Continental Rails II

Game # 22 - Turn # 8

Headline News 1855 to 1856

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1855: The Know-Nothing Party sweeps Northern congressional elections.
  2. 1856: Soo Canal completed connecting Lake Superior to Lake Huron.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Troy Phelan bought NO&J for $23000, Nicholas van Rijn bought O&M for $12765, Henry Farham bought FW&C for $20003, Jay Gould bought C&C for $31001, Edward Harriman bought L&N for $18009, Frederik Conrad bought CRIP for $35432.
  • PCs Merged: MN merges into MC, MS merges into NYC.
  • PCs Incorporated: MON.
  • New Technologies Acquired: GT bought switch yards, S&A bought Grand Station.
  • RoWs built: MI2 by ERIE, PA10 by PENN, IN3 by B&O, IN5 by C&O, VA1 by RF&P, TN4 by R&D, KY5 by N&W, TN12 by C&H, FL6 by S&A, NC2 by SCL, AL1 by S&G, FL3 by COG, OH6 by LS, SC3 by G&C, AL6 by A&WP, IN4 by A&GW, IN2 by TP&W.
  • NYC doubled B&M, PENN doubled LV, READ doubled PA1, RF&P doubled PA3, N&W doubled W&W, C&H doubled SC4.
  • New RoWs acquired: RF&P got VA7, G&C got SC2, A&GW got OH2, M&C got OH7, MC got MI5, NYC got MI6, C&O got IN7, TP&W got IN8, B&O got IN9, WBSH got IN10, N&W got KY8, C&H got KY12, N&C got TN7, S&G got AL2, S&A got AL5, A&WP got AL7, GM&O got MS3, LS got OH8, A&T got TN5.
  • Stock splits: S&G splits 2 for 1, TP&W splits 3 for 1.
  • New railroad Presidents: Casey Jones of R&D, Nicolas Koechlin of MON.
  • New Private Companies Available: IC, C&NW, FEC, MP.
  • Nicholas van Rijn dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $5005. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Henry Farham, B, EugFne de STgur, Troy Phelan, Stepp, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jay Gould
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Boom.
  • Best locomotive available: Lion 0-4-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards.

Tycoon Announcements:

1 Troy Phelan hurrah!!! let's go west

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Casey Jones (10) Troy Phelan (1) Nicholas van Rijn (2) Henry Farham (8) Jay Gould (13)
Rail Mogul Nicholas van Rijn (2) B (15) Troy Phelan (1) Casey Jones (10) Jay Gould (13)
Rail Builder Nicolas Koechlin (3) Nicholas van Rijn (2) William Palmer (7) Henry Farham (8) Jay Gould (13)
Rail Magnate Nicolas Koechlin (3) William Palmer (7) Jay Gould (13) B (15) Nicholas van Rijn (2)
Rail Prodigal B (15) Stepp (5) Henry Farham (8) Nicholas van Rijn (2) Eugène de Ségur (12)
Rail Baron B (15) Nicholas van Rijn (2) Nicolas Koechlin (3) Jay Gould (13) Henry Farham (8)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
10 Casey Jones C&O R&D .... ....
2 Nicholas van Rijn ERIE MC .... O&M
8 Henry Farham LS S&A FW&C ....
1 Troy Phelan N&W RF&P .... NO&J
15 B C&H GM&O .... ....
14 Eudes L'Artuby TP&W READ .... ....
13 Jay Gould PENN M&C C&C ....
12 Eugène de Ségur SCL G&C C&EI ....
3 Nicolas Koechlin A&GW MON .... ....
6 Edward Harriman WBSH S&G L&N ....
9 Frederik Conrad B&O .... CRIP ....
7 William Palmer NYC .... .... ....
11 Cornelius Vanderbilt .... .... .... ....
5 Stepp .... .... .... ....
4 Railroad Bill Jr A&T N&C .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
GT Grand Trunk 890 133986 76371 97 299020 117314 7 12 0 190
NYC New York Central 1240 253596 139478 99 401995 113916 13 9 550 34
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 912 133647 77516 99 324542 167413 5 8 0 177
PENN Pennsylvania 1290 270556 156922 96 420226 168224 11 9 0 556
READ Reading 288 84085 47088 98 109395 12878 20 9 0 0
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 1183 194818 109099 98 365901 100255 4 6 740 13
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 868 111099 67770 99 289046 150872 3 0 505 438
RF&P Richmond, Fred. & Potomac 506 113207 66792 98 179951 92462 11 33 0 286
R&D Richmond & Danville 721 80198 44108 99 234555 33915 5 1 0 340
N&W Norfolk & Western 1163 166259 91442 99 375708 100046 7 3 0 209
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 975 161685 88927 99 314233 153871 8 9 800 344
S&A Savannah & Augusta 690 100432 56241 98 230046 37785 7 4 0 22
SCL Sea Coast Line 1026 172879 95084 99 332656 71001 10 9 0 0
S&G Savannah & Gulf 508 71865 39526 99 172595 92170 5 20 500 291
COG Central of Georgia 558 73124 42412 99 175070 93639 4 0 0 510
LS Lake Shore 640 98704 57249 99 201551 48298 8 4 0 105
G&C Greenville & Columbia 203 25024 14764 98 66259 32019 3 25 550 191
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 193 22228 13559 96 54938 29988 3 4 510 0
A&WP Atlanta & West Point 408 54614 32222 98 127597 69631 4 16 300 0
A&GW Atlantic & Great Western 241 37946 22009 99 83927 44284 6 12 675 219
TP&W Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw 210 27048 15688 99 63932 29103 5 0 505 0
WBSH Wabash Line 114 21212 12303 99 35060 20486 9 1 610 0
MC Michigan Central 254 39794 23080 99 78498 42888 7 17 920 0
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 143 18800 14100 82 36457 22023 1 1 0 0
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 135 18678 11020 98 37533 21847 6 9 950 0
N&C Nashville & Chattanooga 151 19802 13267 90 38254 23106 3 1 0 0
SM Southern Mississippi 44 9912 6641 90 13921 6729 9 1 0 0
MON Monon Line 184 26305 17887 89 57551 29649 3 0 0 0

