Continental Rails II - DE 5

Game # 17 - Turn # 13

Headline News 1865 to 1866

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

1865: Nevada admitted into Union as newest state.
1866: Prussia unifies north German states by defeating Austria in 7 Weeks War

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: Henry Farham bought CNS for $903, Milton Littlefield bought M&SP for $24781, George R. Obberbaron bought ATSF for $36000.

PCs Merged: SP merges into CP.

PCs Incorporated: GN, V&T, SL&A, MP, KP, NP.

New Engines Acquired: ERIE bought 04/04/2000, N&W bought 04/04/2000, COG bought 04/04/2000, M&C bought 04/04/2000, GM&O bought 04/04/2000, CB&Q bought 04/04/2000.

New Technologies Acquired: CRIP bought Grand Station.

RoWs abandoned: PA10 was abandoned by ERIE, IL6 was abandoned by B&O, IL7 was abandoned by O&M.

ERIE doubled IL5, PENN doubled C&C, C&O doubled OH3, CRIP doubled CRIP.

New RoWs acquired: O&M got KY12, C&NW got WI4, M&LR got AR4, SLSF got AR7, MKT got OK6, CP got NV2.

RR Mergers: NO&J merges into C&O, O&M merges into ERIE.

Loan Recalls: George R. Obberbaron, Maldonash, Darkwing, Mister MP.

New railroad Presidents: Franziskus of NYC, Maldonash of M&C, B of CB&Q, Henry Farham of CASL, George R. Obberbaron of MP, Darkwing of V&T, B of L&A, Franziskus of SL&A, Milton Littlefield of GW, Darkwing of GN, Stepp of NP, Henry Farham of KP.

New Private Companies Available: KC&D, KCS, KCN, SV, SP&D.

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

Henry Farham dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $20000. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: George R. Obberbaron, Milton Littlefield, Darkwing, Stepp, B, Franziskus, Maldonash, Frederik Conrad, Dan Drew

Civil War ends: Railroads may resume building Right-of-Ways.

Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Normal to Improved.
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 Darkwing (4) Dan Drew (10) Milton Littlefield (3) Cornelius Vanderbilt (9) Frederik Conrad (6)
Rail Mogul Dan Drew (10) Maldonash (2) Darkwing (4) Frederik Conrad (6) B (7)
Rail Builder Dan Drew (10) Stepp (8) Henry Farham (11) Milton Littlefield (3) George R. Obberbaron (1)
Rail Magnate Stepp (8) Dan Drew (10) Frederik Conrad (6) Henry Farham (11) B (7)
Rail Prodigal B (7) Milton Littlefield (3) George R. Obberbaron (1) Stepp (8) Darkwing (4)
Rail Baron Stepp (8) Dan Drew (10) B (7) Darkwing (4) Milton Littlefield (3)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
10 Dan Drew SLSF .... .... ....
3 Milton Littlefield GW C&O M&SP ....
6 Frederik Conrad CRIP CP .... UP
11 Henry Farham KP CASL .... CNS
9 Cornelius Vanderbilt .... .... GT MN
12 Franziskus NYC SL&A SLSW ....
4 Darkwing GN V&T .... ....
8 Stepp NP C&NW .... SP&P
7 B L&A CB&Q .... ....
1 George R. Obberbaron PENN MP ATSF ....
2 Maldonash WP M&C .... ....
5 Mister MP B&O .... .... ....
15 J. Pierpont Morgan .... .... .... ....
14 William Ogden .... .... .... ....
13 Thomas Scott .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
NYC New York Central 2472   485794   272045   95   783010   464734   8   4   0   21  
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 2309   412289   218513   98   710563   289076   5   8   640   21  
PENN Pennsylvania 1493   261713   138708   98   434840   170323   10   8   0   150  
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 2402   374183   194577   99   812584   476628   2   0   0   176  
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 3168   506118   283426   95   877361   450267   6   4   0   474  
N&W Norfolk & Western 2302   307117   159699   99   676892   406936   5   7   550   315  
W&M Wilmington & Manchester 343   33908   20006   95   98647   39113   1   0   0   35  
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 2936   478347   248740   99   907925   253358   9   0   0   174  
COG Central of Georgia 552   73785   44271   94   174493   71085   3   0   0   13  
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 829   118448   72252   93   247769   142091   3   0   650   215  
A&WP Atlanta & West Point 682   85538   47046   96   190895   74676   5   9   1055   172  
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 387   50793   27937   99   125259   74294   3   4   0   91  
N&C Nashville & Chattanooga 295   32036   18902   95   92880   53373   0   0   775   0  
SM Southern Mississippi 44   8203   4758   96   15238   6753   7   0   0   0  
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 120   18312   10072   99   18745   13904   9   0   0   0  
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 351   44482   23131   99   70680   30896   2   1   1040   175  
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 320   35231   20081   97   75497   47093   1   0   675   161  
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 185   22586   13326   95   59019   24542   2   0   0   0  
MP Missouri Pacific 283   31615   21498   86   56375   40825   1   0   0   0  
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 132   14923   9252   92   18610   14451   4   0   1312   0  
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 173   16757   11227   87   33233   24067   0   0   0   0  
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 90   16050   8827   99   15337   12250   10   1   1125   0  
CP Central Pacific 244   37552   22156   95   58782   41518   5   2   1740   0  
WP Western Pacific 142   18576   10217   99   21155   19009   6   4   1255   0  
SL&A St Louis & Alton 99   16635   11478   85   23141   16759   3   0   0   0  
MKT Missouri, Kansas & Texas 326   30314   16673   99   69306   48278   2   4   2550   0  
SLSF St Louis & San Francisco 239   25012   15758   91   48581   34687   1   12   880   0  
GW Great Western 140   17891   10198   97   30833   16872   5   2   0   0  
GN Great Northern 295   23267   16287   84   53591   38809   -1   0   0   0  
NP Northern Pacific 281   24082   16376   86   52373   37927   0   0   0   0  
KP Kansas Pacific 178   16670   11502   85   33929   24571   0   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)
New York Central (NYC ):   NYC  (Double) HRL  (Double) B&A  (Double) B&M  (Double) B&H  (Double) NY3
PA11 NYNH  (Double) C3 MRLE OH4 P&FW IN2 IN7 IC  (Double)
IL4  (Double) OH8
Unbuilt:: ME1 [Regions: AOLCMN]
Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):   ERIE NY2 C4  (Double) C5  (Double) MC NY1 GTW TP&W MI1
IN1  (Double) IN3 CNJ  (Double) IN8 IL5  (Double) O&M IL3
Unbuilt:: KY12 [Regions: AOLCMN]
Pennsylvania (PENN):   PENN  (Double) LV  (Double) C&A  (Double) PA5  (Double) PA6  (Double) WV2
WV3 KY2 KY6 KY3 OH7 C&C  (Double)
Unbuilt:: OH6 [Regions: AOC]
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):   B&O  (Double) WV1 OH1 A&GW  (Double) OH2 WBSH  (Double) MI2 IN10
IL2 IL1 L&N TN7 READ PA3 MD1 VA7 VA3 VA1
NC2 SC3
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AOLC]
Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):   C&O  (Double) RF&P  (Double) MD2 VA2 SC5 TN2 TN4 P&LE  (Double)
LS  (Double) OH3  (Double) OH5 FW&C  (Double) PA7  (Double) MS  (Double)
TN6 TN9 BRL NO&J  (Double) MS6 MS3
Unbuilt:: MS5 [Regions: ADOLCG]
Norfolk & Western (N&W ):   N&W R&D  (Double) N&S VA4 VA5 VC W&W KY1 IN5 IN9
KY13 MON  (Double) TN12 IL9
Unbuilt:: TN14 [Regions: AOCM]
Wilmington & Manchester (W&M ):   W&M SC2 NC1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H ):   C&H  (Double) SC4  (Double) NER  (Double) G&C GA1  (Double) SCL  (Double)
S&G  (Double) GA6 GA8  (Double) A&T AL3 TN11 TN5 S&A  (Double)
GA4  (Double) FL4 FL5 FL6 FEC KY7
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADOMG]
Central of Georgia (COG ):   COG GA3 GA2 SC1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AD]
Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C ):   M&C IN4  (Double) IN6 C&EI  (Double) KY8 KY10
Unbuilt:: KY9 [Regions: OC]
Atlanta & West Point (A&WP):   A&WP A&C AL6  (Double) AL7  (Double) AL8  (Double) MS4
Unbuilt:: MS7 [Regions: DG]
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O):   GM&O AL4  (Double) AL2
Unbuilt:: MS1 [Regions: DG]
Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C ):   N&C TN8
Unbuilt:: KY14 [Regions: ]
Southern Mississippi (SM ):   SM
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):   C&NW
Unbuilt:: WI4 [Regions: C]
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):   CRIP  (Double) IA8
Unbuilt:: IA9 [Regions: C]
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):   CB&Q IA1
Unbuilt:: MO8 [Regions: C]
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL):   CASL
Unbuilt:: MO1 [Regions: C]
Missouri Pacific (MP ):   MP
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: MW]
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR):   M&LR
Unbuilt:: AR4 [Regions: M]
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T ):   V&T
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A ):   L&A
Unbuilt:: LA4 [Regions: G]
Central Pacific (CP ):   CP SP
Unbuilt:: NV2 [Regions: P]
Western Pacific (WP ):   WP
Unbuilt:: NV1 [Regions: P]
St Louis & Alton (SL&A):   SL&A
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT ):   MKT
Unbuilt:: OK6 [Regions: M]
St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF):   SLSF
Unbuilt:: AR7 [Regions: M]
Great Western (GW ):   GW
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: G]
Great Northern (GN ):   GN
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: W]
Northern Pacific (NP ):   NP
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: W]
Kansas Pacific (KP ):   KP
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: W]

