Continental Rails II

Game # 22 - Turn # 4

Headline News 1847 to 1848

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1847: U.S. and Britain reach peaceful agreement on Oregon border.
  2. 1848: Mexican war ends; California ceded to U.S.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Henry Farham bought CNJ for $2303, Stepp bought W&W for $1052, EugFne de STgur bought W&M for $1406, Casey Jones bought VC for $2637.
  • PCs Merged: B&M merges into NYC, NYNH merges into PENN, B&H merges into GT, N&S merges into N&W.
  • PCs Incorporated: LS, S&G, COG.
  • New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought Grand Station, PENN bought Grand Station, SCL bought Grand Station.
  • RoWs built: PA5 by PENN, WV1 by B&O, VA3 by N&W, SC4 by C&H.
  • GT doubled GT, N&W doubled N&W.
  • New RoWs acquired: ERIE got NY2, NYC got NY3, READ got PA1, PENN got PA6, RF&P got MD1, R&D got VA2, N&W got VA4, C&H got GA1, SCL got GA2, S&A got GA4, B&O got OH1, GT got C2, C&O got MD2.
  • New railroad Presidents: William Palmer of NYC, Nicolas Koechlin of B&O, Edward Harriman of S&G, B of COG, Henry Farham of LS.
  • New Private Companies Available: P&LE, MRLE, P&FW, G&C, GTW, M&C, A&WP, BRL, A&GW, TP&W.
  • B dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1002.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Boom.
  • Best locomotive available: Lion 0-4-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station.

Tycoon Announcements:

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14 Eudes L'Artuby remenber : le lièvre et la tortueà

