Continental Rails II

Game # 28 - 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: Zorglub von Raspouti bought W&M for $2500, Zorglub von Raspouti bought BRL for $4500, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought A&T for $12208, Leland Stanford bought GM&O for $6294.
  • PCs Merged: A&GW merges into LS, B&H merges into NYNH, P&LE merges into GTW.
  • PCs Incorporated: MC, TP&W, P&FW, VC, COG.
  • New Engines Acquired: NYNH bought 04/04/2000.
  • New Technologies Acquired: NYNH bought Grand Station, C&A bought Grand Station, PENN bought Grand Station, READ bought switch yards, N&W bought switch yards, S&A bought switch yards, SCL bought Grand Station.
  • RoWs built: C3 by GT, C5 by NYC, PA11 by NYNH, PA10 by CNJ, MD1 by C&A, PA6 by PENN, PA3 by READ, IN4 by B&O, TN1 by N&W, TN2 by C&H, GA8 by S&A, AL1 by SCL, OH4 by LS.
  • CNJ doubled CNJ, PENN doubled LV, READ doubled READ, B&O doubled B&O, S&A doubled S&A.
  • New RoWs acquired: GT got NY1, C&A got PA4, CNJ got PA8, C&O got VA2, LS got IN1, B&O got IN9, C&H got TN3, N&W got TN4, SCL got AL3, S&A got AL4, NYNH got OH3, GTW got OH5.
  • RR Mergers: NYC merges into LS.
  • Loan Recalls: Cornelius Vanderbilt, J. Pierpont Morgan, Leland Stanford, Thomas Scott.
  • New railroad Presidents: Jim Fisk of COG, Railroad Bill Jr of P&FW, J. Pierpont Morgan of VC, Edward Harriman of TP&W, Thomas Scott of MC.
  • New Private Companies Available: WBSH, A&C, N&C, NO&J, MN, MS, O&M, MON, FW&C.
  • J. Pierpont Morgan dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $2076. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Edward Harriman, Thomas Scott, Jim Fisk, Leland Stanford
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Depression to Mild Depression.
  • Best locomotive available: American 4-4-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Jim Fisk (1) Edward Harriman (2) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Thomas Scott (7) Hannibal Kimball (10)
Rail Mogul Edward Harriman (2) Leland Stanford (5) Zorglub von Raspouti (11) Railroad Bill Jr (12) Jay Gould (9)
Rail Builder Hannibal Kimball (10) Edward Harriman (2) Leland Stanford (5) Thomas Scott (7) John Forbes (8)
Rail Magnate Hannibal Kimball (10) Edward Harriman (2) Leland Stanford (5) Jay Gould (9) John Forbes (8)
Rail Prodigal Jim Fisk (1) Leland Stanford (5) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Edward Harriman (2) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
Rail Baron Edward Harriman (2) Leland Stanford (5) Jim Fisk (1) Hannibal Kimball (10) Jay Gould (9)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
