Continental Rails II

Game # 35 - Turn # 4

Headline News 1847 to 1848

World & National New

  1. 1847: U.S. and Britain reach peaceful agreement on Oregon border.
  2. 1848: Mexican war ends; California ceded to U.S.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: AdamZ bought B&M for $888, AdamZ bought C&O for $586, William Ogden bought COG for $1200, J. Pierpont Morgan bought LS for $1667, Jay Gould bought MRLE for $3502.
  • PCs Merged: N&S merges into N&W, B&H merges into NYC, LV merges into PENN, W&W merges into W&M.
  • PCs Incorporated: P&LE, READ.
  • New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought steel rails, HRL bought steel rails, NYNH bought steel rails, ERIE bought steel rails, CNJ bought steel rails, PENN bought switch yards, RF&P bought steel rails, N&W bought steel rails, W&M bought steel rails, C&H bought steel rails, SCL bought Grand Station, SCL bought steel rails, S&G bought steel rails.
  • RoWs built: PA5 by PENN, WV1 by B&O, VA4 by N&W, SC4 by C&H, GA4 by SCL.
  • NYC doubled B&A, N&W doubled R&D.
  • New RoWs acquired: ERIE got NY2, NYC got NY3, PENN got PA6, CNJ got PA9, RF&P got VA1, N&W got VA5, W&M got SC2, S&A got GA1, S&G got GA6, SCL got FL4, B&O got OH1, GT got C2, HRL got C3, C&H got SC3.
  • New railroad Presidents: Aubin de Verlin of READ, B of N&W, Railroad Dan of P&LE.
  • New Private Companies Available: P&FW, G&C, M&C, VC, A&WP, BRL, A&GW, WBSH.
  • AdamZ dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1345.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Depression to Recession.
  • Best locomotive available: Lion 0-4-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails.

Tycoon Announcements:

4J. Pierpont Morgan onwards and upwards
7Edward Harriman i never seem to get this right.
11Thomas Durant so many pc's and not enough cash...

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronJay Gould (9)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Aubin de Verlin (8)Hannibal Kimball (10)William Ogden (13)
Rail MogulAdamZ (2)William Ogden (13)Jay Gould (9)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Aubin de Verlin (8)
Rail BuilderRailroad Dan (1)AdamZ (2)B (3)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Leland Stanford (5)
Rail MagnateAdamZ (2)Aubin de Verlin (8)Hannibal Kimball (10)William Ogden (13)Railroad Dan (1)
Rail ProdigalAdamZ (2)Railroad Dan (1)B (3)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Leland Stanford (5)
Rail BaronAdamZ (2)William Ogden (13)Aubin de Verlin (8)Hannibal Kimball (10)Jay Gould (9)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
9Jay Gould PENNNYNH....MRLE
3B ....N&W........
10Hannibal Kimball B&O............
4J. Pierpont Morgan ............LS
13William Ogden C&HW&MCOG....
2AdamZ ....RF&PB&MC&O
11Thomas Durant NYCHRL........
8Aubin de Verlin SCLREAD........
12William Palmer ERIECNJ........
6Louis J Desy Jr ....GT........
1Railroad Dan P&LES&G........
7Edward Harriman S&A............
14Dan Drew ................
15Cyrus Holliday ................
5Leland Stanford ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
GTGrand Trunk 731171089008110244102291112800
NYCNew York Central 45961664339169972487430347400
HRLHudson River Line 14219007104549921645203515400
NYNHNew York & New Haven 1101529484129916786158646400
ERIEErie Lackawanna 28724520147129437293350911100
CNJCentral New Jersey 13418451101489919825189276400
PENNPennsylvania 46166337384759982807552866900
READReading 10416201110178616964156613000
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 365275241596499645792905111400666
RF&PRichmond, Fred. & Potomac 1171309881219215795151792700
N&WNorfolk & Western 53156910324399783467598844900
W&MWilmington & Manchester 2532159711879993529332294215500
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 2123067816873994215712754945450
S&ASavannah & Augusta 1381667510005971959518669318550
SCLSea Coast Line 4636587734256998020846522858250
S&GSavannah & Gulf 1571658992909822298208683400
P&LEPittsburgh & Lake Erie 13116194114988319070176051000

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 C2
    [Regions: A]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC ; B&A  (Double) ; B&H
    Unbuilt NY3
    [Regions: A]
  • Hudson River Line (HRL)
    HRL
    Unbuilt C3
    [Regions: A]
  • New York & New Haven (NYNH)
    NYNH
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIE
    Unbuilt NY2
    [Regions: A]
  • Central New Jersey (CNJ)
    CNJ
    Unbuilt PA9
    [Regions: A]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENN ; C&A ; LV ; PA5
    Unbuilt PA6
    [Regions: A]
  • Reading (READ)
    READ
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O ; WV1
    Unbuilt OH1
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P)
    RF&P
    Unbuilt VA1
    [Regions: A]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W  (Double) ; R&D  (Double) ; N&S ; VA4
    Unbuilt VA5
    [Regions: A]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&M ; W&W
    Unbuilt SC2
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H  (Double) ; SC4
    Unbuilt SC3
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&A
    Unbuilt GA1
    [Regions: A]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL  (Double) ; NER ; GA4
    Unbuilt FL4
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G
    Unbuilt GA6
    [Regions: A]
  • Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
    P&LE
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: OL]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
GT101113+3 120 365 066
NYC272830+3 488 2 247 5511114
HRL101317+7 278 710 01111
NYNH101215+5 213 550 099
ERIE101214+4 530 1 395 40121210
CNJ101215+5 275 670 01212
PENN525456+4 289 2 178 132994 10
READ0011+11 0 468 5288
B&O222121-1 229 1 731 1021010
RF&P101112+2 193 585 022
N&W263034+8 210 2 473 186332
W&M101215+5 266 1 205 6013138
C&H263442+16 209 1 025 4113133
S&A101112+2 219 690 077
SCL292726-3 505 2 253 698813
S&G101316+6 306 785 011
P&LE0011+11 0 590 6511

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
P&FWPittsburgh & Ft Wayne 955
G&CGreenville & Columbia 470
M&CMarietta & Cincinnati 965
VCVirginia Central 1465
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 760
BRLBlue Ridge Line 925
A&GWAtlantic & Great Western 580
WBSHWabash Line 570
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