Continental Rails II
Game # 12 - Turn # 9
Headline News 1857 to 1858
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1857: Western Union Telegraph Company begins operations.
1858: The Dred Scott decision by Supreme Court angers Northern anti-slavery elements.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: J. Pierpont Morgan bought IC for $8765, Thomas Scott bought C&NW for $40161, J. Edgar Thompson bought MP for $12146.
PCs Merged: MON merges into N&W, O&M merges into WBSH, MRLE merges into PENN.
PCs Incorporated: CRIP, SM, C&EI.
New Engines Acquired: NYC bought Mogul 2-6-0, NYNH bought Mogul 2-6-0, ERIE bought Mogul 2-6-0, LV bought Mogul 2-6-0, PENN bought Mogul 2-6-0, RF&P bought Mogul 2-6-0, N&W bought Mogul 2-6-0, COG bought Mogul 2-6-0, P&LE bought Mogul 2-6-0, G&C bought Mogul 2-6-0, TP&W bought Mogul 2-6-0, WBSH bought Mogul 2-6-0, GM&O bought Mogul 2-6-0, NO&J bought Mogul 2-6-0, FW&C bought Mogul 2-6-0.
New Technologies Acquired: NYNH bought Grand Station, P&LE bought coal burning engines, TP&W bought coal burning engines.
RoWs built: OH3 by NYC, PA8 by NYNH, IN5 by ERIE, IN9 by PENN, NC1 by C&O, KY6 by N&W, KY12 by SCL, TN5 by COG, FL5 by G&C, IN2 by TP&W, MS3 by GM&O, MS6 by NO&J.
NYC doubled MI5, ERIE doubled A&GW, N&W doubled W&W, SCL doubled TN10, COG doubled COG.
New RoWs acquired: C&O got VA1, NYC got MI4, B&O got IN1, TP&W got IN6, N&W got IN7, SCL got IL2, G&C got TN4, GM&O got TN13, COG got AL7, NO&J got MS5, ERIE got IN8, PENN got IL3.
RR Mergers: FW&C merges into ERIE.
New railroad Presidents: Cyrus Holliday of C&A, Thomas Scott of P&LE, Bill Bouquett of WBSH, Jim Fisk of SM, Jim Fisk of CRIP.
New Private Companies Available: CNS, CP, SL&A.
Jim Fisk dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $5340. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: J. Pierpont Morgan, J. Edgar Thompson, Thomas Scott, Sleeping Dog, Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo
Invention of block signal system improves traffic flow, prevents major collisions.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Great.
Best locomotive available: Mogul 2-6-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system
Tycoon Announcements:
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2
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Sleeping Dog
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fancy move, mr. bonnefoy-dumo!
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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)
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Bill Bouquett (10)
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Rail Mogul
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
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Sleeping Dog (2)
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Thomas Scott (7)
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Jim Fisk (1)
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Rail Builder
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Bill Bouquett (10)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Sleeping Dog (2)
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Thomas Scott (7)
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Rail Magnate
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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Bill Bouquett (10)
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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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Rail Prodigal
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Jim Fisk (1)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Thomas Scott (7)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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Leland Stanford (5)
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Rail Baron
|
J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Thomas Scott (7)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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Bill Bouquett (10)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
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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 #
|
Tycoon name
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RR 1
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RR 2
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PC 1
|
PC 2
|
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3
|
J. Edgar Thompson |
COG
|
N&W
|
....
|
MP
|
|
2
|
Sleeping Dog |
G&C
|
TP&W
|
L&N
|
N&C
|
|
7
|
Thomas Scott |
P&LE
|
ERIE
|
C&NW
|
....
|
|
9
|
Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo |
NYNH
|
PENN
|
....
|
....
|
|
4
|
J. Pierpont Morgan |
NYC
|
GM&O
|
IC
|
....
|
|
10
|
Bill Bouquett |
SCL
|
WBSH
|
....
|
....
|
|
1
|
Jim Fisk |
CRIP
|
SM
|
....
|
....
|
|
5
|
Leland Stanford |
S&G
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
11
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Thomas Durant |
B&O
|
C&O
|
....
|
....
|
|
15
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Cyrus Holliday |
C&A
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
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William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
|
Dan Drew |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
8
|
John Forbes |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
12
|
William Palmer |
....
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....
|
....
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....
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6
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Milton Littlefield |
....
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....
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....
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....
