Continental Rails II
Game # 7 - Turn # 5
Headline News 1849 to 1850
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1849: Gold found at Sutter's mill in California! Gold rush begins!
1850: Samuel Colt builds factory to manufacture new repeating pistol.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Henry Farham bought NYNH for $650, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought LV for $652, RenÚ of La Sorgue bought COG for $560, Thomas Durant bought G&C for $700, Byron Kilbourn bought VC for $1800, William Ogden bought A&WP for $3423, Thomas Durant bought BRL for $1300, John Forbes bought A&GW for $2623, Dan Drew bought TP&W for $3205, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought WBSH for $3030.
PCs Merged: B&M merges into B&H, M&C merges into B&O.
PCs Incorporated: GTW, MRLE.
New Technologies Acquired: PENN bought switch yards, B&O bought switch yards, C&H bought Grand Station.
RoWs built: NY3 by NYC, NY2 by ERIE, PA5 by PENN, OH1 by B&O, MD2 by R&D, VA4 by N&W, NC1 by NER, GA1 by S&A, GA6 by SCL.
Double Tracked Lines: B&O doubled B&O, C&H doubled SC1, SCL doubled GA2.
New RoWs acquired: READ got PA1, PENN got PA6, R&D got PA7, ERIE got PA11, NER got VA1, N&W got VA5, W&W got NC2, C&H got GA4, SCL got GA7, S&A got GA8, B&O got IN5, GT got C2, NYC got C4.
New railroad Presidents: Byron Kilbourn of C&O, Abraham Burger of W&M, John Forbes of MRLE, Leland Stanford of GTW.
New Private Companies Available: MC, A&C, GM&O, N&C, SM, MN.
William Ogden dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1012. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Cornelius Vanderbilt
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Recession.
Best locomotive available: American 4-4-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards
Tycoon Announcements:
1
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John Forbes
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La savonette a vilains est de retour, cher Rene ?!!
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Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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John Forbes (1)
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William Ogden (8)
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Leland Stanford (4)
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Thomas Durant (15)
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Rail Mogul
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William Ogden (8)
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Thomas Durant (15)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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René de La Sorgue (14)
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Abraham Burger (2)
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Rail Builder
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William Ogden (8)
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Leland Stanford (4)
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Dan Drew (13)
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René de La Sorgue (14)
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John Forbes (1)
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Rail Magnate
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William Ogden (8)
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John Forbes (1)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Leland Stanford (4)
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Dan Drew (13)
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Rail Prodigal
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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William Ogden (8)
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John Forbes (1)
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Abraham Burger (2)
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Leland Stanford (4)
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Rail Baron
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William Ogden (8)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Leland Stanford (4)
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René de La Sorgue (14)
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Dan Drew (13)
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Player Summary
|
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President of
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PCs owned
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Player #
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Tycoon name
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RR 1
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RR 2
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PC 1
|
PC 2
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8
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William Ogden |
R&D
|
B&O
|
....
|
A&WP
|
3
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
N&W
|
....
|
LV
|
WBSH
|
4
|
Leland Stanford |
NYC
|
GTW
|
....
|
....
|
13
|
Dan Drew |
ERIE
|
READ
|
TP&W
|
....
|
1
|
John Forbes |
MRLE
|
SCL
|
....
|
A&GW
|
14
|
René de La Sorgue |
GT
|
S&A
|
COG
|
....
|
11
|
Milton Littlefield |
....
|
PENN
|
....
|
LS
|
15
|
Thomas Durant |
C&H
|
NER
|
BRL
|
G&C
|
2
|
Abraham Burger |
W&M
|
W&W
|
....
|
....
|
6
|
Byron Kilbourn |
....
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C&O
|
VC
|
....
|
7
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Louis McLane |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
5
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Henry Farham |
....
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B&H
|
....
|
NYNH
|
9
|
