Continental Rails II

Game # 25 - 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: Maurin Jolybois bought B&M for $900, William Ogden bought CNJ for $670, Maurin Jolybois bought RF&P for $590, Henry Farham bought COG for $1760, Cyrus Holliday bought MRLE for $4237, Byron Kilbourn bought P&FW for $4293, Jay Gould bought G&C for $1275.
  • PCs Merged: NER merges into C&H.
  • PCs Incorporated: LS, P&LE.
  • New Engines Acquired: GT bought Norris 4-2-0, ERIE bought Norris 4-2-0, C&A bought Norris 4-2-0, B&O bought Norris 4-2-0, N&W bought Norris 4-2-0, W&W bought Norris 4-2-0, W&M bought Norris 4-2-0, C&H bought Norris 4-2-0, S&A bought Norris 4-2-0, SCL bought Norris 4-2-0.
  • RoWs built: NY3 by NYC, VA4 by N&W, GA6 by SCL.
  • New RoWs acquired: ERIE got NY2, C&A got PA1, PENN got PA5, N&W got VA5, W&W got NC2, C&H got SC1, W&M got SC2, S&A got GA1, SCL got GA7, GT got C2, NYC got C4, READ got PA3.
  • RR Mergers: W&W merges into W&M.
  • New railroad Presidents: Louis McLane of B&O, Henry Farham of LS, Byron Kilbourn of P&LE.
  • New Private Companies Available: M&C, VC, A&WP, BRL, A&GW, TP&W, WBSH, MC.
  • Byron Kilbourn dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1101. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Cyrus Holliday, Maurin Jolybois
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Improved to Good.
  • Best locomotive available: Norris 4-2-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Maurin Jolybois (4) Byron Kilbourn (6) Cyrus Holliday (2) Henry Farham (5) Louis McLane (7)
Rail Mogul Maurin Jolybois (4) Cyrus Holliday (2) Louis McLane (7) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Byron Kilbourn (6)
Rail Builder Louis McLane (7) Railroad Bill Jr (1) Cyrus Holliday (2) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Maurin Jolybois (4)
Rail Magnate Louis McLane (7) Cyrus Holliday (2) Maurin Jolybois (4) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Henry Farham (5)
Rail Prodigal Cyrus Holliday (2) Railroad Bill Jr (1) Byron Kilbourn (6) Maurin Jolybois (4) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
Rail Baron Louis McLane (7) Cyrus Holliday (2) Maurin Jolybois (4) Byron Kilbourn (6) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
4 Maurin Jolybois N&W GT RF&P B&M
6 Byron Kilbourn PENN P&LE P&FW ....
2 Cyrus Holliday .... SCL MRLE ....
7 Louis McLane NYC B&O .... ....
3 Cornelius Vanderbilt C&H S&A .... ....
5 Henry Farham LS ERIE COG ....
9 Jay Gould .... W&M G&C ....
8 William Ogden C&A READ .... CNJ
15 Thomas Durant .... .... .... ....
14 William Palmer .... .... .... ....
11 Milton Littlefield .... .... .... ....
1 Railroad Bill Jr .... .... .... ....
10 Edward Harriman .... .... .... ....
13 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
12 Robert Schuyler .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
GT Grand Trunk 73 14466 8969 98 21524 13962 7 9 0 0
B&H Boston & Hartford 110 18742 12182 95 30697 19843 4 4 0 0
NYC New York Central 498 67752 44038 95 123962 60990 3 4 0 373
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 287 28723 17521 99 67646 43664 1 9 0 0
C&A Camden & Amboy 92 22594 13782 99 30136 19510 10 4 0 0
PENN Pennsylvania 234 42776 27804 95 57898 23705 7 10 675 0
READ Reading 104 20510 13331 95 31186 20099 6 1 445 0
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 160 17548 10704 99 30763 624 6 1 0 0
N&W Norfolk & Western 288 40418 25059 98 65843 32907 5 9 1385 292
W&M Wilmington & Manchester 253 26950 21291 81 57149 37681 -2 5 0 0
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 314 42523 26364 98 72702 29831 5 16 568 0
S&A Savannah & Augusta 138 20976 12795 99 36630 23686 4 4 855 0
SCL Sea Coast Line 421 57621 35148 99 103209 47342 5 9 645 344
LS Lake Shore 182 22501 15976 89 41729 27821 1 0 0 0
P&LE Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 131 20094 14669 87 31784 21191 2 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)
    GTc2c3b&mNYCB&HBoston Montreal
    GT
    Unbuilt: C2
    [Regions: A]
  • Boston & Hartford (B&H)
    B&Hb&mGTNYCnynhBoston New York
    B&H
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYCB&ANY3c4LSERIEpa10pa11c5b&mGTB&HhrlLSny1ERIEpa10pa11c3Boston New York Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Montreal London
    NYC ; B&A ; NY3
    Unbuilt: C4
    [Regions: AL]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIEny2LSny1NYCpa8pa10pa11NYChrlnynhcnjC&Any1pa8New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland London
    ERIE
    Unbuilt: NY2
    [Regions: A]
  • Camden & Amboy (C&A)
    C&Apa1PENNPENNREADB&Opa2READpa4md1hrlnynhERIEcnjPENNPENNREADpa2New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington
    C&A
    Unbuilt: PA1
    [Regions: A]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNLVpa5READREADpa4pa6cnjC&AREADC&Apa2READpa4pa8pa9New York Philadelphia Baltimore Pittsburgh
    PENN ; LV
    Unbuilt: PA5
    [Regions: A]
  • Reading (READ)
    READpa3PENNB&OC&Apa2pa4PENNmd1C&APENNPENNC&Apa2pa4PENNNew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington
    READ
    Unbuilt: PA3
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OC&Apa2READpa4pa7md1md2wv1Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Pittsburgh
    B&O
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&WR&DVA4va5va6wv3wv4ky1ky2c&orf&pn&svcva1va2va3va6va7Washington Norfolk Cincinnati
    N&W ; R&D ; VA4
    Unbuilt: VA5
    [Regions: A]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&MW&Wsc2C&HC&Hg&cnc1C&Hsc3sc4n&sC&Hva1nc1nc2Norfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah
    W&M ; W&W
    Unbuilt: SC2
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&HNERsc1S&ASCLSCLg&cW&Msc3sc4ga2ga4W&MSCLg&cnc1W&Msc3sc4Wilmington Charleston Savannah
    C&H ; NER
    Unbuilt: SC1
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&Aga1coga&wpbrla&csc4ga8SCLSCLC&Hsc4ga2ga4Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    S&A
    Unbuilt: GA1
    [Regions: A]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCLS&GGA6ga7a&wpal1al6C&HC&HS&AC&Hga2ga3ga4ga5Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    SCL ; S&G ; GA6
    Unbuilt: GA7
    [Regions: A]
  • Lake Shore (LS)
    LSP&LEmrlegtwERIENYCpa10pa11oh3NYCBuffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh London
    LS
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: L]
  • Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
    P&LELSmrlep&fwgtwpa6pa7pa11wv2oh3Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh
    P&LE
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: OL]

