Continental Rails II - DE 4
Game # 16 - 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: Cheyenne bought MS for $10001, Jim Hill bought CNS for $5987, Louis McLane bought WP for $26126, Darkwing bought GW for $6626.
PCs Merged: L&N merges into PENN.
PCs Incorporated: V&T, CB&Q, C&EI, CP, MP, SL&A, L&A.
New Engines Acquired: PENN bought Mogul 2-6-0, B&O bought Mogul 2-6-0, C&H bought Mogul 2-6-0, COG bought Mogul 2-6-0, A&WP bought Mogul 2-6-0, A&GW bought Mogul 2-6-0, WBSH bought Mogul 2-6-0, A&T bought Mogul 2-6-0, GM&O bought 04/04/2000, NO&J bought Mogul 2-6-0, O&M bought Mogul 2-6-0, MON bought Mogul 2-6-0, IC bought Mogul 2-6-0, C&NW bought Mogul 2-6-0, M&LR bought Mogul 2-6-0.
New Technologies Acquired: PENN bought Grand Station, A&GW bought Grand Station.
RoWs built: IL4 by NYC, IN4 by C&A, KY3 by PENN, KY10 by B&O, IN8 by R&D, TN9 by N&W, TN5 by C&H, IL8 by COG, TN14 by WBSH, MS2 by A&T, TN7 by NO&J, IL7 by O&M, IN6 by MON, IL2 by IC.
COG doubled S&G, A&WP doubled MS1, WBSH doubled IN10.
New RoWs acquired: A&GW got OH8, NYC got MI2, C&A got MI6, R&D got IL1, O&M got IL3, B&O got IL6, MON got KY7, PENN got KY8, COG got KY9, N&W got TN10, NO&J got AL2, C&NW got WI4, CRIP got IA8.
RR Mergers: A&WP merges into COG, WBSH merges into R&D.
New railroad Presidents: B of GM&O, Jim Hill of IC, Henry Farham of M&LR, Stepp of CP, Cornelius Vanderbilt of SL&A.
New Private Companies Available: M&SP, UP, SLSF, SP, GN, NP, KC&D, ATSF.
Jim Hill dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $5734. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Stepp, B, Darkwing, Frederik Conrad, Louis McLane
Civil War begins: Railroads may not build a Right-of-Way this turn.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Normal.
Best locomotive available: Mogul 2-6-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards
Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
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Robber Baron
|
Jim Hill (9)
|
Louis McLane (11)
|
Darkwing (1)
|
Sun-E Storm (2)
|
B (4)
|
|
Rail Mogul
|
B (4)
|
Darkwing (1)
|
Jim Hill (9)
|
Stepp (6)
|
Louis McLane (11)
|
|
Rail Builder
|
Frederik Conrad (12)
|
Stepp (6)
|
Jim Hill (9)
|
Louis McLane (11)
|
B (4)
|
|
Rail Magnate
|
Frederik Conrad (12)
|
Stepp (6)
|
Louis McLane (11)
|
Darkwing (1)
|
Jim Hill (9)
|
|
Rail Prodigal
|
B (4)
|
Jim Hill (9)
|
Stepp (6)
|
George R. Obberbaron (8)
|
Darkwing (1)
|
|
Rail Baron
|
Jim Hill (9)
|
B (4)
|
Stepp (6)
|
Frederik Conrad (12)
|
Louis McLane (11)
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Player Summary
|
|
|
President of
|
PCs owned
|
|
Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
9
|
Jim Hill |
IC
|
COG
|
CNS
|
....
|
|
1
|
Darkwing |
NO&J
|
PENN
|
....
|
GW
|
|
11
|
Louis McLane |
....
|
C&A
|
....
|
WP
|
|
8
|
George R. Obberbaron |
O&M
|
MON
|
....
|
....
|
|
4
|
B |
GM&O
|
R&D
|
....
|
....
|
|
6
|
Stepp |
NYC
|
CP
|
....
|
....
|
|
3
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
SL&A
|
CRIP
|
....
|
....
|
|
2
|
Sun-E Storm |
C&H
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
12
|
Frederik Conrad |
B&O
|
A&T
|
....
|
....
|
|
7
|
Cheyenne |
A&GW
|
C&NW
|
....
