1841: Newfangled railways start operations in the U.S.
1842: Potato famine in Ireland. Great Britain institutes new Penny Post system.
NEW GAME MESSAGE
Welcome to the age of the robber barons in this new game of Continental Rails II .
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Railroad News
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Normal.
Best locomotive available: Lion 0-4-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station.
Player Summary
President of
PCs owned
Player #
Tycoon name
RR 1
RR 2
PC 1
PC 2
1
Railroad Bill Jr
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2
Cyrus Holliday
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3
Cornelius Vanderbilt
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4
Leland Stanford
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5
Henry Farham
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6
Byron Kilbourn
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7
Louis McLane
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8
William Ogden
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9
Jay Gould
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10
Edward Harriman
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11
Milton Littlefield
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12
Robert Schuyler
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13
Dan Drew
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William Palmer
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Thomas Durant
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Railroad Summary
RR
Name
Tracks
Revenues
Expense
Efficiency
Bonds
Loans
Profit / share
Dividend / share
Grant
Land
NYC
New York Central
148
16735
10376
98
31510
1079
5
2
0
0
PENN
Pennsylvania
104
18992
11585
99
24914
399
11
2
0
0
B&O
Baltimore & Ohio
160
16920
10490
98
32516
1407
5
1
0
0
N&W
Norfolk & Western
82
12830
8083
97
18672
367
8
1
0
0
C&H
Charleston & Hamburg
129
18753
12565
93
28719
578
6
2
0
0
SCL
Sea Coast Line
139
24487
14937
99
32589
578
10
1
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