Continental Rails II

Game # 33 - Turn # 7

Headline News 1853 to 1854

World & National New

  1. 1853: Franklin Pearce defeats Winfield Scott in Presidential race.
  2. 1854: Wells, Fargo and Company founded in Sacramento.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: William Ogden bought W&W for $999, Jay Gould bought A&T for $1996, J. Edgar Thompson bought N&C for $1186, Thomas Scott bought MN for $1200, Cyrus Holliday bought MON for $6114, Milton Littlefield bought C&EI for $6211.
  • PCs Merged: G&C merges into C&H.
  • PCs Incorporated: GM&O, TP&W, MC, BRL, SM.
  • New Engines Acquired: PENN bought 2000-04-04.
  • New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought switch yards, NYNH bought switch yards, PENN bought switch yards, READ bought switch yards, B&O bought switch yards, R&D bought switch yards, C&H bought switch yards, SCL bought switch yards, S&G bought Grand Station, S&G bought switch yards, P&LE bought Grand Station, P&LE bought switch yards, MRLE bought switch yards, A&WP bought switch yards, A&GW bought switch yards, WBSH bought switch yards.
  • RoWs built: C3 by GT, OH2 by NYC, NY2 by NYNH, PA6 by READ, OH4 by B&O, KY2 by C&O, KY1 by R&D, NC2 by N&W, SC3 by C&H, AL3 by S&A, GA4 by SCL, AL1 by S&G, IN4 by M&C.
  • NYC doubled HRL, P&LE doubled P&LE.
  • New RoWs acquired: NYNH got NY1, N&W got SC5, SCL got GA2, NYC got OH5, B&O got IN1, A&GW got IN5, M&C got IN9, C&O got KY5, WBSH got KY8, S&A got TN12, S&G got AL2, A&WP got AL6, R&D got OH8.
  • New railroad Presidents: Jay Gould of C&H, Oakes Ames of BRL, William Ogden of TP&W, Edward Harriman of MC, Cyrus Holliday of GM&O, Hannibal Kimball of SM.
  • New Private Companies Available: NO&J, MS, FW&C, C&C, C&NW, CRIP, CB&Q.
  • William Ogden dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $3333. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Thomas Scott, Thomas Durant, Cyrus Holliday, Milton Littlefield
  • Technology advance to steel rails improves track durability, reduces operating costs.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Mild Depression to Normal.
  • Best locomotive available: American 4-4-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails.

Tycoon Announcements:

2Edward Harriman submitted for your approval --- the b&o with increasing dividends. buy it now.
8John Forbes government has to do something about these bank failures! forced insurance?
11Thomas Durant thomas durant encourages all to contribute $1,000 to widows and orphans.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronThomas Durant (11)Cornelius Vanderbilt (14)Milton Littlefield (6)Cyrus Holliday (15)William Ogden (13)
Rail MogulWilliam Ogden (13)Cyrus Holliday (15)Thomas Durant (11)Milton Littlefield (6)Edward Harriman (2)
Rail BuilderThomas Durant (11)William Ogden (13)Edward Harriman (2)Milton Littlefield (6)John Forbes (8)
Rail MagnateThomas Durant (11)Edward Harriman (2)William Ogden (13)Thomas Scott (7)Cornelius Vanderbilt (14)
Rail ProdigalCyrus Holliday (15)Thomas Durant (11)Oakes Ames (4)Thomas Scott (7)Cornelius Vanderbilt (14)
Rail BaronThomas Durant (11)William Ogden (13)Cyrus Holliday (15)Cornelius Vanderbilt (14)Edward Harriman (2)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
11Thomas Durant NYCA&GW........
13William Ogden TP&WS&AW&W....
14Cornelius Vanderbilt PENNREADB&MP&FW
6Milton Littlefield C&OR&D....C&EI
15Cyrus Holliday M&CGM&O....MON
2Edward Harriman B&OMC........
9Jay Gould C&HNYNH....A&T
7Thomas Scott P&LE....MN....
10Hannibal Kimball ....SM........
8John Forbes S&GA&WP........
4Oakes Ames N&WBRL........
3J. Edgar Thompson W&M........N&C
5Mick A'Wish SCL....COGA&C
12Sir Eton Lenefsky ................
1Mark Hopkins ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
GTGrand Trunk 570634144121995104127825131000
NYCNew York Central 160122342812735397326416225567560638
NYNHNew York & New Haven 5227208344692951082568359431000
PENNPennsylvania 640898465390897137360694125100
READReading 4446991740552998974864879720665
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 68869580382689915402088228280298
C&OChesapeake & Ohio 57047303307479510208380742-1000
R&DRichmond & Danville 62955362332179711081293391010175
N&WNorfolk & Western 71879773486629917249896070250109
W&MWilmington & Manchester 3183054724437803963637714-1200
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 47453689311399986172497584000
S&ASavannah & Augusta 6287149349330911263361021920400
SCLSea Coast Line 27851221327819355778216949600
S&GSavannah & Gulf 508595633275999970897659142300701
P&LEPittsburgh & Lake Erie 420558603072499997297264141200
MRLEMad River & Lake Erie 1381538896949421366188972700
M&CMarietta & Cincinnati 31831246190609950884449021400
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 152158209334982391820923215950
BRLBlue Ridge Line 18516114111198827674235760000
A&GWAtlantic & Great Western 116138758047991916916732416250
TP&WToledo, Peoria & Warsaw 140114548247852065417596-1000
WBSHWabash Line 11415776946697194161708241000
MCMichigan Central 15215464106708823894203560000
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 135132979840832092417826-1000
SMSouthern Mississippi 447460559582836971311000

