Continental Rails II - Club DE

Game # 14 - Turn # 11

Headline News 1861 to 1862

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

1861: Pony Express carries mail from St. Louis to Sacramento in record time of 10 days.
1862: Telegraph line completed to California: Pony Express goes bankrupt.

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: B bought CNS for $3161, Sun-E Storm bought M&LR for $1122, Darkwing bought L&A for $4446, Gyro Gearloose bought UP for $10313.

PCs Merged: NO&J merges into SM, IC merges into O&M.

PCs Incorporated: WP, V&T, CRIP.

New Engines Acquired: SCL bought 04/04/2000.

New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought steel rails, PENN bought coal burning engines, M&C bought Grand Station.

RoWs built: MI1 by C&A, IN10 by B&O, IN7 by C&O, TN6 by N&W, AL5 by SCL, AL8 by COG, IL7 by M&C, IL4 by O&M.

RoWs abandoned: MI2 was abandoned by MS.

C&A doubled PA1, C&O doubled MON, SCL doubled GA4, M&C doubled PA3, GM&O doubled GM&O, O&M doubled O&M.

New RoWs acquired: MS got OH6, C&O got IL5, N&W got AL2, GM&O got AL4, COG got MS4, S&A got TN8.

RR Mergers: SCL merges into C&O, COG merges into B&O, M&C merges into GM&O, O&M merges into N&W.

Loan Recalls: McPenguin.

New railroad Presidents: Sun-E Storm of SM, Heckenspecht of C&NW, Heckenspecht of CB&Q, B of M&SP, Darkwing of V&T, Cornelius Vanderbilt of WP.

New Private Companies Available: MKT, SP&P.

Darkwing earns the Gulf Bonus Award for linking the B&O from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico.

Cornelius Vanderbilt earns the Gulf Bonus Award for linking the C&O from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico.

B earns the Gulf Bonus Award for linking the GM&O from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico.

Cornelius Vanderbilt dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $2013. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Gyro Gearloose, B, Darkwing, Sun-E Storm

Civil War begins: Railroads may not build a Right-of-Way this turn.

Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Mild Depression to Normal.
Best locomotive available: Mogul 2-6-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) B (10) Gyro Gearloose (12) Darkwing (5) Vanderbilt (9)
Rail Mogul B (10) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Darkwing (5) Gyro Gearloose (12) Salvator (2)
Rail Builder Darkwing (5) B (10) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Heckenspecht (13) Vanderbilt (9)
Rail Magnate Darkwing (5) B (10) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Salvator (2) Heckenspecht (13)
Rail Prodigal B (10) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Darkwing (5) McPenguin (8) Salvator (2)
Rail Baron B (10) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Darkwing (5) Gyro Gearloose (12) Salvator (2)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
3 Cornelius Vanderbilt C&O WP .... ....
10 B GM&O M&SP CNS ....
5 Darkwing B&O V&T L&A ....
2 Salvator C&A MS .... ....
12 Gyro Gearloose N&W .... UP ....
1 Sun-E Storm S&A SM .... M&LR
7 Thomas Durant .... .... .... ....
15 Calypso .... .... .... ....
13 Heckenspecht C&NW CB&Q .... ....
6 Mr. Winterbottom .... .... .... ....
4 William Palmer .... .... .... ....
8 McPenguin .... .... .... ....
14 Louis McLane .... .... .... ....
11 Salvatore Petrillo .... .... .... ....
9 Vanderbilt .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
GT Grand Trunk 329   35706   22138   95   68787   1777   5   0   0   0  
NYC New York Central 1486   197024   102452   99   484731   210571   4   1   0   512  
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 1064   109363   67805   89   274003   161593   0   0   0   0  
C&A Camden & Amboy 1782   295396   156561   98   497761   317020   7   12   0   701  
PENN Pennsylvania 1035   151936   89642   95   309458   57622   6   2   0   45  
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 2549   365737   193842   98   548483   373189   6   9   0   278  
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 2778   409946   217270   98   732212   418783   6   12   0   873  
N&W Norfolk & Western 2497   316583   170954   97   628990   398886   4   3   0   307  
S&A Savannah & Augusta 1110   133313   69322   99   289493   115040   5   3   0   0  
MC Michigan Central 152   20552   12742   95   52239   26684   1   0   0   0  
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 2294   334907   174152   99   519487   335036   7   9   760   1114  
SM Southern Mississippi 227   28939   18810   89   39842   32003   3   3   0   0  
MS Michigan Southern 318   37763   22658   94   53894   45761   3   11   0   0  
C&C Cincinnati & Chicago 202   20997   17847   69   23599   23601   -2   0   0   0  
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 120   16481   9889   94   21941   14854   5   4   0   0  
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 150   18306   12265   87   24839   21161   2   0   0   0  
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 190   20628   14233   85   31820   22806   1   2   0   0  
M&SP Milwaukee & St. Paul 326   29427   18245   92   51876   38752   1   1   0   0  
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 173   15081   9953   88   25784   21966   0   0   0   0  
WP Western Pacific 142   16386   11142   86   23084   19666   1   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)
Grand Trunk (GT ):   GT C2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AN]
New York Central (NYC ):   NYC  (Double) NY3  (Double) PA11 OH3 TP&W OH5 MI6 B&A B&M
MI5
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ALC]
Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):   ERIE NY2 LS GTW PA8 NY1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AL]
Camden & Amboy (C&A ):   C&A  (Double) NYNH  (Double) PA1  (Double) B&H MD1 HRL  (Double) C3
MD2 PA7 VA7 MRLE P&LE  (Double) OH2 PA4 MI1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AOLN]
Pennsylvania (PENN):   PENN LV  (Double) PA9 CNJ PA10 C4 C5 MN
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ALN]
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):   B&O WV1 PA2  (Double) OH1 OH4 IN1  (Double) IN2 IN6 IN10
COG BRL A&WP  (Double) A&C AL6 N&C AL7 L&N GA2
AL8
Unbuilt:: MS4 [Regions: ADOCG]
Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):   C&O VA4 VA5 KY1 IN5 MON  (Double) IN7 SCL  (Double) NER  (Double)
GA4  (Double) C&H  (Double) FL4 FL5 FL6 W&W W&M VA1
G&C VA3 AL5
Unbuilt:: IL5 [Regions: ADOCG]
Norfolk & Western (N&W ):   N&W  (Double) R&D  (Double) RF&P  (Double) N&S  (Double) VA2  (Double) VC  (Double)
SC5 TN2 TN4 TN5 KY7 TN6 O&M  (Double) IL2 IC
IL4
Unbuilt:: AL2 [Regions: AOCM]
Savannah & Augusta (S&A ):   S&A GA1 S&G GA8 AL3 A&T TN10 TN13
Unbuilt:: TN8 [Regions: ADM]
Michigan Central (MC ):   MC  (Double)
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: L]
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O):   GM&O  (Double) MS3 TN12 M&C A&GW  (Double) IN4 C&EI  (Double) P&FW
IN9 KY13 READ  (Double) PA5 PA6 WV2 PA3  (Double) IL7
Unbuilt:: AL4 [Regions: AOCMG]
Southern Mississippi (SM ):   SM NO&J
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: MG]
Michigan Southern (MS ):   MS FW&C
Unbuilt:: OH6 [Regions: LC]
Cincinnati & Chicago (C&C ):   C&C
Unbuilt:: OH7 [Regions: C]
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):   C&NW
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: C]
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):   CRIP
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: C]
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):   CB&Q
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: C]
Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP):   M&SP
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: W]
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T ):   V&T
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
Western Pacific (WP ):   WP
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: P]

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 17   17   17   +0  790   1645   0      
NYC 15   16   17   +2  3092   7368   69      
ERIE 16   16   17   +1  1523   5215   105     13   2    
C&A 28   33   39   +11  2198   8881   29   2   2   1     3     10    
PENN 22   20   19   -3  2148   5098   82     10  
B&O 26   27   30   +4  1228   12633   120   5   5  
C&O 23   29   32   +9  1392   13787   116   3   3   8    
N&W 19   19   20   +1  2972   12260   229   12   12  
S&A 23   23   24   +1  1217   5550   0   1   1   10     13    
MC 13   14   15   +2  194   760   0     3   5     10    
GM&O 38   31   22   -16  658   11169   301   10   10  
SM 12   15   18   +6  92   1027   108   1   1   8    
MS 16   24   33   +17  532   1590   0   2   2  
C&C 33   24   15   -18  261   1010   0     13   5     10    
C&NW 12   17   23   +11  276   555   45   13   13  
CRIP 0   0   12   +12  0   675   75     2  
CB&Q 12   16   20   +8  403   878   72   13   13  
M&SP 12   17   22   +10  713   1507   123   10   10  
V&T 0   0   12   +12  0   779   86   5   5  
WP 0   0   12   +12  0   639   71   3   3  

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
WBSH 570   CASL 1850   FEC 1495   MP 1415   CP 770   SL&A 495   MKT 1630  
SLSF 1195   GW 700   SP 450   SP&P 1430  

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