Continental Rails II - DE 5
Game # 17 - 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: Darkwing bought V&T for $14141, Franziskus bought SLSW for $12000, Milton Littlefield bought SP for $21273, Darkwing bought GN for $93930, Stepp bought NP for $45678, Stepp bought SP&P for $25678, Henry Farham bought KP for $51003.
PCs Merged: C&C merges into PENN.
PCs Incorporated: GW, SLSF, MKT, CP.
New Engines Acquired: PENN bought 04/04/2000, B&O bought 04/04/2000, C&H bought 04/04/2000, A&WP bought 04/04/2000, NO&J bought 04/04/2000, SM bought 04/04/2000, C&NW bought 04/04/2000, CRIP bought 04/04/2000, M&LR bought 04/04/2000, L&A bought 04/04/2000, WP bought 04/04/2000.
RoWs abandoned: TN13 was abandoned by C&H, TN10 was abandoned by NO&J.
NYC doubled IL4, C&H doubled SC4.
New RoWs acquired: NO&J got MS5, CASL got MO1, L&A got LA4, WP got NV1.
RR Mergers: READ merges into B&O, BRL merges into C&O.
Guerre tarifaire: ERIE declares rate war on NYC, reduces rates by 50%.
Loan Recalls: Maldonash, Darkwing, Stepp, Henry Farham.
Stock splits: NO&J splits 2 for 1, CB&Q splits 3 for 1.
New railroad Presidents: Henry Farham of ERIE, Milton Littlefield of C&O, Henry Farham of O&M, Stepp of C&NW, Frederik Conrad of CRIP, Dan Drew of M&LR, Frederik Conrad of CP, B of MKT, Dan Drew of SLSF.
New Private Companies Available: ATSF.
Milton Littlefield dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $16721. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Stepp, George R. Obberbaron, Darkwing, B, Franziskus, Dan Drew, Maldonash, Henry Farham, Frederik Conrad
Civil War continues: 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: 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):
|
Robber Baron
|
Darkwing (4)
|
Dan Drew (10)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (9)
|
Milton Littlefield (3)
|
Stepp (8)
|
|
Rail Mogul
|
Dan Drew (10)
|
Maldonash (2)
|
Darkwing (4)
|
Frederik Conrad (6)
|
B (7)
|
|
Rail Builder
|
Dan Drew (10)
|
Stepp (8)
|
Henry Farham (11)
|
George R. Obberbaron (1)
|
Darkwing (4)
|
|
Rail Magnate
|
Stepp (8)
|
Dan Drew (10)
|
Frederik Conrad (6)
|
B (7)
|
Henry Farham (11)
|
|
Rail Prodigal
|
B (7)
|
Milton Littlefield (3)
|
Stepp (8)
|
George R. Obberbaron (1)
|
Darkwing (4)
|
|
Rail Baron
|
Dan Drew (10)
|
Stepp (8)
|
Darkwing (4)
|
B (7)
|
Frederik Conrad (6)
|
Player Summary
|
|
|
President of
|
PCs owned
|
|
Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
10
|
Dan Drew |
M&LR
|
SLSF
|
....
|
....
|
|
3
|
Milton Littlefield |
NO&J
|
C&O
|
....
|
SP
|
|
6
|
Frederik Conrad |
CRIP
|
CP
|
....
|
UP
|
|
4
|
Darkwing |
....
|
....
|
GN
|
V&T
|
|
9
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
....
|
....
|
GT
|
MN
|
|
12
|
Franziskus |
....
|
....
|
SLSW
|
SL&A
|
|
1
|
George R. Obberbaron |
PENN
|
A&WP
|
....
|
MP
|
|
11
|
Henry Farham |
O&M
|
ERIE
|
KP
|
....
|
|
2
|
Maldonash |
GM&O
|
WP
|
....
|
....
|
|
5
|
Mister MP |
B&O
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
7
|
B |
N&W
|
MKT
|
....
|
....
