Continental Rails II

Game # 26 - Turn # 6

Headline News 1851 to 1852

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1851: California admitted into Union as newest state.
  2. 1852: Average life expectancy now almost 42 years.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Edward Harriman bought W&W for $1111, John Forbes bought A&GW for $10173, Hannibal Kimball bought A&C for $3200, John Forbes bought A&T for $11371.
  • PCs Merged: B&A merges into NYC, GTW merges into P&LE, BRL merges into C&H, MRLE merges into LS, ERIE merges into C&A.
  • PCs Incorporated: MC.
  • New Engines Acquired: GT bought Norris 4-2-0, R&D bought Norris 4-2-0, S&A bought Norris 4-2-0, COG bought Norris 4-2-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: C&H bought Grand Station, S&A bought steel rails, SCL bought switch yards, COG bought steel rails.
  • RoWs built: NY3 by NYC, C3 by C&A, PA6 by PENN, PA1 by READ, OH1 by B&O, MD1 by C&O, VA5 by R&D, FL4 by C&H, GA2 by S&A, GA7 by SCL, GA8 by COG.
  • NYC doubled NYC, C&A doubled C&A, C&H doubled SC1.
  • New RoWs acquired: C&A got NY2, READ got PA3, N&W got VA1, S&A got SC4, C&H got FL5, LS got OH4, P&LE got OH5, M&C got IN4, COG got AL4, SCL got AL6, NYC got C4, B&O got OH2.
  • New railroad Presidents: Hannibal Kimball of PENN, Jim Hill of C&O, Dan Drew of R&D, Jim Fisk of MC.
  • New Private Companies Available: GM&O, N&C, NO&J, SM, MS, MON, FW&C.
  • John Forbes dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $2739. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Jim Hill, Dan Drew, Jim Fisk, Hannibal Kimball
  • Invention of coal burning engine for locomotives improves operations, reduces operating costs.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Good to Improved.
  • Best locomotive available: American 4-4-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Hannibal Kimball (5) J. Edgar Thompson (3) Dan Drew (1) John Forbes (2) Jim Hill (7)
Rail Mogul Jim Hill (7) Dan Drew (1) John Forbes (2) Jim Fisk (4) Hannibal Kimball (5)
Rail Builder Jim Fisk (4) Jim Hill (7) Jay Gould (8) John Forbes (2) Hannibal Kimball (5)
Rail Magnate Hannibal Kimball (5) Jim Hill (7) Jay Gould (8) John Forbes (2) Dan Drew (1)
Rail Prodigal Dan Drew (1) John Forbes (2) Jim Hill (7) Hannibal Kimball (5) J. Edgar Thompson (3)
Rail Baron Jim Hill (7) Hannibal Kimball (5) Dan Drew (1) John Forbes (2) Jim Fisk (4)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
5 Hannibal Kimball C&H PENN .... A&C
2 John Forbes B&O C&A A&GW A&T
8 Jay Gould P&LE S&A .... ....
7 Jim Hill LS C&O .... ....
1 Dan Drew COG R&D .... ....
4 Jim Fisk NYC MC .... ....
3 J. Edgar Thompson SCL .... A&WP ....
9 Erastus Corning .... .... .... ....
6 Edward Harriman .... .... W&W ....
15 J. Pierpont Morgan .... .... .... ....
11 Byron Kilbourn .... .... .... ....
10 William Palmer .... .... .... ....
12 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....
13 Thomas Scott .... .... .... ....
14 William Ogden .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
GT Grand Trunk 329 43536 26122 97 88267 58099 3 4 0 0
B&H Boston & Hartford 110 19557 11343 96 31955 18421 8 0 0 0
NYC New York Central 498 76083 41845 99 131598 61638 8 9 700 298
NYNH New York & New Haven 110 19714 13011 88 30191 14968 6 1 0 0
C&A Camden & Amboy 857 147074 80891 99 237477 150089 9 16 1015 603
PENN Pennsylvania 479 98687 51318 99 123276 65819 14 0 0 0
READ Reading 199 42075 23141 99 65282 40877 11 4 0 0
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 445 45441 24993 99 109072 49563 4 1 675 411
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 215 38744 24021 95 62207 40373 6 0 0 0
R&D Richmond & Danville 483 50911 32583 93 115437 69958 1 0 0 697
N&W Norfolk & Western 82 14289 7859 99 15002 525 13 24 0 0
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 854 134414 73927 96 228198 127082 8 4 1020 0
S&A Savannah & Augusta 481 70459 38752 99 134715 86712 6 4 0 387
SCL Sea Coast Line 835 109950 63771 99 200906 104533 5 4 0 187
COG Central of Georgia 243 36879 20652 98 72318 44853 6 0 760 353
LS Lake Shore 320 43484 24786 97 85393 52727 5 9 685 0
P&LE Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 238 36789 20234 99 65168 40349 7 4 0 0
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 193 20375 11206 99 44562 28706 3 9 625 0
MC Michigan Central 152 19009 13686 82 38408 23542 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 
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GTC2b&mNYCB&HC&ABoston Montreal
    GT ; C2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Boston & Hartford (B&H)
    B&Hb&mGTNYCNYNHBoston New York
    B&H
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYCB&ANY3c4LSC&Apa10pa11c5b&mGTB&HC&ALSny1C&Apa10pa11C&ABoston New York Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Montreal London
    NYC  (Double) ; B&A ; NY3
    Unbuilt: C4
