Continental Rails II

Game # 21 - Turn # 7

Headline News 1853 to 1854

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

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

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: William Palmer bought VC for $1467, Eudes L'Artuby bought A&WP for $765, Henry Farham bought WBSH for $6003, Milton Littlefield bought MC for $900, Eudes L'Artuby bought SM for $1268, Jay Gould bought MS for $1514, Thomas Scott bought O&M for $3253, Eugene de Segur bought C&C for $2424, Milton Littlefield bought C&EI for $2200.
  • PCs Merged: COG merges into SCL, A&C merges into C&H.
  • PCs Incorporated: GM&O, N&C, TP&W, A&T.
  • New Engines Acquired: NYC bought Mogul 2-6-0, PENN bought Mogul 2-6-0, READ bought Mogul 2-6-0, R&D bought Mogul 2-6-0, N&W bought Mogul 2-6-0, C&H bought Mogul 2-6-0, SCL bought Mogul 2-6-0, GTW bought Mogul 2-6-0, A&GW bought Mogul 2-6-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: B&M bought steel rails, NYC bought steel rails, PENN bought steel rails, READ bought steel rails, C&O bought steel rails, R&D bought steel rails, N&W bought steel rails, C&H bought steel rails, SCL bought steel rails, A&GW bought steel rails.
  • RoWs built: C1 by B&M, C3 by NYC, PA1 by READ, OH1 by B&O, WV2 by C&O, VA4 by N&W, TN2 by W&M, AL3 by C&H, FL5 by SCL, AL1 by S&G, OH4 by MRLE, OH5 by GTW.
  • PENN doubled CNJ, C&H doubled GA8, SCL doubled NER.
  • New RoWs acquired: READ got MD1, N&W got VA5, RF&P got VA7, SCL got FL6, C&O got WV3, B&O got OH2, P&LE got OH3, MRLE got IN1, A&GW got IN4, W&M got TN3, C&H got TN10, NYC got C2.
  • RR Mergers: MRLE merges into PENN.
  • Loan Recalls: J. Pierpont Morgan, Eugene de Segur, Henry Farham.
  • New railroad Presidents: Nicolas Koechlin of TP&W, Henry Farham of A&T, Eugene de Segur of GM&O, Thomas Scott of N&C.
  • New Private Companies Available: NO&J, MON, FW&C, L&N, IC.
  • Eugene de Segur dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $2424. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Henry Farham, George R. Obberbaron, Thomas Scott
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Depression.
  • Best locomotive available: Mogul 2-6-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails.

Tycoon Announcements:

1 Nicholas van Rijn illness caused to miss turn 4
11 Henry Farham hello gro, your name is still too long, but nevertheless welcome back to cr2!

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Eugene de Segur (10) Milton Littlefield (6) Henry Farham (11) Thomas Scott (7) Eudes L'Artuby (2)
Rail Mogul Henry Farham (11) Leland Stanford (5) Thomas Scott (7) Nicholas van Rijn (1) Eudes L'Artuby (2)
Rail Builder Milton Littlefield (6) Eudes L'Artuby (2) Eugene de Segur (10) Leland Stanford (5) Thomas Scott (7)
Rail Magnate Milton Littlefield (6) Leland Stanford (5) Nicholas van Rijn (1) Henry Farham (11) Eudes L'Artuby (2)
Rail Prodigal Jay Gould (9) Henry Farham (11) Thomas Scott (7) Nicholas van Rijn (1) Eugene de Segur (10)
Rail Baron Henry Farham (11) Milton Littlefield (6) Eugene de Segur (10) Thomas Scott (7) Eudes L'Artuby (2)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
10 Eugene de Segur GM&O B&M C&C ....
6 Milton Littlefield NYC GTW C&EI MC
7 Thomas Scott N&W N&C O&M ....
11 Henry Farham A&T PENN .... WBSH
5 Leland Stanford C&H A&GW .... ....
2 Eudes L'Artuby SCL READ SM A&WP
9 Jay Gould .... .... MS ....
1 Nicholas van Rijn P&LE RF&P .... ....
12 William Palmer R&D B&H .... VC
8 Nicolas Koechlin B&O TP&W .... ....
4 J. Pierpont Morgan W&M .... .... ....
13 George R. Obberbaron .... .... .... ....
3 J. Edgar Thompson .... .... .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....
14 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
B&M Boston & Maine 513 47040 27754 95 80586 69944 1 5 0 1078
B&H Boston & Hartford 183 27025 16755 95 30725 28357 4 0 0 0
NYC New York Central 1711 225721 117375 99 345495 175815 7 5 0 203
PENN Pennsylvania 1171 169575 93266 99 265501 173117 5 4 0 695
READ Reading 199 32554 17904 99 35712 27289 9 2 0 0
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 445 34665 22879 91 84511 33086 0 1 135 376
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 557 52938 31234 95 106601 84459 0 1 605 889
RF&P Richmond, Fred. & Potomac 117 13098 8121 95 19639 14350 2 2 470 0
R&D Richmond & Danville 76 10784 6470 94 12758 11487 5 1 0 0
N&W Norfolk & Western 870 71757 38750 97 180230 118373 1 1 1385 788
W&M Wilmington & Manchester 756 64862 42808 91 154345 107805 -1 1 0 746
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 1405 174649 92563 98 252965 120028 7 7 0 0
SCL Sea Coast Line 1090 148828 77390 99 219089 115925 7 6 0 271
S&G Savannah & Gulf 508 56770 35198 95 111242 79393 1 0 0 0
P&LE Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 131 16483 10219 95 22228 16464 3 3 535 0
GTW Grand Trunk Western 227 21709 12591 99 33138 25849 3 2 0 0
A&GW Atlantic & Great Western 116 13425 7384 99 18438 16419 4 2 0 0
TP&W Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw 140 10973 7462 86 17900 16525 -1 0 0 0
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 143 12922 8529 88 19070 17605 0 0 0 0
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 135 12335 7894 90 18134 16741 1 0 0 0
N&C Nashville & Chattanooga 151 13109 8128 92 20006 18469 1 0 0 0

