Continental Rails II

Game # 12 - Turn # 12

Headline News 1863 to 1864

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

1863: Congress passes Homestead Act giving free land to homesteaders.
1864: Otto von Bismark appointed minister president of Prussia by William I.

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: Bill Bouquett bought MKT for $21636, Thomas Scott bought GN for $10037, Sleeping Dog bought ATSF for $31153.

PCs Merged: W&M merges into N&W.

PCs Incorporated: MN, SLSF, M&SP.

New Engines Acquired: P&LE bought Atlantic 4-4-2, GM&O bought Atlantic 4-4-2.

ERIE doubled IL5, SCL doubled IC, G&C doubled N&C, TP&W doubled C&C.

New RoWs acquired: RF&P got VA3.

RR Mergers: G&C merges into TP&W, NO&J merges into SCL, C&EI merges into PENN.

Inadequate signal system slows B&O rail service: mail contracts worth $12880 cancelled.

Inadequate signal system slows C&O rail service: mail contracts worth $6986 cancelled.

Bankrupt RRs: B&M, GT.

Loan Recalls: J. Pierpont Morgan, Bill Bouquett.

Stock splits: SM splits 2 for 1.

New railroad Presidents: Bill Bouquett of MS, Jim Fisk of CRIP, J. Edgar Thompson of M&SP, J. Edgar Thompson of MP, Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo of SLSF.

New Private Companies Available: KCS.

J. Edgar Thompson dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $11254. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Jim Fisk, Sleeping Dog, Thomas Scott, Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo

Civil War continues: Railroads may not build a Right-of-Way this turn.

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

Tycoon Announcements:

7 Thomas Scott and the winner is ... the number 3

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron J. Edgar Thompson (3) Thomas Scott (7) Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9) Sleeping Dog (2) Bill Bouquett (10)
Rail Mogul J. Edgar Thompson (3) Sleeping Dog (2) Jim Fisk (1) Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9) Thomas Scott (7)
Rail Builder J. Edgar Thompson (3) Bill Bouquett (10) Sleeping Dog (2) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
Rail Magnate J. Edgar Thompson (3) Bill Bouquett (10) Thomas Scott (7) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Sleeping Dog (2)
Rail Prodigal Jim Fisk (1) J. Edgar Thompson (3) Thomas Scott (7) Sleeping Dog (2) J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
Rail Baron J. Edgar Thompson (3) Thomas Scott (7) Sleeping Dog (2) Bill Bouquett (10) J. Pierpont Morgan (4)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
3 J. Edgar Thompson M&SP MP .... ....
2 Sleeping Dog .... TP&W ATSF ....
7 Thomas Scott C&NW ERIE GN ....
9 Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo SLSF PENN .... ....
10 Bill Bouquett SCL MS MKT ....
4 J. Pierpont Morgan NYC GM&O .... ....
5 Leland Stanford S&G GT .... ....
13 William Ogden .... .... .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday C&A .... .... ....
1 Jim Fisk CRIP SM .... WP
11 Thomas Durant B&O C&O SL&A CB&Q
14 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
6 Milton Littlefield .... .... .... ....
8 John Forbes .... .... .... ....
12 William Palmer .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
B&M Boston & Maine 623   74949   55463   83   160893   102949   -1   0   0   12  
GT Grand Trunk 329   38722   29816   83   76047   47531   -1   0   0   0  
NYC New York Central 1618   282801   164025   93   383834   240547   8   0   0   3  
NYNH New York & New Haven 633   99553   55749   95   167037   111391   6   0   0   0  
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 2061   359153   186760   99   493379   282967   10   5   0   382  
C&A Camden & Amboy 380   75006   54754   87   89156   64991   3   0   0   0  
LV Lehigh Valley 130   21341   12591   95   34365   7904   9   12   0   0  
PENN Pennsylvania 1572   256739   156610   90   394424   229919   4   4   0   151  
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 1288   170493   121050   83   291283   174184   0   0   550   207  
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 998   108448   71575   91   232695   125673   1   0   445   265  
RF&P Richmond, Fred. & Potomac 656   66644   36654   99   147604   58812   4   1   0   9  
N&W Norfolk & Western 2826   485313   252365   99   691156   457369   9   9   0   497  
SCL Sea Coast Line 2619   480134   278478   93   756101   388134   8   9   500   0  
S&G Savannah & Gulf 282   30244   17542   96   60358   22774   4   0   0   0  
P&LE Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 313   42157   24029   97   76273   19773   7   0   0   0  
TP&W Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw 2713   461456   239957   99   655451   34752   13   9   0   295  
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 413   40820   22451   96   114354   57521   0   1   0   76  
SM Southern Mississippi 140   18376   13047   83   28450   21540   1   3   0   101  
MN Michigan Northern 102   14461   9544   88   22097   16003   3   0   0   0  
MS Michigan Southern 204   21556   13796   90   24841   20212   4   0   0   0  
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 120   18390   10298   98   40391   18259   5   4   0   0  
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 358   39546   24519   92   76828   54160   0   0   270   0  
CNS Chicago North Shore 85   17991   10975   93   13350   11057   12   2   0   0  
M&SP Milwaukee & St. Paul 326   30366   21256   84   62291   45109   -1   0   0   0  
MP Missouri Pacific 283   32718   18322   98   86520   47366   2   0   0   0  
CP Central Pacific 154   19411   12229   91   19975   17059   5   1   0   0  
SLSF St Louis & San Francisco 239   24080   16615   85   46631   33769   0   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)
Boston & Maine (B&M ):   B&M B&H ME1 C1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AN]
Grand Trunk (GT ):   GT C2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AN]
New York Central (NYC ):   NYC  (Double) B&A  (Double) HRL  (Double) NY3 C4 C5 MC MI1
MI5  (Double) OH3 MI4
Unbuilt:: MI3 [Regions: ALCN]
New York & New Haven (NYNH):   NYNH CNJ  (Double) PA9 PA10  (Double) PA8
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AL]
Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):   ERIE NY2 NY1 C3  (Double) LS  (Double) GTW OH2 OH5 A&GW  (Double)
IN5 FW&C  (Double) IN8 IL5  (Double)
Unbuilt:: MI6 [Regions: AOLCMN]
Camden & Amboy (C&A ):   C&A READ PA1 PA3
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
Lehigh Valley (LV ):   LV
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
Pennsylvania (PENN):   PENN  (Double) PA5  (Double) PA6  (Double) P&FW  (Double) WV2 OH4 IN3
MRLE  (Double) IN9 IL3 KY11 C&EI
Unbuilt:: KY10 [Regions: AOLC]
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):   B&O WV1 PA7 M&C OH1 PA2 OH7 IN1 KY3
Unbuilt:: KY5 [Regions: AOC]
Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):   C&O MD1  (Double) VA2 SC5 NC2 NC1 VA1 SC3
Unbuilt:: PA4 [Regions: A]
Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P):   RF&P MD2 VA7 VC
Unbuilt:: VA3 [Regions: A]
Norfolk & Western (N&W ):   N&W  (Double) R&D  (Double) VA4  (Double) N&S  (Double) VA5 KY1  (Double)
W&W  (Double) IN4  (Double) KY2 MON  (Double) KY6 IN7 COG  (Double)
A&WP  (Double) A&C  (Double) GA2  (Double) AL6 TN5 AL7 IL4
W&M
Unbuilt:: MS1 [Regions: ADOCMG]
Sea Coast Line (SCL ):   SCL  (Double) S&A  (Double) NER GA1  (Double) GA8  (Double) AL3  (Double)
TN10  (Double) A&T TN12 KY12 IL2 IC  (Double) WBSH  (Double)
O&M OH8 NO&J MS6 MS5
Unbuilt:: OH6 [Regions: ADOCMG]
Savannah & Gulf (S&G ):   S&G GA6
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE):   P&LE PA11
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: OL]
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W):   TP&W C&C  (Double) IN2 IN6  (Double) L&N MI2 G&C C&H  (Double)
SC4 SC1  (Double) GA4  (Double) BRL  (Double) TN2 FL4 FL5  (Double)
TN4 N&C  (Double) FEC FL6
Unbuilt:: IN10 [Regions: ADOLCG]
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O):   GM&O  (Double) MS3 TN13
Unbuilt:: IL8 [Regions: G]
Southern Mississippi (SM ):   SM MS4
Unbuilt:: AL4 [Regions: M]
Michigan Northern (MN ):   MN
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: L]
Michigan Southern (MS ):   MS
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: L]
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):   C&NW
Unbuilt:: WI4 [Regions: C]
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):   CRIP IA7
Unbuilt:: IA5 [Regions: C]
Chicago North Shore (CNS ):   CNS
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: C]
Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP):   M&SP
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: W]
Missouri Pacific (MP ):   MP
Unbuilt:: MO8 [Regions: MW]
Central Pacific (CP ):   CP
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: P]
St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF):   SLSF
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]

