Continental Rails II

Game # 30 - Turn # 2

Headline News 1843 to 1844

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1843: Great Britain granted rights to island of Hong Kong under Nanking Treaty.
  2. 1844: Opium War ends in China.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Cornelius Vanderbilt bought B&A for $1570, J. Edgar Thompson bought HRL for $965, Jay Gould bought CNJ for $1021, Aubin de Verlin bought C&A for $500, Hannibal Kimball bought LV for $1365, Hannibal Kimball bought C&O for $602, Jay Gould bought R&D for $556, Dan Drew bought NER for $1365, Henry Farham bought S&A for $1456, Edward Harriman bought S&G for $1106.
  • New railroad Presidents: Aubin de Verlin of PENN, J. Pierpont Morgan of N&W, Milton Littlefield of C&H, Edward Harriman of SCL.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Improved.
  • Best locomotive available: Lion 0-4-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station.

Tycoon Announcements:

11Cornelius Vanderbiltstay healthy and have a nice christmas time!

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronThomas Scott (7)Aubin de Verlin (5)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Jay Gould (9)Jim Fisk (1)
Rail MogulJim Fisk (1)Edward Harriman (2)J. Edgar Thompson (3)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Aubin de Verlin (5)
Rail BuilderJim Fisk (1)Edward Harriman (2)J. Edgar Thompson (3)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Aubin de Verlin (5)
Rail MagnateJim Fisk (1)Edward Harriman (2)J. Edgar Thompson (3)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Aubin de Verlin (5)
Rail ProdigalJim Fisk (1)Edward Harriman (2)J. Edgar Thompson (3)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Aubin de Verlin (5)
Rail BaronThomas Scott (7)Aubin de Verlin (5)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Jay Gould (9)Jim Fisk (1)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
7Thomas Scott ................
5Aubin de Verlin PENN........C&A
4J. Pierpont Morgan N&W............
9Jay Gould ........CNJR&D
6Milton Littlefield ....C&H........
1Jim Fisk ................
14Dan Drew ........NER....
8Henry Farham ........S&A....
3J. Edgar Thompson ........HRL....
11Cornelius Vanderbilt ........B&A....
2Edward Harriman SCL....S&G....
13William Ogden ................
12William Palmer ................
15Cyrus Holliday ................
10Hannibal Kimball ........LVC&O

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
NYCNew York Central 148189861158199309494887100
PENNPennsylvania 1042058112554992317331212200
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 160173291057199326356245200
N&WNorfolk & Western 8213695890295178582468400
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 129203941244099279573879100
SCLSea Coast Line 1392580616258973084041710400

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 

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
B&MBoston & Maine 725
GTGrand Trunk 365
B&HBoston & Hartford 550
NYNHNew York & New Haven 550
ERIEErie Lackawanna 1435
READReading 520
RF&PRichmond, Fred. & Potomac 585
N&SNorfolk & Southern 1215
W&WWilmington & Weldon 600
W&MWilmington & Manchester 665
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