Continental Rails II

Game # 9 - Turn # 2

Headline News 1843 to 1844

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

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

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: Baron Louis Aubade bought GT for $370, Crazy French II bought B&A for $1712, Crazy French II bought HRL for $1202, William Ogden bought C&A for $951, Edward Harriman bought LV for $730, William Ogden bought READ for $712, Leland Stanford bought C&O for $523, Sleeping Dog bought NER for $927, Jim Hill bought S&A for $1000, Jim Hill bought S&G for $1000.

Loan Recalls: William Ogden.

New railroad Presidents: Edward Harriman of PENN, Baron Louis Aubade of B&O, Sleeping Dog of C&H, Cyrus Holliday of SCL.

New Private Companies Available: COG, P&LE.

William Ogden dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1029. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Jay Gould

Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Normal.
Best locomotive available: Lion 0-4-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station

Tycoon Announcements:

6 Crazy French II hub the crazy again !

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Cante (13) Edward Harriman (3) Byron Kilbourn (1) Henry Farham (14) Leland Stanford (2)
Rail Mogul Byron Kilbourn (1) Leland Stanford (2) Edward Harriman (3) Baron Louis Aubade (4) Jay Gould (5)
Rail Builder Byron Kilbourn (1) Leland Stanford (2) Edward Harriman (3) Baron Louis Aubade (4) Jay Gould (5)
Rail Magnate Byron Kilbourn (1) Leland Stanford (2) Edward Harriman (3) Baron Louis Aubade (4) Jay Gould (5)
Rail Prodigal William Ogden (8) Jay Gould (5) Byron Kilbourn (1) Leland Stanford (2) Edward Harriman (3)
Rail Baron William Ogden (8) Jay Gould (5) Cante (13) Edward Harriman (3) Byron Kilbourn (1)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
13 Cante .... .... .... ....
3 Edward Harriman PENN .... .... LV
1 Byron Kilbourn .... .... .... ....
14 Henry Farham .... .... .... ....
4 Baron Louis Aubade B&O .... GT ....
2 Leland Stanford .... .... C&O ....
9 William Palmer .... .... .... ....
10 J. Pierpont Morgan .... .... .... ....
11 Jim Hill .... .... S&G S&A
6 Crazy French II .... .... B&A HRL
15 Louis McLane .... .... .... ....
12 Cyrus Holliday SCL .... .... ....
7 Sleeping Dog C&H .... NER ....
5 Jay Gould .... .... .... ....
8 William Ogden .... .... READ C&A

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
NYC New York Central 148   17793   11743   94   30828   474   5   1   0   0  
PENN Pennsylvania 104   19466   11874   99   24412   499   11   5   0   0  
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 160   17128   10448   99   32588   563   5   0   0   0  
N&W Norfolk & Western 82   13096   8774   93   17842   289   7   1   0   0  
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 129   19172   12845   93   27835   578   7   1   0   0  
SCL Sea Coast Line 139   24487   15672   96   31114   445   9   3   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 13   18   23   +10  457   741   6      
PENN 17   20   24   +7  219   521   4   3   3  
B&O 16   21   26   +10  349   802   6   4   4   2    
N&W 13   18   23   +10  183   411   3      
C&H 17   17   18   +1  371   646   5   7   7  
SCL 18   20   23   +5  339   696   6   12   12  

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
B&M 725   B&H 550   NYNH 550   ERIE 1435   CNJ 670   RF&P 585   R&D 380  
N&S 1215   W&W 600   W&M 665   COG 430   P&LE 655  

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