Continental Rails II

Game # 18 - 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 Great.
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 George R. Obberbaron .... .... .... ....
2 Cornelius Vanderbilt .... .... .... ....
3 Darkwing .... .... .... ....
4 B .... .... .... ....
5 Stepp .... .... .... ....
6 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
7 Henry Farham .... .... .... ....
8 Frank Throne .... .... .... ....
9 Jim Hill .... .... .... ....
10 Casey Jones .... .... .... ....
11 Edward Harriman .... .... .... ....
12 Sleeping Dog .... .... .... ....
13 Jay Gould .... .... .... ....
14 Robert Stephenson .... .... .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
NYC New York Central 148   18832   11676   98   30752   497   7   1   0   0  
PENN Pennsylvania 104   20891   13370   96   25125   291   11   1   0   0  
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 160   18040   11365   97   32817   1644   5   1   0   0  
N&W Norfolk & Western 82   14347   9326   95   18395   253   9   1   0   0  
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 129   20628   14027   92   28379   397   7   2   0   0  
SCL Sea Coast Line 139   26638   17847   93   32552   389   9   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  295   741   6      
PENN 12   14   16   +4  190   521   4      
B&O 18   20   23   +5  256   802   6      
N&W 12   14   16   +4  148   411   3      
C&H 12   14   16   +4  223   646   5      
SCL 18   20   22   +4  224   696   6      

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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