Continental Rails II
Game # 7 - Turn # 6
Headline News 1851 to 1852
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1851: California admitted into Union as newest state.
1852: Average life expectancy now almost 42 years.
Message to All Players in This Game
Message de la part du Cercle de Stratégie:
"Semaines du Solstice d'Hiver
Toujours une valeur sûre niveau dégustation et gastronomie.
Un rendez-vous de bon goût si j¹ose dire...
La même chose que les Week-ends mais en plus long ce qui permet à nos camarades de venir de très loin.
Ca se passera du mercredi 26 au soir au dimanche 30 en après-midi. Il y a déjà quelques inscrits tant en secteur JDR que wargame ou informatique.
Le tarif varie autour de 150 F par jour en fonction de ce que nous décidons de bâfrer.
Je n¹oublierai pas de rappeler qu¹il s¹agit d¹un séjour où on met tous la main à la pâte (bas les pattes !).
Merci de réserver par un petit courrier à Xavier Jacus avec un chèque de résa de 300F/45 à l¹ordre du Cercle de Stratégie.
La chose la plus importante : A quoi on joue ? Eh bien, à un peu de tout, suivant les humeurs !
La fine équipe tourne autour d¹une quinzaine d¹assidus mais il ne tient qu¹à vous d¹inviter des amis afin que le groupe s¹étoffe. C¹est toujours une bonne idée de partager les passions, on m¹a même dit que ça évitait de vieillir seul et con... mais on dit tant de choses... "
Et à cette occasion, vu que j'y serai aussi du 28 au 30 décembre, il sera possible d'effectuer s'il y a au moins 6 joueurs une partie de Continental Rails en direct (1 tour/heure).
For the end of the year, as usual, the Cercle de Stratégie organizes the "Semaines du Solstice", a gaming convention for dedicated players, somewhere in Lorraine, from December 26th to 30th.
Since I'll be there, and if enough players are interested, I'll make a special game of Continental Rails at 1 turn/hour.
If interested, contact Xavier Jacus (noir.solitaire@wanadoo.fr).
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Leland Stanford bought P&LE for $3288, John Forbes bought P&FW for $2323, Leland Stanford bought MC for $8888, William Ogden bought A&C for $3316, Dan Drew bought GM&O for $3155, Milton Littlefield bought N&C for $4500, RenÚ of La Sorgue bought SM for $1786.
PCs Merged: LS merges into NYC, LV merges into READ, A&GW merges into MRLE, G&C merges into C&H, NYNH merges into B&H, COG merges into S&A.
PCs Incorporated: TP&W, WBSH, A&WP, BRL.
New Engines Acquired: GT bought American 4-4-0, NYC bought American 4-4-0, PENN bought American 4-4-0, B&O bought American 4-4-0, N&W bought American 4-4-0, S&A bought American 4-4-0, SCL bought American 4-4-0, MRLE bought American 4-4-0.
New Technologies Acquired: B&H bought Grand Station.
RoWs built: C2 by GT, C4 by NYC, PA11 by ERIE, PA6 by PENN, PA1 by READ, IN5 by B&O, PA7 by R&D, VA5 by N&W, NC2 by W&W, VA1 by NER, GA4 by C&H, GA8 by S&A, GA7 by SCL.
Double Tracked Lines: NYC doubled HRL, S&A doubled S&A, SCL doubled S&G.
New RoWs acquired: B&H got ME1, READ got MD1, R&D got VA7, C&H got FL4, PENN got WV2, ERIE got OH3, GTW got OH5, MRLE got IN4, B&O got IN9, N&W got KY1, SCL got AL1, S&A got AL4, GT got C3, NYC got C5.
RR Mergers: NER merges into C&H.
New railroad Presidents: William Ogden of A&WP, Thomas Durant of BRL, Dan Drew of TP&W, Cornelius Vanderbilt of WBSH.
New Private Companies Available: A&T, MS, MON, FW&C, C&C.
William Ogden dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $2024. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Dan Drew, 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
Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
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Robber Baron
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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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Leland Stanford (4)
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Dan Drew (13)
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Rail Mogul
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William Ogden (8)
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René de La Sorgue (14)
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Thomas Durant (15)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Dan Drew (13)
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Rail Builder
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William Ogden (8)
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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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John Forbes (1)
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Rail Magnate
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Leland Stanford (4)
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William Ogden (8)
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John Forbes (1)
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Dan Drew (13)
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René de La Sorgue (14)
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Rail Prodigal
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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William Ogden (8)
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Dan Drew (13)
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John Forbes (1)
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Abraham Burger (2)
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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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|
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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
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PC 2
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8
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William Ogden |
A&WP
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B&O
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A&C
|
....
|
|
3
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Cornelius Vanderbilt |
N&W
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WBSH
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
Dan Drew |
ERIE
|
TP&W
|
....