Jay Gould |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
10
|
Edward Harriman |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
12
|
Robert Schuyler |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
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Railroad Summary
RR
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Name
|
Tracks
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Revenues
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Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
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Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
73  
|
12863  
|
8490  
|
91  
|
16671  
|
8599  
|
6  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
B&H
|
Boston & Hartford
|
255  
|
35779  
|
22183  
|
95  
|
57322  
|
42228  
|
4  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
640  
|
83046  
|
45675  
|
99  
|
150552  
|
86422  
|
5  
|
4  
|
140  
|
0  
|
ERIE
|
Erie Lackawanna
|
490  
|
49189  
|
28529  
|
99  
|
105048  
|
76592  
|
1  
|
4  
|
0  
|
0  
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
465  
|
73302  
|
41049  
|
98  
|
104834  
|
62742  
|
7  
|
4  
|
0  
|
439  
|
READ
|
Reading
|
104  
|
18363  
|
11385  
|
95  
|
24388  
|
18607  
|
5  
|
4  
|
0  
|
0  
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
638  
|
64061  
|
39078  
|
96  
|
125716  
|
72043  
|
2  
|
9  
|
625  
|
608  
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
94  
|
10819  
|
8006  
|
83  
|
17929  
|
11135  
|
0  
|
3  
|
0  
|
0  
|
R&D
|
Richmond & Danville
|
345  
|
40534  
|
23510  
|
99  
|
74881  
|
56310  
|
3  
|
9  
|
750  
|
494  
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
531  
|
56777  
|
32930  
|
99  
|
109180  
|
60623  
|
3  
|
9  
|
0  
|
538  
|
W&W
|
Wilmington & Weldon
|
120  
|
12169  
|
7788  
|
93  
|
25516  
|
16278  
|
1  
|
4  
|
0  
|
0  
|
W&M
|
Wilmington & Manchester
|
133  
|
11753  
|
8227  
|
87  
|
27598  
|
16382  
|
-1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
NER
|
Northeastern Line
|
285  
|
30026  
|
17415  
|
99  
|
61718  
|
38212  
|
2  
|
2  
|
0  
|
0  
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
271  
|
43930  
|
27236  
|
95  
|
51586  
|
23710  
|
7  
|
5  
|
0  
|
0  
|
S&A
|
Savannah & Augusta
|
309  
|
39074  
|
23444  
|
97  
|
63207  
|
38755  
|
4  
|
4  
|
0  
|
0  
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
593  
|
91427  
|
50285  
|
99  
|
121829  
|
48377  
|
9  
|
5  
|
0  
|
0  
|
MRLE
|
Mad River & Lake Erie
|
138  
|
15732  
|
11642  
|
83  
|
25101  
|
19724  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
GTW
|
Grand Trunk Western
|
107  
|
12241  
|
8569  
|
87  
|
19557  
|
15368  
|
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 :
|
|
GT
|
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Unbuilt:: C2 |
[Regions: A]
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B&H :
|
|
B&H
|
B&M
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
NYC :
|
|
NYC
|
HRL
|
B&A
|
NY3
|
|
Unbuilt:: C4 |
[Regions: AL]
|
ERIE:
|
|
ERIE
|
NY2
|
|
Unbuilt:: PA11 |
[Regions: AL]
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PENN:
|
|
PENN
|
C&A
|
CNJ
|
PA5
|
|
Unbuilt:: PA6 |
[Regions: A]
|
READ:
|
|
READ
|
|
Unbuilt:: PA1 |
[Regions: A]
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B&O :
(Double)
|
|
B&O
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WV1
|
M&C
|
OH1
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN5 |
[Regions: AO]
|
C&O :
|
|
C&O
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
R&D :
|
|
R&D
|
RF&P
|
MD2
|
|
Unbuilt:: PA7 |
[Regions: A]
|
N&W :
|
|
N&W
|
N&S
|
VA3
|
VA4
|
|
Unbuilt:: VA5 |
[Regions: A]
|
W&W :
|
|
W&W
|
|
Unbuilt:: NC2 |
[Regions: A]
|
W&M :
|
|
W&M
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
NER :
|
|
NER
|
NC1
|
|
Unbuilt:: VA1 |
[Regions: A]
|
C&H :
|
|
C&H
|
SC1
(Double)
|
|
Unbuilt:: GA4 |
[Regions: A]
|
S&A :
|
|
S&A
|
GA1
|
|
Unbuilt:: GA8 |
[Regions: AD]
|
SCL :
(Double)
|
|
SCL
|
S&G
|
GA2
(Double)
|
GA6
|
|
Unbuilt:: GA7 |
[Regions: A]
|
MRLE:
|
|
MRLE
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
|
GTW :
|
|
GTW
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
|
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
|
13  
|
14  
|
16  
|
+3
|
123  
|
365  
|
0  
|
14  
|
14  
|
|
B&H
|
14  
|
14  
|
14  
|
+0
|
177  
|
1148  
|
127  
|
5  
|
5  
|
|
NYC
|
23  
|
24  
|
25  
|
+2
|
795  
|
3133  
|
74  
|
4  
|
4  
|
|
ERIE
|
17  
|
18  
|
20  
|
+3
|
443  
|
2349  
|
101  
|
13  
|
13  
|
|
PENN
|
22  
|
26  
|
30  
|
+8
|
574  
|
2263  
|
67  
|
11  
|
11  
|
3  
|
READ
|
13  
|
14  
|
15  
|
+2
|
149  
|
520  
|
0  
|
13  
|
13  
|
|
B&O
|
44  
|
38  
|
33  
|
-11
|
578  
|
3062  
|
136  
|
8  
|
8  
|
|
C&O
|
13  
|
15  
|
17  
|
+4
|
180  
|
434  
|
36  
|
6  
|
6  
|
8  
|
R&D
|
20  
|
21  
|
22  
|
+2
|
275  
|
1649  
|
76  
|
8  
|
8  
|
|
N&W
|
23  
|
25  
|
27  
|
+4
|
647  
|
2594  
|
65  
|
3  
|
3  
|
|
W&W
|
13  
|
14  
|
15  
|
+2
|
213  
|
600  
|
0  
|
2  
|
2  
|
|
W&M
|
13  
|
15  
|
17  
|
+4
|
262  
|
627  
|
38  
|
2  
|
2  
|
8  
|
NER
|
14  
|
16  
|
19  
|
+5
|
324  
|
1375  
|
50  
|
15  
|
15  
|
|
C&H
|
40  
|
36  
|
33  
|
-7
|
381  
|
1361  
|
0  
|
15  
|
15  
|
2  
|
S&A
|
19  
|
21  
|
24  
|
+5
|
210  
|
1460  
|
85  
|
14  
|
14  
|
|
SCL
|
28  
|
28  
|
28  
|
+0
|
630  
|
2910  
|
62  
|
1  
|
1  
|
14  
|
MRLE
|
0  
|
0  
|
13  
|
+13
|
0  
|
621  
|
69  
|
1  
|
1  
|
|
GTW
|
0  
|
0  
|
13  
|
+13
|
0  
|
482  
|
53  
|
4  
|
4  
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
P&LE
|
655  
|
P&FW
|
955  
|
MC
|
760  
|
A&C
|
685  
|
GM&O
|
675  
|
N&C
|
755  
|
SM
|
220  
|
MN
|
510  
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