Continental Rails II

Game # 35 - Turn # 7

Headline News 1853 to 1854

World & National New

  1. 1853: Franklin Pearce defeats Winfield Scott in Presidential race.
  2. 1854: Wells, Fargo and Company founded in Sacramento.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: J. Pierpont Morgan bought MC for $8253, Hannibal Kimball bought SM for $8888, William Ogden bought O&M for $12001, William Palmer bought MON for $10104, Jay Gould bought C&C for $8111.
  • PCs Merged: WBSH merges into M&C, A&C merges into COG.
  • PCs Incorporated: GM&O, A&T, N&C.
  • New Technologies Acquired: S&G bought Grand Station, P&LE bought Grand Station.
  • RoWs built: C5 by NYC, PA8 by CNJ, PA2 by PENN, MD1 by READ, IN1 by B&O, MD2 by RF&P, IN5 by N&W, TN2 by C&H, AL3 by S&A, FL6 by SCL, AL1 by S&G, GA2 by COG, OH5 by P&LE, IN4 by MRLE.
  • NYC doubled LS, CNJ doubled CNJ, PENN doubled PENN, READ doubled READ, C&H doubled G&C, S&A doubled S&A, SCL doubled NER.
  • New RoWs acquired: B&M got ME1, READ got PA3, RF&P got PA7, P&FW got OH2, P&LE got OH6, NYC got MI1, MRLE got IN2, B&O got IN3, N&W got IN9, M&C got KY3, C&H got TN4, COG got TN5, S&G got AL2, SCL got AL8, S&A got MS3, PENN got PA4.
  • New railroad Presidents: J. Pierpont Morgan of HRL, AdamZ of N&W, Hannibal Kimball of MRLE, Jay Gould of M&C, AdamZ of A&T, Thomas Durant of GM&O, Edward Harriman of N&C.
  • New Private Companies Available: GTW, NO&J, FW&C, C&EI, IC, C&NW, CB&Q.
  • Hannibal Kimball earns the Heartland Award for linking the B&O from the Atlantic to Chicago.
  • Thomas Durant dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $3002. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: William Palmer, J. Pierpont Morgan, Railroad Dan, B, Aubin de Verlin , AdamZ
  • Invention of coal burning engine for locomotives improves operations, reduces operating costs.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Recession to Normal.
  • Best locomotive available: American 4-4-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines.

Tycoon Announcements:

7Edward Harriman really mr. durant? refused secret corporate info + you start a smear campaign?
11Thomas Durant hrl board sacks durant, citing failure to build a grand station.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronThomas Durant (11)B (3)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Jay Gould (9)AdamZ (2)
Rail MogulThomas Durant (11)William Ogden (13)AdamZ (2)Aubin de Verlin (8)Jay Gould (9)
Rail BuilderHannibal Kimball (10)Thomas Durant (11)Jay Gould (9)William Palmer (12)Edward Harriman (7)
Rail MagnateThomas Durant (11)Hannibal Kimball (10)Railroad Dan (1)Edward Harriman (7)Aubin de Verlin (8)
Rail ProdigalAdamZ (2)B (3)Thomas Durant (11)William Palmer (12)Railroad Dan (1)
Rail BaronThomas Durant (11)Hannibal Kimball (10)AdamZ (2)Jay Gould (9)B (3)

Player Summary

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

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 145190021083197305322069251300
GTGrand Trunk 731295311140681024482730112800
NYCNew York Central 104116285184684992074471451899900
HRLHudson River Line 5936864537755991222879691631600
ERIEErie Lackawanna 67270692395879812805396903340195
CNJCentral New Jersey 5237546739243991065808523274098
PENNPennsylvania 937169781882889920187614245510100244
READReading 244538932964299562954520612600
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 784801134165999163500710465201144
RF&PRichmond, Fred. & Potomac 584598083528595115700908572900
N&WNorfolk & Western 117313428673857992121771556534900
W&MWilmington & Manchester 5055544431603979286361034420118
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 6898108242164991341888179666555789
S&ASavannah & Augusta 6288280343057991178929417964380155
SCLSea Coast Line 876131024681339917260110279286590646
S&GSavannah & Gulf 508582133027199100705807304200
COGCentral of Georgia 395499622947895764755915044640224
P&LEPittsburgh & Lake Erie 3584413122948997267057944520176
MRLEMad River & Lake Erie 3794859726728998063661503410406
P&FWPittsburgh & Ft Wayne 1911927311757933565827371136750
M&CMarietta & Cincinnati 30733610184859962927432533200
VCVirginia Central 2932143615005844712337027-1100
A&TAlabama & Tennessee 14314530103168325101197240000
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 1351395394888623869187560000
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 15115024103678526333206920000

