Continental Rails II
Game # 19 - 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: Thomas Durant bought WP for $18000, Henry Farham bought MKT for $26004, Frederik Conrad bought SP for $16534, Casey Jones bought NP for $27532, Griffes dÆargent bought KC&D for $4820, Jay Gould bought KP for $15000.
PCs Merged: M&SP merges into CNS.
PCs Incorporated: SLSF, SLSW, CP, V&T, GN.
New Engines Acquired: GT bought Atlantic 4-4-2.
New Technologies Acquired: GT bought Grand Station, NYC bought coal burning engines, C&H bought coal burning engines, P&LE bought Grand Station, MC bought coal burning engines, C&NW bought Grand Station.
RoWs abandoned: KY10 was abandoned by COG, GA3 was abandoned by G&C, KY8 was abandoned by WBSH.
N&W doubled IL5, C&H doubled IN10, SCL doubled SM, P&LE doubled IL6, CNS doubled CNS.
New RoWs acquired: CASL got MO1, M&LR got AR4.
RR Mergers: COG merges into WBSH, G&C merges into READ, GM&O merges into P&LE.
Loan Recalls: Casey Jones, Griffes dÆargent, Henry Farham, Railroad Bill, Thomas Durant, Cyrus Holliday.
New railroad Presidents: Jay Gould of A&T, Griffes dÆargent of CB&Q, Cornelius Vanderbilt of CNS, B of MP, Jim Hill of CP, Thomas Durant of UP, Frederik Conrad of SLSF, Cornelius Vanderbilt of GN.
New Private Companies Available: ATSF, KCS.
B earns the Gulf Bonus Award for linking the P&LE from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico.
Jay Gould earns the Gulf Bonus Award for linking the WBSH from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico.
Cornelius Vanderbilt dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $5735. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: B, Henry Farham, Thomas Durant, Frederik Conrad
Civil War continues: Railroads may not build a Right-of-Way this turn.
Invention of block signal system improves traffic flow, prevents major collisions.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Normal.
Best locomotive available: Prairie 2-6-2
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system
Tycoon Announcements:
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Henry Farham
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i\'m angry about roland\'s mistake! in the first version i was president of l&a!
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Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron
|
Jim Hill (8)
|
B (1)
|
Jay Gould (7)
|
Casey Jones (2)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
Rail Mogul
|
Casey Jones (2)
|
B (1)
|
Jay Gould (7)
|
Stepp (10)
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
|
Rail Builder
|
B (1)
|
Casey Jones (2)
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
|
Jay Gould (7)
|
Railroad Bill (9)
|
Rail Magnate
|
B (1)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
Henry Farham (6)
|
Railroad Bill (9)
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
|
Rail Prodigal
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
B (1)
|
Henry Farham (6)
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
|
Stepp (10)
|
Rail Baron
|
B (1)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
Casey Jones (2)
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
|
Henry Farham (6)
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Player Summary
|
|
President of
|
PCs owned
|
Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
7
|
Jay Gould |
WBSH
|
A&T
|
....
|
KP
|
8
|
Jim Hill |
CASL
|
CP
|
....
|
....
|
3
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
CNS
|
GN
|
....
|
....
|
1
|
B |
P&LE
|
MP
|
....
|
....
|
5
|
Griffes d’argent |
READ
|
CB&Q
|
....
|
KC&D
|
2
|
Casey Jones |
CNJ
|
C&NW
|
NP
|
....
|
4
|
Frederik Conrad |
C&H
|
SLSF
|
....
|
SP
|
11
|
Thomas Durant |
UP
|
CRIP
|
WP
|
....
|
10
|
Stepp |
SCL
|
....
|
....
|
GW
|
9
|
Railroad Bill |
N&W
|
MC
|
....
|
....
|
6
|
Henry Farham |
PENN
|
....
|
....
