Continental Rails II

Game # 8 - Turn # 2

Headline News 1843 to 1844

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

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

Message to All Players in This Game

Voici un nouveau rapport de premier tour, suite à un léger problème avec les ordres d'un joueur que j'aurai du détecter.

Here is a new version of the turn report, following a problem with the orders of a player that I should have detected.

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: Jay Gould bought LV for $702, Jim Fisk bought READ for $801, Jay Gould bought R&D for $403, John Forbes bought NER for $1018, Baron Eudes Santerre bought S&A for $1386, Milton Littlefield bought S&G for $1000.

New railroad Presidents: William Palmer of B&O, Jay Gould of N&W, Baron Eudes Santerre of SCL.

New Private Companies Available: LS, P&LE.

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

Tycoon Announcements:

10 Baron Eudes Santerre que les plus fols s'amusent !

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Jim Fisk (4) Jay Gould (5) John Forbes (2) Milton Littlefield (14) Henry Farham (1)
Rail Mogul Henry Farham (1) John Forbes (2) Collis Huntington (3) Jim Fisk (4) Jay Gould (5)
Rail Builder Henry Farham (1) John Forbes (2) Collis Huntington (3) Jim Fisk (4) Jay Gould (5)
Rail Magnate Henry Farham (1) John Forbes (2) Collis Huntington (3) Jim Fisk (4) Jay Gould (5)
Rail Prodigal Henry Farham (1) John Forbes (2) Collis Huntington (3) Jim Fisk (4) Jay Gould (5)
Rail Baron Jim Fisk (4) Jay Gould (5) John Forbes (2) Milton Littlefield (14) Henry Farham (1)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
4 Jim Fisk .... .... READ ....
5 Jay Gould N&W .... R&D LV
2 John Forbes .... .... NER ....
14 Milton Littlefield .... .... S&G ....
9 William Palmer B&O .... .... ....
10 Baron Eudes Santerre SCL .... S&A ....
7 J. Pierpont Morgan .... .... .... ....
8 J. Edgar Thompson .... .... .... ....
1 Henry Farham .... .... .... ....
3 Collis Huntington .... .... .... ....
11 Jim Hill .... .... .... ....
12 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
13 Louis McLane .... .... .... ....
6 Thomas Scott .... .... .... ....
15 Robert Schuyler .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
NYC New York Central 148   17312   11080   96   31260   616   5   1   0   0  
PENN Pennsylvania 104   19466   12069   98   23880   499   11   5   0   0  
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 160   17232   10512   99   32741   512   5   2   0   0  
N&W Norfolk & Western 82   13203   8318   97   17831   289   9   5   0   0  
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 129   18753   11814   97   28384   495   8   3   0   0  
SCL Sea Coast Line 139   24848   15903   96   31083   400   10   3   0   0  

Railroad Lines:
(Region Key: A=Atl D=DpSouth O=Ohio L=GtLakes C=Central M=Miss G=Gulf W=MidWest S=SWest T=Mtn P=Pacific N=Canada X=Mexico)
NYC :   NYC
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ]
PENN:   PENN
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
B&O :   B&O
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
N&W :   N&W
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
C&H :   C&H
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
SCL :   SCL
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]

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
NYC 13   14   15   +2  291   741   6      
PENN 16   18   20   +4  181   522   3      
B&O 15   18   21   +6  328   802   6   9   9  
N&W 14   17   20   +6  167   411   3   5   5  
C&H 14   20   26   +12  286   646   5      
SCL 15   18   21   +6  291   696   6   10   10  

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
B&M 725   GT 365   B&A 1005   B&H 550   HRL 710   NYNH 550   ERIE 1435  
CNJ 670   C&A 460   C&O 470   RF&P 585   N&S 1215   W&W 600   W&M 665  
LS 910   P&LE 655  

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