Continental Rails II

Game # 31 - Turn # 1

Headline News 1841 to 1842

World & National New

  1. 1841: Newfangled railways start operations in the U.S.
  2. 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 .
If this is not an anonymous game, you may change your character name. Good luck to all, and may the fittest survive! For players using electronic mail, don't forget to tell what kind of web browser you are using. And report as soon as possible any problem you detect with your reports.

Railroad News

  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Good to Improved.
  • Best locomotive available: Lion 0-4-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station.

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
1Jim Fisk ................
2Edward Harriman ................
3Aubin de Verlin ................
4Mirti ................
5Leland Stanford ................
6Milton Littlefield ................
7Thomas Scott ................
8John Forbes ................
9Nicolas Koechlin ................
10Eugène de Ségur ................
11Thomas Durant ................
12William Palmer ................
13William Ogden ................
14Dan Drew ................
15Cyrus Holliday ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
NYCNew York Central 148191501244795311678306100
PENNPennsylvania 1042126313608962458129111200
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 1601792611293973293216895200
N&WNorfolk & Western 82140558574991865929810200
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 129204431328895294764368200
SCLSea Coast Line 1392643816392983275750611200

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 
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENN
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
B&MBoston & Maine 725
GTGrand Trunk 365
B&ABoston & Albany 1005
B&HBoston & Hartford 550
HRLHudson River Line 710
NYNHNew York & New Haven 550
ERIEErie Lackawanna 1435
CNJCentral New Jersey 670
C&ACamden & Amboy 460
LVLehigh Valley 650
READReading 520
C&OChesapeake & Ohio 470
RF&PRichmond, Fred. & Potomac 585
R&DRichmond & Danville 380
N&SNorfolk & Southern 1215
W&WWilmington & Weldon 600
W&MWilmington & Manchester 665
NERNortheastern Line 925
S&ASavannah & Augusta 690
S&GSavannah & Gulf 785

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