Continental Rails II

Game # 35 - Turn # 3

Headline News 1845 to 1846

World & National New

1845: First telegraph line laid between Washington and Baltimore.
1846: Congress declares war with Mexico over Texas border incidents!

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: J. Pierpont Morgan bought B&H for $562, Aubin de Verlin bought READ for $600, B bought N&S for $1263, Aubin de Verlin bought W&W for $610, Railroad Dan bought P&LE for $1559.
PCs Merged: C&A merges into PENN, NER merges into SCL, B&A merges into NYC, R&D merges into N&W.
PCs Incorporated: ERIE, CNJ, S&A, GT, W&M, HRL, S&G, RF&P, NYNH.
New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought switch yards, B&O bought switch yards, N&W bought switch yards, C&H bought switch yards, SCL bought switch yards.
N&W doubled N&W, C&H doubled C&H, SCL doubled SCL.
New RoWs acquired: PENN got PA5, N&W got VA4, C&H got SC4, SCL got GA4, B&O got WV1.
New railroad Presidents: Louis J Desy Jr of GT, Thomas Durant of NYC, Thomas Durant of HRL, Jay Gould of NYNH, William Palmer of ERIE, William Palmer of CNJ, Jay Gould of PENN, AdamZ of RF&P, William Ogden of W&M, Edward Harriman of S&A, Railroad Dan of S&G.
Technology advance to steel rails improves track durability, reduces operating costs.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Panic to Depression.
Best locomotive available: Lion 0-4-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails.

Tycoon Announcements:

7	Edward Harriman	how can someone above me have a loan recall? that hurts.
11	Thomas Durant	well, that boom did not last long.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):

Robber Baron	J. Pierpont Morgan (4)	Aubin de Verlin (8)	William Ogden (13)	Jay Gould (9)	Hannibal Kimball (10)
Rail Mogul	J. Pierpont Morgan (4)	AdamZ (2)	William Ogden (13)	Aubin de Verlin (8)	Hannibal Kimball (10)
Rail Builder	Railroad Dan (1)	AdamZ (2)	B (3)	J. Pierpont Morgan (4)	Leland Stanford (5)
Rail Magnate	AdamZ (2)	J. Pierpont Morgan (4)	Aubin de Verlin (8)	Hannibal Kimball (10)	William Ogden (13)
Rail Prodigal	Railroad Dan (1)	AdamZ (2)	B (3)	J. Pierpont Morgan (4)	Leland Stanford (5)
Rail Baron	J. Pierpont Morgan (4)	William Ogden (13)	Aubin de Verlin (8)	Hannibal Kimball (10)	AdamZ (2)

Player Summary

		President of		PCs owned
Player #	Tycoon name	RR 1	RR 2	PC 1	PC 2
13	William Ogden	C&H	W&M	....	....
9	Jay Gould	PENN	NYNH	LV	....
10	Hannibal Kimball	B&O	....	....	....
4	J. Pierpont Morgan	....	....	B&H	....
11	Thomas Durant	NYC	HRL	....	....
2	AdamZ	N&W	RF&P	....	....
8	Aubin de Verlin	SCL	....	READ	W&W
12	William Palmer	ERIE	CNJ	....	....
6	Louis J Desy Jr	....	GT	....	....
3	B	....	....	N&S	....
7	Edward Harriman	S&A	....	....	....
14	Dan Drew	....	....	....	....
1	Railroad Dan	....	S&G	....	P&LE
15	Cyrus Holliday	....	....	....	....
5	Leland Stanford	....	....	....	....

Railroad Summary

RR	Name	Tracks	Revenues	Expense	Efficiency	Bonds	Loans	Profit / share	Dividend / share	Grant
GT	Grand Trunk	73	10832	7799	85	10199	10201	2	0	0
NYC	New York Central	349	34791	20179	99	52794	25737	4	3	0
HRL	Hudson River Line	142	17298	12282	86	18299	18301	1	0	0
NYNH	New York & New Haven	110	13822	9537	88	14399	14401	2	0	0
ERIE	Erie Lackawanna	287	21734	16083	83	31599	31601	-2	0	0
CNJ	Central New Jersey	134	16808	11093	91	17499	17501	3	0	0
PENN	Pennsylvania	196	32481	21112	95	37466	14682	7	24	0
B&O	Baltimore & Ohio	160	13702	7947	99	33923	1152	4	6	1025
RF&P	Richmond, Fred. & Potomac	117	12327	9122	83	14199	14201	0	0	0
N&W	Norfolk & Western	158	22835	14157	95	29678	11309	6	9	0
W&M	Wilmington & Manchester	133	9898	6731	89	14599	14601	-1	0	0
C&H	Charleston & Hamburg	129	20372	11816	99	29621	1404	10	9	0
S&A	Savannah & Augusta	138	15408	10169	91	17199	17201	2	0	0
SCL	Sea Coast Line	324	46867	27652	98	54706	23604	7	6	0
S&G	Savannah & Gulf	157	15042	10680	86	18599	18601	0	0	0

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

Grand Trunk (GT)

GT
Unbuilt none
[Regions: A]
New York Central (NYC)

NYC ; B&A
Unbuilt none
[Regions: A]
Hudson River Line (HRL)

HRL
Unbuilt none
[Regions: A]
New York & New Haven (NYNH)

NYNH
Unbuilt none
[Regions: A]
Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)

ERIE
Unbuilt none
[Regions: A]
Central New Jersey (CNJ)

CNJ
Unbuilt none
[Regions: A]
Pennsylvania (PENN)

PENN ; C&A
Unbuilt PA5
[Regions: A]
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)

B&O
Unbuilt WV1
[Regions: A]
Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P)

RF&P
Unbuilt none
[Regions: A]
Norfolk & Western (N&W)

N&W (Double) ; R&D
Unbuilt VA4
[Regions: A]
Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)

W&M
Unbuilt none
[Regions: A]
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)

C&H (Double)
Unbuilt SC4
[Regions: A]
Savannah & Augusta (S&A)

S&A
Unbuilt none
[Regions: A]
Sea Coast Line (SCL)

SCL (Double) ; NER
Unbuilt GA4
[Regions: A]
Savannah & Gulf (S&G)

S&G
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
GT	0	0	10	+10	0	329	36	6	6
NYC	21	24	27	+6	216	1 648	104	11	11
HRL	0	0	10	+10	0	639	71	11	11
NYNH	0	0	10	+10	0	495	55	9	9
ERIE	0	0	10	+10	0	1 292	143	12	12
CNJ	0	0	10	+10	0	603	67	12	12
PENN	27	39	52	+25	164	939	46	9	9	4 10
B&O	21	21	22	+1	336	808	0	10	10
RF&P	0	0	10	+10	0	527	58	2	2
N&W	24	25	26	+2	175	756	38	2	2	3
W&M	0	0	10	+10	0	599	66	13	13
C&H	20	23	26	+6	218	651	0	13	13	3
S&A	0	0	10	+10	0	621	69	7	7
SCL	28	28	29	+1	205	1 535	92	8	8	13
S&G	0	0	10	+10	0	707	78	1	1

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF		Price
B&M	Boston & Maine	725
C&O	Chesapeake & Ohio	470
COG	Central of Georgia	430
LS	Lake Shore	910
MRLE	Mad River & Lake Erie	690

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