Continental Rails II

Game # 26 - 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: Jim Fisk bought B&A for $1511, Dan Drew bought ERIE for $2081, Jim Hill bought MRLE for $2907, Jay Gould bought GTW for $3204, J. Edgar Thompson bought A&WP for $899, Hannibal Kimball bought BRL for $1300, Jim Fisk bought MC for $888.
  • PCs Merged: HRL merges into C&A, G&C merges into C&H.
  • PCs Incorporated: P&LE, LS, M&C.
  • New Engines Acquired: B&H bought Norris 4-2-0, NYC bought Norris 4-2-0, NYNH bought Norris 4-2-0, C&A bought Norris 4-2-0, PENN bought Norris 4-2-0, READ bought Norris 4-2-0, B&O bought Norris 4-2-0, N&W bought Norris 4-2-0, C&H bought Norris 4-2-0, SCL bought Norris 4-2-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: B&H bought steel rails, NYC bought steel rails, NYNH bought steel rails, C&A bought steel rails, PENN bought Grand Station, PENN bought steel rails, READ bought steel rails, B&O bought steel rails, N&W bought steel rails, C&H bought steel rails.
  • RoWs built: C2 by GT, PA2 by C&A, PA5 by PENN, WV1 by B&O, VA3 by C&O, VA4 by R&D, GA4 by C&H, GA1 by S&A, GA6 by SCL.
  • PENN doubled PENN, C&H doubled C&H.
  • New RoWs acquired: NYC got NY3, READ got PA1, PENN got PA6, C&O got MD1, R&D got VA5, SCL got GA7, COG got GA8, C&H got FL4, B&O got OH1, C&A got C3, S&A got GA2.
  • New railroad Presidents: Jim Fisk of N&W, Jim Hill of LS, Jay Gould of P&LE, Dan Drew of M&C.
  • New Private Companies Available: TP&W, WBSH, A&C, A&T, MN.
  • Jim Hill dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1301. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: J. Edgar Thompson, John Forbes, Hannibal Kimball, Dan Drew
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Improved to Good.
  • Best locomotive available: Norris 4-2-0
  • 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 Hannibal Kimball (5) J. Edgar Thompson (3) Dan Drew (1) Jim Hill (7) John Forbes (2)
Rail Mogul Jim Hill (7) Dan Drew (1) John Forbes (2) Hannibal Kimball (5) Jay Gould (8)
Rail Builder Jim Hill (7) Jay Gould (8) Dan Drew (1) John Forbes (2) J. Edgar Thompson (3)
Rail Magnate Hannibal Kimball (5) Jim Hill (7) Jay Gould (8) Dan Drew (1) John Forbes (2)
Rail Prodigal Dan Drew (1) John Forbes (2) J. Edgar Thompson (3) Jim Hill (7) Hannibal Kimball (5)
Rail Baron Jim Hill (7) Dan Drew (1) Jay Gould (8) Hannibal Kimball (5) John Forbes (2)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
5 Hannibal Kimball C&H READ BRL ....
2 John Forbes B&O C&A .... ....
7 Jim Hill LS GT .... MRLE
8 Jay Gould P&LE S&A .... GTW
3 J. Edgar Thompson SCL .... A&WP ....
1 Dan Drew COG M&C ERIE ....
4 Jim Fisk NYC N&W MC B&A
6 Edward Harriman .... .... .... ....
15 J. Pierpont Morgan .... .... .... ....
11 Byron Kilbourn .... .... .... ....
12 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....
