Continental Rails II

Game # 22 - Turn # 6

Headline News 1851 to 1852

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

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

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Henry Farham bought P&LE for $14541, Edward Harriman bought WBSH for $17693, Nicholas van Rijn bought MC for $14341, Casey Jones bought A&C for $13456, George R. Obberbaron bought A&T for $3575, B bought GM&O for $17136, George R. Obberbaron bought N&C for $3775, B bought SM for $2116, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought MN for $2601.
  • PCs Merged: BRL merges into C&H, P&FW merges into B&O, MRLE merges into B&O.
  • PCs Incorporated: A&WP, TP&W, M&C, A&GW, GTW, G&C.
  • New Technologies Acquired: GT bought Grand Station, R&D bought Grand Station.
  • RoWs built: C3 by GT, C4 by NYC, PA11 by ERIE, WV2 by PENN, PA4 by READ, OH4 by B&O, WV4 by C&O, PA2 by RF&P, SC5 by R&D, VA5 by N&W, GA8 by C&H, FL4 by S&A, SC1 by SCL, GA6 by S&G, GA3 by COG, OH3 by LS.
  • NYC doubled HRL, PENN doubled C&A, RF&P doubled MD1, C&H doubled C&H, SCL doubled SCL.
  • New RoWs acquired: GT got NY1, RF&P got PA3, ERIE got PA8, PENN got PA9, SCL got NC1, S&G got GA7, S&A got FL5, B&O got IN1, C&O got KY1, R&D got TN2, C&H got AL3, NYC got C5, COG got GA5, LS got OH5, N&W got KY2.
  • Loan Recalls: George R. Obberbaron, Stepp, B.
  • New railroad Presidents: Edward Harriman of R&D, EugFne de STgur of G&C, Nicholas van Rijn of GTW, Jay Gould of M&C, Casey Jones of A&WP, Nicolas Koechlin of A&GW, Eudes L'Artuby of TP&W.
  • New Private Companies Available: MS, MON, C&EI.
  • Henry Farham dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $3015. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Nicholas van Rijn, Stepp, B, EugFne de STgur, Jay Gould
  • Development of switch yards facilitates operations, reduces operating costs.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Great to Good.
  • Best locomotive available: Lion 0-4-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards.

Tycoon Announcements:

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Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Troy Phelan (1) Casey Jones (10) Nicholas van Rijn (2) Henry Farham (8) Jay Gould (13)
Rail Mogul Nicholas van Rijn (2) B (15) Troy Phelan (1) Casey Jones (10) Jay Gould (13)
Rail Builder Nicholas van Rijn (2) William Palmer (7) Nicolas Koechlin (3) Jay Gould (13) B (15)
Rail Magnate Jay Gould (13) B (15) Nicholas van Rijn (2) William Palmer (7) Troy Phelan (1)
Rail Prodigal Stepp (5) B (15) Henry Farham (8) Eugène de Ségur (12) Jay Gould (13)
Rail Baron Nicholas van Rijn (2) B (15) Jay Gould (13) Troy Phelan (1) William Palmer (7)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
2 Nicholas van Rijn ERIE GTW MC ....
10 Casey Jones C&O A&WP A&C ....
1 Troy Phelan N&W RF&P .... ....
8 Henry Farham LS S&A P&LE ....
12 Eugène de Ségur SCL G&C .... ....
3 Nicolas Koechlin B&O A&GW .... ....
9 Frederik Conrad .... .... .... ....
6 Edward Harriman R&D S&G WBSH ....
13 Jay Gould PENN M&C .... ....
14 Eudes L'Artuby TP&W READ .... ....
15 B C&H COG SM GM&O
7 William Palmer NYC .... .... ....
11 Cornelius Vanderbilt .... .... .... MN
5 Stepp .... .... .... ....
4 George R. Obberbaron .... .... A&T N&C

