Continental Rails II
Game # 19 - 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: Jay Gould bought WBSH for $10001, Stepp bought NO&J for $13456, Railroad Bill bought MN for $812, B bought MON for $21065, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought FW&C for $13947.
PCs Merged: A&C merges into COG.
PCs Incorporated: N&C, MC, TP&W, A&T, GM&O, SM, BRL.
New Technologies Acquired: READ bought Grand Station.
RoWs built: C5 by NYC, NY1 by CNJ, WV3 by PENN, MD1 by READ, OH1 by B&O, VA2 by C&O, IN4 by N&W, AL3 by C&H, FL6 by SCL, AL1 by S&G, AL6 by COG, OH5 by LS, IN2 by P&LE, IN5 by P&FW, OH7 by M&C.
NYC doubled B&A, CNJ doubled ERIE, PENN doubled LV, READ doubled READ, C&O doubled PA7, C&H doubled GA8, S&G doubled S&A, COG doubled COG, LS doubled LS, P&FW doubled P&FW.
New RoWs acquired: PENN got PA8, READ got VA7, C&O got SC5, B&O got OH2, LS got OH6, NYC got MI1, M&C got IN1, P&FW got IN7, N&W got IN8, P&LE got IN9, G&C got TN2, C&H got TN10, S&G got AL4, COG got AL7, SCL got AL5.
RR Mergers: C&O merges into P&LE, LS merges into CNJ.
Insolvent RRs: GT.
Loan Recalls: Cornelius Vanderbilt.
New railroad Presidents: Jay Gould of COG, Cornelius Vanderbilt of TP&W, Casey Jones of A&T, B of GM&O, Jim Hill of N&C, Thomas Durant of SM.
New Private Companies Available: MS, O&M, C&C, IC, C&NW, CRIP, CB&Q.
Cornelius Vanderbilt dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $4371. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: B, Frederik Conrad
Cornelius Vanderbilt dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $4031. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: B, Stepp, Frederik Conrad
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: Mogul 2-6-0
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):
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Robber Baron
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Casey Jones (2)
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B (1)
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Railroad Bill (9)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Henry Farham (6)
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Rail Mogul
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B (1)
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Casey Jones (2)
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Jay Gould (7)
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Stepp (10)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Rail Builder
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Frederik Conrad (4)
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Henry Farham (6)
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Jim Hill (8)
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Stepp (10)
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Rail Magnate
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B (1)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Casey Jones (2)
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Frederik Conrad (4)
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Henry Farham (6)
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Rail Prodigal
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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B (1)
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Stepp (10)
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Frederik Conrad (4)
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Henry Farham (6)
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Rail Baron
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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B (1)
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Casey Jones (2)
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Henry Farham (6)
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Stepp (10)
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Player Summary
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|
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President of
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PCs owned
|
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Player #
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Tycoon name
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RR 1
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RR 2
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PC 1
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PC 2
|
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2
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Casey Jones |
A&T
|
CNJ
|
....
|
....
|
|
9
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Railroad Bill |
N&W
|
M&C
|
....
|
MN
|
|
8
|
Jim Hill |
....
|
N&C
|
....
|
....
|
|
1
|
B |
P&LE
|
GM&O
|
....
|
MON
|
|
6
|
Henry Farham |
PENN
|
P&FW
|
....
|
....
|
|
4
|
Frederik Conrad |
C&H
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
3
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
NYC
|
TP&W
|
....
|
FW&C
|
|
7
|
Jay Gould |
S&G
|
COG
|
....
|
WBSH
|
|
5
|
Griffes d’argent |
....
|
G&C
|
....
|
....
|
|
10
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Stepp |
SCL
|
....
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NO&J
|
....
|
|
11
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Thomas Durant |
READ
|
SM
|
....
|
....
|
|
15
|
Cyrus Holliday |
....
|
....