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 ME1 C1 B&H NYC B&H Boston Quebec
    B&M ; ME1 ; C1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Boston & Hartford (B&H)
    B&H GT B&M NYC NYC NYC Boston New York Montreal
    B&H ; GT
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC B&A HRL ERIENY3 NYNHLS C4 C5 C3 c2 B&H B&M B&H B&H PENNPENNP&LEPENNGTW mc mn ms ny1 ny2 pa8 pa10pa11P&LEmi1 mi2 Boston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Montreal London
    NYC ; B&A  (Double) ; HRL  (Double) ; ERIE  (Double) ; NY3 ; NYNH ; LS ; C4 ; C5 ; C3
    Unbuilt: C2
    [Regions: ALN]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNC&A LV CNJ PA5 PA6 MRLEP&FWOH4 in1 TP&Wmon fw&cc&c c&eiic c&nwcripcb&qcaslcns oh6 oh7 oh8 mi5 in2 in3 il1 il10il12il14wi1 NYC NYC NYC READNYC P&LEGTW A&GWTP&Wc&c READpa2 pa3 pa4 C&O pa8 pa9 pa11C&O B&O B&O P&LEoh6 oh7 oh8 in2 in3 New York Philadelphia Baltimore Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago
    PENN ; C&A  (Double) ; LV ; CNJ  (Double) ; PA5 ; PA6 ; MRLE ; P&FW ; OH4
    Unbuilt: IN1
    [Regions: AOL]
  • Reading (READ)
    READPA1 md1 B&O C&O RF&Ppa2 pa3 pa4 C&O RF&PPENNPENNPENNB&O pa2 pa3 pa4 PENNNew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington
    READ ; PA1
    Unbuilt: MD1
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O WV1 OH1 oh2 PENNPENNGTW A&GWTP&WP&LEPENNGTW mi1 mi2 PENNPENNm&c A&GWREADpa2 pa3 pa4 C&O READC&O C&O C&O PENNPhiladelphia Baltimore Washington Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    B&O ; WV1 ; OH1
    Unbuilt: OH2
    [Regions: A]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&O MD2 PA7 WV2 wv3 m&c N&W B&O wv4 B&O ky1 ky2 B&O RF&PR&D P&LEPENNm&c vc PENNREADN&W va3 N&W RF&PB&O B&O Baltimore Washington Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    C&O ; MD2 ; PA7 ; WV2
    Unbuilt: WV3
    [Regions: AO]
  • Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P)
    RF&Pva7 C&O R&D vc READC&O N&W va3 N&W C&O R&D N&W READC&O va1 va3 Baltimore Washington Norfolk
    RF&P
    Unbuilt: VA7
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&D C&O RF&PN&W vc va1 N&W va3 N&W RF&PWashington Norfolk
    R&D
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W N&S NC2 VA2 VA4 va5 va6 C&O wv4 ky1 ky2 C&O RF&PR&D W&M vc va1 va3 va6 RF&PW&M C&H C&H Washington Norfolk Wilmington Cincinnati
    N&W ; N&S ; NC2 ; VA2 ; VA4
    Unbuilt: VA5
    [Regions: A]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&M W&W SC2 G&C NC1 TN2 tn3 ky4 tn1 tn4 N&W SCL C&H C&H va1 N&W C&H C&H sc4 C&H tn1 tn4 Norfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta
    W&M  (Double) ; W&W  (Double) ; SC2 ; G&C ; NC1 ; TN2
    Unbuilt: TN3
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H SC1 SC3 SC5 S&A GA1 BRL GA8 A&C AL3 tn10m&lrtn8 tn9 tn11tn12tn13tn14tn15ms3 ms6 ms7 ar1 ar5 SCL SCL S&G SCL W&M a&wpA&T N&C N&W N&W W&M sc4 SCL SCL W&M tn4 tn5 tn6 tn8 tn9 tn11tn12tn13S&G al2 al4 al5 ms3 ms6 Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Memphis
    C&H  (Double) ; SC1  (Double) ; SC3  (Double) ; SC5 ; S&A  (Double) ; GA1 ; BRL ; GA8  (Double) ; A&C ; AL3
    Unbuilt: TN10
    [Regions: AD]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL NER GA2 GA4 FL4 COG FL5 fl6 al5 al6 al7 al8 W&M C&H C&H S&G a&wpC&H C&H fec W&M C&H W&M C&H ga3 ga5 C&H fl3 Wilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile
    SCL  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; GA2  (Double) ; GA4 ; FL4 ; COG ; FL5
    Unbuilt: FL6
    [Regions: ADG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G GA6 GA7 AL1 C&H SCL a&wpA&T C&H SCL ga3 SCL ga5 C&H al2 C&H al4 al5 al6 Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AD]
  • Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
    P&LEoh3 NYC PENNGTW TP&Wpa11B&O GTW mi1 mi2 NYC PENNPENNGTW PENNC&O pa11C&O Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh
    P&LE
    Unbuilt: OH3
    [Regions: OL]
  • Grand Trunk Western (GTW)
    GTW OH5 NYC P&LEPENNTP&Wms fw&cpa11B&O P&LEoh6 mi1 mi2 mi6 Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Chicago
    GTW ; OH5
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: L]
  • Atlantic & Great Western (A&GW)
    A&GWin4 m&c wbshmon c&eioh7 oh8 in2 in3 in5 in6 in7 in8 in9 ky1 ky3 PENNPENNm&c wbshB&O B&O PENNoh7 oh8 in5 ky1 ky3 Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    A&GW
    Unbuilt: IN4
    [Regions: O]
  • Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
    TP&WGTW c&c B&O P&LEPENNGTW oh6 oh7 oh8 mi1 mi2 PENNin2 in3 Cleveland Detroit Cincinnati Chicago
    TP&W
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&T C&H N&C C&H tn4 tn5 tn6 S&G al2 C&H al4 al5 Atlanta Birmingham
    A&T
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: D]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&Oal4 al7 al8 ms1 ms2 ms3 ms4 Birmingham Mobile New Orleans
    GM&O
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: G]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&C C&H A&T l&n ky10ky14tn4 tn5 tn6 tn7 tn8 Louisville Atlanta Birmingham
    N&C
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ]

