Continental Rails II - Club DE

Game # 13 - Turn # 11

Headline News 1861 to 1862

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

1861: Pony Express carries mail from St. Louis to Sacramento in record time of 10 days.
1862: Telegraph line completed to California: Pony Express goes bankrupt.

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: Thomas Scott bought CNS for $17684, Salvator bought MP for $34644, MaldoNash bought L&A for $15000, Maggy bought WP for $26677, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought MKT for $1730, MaldoNash bought SLSW for $1575, Sun-E Storm bought GW for $812, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought GN for $60181.

PCs Incorporated: V&T, M&SP, UP, CP.

New Engines Acquired: C&A bought Atlantic 4-4-2, PENN bought Atlantic 4-4-2, B&O bought Atlantic 4-4-2, N&W bought 04/04/2000, SCL bought Atlantic 4-4-2, COG bought Atlantic 4-4-2, MC bought Atlantic 4-4-2, GM&O bought Atlantic 4-4-2, SM bought Atlantic 4-4-2, C&EI bought Atlantic 4-4-2, C&NW bought Atlantic 4-4-2, CRIP bought Atlantic 4-4-2, CB&Q bought Atlantic 4-4-2, M&LR bought Atlantic 4-4-2.

RoWs built: VA4 by C&A, KY11 by PENN, IL7 by B&O, WV4 by R&D, NC1 by C&H, IL8 by SCL, KY8 by COG, IL4 by P&LE, KY1 by MRLE, MI5 by MC, AL2 by GM&O, TN8 by NO&J, MS2 by SM, IL5 by IC, IA1 by CB&Q.

C&A doubled PA8, B&O doubled L&N, SCL doubled IL1, COG doubled GA2, MRLE doubled FW&C.

New RoWs acquired: B&H got ME1, N&W got VA3, B&O got OH2, MRLE got IN4, R&D got KY2, MC got KY3, COG got KY9, PENN got KY10, C&A got TN3, SCL got MS1, CRIP got IA7, CB&Q got MO8, M&LR got AR4, C&EI got IN5.

RR Mergers: MON merges into COG.

Stock splits: B&H splits 4 for 1.

New railroad Presidents: Thomas Scott of C&H, Darkwing of GM&O, MaldoNash of NO&J, Louis McLane of C&NW, Sun-E Storm of V&T, Gyro Gearloose of CP, Maggy of UP.

New Private Companies Available: SL&A, SLSF, SP, NP, SP&P, KC&D, KP, ATSF.

MaldoNash dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $11101. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Cornelius Vanderbilt, Maggy, Darkwing, Thomas Scott, Louis McLane, Sun-E Storm, Salvator

