Continental Rails II

Game # 24 - Turn # 5

Headline News 1849 to 1850

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1849: Gold found at Sutter's mill in California! Gold rush begins!
  2. 1850: Samuel Colt builds factory to manufacture new repeating pistol.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Henry B. Plant bought P&LE for $2001, Nicolas Koechlin bought GTW for $2538, Aubin Rioudu Frei bought A&GW for $8785, Nicholas van Rijn bought TP&W for $3999.
  • PCs Merged: MRLE merges into LS, S&A merges into S&G, VC merges into R&D, W&W merges into N&W, G&C merges into C&H.
  • PCs Incorporated: M&C, COG, P&FW, C&O.
  • New Engines Acquired: B&M bought 04/04/2000, B&H bought 04/04/2000, ERIE bought 04/04/2000, CNJ bought 04/04/2000, PENN bought 04/04/2000, READ bought 04/04/2000, B&O bought 04/04/2000, R&D bought 04/04/2000, N&W bought 04/04/2000, C&H bought 04/04/2000, SCL bought 04/04/2000, S&G bought 04/04/2000, LS bought 04/04/2000.
  • New Technologies Acquired: CNJ bought Grand Station, PENN bought Grand Station, READ bought Grand Station, B&O bought switch yards.
  • RoWs built: ME1 by B&M, C2 by GT, NY3 by NYC, NY2 by ERIE, PA8 by CNJ, PA10 by PENN, PA1 by READ, PA7 by B&O, VA7 by R&D, NC2 by N&W, GA1 by C&H.
  • N&W doubled RF&P, C&H doubled C&H.
  • New RoWs acquired: CNJ got NY1, READ got MD1, N&W got SC5, SCL got GA4, S&G got GA6, C&H got GA8, R&D got WV4, LS got OH4, B&M got C1, GT got C3, PENN got C4, ERIE got PA11.
  • Loan Recalls: Pascu, Nicolas Koechlin.
  • New railroad Presidents: Thomas Durant of C&O, Cornelius Vanderbilt of N&W, Eugene de Segur of COG, Aubin Rioudu Frei of P&FW, J. Pierpont Morgan of M&C.
  • New Private Companies Available: A&WP, BRL, WBSH, MC, A&T, GM&O, N&C, NO&J, SM.
  • J. Pierpont Morgan dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $2004. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Nicholas van Rijn, Eugene de Segur, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Aubin Rioudu Frei
  • Technology advance to steel rails improves track durability, reduces operating costs.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Boom to Panic.
  • Best locomotive available: Mogul 2-6-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Aubin Rioudu Frei (2) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Cornelius Vanderbilt (5) Henry Farham (10) Nicholas van Rijn (3)
Rail Mogul Aubin Rioudu Frei (2) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Nicholas van Rijn (3) Nicolas Koechlin (6) Thomas Durant (11)
Rail Builder Pascu (1) Aubin Rioudu Frei (2) Nicholas van Rijn (3) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Cornelius Vanderbilt (5)
Rail Magnate Pascu (1) Aubin Rioudu Frei (2) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Nicholas van Rijn (3) Henry B. Plant (8)
Rail Prodigal J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Nicholas van Rijn (3) Cornelius Vanderbilt (5) Eugene de Segur (7) Aubin Rioudu Frei (2)
Rail Baron J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Aubin Rioudu Frei (2) Nicholas van Rijn (3) Cornelius Vanderbilt (5) Henry Farham (10)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
4 J. Pierpont Morgan M&C C&H .... ....
5 Cornelius Vanderbilt N&W R&D .... ....
2 Aubin Rioudu Frei P&FW PENN .... A&GW
3 Nicholas van Rijn S&G GT .... TP&W
10 Henry Farham LS ERIE .... ....
8 Henry B. Plant NYC .... P&LE ....
11 Thomas Durant C&O READ .... ....
7 Eugene de Segur COG B&M .... ....
6 Nicolas Koechlin B&H CNJ GTW ....
12 William Palmer .... .... .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....
9 CamilloN .... .... .... ....
14 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
13 William Ogden .... .... .... ....
1 Pascu B&O .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
B&M Boston & Maine 281 39368 22833 99 90207 44307 5 4 1160 272
GT Grand Trunk 329 46352 28739 95 111287 58943 4 28 0 0
B&H Boston & Hartford 110 21163 12275 99 35594 16474 9 4 0 0
NYC New York Central 640 110975 65475 95 193206 87931 8 14 0 0
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 490 62134 36659 98 148631 73802 4 11 910 0
CNJ Central New Jersey 319 61122 33617 99 114671 60867 10 4 840 131
PENN Pennsylvania 548 92803 51041 99 154992 69933 10 9 700 0
READ Reading 291 71192 39156 99 110813 53977 14 9 0 0
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 515 61982 35949 99 140159 55064 5 3 0 225
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 94 13885 9858 86 29567 15233 2 0 0 0
R&D Richmond & Danville 463 57416 33301 99 143235 74737 4 16 290 164
N&W Norfolk & Western 869 119989 69594 96 251011 126589 5 16 0 0
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 477 82467 47831 99 153012 64124 8 9 785 300
SCL Sea Coast Line 324 54578 31655 99 83699 31049 9 18 556 0
S&G Savannah & Gulf 295 46962 27238 99 103030 51380 6 17 500 0
COG Central of Georgia 86 15775 11200 86 29303 15097 4 0 0 0
LS Lake Shore 320 46727 30372 92 106822 42785 4 8 0 0
P&FW Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne 191 23600 16992 85 57023 29377 0 0 0 0
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 193 20873 14820 86 55439 28561 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 ME1 c1 GT NYC B&H Boston Quebec
    B&M ; ME1
    Unbuilt: C1
    [Regions: A]
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GT C2 c3 NYC NYC NYC CNJ B&M NYC B&H Boston New York Montreal
    GT ; C2
    Unbuilt: C3
    [Regions: AN]
  • Boston & Hartford (B&H)
    B&H B&M GT NYC CNJ Boston New York
    B&H
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC B&A HRL NY3 B&M GT B&H CNJ ERIECNJ READLS CNJ ERIEPENNERIEGT PENNBoston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Montreal London
    NYC  (Double) ; B&A ; HRL ; NY3
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIENY2 pa11LS p&leLS gtw NYC PENNoh3 PENNNYC CNJ CNJ READLS CNJ NYC CNJ PENNPENNNew York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh London
    ERIE ; NY2
    Unbuilt: PA11
    [Regions: AL]
  • Central New Jersey (CNJ)
    CNJ NYNHPA8 ny1 NYC NYC NYC ERIEERIEGT B&H NYC ERIEREADPENNERIEPENNBoston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Montreal
    CNJ ; NYNH ; PA8
    Unbuilt: NY1
    [Regions: A]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNLV PA9 PA10c4 LS ERIENYC ERIEc5 CNJ READREADLS ERIENYC READpa2 pa3 pa4 pa5 CNJ ERIENew York Philadelphia Baltimore Buffalo Cleveland Detroit London
    PENN ; LV ; PA9 ; PA10
    Unbuilt: C4
    [Regions: AL]
  • Reading (READ)
    READC&A PA1 md1 B&O C&O N&W pa2 pa3 pa4 N&W R&D NYC CNJ ERIECNJ PENNPENNB&O pa2 pa3 pa4 pa5 New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington
    READ ; C&A ; PA1
    Unbuilt: MD1
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O WV1 PA7 p&leP&FWM&C READpa2 pa3 pa4 pa6 READN&W wv2 wv3 oh1 Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    B&O ; WV1 ; PA7
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AO]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&O N&W R&D R&D READN&W va2 va3 va4 R&D Baltimore Washington
    C&O
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&D VC VA7 wv4 va5 wv3 ky1 ky2 C&O N&W N&W READN&W va1 va2 va3 va4 Baltimore Washington Norfolk Cincinnati
    R&D ; VC ; VA7
    Unbuilt: WV4
    [Regions: A]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W RF&PN&S MD2 W&W NC2 sc5 C&H brl va2 sc3 tn2 B&O C&O R&D w&m B&O READva1 va2 va3 R&D nc1 sc3 B&O Baltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington Pittsburgh Atlanta
    N&W  (Double) ; RF&P  (Double) ; N&S ; MD2 ; W&W ; NC2
    Unbuilt: SC5
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H SC4 G&C GA1 ga8 COG a&wpbrl a&c a&t al1 al2 al3 al4 al5 SCL S&G SCL COG a&wpbrl a&c sc1 sc2 sc3 N&W tn2 Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    C&H  (Double) ; SC4 ; G&C ; GA1
    Unbuilt: GA8
    [Regions: AD]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL NER ga4 S&G S&G fec sc1 ga2 ga5 fl3 fl4 w&m C&H S&G S&G nc1 sc1 sc2 ga2 Wilmington Charleston Savannah
    SCL ; NER
    Unbuilt: GA4
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G S&A ga6 ga3 ga5 ga7 SCL sc1 C&H C&H ga2 ga3 SCL ga5 Charleston Savannah Atlanta
    S&G ; S&A
    Unbuilt: GA6
    [Regions: A]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COG a&wpbrl a&c C&H ga2 ga3 C&H Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    COG
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: D]
  • Lake Shore (LS)
    LS MRLEoh4 P&FWa&gwtp&wc&c oh1 oh2 oh6 oh7 oh8 in1 in2 in3 p&leP&FWgtw a&gwERIENYC PENNERIEoh1 oh2 oh3 PENNBuffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago London
    LS ; MRLE
    Unbuilt: OH4
    [Regions: L]
  • Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW)
    P&FWp&leLS a&gwpa6 B&O wv2 oh1 oh2 LS Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    P&FW
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: O]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&C a&gwwbshB&O wv2 wv3 oh1 oh7 oh8 in4 in5 ky1 ky3 Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville
    M&C
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: O]

