Continental Rails II

Game # 9 - Turn # 6

Headline News 1851 to 1852

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

1851: California admitted into Union as newest state.
1852: Average life expectancy now almost 42 years.

Message to All Players in This Game

désolé pour le retard, un joueur a eu quelques problèmes pour envoyer ses ordres ce week end.

sorry for the delay, a player had some troubles sending his orders.

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: William Ogden bought CNJ for $4860, Henry Farham bought W&M for $700, Louis McLane bought GTW for $2100, Byron Kilbourn bought VC for $1501, Cante bought TP&W for $3778, Sleeping Dog bought WBSH for $8553, Leland Stanford bought A&T for $9035, Edward Harriman bought NO&J for $12303, Louis McLane bought MN for $2000.

PCs Merged: M&C merges into B&O, P&FW merges into PENN, W&W merges into N&W, A&WP merges into COG, BRL merges into COG.

PCs Incorporated: LS, MC.

New Engines Acquired: GT bought Norris 4-2-0, NYC bought Norris 4-2-0, NYNH bought Norris 4-2-0, C&A bought Norris 4-2-0, PENN bought Norris 4-2-0, B&O bought Norris 4-2-0, R&D bought Norris 4-2-0, N&W bought Norris 4-2-0, C&H bought Norris 4-2-0, SCL bought Norris 4-2-0, S&G bought Norris 4-2-0, COG bought Norris 4-2-0.

New Technologies Acquired: GT bought Grand Station, NYC bought Grand Station, B&O bought Grand Station, N&W bought Grand Station.

RoWs built: PA11 by NYC, MD1 by C&A, PA9 by PENN, PA2 by READ, OH1 by B&O, VA5 by C&O, VA7 by R&D, NC2 by N&W, TN2 by C&H, GA4 by SCL, GA6 by S&G, GA8 by COG.

Double Tracked Lines: NYC doubled HRL, C&A doubled C&A, N&W doubled N&W.

New RoWs acquired: C&A got NY2, PENN got PA10, R&D got VA2, N&W got SC5, S&G got GA7, SCL got FL4, P&LE got OH3, MRLE got OH4, C&O got KY2, C&H got TN3, COG got AL3, NYC got C4, B&O got OH2.

New railroad Presidents: J. Pierpont Morgan of COG, Cante of MC.

New Private Companies Available: A&GW, A&C, GM&O, N&C, MS, O&M, FW&C, C&C.

William Ogden dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $4070. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Edward Harriman, Crazy French II, J. Pierpont Morgan, Leland Stanford, Byron Kilbourn, Henry Farham, Jim Hill, Cante, Sleeping Dog

Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Improved to Good.
Best locomotive available: Norris 4-2-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards

Tycoon Announcements:

