Continental Rails II

Game # 23 - Turn # 5

Headline News 1849 to 1850

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1849: Gold found at Sutter's mill in California! Gold rush begins!
  2. 1850: Samuel Colt builds factory to manufacture new repeating pistol.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Nicolas Koechlin bought MRLE for $4534, Henry Farham bought M&C for $6602, Jim Fisk bought BRL for $4387, William Ogden bought TP&W for $4783.
  • PCs Merged: GTW merges into LS, B&H merges into GT, VC merges into C&O.
  • PCs Incorporated: G&C, P&FW.
  • New Engines Acquired: B&M bought Norris 4-2-0, GT bought Norris 4-2-0, NYC bought Norris 4-2-0, HRL bought Norris 4-2-0, B&O bought Norris 4-2-0, C&O bought Norris 4-2-0, RF&P bought Norris 4-2-0, R&D bought Norris 4-2-0, N&W bought Norris 4-2-0, W&W bought Norris 4-2-0, C&H bought Norris 4-2-0, S&A bought Norris 4-2-0, SCL bought Norris 4-2-0, S&G bought Norris 4-2-0, LS bought Norris 4-2-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: PENN bought Grand Station.
  • RoWs built: C2 by GT, NY3 by NYC, PA9 by HRL, PA5 by LV, PA2 by PENN, OH1 by B&O, VA4 by C&O, MD1 by RF&P, VA2 by R&D, VA3 by N&W, GA4 by C&H, GA1 by S&A, GA2 by SCL, GA6 by S&G.
  • HRL doubled HRL, PENN doubled NYNH, C&O doubled C&O, C&H doubled C&H.
  • New RoWs acquired: B&M got ME1, PENN got NY2, LV got PA6, HRL got PA10, RF&P got MD2, C&O got VA5, SCL got NC1, W&W got NC2, R&D got SC5, S&G got GA7, S&A got GA8, C&H got FL4, B&O got OH4, LS got OH5, GT got C3, NYC got C4.
  • Loan Recalls: Leland Stanford, Henry Farham, Dan Drew.
  • New railroad Presidents: J. Edgar Thompson of C&O, Leland Stanford of SCL, Dan Drew of P&FW, Jim Fisk of G&C.
  • New Private Companies Available: A&WP, A&GW, WBSH, A&C, A&T, N&C, SM.
  • Nicholas van Rijn dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1201. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Eugene de Segur, Jay Gould
  • Development of switch yards facilitates operations, reduces operating costs.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Mild Depression to Recession.
  • Best locomotive available: Norris 4-2-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Dan Drew (14) Hanniball Kimball (11) Leland Stanford (5) Nicolas Koechlin (7) Jim Fisk (1)
Rail Mogul Dan Drew (14) Jim Fisk (1) Jay Gould (9) William Ogden (13) J. Edgar Thompson (3)
Rail Builder Nicolas Koechlin (7) Eugene de Segur (8) William Ogden (13) Jim Fisk (1) Edward Harriman (2)
Rail Magnate Jim Fisk (1) Nicolas Koechlin (7) Eugene de Segur (8) Jay Gould (9) William Ogden (13)
Rail Prodigal Jim Fisk (1) Nicholas van Rijn (6) Eugene de Segur (8) Jay Gould (9) Edward Harriman (2)
Rail Baron Jim Fisk (1) William Ogden (13) Nicolas Koechlin (7) Dan Drew (14) Eugene de Segur (8)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
11 Hanniball Kimball PENN .... .... ....
14 Dan Drew P&FW .... .... ....
7 Nicolas Koechlin .... GT MRLE ....
9 Jay Gould B&O R&D .... ....
10 Troy Phelan .... HRL .... ....
6 Nicholas van Rijn .... W&W .... ....
1 Jim Fisk C&H G&C .... BRL
3 J. Edgar Thompson C&O RF&P .... ....
12 Henry Farham .... LV M&C P&LE
8 Eugene de Segur .... S&A .... ....
2 Edward Harriman B&M S&G .... ....
13 William Ogden LS NYC .... TP&W
5 Leland Stanford SCL COG .... ....
4 Casiny .... .... .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
B&M Boston & Maine 145 18256 12232 93 27226 18309 2 1 0 0
GT Grand Trunk 439 52244 31869 99 80841 64508 3 3 1205 0
NYC New York Central 498 58689 35800 99 96068 53289 3 4 700 521
HRL Hudson River Line 430 62064 39101 97 84807 69693 3 4 480 277
LV Lehigh Valley 369 50691 32950 95 70172 57528 3 2 0 405
PENN Pennsylvania 688 116405 72171 95 136240 93347 6 5 0 0
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 445 36711 22393 99 85208 34393 2 1 0 746
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 517 44199 26961 99 83127 68678 1 0 0 455
RF&P Richmond, Fred. & Potomac 162 23393 14504 98 31313 23399 4 2 0 0
R&D Richmond & Danville 336 30962 18887 99 61594 51290 0 1 0 910
N&W Norfolk & Western 401 45861 29351 96 75202 47709 2 2 0 0
W&W Wilmington & Weldon 120 11810 7204 99 20779 17081 1 5 775 0
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 410 58659 35782 99 75890 44797 6 4 0 0
S&A Savannah & Augusta 309 36841 22473 99 58887 48839 2 0 785 0
SCL Sea Coast Line 629 83953 48692 99 118517 66087 6 4 0 0
S&G Savannah & Gulf 282 27074 16515 99 50758 35500 1 1 0 0
COG Central of Georgia 86 11983 8029 93 16360 13540 2 2 0 0