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

Invention of coal burning engine for locomotives improves operations, reduces operating costs.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Improved to Great.
Best locomotive available: Prairie 2-6-2
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):
Robber Baron Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Louis McLane (10) Maggy (8) MaldoNash (11) Thomas Scott (7)
Rail Mogul Thomas Scott (7) MaldoNash (11) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Maggy (8) Darkwing (9)
Rail Builder Thomas Scott (7) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Maggy (8) Louis McLane (10) Darkwing (9)
Rail Magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Thomas Scott (7) Louis McLane (10) Darkwing (9) Maggy (8)
Rail Prodigal Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) MaldoNash (11) Thomas Scott (7) Darkwing (9) Sun-E Storm (1)
Rail Baron Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Thomas Scott (7) Louis McLane (10) Maggy (8) Darkwing (9)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
10 Louis McLane PENN C&NW .... ....
11 MaldoNash NO&J M&LR L&A SLSW
3 Cornelius Vanderbilt SM B&O GN MKT
8 Maggy UP COG WP ....
7 Thomas Scott SCL C&H CNS ....
2 Salvator .... C&A MP ....
9 Darkwing GM&O MC .... ....
6 Gyro Gearloose CRIP CP .... ....
1 Sun-E Storm V&T CB&Q .... GW
4 J. Pierpont Morgan R&D MRLE .... ....
5 Derpendja von Rense .... .... .... NYNH
12 William Palmer .... .... .... ....
13 William Ogden .... .... .... ....
14 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
B&H Boston & Hartford 255   39941   23565   95   77629   37230   5   25   136   0  
C&A Camden & Amboy 2008   351065   182553   99   454505   321848   10   12   0   358  
PENN Pennsylvania 1477   267370   139031   99   373284   222122   11   9   375   103  
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 1908   322048   177125   96   421803   185308   10   5   0   0  
R&D Richmond & Danville 521   56847   41498   87   116498   81478   -1   0   0   17  
N&W Norfolk & Western 325   37275   25720   91   84938   3978   3   4   380   0  
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 575   74278   49023   91   131130   68223   2   4   0   346  
SCL Sea Coast Line 2786   533967   299020   95   646370   426477   10   9   0   313  
COG Central of Georgia 1593   270251   140530   99   379120   235468   10   9   650   194  
P&LE Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 1153   191407   107188   95   288461   202437   7   11   0   108  
MRLE Mad River & Lake Erie 1212   175498   98279   95   259354   186301   6   3   0   568  
MC Michigan Central 2242   408586   253325   89   603455   345017   7   6   505   359  
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 387   48918   27884   97   89790   57484   5   1   0   0  
NO&J New Orleans & Jackson 701   82031   48398   95   146617   104873   3   0   0   345  
SM Southern Mississippi 532   63792   36361   97   127871   80163   4   25   0   937  
C&EI Chicago & Eastern Illinois 285   37306   20518   99   65486   47639   5   16   0   136  
IC Illinois Central 305   45484   28200   92   71493   51022   5   11   0   0  
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 120   19309   12744   88   28223   17168   5   6   0   0  
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 150   21971   13842   91   33380   23770   4   5   0   0  
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 320   37601   24817   88   68279   48426   2   1   0   0  
M&SP Milwaukee & St. Paul 326   32775   21631   88   69809   46541   1   0   0   0  
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 132   15850   8717   99   28665   20103   4   4   0   0  
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 173   17713   12045   86   37244   24831   0   0   0   0  
CP Central Pacific 154   19750   13430   86   35684   23791   2   0   0   0  
UP Union Pacific 105   11117   7671   85   23009   15341   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 & Hartford (B&H ):   B&H B&M
Unbuilt:: ME1 [Regions: A]
Camden & Amboy (C&A ):   C&A  (Double) CNJ  (Double) PA9 READ  (Double) PA1  (Double) PA10 PA8  (Double)
RF&P  (Double) C&O MD1  (Double) PA4  (Double) VA2 SC5 BRL
TN2 VA4
Unbuilt:: TN3 [Regions: ADL]
Pennsylvania (PENN):   PENN  (Double) LV  (Double) PA5 PA6 P&FW OH4 IN3 C&C  (Double)
IN9 IL6 KY11
Unbuilt:: KY10 [Regions: AOCM]
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):   B&O WV1 M&C PA2  (Double) A&GW OH7 WBSH  (Double) IN1  (Double)
IN10 L&N  (Double) KY12 TN13 IL7
Unbuilt:: OH2 [Regions: AOCM]
Richmond & Danville (R&D ):   R&D VC VA7 WV4
Unbuilt:: KY2 [Regions: A]
Norfolk & Western (N&W ):   N&W N&S
Unbuilt:: VA3 [Regions: A]
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H ):   C&H G&C SC1 SC2 NC1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
Sea Coast Line (SCL ):   SCL  (Double) S&G  (Double) S&A  (Double) GA1  (Double) NER  (Double) GA8  (Double)
W&M AL3  (Double) W&W TN12 KY13 IL3 O&M IL1  (Double)
A&T N&C AL5  (Double) AL7 IL8
Unbuilt:: MS1 [Regions: ADOCMG]
Central of Georgia (COG ):   COG  (Double) GA2  (Double) A&C GA4 TN5  (Double) KY7 IN6 A&WP
AL6 FL6 KY8 MON
Unbuilt:: KY9 [Regions: ADOCG]
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE):   P&LE  (Double) LS  (Double) OH3 TP&W PA7  (Double) IN2  (Double) MD2
IN8 IL4
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AOLM]
Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE):   MRLE GTW PA11  (Double) OH1 OH5 FW&C  (Double) MS WV3 KY1
Unbuilt:: IN4 [Regions: OLC]
Michigan Central (MC ):   MC MN MI6 NYC B&A  (Double) HRL  (Double) GT ERIE NY3
C4 C5 C3  (Double) OH6 OH8 MI5
Unbuilt:: KY3 [Regions: AOLCN]
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O):   GM&O AL4 AL2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: DG]
New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J):   NO&J MS6 TN10 TN8
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: MG]
Southern Mississippi (SM ):   SM  (Double) MS4 MS3 MS2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: MG]
Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C&EI):   C&EI IN7
Unbuilt:: IN5 [Regions: C]
Illinois Central (IC ):   IC IL5
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CM]
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):   C&NW
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: C]
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):   CRIP
Unbuilt:: IA7 [Regions: C]
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):   CB&Q IA1
Unbuilt:: MO8 [Regions: C]
Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP):   M&SP
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: W]
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR):   M&LR
Unbuilt:: AR4 [Regions: M]
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T ):   V&T
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
Central Pacific (CP ):   CP
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: P]
Union Pacific (UP ):   UP
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: W]

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&H 68   104   35   +72  213   5100   0     9   5     10    
C&A 41   63   86   +45  2539   9975   65   2   2   3     6    
PENN 48   56   65   +17  1322   7369   42   10   10   11    
B&O 54   49   44   -10  2201   9498   82   3   3   2     6     8    
R&D 29   30   32   +3  713   2576   29   4   4   7    
N&W 29   34   40   +11  484   1625   0     11   7     8    
C&H 23   26   30   +7  629   4211   50   7   1   6     11    
SCL 52   52   53   +1  2151   13850   115   7   7   8     11    
COG 41   42   41   +0  1556   7895   70   8   8   3    
P&LE 44   55   66   +22  1302   5705   60     10   8     9    
MRLE 41   41   42   +1  1143   5921   139   4   4   2     10    
MC 44   39   35   -9  3210   11155   92   9   9   8     11    
GM&O 58   69   80   +22  345   1809   126   9   9   10    
NO&J 40   49   58   +18  756   3386   119   11   11   7     10    
SM 64   73   83   +19  557   2559   101   3   3  
C&EI 43   59   75   +32  389   1425   0     11   1     8    
IC 22   25   29   +7  234   1465   60     6  
C&NW 14   21   28   +14  266   555   45   10   10  
CRIP 14   24   34   +20  318   750   0   6   6  
CB&Q 31   49   67   +36  211   1535   65   1   1  
M&SP 0   0   15   +15  0   1467   163     9  
M&LR 14   19   24   +10  270   660   0   11   11  
V&T 0   0   15   +15  0   779   86   1   1  
CP 0   0   15   +15  0   693   77   6   6  
UP 0   0   15   +15  0   473   52   8   8  

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
CASL 925   FEC 1495   SL&A 495   SLSF 1195   SP 450   NP 1405   SP&P 1430  
KC&D 330   KP 890   ATSF 915  

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