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
NYC 44   50   57   +13  4027   12367   0   12   8   3     9    
ERIE 24   30   37   +13  5521   21120   0     11   6    
PENN 55   52   50   -5  1259   7345   125   1   1   3     4     9    
B&O 25   22   20   -5  9457   33488   0   5   5   4     6    
C&O 62   59   52   -10  1632   19105   0   3   3   4     6     12    
N&W 26   31   36   +10  4034   11514   0     7   10    
W&M 25   25   25   +0  458   1681   34     10   7    
C&H 68   67   66   -2  2307   14693   0     10   3     4    
COG 28   27   26   -2  775   2671   89     2   4     10    
M&C 40   37   35   -5  1097   4117   28   2   2   4    
A&WP 55   46   37   -18  885   3410   0     1   2     6    
GM&O 52   44   37   -15  466   1935   0     2   1     4    
N&C 51   43   36   -15  414   1475   0     11   8    
SM 59   56   53   -6  31   220   0     10   2     7     8    
C&NW 14   19   24   +10  216   600   0   8   8  
CRIP 58   64   71   +13  1066   5265   0   6   6   10     11    
CB&Q 44   31   19   -25  1582   4653   147   7   7   8     10     11    
CASL 48   43   39   -9  120   925   0   11   11   2     7     8    
MP 0   0   14   +14  0   1274   141   1   1  
M&LR 21   35   49   +28  177   610   50     10   2     4     6     7    
V&T 0   0   14   +14  0   779   86   4   4  
L&A 19   24   29   +10  128   450   0   7   7   2    
CP 14   23   32   +18  342   1175   45   6   6   3    
WP 24   45   67   +43  191   710   0   2   2  
SL&A 0   0   14   +14  0   446   49   12   12  
MKT 14   18   22   +8  659   1630   0     7  
SLSF 14   19   25   +11  486   1195   0   10   10  
GW 14   19   24   +10  299   647   53   3   3  
GN 0   0   14   +14  0   1328   147   4   4  
NP 0   0   14   +14  0   1265   140   8   8  
KP 0   0   14   +14  0   801   89   11   11  

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
KC&D 330   KCS 490   KCN 1115   SV 750   SP&D 750  

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