LS Lake Shore 289 31792 19711 98 51952 42546 2 4 600 0
P&FW Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne 191 18482 13122 89 29159 24841 0 0 0 0
G&C Greenville & Columbia 94 9174 6697 87 14444 12306 -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 GT NYC GT Boston Quebec
    B&M
    Unbuilt: ME1
    [Regions: A]
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GT B&H C2 c3 NYC NYC HRL ny1 B&M NYC PENNBoston New York Montreal
    GT ; B&H ; C2
    Unbuilt: C3
    [Regions: AN]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC B&A NY3 c4 LS PENNHRL pa11c5 B&M GT GT HRL LS ny1 PENNHRL pa11GT Boston New York Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Montreal London
    NYC ; B&A ; NY3
    Unbuilt: C4
    [Regions: AL]
  • Hudson River Line (HRL)
    HRL CNJ PA9 pa10LS PENNNYC pa11NYC NYC NYC PENNPENNPENNLV ny1 pa8 GT Boston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Montreal London
    HRL  (Double) ; CNJ ; PA9
    Unbuilt: PA10
    [Regions: A]
  • Lehigh Valley (LV)
    LV READPA5 pa6 p&leP&FWpa7 wv2 HRL PENNPENNpa1 PENNpa3 pa4 pa8 HRL New York Philadelphia Baltimore Cleveland Pittsburgh
    LV ; READ ; PA5
    Unbuilt: PA6
    [Regions: A]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNC&A NYNHERIEPA2 ny2 LS ny1 NYC pa8 HRL pa11NYC GT HRL HRL LV LV B&O ny1 pa1 pa3 pa4 LV pa8 RF&PBoston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cleveland London
    PENN  (Double) ; C&A  (Double) ; NYNH  (Double) ; ERIE ; PA2
    Unbuilt: NY2
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O WV1 OH1 oh4 mrleP&FWa&gwtp&wc&c oh2 oh6 oh7 oh8 in1 in2 in3 mrleP&FWm&c a&gwpa1 PENNpa3 pa4 pa7 RF&PRF&Pwv2 wv3 oh2 Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago
    B&O ; WV1 ; OH1
    Unbuilt: OH4
    [Regions: A]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&O VC VA4 va5 va6 wv3 wv4 ky1 ky2 RF&PR&D RF&PRF&PR&D N&W va6 va7 wv4 Baltimore Washington Cincinnati
    C&O  (Double) ; VC ; VA4
    Unbuilt: VA5
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P)
    RF&PMD1 md2 B&O C&O pa7 va7 B&O B&O C&O R&D N&W pa1 PENNpa3 pa4 va1 N&W va7 Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk Pittsburgh
    RF&P ; MD1
    Unbuilt: MD2
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&D VA2 sc5 G&C brl W&W sc3 tn2 C&O RF&PN&W C&O va1 N&W C&O va7 W&W sc3 Washington Norfolk Atlanta
    R&D ; VA2
    Unbuilt: SC5
    [Regions: ]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W N&S VA3 C&O RF&PR&D W&W C&O va1 R&D C&O va7 SCL W&W Washington Norfolk Wilmington
    N&W  (Double) ; N&S ; VA3
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Wilmington & Weldon (W&W)
    W&W nc2 N&W va1 R&D SCL sc3 R&D N&W SCL va1 SCL Norfolk Wilmington
    W&W
    Unbuilt: NC2
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H SC1 GA4 fl4 fec ga5 fl3 fl5 SCL S&A SCL S&G G&C fec sc2 sc3 sc4 SCL ga5 fl3 Charleston Savannah Pensacola
    C&H  (Double) ; SC1 ; GA4
    Unbuilt: FL4
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&A GA1 ga8 COG a&wpbrl a&c a&t al1 al2 al3 al4 al5 SCL S&G COG a&wpbrl a&c C&H sc4 SCL C&H Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    S&A ; GA1
    Unbuilt: GA8
    [Regions: AD]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL NER W&M GA2 nc1 N&W W&W va1 W&W sc2 W&W C&H S&A S&G COG C&H sc2 ga3 C&H Norfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta
    SCL  (Double) ; NER ; W&M ; GA2
    Unbuilt: NC1
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G GA6 ga7 a&wpal1 al6 S&A SCL C&H SCL ga3 C&H ga5 Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    S&G ; GA6
    Unbuilt: GA7
    [Regions: A]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COG a&wpbrl a&c S&A SCL ga3 S&A Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    COG
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: D]
  • Lake Shore (LS)
    LS GTW oh5 tp&wms fw&coh2 oh3 oh6 mi1 mi2 mi6 p&lemrletp&wPENNNYC HRL pa11oh2 oh3 mi1 mi2 NYC Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Chicago London
    LS ; GTW
    Unbuilt: OH5
    [Regions: L]
  • Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW)
    P&FWp&lemrlea&gwLV pa7 wv2 B&O oh2 B&O Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    P&FW
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: O]
  • Greenville & Columbia (G&C)
    G&C C&H brl C&H sc2 sc3 sc4 R&D tn2 Charleston Savannah Atlanta
    G&C
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ]