6 Crazy French II qui va gagner le passage en oh4 ?

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Edward Harriman (3) J. Pierpont Morgan (10) Crazy French II (6) Baron Louis Aubade (4) Jim Hill (11)
Rail Mogul William Ogden (8) Baron Louis Aubade (4) Edward Harriman (3) Byron Kilbourn (1) Crazy French II (6)
Rail Builder Baron Louis Aubade (4) Crazy French II (6) Byron Kilbourn (1) Edward Harriman (3) Leland Stanford (2)
Rail Magnate Baron Louis Aubade (4) Crazy French II (6) Edward Harriman (3) Sleeping Dog (7) Cante (13)
Rail Prodigal Edward Harriman (3) William Ogden (8) Jay Gould (5) Crazy French II (6) J. Pierpont Morgan (10)
Rail Baron Edward Harriman (3) Crazy French II (6) Baron Louis Aubade (4) William Ogden (8) Byron Kilbourn (1)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
3 Edward Harriman PENN .... NO&J ....
10 J. Pierpont Morgan N&W COG .... ....
6 Crazy French II NYC MRLE .... ....
2 Leland Stanford .... C&O A&T ....
1 Byron Kilbourn .... R&D .... VC
4 Baron Louis Aubade B&O GT .... ....
7 Sleeping Dog C&H SCL WBSH ....
8 William Ogden READ NYNH CNJ ....
11 Jim Hill .... S&G .... ....
14 Henry Farham .... .... .... W&M
12 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....
13 Cante P&LE MC .... TP&W
5 Jay Gould .... .... .... ....
15 Louis McLane .... .... GTW MN
9 William Palmer .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
GT Grand Trunk 439   64555   35505   99   127764   78727   5   5   0   0  
NYC New York Central 1208   199513   109732   99   328871   162011   8   9   0   598  
NYNH New York & New Haven 110   18818   11667   95   32633   19747   5   18   0   0  
C&A Camden & Amboy 519   93149   56821   99   150655   96176   6   13   0   113  
PENN Pennsylvania 824   126554   69604   99   203382   97919   8   11   800   67  
READ Reading 288   56251   37126   94   89953   58725   5   16   0   0  
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 744   88228   48525   99   186757   91952   5   3   675   0  
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 501   45286   28078   95   121596   66477   1   6   625   855  
R&D Richmond & Danville 170   25883   15012   99   48133   31306   5   9   1300   235  
N&W Norfolk & Western 760   89387   49163   99   195355   112868   4   16   225   180  
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 505   58436   33893   99   130366   45049   4   4   0   269  
SCL Sea Coast Line 601   89844   52109   99   150574   57451   7   4   0   313  
S&G Savannah & Gulf 434   46746   27113   99   102886   66349   2   9   129   91  
COG Central of Georgia 580   73722   43496   98   143804   94689   4   9   810   345  
LS Lake Shore 182   22378   14993   90   41729   27821   2   0   0   0  
P&LE Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 131   20451   13293   95   35059   22501   3   3   214   0  
MRLE Mad River & Lake Erie 138   17953   12208   89   37495   22591   1   1   685   0  
MC Michigan Central 152   17834   12127   89   34514   23011   1   0   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)
GT :  (Double)   GT B&H C2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AN]
NYC :   NYC B&A  (Double) B&M NY3 HRL  (Double) C3 PA11
Unbuilt:: C4 [Regions: ALN]
NYNH:   NYNH
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
C&A :  (Double)   C&A ERIE PA1 MD1
Unbuilt:: NY2 [Regions: A]
PENN:  (Double)   PENN LV PA5 PA6 P&FW PA9
Unbuilt:: PA10 [Regions: AO]
READ:   READ PA3 PA2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
B&O :   B&O PA7  (Double) WV2 M&C OH1
Unbuilt:: OH2 [Regions: AO]
C&O :   C&O VA4 VA5
Unbuilt:: KY2 [Regions: A]
R&D :   R&D VA7
Unbuilt:: VA2 [Regions: A]
N&W :  (Double)   N&W N&S VA1 W&W NC2
Unbuilt:: SC5 [Regions: A]
C&H :   C&H G&C SC4 TN2
Unbuilt:: TN3 [Regions: A]
SCL :   SCL S&A NER GA4
Unbuilt:: FL4 [Regions: A]
S&G :   S&G GA3 GA6
Unbuilt:: GA7 [Regions: A]
COG :   COG A&WP BRL GA8
Unbuilt:: AL3 [Regions: D]
LS :   LS
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: L]
P&LE:   P&LE
Unbuilt:: OH3 [Regions: OL]
MRLE:   MRLE
Unbuilt:: OH4 [Regions: L]
MC :   MC
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: L]

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
GT 39   38   37   -2  806   2195   0   4   4  
NYC 35   43   51   +16  1632   5956   91   6   6  
NYNH 16   28   40   +24  245   550   0   8   8  
C&A 33   35   38   +5  683   2573   22     10   8    
PENN 57   64   72   +15  681   3953   172   3   3   2    
READ 41   49   57   +16  345   1393   47   8   8  
B&O 62   56   51   -11  569   3592   136   4   4   2    
C&O 35   36   37   +2  332   2367   138   2   2  
R&D 28   36   45   +17  129   803   47   1   1  
N&W 53   64   76   +23  486   3667   137   10   10   1     3     14    
C&H 56   64   72   +16  582   2432   99   7   7   3    
SCL 38   52   66   +28  642   2943   69   7   7   11     12    
S&G 23   28   33   +10  593   2108   62   11   11  
COG 23   32   41   +18  138   2654   246   10   10   1    
LS 0   0   15   +15  0   819   91     6  
P&LE 23   39   56   +33  253   655   0   13   13   6    
MRLE 16   27   39   +23  311   690   0   6   6  
MC 0   0   15   +15  0   684   76   13   13  

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
RF&P 585   A&GW 580   A&C 685   GM&O 675   N&C 755   MS 1020   O&M 825  
FW&C 570   C&C 1010  

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