Continental Rails II
Game # 12 - Turn # 7
Headline News 1853 to 1854
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1853: Franklin Pearce defeats Winfield Scott in Presidential race.
1854: Wells, Fargo and Company founded in Sacramento.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo bought A&T for $6528, Sleeping Dog bought N&C for $1053, Thomas Scott bought FW&C for $2500, Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo bought C&C for $11230.
PCs Merged: B&H merges into B&M, A&WP merges into COG, A&C merges into COG, W&W merges into N&W, MC merges into NYC, VC merges into RF&P, BRL merges into G&C.
PCs Incorporated: LV, A&GW, NO&J, GM&O.
New Engines Acquired: NYC bought 04/04/2000, ERIE bought Norris 4-2-0, RF&P bought Norris 4-2-0, N&W bought 04/04/2000, P&LE bought 04/04/2000, G&C bought 04/04/2000, WBSH bought 04/04/2000.
New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought switch yards, NYC bought steel rails, NYC bought coal burning engines, ERIE bought coal burning engines, C&O bought steel rails, RF&P bought switch yards, RF&P bought steel rails, N&W bought coal burning engines, COG bought coal burning engines, LS bought coal burning engines, G&C bought coal burning engines, WBSH bought coal burning engines.
RoWs built: ME1 by B&M, MI1 by NYC, PA9 by NYNH, C3 by ERIE, OH4 by PENN, PA2 by B&O, SC5 by C&O, IN4 by N&W, TN10 by SCL, GA6 by S&G, GA2 by COG, OH2 by LS, TN2 by G&C.
N&W doubled KY1, G&C doubled GA4.
New RoWs acquired: NYNH got PA10, P&LE got PA11, C&O got NC2, G&C got FL4, LS got OH5, B&O got OH7, NYC got MI5, TP&W got IN1, N&W got KY2, SCL got TN12, COG got AL6, B&M got C1, PENN got IN3.
RR Mergers: LS merges into ERIE.
Loan Recalls: Leland Stanford, Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo, Thomas Durant.
New railroad Presidents: Thomas Scott of A&GW, J. Pierpont Morgan of GM&O, Bill Bouquett of NO&J.
New Private Companies Available: MS, O&M, MON, L&N, IC, CRIP, CB&Q.
Bill Bouquett earns the Heartland Award for linking the SCL from the Atlantic to the Mississippi region.
Jim Fisk dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $3579. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Thomas Durant, Thomas Scott, J. Edgar Thompson, Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo, Sleeping Dog, J. Pierpont Morgan
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Normal to Improved.
Best locomotive available: American 4-4-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines
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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Thomas Scott (7)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
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Thomas Durant (11)
|
Bill Bouquett (10)
|
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Rail Mogul
|
J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
|
Thomas Durant (11)
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Sleeping Dog (2)
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Thomas Scott (7)
|
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Rail Builder
|
Bill Bouquett (10)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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Thomas Scott (7)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
|
|
Rail Magnate
|
J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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Bill Bouquett (10)
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Thomas Scott (7)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
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Thomas Durant (11)
|
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Rail Prodigal
|
Jim Fisk (1)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Leland Stanford (5)
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Thomas Scott (7)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
|
|
Rail Baron
|
J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Thomas Scott (7)
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Bill Bouquett (10)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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Player Summary
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|
|
President of
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PCs owned
|
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Player #
|
Tycoon name
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RR 1
|
RR 2
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PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
7
|
Thomas Scott |
A&GW
|
ERIE
|
....
|
FW&C
|
|
3
|
J. Edgar Thompson |
COG
|
N&W
|
....
|
....
|
|
9
|
Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo |
NYNH
|
PENN
|
A&T
|
C&C
|
|
2
|
Sleeping Dog |
G&C
|
TP&W
|
....
|
N&C
|
|
4
|
J. Pierpont Morgan |
NYC
|
GM&O
|
....
|
....
|
|
1
|
Jim Fisk |
C&A
|
B&M
|
....
|
....
|
|
10
|
Bill Bouquett |
SCL
|
NO&J
|
....
|
....
|
|
11
|
Thomas Durant |
B&O
|
C&O
|
....