    [Regions: AL]
  • New York & New Haven (NYNH)
    NYNHB&HC&AC&AcnjC&ABoston New York Philadelphia
    NYNH
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Camden & Amboy (C&A)
    C&AHRLPA2ERIEC3ny2LSny1NYCpa8pa10pa11NYCNYCNYCNYNHcnjPENNPENNREADB&Ony1READREADpa4pa8C&OGTBoston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cleveland Montreal London
    C&A  (Double) ; HRL ; PA2 ; ERIE ; C3
    Unbuilt: NY2
    [Regions: AN]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNLVPA5PA6cnjC&AREADP&LEp&fwREADC&AREADpa4pa7pa8pa9wv2New York Philadelphia Baltimore Cleveland Pittsburgh
    PENN  (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; PA5 ; PA6
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AO]
  • Reading (READ)
    READPA1pa3PENNB&OC&Apa4PENNC&OC&APENNPENNB&OC&Apa4PENNC&ONew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington
    READ ; PA1
    Unbuilt: PA3
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OWV1OH1oh2LSp&fwP&LEa&gwtp&woh3LSP&LEmi1mi2LSp&fwM&Ca&gwREADC&AREADpa4pa7C&Omd2wv2wv3LSPhiladelphia Baltimore Washington Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    B&O ; WV1 ; OH1
    Unbuilt: OH2
    [Regions: A]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&OVA3MD1B&Orf&pR&DN&WvcREADC&AREADpa4md2N&Wva2R&Dva7Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk
    C&O ; VA3 ; MD1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&DVA4VA5C&Orf&pN&WvcN&Wva2C&Ova6va7wv3wv4ky1ky2Washington Norfolk Cincinnati
    R&D ; VA4 ; VA5
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&Wva1rf&pR&Dn&sw&wC&OSCLnc2rf&pR&Dn&sC&OWashington Norfolk Wilmington
    N&W
    Unbuilt: VA1
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&HSC1G&CGA4BRLFL4fl5fl6SCLS&ASCLSCLCOGa&wpa&cfecsc2sc3S&Asc5S&AS&Aga5COGfl3tn2Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola
    C&H  (Double) ; SC1  (Double) ; G&C ; GA4 ; BRL ; FL4
    Unbuilt: FL5
    [Regions: AD]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&AGA1GA2sc4C&HC&HC&Hsc2sc3SCLSCLCOGa&wpC&Ha&cC&Hga3C&HCOGCharleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    S&A ; GA1 ; GA2
    Unbuilt: SC4
    [Regions: AD]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCLNERS&GNC1GA6GA7al6a&wpfl6al1al5al7al8n&sw&ww&mC&HS&Aa&wpN&Wnc2C&Hsc2S&Aga3C&Hga5al1Norfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile
    SCL ; NER ; S&G ; NC1 ; GA6 ; GA7
    Unbuilt: AL6
    [Regions: A]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COGGA8al4a&tgm&oal1al2al3al5al8ms2ms3ms4a&wpC&Ha&ca&tS&AS&Aga3al1al2al3al5Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans
    COG ; GA8
    Unbuilt: AL4
    [Regions: D]
  • Lake Shore (LS)
    LSMRLEoh4p&fwa&gwtp&wc&cB&OB&Ooh6oh7oh8in1in2in3P&LEp&fwP&LEa&gwC&ANYCpa10pa11B&OB&Ooh3NYCBuffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago London
    LS ; MRLE
    Unbuilt: OH4
    [Regions: L]
  • Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
    P&LEGTWoh5tp&wmsfw&cB&Ooh3oh6mi1mi2mi6LSLSp&fwtp&wPENNpa7pa11wv2B&Ooh3mi1mi2Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Chicago
    P&LE ; GTW
    Unbuilt: OH5
    [Regions: OL]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&Cin4a&gwwbshmonc&eioh7oh8in2in3in5in6in7in8in9ky1ky3a&gwwbshB&Owv2wv3B&Ooh7oh8in5ky1ky3Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    M&C
    Unbuilt: IN4
    [Regions: O]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MCmnmsmi1mi2mi4mi5mi6c5Detroit Chicago London
    MC
    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
GT 58 49 41 -17  679 1645 0   7
B&H 21 26 31 +10  179 550 0   4 1
NYC 36 36 37 +1  156 2323 174 4 4 7
NYNH 22 26 30 +8  183 518 32   4 1 7
C&A 46 61 76 +30  563 4022 263 2 2
PENN 47 59 72 +25  664 2278 122 5 8
READ 19 29 40 +21  212 948 47   5
B&O 38 43 48 +10  579 2193 40 2 2 8
C&O 26 29 33 +7  290 1015 60 7 7
R&D 27 31 36 +9  396 2212 203 1 1
N&W 36 61 86 +50  132 414 0   7 4
C&H 39 41 43 +4  750 4102 174 5 5
S&A 24 28 33 +9  481 2319 86 8 8 7
SCL 45 42 39 -6  1281 4118 64 3 3 1 5
COG 19 24 29 +10  164 1137 78 1 1 3
LS 15 17 19 +4  289 1531 69 7 7
P&LE 15 19 24 +9  253 1137 53 8 8
M&C 15 21 27 +12  411 965 0   1
MC 0 0 16 +16  0 684 76 4 4

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
B&M Boston & Maine 725
CNJ Central New Jersey 670
RF&P Richmond, Fred. & Potomac 585
N&S Norfolk & Southern 1215
W&M Wilmington & Manchester 665
P&FW Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne 955
VC Virginia Central 1465
TP&W Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw 700
WBSH Wabash Line 570
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 675
N&C Nashville & Chattanooga 755
NO&J New Orleans & Jackson 915
SM Southern Mississippi 220
MN Michigan Northern 510
MS Michigan Southern 1020
MON Monon Line 920
FW&C Ft. Wayne & Chicago 570
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