Railroad Lines:

Regions:  A = Atlantic ;  D = Deep South ;  O = Ohio ;  L = Great Lakes ;  C = Central ;  M = Mississippi ;  G = Gulf ;  W = Midwest ;  S = Southwest ;  T = Mountain ;  P = Pacific ;  N = Canada ;  X = Mexico 
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GT B&H C2 C3 NY1 NYC NYC NYC NYC PENNERIEERIEERIEBoston New York Buffalo Montreal
    GT  (Double) ; B&H ; C2 ; C3 ; NY1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC HRL B&A B&M NY3 C4 C5 MS mi6 MC fw&cLS LS mi4 MC GT GT PENNERIEPENNPENNLS MC MC fw&cme1 GT ERIEPENNERIELS LS mi1 ERIEGT Boston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Chicago Montreal London
    NYC  (Double) ; HRL  (Double) ; B&A  (Double) ; B&M  (Double) ; NY3 ; C4 ; C5 ; MS
    Unbuilt: MI6
    [Regions: ALN]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIENY2 PA11PA8 GTW MI2 NYC PENNPENNPENNPENNLS LS B&O TP&WMC MC NYC GT NYC PENNPENNA&GWLS LS mi1 NYC NYC New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh London
    ERIE ; NY2 ; PA11 ; PA8 ; GTW ; MI2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNLV C&A NYNHPA5 CNJ PA6 WV2 PA9 PA10GT NYC ERIEREADLS LS B&O M&C ERIENYC READRF&PRF&PREADpa7 ERIEERIEB&O wv3 B&O NYC Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati London
    PENN  (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; C&A  (Double) ; NYNH ; PA5 ; CNJ ; PA6 ; WV2 ; PA9 ; PA10
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AOL]
  • Reading (READ)
    READPA1 PA4 PENNPENNPENNB&O RF&PRF&PPENNRF&PNew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington
    READ  (Double) ; PA1  (Double) ; PA4
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O WV1 OH1 P&FWMRLEOH4 IN1 IN3 in9 o&m MON c&eiTP&WA&GWC&O in6 C&O TP&WWBSHil2 il3 il6 il7 ky11C&H ky13LS LS ERIEM&C A&GWTP&WMON fw&cc&c c&eiic c&nwcripcb&qcaslcns READRF&PRF&PREADPENNpa7 ERIERF&PC&O PENNwv3 A&GWLS LS M&C LS MC TP&WA&GWC&O in6 C&O TP&Wil1 il10il12il14wi1 Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis
    B&O ; WV1 ; OH1 ; P&FW ; MRLE  (Double) ; OH4 ; IN1 ; IN3
    Unbuilt: IN9
    [Regions: AOLC]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&O VC MD2 WV4 KY1 IN5 in7 MON c&eiic TP&WB&O A&GWin6 TP&WB&O il1 il2 il3 il4 il5 B&O RF&PR&D M&C A&GWWBSHMON c&eipa7 RF&PR&D N&W N&W N&W RF&PB&O wv3 M&C LS TP&WB&O A&GWin6 TP&WB&O N&W ky3 Baltimore Washington Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis
    C&O ; VC ; MD2 ; WV4 ; KY1 ; IN5
    Unbuilt: IN7
    [Regions: AO]
  • Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P)
    RF&PMD1 PA2 PA3 VA1 va7 C&O R&D C&O C&O R&D N&W N&W PENNPENNPENNREADB&O C&O R&D N&W N&W N&W READREADPENNC&O N&W SCL SCL New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington
    RF&P ; MD1  (Double) ; PA2  (Double) ; PA3  (Double) ; VA1
    Unbuilt: VA7
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&D VA2 SC5 TN2 TN4 C&O RF&PN&W G&C C&O C&H A&WPA&T N&C RF&PN&W N&W RF&PSCL G&C tn1 tn3 A&T tn6 Washington Norfolk Atlanta Birmingham
    R&D ; VA2 ; SC5 ; TN2 ; TN4
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W N&S VA3 W&W VA4 VA5 KY2 KY5 ky8 WBSHo&m l&n in6 WBSHky7 ky9 ky10ky11C&O RF&PR&D SCL C&O WBSHo&m l&n RF&PR&D va6 RF&PSCL SCL wv3 C&O in6 WBSHC&O ky3 ky4 ky6 ky7 Washington Norfolk Wilmington Cincinnati Louisville