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
B&M 26 22 18 -8  505 2449 116 10 10
B&H 30 24 19 -11  193 915 0 12 12 11
NYC 25 24 24 -1  1568 8387 175 6 6 9 10
PENN 36 30 22 -14  1489 5792 68 11 11
READ 21 31 42 +21  131 906 89 2 2
B&O 30 31 33 +3  393 2193 40 8 8 7 10
C&O 11 11 11 +0  645 2705 80   7
RF&P 16 21 27 +11  178 552 33 1 1 7 8
R&D 11 15 20 +9  158 342 38 12 12
N&W 13 12 11 -2  1299 4289 65 7 7
W&M 20 17 14 -6  828 3627 153 4 4
C&H 33 30 27 -6  1695 6832 199 5 5 10
SCL 29 29 29 +0  967 5141 316 2 2 1
S&G 35 38 42 +7  659 2428 112   11 7
P&LE 17 21 25 +8  185 618 37 1 1 7 8 9
GTW 20 24 29 +9  142 1075 60 6 6
A&GW 11 15 19 +8  247 580 0 5 5
TP&W 0 0 11 +11  0 630 70 8 8
A&T 0 0 11 +11  0 644 71 11 11
GM&O 0 0 11 +11  0 608 67 10 10
N&C 0 0 11 +11  0 680 75 7 7

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 965
NO&J New Orleans & Jackson 915
MN Michigan Northern 510
MON Monon Line 920
FW&C Ft. Wayne & Chicago 570
L&N Louisville & Nashville 930
IC Illinois Central 925
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