Continental Rails II
Game # 9 - Turn # 7
Headline News 1853 to 1854
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1853: Franklin Pearce defeats Winfield Scott in Presidential race.
1854: Wells, Fargo and Company founded in Sacramento.
Message to All Players in This Game
Comme annoncé, une nouvelle résolution qui remplace donc la précédente.
As foretold, here are the new repports.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: J. Pierpont Morgan bought RF&P for $5123, Edward Harriman bought A&GW for $7004, William Ogden bought GM&O for $14670, Byron Kilbourn bought N&C for $2617, Henry Farham bought MS for $2340, Leland Stanford bought O&M for $10101, Jay Gould bought FW&C for $1500, Sleeping Dog bought C&C for $15307.
PCs Merged: VC merges into R&D, CNJ merges into NYNH.
PCs Incorporated: NO&J, GTW, MN, WBSH, W&M, A&T.
New Engines Acquired: C&O bought Norris 4-2-0.
New Technologies Acquired: C&H bought Grand Station.
RoWs built: C4 by NYC, NY2 by C&A, PA10 by PENN, OH2 by B&O, KY2 by C&O, VA2 by R&D, SC5 by N&W, TN3 by C&H, FL4 by SCL, GA7 by S&G, AL3 by COG, OH3 by P&LE, OH4 by MRLE.
Double Tracked Lines: NYC doubled C3, B&O doubled B&O, SCL doubled SCL, COG doubled GA8.
New RoWs acquired: PENN got PA4, N&W got SC3, SCL got FL5, R&D got WV4, P&LE got MI1, MC got MI5, MRLE got IN1, B&O got IN4, C&H got KY4, C&O got KY5, S&G got AL1, COG got AL4.
RR Mergers: NYC merges into MRLE, SCL merges into C&H.
New railroad Presidents: William Ogden of C&A, Henry Farham of W&M, Crazy French II of LS, Louis McLane of GTW, Sleeping Dog of WBSH, Leland Stanford of A&T, Edward Harriman of NO&J, Louis McLane of MN.
New Private Companies Available: SM, MON, C&EI, IC, C&NW.
J. Pierpont Morgan dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $6789. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: William Ogden, Crazy French II, Edward Harriman, Byron Kilbourn, Jay Gould, Henry Farham, Jim Hill, Cante, Sleeping Dog
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Good to Boom.
Best locomotive available: Norris 4-2-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards
Tycoon Announcements:
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10
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J. Pierpont Morgan
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mr. harriman, a deal is a deal. it was your offer. one's word is important.
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Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
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Robber Baron
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Edward Harriman (3)
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Crazy French II (6)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (10)
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Byron Kilbourn (1)
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Baron Louis Aubade (4)
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Rail Mogul
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William Ogden (8)
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Edward Harriman (3)
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Baron Louis Aubade (4)
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Crazy French II (6)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (10)
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Rail Builder
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Baron Louis Aubade (4)
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Crazy French II (6)
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Byron Kilbourn (1)
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Edward Harriman (3)
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Leland Stanford (2)
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Rail Magnate
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Crazy French II (6)
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Edward Harriman (3)
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Baron Louis Aubade (4)
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Cante (13)
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Sleeping Dog (7)
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Rail Prodigal
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Edward Harriman (3)
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William Ogden (8)
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Jay Gould (5)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (10)
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Crazy French II (6)
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Rail Baron
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Edward Harriman (3)
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Crazy French II (6)
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Baron Louis Aubade (4)
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William Ogden (8)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (10)
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Player Summary
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President of
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PCs owned
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Player #
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Tycoon name
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RR 1
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RR 2
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PC 1
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PC 2
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6
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Crazy French II |
LS
|
MRLE
|
....
|
....
|
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3
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Edward Harriman |
PENN
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NO&J
|
....
|
A&GW
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|
1
|
Byron Kilbourn |
....
|
R&D
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N&C
|
....
|
|
10
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J. Pierpont Morgan |
N&W
|
COG
|
RF&P
|
....
|
|
2
|
Leland Stanford |
A&T
|
C&O
|
....
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O&M
|
|
11
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Jim Hill |
....