|
MKT
|
15
|
Cyrus Holliday |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
13
|
William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
14
|
Dan Drew |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
12
|
William Palmer |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
952
|
113382
|
63493
|
98
|
181049
|
7387
|
8
|
9
|
0
|
8
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
1986
|
366238
|
205092
|
95
|
580401
|
345841
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
61
|
CNJ
|
Central New Jersey
|
1771
|
283203
|
147265
|
99
|
497284
|
268562
|
8
|
6
|
0
|
352
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
2221
|
380775
|
213235
|
95
|
567646
|
381527
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
149
|
READ
|
Reading
|
1782
|
266937
|
138806
|
99
|
359024
|
75689
|
10
|
4
|
0
|
193
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
580
|
54102
|
33543
|
95
|
144902
|
56680
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
157
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
2177
|
308004
|
197122
|
87
|
607046
|
360890
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
189
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
1484
|
236356
|
122906
|
99
|
377347
|
231344
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
115
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
2411
|
332302
|
186090
|
95
|
535914
|
379153
|
5
|
11
|
0
|
431
|
P&LE
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
|
2797
|
444767
|
249069
|
95
|
698593
|
469870
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
865
|
WBSH
|
Wabash Line
|
2928
|
523374
|
277388
|
98
|
612173
|
425103
|
10
|
9
|
0
|
326
|
MC
|
Michigan Central
|
568
|
69906
|
43342
|
89
|
86752
|
64965
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
A&T
|
Alabama & Tennessee
|
381
|
37461
|
22477
|
94
|
60615
|
48199
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
117
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
400
|
47262
|
25048
|
98
|
67386
|
59529
|
5
|
7
|
1600
|
455
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
358
|
40131
|
22474
|
98
|
52892
|
25918
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
CB&Q
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
360
|
40209
|
22115
|
99
|
60527
|
41788
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
CASL
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis
|
284
|
41758
|
25054
|
94
|
47333
|
37235
|
6
|
0
|
338
|
0
|
CNS
|
Chicago North Shore
|
411
|
60538
|
34506
|
97
|
83659
|
62025
|
7
|
9
|
450
|
0
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
283
|
33086
|
21175
|
90
|
40216
|
29623
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
M&LR
|
Memphis & Little Rock
|
132
|
14923
|
8954
|
94
|
21553
|
17191
|
3
|
1
|
820
|
0
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
173
|
16645
|
10819
|
89
|
33233
|
24067
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
L&A
|
Louisiana & Arkansas
|
90
|
16284
|
11562
|
83
|
15303
|
12173
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
CP
|
Central Pacific
|
154
|
18510
|
12957
|
84
|
31841
|
23059
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
UP
|
Union Pacific
|
105
|
10657
|
6714
|
91
|
14662
|
11050
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
SLSF
|
St Louis & San Francisco
|
239
|
23769
|
16163
|
86
|
46631
|
33769
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
SLSW
|
St Louis & Southwestern
|
155
|
19077
|
12782
|
87
|
32015
|
23185
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
GN
|
Great Northern
|
295
|
23650
|
15372
|
89
|
53591
|
38809
|
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)
Grand Trunk (GT )
|
|
GT
|
C2
|
B&M
|
B&H
|
ME1
|
C1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
New York Central (NYC )
|
|
NYC
|
HRL
(Double)
|
C&A
(Double)
|
NYNH
(Double)
|
NY3
|
B&A
(Double)
|
C3
|
|
C4
|
C5
(Double)
|
MI1
(Double)
|
PA11
|
TP&W
|
C&C
|
IN3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: PA2 |
[Regions: ALCN]
|
Central New Jersey (CNJ )
|
|
CNJ
(Double)
|
ERIE
(Double)
|
PA9
|
PA10
|
NY1
|
LS
(Double)
|
OH3
|
OH5
|
|
FW&C
|
OH6
|
OH8
|
KY3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: KY4 |
[Regions: AOLC]
|
Pennsylvania (PENN)
|
|
PENN
(Double)
|
LV
(Double)
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
WV2
|
WV3
|
PA8
|
NY2
|
KY2
|
|
P&FW
(Double)
|
A&GW
|
IN5
(Double)
|
IN7
|
IC
(Double)
|
IL4
|
IL2
|
|
KY5
|
|
|
Unbuilt: KY7 |
[Regions: AOLCM]
|
Reading (READ)
|
|
READ
(Double)
|
PA1
(Double)
|
MD1
|
RF&P
(Double)
|
VA7
(Double)
|
VA1
(Double)
|
|
NC2
|
SC3
|
G&C
(Double)
|
TN2
|
TN4
|
BRL
(Double)
|
SC1
(Double)
|
|
GA2
|
|
|
Unbuilt: PA4 |
[Regions: AD]
|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O )
|
|
B&O
|
WV1
|
OH1
|
OH2
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: A]
|
Norfolk & Western (N&W )
|
|
N&W
|
N&S
|
R&D
|
W&W
|
VA4