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
B&M 25   23   21   -4  1502   3115   0      
GT 19   18   17   -2  739   1645   0   5   5  
NYC 60   52   44   -16  1750   8014   113   4   4   2     3     5     7    
NYNH 36   35   35   -1  704   3165   0     9   3     4    
ERIE 44   39   35   -9  2937   10305   0   7   7   3     10    
C&A 55   43   32   -23  714   1900   0   15   3   1     2    
LV 26   45   65   +39  173   622   28     1   2     3     9    
PENN 34   34   33   -1  1936   10088   111   9   9   3     10     11    
B&O 18   18   18   +0  5132   15618   187   11   11   5     7    
C&O 28   26   25   -3  2005   4856   134   11   11   7    
RF&P 22   25   29   +7  799   3280   0     3   11    
N&W 42   43   45   +3  2800   14084   66     3   2     10    
SCL 61   56   46   -15  1487   13130   0   10   10   7     9    
S&G 33   33   33   +0  235   1394   16   5   5   2     3    
P&LE 24   25   27   +3  407   1565   0     4   7     10    
TP&W 24   32   42   +18  1146   13597   0   2   2   3     9    
GM&O 28   34   41   +13  1485   6063   132   4   4   1     9    
SM 60   97   67   +74  303   1304   96   1   1  
MN 0   0   14   +14  0   459   51     9  
MS 10   11   13   +3  336   943   77   10   10  
C&NW 26   35   45   +19  172   600   0   7   7   3    
CRIP 35   38   41   +6  1779   5058   312   1   1   3    
CNS 10   13   17   +7  175   393   32     4  
M&SP 0   0   14   +14  0   1467   163   3   3  
MP 24   29   35   +11  412   1415   0   3   3   2    
CP 10   14   19   +9  338   712   58     1  
SLSF 0   0   14   +14  0   1076   119   9   9  

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
CASL 925   M&LR 660   V&T 865   L&A 450   UP 525   SLSW 775   GW 700  
SP 450   NP 1405   SP&P 1430   KC&D 330   KP 890   KCS 490  

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