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RF&P
|
....
|
|
12
|
William Palmer |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
|
Dan Drew |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
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Railroad Summary
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RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
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Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
952
|
91027
|
52794
|
99
|
301396
|
169315
|
-2
|
0
|
0
|
57
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
1334
|
180789
|
99434
|
99
|
415128
|
225580
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
CNJ
|
Central New Jersey
|
1354
|
140289
|
77158
|
99
|
357803
|
169483
|
2
|
7
|
500
|
1721
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
761
|
86608
|
48500
|
98
|
216671
|
118662
|
1
|
19
|
0
|
742
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
244
|
44912
|
24702
|
99
|
74680
|
35964
|
8
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
445
|
31998
|
18559
|
99
|
109666
|
47414
|
-1
|
36
|
675
|
530
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
1199
|
105824
|
69843
|
91
|
325620
|
189201
|
-3
|
7
|
505
|
62
|
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
1020
|
119034
|
66659
|
98
|
261306
|
142559
|
2
|
12
|
0
|
94
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
691
|
86764
|
47719
|
99
|
196987
|
98164
|
3
|
25
|
665
|
0
|
|
S&G
|
Savannah & Gulf
|
646
|
70472
|
38760
|
99
|
173419
|
106747
|
1
|
4
|
760
|
100
|
|
COG
|
Central of Georgia
|
494
|
49495
|
28707
|
99
|
107740
|
71696
|
1
|
1
|
300
|
0
|
|
P&LE
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
|
1532
|
148046
|
88826
|
97
|
419166
|
249449
|
-1
|
9
|
740
|
1600
|
|
P&FW
|
Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne
|
432
|
45574
|
26433
|
99
|
112203
|
69533
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
|
G&C
|
Greenville & Columbia
|
94
|
8008
|
4725
|
98
|
29939
|
15681
|
-3
|
1
|
995
|
0
|
|
M&C
|
Marietta & Cincinnati
|
295
|
25844
|
16282
|
94
|
62933
|
43907
|
-1
|
4
|
1010
|
0
|
|
BRL
|
Blue Ridge Line
|
185
|
14324
|
10313
|
85
|
20499
|
20501
|
-1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
TP&W
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
|
140
|
10473
|
7017
|
90
|
15299
|
15301
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
MC
|
Michigan Central
|
152
|
13825
|
8986
|
92
|
17699
|
17701
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
A&T
|
Alabama & Tennessee
|
143
|
12236
|
8932
|
84
|
16299
|
16301
|
-1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
GM&O
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
|
135
|
11820
|
8510
|
85
|
15499
|
15501
|
-1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
N&C
|
Nashville & Chattanooga
|
151
|
12887
|
8505
|
91
|
17099
|
17101
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
SM
|
Southern Mississippi
|
44
|
6677
|
5008
|
82
|
6199
|
6201
|
1
|
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)
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Grand Trunk (GT )
|
|
GT
|
C2
|
B&M
|
B&H
|
ME1
|
C1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
|
New York Central (NYC )
|
|
NYC
|
HRL
|
C&A
(Double)
|
NYNH
|
NY3
|
B&A
(Double)
|
C3
|
C4
|
C5
|
|
Unbuilt: MI1 |
[Regions: ALN]
|
|
Central New Jersey (CNJ )
|
|
CNJ
|
ERIE
(Double)
|
PA9
|
PA10
|
NY1
|
LS
(Double)
|
OH3
|
OH5
|
|
|
Unbuilt: OH6 |
[Regions: AL]
|
|
Pennsylvania (PENN)
|
|
PENN
|
LV
(Double)
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
WV2
|
WV3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: PA8 |
[Regions: AO]
|
|
Reading (READ)
|
|
READ
(Double)
|
PA1
|
MD1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: VA7 |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O )
|
|
B&O
|
WV1
|
OH1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: OH2 |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Norfolk & Western (N&W )
