Continental Rails II

Game # 23 - Turn # 4

Headline News 1847 to 1848

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1847: U.S. and Britain reach peaceful agreement on Oregon border.
  2. 1848: Mexican war ends; California ceded to U.S.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Eugene de Segur bought B&H for $1020, Henry Farham bought P&LE for $2307, Dan Drew bought P&FW for $3721, Jim Fisk bought G&C for $1387, William Ogden bought GTW for $2325, J. Edgar Thompson bought VC for $3132.
  • PCs Merged: READ merges into LV, NYNH merges into PENN, W&M merges into SCL, CNJ merges into HRL, ERIE merges into PENN.
  • PCs Incorporated: COG, W&W, LS, B&M.
  • RoWs built: WV1 by B&O, SC1 by C&H.
  • PENN doubled C&A, N&W doubled N&W, SCL doubled SCL.
  • New RoWs acquired: NYC got NY3, LV got PA5, HRL got PA9, RF&P got MD1, N&W got VA3, C&O got VA4, S&A got GA1, SCL got GA2, C&H got GA4, S&G got GA6, B&O got OH1, GT got C2, PENN got PA2, R&D got VA2.
  • New railroad Presidents: Edward Harriman of B&M, Hanniball Kimball of PENN, Nicholas van Rijn of W&W, Leland Stanford of COG, William Ogden of LS.
  • New Private Companies Available: MRLE, M&C, BRL, TP&W.
  • Jim Fisk dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1018.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Mild Depression.
  • Best locomotive available: Norris 4-2-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station.

Tycoon Announcements:

