Continental Rails II

Game # 18 - Turn # 2

Headline News 1843 to 1844

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

1843: Great Britain granted rights to island of Hong Kong under Nanking Treaty.
1844: Opium War ends in China.

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: Stepp bought B&H for $751, Stepp bought NYNH for $751, Henry Farham bought ERIE for $1803, Henry Farham bought LV for $1288, Jim Hill bought READ for $1117, Sleeping Dog bought C&O for $473, Frank Throne bought R&D for $2700, Casey Jones bought N&S for $1517, Dan Drew bought W&W for $613, Dan Drew bought W&M for $673, Casey Jones bought NER for $1368, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought S&A for $1813, Jay Gould bought S&G for $1551.

Loan Recalls: Frank Throne.

New railroad Presidents: B of C&H, Sleeping Dog of SCL.

Development of switch yards facilitates operations, reduces operating costs.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Great.
Best locomotive available: Lion 0-4-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards

Tycoon Announcements:

2 Cornelius Vanderbilt Good luck everybody! You'll need it!! ;-)
3 Darkwing Good luck everyone! Ask for help or post in the forum at pbm-spiele.de
6 Dan Drew dit e-mailbericht is alleen bestemd voor de geadresseerden. indien dit beri=cht
12 Sleeping Dog anyone going to the essen game faire next month?
13 Jay Gould dit e-mailbericht is alleen bestemd voor de geadresseerden. indien dit beri=cht

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Darkwing (3) Dan Drew (6) Edward Harriman (11) George R. Obberbaron (1) Cornelius Vanderbilt (2)
Rail Mogul George R. Obberbaron (1) Cornelius Vanderbilt (2) Darkwing (3) B (4) Stepp (5)
Rail Builder George R. Obberbaron (1) Cornelius Vanderbilt (2) Darkwing (3) B (4) Stepp (5)
Rail Magnate George R. Obberbaron (1) Cornelius Vanderbilt (2) Darkwing (3) B (4) Stepp (5)
Rail Prodigal George R. Obberbaron (1) Cornelius Vanderbilt (2) Darkwing (3) B (4) Stepp (5)
Rail Baron Darkwing (3) Dan Drew (6) Edward Harriman (11) George R. Obberbaron (1) Cornelius Vanderbilt (2)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
3 Darkwing .... .... .... ....
6 Dan Drew .... .... W&W W&M
11 Edward Harriman .... .... .... ....
1 George R. Obberbaron .... .... .... ....
9 Jim Hill .... .... READ ....
5 Stepp .... .... B&H NYNH
7 Henry Farham .... .... ERIE LV
13 Jay Gould .... .... .... S&G
4 B .... C&H .... ....
12 Sleeping Dog SCL .... C&O ....
2 Cornelius Vanderbilt .... .... S&A ....
10 Casey Jones .... .... NER N&S
14 Robert Stephenson .... .... .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....
8 Frank Throne .... .... R&D ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
NYC New York Central 148   20462   13096   96   30150   423   7   1   0   0  
PENN Pennsylvania 104   22463   13702   99   24395   379   13   10   0   0  
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 160   19697   13197   93   32052   416   5   3   0   0  
N&W Norfolk & Western 82   15122   9829   95   17565   213   10   5   0   0  
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 129   21469   14384   93   27535   402   8   1   0   0  
SCL Sea Coast Line 139   28679   19502   92   31609   506   10   2   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 14   19   24   +10  341   742   5      
PENN 16   25   35   +19  261   522   3      
B&O 23   23   23   +0  323   803   5      
N&W 16   23   30   +14  183   411   3      
C&H 16   20   25   +9  271   646   5   4   4  
SCL 22   27   33   +11  303   697   5   12   12  

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   HRL 710   CNJ 670   C&A 460   RF&P 585  
LS 910  

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