|
MS
|
|
5
|
Matthias W. Baldwin |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
Dan Drew |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
15
|
Thomas Durant |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
|
William Palmer |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
10
|
Henry Farham |
M&LR
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
|
RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
B&H
|
Boston & Hartford
|
110
|
17922
|
12187
|
89
|
20908
|
17258
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
2773
|
462068
|
272621
|
95
|
731043
|
460148
|
6
|
8
|
0
|
125
|
|
C&A
|
Camden & Amboy
|
2583
|
420399
|
264852
|
91
|
743169
|
507211
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
184
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
1731
|
230663
|
126865
|
99
|
442610
|
294426
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
545
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
1684
|
242409
|
133324
|
99
|
416065
|
216987
|
6
|
5
|
0
|
104
|
|
R&D
|
Richmond & Danville
|
1543
|
206732
|
113702
|
99
|
402818
|
267201
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
1256
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
1988
|
204888
|
120882
|
95
|
425601
|
263020
|
2
|
9
|
0
|
395
|
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
2144
|
269653
|
148308
|
99
|
497958
|
93384
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
COG
|
Central of Georgia
|
1682
|
268119
|
150145
|
98
|
392532
|
275262
|
5
|
9
|
0
|
417
|
|
A&GW
|
Atlantic & Great Western
|
309
|
40497
|
22273
|
99
|
64612
|
50473
|
5
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
|
A&T
|
Alabama & Tennessee
|
648
|
74703
|
45568
|
96
|
125445
|
93063
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
606
|
|
GM&O
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
|
325
|
30441
|
18873
|
95
|
61403
|
34423
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
342
|
|
NO&J
|
New Orleans & Jackson
|
751
|
95535
|
55409
|
99
|
159806
|
121933
|
4
|
4
|
500
|
420
|
|
O&M
|
Ohio & Mississippi
|
330
|
41831
|
25517
|
96
|
73665
|
54125
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
454
|
|
MON
|
Monon Line
|
296
|
40356
|
25021
|
95
|
66310
|
48820
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
308
|
|
C&EI
|
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
|
184
|
22399
|
16127
|
85
|
37931
|
27469
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
IC
|
Illinois Central
|
294
|
43194
|
26780
|
95
|
62867
|
43667
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
300
|
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
120
|
18390
|
12321
|
90
|
28019
|
19981
|
3
|
4
|
1400
|
0
|
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
150
|
20047
|
13431
|
90
|
34055
|
23145
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
CB&Q
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
190
|
22426
|
15250
|
89
|
38975
|
28225
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
283
|
32718
|
22575
|
88
|
56375
|
40825
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
M&LR
|
Memphis & Little Rock
|
132
|
15095
|
10416
|
88
|
27614
|
16978
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
173
|
16195
|
11175
|
88
|
33233
|
24067
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
L&A
|
Louisiana & Arkansas
|
90
|
15816
|
10913
|
88
|
21575
|
15625
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
CP
|
Central Pacific
|
154
|
18410
|
12335
|
90
|
31841
|
23059
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
SL&A
|
St Louis & Alton
|
99
|
16378
|
11301
|
88
|
23141
|
16759
|
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)
|
Boston & Hartford (B&H ):
|
|
B&H
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
New York Central (NYC ):
|
|
NYC
|
B&A
|
HRL
(Double)
|
NY3
|
PA11
|
GTW
|
P&LE
|
OH5
|
OH6
|
C&C
|
|
IN3
|
GT
|
B&M
|
C2
|
C3
|
NY1
|
PA8
|
IN7
|
IL4
|
|
Unbuilt:: MI2 |
[Regions: AOLCMN]
|
|
Camden & Amboy (C&A ):
|
|
C&A
|
READ
|
PA2
|
MD1
|
MD2
|
ERIE
|
NYNH
|
NY2
|
C4
|
C5
|
MC
|
|
MN
|
PA7
|
MI5
|
LS
|
OH3
|
TP&W
|
OH7
|
IN4
|
|
Unbuilt:: MI6 |
[Regions: AOLCN]
|
|
Pennsylvania (PENN):
|
|
PENN
|
LV
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
WV2
|
CNJ
|
PA9
|
PA10
|
WV3
|
KY2
|
KY5
|
|
L&N
|
KY3
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY8 |
[Regions: AOL]
|
|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):
|
|
B&O
|
WV1
|
OH1
|
P&FW
|
M&C
|
OH4
|
MRLE
(Double)
|
IN1
(Double)
|
IN2
|
|
IN9
|
KY11
|
KY10
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL6 |
[Regions: AOLC]
|
|
Richmond & Danville (R&D ):
|
|
R&D
(Double)
|
VA4
(Double)
|
VA5
|
KY1
|
VA7
|
IN5
|
IN8
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
|
IN10
(Double)
|
KY12
|
TN13
|
TN14