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S&G
|
....
|
....
|
|
4
|
Baron Louis Aubade |
B&O
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GT
|
....
|
....
|
|
8
|
William Ogden |
C&A
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NYNH
|
....
|
GM&O
|
|
7
|
Sleeping Dog |
C&H
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WBSH
|
....
|
C&C
|
|
13
|
Cante |
P&LE
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MC
|
....
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TP&W
|
|
14
|
Henry Farham |
....
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W&M
|
MS
|
....
|
|
12
|
Cyrus Holliday |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
5
|
Jay Gould |
....
|
....
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FW&C
|
FW&C
|
|
15
|
Louis McLane |
GTW
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MN
|
....
|
....
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|
9
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William Palmer |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
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Railroad Summary
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RR
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Name
|
Tracks
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Revenues
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Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
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Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
439
|
68628
|
39804
|
96
|
130925
|
77956
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
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NYNH
|
New York & New Haven
|
244
|
42718
|
24777
|
99
|
73242
|
44048
|
7
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&A
|
Camden & Amboy
|
722
|
125790
|
76733
|
99
|
203903
|
126910
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
51
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
984
|
159396
|
87668
|
99
|
249560
|
73629
|
10
|
14
|
0
|
347
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
288
|
59382
|
38599
|
95
|
92856
|
59854
|
6
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
879
|
111304
|
61217
|
99
|
230088
|
71419
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
337
|
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
626
|
57842
|
33548
|
99
|
157380
|
66714
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
666
|
|
R&D
|
Richmond & Danville
|
723
|
76838
|
45335
|
98
|
188392
|
116527
|
2
|
9
|
0
|
614
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
835
|
101545
|
56864
|
98
|
223186
|
128457
|
4
|
9
|
0
|
182
|
|
W&M
|
Wilmington & Manchester
|
133
|
13990
|
9373
|
90
|
31681
|
19419
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
1371
|
194665
|
107065
|
99
|
356245
|
81517
|
8
|
4
|
460
|
262
|
|
S&G
|
Savannah & Gulf
|
563
|
63090
|
36592
|
99
|
139949
|
87666
|
3
|
9
|
291
|
88
|
|
COG
|
Central of Georgia
|
742
|
102366
|
59372
|
99
|
196174
|
125479
|
5
|
16
|
0
|
462
|
|
LS
|
Lake Shore
|
182
|
23573
|
15794
|
90
|
43170
|
22321
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
P&LE
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Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
|
238
|
36500
|
23725
|
95
|
66162
|
41143
|
4
|
25
|
0
|
107
|
|
MRLE
|
Mad River & Lake Erie
|
1623
|
278951
|
159003
|
97
|
462780
|
239618
|
8
|
11
|
0
|
577
|
|
GTW
|
Grand Trunk Western
|
107
|
14173
|
9496
|
90
|
27558
|
16892
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
WBSH
|
Wabash Line
|
114
|
18792
|
12779
|
89
|
31681
|
19419
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
MC
|
Michigan Central
|
152
|
20096
|
12259
|
96
|
37250
|
24075
|
4
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
|
A&T
|
Alabama & Tennessee
|
143
|
16518
|
12223
|
83
|
35370
|
21680
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
NO&J
|
New Orleans & Jackson
|
183
|
24566
|
17196
|
87
|
47088
|
28862
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
MN
|
Michigan Northern
|
102
|
15251
|
10218
|
90
|
27558
|
16892
|
3
|
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)
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GT :
(Double)
|
|
GT
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B&H
|
C2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