2 Edward Harriman C&H TP&W .... ....
9 Jay Gould NYNH GTW .... ....
1 Jim Fisk SCL COG .... ....
10 Hannibal Kimball LS .... .... ....
6 Milton Littlefield CNJ .... .... ....
11 Zorglub von Raspouti C&O READ W&M BRL
7 Thomas Scott MC .... .... ....
8 John Forbes .... S&A .... ....
5 Leland Stanford .... B&O GM&O ....
4 J. Pierpont Morgan VC .... .... ....
3 Cornelius Vanderbilt N&W .... A&T ....
12 Railroad Bill Jr P&FW C&A RF&P ....
13 William Ogden .... .... .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....
14 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
GT Grand Trunk 570 57105 33121 99 91044 83283 2 18 1050 0
NYNH New York & New Haven 892 99670 54819 99 145527 130121 3 1 0 495
CNJ Central New Jersey 448 57221 33187 99 71945 65999 4 1 375 937
C&A Camden & Amboy 232 43094 23702 99 41858 36439 10 7 0 135
PENN Pennsylvania 479 69325 38129 99 77297 49752 8 4 0 307
READ Reading 288 52946 33356 94 48111 44430 7 4 0 249
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 763 70281 40763 99 124821 82410 2 4 0 325
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 94 9835 5901 97 14269 12811 2 9 520 0
N&W Norfolk & Western 933 81443 48866 97 151001 119081 1 4 555 531
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 647 69461 38204 99 115420 78632 3 4 500 749
S&A Savannah & Augusta 466 58703 34048 99 68306 62499 4 4 0 417
SCL Sea Coast Line 832 108277 59553 99 138538 94993 6 6 648 507
COG Central of Georgia 86 11317 7696 89 12986 11989 2 0 0 0
LS Lake Shore 1609 217806 119792 99 270235 216491 6 6 0 881
P&FW Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne 191 17456 12219 87 25271 23329 0 0 0 0
GTW Grand Trunk Western 238 28106 16301 99 38060 33854 3 1 600 0
VC Virginia Central 293 19342 13346 88 35801 33049 -1 0 0 0
TP&W Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw 140 11127 7455 90 17900 16525 0 0 0 0
MC Michigan Central 152 14437 9673 90 20708 19117 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)
    GTC2C3ny1LSLSLSNYNHNYNHCNJLSLSNYNHLSLSBoston New York Buffalo Montreal
    GT ; C2 ; C3
    Unbuilt: NY1
    [Regions: AN]
  • New York & New Haven (NYNH)
    NYNHERIENY2B&HPA11oh3LSGTWLSGTWTP&Woh2GTWmi1mi2LSGTLSLSCNJC&ALSGTWLSGTWGTLSCNJCNJLSBoston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh London
    NYNH  (Double) ; ERIE ; NY2 ; B&H ; PA11
    Unbuilt: OH3
    [Regions: AL]
  • Central New Jersey (CNJ)
    CNJPA9PA10pa8NYNHPENNGTNYNHLSNYNHNYNHC&APENNLSNYNHLSNYNHLSNew York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland London
    CNJ  (Double) ; PA9 ; PA10
    Unbuilt: PA8
    [Regions: AL]
  • Camden & Amboy (C&A)
    C&APA2MD1pa4PENNREADB&OREADREADPENNLSNYNHNYNHCNJPENNPENNREADB&OC&Orf&pREADREADmd2va7New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington
    C&A ; PA2 ; MD1
    Unbuilt: PA4
    [Regions: A]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNLVPA5PA6CNJC&AREADGTWP&FWREADC&AREADC&Apa7CNJCNJwv2New York Philadelphia Baltimore Cleveland Pittsburgh
    PENN ; LV  (Double) ; PA5 ; PA6
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AO]
  • Reading (READ)
    READPA1PA3C&APENNPENNB&OC&AC&APENNC&ANew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington
    READ  (Double) ; PA1 ; PA3
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OWV1M&COH1IN4in9o&mmonc&eiin2in3in5in6in7in8in10il2il3il6il7ky11ky12ky13LSP&FWLSwbshmonc&eiREADC&AREADC&Apa7C&Amd2wv2wv3oh2LSoh7oh8in2in3in5in6in7in8ky1ky3Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis
    B&O  (Double) ; WV1 ; M&C ; OH1 ; IN4
    Unbuilt: IN9
    [Regions: AO]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&Ova2N&WVCva3N&Wva7nc2sc3sc5rf&pN&WVCC&Amd2va3N&Wva7Baltimore Washington
