Continental Rails II

Game # 29 - Turn # 7

Headline News 1853 to 1854

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1853: Franklin Pearce defeats Winfield Scott in Presidential race.
  2. 1854: Wells, Fargo and Company founded in Sacramento.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Guy de Lusignan bought B&M for $1025, Guy de Lusignan bought NYNH for $1011, B. bought MON for $12114, B. bought C&EI for $3112.
  • PCs Merged: VC merges into R&D, WBSH merges into B&O, A&C merges into COG, A&WP merges into COG.
  • PCs Incorporated: SM, TP&W, GM&O.
  • New Engines Acquired: B&A bought 2000-04-04, B&H bought Mogul 2-6-0, NYC bought 2000-04-04, B&O bought Mogul 2-6-0, R&D bought Mogul 2-6-0, N&W bought 2000-04-04, SCL bought Mogul 2-6-0, COG bought Mogul 2-6-0, P&FW bought Mogul 2-6-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: B&O bought switch yards, R&D bought switch yards, SCL bought switch yards, COG bought switch yards, P&FW bought switch yards.
  • RoWs built: C5 by NYC, PA11 by PENN, IN5 by B&O, KY1 by R&D, SC2 by W&M, AL3 by C&H, NC1 by SCL, GA6 by COG, PA10 by LS, OH4 by P&FW.
  • RoWs abandoned: WV2 was abandoned by N&W.
  • PENN doubled CNJ, B&O doubled M&C, R&D doubled R&D, SCL doubled GA4.
  • New RoWs acquired: N&W got PA1, SCL got VA1, W&M got SC1, LS got OH3, NYC got MI2, P&FW got IN1, R&D got IN4, B&O got IN9, C&H got TN10, COG got AL6.
  • RR Mergers: P&FW merges into PENN.
  • Reorganized RRs: S&G.
  • Loan Recalls: B..
  • New railroad Presidents: Guy de Lusignan of B&H, J. Pierpont Morgan of TP&W, J. Pierpont Morgan of GM&O, Nicholas van Rijn of SM.
  • New Private Companies Available: C&C, L&N, IC, C&NW, CB&Q.
  • Henry Farham dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $2464. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: B., 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 Mild Depression.
  • Best locomotive available: Atlantic 4-4-2
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails.

Tycoon Announcements:

2Nicholas van Rijn damme !

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronB. (3)Guy de Lusignan (5)Nicholas van Rijn (2)Jay Gould (9)Henry Farham (6)
Rail MogulB. (3)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Nicholas van Rijn (2)Henry Farham (6)Guy de Lusignan (5)
Rail BuilderJ. Pierpont Morgan (4)Nicholas van Rijn (2)B. (3)Guy de Lusignan (5)Henry Farham (6)
Rail MagnateJ. Pierpont Morgan (4)Guy de Lusignan (5)Henry Farham (6)Nicholas van Rijn (2)B. (3)
Rail ProdigalB. (3)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Henry Farham (6)Jay Gould (9)Nicholas van Rijn (2)
Rail BaronB. (3)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Guy de Lusignan (5)Henry Farham (6)Nicholas van Rijn (2)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
3B. SCLR&DMONC&EI
5Guy de Lusignan PENNB&HNYNHB&M
10Hannibal Kimball ................
2Nicholas van Rijn SMLSNO&J....
6Henry Farham C&HCOG........
9Jay Gould B&ON&W........
4J. Pierpont Morgan TP&WGM&O........
8John Forbes ........P&LE....
15Cyrus Holliday ................
13William Ogden ................
14Dan Drew ................
12William Palmer ................
11Thomas Durant ................
7Thomas Scott ................
1Jim Fisk ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
GTGrand Trunk 32938910268489169797518130000
B&ABoston & Albany 65268878447719513581687679110800
B&HBoston & Hartford 11016001118418619131144391000
NYCNew York Central 6909638862652951604689823634290455
PENNPennsylvania 1896284855156671993981482128607601353
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 9189638253011991608061116234601061
R&DRichmond & Danville 1016971735636099163481134339246251061
N&WNorfolk & Western 789894115811695191060115210020262
W&MWilmington & Manchester 2432136713888953981534339040330
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 8401012286579895139810997323100
SCLSea Coast Line 72899058574539915804495774540626
S&GSavannah & Gulf 157176571147795314000-1000
COGCentral of Georgia 652645033934896103292905392100
LSLake Shore 3423492822703955933550915090520
TP&WToledo, Peoria & Warsaw 1401161879008920654175960000
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 135133779631852092417826-1000
SMSouthern Mississippi 447511540885836971313000

