Continental Rails II

Game # 33 - Turn # 4

Headline News 1847 to 1848

World & National New

  1. 1847: U.S. and Britain reach peaceful agreement on Oregon border.
  2. 1848: Mexican war ends; California ceded to U.S.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Cornelius Vanderbilt bought B&H for $1315, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought ERIE for $3898, Mick A'Wish bought COG for $1500, Cyrus Holliday bought M&C for $3416, Thomas Durant bought VC for $2001.
  • PCs Merged: N&S merges into N&W.
  • PCs Incorporated: C&O, NYNH, P&LE, GT.
  • RoWs built: NY3 by NYC, PA7 by B&O.
  • SCL doubled SCL.
  • New RoWs acquired: READ got PA1, PENN got PA9, R&D got VA4, S&A got GA1, SCL got GA4, S&G got GA6, B&O got WV2, NYC got C4, N&W got VA3.
  • RR Mergers: RF&P merges into N&W.
  • Loan Recalls: Thomas Scott.
  • New railroad Presidents: William Ogden of GT, Jay Gould of NYNH, Milton Littlefield of C&O, Jay Gould of C&H, Mick A'Wish of SCL, Thomas Scott of P&LE.
  • New Private Companies Available: MRLE, GTW, A&WP, BRL, A&GW, WBSH.
  • Thomas Scott dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1111. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Thomas Durant
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Great to Panic.
  • Best locomotive available: Norris 4-2-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station.

Tycoon Announcements:

2Edward Harriman it is never safe to look into the future with eyes of fear.
4Oakes Ames these orders supercede previously submitted orders. i wish to retain presidency
8John Forbes i have a feeling of d??j?? vu.
9Jay Gould ride in elegance. new york to new haven!
11Thomas Durant revolutionary stock strategy proposed: buy high, sell higher

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronThomas Durant (11)Cyrus Holliday (15)Milton Littlefield (6)Mick A'Wish (5)Cornelius Vanderbilt (14)
Rail MogulWilliam Ogden (13)Edward Harriman (2)Thomas Durant (11)Cyrus Holliday (15)Milton Littlefield (6)
Rail BuilderThomas Durant (11)Edward Harriman (2)Mark Hopkins (1)J. Edgar Thompson (3)Oakes Ames (4)
Rail MagnateEdward Harriman (2)Thomas Durant (11)Oakes Ames (4)John Forbes (8)William Ogden (13)
Rail ProdigalThomas Scott (7)Oakes Ames (4)Cyrus Holliday (15)Thomas Durant (11)Mark Hopkins (1)
Rail BaronThomas Durant (11)Cyrus Holliday (15)Edward Harriman (2)Oakes Ames (4)William Ogden (13)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
11Thomas Durant NYC....VC....
15Cyrus Holliday ....PENNM&C....
10Hannibal Kimball ............LS
14Cornelius Vanderbilt ....READERIEB&H
2Edward Harriman B&O............
6Milton Littlefield C&OR&D........
4Oakes Ames N&W............
13William Ogden GTS&A........
9Jay Gould C&HNYNHCNJ....
5Mick A'Wish SCL....COG....
3J. Edgar Thompson ........W&MNER
8John Forbes S&G............
12Sir Eton Lenefsky ................
1Mark Hopkins ................
7Thomas Scott P&LE............

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
GTGrand Trunk 7315243115858424479137712000
NYCNew York Central 640101204617349917216586186610261
NYNHNew York & New Haven 11020117154908334559194411000
PENNPennsylvania 3267136743534998631142687112500
READReading 10422229135609931198198799400
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 31040112244689979709265295780568
C&OChesapeake & Ohio 9413166100068426879151210000
R&DRichmond & Danville 7614420966193211001362551700
N&WNorfolk & Western 442579553998891107794541373500
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 129217581414395260263699400
S&ASavannah & Augusta 138226641699885359902322221100
SCLSea Coast Line 13942083265129730900820191900
S&GSavannah & Gulf 1572244513691993975425406516250
P&LEPittsburgh & Lake Erie 13122008156268939119220063000

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)
    GT
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC ; B&A ; HRL ; NY3
    Unbuilt C4
    [Regions: AL]
  • New York & New Haven (NYNH)
    NYNH
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENN ; LV ; C&A
    Unbuilt PA9
    [Regions: A]
  • Reading (READ)
    READ
    Unbuilt PA1
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O ; PA7
    Unbuilt WV2
    [Regions: AO]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&O
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&D
    Unbuilt VA4
    [Regions: ]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W ; N&S ; RF&P
    Unbuilt VA3
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&A
    Unbuilt GA1
    [Regions: A]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL  (Double)
    Unbuilt GA4
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G
    Unbuilt GA6
    [Regions: A]
  • Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
    P&LE
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: OL]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
GT0017+17 0 329 361313
NYC293236+7 683 3 133 741111
NYNH0017+17 0 495 5599
PENN413937-4 589 1 635 0151514
READ151617+2 177 520 01414
B&O293644+15 278 1 483 7522
C&O0017+17 0 423 4766
R&D151822+7 143 380 06613
N&W334140+7 110 2 032 1824410
C&H262933+7 206 646 59915
S&A151617+2 226 690 01313
SCL424855+13 189 702 0513
S&G151719+4 290 785 08811
P&LE0017+17 0 590 6577

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
B&MBoston & Maine 725
W&WWilmington & Weldon 600
MRLEMad River & Lake Erie 690
GTWGrand Trunk Western 535
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 760
BRLBlue Ridge Line 925
A&GWAtlantic & Great Western 580
WBSHWabash Line 570
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