Continental Rails II

Game # 8 - Turn # 1

Headline News 1841 to 1842

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

1841: Newfangled railways start operations in the U.S.
1842: Potato famine in Ireland. Great Britain institutes new Penny Post system.

NEW GAME MESSAGE

Welcome to the age of the robber barons in this new game of Continental Rails II .
If this is not an anonymous game, you may change your character name. Good luck to all, and may the fittest survive!

Railroad News

Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Improved to Normal.
Best locomotive available: Lion 0-4-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
1 Henry Farham .... .... .... ....
2 John Forbes .... .... .... ....
3 Collis Huntington .... .... .... ....
4 Jim Fisk .... .... .... ....
5 Jay Gould .... .... .... ....
6 Thomas Scott .... .... .... ....
7 J. Pierpont Morgan .... .... .... ....
8 J. Edgar Thompson .... .... .... ....
9 William Palmer .... .... .... ....
10 Edward Harriman .... .... .... ....
11 Jim Hill .... .... .... ....
12 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
13 Louis McLane .... .... .... ....
14 Milton Littlefield .... .... .... ....
15 Robert Schuyler .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
NYC New York Central 148   17875   11797   94   31448   791   5   2   0   0  
PENN Pennsylvania 104   20013   13008   95   25250   374   10   1   0   0  
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 160   17220   10504   99   32663   2076   5   2   0   0  
N&W Norfolk & Western 82   13695   8902   95   18589   320   8   1   0   0  
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 129   19426   12821   94   28755   542   7   2   0   0  
SCL Sea Coast Line 139   25331   15705   98   32530   542   10   2   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)
NYC :   NYC
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ]
PENN:   PENN
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
B&O :   B&O
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
N&W :   N&W
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
C&H :   C&H
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
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 12   12   13   +1  237   741   6      
PENN 15   15   16   +1  169   521   4      
B&O 13   14   15   +2  237   802   6      
N&W 13   13   14   +1  124   411   3      
C&H 13   13   14   +1  224   646   5      
SCL 13   14   15   +2  219   696   6      

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
B&M 725   GT 365   B&A 1005   B&H 550   HRL 710   NYNH 550   ERIE 1435  
CNJ 670   C&A 460   LV 650   READ 520   C&O 470   RF&P 585   R&D 380  
N&S 1215   W&W 600   W&M 665   NER 925   S&A 690   S&G 785  

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