9 Erastus Corning .... .... .... ....
13 Thomas Scott .... .... .... ....
10 William Palmer .... .... .... ....
14 William Ogden .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
GT Grand Trunk 329 41831 25936 95 84003 56441 3 26 0 0
B&H Boston & Hartford 110 18668 11014 95 31005 19975 6 9 0 0
NYC New York Central 148 18885 10764 97 31343 977 8 9 745 0
NYNH New York & New Haven 110 18592 12271 88 29003 16272 5 2 0 0
C&A Camden & Amboy 329 65292 35911 99 94771 63615 10 16 1205 0
PENN Pennsylvania 369 76147 39597 99 92145 47501 14 23 0 0
READ Reading 104 20368 11406 98 30749 19912 9 4 0 0
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 365 34670 19415 98 83443 34442 3 9 400 513
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 170 25406 15752 95 45304 30573 4 10 0 0
R&D Richmond & Danville 206 26977 16726 95 52761 35656 3 9 1385 358
N&W Norfolk & Western 82 13807 7594 99 14412 295 12 7 0 0
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 504 79163 45914 96 129991 68666 7 4 0 0
S&A Savannah & Augusta 309 42461 26750 94 78099 53008 3 0 860 0
SCL Sea Coast Line 706 91088 55563 99 161885 82096 4 4 0 468
COG Central of Georgia 86 13803 10490 81 21644 14431 0 0 785 0
LS Lake Shore 182 22874 15554 86 41729 27821 2 0 0 0
P&LE Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 131 19914 13342 87 31784 21191 3 0 0 0
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 193 18658 11755 91 40949 27301 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)
    GTC2b&mb&aB&HC&ABoston Montreal
    GT ; C2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Boston & Hartford (B&H)
    B&Hb&mGTb&aNYNHBoston New York
    B&H
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYCny3LSny2pa10pa11c4b&aC&Any1C&ABoston New York Buffalo Cleveland Montreal London
    NYC
    Unbuilt: NY3
    [Regions: ]
  • New York & New Haven (NYNH)
    NYNHB&HC&AeriecnjC&ABoston New York Philadelphia
    NYNH
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Camden & Amboy (C&A)
    C&AHRLPA2c3b&aNYCny1GTb&aNYCNYNHeriecnjPENNPENNREADB&Ony1READpa3pa4C&OBoston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Montreal
    C&A ; HRL ; PA2
    Unbuilt: C3
    [Regions: A]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNLVPA5pa6P&LEp&fwpa7wv2cnjC&AREADREADC&Apa3pa4pa8pa9New York Philadelphia Baltimore Cleveland Pittsburgh
    PENN  (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; PA5
    Unbuilt: PA6
    [Regions: A]
  • Reading (READ)
    READpa1C&APENNPENNB&OC&Apa3pa4C&OC&APENNPENNC&Apa3pa4PENNNew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington
    READ
    Unbuilt: PA1
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OWV1oh1mrlep&fwM&Ca&gwwv2wv3oh2oh4M&CREADC&Apa3pa4pa7C&Omd2wv2wv3Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    B&O ; WV1
    Unbuilt: OH1
    [Regions: A]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&OVA3md1B&Orf&pREADC&Apa3pa4md2va7rf&pR&DN&Wvcmd2va1va2R&Dva7Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk
    C&O ; VA3
    Unbuilt: MD1
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&DVA4va5va6wv3wv4ky1ky2C&Orf&pN&Wvcva1va2C&Ova6va7Washington Norfolk Cincinnati
    R&D ; VA4
    Unbuilt: VA5
    [Regions: ]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&Wrf&pR&Dn&sva1C&OWashington Norfolk
    N&W
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&HSC1G&CGA4fl4fecga5fl3fl5SCLS&ASCLSCLbrlfecsc2sc3sc4sc5S&Aga5fl3tn2Charleston Savannah Atlanta Pensacola
    C&H  (Double) ; SC1 ; G&C ; GA4
    Unbuilt: FL4
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&AGA1ga2SCLSCLCOGC&Hga3C&HSCLSCLCOGa&wpbrla&cC&Hsc4C&HCOGCharleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    S&A ; GA1
    Unbuilt: GA2
    [Regions: AD]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCLNERS&GNC1GA6ga7a&wpal1al6n&sw&ww&mC&HS&Ava1nc2C&Hsc2S&Aga3C&Hga5Norfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    SCL ; NER ; S&G ; NC1 ; GA6
    Unbuilt: GA7
    [Regions: A]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COGga8a&wpbrla&ca&tS&Aal1al2al3al4al5a&wpbrla&cS&AS&Aga3Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    COG
    Unbuilt: GA8
    [Regions: D]
  • Lake Shore (LS)
    LSP&LEmrlegtwny2NYCpa10pa11oh3c4Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh London
    LS
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: L]
  • Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
    P&LELSmrlep&fwgtwPENNpa7pa11wv2oh3Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh
    P&LE
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: OL]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&Ca&gwwbshB&Owv2wv3B&Ooh7oh8in4in5ky1ky3Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville
    M&C
    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
GT 37 47 58 +21  111 1517 128 7 7
B&H 15 18 21 +6  188 550 0   4
NYC 33 34 36 +3  156 747 0 4 4 7
NYNH 15 18 22 +7  203 508 42   4 1
C&A 26 36 46 +20  132 1527 118 2 2
PENN 27 37 47 +20  448 1783 67   8
READ 15 17 19 +4  159 520 0 5 5
B&O 27 32 38 +11  240 1731 102 2 2
C&O 17 21 26 +9  190 812 38   7
R&D 18 22 27 +9  148 965 65   1
N&W 23 29 36 +13  141 411 3 4 7
C&H 25 32 39 +14  554 2410 116 5 5
S&A 16 20 24 +8  244 1460 85 8 8
SCL 45 45 45 +0  675 3475 62 3 3 1 5
COG 15 17 19 +4  195 430 0 1 1 3
LS 0 0 15 +15  0 819 91 7 7
P&LE 0 0 15 +15  0 590 65 8 8
M&C 0 0 15 +15  0 869 96 1 1

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
B&M Boston & Maine 725
CNJ Central New Jersey 670
RF&P Richmond, Fred. & Potomac 585
N&S Norfolk & Southern 1215
W&W Wilmington & Weldon 600
W&M Wilmington & Manchester 665
P&FW Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne 955
VC Virginia Central 1465
A&GW Atlantic & Great Western 580
TP&W Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw 700
WBSH Wabash Line 570
A&C Atlanta & Chattanooga 685
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 715
MN Michigan Northern 510
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