|
VA5
|
KY1
|
IN4
|
IN8
|
M&C
|
OH7
(Double)
|
|
IN1
|
IL5
(Double)
|
IL3
|
VA6
|
|
|
Unbuilt: TN1 |
[Regions: AOCM]
|
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H )
|
|
C&H
(Double)
|
NER
(Double)
|
W&M
|
SC4
|
GA1
(Double)
|
GA8
(Double)
|
AL3
|
|
TN10
(Double)
|
TN12
|
KY13
|
IN10
(Double)
|
|
|
Unbuilt: IL7 |
[Regions: ADOM]
|
Sea Coast Line (SCL )
|
|
SCL
(Double)
|
GA4
(Double)
|
FL4
|
FL5
|
FL6
|
AL5
(Double)
|
AL2
(Double)
|
|
FEC
|
TN7
|
FL3
|
SM
(Double)
|
NO&J
|
MS6
|
TN9
|
MS7
|
|
|
Unbuilt: TN8 |
[Regions: ADMG]
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
|
|
P&LE
(Double)
|
MRLE
|
GTW
(Double)
|
OH4
|
IN2
|
C&O
|
MD2
|
VC
|
PA7
(Double)
|
|
VA2
|
MON
(Double)
|
IN9
|
KY12
|
KY11
|
IL6
(Double)
|
GM&O
|
MS3
|
|
TN13
|
TN14
|
|
|
Unbuilt: MS2 |
[Regions: AOLCMG]
|
Wabash Line (WBSH)
|
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
O&M
|
IN6
|
C&EI
|
COG
(Double)
|
A&WP
(Double)
|
A&C
|
AL6
|
|
AL7
|
S&G
(Double)
|
S&A
(Double)
|
GA6
|
GA7
|
AL1
(Double)
|
AL4
|
|
MS1
(Double)
|
MS4
|
MS5
|
N&C
(Double)
|
KY14
|
IL8
|
L&N
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ADOCMG]
|
Michigan Central (MC )
|
|
MC
|
MN
(Double)
|
MS
|
MI6
|
|
|
Unbuilt: MI2 |
[Regions: L]
|
Alabama & Tennessee (A&T )
|
|
A&T
|
TN5
|
KY6
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: D]
|
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
|
|
C&NW
|
WI4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: MN2 |
[Regions: CW]
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
|
|
CRIP
|
IA7
|
|
|
Unbuilt: IA5 |
[Regions: C]
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
|
|
CB&Q
|
IA4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: MO7 |
[Regions: C]
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
|
|
CASL
|
SL&A
|
|
|
Unbuilt: MO1 |
[Regions: CM]
|
Chicago North Shore (CNS )
|
|
CNS
(Double)
|
M&SP
|
|
|
Unbuilt: WI2 |
[Regions: CW]
|
Missouri Pacific (MP )
|
|
MP
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: MW]
|
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
|
|
M&LR
|
|
|
Unbuilt: AR4 |
[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]
|
Union Pacific (UP )
|
|
UP
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: W]
|
St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
|
|
SLSF
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: M]
|
St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
|
|
SLSW
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: M]
|
Great Northern (GN )
|
|
GN
|
|
|
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
|
GT
|
23
|
29
|
36
|
+13
|
1735
|
4760
|
0
|
|
8
|
|
NYC
|
22
|
27
|
32
|
+10
|
2445
|
9937
|
0
|
|
3
|
1
2
7
|
CNJ
|
30
|
29
|
28
|
-2
|
2286
|
8855
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
PENN
|
37
|
32
|
27
|
-10
|
3855
|
11110
|
0
|
6
|
6
|
|
READ
|
69
|
68
|
60
|
-9
|
1092
|
8910
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
11
15
|
B&O
|
18
|
18
|
18
|
+0
|
818
|
2862
|
46
|
|
9
|
2
5
|
N&W
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
+2
|
3456
|
10884
|
5
|
9
|
9
|
|
C&H
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
+2
|
1460
|
7426
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
1
6
8
|
SCL
|
25
|
32
|
39
|
+14
|
4972
|
11852
|
210
|
10
|
10
|
|
P&LE
|
19
|
19
|
18
|
-1
|
3713
|
13985
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
WBSH
|
52
|
44
|
36
|
-16
|
783
|
14640
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
8
|
MC
|
26
|
25
|
24
|
-2
|
642
|
2840
|
0
|
9
|
9
|
5
11
|
A&T
|
32
|
40
|
49
|
+17
|
655
|
1905
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
2
6
|
C&NW
|
81
|
62
|
43
|
-38
|
850
|
2000
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
CRIP
|
45
|
57
|
69
|
+24
|
744
|
1790
|
0
|
11
|
11
|
3
5
|
CB&Q
|
65
|
70
|
76
|
+11
|
652
|
1736
|
64
|
5
|
5
|
8
11
|
CASL
|
19
|
24
|
30
|
+11
|
442
|
1420
|
0
|
8
|
8
|
1
7
|
CNS
|
24
|
41
|
58
|
+34
|
116
|
1892
|
163
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
MP
|
11
|
15
|
19
|
+8
|
618
|
1309
|
106
|
1
|
1
|
|
M&LR
|
11
|
16
|
21
|
+10
|
279
|
660
|
0
|
|
11
|
|
V&T
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
+14
|
0
|
779
|
86
|
|
|
|
L&A
|
11
|
16
|
21
|
+10
|
253
|
416
|
34
|
|
|
|
CP
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
+14
|
0
|
693
|
77
|
8
|
8
|
|
UP
|
11
|
17
|
24
|
+13
|
237
|
486
|
39
|
11
|
11
|
|
SLSF
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
+14
|
0
|
1076
|
119
|
4
|
4
|
|
SLSW
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
+14
|
0
|
698
|
77
|
|
15
|
|
GN
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
+14
|
0
|
1328
|
147
|
3
|
3
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
CF
|
Price
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CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
ATSF
|
915
|
KCS
|
490
|
|
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