Continental Rails II

Game # 35 - Turn # 6

Headline News 1851 to 1852

World & National New

  1. 1851: California admitted into Union as newest state.
  2. 1852: Average life expectancy now almost 42 years.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: William Ogden bought A&C for $7001, AdamZ bought A&T for $4343, Thomas Durant bought GM&O for $7510, Edward Harriman bought N&C for $6804.
  • PCs Merged: G&C merges into C&H, LS merges into NYC, A&GW merges into MRLE.
  • PCs Incorporated: VC, P&FW, M&C.
  • New Engines Acquired: B&M bought Norris 4-2-0, NYC bought Norris 4-2-0, HRL bought Norris 4-2-0, ERIE bought Norris 4-2-0, CNJ bought Norris 4-2-0, PENN bought Norris 4-2-0, READ bought Norris 4-2-0, B&O bought Norris 4-2-0, N&W bought Norris 4-2-0, W&M bought Norris 4-2-0, C&H bought Norris 4-2-0, S&A bought Norris 4-2-0, SCL bought Norris 4-2-0, S&G bought Norris 4-2-0, COG bought Norris 4-2-0, P&LE bought Norris 4-2-0, MRLE bought Norris 4-2-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: CNJ bought Grand Station, S&A bought Grand Station, S&A bought steel rails.
  • RoWs built: C4 by NYC, NY1 by HRL, PA11 by ERIE, PA10 by CNJ, WV2 by PENN, PA1 by READ, OH4 by B&O, NC2 by RF&P, KY1 by N&W, SC1 by W&M, SC5 by C&H, GA8 by S&A, FL5 by SCL, GA7 by S&G, OH3 by P&LE.
  • PENN doubled LV, N&W doubled C&O, C&H doubled SC4.
  • New RoWs acquired: CNJ got PA8, READ got MD1, RF&P got MD2, COG got GA2, SCL got FL6, P&LE got OH5, B&O got IN1, MRLE got IN4, C&H got TN2, S&G got AL1, S&A got AL3, NYC got C5, PENN got PA2, N&W got IN5.
  • New railroad Presidents: AdamZ of B&M, J. Pierpont Morgan of P&FW, Hannibal Kimball of M&C, Louis J Desy Jr of VC.
  • New Private Companies Available: TP&W, MC, SM, MN, MS, O&M, MON, C&C.
  • Thomas Durant dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $2525. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: B, Railroad Dan, AdamZ, William Palmer
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Recession.
  • Best locomotive available: Norris 4-2-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails.

Tycoon Announcements:

4J. Pierpont Morgan wonder what the highest bid for gm&o will have been!
7Edward Harriman have faith in the s&g. you won't be disappointed.
11Thomas Durant s&a president refuses to disclose future plans. potential investors turn away.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronB (3)Thomas Durant (11)Jay Gould (9)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)William Ogden (13)
Rail MogulWilliam Ogden (13)Aubin de Verlin (8)Thomas Durant (11)AdamZ (2)Jay Gould (9)
Rail BuilderThomas Durant (11)Jay Gould (9)William Palmer (12)Edward Harriman (7)Aubin de Verlin (8)
Rail MagnateThomas Durant (11)Railroad Dan (1)Edward Harriman (7)Aubin de Verlin (8)Jay Gould (9)
Rail ProdigalAdamZ (2)B (3)Thomas Durant (11)Railroad Dan (1)William Palmer (12)
Rail BaronThomas Durant (11)AdamZ (2)Jay Gould (9)Aubin de Verlin (8)William Palmer (12)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
11Thomas Durant NYCHRLGM&O....
3B ....N&WA&WPBRL
2AdamZ B&MRF&P....A&T
4J. Pierpont Morgan ....P&FW........
8Aubin de Verlin SCLREAD........
13William Ogden C&HCOGA&C....
12William Palmer ERIECNJ........
10Hannibal Kimball B&OM&C........
9Jay Gould PENNMRLEWBSH....
1Railroad Dan P&LES&G........
7Edward Harriman S&A....N&C....
6Louis J Desy Jr VCGT........
15Cyrus Holliday ................
14Dan Drew ................
5Leland Stanford ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 14519180120839128809198054100
GTGrand Trunk 731304310695721024482731112800
NYCNew York Central 93013561070518991758691220378900
HRLHudson River Line 593681533884797116808940933000
ERIEErie Lackawanna 67271725394499912273199697340300
CNJCentral New Jersey 4485466028423998735371083541500
PENNPennsylvania 842140968733039917189412055010150443
READReading 19936583201219944334361269600
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 58252720274149911594160029311010896
RF&PRichmond, Fred. & Potomac 43246124281369384018676601700
N&WNorfolk & Western 104811909065500991821611339394900
W&MWilmington & Manchester 5055348129949988886368113310214
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 490644043671094958435341666995439
S&ASavannah & Augusta 4665938830882998678970572630258
SCLSea Coast Line 83211642560540991588829334887220856
S&GSavannah & Gulf 41139981219909975946620832200
COGCentral of Georgia 86126486956991925014543623440
P&LEPittsburgh & Lake Erie 2383196417580994676538056540294
MRLEMad River & Lake Erie 2543254318224985150839204566250
P&FWPittsburgh & Ft Wayne 19118447121758833263261371000
M&CMarietta & Cincinnati 19316763110648832339254110000
VCVirginia Central 2932143613933894712337027-1000