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
GT Grand Trunk 680 101954 59133 99 235608 124380 5 20 1050 137
NYC New York Central 925 171341 101091 98 289877 104214 9 4 0 245
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 672 85407 52098 99 219183 116759 2 13 225 318
PENN Pennsylvania 976 186741 108311 99 317617 154613 9 9 770 412
READ Reading 288 61632 38212 98 105144 24749 10 4 0 0
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 911 120490 69883 99 267674 77804 6 16 0 113
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 597 61179 37320 99 189206 97362 1 0 730 207
RF&P Richmond, Fred. & Potomac 257 54021 34033 97 96328 52218 7 6 445 27
R&D Richmond & Danville 411 48216 27965 99 139544 38065 4 2 995 290
N&W Norfolk & Western 928 117173 69132 98 292402 143264 3 5 625 210
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 725 114398 69784 99 230405 108139 6 9 810 397
S&A Savannah & Augusta 442 62391 38058 99 150965 55814 4 4 0 109
SCL Sea Coast Line 771 130291 75568 99 245950 60000 9 9 0 0
S&G Savannah & Gulf 282 34991 21695 98 91638 48135 2 8 645 219
COG Central of Georgia 238 31350 19124 99 79318 42485 3 9 550 266
LS Lake Shore 289 40351 25018 98 98437 51185 3 0 600 0
G&C Greenville & Columbia 94 11722 8088 91 25679 14446 1 0 0 0
GTW Grand Trunk Western 107 15139 11051 87 30479 17146 1 0 0 0
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 193 20292 14407 89 50399 28351 0 0 0 0
A&WP Atlanta & West Point 152 20101 14272 89 42479 23896 1 0 0 0
A&GW Atlantic & Great Western 116 17382 12863 86 33839 19036 1 0 0 0
TP&W Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw 140 15264 10837 89 36719 20656 0 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 
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GT B&H C2 C3 ny1 NYC NYC NYC ERIEERIEERIENYC NYC NYC NYC PENNBoston New York Buffalo Montreal
    GT  (Double) ; B&H ; C2 ; C3
    Unbuilt: NY1
    [Regions: AN]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC HRL B&A B&M NY3 C4 c5 mc mn ms mi1 mi2 GT GT PENNERIEPENNPENNLS me1 GT ERIEpa10ERIEGT Boston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Montreal London
    NYC  (Double) ; HRL  (Double) ; B&A ; B&M ; NY3 ; C4
    Unbuilt: C5
    [Regions: ALN]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIENY2 PA11pa8 PENNPENNGT PENNNYC PENNPENNPENNLS p&leB&O GTW GT NYC pa10LS NYC New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh London
    ERIE ; NY2 ; PA11
    Unbuilt: PA8
    [Regions: AL]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNLV C&A NYNHPA5 CNJ PA6 WV2 pa9 ERIEpa10GT NYC ERIEREADp&leB&O M&C READRF&PRF&PREADpa7 ERIEB&O wv3 B&O Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    PENN ; LV ; C&A  (Double) ; NYNH ; PA5 ; CNJ ; PA6 ; WV2
    Unbuilt: PA9
    [Regions: AO]
  • Reading (READ)
    READPA1 PA4 PENNPENNPENNB&O RF&PRF&PPENNRF&PNew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington
    READ ; PA1 ; PA4
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O WV1 OH1 P&FWMRLEOH4 in1 TP&Wmon fw&cc&c c&eiic c&nwcripcb&qcaslcns oh6 oh7 oh8 mi5 in2 in3 il1 il10il12il14wi1 LS p&leGTW M&C A&GWTP&Wc&c READRF&PRF&PREADPENNpa7 ERIERF&PC&O PENNwv3 oh2 LS oh6 oh7 oh8 in2 in3 Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago
    B&O ; WV1 ; OH1 ; P&FW ; MRLE ; OH4
    Unbuilt: IN1
    [Regions: AOL]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&O VC MD2 WV4 ky1 M&C A&GWwbshN&W wv3 oh7 oh8 in4 in5 N&W ky3 B&O RF&PR&D pa7 RF&PR&D N&W N&W N&W va7 B&O wv3 N&W Baltimore Washington Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville
    C&O ; VC ; MD2 ; WV4
    Unbuilt: KY1
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P)
    RF&PMD1 PA2 pa3 PENNREADB&O READREADPENNPENNPENNPENNREADB&O C&O R&D N&W READREADC&O va1 N&W va7 New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk
    RF&P ; MD1  (Double) ; PA2
    Unbuilt: PA3
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&D VA2 SC5 tn2 G&C C&H tn1 tn3 tn4 C&O RF&PN&W G&C C&O C&H va1 N&W N&W va7 nc2 sc3 Washington Norfolk Atlanta