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GM&O
|
|
14
|
René de La Sorgue |
GT
|
S&A
|
....
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SM
|
|
15
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Thomas Durant |
C&H
|
BRL
|
....
|
....
|
|
1
|
John Forbes |
MRLE
|
SCL
|
P&FW
|
....
|
|
4
|
Leland Stanford |
NYC
|
GTW
|
MC
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P&LE
|
|
11
|
Milton Littlefield |
....
|
PENN
|
N&C
|
....
|
|
2
|
Abraham Burger |
W&M
|
W&W
|
....
|
....
|
|
5
|
Henry Farham |
....
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B&H
|
....
|
....
|
|
6
|
Byron Kilbourn |
....
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C&O
|
VC
|
....
|
|
7
|
Louis McLane |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
10
|
Edward Harriman |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
12
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Robert Schuyler |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
9
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Jay Gould |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
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Railroad Summary
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RR
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Name
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Tracks
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Revenues
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Expense
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Efficiency
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Bonds
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Loans
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Profit / share
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Dividend / share
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Grant
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Land
|
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
329
|
36718
|
21664
|
98
|
68023
|
47387
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
B&H
|
Boston & Hartford
|
365
|
52327
|
30873
|
95
|
81906
|
60894
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
962
|
139156
|
76537
|
99
|
220816
|
139872
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
77
|
|
ERIE
|
Erie Lackawanna
|
672
|
70684
|
43824
|
95
|
148460
|
109390
|
1
|
4
|
535
|
0
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
575
|
90396
|
49718
|
99
|
129462
|
81264
|
7
|
5
|
805
|
285
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
329
|
56386
|
34959
|
95
|
76907
|
59248
|
5
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
763
|
79919
|
46353
|
99
|
159402
|
96690
|
3
|
4
|
740
|
678
|
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
94
|
10644
|
7983
|
82
|
18673
|
11303
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
R&D
|
Richmond & Danville
|
495
|
58194
|
36080
|
95
|
107957
|
81684
|
2
|
10
|
470
|
809
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
808
|
77586
|
45000
|
99
|
161467
|
97568
|
2
|
7
|
0
|
350
|
|
W&W
|
Wilmington & Weldon
|
275
|
25668
|
15914
|
95
|
52337
|
36936
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
W&M
|
Wilmington & Manchester
|
133
|
12082
|
8095
|
90
|
28827
|
16933
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&H
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Charleston & Hamburg
|
949
|
119682
|
71809
|
94
|
198364
|
119927
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
S&A
|
Savannah & Augusta
|
552
|
79174
|
45921
|
99
|
112012
|
75400
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
722
|
110214
|
60618
|
99
|
147610
|
67576
|
8
|
6
|
194
|
0
|
|
MRLE
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Mad River & Lake Erie
|
254
|
32573
|
21498
|
91
|
50167
|
38513
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
GTW
|
Grand Trunk Western
|
107
|
12439
|
7712
|
95
|
21676
|
16459
|
2
|
0
|
360
|
0
|
|
A&WP
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Atlanta & West Point
|
152
|
16792
|
11922
|
86
|
27257
|
21418
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
BRL
|
Blue Ridge Line
|
185
|
17352
|
12146
|
87
|
31569
|
24806
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
TP&W
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
|
140
|
11918
|
8104
|
89
|
23561
|
18514
|
-1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
WBSH
|
Wabash Line
|
114
|
16159
|
10988
|
89