|
....
|
|
5
|
Leland Stanford |
S&G
|
WBSH
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
15
|
Cyrus Holliday |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
|
Dan Drew |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
8
|
John Forbes |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
6
|
Milton Littlefield |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
12
|
William Palmer |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
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Railroad Summary
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RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
B&M
|
Boston & Maine
|
391
|
52096
|
34383
|
91
|
80128
|
61442
|
3
|
14
|
0
|
326
|
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
329
|
38960
|
29220
|
85
|
58985
|
49015
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
1101
|
170642
|
88732
|
99
|
203963
|
143443
|
9
|
6
|
0
|
123
|
|
NYNH
|
New York & New Haven
|
398
|
55822
|
32935
|
95
|
80158
|
62084
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
|
ERIE
|
Erie Lackawanna
|
1365
|
159100
|
93869
|
95
|
254595
|
203849
|
3
|
4
|
360
|
901
|
|
C&A
|
Camden & Amboy
|
380
|
74701
|
58267
|
82
|
75377
|
66538
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
LV
|
Lehigh Valley
|
130
|
20581
|
13172
|
90
|
29753
|
21547
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
838
|
117299
|
65686
|
95
|
147609
|
104694
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
411
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
883
|
100232
|
63146
|
91
|
157944
|
99308
|
1
|
1
|
102
|
378
|
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
474
|
51688
|
35148
|
89
|
82619
|
67739
|
1
|
5
|
775
|
131
|
|
RF&P
|
Richmond, Fred. & Potomac
|
656
|
65138
|
38431
|
95
|
116758
|
85876
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
391
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
1199
|
148407
|
78655
|
98
|
213989
|
162693
|
6
|
9
|
625
|
743
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
1046
|
167701
|
100621
|
91
|
191865
|
138307
|
7
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
|
S&G
|
Savannah & Gulf
|
282
|
30469
|
18586
|
93
|
49304
|
38940
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
COG
|
Central of Georgia
|
547
|
71884
|
42413
|
95
|
117240
|
86557
|
4
|
4
|
595
|
430
|
|
P&LE
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
|
131
|
19477
|
11297
|
99
|
23357
|
16880
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
G&C
|
Greenville & Columbia
|
971
|
142113
|
73899
|
99
|
215737
|
60881
|
10
|
5
|
0
|
270
|
|
A&GW
|
Atlantic & Great Western
|
116
|
15040
|
9926
|
88
|
24533
|
17767
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
TP&W
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
|
140
|
13364
|
7885
|
95
|
23510
|
18940
|
2
|
2
|
1010
|
0
|
|
WBSH
|
Wabash Line
|
114
|
17529
|
11043
|
91
|
20872
|
13684
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
GM&O
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
|
135
|
14424
|
9376
|
89
|
26969
|
19531
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
NO&J
|
New Orleans & Jackson
|
183
|
22571
|
14671
|
89
|
37757
|
27343
|
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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Boston & Maine (B&M ):
|
|
B&M
|
B&H
|
ME1
|
|
Unbuilt:: C1 |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Grand Trunk (GT ):
|
|
GT
|
C2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
|
New York Central (NYC ):
|
|
NYC
|
B&A
|
HRL
(Double)
|
NY3
|
C4
|
C5
|
MC
|
MI1
|
|
Unbuilt:: MI5 |
[Regions: ALN]
|
|
New York & New Haven (NYNH):
|
|
NYNH
|
CNJ
|
PA9
|
|
Unbuilt:: PA10 |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):
|
|
ERIE
|
NY2
|
NY1
|
C3
|
LS
|
GTW
|
OH2
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH5 |
[Regions: ALN]
|
|
