Continental Rails II

Game # 33 - Turn # 2

Headline News 1843 to 1844

World & National New

  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: Thomas Durant bought B&A for $1066, Thomas Durant bought HRL for $742, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought C&A for $1013, Cyrus Holliday bought LV for $946, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought READ for $685, Oakes Ames bought RF&P for $600, Milton Littlefield bought R&D for $621, Hannibal Kimball bought N&S for $2067, William Ogden bought S&A for $1341, John Forbes bought S&G for $2909.
  • New railroad Presidents: Thomas Durant of NYC, Edward Harriman of B&O.
  • New Private Companies Available: LS, P&LE.
  • 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:

2Edward Harriman my fellow tycoons --- let's get ready to raaaiiillllrrrrroooooaaaaaddddd!
11Thomas Durant all aboard for game 33.
14Cornelius Vanderbiltgood luck and happy new year! stay healthy

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronMilton Littlefield (6)Mick A'Wish (5)J. Edgar Thompson (3)Jay Gould (9)Mark Hopkins (1)
Rail MogulMark Hopkins (1)Edward Harriman (2)J. Edgar Thompson (3)Oakes Ames (4)Mick A'Wish (5)
Rail BuilderMark Hopkins (1)Edward Harriman (2)J. Edgar Thompson (3)Oakes Ames (4)Mick A'Wish (5)
Rail MagnateMark Hopkins (1)Edward Harriman (2)J. Edgar Thompson (3)Oakes Ames (4)Mick A'Wish (5)
Rail ProdigalMark Hopkins (1)Edward Harriman (2)J. Edgar Thompson (3)Oakes Ames (4)Mick A'Wish (5)
Rail BaronMilton Littlefield (6)Mick A'Wish (5)J. Edgar Thompson (3)Jay Gould (9)Mark Hopkins (1)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
6Milton Littlefield ............R&D
5Mick A'Wish ................
3J. Edgar Thompson ................
9Jay Gould ................
4Oakes Ames ........RF&P....
13William Ogden ............S&A
7Thomas Scott ................
2Edward Harriman B&O............
15Cyrus Holliday ........LV....
10Hannibal Kimball ........N&S....
11Thomas Durant NYC....B&AHRL
1Mark Hopkins ................
12Sir Eton Lenefsky ................
14Cornelius Vanderbilt ........READC&A
8John Forbes ........S&G....

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
NYCNew York Central 148186831158398311704886200
PENNPennsylvania 1042036812424992332540612100
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 160179841097099317105286300
N&WNorfolk & Western 8213639872996176472719400
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 129201311248198281625429300
SCLSea Coast Line 1392580616258973125437510800

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 
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENN
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
NYC131416+3 353 741 61111
PENN142129+15 250 521 4  
B&O192021+2 425 803 522
N&W142128+14 206 411 3  
C&H151516+1 254 646 5  
SCL202632+12 321 697 5  

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
CNJCentral New Jersey 670
C&OChesapeake & Ohio 470
W&WWilmington & Weldon 600
W&MWilmington & Manchester 665
NERNortheastern Line 925
LSLake Shore 910
P&LEPittsburgh & Lake Erie 655
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