|
22483
|
17667
|
2
|
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)
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GT :
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GT
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C2
|
|
Unbuilt:: C3 |
[Regions: AN]
|
|
B&H :
|
|
B&H
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B&M
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NYNH
|
|
Unbuilt:: ME1 |
[Regions: A]
|
|
NYC :
|
|
NYC
|
HRL
(Double)
|
B&A
|
NY3
|
LS
|
C4
|
|
Unbuilt:: C5 |
[Regions: ALN]
|
|
ERIE:
|
|
ERIE
|
NY2
|
PA11
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH3 |
[Regions: AL]
|
|
PENN:
|
|
PENN
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C&A
|
CNJ
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
|
Unbuilt:: WV2 |
[Regions: AO]
|
|
READ:
|
|
READ
|
LV
|
PA1
|
|
Unbuilt:: MD1 |
[Regions: A]
|
|
B&O :
(Double)
|
|
B&O
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WV1
|
M&C
|
OH1
|
IN5
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN9 |
[Regions: AO]
|
|
C&O :
|
|
C&O
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
R&D :
|
|
R&D
|
RF&P
|
MD2
|
PA7
|
|
Unbuilt:: VA7 |
[Regions: AO]
|
|
N&W :
|
|
N&W
|
N&S
|
VA3
|
VA4
|
VA5
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY1 |
[Regions: A]
|
|
W&W :
|
|
W&W
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NC2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
W&M :
|
|
W&M
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
C&H :
|
|
C&H
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SC1
(Double)
|
G&C
|
GA4
|
NER
|
NC1
|
VA1
|
|
Unbuilt:: FL4 |
[Regions: A]
|
|
S&A :
(Double)
|
|
S&A
|
GA1
|
COG
|
GA8
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL4 |
[Regions: AD]
|
|
SCL :
(Double)
|
|
SCL
|
S&G
(Double)
|
GA2
(Double)
|
GA6
|
GA7
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL1 |
[Regions: A]
|
|
MRLE:
|
|
MRLE
|
A&GW
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN4 |
[Regions: OL]
|
|
GTW :
|
|
GTW
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH5 |
[Regions: L]
|
|
A&WP:
|
|
A&WP
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
|
|
BRL :
|
|
BRL
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
|
|
TP&W:
|
|
TP&W
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ]
|
|
WBSH:
|
|
WBSH
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: O]
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Stock Market Report
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RR stock data
|
|
RR
|
Start price
|
Trade price
|
End price
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Net change
|
# Shares traded
|
# Shares issued
|
# Shares in treasury
|
President
|
Chairman
|
Directors
|
|
GT
|
16
|
20
|
25
|
+9
|
143
|
1517
|
128
|
14
|
14
|
|
|
B&H
|
14
|
16
|
19
|
+5
|
419
|
1643
|
182
|
5
|
5
|
|
|
NYC
|
25
|
25
|
25
|
+0
|
888
|
4656
|
161
|
4
|
4
|
11
|
|
ERIE
|
20
|
24
|
28
|
+8
|
900
|
3269
|
91
|
13
|
13
|
|
|
PENN
|
30
|
30
|
30
|
+0
|
642
|
2825
|
55
|
11
|
11
|
3
|
|
READ
|
15
|
18
|
22
|
+7
|
192
|
1533
|
112
|
|
13
|
3
|
|
B&O
|
33
|
33
|
33
|
+0
|
1026
|
3761
|
62
|
8
|
8
|
|
|
C&O
|
17
|
17
|
17
|
+0
|
129
|
434
|
36
|
6
|
6
|
8
|
|
R&D
|
22
|
26
|
31
|
+9
|
529
|
2400
|
75
|
|
8
|
|
|
N&W
|
27
|
26
|
25
|
-2
|
837
|
3906
|
138
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
W&W
|
15
|
15
|
16
|
+1
|
178
|
1298
|
77
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
W&M
|
17
|
15
|
14
|
-3
|
186
|
636
|
29
|
2
|
2
|
8
|
|
C&H
|
33
|
38
|
35
|
+2
|
360
|
4555
|
196
|
15
|
15
|
|
|
S&A
|
24
|
24
|
24
|
+0
|
423
|
2639
|
121
|
14
|
14
|
|
|
SCL
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
+2
|
831
|
3553
|
64
|
1
|
1
|
14
|
|
MRLE
|
13
|
15
|
18
|
+5
|
238
|
1212
|
58
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
GTW
|
13
|
14
|
16
|
+3
|
178
|
535
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
A&WP
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
+13
|
0
|
684
|
76
|
8
|
8
|
|
|
BRL
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
+13
|
0
|
833
|
92
|
15
|
15
|
|
|
TP&W
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
+13
|
0
|
630
|
70
|
13
|
13
|
|
|
WBSH
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
+13
|
0
|
513
|
57
|
3
|
3
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
A&T
|
715
|
MN
|
510
|
MS
|
1020
|
MON
|
920
|
FW&C
|
570
|
C&C
|
1010
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