Continental Rails II

Game # 7 - Turn # 13

Headline News 1865 to 1866

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

1865: Nevada admitted into Union as newest state.
1866: Prussia unifies north German states by defeating Austria in 7 Weeks War

Message to All Players in This Game

Désolé pour le retard, j'ai eu quelques problèmes lors de la mise à jour d'Acrobat de la version 4 à la version 5...
Il reste des places pour la nouvelle partie, qui va maintenant pouvoir démarrer.

Sorry for the delay: some problems while upgrading Acrobat from version 4 to 5.
There are some positions left for the new game, which can now start.

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: RenÚ of La Sorgue bought C&EI for $1328, Leland Stanford bought WP for $11234, Dan Drew bought SP&P for $36655, Henry Farham bought KC&D for $1500, John Forbes bought ATSF for $7223, John Forbes bought KCS for $7223.

PCs Incorporated: NP, SLSF, CRIP.

New Technologies Acquired: W&M bought steel rails, SM bought coal burning engines, FW&C bought coal burning engines, CNS bought coal burning engines, M&LR bought coal burning engines, MKT bought Grand Station.

Double Tracked Lines: PENN doubled WV2, B&O doubled A&WP, S&A doubled TN10, CNS doubled CNS.

New RoWs acquired: O&M got IL6, S&A got AL2, MP got MO6, M&LR got AR4, GN got ND5, UP got NE1, MKT got OK6.

RR Mergers: TP&W merges into O&M.

Stock splits: Les actions of CP se divisent à 2 for 1.

New railroad Presidents: Leland Stanford of READ, RenÚ of La Sorgue of C&H, Dan Drew of C&NW, RenÚ of La Sorgue of V&T, William Ogden of CP.

John Forbes dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $13223. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: William Ogden, Leland Stanford, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Dan Drew, RenÚ of La Sorgue, Henry Farham

Civil War ends: Railroads may resume building Right-of-Ways.

Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Great to Boom.
Best locomotive available: Atlantic 4-4-2
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines

Tycoon Announcements:

4 Leland Stanford looking forward to my first trip to france in march!

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) William Ogden (8) René de La Sorgue (14) Leland Stanford (4) John Forbes (1)
Rail Mogul William Ogden (8) René de La Sorgue (14) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Dan Drew (13) Milton Littlefield (11)
Rail Builder William Ogden (8) René de La Sorgue (14) Dan Drew (13) Leland Stanford (4) John Forbes (1)
Rail Magnate William Ogden (8) Leland Stanford (4) John Forbes (1) Dan Drew (13) René de La Sorgue (14)
Rail Prodigal Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) William Ogden (8) Dan Drew (13) Leland Stanford (4) John Forbes (1)
Rail Baron William Ogden (8) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) René de La Sorgue (14) Leland Stanford (4) Dan Drew (13)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
3 Cornelius Vanderbilt N&W .... .... ....
14 René de La Sorgue C&H V&T C&EI ....
8 William Ogden UP CP .... ....
1 John Forbes MKT SCL ATSF KCS
4 Leland Stanford GN READ SP WP
13 Dan Drew O&M C&NW SP&P ....
11 Milton Littlefield MP PENN .... L&A
15 Thomas Durant .... A&T .... ....
5 Henry Farham CB&Q M&LR KC&D ....
6 Byron Kilbourn VC .... .... ....
2 Abraham Burger W&M .... .... ....
7 Louis McLane .... .... .... ....
9 Jay Gould .... .... .... ....
12 Robert Schuyler .... .... .... ....
10 Edward Harriman .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
GT Grand Trunk 780   105732   54981   99   190365   22987   9   4   0   0  
B&H Boston & Hartford 733   129258   73677   94   174892   79742   11   6   0   10  
PENN Pennsylvania 1696   301325   156688   99   507532   202009   11   12   0   7  
READ Reading 3010   719184   381165   98   869147   469146   16   3   0   29  
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 2455   455798   241572   98   616752   379394   11   16   0   157  
R&D Richmond & Danville 589   86371   47504   99   158261   40541   8   1   0   11  
N&W Norfolk & Western 1931   324924   168960   99   508243   205334   11   11   0   19  
W&M Wilmington & Manchester 408   45446   25904   97   104970   29790   5   0   0   0  
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 1661   246998   130910   98   443525   44933   10   1   0   0  
S&A Savannah & Augusta 1334   247907   128912   99   342373   110684   13   9   0   0  
SCL Sea Coast Line 2935   618994   321876   99   741058   152816   16   10   0   91  
VC Virginia Central 647   64246   36620   97   149570   56365   4   0   0   0  
BRL Blue Ridge Line 495   51365   28250   99   115908   40721   5   0   0   0  
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 143   18338   10086   99   31505   6111   8   2   0   0  
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 274   42854   23569   99   79426   32403   8   7   236   0  
SM Southern Mississippi 534   79071   45070   97   136489   41755   4   1   0   0  
MN Michigan Northern 102   16402   10169   92   23845   5360   8   3   0   0  
O&M Ohio & Mississippi 1706   282211   146751   99   511154   274054   9   9   1320   57  
FW&C Ft. Wayne & Chicago 318   48148   31778   88   87181   35852   5   0   0   0  
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 120   21507   12044   98   36763   17512   9   4   560   0  
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 150   23391   15672   87   44159   24841   4   0   0   0  
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 190   26785   16339   93   48600   28850   5   0   850   0  
CNS Chicago North Shore 411   68401   35568   99   117215   64993   9   0   0   0  
MP Missouri Pacific 283   38260   21043   99   81050   39111   6   3   0   0  
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 132   17458   11522   88   33945   17082   3   0   0   0  
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 173   18883   12652   87   42470   18932   2   0   0   0  
CP Central Pacific 154   22438   13687   93   44709   25703   4   0   870   0  
UP Union Pacific 105   12726   7127   98   33482   16868   4   9   2580   0  
SL&A St Louis & Alton 99   19501   12481   90   35770   12946   8   8   0   0  
MKT Missouri, Kansas & Texas 326   36323   21794   91   98544   49976   2   1   0   0  
SLSF St Louis & San Francisco 239   28406   19600   85   64319   36181   1   0   0   0  
GN Great Northern 295   26757   15251   97   91353   45417   1   0   0   0  
NP Northern Pacific 281   27694   18001   89   72239   40636   1   0   0   0  

Railroad Lines:
(Region Key: A=Atl D=DpSouth O=Ohio L=GtLakes C=Central M=Miss G=Gulf W=MidWest S=SWest T=Mtn P=Pacific N=Canada X=Mexico)
GT :  (Double)   GT C2 C3 NY1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AN]
B&H :  (Double)   B&H B&M  (Double) NYNH  (Double) ME1 C1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AN]
PENN:  (Double)   PENN C&A  (Double) CNJ  (Double) PA5  (Double) PA6  (Double) WV2  (Double)
WV3 KY2 KY6 KY5 N&C  (Double) KY10 KY8  (Double) TN5
Unbuilt:: KY3 [Regions: AO]
READ:  (Double)   READ LV  (Double) PA1  (Double) MD1 PA8 PA3 NYC HRL  (Double)
B&A  (Double) NY3 LS  (Double) C4  (Double) P&LE  (Double) C5  (Double)
MC PA10 MI5 PA9 GTW  (Double) OH5 OH6 IN2 IN8
IL4  (Double)
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AOLCMN]
B&O :  (Double)   B&O WV1 M&C OH1 IN5  (Double) IN9  (Double) MON  (Double)
KY13  (Double) TN13  (Double) TN9 IL8  (Double) A&WP  (Double) A&C
AL6 AL7  (Double) TN6 TN7
Unbuilt:: PA2 [Regions: ADOCMG]
R&D :   R&D RF&P MD2 PA7 VA7
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AO]
N&W :   N&W N&S VA3 VA4 VA5 KY1 OH7 WBSH  (Double) IN10 C&C  (Double)
IL7 OH4 OH2
Unbuilt:: MI2 [Regions: AOCM]
W&M :   W&M W&W NC2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
C&H :  (Double)   C&H SC1  (Double) G&C GA4  (Double) NER NC1 VA1 FL4
FL5 FL6 FEC
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AG]
S&A :  (Double)   S&A GA1  (Double) COG  (Double) GA8  (Double) AL4 MS2  (Double)
MS3 TN10  (Double) TN8
Unbuilt:: AL2 [Regions: ADMG]
SCL :  (Double)   SCL S&G  (Double) GA2  (Double) GA6 GA7  (Double) AL1  (Double)
AL3  (Double) MS6  (Double) TN12 KY14 MRLE  (Double) A&GW  (Double)
P&FW  (Double) IN4  (Double) IN7  (Double) IL2 IC  (Double) KY12
IL5 L&N
Unbuilt:: TN14 [Regions: ADOLCM]
VC :   VC C&O VA2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
BRL :   BRL TN2 TN4
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: D]
A&T :   A&T
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: D]
GM&O:   GM&O MS1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: G]
SM :  (Double)   SM NO&J MS4 MS7
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: MG]
MN :   MN
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: L]
O&M :   O&M KY7 TP&W IN1 ERIE NY2 PA11  (Double) OH3 MI1 IN3
IN6
Unbuilt:: IL6 [Regions: AOLC]
FW&C:   FW&C MS
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: LC]
C&NW:   C&NW
Unbuilt:: WI4 [Regions: C]
CRIP:   CRIP
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: C]
CB&Q:   CB&Q
Unbuilt:: IA4 [Regions: C]
CNS :  (Double)   CNS M&SP
Unbuilt:: MN1 [Regions: CW]
MP :   MP
Unbuilt:: MO6 [Regions: MW]
M&LR:   M&LR
Unbuilt:: AR4 [Regions: M]
V&T :   V&T
Unbuilt:: TX2 [Regions: M]
CP :   CP
Unbuilt:: NV2 [Regions: P]
UP :   UP
Unbuilt:: NE1 [Regions: W]
SL&A:   SL&A
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
MKT :   MKT
Unbuilt:: OK6 [Regions: M]
SLSF:   SLSF
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
GN :   GN
Unbuilt:: ND5 [Regions: W]
NP :   NP
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: W]