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 15 19 23 +8  143 365 0 4 4
B&H 15 17 20 +5  186 550 0   7
NYC 21 23 25 +4  539 2423 74 7 7
ERIE 15 23 31 +16  605 1435 0 5 5
C&A 15 18 22 +7  180 460 0 8 8
PENN 46 51 56 +10  340 1175 0 6 6
READ 15 19 23 +8  190 468 52 8 8 6
B&O 21 24 27 +6  341 804 4 7 7
N&W 33 44 55 +22  208 1379 65 4 4 6
W&M 15 21 26 +11  275 1265 0 9 9
C&H 21 25 29 +8  225 1484 92 3 3
S&A 15 19 23 +8  273 690 0 3 3
SCL 27 29 32 +5  454 2050 62 2 2
LS 0 0 15 +15  0 819 91 5 5
P&LE 0 0 15 +15  0 590 65 6 6

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
HRL Hudson River Line 710
NYNH New York & New Haven 550
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 470
N&S Norfolk & Southern 1215
GTW Grand Trunk Western 535
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 965
VC Virginia Central 1465
A&WP Atlanta & West Point 760
BRL Blue Ridge Line 925
A&GW Atlantic & Great Western 580
TP&W Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw 700
WBSH Wabash Line 570
MC Michigan Central 760
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