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Jay Gould (13) Troy Phelan (1) Henry Farham (8) Nicolas Koechlin (3) Eugène de Ségur (12)
Rail Mogul Nicholas van Rijn (2) Troy Phelan (1) Frederik Conrad (9) Jay Gould (13) Casey Jones (10)
Rail Builder Troy Phelan (1) Nicholas van Rijn (2) Nicolas Koechlin (3) George R. Obberbaron (4) Stepp (5)
Rail Magnate Troy Phelan (1) Frederik Conrad (9) Jay Gould (13) B (15) Nicholas van Rijn (2)
Rail Prodigal Stepp (5) B (15) Troy Phelan (1) Nicholas van Rijn (2) Nicolas Koechlin (3)
Rail Baron B (15) Jay Gould (13) Troy Phelan (1) Frederik Conrad (9) Nicholas van Rijn (2)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
1 Troy Phelan N&W RF&P .... ....
13 Jay Gould PENN .... .... ....
10 Casey Jones C&O R&D VC ....
2 Nicholas van Rijn ERIE GT .... ....
9 Frederik Conrad .... .... .... ....
3 Nicolas Koechlin B&O .... .... ....
12 Eugène de Ségur SCL .... W&M ....
8 Henry Farham LS S&A .... CNJ
7 William Palmer NYC .... .... ....
14 Eudes L'Artuby .... READ .... ....
11 Cornelius Vanderbilt .... .... .... ....
15 B C&H COG .... ....
6 Edward Harriman .... S&G .... ....
5 Stepp .... .... .... W&W
4 George R. Obberbaron .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
GT Grand Trunk 183 41791 25492 99 67501 34937 10 14 256 0
NYC New York Central 636 101856 59077 99 189892 85568 7 4 0 0
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 287 33721 20570 99 83691 45141 3 10 0 0
PENN Pennsylvania 571 113206 65660 99 182991 85289 10 9 550 203
READ Reading 104 22954 15609 92 36617 12621 7 1 0 0
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 365 38734 24015 98 101464 35593 3 9 400 307
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 94 13666 8473 98 29737 16023 4 3 760 0
RF&P Richmond, Fred. & Potomac 117 18582 13193 89 35057 19480 2 1 225 0
R&D Richmond & Danville 76 15047 9179 99 26549 14366 8 3 1300 0
N&W Norfolk & Western 401 61290 37387 99 120726 52723 6 5 130 0
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 212 36551 22296 99 61725 17414 8 9 855 145
S&A Savannah & Augusta 138 23327 14463 98 44006 24082 6 0 695 0
SCL Sea Coast Line 324 54795 31781 99 86759 22100 9 1 0 0
S&G Savannah & Gulf 157 22931 16510 88 49103 25297 2 0 0 0
COG Central of Georgia 86 15506 11629 85 29303 15097 2 0 0 0
LS Lake Shore 182 25858 19135 86 56495 29105 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 
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GT B&H c2 c3 NYC NYC PENNBoston New York Montreal
    GT  (Double) ; B&H
    Unbuilt: C2
    [Regions: A]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC HRL B&A B&M ny3 LS ERIEpa10pa11c4 GT GT PENNERIEcnj PENNme1 ny1 c3 Boston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Montreal London
    NYC ; HRL ; B&A ; B&M
    Unbuilt: NY3
    [Regions: A]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIEny2 LS ny1 NYC pa8 pa10pa11c4 NYC PENNcnj PENNny1 pa8 New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland London
    ERIE
    Unbuilt: NY2
    [Regions: A]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNLV C&A NYNHPA5 pa6 p&lep&fwpa7 wv2 GT NYC ERIEcnj READREADpa2 pa3 pa4 pa8 pa9 Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Cleveland Pittsburgh
    PENN ; LV ; C&A ; NYNH ; PA5
    Unbuilt: PA6
    [Regions: A]
  • Reading (READ)
    READpa1 PENNPENNPENNB&O pa2 pa3 pa4 RF&PPENNPENNPENNpa2 pa3 pa4 PENNNew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington
    READ
    Unbuilt: PA1
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O WV1 oh1 mrlep&fwm&c a&gwwv2 wv3 oh2 oh4 m&c READpa2 pa3 pa4 pa7 RF&PC&O wv2 wv3 Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    B&O ; WV1
    Unbuilt: OH1
    [Regions: A]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&O md2 B&O RF&Ppa7 RF&Pva7 B&O RF&PR&D vc RF&PR&D N&W N&W va7 Baltimore Washington Pittsburgh
    C&O
    Unbuilt: MD2
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P)
    RF&Pmd1 B&O C&O READpa2 pa3 pa4 C&O va7 C&O R&D N&W C&O va1 N&W va7 Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk
    RF&P
    Unbuilt: MD1
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&D va2 C&O vc N&W N&W va7 nc2 sc3 sc5 C&O RF&PN&W vc va1 N&W N&W va7 Washington Norfolk
    R&D
    Unbuilt: VA2
    [Regions: ]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W N&S VA3 va4 C&O R&D vc R&D va5 va6 va7 C&O RF&PR&D w&w vc va1 R&D va7 nc1 nc2 Washington Norfolk Wilmington
    N&W  (Double) ; N&S ; VA3
    Unbuilt: VA4
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H SC4 ga1 S&A COG a&wpbrl a&c ga8 SCL S&A SCL g&c sc1 sc2 sc3 Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    C&H ; SC4
    Unbuilt: GA1
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&A ga4 SCL S&G fec sc1 SCL ga5 fl3 fl4 SCL S&G sc1 C&H C&H SCL Charleston Savannah Atlanta
    S&A
    Unbuilt: GA4
    [Regions: A]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL NER ga2 S&A S&G COG sc1 ga3 S&A w&m C&H S&A S&G nc1 sc1 sc2 S&A Wilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta
    SCL ; NER
    Unbuilt: GA2
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G S&A SCL sc1 SCL ga3 S&A ga5 ga6 Charleston Savannah
    S&G
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COG a&wpbrl a&c C&H SCL ga3 ga8 Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    COG
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: D]
  • Lake Shore (LS)
    LS p&lemrlegtw ERIENYC pa10pa11oh3 c4 Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh London
    LS
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: L]

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 17 28 39 +22  162 860 55 2 2 6
NYC 33 37 42 +9  754 3115 72 7 7 11
ERIE 17 20 24 +7  507 1435 0 2 2
PENN 34 38 42 +8  447 2738 122 13 13 8 14
READ 17 22 28 +11  213 520 0 14 14
B&O 49 59 70 +21  188 1731 102 3 3 9 10
C&O 17 22 27 +10  183 470 0 10 10
RF&P 17 20 23 +6  211 585 0 1 1
R&D 17 28 39 +22  160 380 0 10 10
N&W 28 36 44 +16  166 1850 159 1 1
C&H 26 34 43 +17  292 1025 41 15 15
S&A 17 20 23 +6  254 690 0 8 8
SCL 37 42 47 +10  517 1627 0 12 12
S&G 0 0 18 +18  0 707 78 6 6
COG 0 0 18 +18  0 387 43 15 15
LS 0 0 18 +18  0 819 91 8 8

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
P&LE Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 655
MRLE Mad River & Lake Erie 690
P&FW Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne 955
G&C Greenville & Columbia 470
GTW Grand Trunk Western 535
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 965
A&WP Atlanta & West Point 760
BRL Blue Ridge Line 925
A&GW Atlantic & Great Western 580
TP&W Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw 700
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