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 
  • Boston & Maine (B&M)
    B&M
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GT
    Unbuilt C2
    [Regions: A]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC ; B&A  (Double) ; B&H ; NY3 ; LS ; C4
    Unbuilt C5
    [Regions: ALN]
  • Hudson River Line (HRL)
    HRL ; C3 ; NY1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIE ; NY2 ; PA11
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Central New Jersey (CNJ)
    CNJ ; PA9 ; PA10
    Unbuilt PA8
    [Regions: AL]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENN ; C&A  (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; PA5 ; PA6 ; NYNH ; WV2
    Unbuilt PA2
    [Regions: AO]
  • Reading (READ)
    READ ; PA1
    Unbuilt MD1
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O ; WV1 ; OH1 ; OH4
    Unbuilt IN1
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P)
    RF&P ; VA1 ; NC2
    Unbuilt MD2
    [Regions: A]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W  (Double) ; R&D  (Double) ; N&S ; VA4  (Double) ; C&O  (Double) ; VA5 ; KY1
    Unbuilt IN5
    [Regions: AO]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&M ; W&W ; SC2 ; SC1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H  (Double) ; SC4  (Double) ; SC3 ; G&C ; SC5
    Unbuilt TN2
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&A ; GA1 ; GA8
    Unbuilt AL3
    [Regions: AD]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL  (Double) ; NER ; GA4  (Double) ; FL4 ; FL5
    Unbuilt FL6
    [Regions: AG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G ; GA6 ; GA7
    Unbuilt AL1
    [Regions: A]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COG
    Unbuilt GA2
    [Regions: D]
  • Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
    P&LE ; OH3
    Unbuilt OH5
    [Regions: OL]
  • Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE)
    MRLE ; A&GW
    Unbuilt IN4
    [Regions: OL]
  • Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW)
    P&FW
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: O]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&C
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: O]
  • Virginia Central (VC)
    VC
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
B&M131517+4 250 671 542211
GT141619+5 118 365 0662
NYC384553+15 844 4 496 16111114
HRL343740+6 571 2 860 10511114
ERIE202327+7 646 3 269 91121210
CNJ222528+6 408 2 160 801212
PENN373942+5 1456 4 135 80994 10
READ172125+8 140 948 47881
B&O242322-2 592 2 850 681010
RF&P182736+18 576 2 083 7722
N&W465258+12 1087 5 171 73332
W&M202428+8 487 2 399 126 138
C&H434752+9 425 2 372 8413133
S&A212632+11 585 2 252 7877
SCL343842+8 888 4 065 1028813
S&G232834+11 427 1 991 641111
COG131824+11 174 430 01313
P&LE192837+18 184 1 137 5311
MRLE132027+14 283 1 212 589910
P&FW0013+13 0 860 9544
M&C0013+13 0 869 961010
VC0013+13 0 1 319 14666

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
TP&WToledo, Peoria & Warsaw 700
MCMichigan Central 760
SMSouthern Mississippi 220
MNMichigan Northern 510
MSMichigan Southern 1020
O&MOhio & Mississippi 825
MONMonon Line 920
C&CCincinnati & Chicago 1010
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