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
|
P&FW
|
WV2
|
OH4
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN3 |
[Regions: AO]
|
|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):
|
|
B&O
|
WV1
|
PA7
|
M&C
|
OH1
|
PA2
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH7 |
[Regions: AO]
|
|
Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):
|
|
C&O
|
MD1
|
VA2
|
SC5
|
|
Unbuilt:: NC2 |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P):
|
|
RF&P
|
MD2
|
VA7
|
VC
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Norfolk & Western (N&W ):
|
|
N&W
(Double)
|
R&D
(Double)
|
VA4
(Double)
|
N&S
(Double)
|
VA5
|
KY1
(Double)
|
|
W&W
|
IN4
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY2 |
[Regions: AO]
|
|
Sea Coast Line (SCL ):
|
|
SCL
(Double)
|
S&A
|
NER
|
GA1
|
GA8
(Double)
|
AL3
|
TN10
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN12 |
[Regions: ADM]
|
|
Savannah & Gulf (S&G ):
|
|
S&G
|
GA6
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Central of Georgia (COG ):
|
|
COG
|
A&WP
|
A&C
|
GA2
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL6 |
[Regions: AD]
|
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE):
|
|
P&LE
|
|
Unbuilt:: PA11 |
[Regions: OL]
|
|
Greenville & Columbia (G&C ):
|
|
G&C
|
C&H
(Double)
|
SC4
|
SC1
(Double)
|
GA4
(Double)
|
BRL
|
TN2
|
|
Unbuilt:: FL4 |
[Regions: AD]
|
|
Atlantic & Great Western (A&GW):
|
|
A&GW
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: O]
|
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W):
|
|
TP&W
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN1 |
[Regions: ]
|
|
Wabash Line (WBSH):
|
|
WBSH
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: O]
|
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O):
|
|
GM&O
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: G]
|
|
New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J):
|
|
NO&J
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: G]
|
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
|
23
|
35
|
48
|
+25
|
252
|
1832
|
123
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
GT
|
42
|
36
|
31
|
-11
|
602
|
1517
|
128
|
|
5
|
7
|
|
NYC
|
60
|
54
|
49
|
-11
|
1119
|
5437
|
105
|
4
|
4
|
2
3
5
|
|
NYNH
|
23
|
28
|
34
|
+11
|
337
|
1913
|
77
|
9
|
9
|
4
|
|
ERIE
|
33
|
39
|
42
|
+9
|
908
|
6638
|
187
|
7
|
7
|
|
|
C&A
|
35
|
42
|
50
|
+15
|
599
|
1900
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
LV
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
+14
|
0
|
585
|
65
|
|
1
|
|
|
PENN
|
55
|
51
|
48
|
-7
|
903
|
6461
|
68
|
9
|
9
|
1
3
11
|
|
B&O
|
26
|
23
|
21
|
-5
|
2514
|
13733
|
47
|
11
|
11
|
5
7
|
|
C&O
|
33
|
31
|
30
|
-3
|
703
|
2333
|
37
|
11
|
11
|
|
|
RF&P
|
31
|
28
|
25
|
-6
|
455
|
3041
|
239
|
|
3
|
2
4
11
|
|
N&W
|
53
|
52
|
52
|
-1
|
1156
|
5893
|
122
|
3
|
3
|
2
10
|
|
SCL
|
62
|
54
|
47
|
-15
|
1345
|
5218
|
47
|
10
|
10
|
7
|
|
S&G
|
23
|
28
|
33
|
+10
|
231
|
1348
|
62
|
5
|
5
|
|
|
COG
|
20
|
29
|
38
|
+18
|
127
|
2505
|
230
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
P&LE
|
19
|
32
|
46
|
+27
|
203
|
655
|
0
|
|
4
|
2
7
10
|
|
G&C
|
60
|
49
|
39
|
-21
|
1298
|
4696
|
191
|
2
|
2
|
9
|
|
A&GW
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
+14
|
0
|
522
|
58
|
7
|
7
|
|
|
TP&W
|
12
|
15
|
19
|
+7
|
274
|
700
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
WBSH
|
12
|
19
|
26
|
+14
|
256
|
527
|
43
|
5
|
5
|
|
|
GM&O
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
+14
|
0
|
608
|
67
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
NO&J
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
+14
|
0
|
824
|
91
|
10
|
10
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
W&M
|
665
|
MRLE
|
690
|
SM
|
220
|
MN
|
510
|
MS
|
1020
|
O&M
|
825
|
MON
|
920
|
|
C&EI
|
920
|
L&N
|
930
|
IC
|
925
|
CRIP
|
750
|
CB&Q
|
950
|
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