Continental Rails II

Game # 21 - Turn # 6

Headline News 1851 to 1852

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

1851: California admitted into Union as newest state.
1852: Average life expectancy now almost 42 years.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: George R. Obberbaron bought COG for $1500, Nicolas Koechlin bought TP&W for $2809, Jay Gould bought A&C for $2318, Henry Farham bought A&T for $6503, Eugene de Segur bought GM&O for $3021, Thomas Scott bought N&C for $2021.
  • PCs Merged: BRL merges into S&A, G&C merges into W&M, P&FW merges into MRLE.
  • PCs Incorporated: A&GW, R&D.
  • New Engines Acquired: S&G bought 04/04/2000.
  • New Technologies Acquired: C&O bought switch yards, N&W bought Grand Station, C&H bought Grand Station.
  • RoWs built: ME1 by B&M, C5 by NYC, PA6 by PENN, PA7 by C&O, VA2 by N&W, NC1 by W&M, SC5 by C&H, GA8 by S&A, FL4 by SCL, GA7 by S&G.
  • RoWs abandoned: C2 was abandoned by GT.
  • NYC doubled ERIE, C&H doubled SC3, S&A doubled S&A, SCL doubled GA2.
  • New RoWs acquired: READ got PA1, N&W got VA4, SCL got FL5, C&O got WV2, MRLE got OH4, GTW got OH5, W&M got TN2, S&G got AL1, S&A got AL3, B&M got C1, NYC got C3.
  • RR Mergers: GT merges into B&H, S&A merges into C&H.
  • Loan Recalls: Nicholas van Rijn, Eudes L'Artuby, Nicolas Koechlin, Jay Gould.
  • New railroad Presidents: Henry Farham of PENN, William Palmer of R&D, Leland Stanford of A&GW.
  • New Private Companies Available: SM, MN, MS, O&M, C&C, C&EI.
  • Jay Gould dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1047. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Henry Farham, Thomas Scott
  • Henry Farham dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $2015. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Jay Gould
  • Technology advance to steel rails improves track durability, reduces operating costs.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at 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):
Robber Baron Eugene de Segur (10) Milton Littlefield (6) Henry Farham (11) Eudes L'Artuby (2) Nicolas Koechlin (8)
Rail Mogul Henry Farham (11) Leland Stanford (5) Thomas Scott (7) Nicholas van Rijn (1) Eugene de Segur (10)
Rail Builder Milton Littlefield (6) Leland Stanford (5) Thomas Scott (7) Eugene de Segur (10) Henry Farham (11)
Rail Magnate Milton Littlefield (6) Leland Stanford (5) Nicholas van Rijn (1) Thomas Scott (7) Henry Farham (11)
Rail Prodigal Jay Gould (9) Henry Farham (11) Nicholas van Rijn (1) Thomas Scott (7) Eudes L'Artuby (2)
Rail Baron Henry Farham (11) Milton Littlefield (6) Eugene de Segur (10) Thomas Scott (7) Leland Stanford (5)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
11 Henry Farham MRLE PENN A&T ....
10 Eugene de Segur .... B&M .... GM&O
6 Milton Littlefield NYC GTW .... ....
7 Thomas Scott N&W C&O .... N&C
5 Leland Stanford C&H A&GW .... ....
9 Jay Gould .... .... .... A&C
2 Eudes L'Artuby SCL READ .... ....
12 William Palmer R&D B&H .... ....
8 Nicolas Koechlin B&O .... TP&W ....
1 Nicholas van Rijn P&LE RF&P .... ....
4 J. Pierpont Morgan W&M .... .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....
13 George R. Obberbaron .... .... COG ....
14 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
3 J. Edgar Thompson .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
B&M Boston & Maine 281 28207 17770 94 43009 38687 1 5 928 510
B&H Boston & Hartford 183 26459 15875 97 29363 27523 5 17 0 0
NYC New York Central 1470 202545 115452 97 300795 138510 6 5 0 271
PENN Pennsylvania 705 108482 67260 95 172025 101160 4 0 0 308
READ Reading 104 16603 9962 97 18898 12047 7 1 0 0
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 365 27825 17251 95 68037 19327 1 2 0 502
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 396 37167 21556 99 79553 60252 0 1 805 562
RF&P Richmond, Fred. & Potomac 117 13033 8471 92 16012 12127 3 0 0 0
R&D Richmond & Danville 76 10658 7567 86 11816 10909 2 0 0 0
N&W Norfolk & Western 740 60809 35270 96 155870 97308 0 2 0 1051
W&M Wilmington & Manchester 557 52016 32250 95 126674 83331 -1 3 995 0
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 1106 140143 77079 99 206368 114163 6 4 0 0
SCL Sea Coast Line 800 103434 57923 98 174123 76459 6 5 0 361
S&G Savannah & Gulf 411 41741 24210 99 94166 64895 1 11 0 0
P&LE Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 131 16339 11274 88 18167 13975 3 0 0 0
MRLE Mad River & Lake Erie 329 33519 20447 96 51684 45435 2 5 685 0
GTW Grand Trunk Western 107 11189 6490 99 16981 11118 3 1 0 0
A&GW Atlantic & Great Western 116 13041 8737 90 16496 15229 1 0 0 0