    C&O
    Unbuilt: VA2
    [Regions: A]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&WR&DN&SVA4W&WVA6TN1tn4a&ca&tn&cC&HC&Htn5tn6C&Orf&pw&mVCva1C&Ova3va5va7nc1nc2C&HC&HWashington Norfolk Wilmington Atlanta Birmingham
    N&W ; R&D ; N&S ; VA4 ; W&W ; VA6 ; TN1
    Unbuilt: TN4
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&HSC4G&CSC1TN2tn3ky4N&WN&WSCLS&ASCLSCLbrlsc2sc3sc5S&Aga2ga4N&WN&WCharleston Savannah Atlanta
    C&H  (Double) ; SC4 ; G&C ; SC1 ; TN2
    Unbuilt: TN3
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&AGA1GA8al4a&tgm&oSCLal2SCLal5al8ms2ms3ms4SCLSCLCOGa&wpbrla&ca&tC&HC&Hga2ga4SCLal2SCLal5Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans
    S&A  (Double) ; GA1 ; GA8
    Unbuilt: AL4
    [Regions: AD]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCLNERS&GGA6GA7AL1al3a&tS&Atn8tn9tn10tn11tn12tn13al2S&Aal5ms3ms6w&mC&HS&Aa&wpa&tnc1C&Hsc2ga2ga3ga4ga5S&Aal2S&Aal5al6Wilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Memphis
    SCL  (Double) ; NER ; S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1
    Unbuilt: AL3
    [Regions: AD]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COGa&wpbrla&cS&Aga2ga3S&ASavannah Atlanta Birmingham
    COG
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: D]
  • Lake Shore (LS)
    LSMRLEA&GWOH4NYCHRLB&AB&MNY3C4C5in1TP&Wmonfw&cc&cc&eiicc&nwcripcb&qcaslcnsoh6oh7oh8mi5in2in3il1il10il12il14wi1GTNYNHNYNHNYNHCNJC&AGTWP&FWGTWB&OTP&WwbshMCmnmsc&cme1GTNYNHCNJNYNHB&Ooh2NYNHoh6oh7oh8mi1mi2in2in3B&Oin5ky1ky3GTBoston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago Montreal London
    LS ; MRLE ; A&GW ; OH4 ; NYC  (Double) ; HRL  (Double) ; B&A ; B&M ; NY3 ; C4 ; C5
    Unbuilt: IN1
    [Regions: AOLN]
  • Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW)
    P&FWGTWLSLSPENNpa7wv2B&Ooh2LSCleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    P&FW
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: O]
  • Grand Trunk Western (GTW)
    GTWP&LEoh5TP&Wmsfw&coh2NYNHoh6mi1mi2mi6LSLSP&FWTP&WPENNpa7NYNHwv2oh2NYNHmi1mi2Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Chicago
    GTW ; P&LE
    Unbuilt: OH5
    [Regions: OL]
  • Virginia Central (VC)
    VCC&ON&WC&Ova3N&Wva7wv4Washington
    VC
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ]
  • Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
    TP&WGTWc&coh2NYNHLSGTWoh6oh7oh8mi1mi2LSin2in3Cleveland Detroit Cincinnati Chicago
    TP&W
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MCmnmsmi1mi2mi4mi5mi6LSDetroit 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 47 44 41 -6  566 2730 120   2
NYNH 23 35 48 +25  1021 4314 146 9 9 6
CNJ 16 20 24 +8  455 2160 80 6 6 2
C&A 30 34 39 +9  282 1091 69 12 12 11
PENN 18 20 22 +4  589 2278 122   12
READ 26 31 36 +10  313 1396 44 11 11 4
B&O 25 20 15 -10  2084 3625 198 5 5 8
C&O 11 15 19 +8  198 470 0 11 11
N&W 23 21 19 -4  984 4604 65 3 3 5
C&H 44 44 45 +1  805 3142 99 2 2 1
S&A 21 26 32 +11  450 2252 78 8 8 1
SCL 33 35 37 +4  858 4119 48 1 1 5 9
COG 0 0 11 +11  0 387 43 1 1
LS 16 16 28 +12  347 7871 181 10 10 7
P&FW 0 0 11 +11  0 860 95 12 12
GTW 11 17 24 +13  235 1125 65 9 9 6
VC 0 0 11 +11  0 1319 146 4 4
TP&W 0 0 11 +11  0 630 70 2 2
MC 0 0 11 +11  0 684 76 7 7

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
A&WP Atlanta & West Point 760
WBSH Wabash Line 570
A&C Atlanta & Chattanooga 685
N&C Nashville & Chattanooga 755
NO&J New Orleans & Jackson 915
MN Michigan Northern 510
MS Michigan Southern 1020
O&M Ohio & Mississippi 825
MON Monon Line 920
FW&C Ft. Wayne & Chicago 570
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