Continental Rails II

Game # 27 - 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: Cornelius Vanderbilt bought NYNH for $813, Milton Littlefield bought CNJ for $1341, Thomas Scott bought A&GW for $603, Thomas Scott bought MC for $803, J. Pierpont Morgan bought A&C for $4001, Milton Littlefield bought A&T for $1431, Jim Fisk bought GM&O for $2100, Jay Gould bought NO&J for $4516.
  • PCs Merged: COG merges into SCL, BRL merges into N&W.
  • PCs Incorporated: GTW, P&LE.
  • New Engines Acquired: READ bought Norris 4-2-0, S&G bought Norris 4-2-0.
  • RoWs built: ME1 by B&M, C4 by ERIE, PA10 by PENN, WV3 by B&O, PA1 by C&O, WV4 by R&D, TN2 by N&W, GA8 by S&A, FL4 by SCL, GA6 by S&G.
  • B&O doubled B&O, C&O doubled MD1, S&A doubled S&A, SCL doubled GA4.
  • New RoWs acquired: PENN got PA2, C&O got PA3, S&G got GA7, SCL got FL5, MRLE got OH4, M&C got IN5, B&O got KY1, N&W got TN4, S&A got AL3, B&M got C1, ERIE got C5, R&D got KY2.
  • New railroad Presidents: John Forbes of READ, John Forbes of P&FW, Jay Gould of GTW.
  • New Private Companies Available: TP&W, MN, O&M, MON, C&C, C&EI.
  • J. Pierpont Morgan dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1432. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Jay Gould
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Normal 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 Jay Gould (9) Nicolas Koechlin (2) Eugène de Ségur (3) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Thomas Scott (7)
Rail Mogul Jay Gould (9) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Jim Fisk (1) John Forbes (8) Thomas Scott (7)
Rail Builder Thomas Scott (7) Jim Fisk (1) Nicolas Koechlin (2) John Forbes (8) J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
Rail Magnate Thomas Scott (7) Jim Fisk (1) Nicolas Koechlin (2) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Jay Gould (9)
Rail Prodigal Jay Gould (9) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) John Forbes (8) Jim Fisk (1) Nicolas Koechlin (2)
Rail Baron Jay Gould (9) Thomas Scott (7) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Nicolas Koechlin (2) John Forbes (8)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
9 Jay Gould B&O GTW .... NO&J
4 J. Pierpont Morgan M&C SCL .... A&C
1 Jim Fisk R&D S&A .... GM&O
7 Thomas Scott MRLE ERIE A&GW MC
6 Milton Littlefield N&W C&O CNJ A&T
2 Nicolas Koechlin NYC .... .... ....
3 Eugène de Ségur C&H GT .... G&C
8 John Forbes READ P&FW .... ....
5 Cornelius Vanderbilt .... S&G .... NYNH
10 Hannibal Kimball C&A .... .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....
14 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
13 William Ogden .... .... .... ....
11 Thomas Durant .... .... .... ....
12 William Palmer .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
B&M Boston & Maine 281 32913 20735 97 59207 45073 2 6 696 374
GT Grand Trunk 73 13682 8893 95 14969 9805 8 0 0 0
B&H Boston & Hartford 110 17564 12295 90 17835 12964 4 0 0 0
NYC New York Central 822 110393 67339 99 143128 68893 6 2 0 0
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 630 74937 45712 99 102309 84621 4 1 0 0
C&A Camden & Amboy 92 21040 15359 87 20170 14464 6 1 0 0
PENN Pennsylvania 548 85008 51855 99 110481 65940 6 9 0 706
READ Reading 239 34672 22190 96 40806 26380 6 3 0 241
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 486 45108 27967 98 91273 47325 2 4 730 732
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 234 43554 27874 96 48573 37469 7 1 0 0
R&D Richmond & Danville 427 45477 27740 99 77738 61470 2 1 625 145
N&W Norfolk & Western 1176 131540 80240 99 207747 135781 3 4 555 0
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 672 90828 52681 99 120145 58676 7 2 0 0
S&A Savannah & Augusta 466 69572 43134 98 87580 67811 5 4 0 0
SCL Sea Coast Line 701 118798 68903 99 154376 95786 8 10 612 461
S&G Savannah & Gulf 282 30592 18661 99 51630 39267 3 4 645 0
P&LE Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 131 18711 13285 89 28361 20539 2 0 0 0
MRLE Mad River & Lake Erie 138 16649 10156 99 25945 20601 3 4 0 0
P&FW Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne 191 20660 14462 90 30718 21558 2 1 0 0
GTW Grand Trunk Western 107 12955 9716 85 22097 16003 -1 0 0 0
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 193 17770 10840 99 32286 26004 1 8 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&MME1c1GTNYCB&HBoston Quebec
    B&M ; ME1
    Unbuilt: C1
    [Regions: A]
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GTB&MNYCB&Hc2Boston Montreal
    GT
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Boston & Hartford (B&H)
    B&HB&MGTNYCnynhBoston New York
    B&H
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYCB&AHRLNY3PA11B&MGTB&HnynhERIEcnjC&AlsP&LEMRLEGTWny1ERIEPENNoh3c3ERIEBoston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Montreal London
    NYC ; B&A ; HRL ; NY3 ; PA11