Railroad Lines:

Regions:  A = Atlantic ;  D = Deep South ;  O = Ohio ;  L = Great Lakes ;  C = Central ;  M = Mississippi ;  G = Gulf ;  W = Midwest ;  S = Southwest ;  T = Mountain ;  P = Pacific ;  N = Canada ;  X = Mexico 
  • Boston & Maine (B&M)
    B&M ME1 c1 B&H NYC B&H Boston Quebec
    B&M ; ME1
    Unbuilt: C1
    [Regions: A]
  • Boston & Hartford (B&H)
    B&H GT B&M NYC NYC c2 Boston New York Montreal
    B&H ; GT
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC B&A HRL ERIENY3 NYNHLS C4 C5 c3 ny1 c2 B&M B&H B&H PENNPENNP&LEMRLEGTW mc mn ms ny1 ny2 pa8 pa10pa11oh3 mi1 mi2 Boston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Montreal London
    NYC ; B&A  (Double) ; HRL  (Double) ; ERIE  (Double) ; NY3 ; NYNH ; LS ; C4 ; C5
    Unbuilt: C3
    [Regions: ALN]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNC&A LV CNJ PA5 PA6 NYC NYC NYC READP&LEMRLEREADpa2 pa3 pa4 C&O pa8 pa9 C&O New York Philadelphia Baltimore Cleveland Pittsburgh
    PENN ; C&A  (Double) ; LV ; CNJ ; PA5 ; PA6
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AO]
  • Reading (READ)
    READpa1 PENNPENNPENNB&O pa2 pa3 pa4 md1 PENNPENNPENNpa2 pa3 pa4 PENNNew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington
    READ
    Unbuilt: PA1
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O WV1 oh1 MRLEMRLEm&c A&GWC&O wv3 oh2 MRLEm&c READpa2 pa3 pa4 C&O md1 C&O C&O wv3 Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    B&O ; WV1
    Unbuilt: OH1
    [Regions: A]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&O MD2 PA7 wv2 P&LEMRLEm&c PENNB&O wv3 B&O B&O RF&PR&D P&LEMRLEvc PENNmd1 N&W va3 N&W va7 B&O Baltimore Washington Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    C&O ; MD2 ; PA7
    Unbuilt: WV2
    [Regions: AO]
  • Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P)
    RF&PC&O R&D N&W md1 C&O va1 va3 va7 Baltimore Washington Norfolk
    RF&P
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&D C&O RF&PN&W vc va1 N&W va3 N&W va7 Washington Norfolk
    R&D
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W N&S NC2 VA2 va4 C&O R&D vc va3 va5 va6 va7 C&O RF&PR&D W&M vc va1 va3 va7 W&M C&H C&H Washington Norfolk Wilmington
    N&W ; N&S ; NC2 ; VA2
    Unbuilt: VA4
    [Regions: A]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&M W&W SC2 G&C NC1 tn2 C&H C&H tn1 tn3 tn4 N&W SCL C&H C&H va1 N&W C&H C&H sc4 C&H Norfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta
    W&M  (Double) ; W&W  (Double) ; SC2 ; G&C ; NC1
    Unbuilt: TN2
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H SC1 SC3 SC5 S&A GA1 BRL GA8 al3 a&t tn8 tn9 tn10tn11tn12tn13S&G al2 al4 al5 ms3 ms6 SCL SCL S&G cog W&M a&wpa&c a&t N&W N&W W&M sc4 SCL SCL W&M S&G al2 al4 al5 Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Memphis
    C&H  (Double) ; SC1  (Double) ; SC3  (Double) ; SC5 ; S&A  (Double) ; GA1 ; BRL ; GA8
    Unbuilt: AL3
    [Regions: AD]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL NER GA2 GA4 FL4 fl5 fl6 W&M C&H C&H S&G cog fec W&M C&H W&M ga3 ga5 fl3 Wilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta Pensacola
    SCL  (Double) ; NER ; GA2  (Double) ; GA4 ; FL4
    Unbuilt: FL5
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G GA6 GA7 al1 a&wpa&t C&H al2 C&H al4 al5 al6 C&H SCL a&wpC&H SCL ga3 SCL ga5 al6 Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7
    Unbuilt: AL1
    [Regions: A]
  • Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
    P&LENYC MRLEMRLEGTW PENNC&O pa11C&O oh3 Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh
    P&LE
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: OL]
  • Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE)
    MRLEP&FWoh4 A&GWtp&wc&c B&O oh2 oh6 oh7 oh8 in1 in2 in3 NYC P&LEGTW A&GWPENNC&O pa11C&O B&O oh2 oh3 Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago
    MRLE ; P&FW
    Unbuilt: OH4
    [Regions: OL]
  • Grand Trunk Western (GTW)
    GTW oh5 tp&wms fw&coh2 oh3 oh6 mi1 mi2 mi6 NYC P&LEMRLEtp&wpa11oh2 oh3 mi1 mi2 Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Chicago
    GTW
    Unbuilt: OH5
    [Regions: L]
  • Atlantic & Great Western (A&GW)
    A&GWMRLEMRLEm&c wbshB&O oh2 MRLEoh7 oh8 in4 in5 ky1 ky3 Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville
    A&GW
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: O]