|
NYNH:
|
|
NYNH
|
CNJ
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
C&A :
(Double)
|
|
C&A
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ERIE
|
PA1
|
MD1
|
NY2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AL]
|
|
PENN:
(Double)
|
|
PENN
|
LV
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
P&FW
|
PA9
|
PA10
|
|
Unbuilt:: PA4 |
[Regions: AOL]
|
|
READ:
|
|
READ
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PA3
|
PA2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
B&O :
(Double)
|
|
B&O
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PA7
(Double)
|
WV2
|
M&C
|
OH1
|
OH2
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN4 |
[Regions: AO]
|
|
C&O :
|
|
C&O
|
VA4
|
VA5
|
KY2
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY5 |
[Regions: A]
|
|
R&D :
|
|
R&D
|
VA7
|
VC
|
VA2
|
|
Unbuilt:: WV4 |
[Regions: A]
|
|
N&W :
(Double)
|
|
N&W
|
N&S
|
VA1
|
W&W
|
NC2
|
SC5
|
|
Unbuilt:: SC3 |
[Regions: A]
|
|
W&M :
|
|
W&M
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
C&H :
|
|
C&H
|
G&C
|
SC4
|
TN2
|
TN3
|
SCL
(Double)
|
S&A
|
NER
|
GA4
|
FL4
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY4 |
[Regions: A]
|
|
S&G :
|
|
S&G
|
GA3
|
GA6
|
GA7
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL1 |
[Regions: A]
|
|
COG :
|
|
COG
|
A&WP
|
BRL
|
GA8
(Double)
|
AL3
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL4 |
[Regions: D]
|
|
LS :
|
|
LS
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
|
|
P&LE:
|
|
P&LE
|
OH3
|
|
Unbuilt:: MI1 |
[Regions: OL]
|
|
MRLE:
|
|
MRLE
|
OH4
|
NYC
|
B&A
(Double)
|
B&M
|
NY3
|
HRL
(Double)
|
C3
(Double)
|
|
PA11
|
C4
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN1 |
[Regions: ALN]
|
|
GTW :
|
|
GTW
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
|
|
WBSH:
|
|
WBSH
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: O]
|
|
MC :
|
|
MC
|
|
Unbuilt:: MI5 |
[Regions: L]
|
|
A&T :
|
|
A&T
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
|
|
NO&J:
|
|
NO&J
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: G]
|
|
MN :
|
|
MN
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
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Stock Market Report
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RR stock data
|
|
RR
|
Start price
|
Trade price
|
End price
|
Net change
|
# Shares traded
|
# Shares issued
|
# Shares in treasury
|
President
|
Chairman
|
Directors
|
|
GT
|
37
|
44
|
52
|
+15
|
869
|
2195
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
|
NYNH
|
40
|
49
|
58
|
+18
|
156
|
1153
|
67
|
8
|
8
|
|
|
C&A
|
38
|
44
|
51
|
+13
|
723
|
3487
|
123
|
8
|
10
|
|
|
PENN
|
72
|
69
|
66
|
-6
|
1141
|
4845
|
80
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
|
READ
|
57
|
63
|
69
|
+12
|
625
|
1393
|
47
|
|
8
|
|
|
B&O
|
51
|
60
|
70
|
+19
|
1054
|
4336
|
67
|
4
|
4
|
2
6
|
|
C&O
|
37
|
51
|
65
|
+28
|
1093
|
3068
|
62
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
R&D
|
45
|
51
|
58
|
+13
|
290
|
3339
|
276
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
N&W
|
76
|
53
|
30
|
-46
|
2794
|
4142
|
37
|
10
|
10
|
1
|
|
W&M
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
+16
|
0
|
599
|
66
|
14
|
14
|
|
|
C&H
|
72
|
65
|
77
|
+5
|
707
|
6736
|
132
|
7
|
7
|
3
|
|
S&G
|
33
|
42
|
52
|
+19
|
862
|
2751
|
64
|
11
|
11
|
2
|
|
COG
|
41
|
45
|
50
|
+9
|
693
|
3629
|
81
|
10
|
10
|
1
|
|
LS
|
15
|
22
|
29
|
+14
|
395
|
841
|
69
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
P&LE
|
56
|
76
|
96
|
+40
|
172
|
1137
|
53
|
13
|
13
|
6
|
|
MRLE
|
39
|
61
|
88
|
+49
|
175
|
7984
|
138
|
6
|
6
|
11
|
|
GTW
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
+16
|
0
|
482
|
53
|
15
|
15
|
|
|
WBSH
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
+16
|
0
|
513
|
57
|
7
|
7
|
|
|
MC
|
15
|
22
|
29
|
+14
|
306
|
760
|
0
|
13
|
13
|
|
|
A&T
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
+16
|
0
|
644
|
71
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
NO&J
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
+16
|
0
|
824
|
91
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
MN
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
+16
|
0
|
459
|
51
|
15
|
15
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
A&C
|
685
|
SM
|
220
|
MON
|
920
|
C&EI
|
920
|
IC
|
925
|
C&NW
|
600
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