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&HB&ABoston Montreal
    GT  (Double) ; C2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Boston & Albany (B&A)
    B&AC3NY1b&mGTB&HNYCNYCPENNPENNPENNGTBoston New York Buffalo Montreal
    B&A ; C3 ; NY1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Boston & Hartford (B&H)
    B&Hb&mGTB&AnynhBoston New York
    B&H
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYCHRLNY3C4C5mi2gtwTP&Wmcmnmsoh2LSoh5mi1B&AnynhPENNPENNPENNLSmcmnmsB&APENNLSPENNmi1B&ABoston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Montreal London
    NYC  (Double) ; HRL ; NY3 ; C4 ; C5
    Unbuilt: MI2
    [Regions: ALN]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNC&APA5ERIEPA6LVPA8CNJNY2PA11P&FWA&GWOH4in1TP&Wmonfw&cc&cc&eiicc&nwcripcb&qcaslcnsoh6oh7oh8mi5in2in3il1il10il12il14wi1NYCnynhreadLSp&lemrlegtwB&OTP&WB&Oc&cB&ANYCN&Wpa2pa3pa4N&Wpa9LSwv2oh1oh2LSoh6oh7oh8in2in3R&DB&OR&Dky3NYCNew York Philadelphia Baltimore Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago London
    PENN (Double) ; C&A  (Double) ; PA5 ; ERIE (Double) ; PA6 ; LV  (Double) ; PA8 ; CNJ  (Double) ; NY2 ; PA11 ; P&FW ; A&GW ; OH4
    Unbuilt: IN1
    [Regions: AOL]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OWV1M&CWV3WBSHIN5in9o&mmonc&eiin2in3R&Din6in7in8in10il2il3il6il7ky11ky12ky13PENNo&mmonc&eil&nN&Wpa2pa3pa4N&WN&WN&WR&Dwv2wv4oh1oh7oh8in2in3R&Din6in7in8in10R&Dky2ky3ky5ky7ky8Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis
    B&O  (Double) ; WV1 ; M&C  (Double) ; WV3 ; WBSH ; IN5
    Unbuilt: IN9
    [Regions: AO]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&DC&OVA4VA5VCKY1in4B&OPENNB&Omonc&eioh7oh8in2in3B&Oin6in7in8B&Oky3N&WN&WB&OPENNB&ON&WN&WSCLva2va3va6va7B&Owv4oh7oh8B&Oky2ky3Baltimore Washington Norfolk Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    R&D  (Double) ; C&O ; VA4 ; VA5 ; VC ; KY1
    Unbuilt: IN4
    [Regions: AO]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&WRF&PN&SMD2MD1PA7pa1PENNPENNPENNreadB&Opa2pa3pa4B&OR&DR&Dw&wp&lePENNpa2pa3pa4PENNSCLva3va7SCLnc2B&Owv2New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington Cleveland Pittsburgh
    N&W ; RF&P ; N&S ; MD2 ; MD1  (Double) ; PA7
    Unbuilt: PA1
    [Regions: AO]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&MSC2sc1C&HC&HSCLS&Gg&csc3C&Hga2SCLw&wSCLC&Hg&cSCLsc3C&HWilmington Charleston Savannah
    W&M ; SC2
    Unbuilt: SC1
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&HSC4S&AGA1GA8AL3tn10m&lrtn8tn9tn11tn12tn13tn14tn15ms3ms6ms7ar1ar5SCLSCLS&GCOGg&cCOGbrlCOGa&tW&MW&Msc3ga2SCLtn8tn9tn11tn12tn13al1al2al4al5ms3ms6Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Memphis
    C&H ; SC4 ; S&A ; GA1 ; GA8 ; AL3
    Unbuilt: TN10
    [Regions: AD]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCLNERGA4FL4NC1va1N&WR&DN&WN&Ww&wva3nc2N&Ww&wW&MC&HC&HS&Gfecnc2W&MW&Mga2ga5fl3fl5Washington Norfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah Pensacola
    SCL  (Double) ; NER ; GA4  (Double) ; FL4 ; NC1
    Unbuilt: VA1
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&GC&HSCLW&Mga2COGSCLga5COGCharleston Savannah
    S&G
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COGGA3A&CA&WPGA6al6ga7fl6al1al5al7al8S&Gbrla&tn&cC&Hga2ga5ga7C&Htn4tn5tn6al1Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile
    COG ; GA3 ; A&C ; A&WP ; GA6
    Unbuilt: AL6
    [Regions: D]
  • Lake Shore (LS)
    LSPA10oh3p&lemrlegtwTP&WPENNoh2oh5mi1NYCp&lemrlegtwPENNNYCpa9PENNNYCBuffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh London
    LS ; PA10
    Unbuilt: OH3
    [Regions: L]
  • Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
    TP&Wgtwc&coh2LSPENNoh5oh6oh7oh8mi1NYCPENNin2in3Cleveland Detroit Cincinnati Chicago
    TP&W
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&Oal4al7al8ms1ms2ms3ms4Birmingham Mobile New Orleans
    GM&O
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: G]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SMno&jv&tms4ms5ms6ms7la5New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg
    SM
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: M]

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
READReading 520
W&WWilmington & Weldon 600
MRLEMad River & Lake Erie 690
G&CGreenville & Columbia 470
GTWGrand Trunk Western 535
BRLBlue Ridge Line 925
MCMichigan Central 760
A&TAlabama & Tennessee 715
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 755
MNMichigan Northern 510
MSMichigan Southern 1020
O&MOhio & Mississippi 825
FW&CFt. Wayne & Chicago 570
C&CCincinnati & Chicago 1010
L&NLouisville & Nashville 930
ICIllinois Central 925
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 600
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 950
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