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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
|
Efficiency
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Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
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Grant
|
Land
|
|
B&M
|
Boston & Maine
|
623
|
86033
|
60223
|
87
|
139687
|
100498
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
66
|
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
329
|
45541
|
33245
|
87
|
65604
|
50170
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
1392
|
289522
|
150550
|
99
|
297610
|
196903
|
14
|
16
|
0
|
22
|
|
NYNH
|
New York & New Haven
|
633
|
100363
|
53192
|
98
|
152883
|
105832
|
9
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
|
ERIE
|
Erie Lackawanna
|
1840
|
320467
|
173054
|
97
|
400927
|
290335
|
10
|
9
|
404
|
284
|
|
C&A
|
Camden & Amboy
|
380
|
86408
|
63943
|
86
|
80165
|
68590
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
|
LV
|
Lehigh Valley
|
130
|
24446
|
15157
|
92
|
32197
|
14913
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
1194
|
199262
|
103616
|
99
|
262025
|
167797
|
7
|
9
|
0
|
252
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
985
|
132462
|
88749
|
87
|
194063
|
118324
|
1
|
1
|
1010
|
106
|
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
729
|
90623
|
66155
|
84
|
151860
|
95288
|
1
|
5
|
0
|
363
|
|
RF&P
|
Richmond, Fred. & Potomac
|
656
|
75259
|
45908
|
93
|
127228
|
71157
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
62
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
1618
|
258569
|
142212
|
96
|
343992
|
234042
|
9
|
9
|
505
|
308
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
1437
|
252183
|
161397
|
87
|
312772
|
208830
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
S&G
|
Savannah & Gulf
|
282
|
34546
|
20382
|
95
|
53178
|
31209
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
COG
|
Central of Georgia
|
794
|
124969
|
68732
|
99
|
198223
|
133315
|
8
|
9
|
300
|
495
|
|
P&LE
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
|
313
|
49101
|
27496
|
98
|
68874
|
23556
|
10
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
|
G&C
|
Greenville & Columbia
|
1340
|
215322
|
111968
|
99
|
340037
|
38939
|
11
|
9
|
555
|
54
|
|
TP&W
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
|
412
|
55430
|
30487
|
99
|
101901
|
64283
|
6
|
2
|
560
|
342
|
|
WBSH
|
Wabash Line
|
279
|
41932
|
24320
|
96
|
69859
|
35799
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
GM&O
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
|
325
|
35512
|
19531
|
99
|
78711
|
47979
|
4
|
4
|
352
|
0
|
|
NO&J
|
New Orleans & Jackson
|
463
|
52072
|
31243
|
94
|
124151
|
75484
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
SM
|
Southern Mississippi
|
44
|
9565
|
6504
|
86
|
14879
|
8371
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&EI
|
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
|
184
|
25484
|
17074
|
87
|
52319
|
29431
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
150
|
22718
|
15675
|
85
|
44159
|
24841
|
3
|
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
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B&H
|
ME1
|
C1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
|
Grand Trunk (GT ):
|
|
GT
|
C2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
|
New York Central (NYC ):
|
|
NYC
|
B&A
(Double)
|
HRL
(Double)
|
NY3
|
C4
|
C5
|
MC
|
MI1
|
MI5
(Double)
|
|
OH3
|
|
Unbuilt:: MI4 |
[Regions: ALCN]
|
|
New York & New Haven (NYNH):
|
|
NYNH
|
CNJ
|
PA9
|
PA10
|
PA8
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AL]
|
|
Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):
|
|
ERIE
|
NY2
|
NY1
|
C3
|
LS
(Double)
|
GTW
|
OH2
|
OH5
|
A&GW
(Double)
|
|
IN5
|
FW&C
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN8 |
[Regions: AOLCN]
|
|
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
|
WV2
|
OH4
|
IN3
|
MRLE
|
|
IN9
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL3 |