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 28 35 43 +15  217 1337 68 7 7
GT 37 49 61 +24  110 1517 128 3 3
B&H 28 36 44 +16  169 550 0 6 6 4 7
NYC 34 45 57 +23  951 3133 74 8 8
ERIE 22 34 46 +24  596 2349 101 10 10
CNJ 25 28 31 +6  326 1558 37 6 6 7
PENN 40 39 38 -2  595 2665 80 2 2 4
READ 28 33 39 +11  278 1408 47 11 11 2
B&O 60 45 30 -30  447 2508 75 1 1 3 6
C&O 0 0 18 +18  0 423 47 11 11
R&D 33 42 52 +19  103 2122 193 5 5
N&W 56 57 59 +3  640 4212 137 5 2 4
C&H 33 37 42 +9  358 2259 132 4 4 11
SCL 51 49 47 -4  369 1627 0   4 7 11
S&G 18 23 28 +10  307 1406 69 3 3
COG 0 0 18 +18  0 387 43 7 7
LS 18 31 44 +26  405 1440 160 10 10
P&FW 0 0 18 +18  0 860 95 2 2
M&C 0 0 18 +18  0 869 96 4 4

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
W&M Wilmington & Manchester 665
A&WP Atlanta & West Point 760
BRL Blue Ridge Line 925
WBSH Wabash Line 570
MC Michigan Central 760
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 715
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 675
N&C Nashville & Chattanooga 755
NO&J New Orleans & Jackson 915
SM Southern Mississippi 220
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