmond & Danville (R&D ):
|
|
R&D
(Double)
|
VA4
(Double)
|
VA5
|
KY1
|
|
Unbuilt:: VA7 |
[Regions: O]
|
Norfolk & Western (N&W ):
|
|
N&W
|
N&S
|
RF&P
|
C&O
|
NC2
|
W&W
|
SC5
|
BRL
|
VC
|
TN2
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN4 |
[Regions: AD]
|
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H ):
|
|
C&H
|
NER
|
SC4
|
G&C
|
GA1
|
W&M
|
SCL
|
S&A
|
GA4
|
|
Unbuilt:: FL4 |
[Regions: AD]
|
Central of Georgia (COG ):
|
|
COG
(Double)
|
GA8
|
GA2
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL3 |
[Regions: AD]
|
Lake Shore (LS ):
|
|
LS
|
OH3
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
|
Grand Trunk Western (GTW ):
|
|
GTW
|
P&LE
|
OH5
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH6 |
[Regions: OL]
|
Atlanta & West Point (A&WP):
|
|
A&WP
(Double)
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL6 |
[Regions: D]
|
Atlantic & Great Western (A&GW):
|
|
A&GW
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: O]
|
Wabash Line (WBSH):
|
|
WBSH
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN10 |
[Regions: O]
|
Alabama & Tennessee (A&T ):
|
|
A&T
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
|
New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J):
|
|
NO&J
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: G]
|
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
|
35  
|
26  
|
18  
|
-17
|
1480  
|
4520  
|
105  
|
|
1  
|
|
NYC
|
40  
|
40  
|
40  
|
+0
|
622  
|
4026  
|
91  
|
6  
|
6  
|
5  
10  
|
C&A
|
41  
|
43  
|
43  
|
+2
|
514  
|
6564  
|
131  
|
11  
|
11  
|
7  
|
PENN
|
47  
|
39  
|
29  
|
-18
|
842  
|
5285  
|
160  
|
1  
|
1  
|
9  
|
B&O
|
77  
|
55  
|
33  
|
-44
|
2186  
|
6437  
|
101  
|
12  
|
12  
|
4  
|
R&D
|
60  
|
42  
|
25  
|
-35
|
1874  
|
3072  
|
73  
|
4  
|
4  
|
|
N&W
|
20  
|
27  
|
35  
|
+15
|
1585  
|
7482  
|
337  
|
8  
|
8  
|
3  
|
C&H
|
30  
|
28  
|
37  
|
+7
|
812  
|
6002  
|
66  
|
2  
|
2  
|
10  
|
COG
|
37  
|
33  
|
30  
|
-7
|
1381  
|
4185  
|
320  
|
9  
|
9  
|
1  
|
LS
|
20  
|
24  
|
28  
|
+8
|
250  
|
1392  
|
53  
|
|
11  
|
6  
|
GTW
|
20  
|
27  
|
35  
|
+15
|
372  
|
1730  
|
60  
|
6  
|
6  
|
|
A&WP
|
16  
|
25  
|
34  
|
+18
|
320  
|
760  
|
0  
|
9  
|
9  
|
|
A&GW
|
0  
|
0  
|
10  
|
+10
|
0  
|
522  
|
58  
|
7  
|
7  
|
|
WBSH
|
16  
|
24  
|
32  
|
+16
|
240  
|
513  
|
57  
|
4  
|
4  
|
|
A&T
|
0  
|
0  
|
10  
|
+10
|
0  
|
644  
|
71  
|
|
11  
|
|
NO&J
|
0  
|
0  
|
10  
|
+10
|
0  
|
824  
|
91  
|
1  
|
1  
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
SM
|
220  
|
O&M
|
825  
|
MON
|
920  
|
FW&C
|
570  
|
C&EI
|
920  
|
IC
|
925  
|
C&NW
|
600  
|
CRIP
|
750  
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