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL1 |
[Regions: AOM]
|
|
Norfolk & Western (N&W ):
|
|
N&W
|
N&S
|
RF&P
|
C&O
|
NC2
|
W&W
|
SC5
|
BRL
|
VC
|
TN2
|
TN4
|
|
TN6
|
TN9
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN10 |
[Regions: AD]
|
|
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H ):
|
|
C&H
|
NER
|
SC4
|
G&C
|
GA1
|
W&M
|
SCL
|
S&A
|
GA4
|
FL4
|
A&C
|
|
FEC
|
FL5
|
TN5
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADG]
|
|
Central of Georgia (COG ):
|
|
COG
(Double)
|
GA8
|
GA2
(Double)
|
S&G
(Double)
|
AL3
|
TN12
|
KY13
|
IL8
|
|
A&WP
(Double)
|
AL6
|
AL7
|
MS1
(Double)
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY9 |
[Regions: ADMG]
|
|
Atlantic & Great Western (A&GW):
|
|
A&GW
|
OH2
|
MI1
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH8 |
[Regions: OL]
|
|
Alabama & Tennessee (A&T ):
|
|
A&T
|
N&C
|
AL4
|
MS2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: DG]
|
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O):
|
|
GM&O
|
MS3
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: G]
|
|
New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J):
|
|
NO&J
(Double)
|
SM
|
MS6
|
TN8
|
TN7
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL2 |
[Regions: MG]
|
|
Ohio & Mississippi (O&M ):
|
|
O&M
|
IL7
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL3 |
[Regions: OM]
|
|
Monon Line (MON ):
|
|
MON
|
IN6
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY7 |
[Regions: OC]
|
|
Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C&EI):
|
|
C&EI
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Illinois Central (IC ):
|
|
IC
(Double)
|
IL2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):
|
|
C&NW
|
|
Unbuilt:: WI4 |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):
|
|
CRIP
|
|
Unbuilt:: IA8 |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):
|
|
CB&Q
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Missouri Pacific (MP ):
|
|
MP
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: MW]
|
|
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR):
|
|
M&LR
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T ):
|
|
V&T
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A ):
|
|
L&A
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: G]
|
|
Central Pacific (CP ):
|
|
CP
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: P]
|
|
St Louis & Alton (SL&A):
|
|
SL&A
|
|
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&H
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
+2
|
154
|
550
|
0
|
|
3
|
4
|
|
NYC
|
32
|
35
|
38
|
+6
|
3947
|
13812
|
60
|
6
|
6
|
4
|
|
C&A
|
42
|
43
|
45
|
+3
|
2229
|
12853
|
62
|
11
|
11
|
7
|
|
PENN
|
44
|
48
|
52
|
+8
|
1342
|
8517
|
143
|
1
|
1
|
9
|
|
B&O
|
26
|
26
|
27
|
+1
|
2065
|
8391
|
37
|
12
|
12
|
4
|
|
R&D
|
27
|
26
|
29
|
+2
|
1275
|
7610
|
105
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
N&W
|
35
|
42
|
50
|
+15
|
1712
|
9847
|
97
|
|
3
|
8
9
|
|
C&H
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
+2
|
3094
|
10418
|
315
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
COG
|
27
|
30
|
35
|
+8
|
1994
|
10567
|
273
|
9
|
9
|
1
|
|
A&GW
|
38
|
37
|
37
|
-1
|
353
|
1545
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
1
|
|
A&T
|
81
|
80
|
80
|
-1
|
646
|
3139
|
101
|
12
|
12
|
11
|
|
GM&O
|
45
|
42
|
40
|
-5
|
492
|
1553
|
72
|
4
|
4
|
6
|
|
NO&J
|
63
|
48
|
33
|
-30
|
1242
|
3705
|
50
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
O&M
|
24
|
33
|
43
|
+19
|
205
|
1568
|
82
|
8
|
8
|
|
|
MON
|
27
|
35
|
44
|
+17
|
216
|
1424
|
56
|
8
|
8
|
|
|
C&EI
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
+14
|
0
|
828
|
92
|
|
1
|
|
|
IC
|
22
|
24
|
27
|
+5
|
212
|
1416
|
54
|
9
|
9
|
|
|
C&NW
|
14
|
20
|
27
|
+13
|
242
|
600
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
|
|
CRIP
|
14
|
19
|
24
|
+10
|
314
|
675
|
75
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
CB&Q
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
+14
|
0
|
855
|
95
|
|
11
|
|
|
MP
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
+14
|
0
|
1274
|
141
|
|
6
|
|
|
M&LR
|
14
|
20
|
26
|
+12
|
284
|
610
|
50
|
10
|
10
|
|
|
V&T
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
+14
|
0
|
779
|
86
|
|
4
|
|
|
L&A
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
+14
|
0
|
405
|
45
|
|
12
|
|
|
CP
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
+14
|
0
|
693
|
77
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
SL&A
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
+14
|
0
|
446
|
49
|
3
|
3
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
FW&C
|
570
|
CASL
|
925
|
M&SP
|
1630
|
UP
|
525
|
MKT
|
1630
|
SLSF
|
1195
|
SLSW
|
775
|
|
SP
|
450
|
GN
|
1475
|
NP
|
1405
|
KC&D
|
330
|
ATSF
|
915
|
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