6 Nicholas van Rijn who gets pa5 ?

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Dan Drew (14) Leland Stanford (5) Jim Fisk (1) Nicolas Koechlin (7) Hanniball Kimball (11)
Rail Mogul Dan Drew (14) Jim Fisk (1) Jay Gould (9) Nicolas Koechlin (7) J. Edgar Thompson (3)
Rail Builder Jim Fisk (1) Edward Harriman (2) J. Edgar Thompson (3) Casiny (4) Leland Stanford (5)
Rail Magnate Jim Fisk (1) Jay Gould (9) Dan Drew (14) Edward Harriman (2) J. Edgar Thompson (3)
Rail Prodigal Jim Fisk (1) Edward Harriman (2) J. Edgar Thompson (3) Casiny (4) Leland Stanford (5)
Rail Baron Jim Fisk (1) Dan Drew (14) Jay Gould (9) Leland Stanford (5) Nicolas Koechlin (7)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
14 Dan Drew SCL .... P&FW ....
11 Hanniball Kimball PENN C&O .... ....
12 Henry Farham .... LV .... P&LE
6 Nicholas van Rijn .... W&W .... ....
7 Nicolas Koechlin .... GT .... ....
5 Leland Stanford .... COG .... ....
1 Jim Fisk C&H .... G&C ....
9 Jay Gould B&O R&D .... ....
13 William Ogden LS NYC GTW ....
8 Eugene de Segur .... S&A B&H ....
2 Edward Harriman B&M S&G .... ....
4 Casiny .... .... .... ....
3 J. Edgar Thompson N&W RF&P VC ....
10 Troy Phelan .... HRL .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
B&M Boston & Maine 145 17747 12955 87 24164 20586 0 0 0 0
GT Grand Trunk 73 12442 7963 96 15357 9324 6 4 0 0
NYC New York Central 349 38557 23905 98 65876 30343 3 9 745 0
HRL Hudson River Line 276 39024 23804 99 55394 45146 4 1 462 0
LV Lehigh Valley 234 36437 22226 99 47750 39206 5 8 675 0
PENN Pennsylvania 593 94870 57872 99 111521 73386 7 1 0 0
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 365 29290 17867 99 68563 30888 1 1 400 666
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 94 10359 7251 90 16322 13558 0 3 650 0
RF&P Richmond, Fred. & Potomac 117 13800 9246 93 20292 14463 2 2 0 0
R&D Richmond & Danville 76 11551 7046 99 15288 12546 4 1 1300 0
N&W Norfolk & Western 325 34377 22345 95 55980 32356 2 2 0 0
W&W Wilmington & Weldon 120 12091 8585 89 18629 15871 0 0 0 0
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 271 35074 21746 98 50802 23925 5 5 0 0
S&A Savannah & Augusta 138 17334 10574 99 26928 21868 3 1 0 0
SCL Sea Coast Line 457 64201 37236 99 87783 47046 6 4 0 0
S&G Savannah & Gulf 157 17841 10883 99 28525 17620 3 1 0 0
COG Central of Georgia 86 11781 9071 83 14984 12766 0 0 0 0
LS Lake Shore 182 19181 13810 88 28889 24611 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 
  • Boston & Maine (B&M)
    B&M GT NYC b&h me1 Boston
    B&M
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GT c2 c3 B&M NYC b&h Boston Montreal
    GT
    Unbuilt: C2
    [Regions: A]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC B&A ny3 LS ny2 pa10pa11c4 B&M GT b&h HRL ny1 c3 Boston New York Buffalo Cleveland Montreal London
    NYC ; B&A
    Unbuilt: NY3
    [Regions: A]
  • Hudson River Line (HRL)
    HRL CNJ pa9 LV pa8 pa10NYC NYC PENNPENNPENNLV ny1 pa8 c3 Boston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Montreal
    HRL ; CNJ
    Unbuilt: PA9
    [Regions: A]
  • Lehigh Valley (LV)
    LV READpa5 PENNpa3 pa4 pa6 HRL PENNPENNpa1 PENNpa3 pa4 pa8 HRL New York Philadelphia Baltimore Pittsburgh
    LV ; READ
    Unbuilt: PA5
    [Regions: A]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNC&A NYNHERIEpa2 LV LV B&O pa1 pa3 pa4 RF&Pb&h HRL HRL LV LV ny1 ny2 pa1 pa3 pa4 LV pa8 Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo
    PENN  (Double) ; C&A  (Double) ; NYNH ; ERIE
    Unbuilt: PA2
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O WV1 oh1 mrlep&fwm&c a&gwwv2 wv3 oh2 oh4 m&c pa1 PENNpa3 pa4 pa7 RF&Pmd2 wv2 wv3 Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    B&O ; WV1
    Unbuilt: OH1
    [Regions: A]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&O va4 R&D vc R&D N&W va5 va6 va7 RF&PR&D vc RF&Pmd2 R&D N&W va7 Baltimore Washington
    C&O
    Unbuilt: VA4
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P)
    RF&Pmd1 B&O C&O pa1 PENNpa3 pa4 md2 va7 C&O R&D N&W md2 va1 N&W va7 Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk
    RF&P
    Unbuilt: MD1
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&D va2 C&O vc N&W C&O va7 nc2 sc3 sc5 C&O RF&PN&W vc va1 N&W C&O va7 Washington Norfolk
    R&D
    Unbuilt: VA2
    [Regions: ]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W N&S va3 C&O RF&PR&D vc va1 R&D C&O va7 RF&PR&D W&W va1 nc1 nc2 Washington Norfolk Wilmington
    N&W  (Double) ; N&S
    Unbuilt: VA3
    [Regions: A]
  • Wilmington & Weldon (W&W)
    W&W N&W SCL va1 nc1 nc2 Norfolk Wilmington
    W&W
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H SC1 ga4 S&A SCL S&G fec SCL ga5 fl3 fl4 SCL S&A SCL S&G g&c sc2 sc3 sc4 SCL Charleston Savannah
    C&H ; SC1
    Unbuilt: GA4
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&A ga1 COG a&wpbrl a&c sc4 ga8 SCL S&G C&H sc4 SCL C&H Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    S&A
    Unbuilt: GA1
    [Regions: A]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL NER W&M ga2 S&A S&G COG C&H ga3 C&H W&W C&H S&A S&G nc1 C&H sc2 C&H Wilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta
    SCL  (Double) ; NER ; W&M
    Unbuilt: GA2
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G ga6 ga3 ga5 ga7 S&A SCL C&H SCL ga3 C&H ga5 Charleston Savannah
    S&G
    Unbuilt: GA6
    [Regions: A]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COG a&wpbrl a&c S&A SCL ga3 ga8 Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    COG
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: D]
  • Lake Shore (LS)
    LS p&lemrlegtw ny2 NYC pa10pa11oh3 c4 Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh London
    LS
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: L]

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 0 0 12 +12  0 653 72 2 2
GT 12 15 19 +7  143 365 0 7 7
NYC 30 29 28 -2  497 1752 0 13 13 4
HRL 12 13 14 +2  227 1313 67 10 10
LV 12 19 26 +14  276 1118 52 12 12 6
PENN 37 39 42 +5  242 2772 198 11 11 12 14
B&O 16 18 21 +5  313 1731 102 9 9
C&O 12 14 16 +4  164 470 0 11 11
RF&P 12 12 13 +1  185 527 58 3 3
R&D 12 14 17 +5  138 380 0 9 9 11
N&W 14 14 14 +0  539 1505 124 3 3
W&W 0 0 12 +12  0 540 60 6 6
C&H 20 25 31 +11  218 1290 71 1 1 6
S&A 12 12 12 +0  241 621 69 8 8
SCL 34 37 40 +6  398 2226 66 14 14 5 7
S&G 12 14 16 +4  270 785 0 2 2 1
COG 0 0 12 +12  0 387 43 5 5
LS 0 0 12 +12  0 819 91 13 13

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
MRLE Mad River & Lake Erie 690
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 965
BRL Blue Ridge Line 925
TP&W Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw 700
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