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
B&M 17 21 26 +9  198 1337 68 10 10
B&H 13 21 30 +17  194 915 0 12 12 11
NYC 30 27 25 -5  1523 7302 55 6 6 9 10
PENN 50 43 36 -14  1095 3408 122 11 11
READ 11 16 21 +10  213 478 42 2 2
B&O 46 38 30 -16  644 1833 0 8 8 7
C&O 13 12 11 -2  403 1905 75 7 7
RF&P 12 14 16 +4  176 552 33 1 1 7 8
R&D 0 0 11 +11  0 342 38 12 12
N&W 19 16 13 -6  985 3574 130 7 7
W&M 15 17 20 +5  608 2688 97 4 4
C&H 34 34 33 -1  584 5329 207 5 5 10
SCL 34 31 29 -5  820 3836 171 2 2 1
S&G 20 27 35 +15  622 1991 64   11
P&LE 13 15 17 +4  198 618 37 1 1 8 9
MRLE 11 16 21 +10  286 1550 95 11 11
GTW 11 15 20 +9  216 520 15 6 6
A&GW 0 0 11 +11  0 522 58 5 5

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 965
VC Virginia Central 1465
A&WP Atlanta & West Point 760
WBSH Wabash Line 570
MC Michigan Central 760
SM Southern Mississippi 220
MN Michigan Northern 510
MS Michigan Southern 1020
O&M Ohio & Mississippi 825
C&C Cincinnati & Chicago 1010
C&EI Chicago & Eastern Illinois 920
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