    R&D ; VA2 ; SC5
    Unbuilt: TN2
    [Regions: ]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W N&S VA3 W&W VA4 VA5 ky2 wv3 C&O C&O ky3 ky4 ky5 ky6 C&O RF&PR&D SCL C&O va1 R&D va6 va7 SCL nc2 wv3 C&O C&O Washington Norfolk Wilmington Cincinnati Louisville
    N&W  (Double) ; N&S ; VA3  (Double) ; W&W ; VA4 ; VA5
    Unbuilt: KY2
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H SC4 GA1 BRL GA8 al3 a&t tn8 tn9 tn10tn11tn12tn13al1 al2 al4 al5 ms3 ms6 SCL S&A SCL COG G&C A&WPa&c a&t SCL sc2 sc3 R&D R&D al1 al2 al4 al5 Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Memphis
    C&H  (Double) ; SC4 ; GA1 ; BRL ; GA8
    Unbuilt: AL3
    [Regions: AD]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&A GA4 FL4 fl5 fl6 SCL S&G fec SCL C&H C&H SCL COG fl3 Charleston Savannah Atlanta Pensacola
    S&A ; GA4 ; FL4
    Unbuilt: FL5
    [Regions: A]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL NER W&M GA2 SC1 nc1 N&W N&W va1 nc2 sc2 N&W C&H S&A S&G COG G&C sc2 sc3 C&H COG S&A Norfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta
    SCL  (Double) ; NER ; W&M ; GA2 ; SC1
    Unbuilt: NC1
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G GA6 ga7 A&WPal1 al6 S&A SCL SCL SCL COG S&A COG Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    S&G ; GA6
    Unbuilt: GA7
    [Regions: A]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COG GA3 ga5 S&G fec S&A S&G fl3 S&A S&G A&WPC&H a&c C&H SCL S&G C&H Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    COG ; GA3
    Unbuilt: GA5
    [Regions: D]
  • Lake Shore (LS)
    LS OH3 oh5 GTW TP&Wms fw&coh2 oh6 mi1 mi2 mi6 p&leB&O GTW TP&WERIENYC pa10ERIEoh2 mi1 mi2 NYC Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Chicago London
    LS ; OH3
    Unbuilt: OH5
    [Regions: L]
  • Greenville & Columbia (G&C)
    G&C C&H C&H SCL sc2 sc3 C&H R&D R&D Charleston Savannah Atlanta
    G&C
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ]
  • Grand Trunk Western (GTW)
    GTW LS p&leB&O TP&WERIEoh2 LS LS mi1 mi2 Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh
    GTW
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: L]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&C A&GWwbshB&O PENNwv3 B&O oh7 oh8 in4 in5 C&O ky3 Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville
    M&C
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: O]
  • Atlanta & West Point (A&WP)
    A&WPCOG C&H a&c C&H S&G C&H al1 al6 Atlanta Birmingham
    A&WP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: D]
  • Atlantic & Great Western (A&GW)
    A&GWB&O B&O M&C wbshB&O oh2 B&O oh7 oh8 in4 in5 C&O ky3 Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville
    A&GW
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: O]
  • Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
    TP&WGTW c&c oh2 LS B&O LS oh6 oh7 oh8 mi1 mi2 B&O in2 in3 Cleveland Detroit Cincinnati Chicago
    TP&W
    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
GT 63 61 59 -4  588 3280 120   2 6
NYC 47 48 49 +2  1085 4562 70 7 7 11
ERIE 35 43 51 +16  915 3269 91 2 2 8
PENN 49 51 53 +4  1155 4805 80 13 13 8 14
READ 48 59 70 +22  281 1396 44 14 14 1
B&O 65 79 93 +28  545 4263 300 3 3 9 10
C&O 39 36 34 -5  899 2956 29 10 10
RF&P 27 34 41 +14  335 1238 47 1 1
R&D 64 67 71 +7  591 2018 37 6 10
N&W 47 47 47 +0  1170 4506 138 1 1
C&H 74 65 57 -17  867 3461 170 15 15
S&A 29 37 46 +17  570 2128 82 8 8
SCL 46 51 57 +11  992 3791 71 12 12
S&G 40 68 96 +56  214 1348 62 6 6
COG 39 47 55 +16  146 1114 76 15 15
LS 33 36 40 +7  276 1392 53 8 8 2
G&C 0 0 17 +17  0 423 47 12 12
GTW 0 0 17 +17  0 482 53 2 2
M&C 0 0 17 +17  0 869 96 13 13
A&WP 0 0 17 +17  0 684 76 10 10
A&GW 0 0 17 +17  0 522 58 3 3
TP&W 0 0 17 +17  0 630 70 14 14

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
MS Michigan Southern 1020
MON Monon Line 920
C&EI Chicago & Eastern Illinois 920
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