|
|
8
|
Stepp |
NYC
|
C&NW
|
NP
|
SP&P
|
|
15
|
J. Pierpont Morgan |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
|
William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
Thomas Scott |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
|
RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
2472
|
454045
|
271037
|
95
|
749391
|
448913
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
39
|
|
ERIE
|
Erie Lackawanna
|
2035
|
319920
|
193201
|
95
|
616993
|
233290
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
39
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
1493
|
252573
|
131337
|
99
|
424688
|
165545
|
10
|
5
|
0
|
300
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
2402
|
376270
|
218234
|
93
|
730916
|
438196
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
293
|
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
2515
|
388868
|
217766
|
95
|
675151
|
338455
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
236
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
2302
|
309282
|
173198
|
95
|
651846
|
395150
|
4
|
1
|
550
|
572
|
|
W&M
|
Wilmington & Manchester
|
343
|
34233
|
20197
|
95
|
95848
|
41330
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
63
|
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
2936
|
479690
|
249440
|
99
|
881971
|
245260
|
10
|
10
|
0
|
317
|
|
COG
|
Central of Georgia
|
552
|
72167
|
42579
|
95
|
171490
|
78836
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
26
|
|
M&C
|
Marietta & Cincinnati
|
829
|
120167
|
70898
|
95
|
242132
|
147194
|
4
|
0
|
650
|
358
|
|
A&WP
|
Atlanta & West Point
|
682
|
85755
|
44594
|
99
|
186257
|
72494
|
6
|
3
|
1055
|
313
|
|
GM&O
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
|
387
|
50469
|
29777
|
95
|
120522
|
72065
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
182
|
|
N&C
|
Nashville & Chattanooga
|
295
|
32223
|
19012
|
95
|
90272
|
53139
|
0
|
0
|
775
|
0
|
|
NO&J
|
New Orleans & Jackson
|
653
|
69494
|
36137
|
99
|
162490
|
104956
|
3
|
16
|
0
|
554
|
|
SM
|
Southern Mississippi
|
44
|
8174
|
4741
|
96
|
14909
|
6653
|
7
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
|
O&M
|
Ohio & Mississippi
|
274
|
31457
|
18560
|
95
|
62568
|
42486
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
120
|
18390
|
11770
|
90
|
16297
|
12752
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
351
|
37763
|
20770
|
99
|
68055
|
29660
|
1
|
1
|
1040
|
351
|
|
CB&Q
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
320
|
36108
|
21304
|
95
|
73103
|
49412
|
2
|
0
|
675
|
293
|
|
CASL
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis
|
185
|
22826
|
13467
|
95
|
57635
|
25985
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
M&LR
|
Memphis & Little Rock
|
132
|
15181
|
10475
|
85
|
16635
|
13522
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
L&A
|
Louisiana & Arkansas
|
90
|
16342
|
8988
|
99
|
14480
|
13380
|
10
|
9
|
1125
|
0
|
|
CP
|
Central Pacific
|
154
|
18610
|
11910
|
90
|
31841
|
23059
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
WP
|
Western Pacific
|
142
|
18576
|
10403
|
98
|
19996
|
18464
|
6
|
9
|
1255
|
0
|
|
MKT
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
|
326
|
29678
|
19884
|
87
|
61769
|
44731
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
SLSF
|
St Louis & San Francisco
|
239
|
24390
|
15366
|
91
|
46631
|
33769
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
GW
|
Great Western
|
140
|
17527
|
11042
|
91
|
29405
|
21295
|
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)
|
New York Central (NYC ):
|
|
NYC
(Double)
|
HRL
(Double)
|
B&A
(Double)
|
B&M
(Double)
|
B&H
(Double)
|
NY3
|
|
PA11
|
NYNH
(Double)
|
C3
|
MRLE
|
OH4
|
P&FW
|
IN2
|
IN7
|
IC
(Double)
|
|
IL4
(Double)
|
OH8
|
|
Unbuilt:: ME1 |
[Regions: AOLCMN]
|
|
Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):
|
|
ERIE
|
NY2
|
C4
(Double)
|
C5
(Double)
|
MC
|
NY1
|
GTW
|
TP&W
|
MI1
|
|
IN1
(Double)
|
IN3
|
CNJ
(Double)
|
IN8
|
IL5
|
|
Unbuilt:: PA10 |
[Regions: ALCMN]
|
|
Pennsylvania (PENN):
|
|
PENN
(Double)
|
LV
(Double)
|
C&A
(Double)
|
PA5
(Double)
|
PA6
(Double)
|
WV2
|
|
WV3
|
KY2
|
KY6
|
KY3
|
OH7
|
C&C
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH6 |
[Regions: AOC]
|
|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):
|
|
B&O
(Double)
|
WV1
|
OH1
|
A&GW
(Double)
|
OH2
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
MI2
|
IN10
|
|
IL2
|
IL1
|
L&N
|
TN7
|
READ
|
PA3
|
MD1
|
VA7
|
VA3
|
VA1
|
|
NC2
|
SC3
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL6 |
[Regions: AOLC]
|
|
Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):
|
|
C&O
(Double)
|
RF&P
(Double)
|
MD2
|
VA2
|
SC5
|
TN2
|
TN4
|
P&LE
(Double)
|
|
LS
(Double)
|
OH3
|
OH5
|
FW&C
(Double)
|
PA7
(Double)
|
