Continental Rails II

Game # 29 - Turn # 2

Headline News 1843 to 1844

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1843: Great Britain granted rights to island of Hong Kong under Nanking Treaty.
  2. 1844: Opium War ends in China.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Nicholas van Rijn bought GT for $387, J. Pierpont Morgan bought B&A for $1342, J. Pierpont Morgan bought HRL for $1088, Guy de Lusignan bought C&A for $600, Guy de Lusignan bought LV for $1100, Jay Gould bought RF&P for $596, B. bought R&D for $515, Jay Gould bought N&S for $1246, B. bought NER for $932, Henry Farham bought S&A for $1553, John Forbes bought S&G for $823.
  • Loan Recalls: J. Pierpont Morgan.
  • New railroad Presidents: John Forbes of PENN, B. of N&W, Henry Farham of C&H.
  • New Private Companies Available: COG, LS.
  • J. Pierpont Morgan et B. dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1000.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Boom to Great.
  • Best locomotive available: Norris 4-2-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station.

Tycoon Announcements:

5Guy de Lusignan bonnes courses à tous !

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronJohn Forbes (8)Henry Farham (6)Guy de Lusignan (5)Nicholas van Rijn (2)Jim Fisk (1)
Rail MogulJim Fisk (1)Nicholas van Rijn (2)B. (3)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Guy de Lusignan (5)
Rail BuilderJim Fisk (1)Nicholas van Rijn (2)B. (3)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Guy de Lusignan (5)
Rail MagnateJim Fisk (1)Nicholas van Rijn (2)B. (3)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Guy de Lusignan (5)
Rail ProdigalB. (3)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Jim Fisk (1)Nicholas van Rijn (2)Guy de Lusignan (5)
Rail BaronB. (3)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)John Forbes (8)Henry Farham (6)Guy de Lusignan (5)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
8John Forbes PENN....S&G....
6Henry Farham C&H....S&A....
5Guy de Lusignan ........LVC&A
2Nicholas van Rijn ........GT....
9Jay Gould ........RF&PN&S
1Jim Fisk ................
7Thomas Scott ................
10Hannibal Kimball ................
11Thomas Durant ................
12William Palmer ................
13William Ogden ................
14Dan Drew ................
15Cyrus Holliday ................
3B. ....N&WR&DNER
4J. Pierpont Morgan ........B&AHRL

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
NYCNew York Central 148207741267299312704268100
PENNPennsylvania 1042360214397992285034914700
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 160198051307194328244225200
N&WNorfolk & Western 82158441140888177091778300
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 1292270414076982791231010600
SCLSea Coast Line 1392960018056993099540013300

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 

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
B&MBoston & Maine 725
B&HBoston & Hartford 550
NYNHNew York & New Haven 550
ERIEErie Lackawanna 1435
CNJCentral New Jersey 670
READReading 520
C&OChesapeake & Ohio 470
W&WWilmington & Weldon 600
W&MWilmington & Manchester 665
COGCentral of Georgia 430
LSLake Shore 910
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