Continental Rails II

Game # 34 - Turn # 1

Headline News 1841 to 1842

World & National New

  1. 1841: Newfangled railways start operations in the U.S.
  2. 1842: Potato famine in Ireland. Great Britain institutes new Penny Post system.

New Game message

Welcome to the age of the robber barons in this new game of Continental Rails II .
If this is not an anonymous game, you may change your character name. Good luck to all, and may the fittest survive! For players using electronic mail, don't forget to tell what kind of web browser you are using. And report as soon as possible any problem you detect with your reports.

Railroad News

  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Good to Boom.
  • Best locomotive available: Lion 0-4-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station.

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
1Jim Fisk ................
2Edward Harriman ................
3J. Edgar Thompson ................
4J. Pierpont Morgan ................
5Leland Stanford ................
6Milton Littlefield ................
7Thomas Scott ................
8John Forbes ................
9Sleeping Dog ................
10Hannibal Kimball ................
11Rotshild ................
12William Palmer ................
13Railroad Bill Sr ................
14Dan Drew ................
15Cyrus Holliday ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
NYCNew York Central 148188321167698312738727200
PENNPennsylvania 1042126313608962481726211200
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 1601781111043983258611185200
N&WNorfolk & Western 8214406922096186962769200
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 129204431349294284054338200
SCLSea Coast Line 1392604116666963236642810100

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
NYC101215+5 257 741 6  
PENN121417+5 178 521 4  
B&O182124+6 257 802 6  
N&W121417+5 142 411 3  
C&H121417+5 237 646 5  
SCL182124+6 227 696 6  

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
B&MBoston & Maine 725
GTGrand Trunk 365
B&ABoston & Albany 1005
B&HBoston & Hartford 550
HRLHudson River Line 710
NYNHNew York & New Haven 550
ERIEErie Lackawanna 1435
CNJCentral New Jersey 670
C&ACamden & Amboy 460
LVLehigh Valley 650
READReading 520
C&OChesapeake & Ohio 470
RF&PRichmond, Fred. & Potomac 585
R&DRichmond & Danville 380
N&SNorfolk & Southern 1215
W&WWilmington & Weldon 600
W&MWilmington & Manchester 665
NERNortheastern Line 925
S&ASavannah & Augusta 690
S&GSavannah & Gulf 785

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