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
GT 40   42   45   +5  1367   3846   54     14  
B&H 44   42   41   -3  1157   3390   275     5   8     14    
PENN 48   51   54   +6  2051   8485   0   11   11   3     8    
READ 72   71   71   -1  4723   15057   0   4   4   3     11    
B&O 52   52   52   +0  3769   12283   0     8   13    
R&D 47   46   46   -1  811   2922   23     8   11    
N&W 92   90   88   -4  3595   9659   0   3   3   1     14    
W&M 32   34   37   +5  702   2025   15   2   2  
C&H 57   64   72   +15  2327   8146   165   14   14   3     15    
S&A 75   85   96   +21  1194   6670   0     14   3     8    
SCL 67   75   84   +17  3114   14682   0   1   1   3     14    
VC 28   30   33   +5  1149   3127   108   6   6  
BRL 35   37   39   +4  811   2419   56     15   11    
A&T 53   52   51   -2  97   691   24   15   15   8     11     14    
GM&O 67   66   65   -2  136   1370   0     14   1     8     11     13    
SM 57   54   51   -6  1555   5340   0     14   8     11     13    
MN 38   40   42   +4  77   492   18     14   1     8     11    
O&M 51   48   48   -3  549   8530   0   13   13   3    
FW&C 33   35   37   +4  471   1508   82     4   11    
C&NW 24   33   42   +18  215   600   0   13   13   8    
CRIP 0   0   17   +17  0   675   75     14  
CB&Q 38   46   55   +17  219   855   95   5   5   4     8    
CNS 50   71   93   +43  462   2055   0     4   1     3     13    
MP 29   47   65   +36  431   1415   0   11   11   1     4     8    
M&LR 40   55   71   +31  157   610   50   5   5   4     8     14    
V&T 27   39   52   +25  273   865   0   14   14   8     13    
CP 37   69   51   +65  220   1540   0   8   8  
UP 18   28   38   +20  217   473   52   8   8  
SL&A 18   21   24   +6  180   458   37     13  
MKT 18   21   24   +6  542   1630   0   1   1  
SLSF 0   0   17   +17  0   1076   119     3  
GN 18   23   29   +11  584   1475   0   4   4  
NP 0   0   17   +17  0   1265   140     11  

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
CASL 925   SLSW 775   GW 700   KP 890  

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