[Regions: AOL]
|
|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):
|
|
B&O
|
WV1
|
PA7
|
M&C
|
OH1
|
PA2
|
OH7
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN1 |
[Regions: AO]
|
|
Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):
|
|
C&O
|
MD1
(Double)
|
VA2
|
SC5
|
NC2
|
NC1
|
|
Unbuilt:: VA1 |
[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
(Double)
|
IN4
(Double)
|
KY2
|
MON
|
KY6
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN7 |
[Regions: AOC]
|
|
Sea Coast Line (SCL ):
|
|
SCL
(Double)
|
S&A
|
NER
|
GA1
|
GA8
(Double)
|
AL3
(Double)
|
TN10
(Double)
|
|
A&T
|
TN12
|
KY12
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL2 |
[Regions: ADM]
|
|
Savannah & Gulf (S&G ):
|
|
S&G
|
GA6
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Central of Georgia (COG ):
|
|
COG
(Double)
|
A&WP
|
A&C
|
GA2
(Double)
|
AL6
|
TN5
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL7 |
[Regions: AD]
|
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE):
|
|
P&LE
|
PA11
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: OL]
|
|
Greenville & Columbia (G&C ):
|
|
G&C
|
C&H
(Double)
|
SC4
|
SC1
(Double)
|
GA4
(Double)
|
BRL
|
TN2
|
FL4
|
|
FL5
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN4 |
[Regions: ADG]
|
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W):
|
|
TP&W
|
C&C
|
IN2
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN6 |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Wabash Line (WBSH):
|
|
WBSH
|
O&M
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: O]
|
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O):
|
|
GM&O
|
MS3
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN13 |
[Regions: G]
|
|
New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J):
|
|
NO&J
|
MS6
|
|
Unbuilt:: MS5 |
[Regions: G]
|
|
Southern Mississippi (SM ):
|
|
SM
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C&EI):
|
|
C&EI
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):
|
|
CRIP
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
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
|
64
|
70
|
76
|
+12
|
1221
|
3115
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
GT
|
32
|
32
|
32
|
+0
|
508
|
1573
|
72
|
|
5
|
7
|
|
NYC
|
54
|
56
|
58
|
+4
|
723
|
6944
|
53
|
4
|
4
|
2
3
5
|
|
NYNH
|
49
|
46
|
43
|
-6
|
834
|
3128
|
37
|
9
|
9
|
3
4
|
|
ERIE
|
34
|
41
|
47
|
+13
|
2197
|
9138
|
62
|
7
|
7
|
3
|
|
C&A
|
75
|
78
|
81
|
+6
|
525
|
1900
|
0
|
15
|
15
|
1
|
|
LV
|
21
|
26
|
32
|
+11
|
214
|
601
|
49
|
|
1
|
2
3
|
|
PENN
|
31
|
39
|
47
|
+16
|
1127
|
8166
|
143
|
9
|
9
|
1
3
11
|
|
B&O
|
19
|
21
|
23
|
+4
|
2943
|
14192
|
98
|
11
|
11
|
5
7
|
|
C&O
|
34
|
35
|
36
|
+2
|
1087
|
3501
|
144
|
11
|
11
|
|
|
RF&P
|
28
|
29
|
31
|
+3
|
779
|
3145
|
135
|
|
3
|
2
4
11
|
|
N&W
|
50
|
42
|
34
|
-16
|
3697
|
7963
|
147
|
3
|
3
|
2
10
|
|
SCL
|
52
|
54
|
56
|
+4
|
2225
|
7140
|
80
|
10
|
10
|
7
9
|
|
S&G
|
44
|
38
|
33
|
-11
|
607
|
1374
|
36
|
5
|
5
|
2
|
|
COG
|
40
|
48
|
56
|
+16
|
1108
|
3906
|
64
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
P&LE
|
51
|
61
|
71
|
+20
|
337
|
1496
|
69
|
7
|
4
|
1
2
10
|
|
G&C
|
55
|
58
|
61
|
+6
|
1272
|
6630
|
102
|
2
|
2
|
9
|
|
TP&W
|
29
|
42
|
55
|
+26
|
537
|
2025
|
35
|
2
|
2
|
9
|
|
WBSH
|
72
|
79
|
86
|
+14
|
237
|
1288
|
107
|
10
|
10
|
2
7
|
|
GM&O
|
32
|
65
|
98
|
+66
|
196
|
1530
|
95
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
NO&J
|
24
|
35
|
46
|
+22
|
316
|
2175
|
140
|
|
10
|
|
|
SM
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
+17
|
0
|
198
|
22
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
C&EI
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
+17
|
0
|
828
|
92
|
|
11
|
|
|
CRIP
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
+17
|
0
|
675
|
75
|
1
|
1
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
W&M
|
665
|
MN
|
510
|
MS
|
1020
|
CB&Q
|
950
|
FEC
|
1495
|
CNS
|
425
|
CP
|
770
|
|
SL&A
|
495
|
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