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 ME1
    [Regions: A]
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GT
    Unbuilt C2
    [Regions: A]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC ; B&A  (Double) ; B&H ; NY3 ; LS  (Double) ; C4 ; C5
    Unbuilt MI1
    [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  (Double) ; PA9 ; PA10 ; PA8
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENN (Double) ; C&A  (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; PA5 ; PA6 ; NYNH ; WV2 ; PA2
    Unbuilt PA4
    [Regions: AO]
  • Reading (READ)
    READ (Double) ; PA1 ; MD1
    Unbuilt PA3
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O ; WV1 ; OH1 ; OH4 ; IN1
    Unbuilt IN3
    [Regions: AC]
  • Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P)
    RF&P ; VA1 ; NC2 ; MD2
    Unbuilt PA7
    [Regions: A]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W  (Double) ; R&D  (Double) ; N&S ; VA4  (Double) ; C&O  (Double) ; VA5 ; KY1 ; IN5
    Unbuilt IN9
    [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  (Double) ; SC5 ; TN2
    Unbuilt TN4
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&A  (Double) ; GA1 ; GA8 ; AL3
    Unbuilt MS3
    [Regions: AD]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; FL4 ; FL5 ; FL6
    Unbuilt AL8
    [Regions: AG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1
    Unbuilt AL2
    [Regions: AD]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COG ; A&C ; GA2
    Unbuilt TN5
    [Regions: AD]
  • Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
    P&LE ; OH3 ; OH5
    Unbuilt OH6
    [Regions: OL]
  • Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE)
    MRLE ; A&GW ; IN4
    Unbuilt IN2
    [Regions: OL]
  • Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW)
    P&FW
    Unbuilt OH2
    [Regions: O]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&C ; WBSH
    Unbuilt KY3
    [Regions: O]
  • Virginia Central (VC)
    VC
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&T
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: D]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&O
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: G]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&C
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
B&M172636+19 276 725 0 211
GT192327+8 87 365 0662 12
NYC536067+14 1138 5 157 5511114
HRL404856+16 835 2 965 0411
ERIE272727+0 723 3 269 91121210
CNJ282931+3 652 2 498 1171212
PENN424038-4 854 4 643 47994 10
READ253035+10 310 1 198 22881
B&O222426+4 972 3 827 1011010
RF&P363433-3 666 2 844 76 2
N&W585756-2 3111 5 807 62223
W&M282726-2 617 2 430 95 138
C&H525966+14 674 3 352 9913133 8
S&A324049+17 728 3 059 81778
SCL424141-1 966 4 365 228813
S&G343434+0 462 2 492 481111
COG243241+17 108 1 821 1541313
P&LE374758+21 336 1 730 60114 11
MRLE273442+15 412 1 833 62109
P&FW131926+13 406 955 044
M&C131926+13 389 1 478 57910
VC131620+7 574 1 319 1466610 11
A&T0013+13 0 644 7122
GM&O0013+13 0 608 671111
N&C0013+13 0 680 7577

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
GTWGrand Trunk Western 535
TP&WToledo, Peoria & Warsaw 700
NO&JNew Orleans & Jackson 915
MNMichigan Northern 510
MSMichigan Southern 1020
FW&CFt. Wayne & Chicago 570
C&EIChicago & Eastern Illinois 920
ICIllinois Central 925
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 600
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 950

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