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIENY2C4c5mcmnmsmi1mi2NYCnynhcnjC&Alsny1NYCpa8PENNNYCNew York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit London
    ERIE ; NY2 ; C4
    Unbuilt: C5
    [Regions: ALN]
  • Camden & Amboy (C&A)
    C&ANYCnynhERIEcnjPENNPENNREADC&OPENNNew York Philadelphia Baltimore
    C&A
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNLVPA9PA10pa2C&AREADB&OC&OC&Opa4C&OcnjC&AREADlsERIENYCC&OC&Opa4READpa8NYCERIENew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cleveland London
    PENN  (Double) ; LV ; PA9 ; PA10
    Unbuilt: PA2
    [Regions: AL]
  • Reading (READ)
    READPA5C&APENNPENNC&OPENNC&Opa4pa6New York Philadelphia Baltimore Pittsburgh
    READ ; PA5
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OWV1WV3ky1M&Ca&gwwbshva5R&Doh7oh8in4M&CR&Dky3M&CC&OPENNC&Opa4pa7C&Omd2va5wv2R&Doh1R&DPhiladelphia Baltimore Washington Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville
    B&O  (Double) ; WV1 ; WV3
    Unbuilt: KY1
    [Regions: A]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&OMD1PA1pa3PENNREADB&OPENNpa4READC&APENNPENNREADB&ON&WR&DR&DPENNpa4md2va2va3va4va7New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington
    C&O ; MD1  (Double) ; PA1
    Unbuilt: PA3
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&DVCWV4ky2va5B&OB&Oky3ky4ky5ky6C&ON&WN&Wva1va2va3va4va5va7B&OB&OWashington Norfolk Cincinnati Louisville
    R&D  (Double) ; VC ; WV4
    Unbuilt: KY2
    [Regions: ]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&WN&SRF&PNC2W&WSC5BRLTN2tn4a&ca&tn&ctn1tn3tn5tn6C&OR&DC&HSCLg&ca&wpa&cC&Omd2va1va2va3va7nc1sc3S&AS&Atn1tn3Baltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington Atlanta Birmingham
    N&W  (Double) ; N&S ; RF&P ; NC2 ; W&W ; SC5 ; BRL ; TN2
    Unbuilt: TN4
    [Regions: AD]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&HNERW&MSC1SC4N&WS&ASCLS&Gg&cnc1sc2sc3S&ASCLSCLWilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta
    C&H  (Double) ; NER ; W&M ; SC1 ; SC4
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&AGA1GA8al3a&ttn8tn9tn10tn11tn12tn13al1al2al4al5ms3ms6SCLS&GSCLa&wpN&Wa&ca&tC&HC&HSCLSCLal1al2al4al5Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Memphis
    S&A  (Double) ; GA1 ; GA8
    Unbuilt: AL3
    [Regions: AD]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCLGA2GA4COGFL4fl5fl6C&HC&HS&AS&Ga&wpN&Wa&cfecC&HS&Aga3ga5S&Afl3Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola
    SCL  (Double) ; GA2 ; GA4  (Double) ; COG ; FL4
    Unbuilt: FL5
    [Regions: AD]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&GGA6ga7a&wpal1al6S&ASCLC&HSCLga3SCLga5Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    S&G ; GA6
    Unbuilt: GA7
    [Regions: A]
  • Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
    P&LElsMRLEP&FWGTWpa6pa7NYCwv2oh3Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh
    P&LE
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: OL]
  • Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE)
    MRLEoh4P&FWa&gwtp&wc&coh1oh2oh6oh7oh8in1in2in3lsP&LEP&FWGTWa&gwNYCoh1oh2oh3Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago
    MRLE
    Unbuilt: OH4
    [Regions: L]
  • Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW)
    P&FWP&LEMRLEa&gwpa6pa7wv2oh1oh2MRLECleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    P&FW
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: O]
  • Grand Trunk Western (GTW)
    GTWlsP&LEMRLEtp&wNYCoh2oh3oh5mi1mi2Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh
    GTW
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: L]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&Cin5a&gwwbshmonc&eioh7oh8in2in3in4in6in7in8in9B&Oky3a&gwwbshB&Owv2B&Ooh1oh7oh8in4B&Oky3Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    M&C
    Unbuilt: IN5
    [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 18 20 22 +4  200 1337 68   8
GT 14 17 21 +7  131 338 27 3 3 4
B&H 16 18 20 +4  146 550 0   8 9
NYC 24 25 27 +3  964 3993 124 2 2 8 10
ERIE 33 33 33 +0  591 3080 70 7 7 3
C&A 12 17 22 +10  195 425 35 10 10
PENN 31 33 35 +4  525 2665 80   9
READ 32 38 45 +13  354 1144 51 8 9 4
B&O 44 41 38 -6  750 2378 60 9 9 2
C&O 26 27 28 +2  169 1123 47 6 6 1
R&D 19 21 23 +4  480 2106 29 1 1 6
N&W 28 31 35 +7  913 5693 191 6 6 5 7
C&H 32 31 31 -1  738 3232 134 3 3 1 4
S&A 19 23 27 +8  505 2252 78 1 1
SCL 31 33 35 +4  781 3387 125 4 4
S&G 14 17 21 +7  229 1348 62 5 5 2
P&LE 0 0 14 +14  0 590 65   8
MRLE 12 16 21 +9  286 690 0 7 7
P&FW 12 18 24 +12  416 883 72 8 8
GTW 0 0 14 +14  0 482 53 9 9
M&C 12 16 21 +9  397 965 0 4 4

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
LS Lake Shore 910
A&WP Atlanta & West Point 760
TP&W Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw 700
WBSH Wabash Line 570
N&C Nashville & Chattanooga 755
SM Southern Mississippi 220
MN Michigan Northern 510
O&M Ohio & Mississippi 825
MON Monon Line 920
C&C Cincinnati & Chicago 1010
C&EI Chicago & Eastern Illinois 920
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