Continental Rails II

Game # 27 - 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: J. Pierpont Morgan bought COG for $2581, John Forbes bought P&LE for $1321, Jay Gould bought GTW for $541, Jim Fisk bought BRL for $926.
  • PCs Merged: VC merges into R&D, W&W merges into N&W.
  • PCs Incorporated: M&C, MRLE, P&FW, C&A.
  • New Engines Acquired: B&M bought Norris 4-2-0, GT bought Norris 4-2-0, B&H bought Norris 4-2-0, NYC bought Norris 4-2-0, ERIE bought Norris 4-2-0, PENN bought Norris 4-2-0, B&O bought Norris 4-2-0, C&O bought Norris 4-2-0, R&D bought Norris 4-2-0, N&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.
  • New Technologies Acquired: SCL bought Grand Station.
  • RoWs built: PA11 by NYC, NY2 by ERIE, PA5 by READ, WV1 by B&O, MD1 by C&O, SC5 by N&W, SC4 by C&H, GA1 by S&A, GA4 by SCL.
  • PENN doubled PENN, R&D doubled R&D.
  • New RoWs acquired: B&M got ME1, C&O got PA1, PENN got PA10, S&G got GA6, S&A got GA8, SCL got FL4, B&O got WV3, R&D got WV4, N&W got TN2, ERIE got C4.
  • New railroad Presidents: Hannibal Kimball of C&A, Thomas Scott of MRLE, J. Pierpont Morgan of M&C.
  • New Private Companies Available: LS, A&WP, A&GW, WBSH, MC, A&C, A&T, GM&O, N&C, NO&J, SM.
  • J. Pierpont Morgan dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1234. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Jay Gould
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Mild Depression to Normal.
  • Best locomotive available: Norris 4-2-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Nicolas Koechlin (2) Eugène de Ségur (3) Jay Gould (9) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Thomas Scott (7)
Rail Mogul Jay Gould (9) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Jim Fisk (1) John Forbes (8) Eugène de Ségur (3)
Rail Builder Jim Fisk (1) Nicolas Koechlin (2) John Forbes (8) Thomas Scott (7) Eugène de Ségur (3)
Rail Magnate Jim Fisk (1) Nicolas Koechlin (2) Thomas Scott (7) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) John Forbes (8)
Rail Prodigal Jay Gould (9) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) John Forbes (8) Jim Fisk (1) Nicolas Koechlin (2)
Rail Baron Jay Gould (9) John Forbes (8) Nicolas Koechlin (2) Jim Fisk (1) Thomas Scott (7)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
9 Jay Gould B&O PENN GTW ....
3 Eugène de Ségur C&H GT .... G&C
2 Nicolas Koechlin NYC .... .... ....
4 J. Pierpont Morgan M&C SCL COG ....
7 Thomas Scott MRLE ERIE .... ....
1 Jim Fisk R&D S&A BRL ....
6 Milton Littlefield N&W C&O .... ....
8 John Forbes .... B&M P&LE ....
10 Hannibal Kimball C&A .... .... ....
5 Cornelius Vanderbilt .... S&G .... ....
13 William Ogden .... .... .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....
11 Thomas Durant .... .... .... ....
14 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
12 William Palmer .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
B&M Boston & Maine 145 18002 11701 95 26577 21943 2 6 680 0
GT Grand Trunk 73 12357 8403 92 14423 9939 5 4 0 0
B&H Boston & Hartford 110 15808 10433 94 16863 13699 4 0 0 0
NYC New York Central 822 99359 60609 99 135862 83849 4 0 0 0
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 490 46600 28426 99 69050 61380 2 7 0 0
C&A Camden & Amboy 92 18882 14539 83 19169 16331 2 0 0 0
PENN Pennsylvania 388 58815 35877 99 70956 37985 6 9 800 377
READ Reading 239 31212 20287 95 39018 33768 3 0 0 439
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 365 28836 17590 99 67390 30658 1 4 605 615
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 139 19847 13695 91 22452 19728 3 1 0 0
R&D Richmond & Danville 369 35891 21893 99 62500 51007 1 3 290 0
N&W Norfolk & Western 792 81092 51088 97 125431 84805 2 4 0 0
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 672 80941 46945 99 114661 69319 5 0 0 0
S&A Savannah & Augusta 309 37241 23835 96 51543 42513 2 4 0 0
SCL Sea Coast Line 450 70236 40736 99 94705 53497 7 10 825 97
S&G Savannah & Gulf 157 17565 11417 95 22217 18454 3 1 0 0
MRLE Mad River & Lake Erie 138 15065 11600 83 22004 18746 -1 0 0 0
P&FW Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne 191 18035 12805 89 29159 24841 0 0 0 0
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 193 16106 11435 89 28349 24151 -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&Mme1c1GTNYCB&HBoston Quebec
    B&M
    Unbuilt: ME1
    [Regions: A]
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GTB&MNYCB&Hc2Boston Montreal