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  (Double) ; C2 ; C3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AN]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC ; B&A  (Double) ; HRL  (Double) ; NY3 ; ERIE (Double) ; B&H ; LS ; C4 ; OH3 ; OH2
    Unbuilt OH5
    [Regions: ALN]
  • New York & New Haven (NYNH)
    NYNH (Double) ; CNJ ; PA8 ; NY2
    Unbuilt NY1
    [Regions: AL]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENN ; LV ; C&A ; PA9 ; PA10
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Reading (READ)
    READ (Double) ; PA1 ; PA5 ; PA6
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AO]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O ; PA7 ; WV2 ; OH1 ; OH4
    Unbuilt IN1
    [Regions: AO]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&O  (Double) ; VC ; WV4 ; KY2
    Unbuilt KY5
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&D ; VA4 ; VA5 ; KY1
    Unbuilt OH8
    [Regions: O]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W ; N&S ; RF&P ; VA3 ; MD1 ; NC2
    Unbuilt SC5
    [Regions: A]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&M ; NER
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H ; SC1 ; G&C ; SC3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&A ; GA1 ; GA8 ; AL3
    Unbuilt TN12
    [Regions: AD]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL  (Double) ; GA4
    Unbuilt GA2
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1
    Unbuilt AL2
    [Regions: AD]
  • Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
    P&LE (Double) ; GTW ; PA11
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: OL]
  • Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE)
    MRLE
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: L]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&C ; IN4
    Unbuilt IN9
    [Regions: O]
  • Atlanta & West Point (A&WP)
    A&WP
    Unbuilt AL6
    [Regions: D]
  • Blue Ridge Line (BRL)
    BRL
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: D]
  • Atlantic & Great Western (A&GW)
    A&GW
    Unbuilt IN5
    [Regions: O]
  • Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
    TP&W
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ]
  • Wabash Line (WBSH)
    WBSH
    Unbuilt KY8
    [Regions: O]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MC
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: L]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&O
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: G]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SM
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
GT393838-1 576 2 602 248 13
NYC474543-4 1567 7 945 671111
NYNH202632+12 536 2 350 2609913
PENN333231-2 988 3 087 1181415
READ332926-7 603 2 098 1221414
B&O364147+11 749 3 380 68211
C&O333027-6 636 2 788 626611
R&D363636+0 672 2 952 1936610 13
N&W222223+1 723 3 425 1694410
W&M131314+1 420 1 590 033
C&H454953+8 321 2 204 1729156
S&A192225+6 799 3 059 811313
SCL636160-3 129 1 328 69556 13
S&G263035+9 516 2 492 488811
P&LE797062-17 871 2 100 0779
MRLE111520+9 288 690 0 13
M&C162636+20 280 1 528 621515
A&WP111214+3 255 760 088
BRL0012+12 0 833 9244
A&GW111519+8 233 580 01111
TP&W0012+12 0 630 701313
WBSH111724+13 243 570 0 15
MC0012+12 0 684 7622
GM&O0012+12 0 608 671515
SM0012+12 0 198 221010

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
NO&JNew Orleans & Jackson 915
MSMichigan Southern 1020
O&MOhio & Mississippi 825
FW&CFt. Wayne & Chicago 570
C&CCincinnati & Chicago 1010
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 600
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 750
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 950

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