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 changed from Mild Depression to 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
Dan Drew
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7
Jim Hill
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11
Byron Kilbourn
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12
Cyrus Holliday
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14
William Ogden
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4
Jim Fisk
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3
J. Edgar Thompson
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6
Edward Harriman
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15
J. Pierpont Morgan
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2
John Forbes
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8
Jay Gould
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5
Hannibal Kimball
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9
Erastus Corning
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13
Thomas Scott
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10
William Palmer
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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
15494
10536
92
31522
1418
3
1
0
0
PENN
Pennsylvania
104
17093
10598
98
25030
412
9
1
0
0
B&O
Baltimore & Ohio
160
14666
9386
96
32343
1638
3
1
0
0
N&W
Norfolk & Western
82
11595
7653
94
18622
384
6
1
0
0
C&H
Charleston & Hamburg
129
16878
11308
93
29104
597
5
1
0
0
SCL
Sea Coast Line
139
21225
13159
98
32619
600
8
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