|
|
N&W
|
N&S
|
R&D
|
W&W
|
VA4
|
VA5
|
KY1
|
IN4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: IN8 |
[Regions: AO]
|
|
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H )
|
|
C&H
(Double)
|
NER
(Double)
|
W&M
|
SC4
|
GA1
|
GA8
(Double)
|
AL3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: TN10 |
[Regions: AD]
|
|
Sea Coast Line (SCL )
|
|
SCL
(Double)
|
GA4
(Double)
|
FL4
|
FL5
|
FL6
|
|
|
Unbuilt: AL5 |
[Regions: AG]
|
|
Savannah & Gulf (S&G )
|
|
S&G
|
S&A
(Double)
|
GA6
|
GA7
|
AL1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: AL4 |
[Regions: AD]
|
|
Central of Georgia (COG )
|
|
COG
(Double)
|
A&WP
|
A&C
|
AL6
|
|
|
Unbuilt: AL7 |
[Regions: D]
|
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
|
|
P&LE
|
MRLE
|
GTW
|
OH4
|
IN2
|
C&O
|
MD2
|
VC
|
PA7
(Double)
|
VA2
|
|
Unbuilt: IN9 |
[Regions: AOL]
|
|
Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW)
|
|
P&FW
(Double)
|
A&GW
|
IN5
|
|
|
Unbuilt: IN7 |
[Regions: O]
|
|
Greenville & Columbia (G&C )
|
|
G&C
|
|
|
Unbuilt: TN2 |
[Regions: ]
|
|
Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C )
|
|
M&C
|
OH7
|
|
|
Unbuilt: IN1 |
[Regions: O]
|
|
Blue Ridge Line (BRL )
|
|
BRL
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: D]
|
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
|
|
TP&W
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ]
|
|
Michigan Central (MC )
|
|
MC
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: L]
|
|
Alabama & Tennessee (A&T )
|
|
A&T
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: D]
|
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
|
|
GM&O
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: G]
|
|
Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C )
|
|
N&C
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ]
|
|
Southern Mississippi (SM )
|
|
SM
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: M]
|
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
|
41
|
38
|
35
|
-6
|
2696
|
4760
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
NYC
|
52
|
42
|
33
|
-19
|
1942
|
6622
|
55
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
CNJ
|
51
|
61
|
71
|
+20
|
906
|
6605
|
165
|
2
|
2
|
3
9
|
|
PENN
|
32
|
39
|
46
|
+14
|
861
|
3750
|
60
|
6
|
6
|
2
|
|
READ
|
93
|
93
|
94
|
+1
|
466
|
1198
|
22
|
11
|
11
|
5
|
|
B&O
|
35
|
37
|
39
|
+4
|
486
|
2193
|
40
|
|
7
|
2
5
|
|
N&W
|
26
|
28
|
31
|
+5
|
1531
|
5937
|
62
|
9
|
9
|
1
2
|
|
C&H
|
33
|
40
|
47
|
+14
|
1253
|
5025
|
81
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
|
SCL
|
89
|
87
|
86
|
-3
|
702
|
3440
|
22
|
10
|
10
|
5
|
|
S&G
|
29
|
35
|
42
|
+13
|
833
|
3182
|
48
|
7
|
7
|
8
|
|
COG
|
28
|
24
|
21
|
-7
|
326
|
2343
|
127
|
7
|
7
|
8
|
|
P&LE
|
33
|
38
|
40
|
+7
|
657
|
7495
|
165
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
P&FW
|
27
|
38
|
50
|
+23
|
440
|
2098
|
62
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
G&C
|
18
|
26
|
35
|
+17
|
200
|
470
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
|
|
M&C
|
25
|
38
|
52
|
+27
|
250
|
1424
|
51
|
9
|
9
|
7
8
|
|
BRL
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
+10
|
0
|
833
|
92
|
|
5
|
|
|
TP&W
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
+10
|
0
|
630
|
70
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
MC
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
+10
|
0
|
684
|
76
|
|
9
|
|
|
A&T
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
+10
|
0
|
644
|
71
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
GM&O
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
+10
|
0
|
608
|
67
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
N&C
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
+10
|
0
|
680
|
75
|
8
|
8
|
|
|
SM
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
+10
|
0
|
198
|
22
|
11
|
11
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
MS
|
1020
|
O&M
|
825
|
C&C
|
1010
|
IC
|
925
|
C&NW
|
600
|
CRIP
|
750
|
CB&Q
|
950
|
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