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 12 15 18 +6  292 725 0 2 2
GT 19 28 37 +18  107 2012 183 7 7
NYC 28 25 23 -5  441 2423 74 13 13 4
HRL 14 18 23 +9  504 2073 77 10 10
LV 26 25 24 -2  299 1730 115 12 12 6
PENN 42 37 33 -9  620 3398 47 11 11 12 14
B&O 21 22 24 +3  658 2193 40 9 9
C&O 16 18 21 +5  136 2374 211 3 3 11
RF&P 13 15 17 +4  212 788 22 3 3
R&D 17 22 28 +11  113 1550 130 9 9 11
N&W 14 16 18 +4  587 1917 92   3 6
W&W 12 13 15 +3  173 600 0 6 6
C&H 31 31 31 +0  325 1987 69 1 1 6
S&A 12 13 15 +3  222 1460 85 8 8
SCL 40 37 35 -5  565 3066 86 5 14 7
S&G 16 16 17 +1  201 1348 62 2 2 1
COG 12 16 21 +9  180 430 0 5 5
LS 12 14 17 +5  322 1301 144 13 13
P&FW 0 0 12 +12  0 860 95 14 14
G&C 0 0 12 +12  0 423 47 1 1

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
A&WP Atlanta & West Point 760
A&GW Atlantic & Great Western 580
WBSH Wabash Line 570
A&C Atlanta & Chattanooga 685
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 715
N&C Nashville & Chattanooga 755
SM Southern Mississippi 220

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