Continental Rails II

Game # 34 - Turn # 2

Headline News 1843 to 1844

World & National New

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

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: Jim Fisk bought GT for $501, Jim Fisk bought B&A for $1801, Edward Harriman bought HRL for $1392, Hannibal Kimball bought ERIE for $2164, Milton Littlefield bought C&A for $660, Milton Littlefield bought LV for $920, William Palmer bought C&O for $626, William Palmer bought RF&P for $716, Thomas Scott bought R&D for $502, J. Edgar Thompson bought N&S for $1633, Dan Drew bought NER for $3314, Cyrus Holliday bought S&A for $1942, Cyrus Holliday bought S&G for $1372.
Loan Recalls: Edward Harriman, J. Edgar Thompson, Leland Stanford, Milton Littlefield, Thomas Scott, Sleeping Dog, Hannibal Kimball, Rotshild, Dan Drew, Cyrus Holliday.
New railroad Presidents: Edward Harriman of NYC, Milton Littlefield of PENN, Leland Stanford of B&O, J. Edgar Thompson of N&W, William Palmer of C&H, Sleeping Dog of SCL.
Thomas Scott dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1000.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Boom to Panic.
Best locomotive available: Lion 0-4-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station.

Tycoon Announcements:

4	J. Pierpont Morgan	hello all and good luck. may the best player called morgan win.
5	Leland Stanford	fellow tycoons --- let's get ready to railroad!
6	Milton Littlefield	strategy hint: invest in rr's with good management.
10	Hannibal Kimball	all aboard and welcome to my demise again.
14	Dan Drew	and away we go!

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):

Robber Baron	John Forbes (8)	Jim Fisk (1)	William Palmer (12)	Hannibal Kimball (10)	Edward Harriman (2)
Rail Mogul	Jim Fisk (1)	Edward Harriman (2)	J. Edgar Thompson (3)	J. Pierpont Morgan (4)	Leland Stanford (5)
Rail Builder	Jim Fisk (1)	Edward Harriman (2)	J. Edgar Thompson (3)	J. Pierpont Morgan (4)	Leland Stanford (5)
Rail Magnate	Jim Fisk (1)	Edward Harriman (2)	J. Edgar Thompson (3)	J. Pierpont Morgan (4)	Leland Stanford (5)
Rail Prodigal	Thomas Scott (7)	Jim Fisk (1)	Edward Harriman (2)	J. Edgar Thompson (3)	J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
Rail Baron	Thomas Scott (7)	John Forbes (8)	Jim Fisk (1)	William Palmer (12)	Hannibal Kimball (10)

Player Summary

		President of		PCs owned
Player #	Tycoon name	RR 1	RR 2	PC 1	PC 2
8	John Forbes	....	....	....	....
1	Jim Fisk	....	....	B&A	GT
12	William Palmer	C&H	....	C&O	RF&P
10	Hannibal Kimball	....	....	ERIE	....
3	J. Edgar Thompson	N&W	....	....	N&S
6	Milton Littlefield	PENN	....	LV	C&A
2	Edward Harriman	NYC	....	HRL	....
15	Cyrus Holliday	....	....	S&A	S&G
4	J. Pierpont Morgan	....	....	....	....
11	Rotshild	....	....	....	....
13	Railroad Bill Sr	....	....	....	....
9	Sleeping Dog	SCL	....	....	....
5	Leland Stanford	B&O	....	....	....
14	Dan Drew	....	....	NER	....
7	Thomas Scott	....	....	R&D	....

Railroad Summary

RR	Name	Tracks	Revenues	Expense	Efficiency	Bonds	Loans	Profit / share	Dividend / share
NYC	New York Central	148	21468	13095	99	30526	284	8	1
PENN	Pennsylvania	104	23521	15053	96	22776	225	13	2
B&O	Baltimore & Ohio	160	20678	12614	99	32440	384	7	1
N&W	Norfolk & Western	82	15460	10049	95	17454	177	10	2
C&H	Charleston & Hamburg	129	23006	14264	98	28163	433	10	3
SCL	Sea Coast Line	139	29275	19321	94	30321	367	11	2

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]

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
NYC	15	18	22	+7	397	741	6	2	2
PENN	17	17	17	+0	320	521	4	6	6
B&O	24	26	28	+4	378	803	5	5	5
N&W	17	20	24	+7	229	411	3	3	3	7 8
C&H	17	19	22	+5	300	646	5	12	12	8
SCL	24	24	25	+1	328	697	5	9	9

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF		Price
B&M	Boston & Maine	725
B&H	Boston & Hartford	550
NYNH	New York & New Haven	550
CNJ	Central New Jersey	670
READ	Reading	520
W&W	Wilmington & Weldon	600
W&M	Wilmington & Manchester	665

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