MS
(Double)
|
|
TN6
|
TN9
|
BRL
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADOLC]
|
|
Norfolk & Western (N&W ):
|
|
N&W
|
R&D
(Double)
|
N&S
|
VA4
|
VA5
|
VC
|
W&W
|
KY1
|
IN5
|
IN9
|
|
KY13
|
MON
(Double)
|
TN12
|
IL9
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN14 |
[Regions: AOCM]
|
|
Wilmington & Manchester (W&M ):
|
|
W&M
|
SC2
|
NC1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H ):
|
|
C&H
(Double)
|
SC4
(Double)
|
NER
(Double)
|
G&C
|
GA1
(Double)
|
SCL
(Double)
|
|
S&G
(Double)
|
GA6
|
GA8
(Double)
|
A&T
|
AL3
|
TN11
|
TN5
|
S&A
(Double)
|
|
GA4
(Double)
|
FL4
|
FL5
|
FL6
|
FEC
|
KY7
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADOMG]
|
|
Central of Georgia (COG ):
|
|
COG
|
GA3
|
GA2
|
SC1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AD]
|
|
Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C ):
|
|
M&C
|
IN4
(Double)
|
IN6
|
C&EI
(Double)
|
KY8
|
KY10
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY9 |
[Regions: OC]
|
|
Atlanta & West Point (A&WP):
|
|
A&WP
|
A&C
|
AL6
(Double)
|
AL7
(Double)
|
AL8
(Double)
|
MS4
|
|
Unbuilt:: MS7 |
[Regions: DG]
|
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O):
|
|
GM&O
|
AL4
(Double)
|
AL2
|
|
Unbuilt:: MS1 |
[Regions: DG]
|
|
Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C ):
|
|
N&C
|
TN8
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY14 |
[Regions: ]
|
|
New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J):
|
|
NO&J
(Double)
|
MS6
|
MS3
|
|
Unbuilt:: MS5 |
[Regions: G]
|
|
Southern Mississippi (SM ):
|
|
SM
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Ohio & Mississippi (O&M ):
|
|
O&M
|
IL3
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL7 |
[Regions: O]
|
|
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):
|
|
C&NW
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):
|
|
CRIP
|
IA8
|
|
Unbuilt:: IA9 |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):
|
|
CB&Q
|
IA1
|
|
Unbuilt:: MO8 |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL):
|
|
CASL
|
|
Unbuilt:: MO1 |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR):
|
|
M&LR
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A ):
|
|
L&A
|
|
Unbuilt:: LA4 |
[Regions: G]
|
|
Central Pacific (CP ):
|
|
CP
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: P]
|
|
Western Pacific (WP ):
|
|
WP
|
|
Unbuilt:: NV1 |
[Regions: P]
|
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT ):
|
|
MKT
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF):
|
|
SLSF
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Great Western (GW ):
|
|
GW
|
|
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
|
|
NYC
|
60
|
52
|
44
|
-16
|
3252
|
12367
|
0
|
8
|
8
|
9
12
|
|
ERIE
|
24
|
24
|
24
|
+0
|
4534
|
19705
|
45
|
11
|
11
|
6
|
|
PENN
|
42
|
48
|
55
|
+13
|
1729
|
7318
|
152
|
1
|
1
|
3
4
9
|
|
B&O
|
17
|
18
|
25
|
+8
|
3982
|
33130
|
358
|
5
|
5
|
2
4
|
|
C&O
|
45
|
55
|
62
|
+17
|
4294
|
12575
|
0
|
3
|
6
|
4
12
|
|
N&W
|
29
|
27
|
26
|
-3
|
3437
|
11514
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
|
|
W&M
|
30
|
27
|
25
|
-5
|
466
|
1670
|
45
|
|
10
|
7
|
|
C&H
|
74
|
71
|
68
|
-6
|
3555
|
14693
|
0
|
|
10
|
3
4
|
|
COG
|
28
|
28
|
28
|
+0
|
713
|
2642
|
118
|
|
2
|
4
10
|
|
M&C
|
68
|
54
|
40
|
-28
|
1265
|
4108
|
37
|
|
2
|
4
|
|
A&WP
|
55
|
55
|
55
|
+0
|
1071
|
3410
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
6
|
|
GM&O
|
70
|
61
|
52
|
-18
|
496
|
1935
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1
4
|
|
N&C
|
71
|
61
|
51
|
-20
|
661
|
1475
|
0
|
|
11
|
8
|
|
NO&J
|
69
|
95
|
60
|
+51
|
1133
|
6530
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
SM
|
43
|
51
|
59
|
+16
|
33
|
220
|
0
|
|
10
|
2
7
8
|
|
O&M
|
39
|
37
|
36
|
-3
|
353
|
1316
|
54
|
11
|
10
|
|
|
C&NW
|
10
|
12
|
14
|
+4
|
233
|
555
|
45
|
8
|
8
|
|
|
CRIP
|
39
|
48
|
58
|
+19
|
1706
|
4965
|
300
|
6
|
6
|
10
11
|
|
CB&Q
|
68
|
100
|
44
|
+64
|
413
|
4605
|
195
|
|
7
|
8
10
11
|
|
CASL
|
28
|
38
|
48
|
+20
|
245
|
925
|
0
|
|
11
|
2
7
8
|
|
M&LR
|
10
|
15
|
21
|
+11
|
285
|
610
|
50
|
10
|
10
|
|
|
L&A
|
10
|
14
|
19
|
+9
|
187
|
450
|
0
|
|
7
|
|
|
CP
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
+14
|
0
|
693
|
77
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
WP
|
10
|
17
|
24
|
+14
|
312
|
710
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
MKT
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
+14
|
0
|
1467
|
163
|
7
|
7
|
|
|
SLSF
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
+14
|
0
|
1076
|
119
|
10
|
10
|
|
|
GW
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
+14
|
0
|
630
|
70
|
|
3
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
CNS
|
425
|
M&SP
|
1630
|
ATSF
|
915
|
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