    GT
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Boston & Hartford (B&H)
    B&HB&MGTNYCnynhBoston New York
    B&H
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYCB&AHRLNY3PA11B&MGTB&HnynhERIEcnjC&Alsp&leMRLEgtwny1ERIEPENNoh3c3ERIEBoston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Montreal London
    NYC ; B&A ; HRL ; NY3 ; PA11
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIENY2c4lsNYCPENNNYCc5NYCnynhcnjC&Alsny1NYCpa8PENNNYCNew York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit London
    ERIE ; NY2
    Unbuilt: C4
    [Regions: AL]
  • Camden & Amboy (C&A)
    C&ANYCnynhERIEcnjPENNPENNREADC&Opa2New York Philadelphia Baltimore
    C&A
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNLVPA9pa10lsERIENYCNYCERIEcnjC&AREADC&Opa2pa3pa4READpa8New York Philadelphia Baltimore Buffalo Cleveland London
    PENN  (Double) ; LV ; PA9
    Unbuilt: PA10
    [Regions: A]
  • Reading (READ)
    READPA5C&APENNPENNC&Opa2pa3pa4pa6New York Philadelphia Baltimore Pittsburgh
    READ ; PA5
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OWV1wv3M&Cva5wv2R&Doh1ky1ky2M&CC&Opa2pa3pa4pa7C&Omd2wv2oh1Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    B&O ; WV1
    Unbuilt: WV3
    [Regions: A]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&OMD1pa1C&APENNPENNREADB&Opa2pa3pa4B&ON&WR&DR&Dpa2pa3pa4md2va2va3va4va7New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington
    C&O ; MD1
    Unbuilt: PA1
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&DVCwv4va5B&Oky1ky2C&ON&WN&Wva1va2va3va4va7Washington Norfolk Cincinnati
    R&D  (Double) ; VC
    Unbuilt: WV4
    [Regions: ]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&WN&SRF&PNC2W&WSC5tn2g&cbrltn1tn3tn4C&OR&DC&Hg&cbrlC&Omd2va1va2va3va7nc1sc3Baltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington Atlanta
    N&W  (Double) ; N&S ; RF&P ; NC2 ; W&W ; SC5
    Unbuilt: TN2
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&HNERW&MSC1SC4N&WS&ASCLS&Gg&cnc1sc2sc3S&ASCLSCLWilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta
    C&H  (Double) ; NER ; W&M ; SC1 ; SC4
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&AGA1ga8coga&wpbrla&ca&tal1al2al3al4al5SCLS&Gcoga&wpbrla&cC&HC&HSCLSCLCharleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    S&A ; GA1
    Unbuilt: GA8
    [Regions: AD]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCLGA2GA4fl4fecga5fl3fl5C&HC&HS&AS&GcogfecC&Hga3ga5fl3Charleston Savannah Atlanta Pensacola
    SCL  (Double) ; GA2 ; GA4
    Unbuilt: FL4
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&Gga6ga3ga5ga7S&ASCLC&HSCLga3SCLga5Charleston Savannah
    S&G
    Unbuilt: GA6
    [Regions: A]
  • Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE)
    MRLElsp&leP&FWgtwa&gwNYCoh1oh2oh3oh4Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    MRLE
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: L]
  • Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW)
    P&FWp&leMRLEa&gwpa6pa7wv2oh1oh2oh4Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    P&FW
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: O]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&Ca&gwwbshB&Owv2B&Ooh1oh7oh8in4in5ky1ky3Pittsburgh 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
B&M 12 15 18 +6  261 725 0 8 8
GT 12 13 14 +2  125 338 27 3 3
B&H 16 16 16 +0  187 550 0   8 9
NYC 24 24 24 +0  800 3952 165 2 2 8 10
ERIE 13 23 33 +20  541 2349 101 7 7 3
C&A 0 0 12 +12  0 414 46 10 10
PENN 30 30 31 +1  600 1945 0 9 9
READ 18 25 32 +14  160 1128 67   9
B&O 32 38 44 +12  165 1731 102 9 9 2
C&O 15 20 26 +11  131 673 22 6 6 1
R&D 12 15 19 +7  150 1699 146 1 6
N&W 24 26 28 +4  714 3758 206 6 6 5 7
C&H 31 31 32 +1  568 3188 178 3 3 1 4
S&A 17 18 19 +2  147 1460 85 1 1
SCL 29 30 31 +2  547 2188 69 4 4
S&G 12 13 14 +2  225 726 59 5 5 2
MRLE 0 0 12 +12  0 621 69 7 7
P&FW 0 0 12 +12  0 860 95   8
M&C 0 0 12 +12  0 869 96 4 4

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
NYNH New York & New Haven 550
CNJ Central New Jersey 670
LS Lake Shore 910
A&WP Atlanta & West Point 760
A&GW Atlantic & Great Western 580
WBSH Wabash Line 570
MC Michigan Central 760
A&C Atlanta & Chattanooga 685
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 715
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 675
N&C Nashville & Chattanooga 755
NO&J New Orleans & Jackson 915
SM Southern Mississippi 220
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