    N&W  (Double) ; N&S  (Double) ; VA3  (Double) ; W&W  (Double) ; VA4 ; VA5 ; KY2 ; KY5
    Unbuilt: KY8
    [Regions: AO]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H SC4 GA1 BRL GA8 AL3 TN12ky12o&m B&O WBSHil2 il3 il6 il7 il8 il9 ky9 ky11ky13ky14tn13tn14tn15SCL S&A SCL COG G&C A&WPA&WPA&T SCL G&C G&C R&D il8 il9 ky9 ky13ky14R&D tn8 tn9 tn10tn11tn13tn14tn15S&G S&G al4 S&A GM&Oms6 Charleston Savannah Louisville Atlanta Birmingham St. Louis Memphis
    C&H  (Double) ; SC4  (Double) ; GA1 ; BRL ; GA8  (Double) ; AL3 ; TN12
    Unbuilt: KY12
    [Regions: AD]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&A GA4 FL4 FL5 FL6 al5 A&T C&H S&G S&G C&H al4 A&WPA&WPal8 SCL S&G fec SCL C&H C&H SCL COG COG A&WPA&WPal8 Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile
    S&A ; GA4 ; FL4 ; FL5 ; FL6
    Unbuilt: AL5
    [Regions: AG]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL NER W&M GA2 SC1 NC1 NC2 N&W N&W C&H S&A S&G COG G&C RF&PR&D G&C G&C C&H R&D COG S&A Norfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta
    SCL  (Double) ; NER ; W&M ; GA2 ; SC1  (Double) ; NC1 ; NC2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G GA6 GA7 AL1 al2 A&T C&H tn6 N&C tn9 C&H al4 S&A S&A SCL A&WPA&T SCL SCL COG S&A COG C&H C&H al4 S&A A&WPCharleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    S&G ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1
    Unbuilt: AL2
    [Regions: AD]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COG GA3 GA5 FL3 S&G A&WPC&H A&WPfec C&H SCL S&A S&G C&H fl2 S&A Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    COG  (Double) ; GA3 ; GA5 ; FL3
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: D]
  • Lake Shore (LS)
    LS OH3 P&LEOH5 OH6 oh8 M&C A&GWTP&WWBSHc&c B&O M&C B&O TP&WB&O A&GWC&O C&O ky3 B&O B&O ERIETP&WNYC fw&cc&c ERIENYC PENNpa7 PENNERIEPENNA&GWB&O M&C mi1 ERIENYC B&O TP&WB&O NYC Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago London
    LS ; OH3 ; P&LE ; OH5 ; OH6
    Unbuilt: OH8
    [Regions: OL]
  • Greenville & Columbia (G&C)
    G&C SC3 sc2 SCL SCL C&H SCL SCL C&H C&H C&H R&D SCL SCL C&H R&D R&D Wilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta
    G&C ; SC3
    Unbuilt: SC2
    [Regions: ]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&C oh7 A&GWTP&WWBSHc&c B&O LS LS B&O TP&WB&O A&GWC&O C&O ky3 A&GWWBSHB&O PENNwv3 B&O LS A&GWC&O C&O ky3 Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    M&C
    Unbuilt: OH7
    [Regions: O]
  • Atlanta & West Point (A&WP)
    A&WPA&C AL6 al7 GM&OS&A S&A al8 ms1 COG C&H A&T N&C C&H S&G C&H S&A R&D A&T tn6 S&G S&A al8 Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans
    A&WP ; A&C ; AL6
    Unbuilt: AL7
    [Regions: D]
  • Atlantic & Great Western (A&GW)
    A&GWIN4 oh2 B&O B&O ERIETP&WB&O LS B&O LS mi1 ERIEB&O B&O M&C WBSHMON c&eiB&O B&O M&C LS TP&WB&O C&O in6 C&O TP&WB&O C&O ky3 Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    A&GW ; IN4
    Unbuilt: OH2
    [Regions: O]
  • Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
    TP&WIN2 in8 MON c&eiic B&O A&GWC&O in6 C&O B&O il1 il2 il3 il4 il5 ERIEMON c&c c&eiA&GWLS B&O LS LS M&C LS mi1 ERIEB&O B&O A&GWC&O in6 C&O B&O Cleveland Detroit Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis
    TP&W ; IN2
    Unbuilt: IN8
    [Regions: ]
  • Wabash Line (WBSH)
    WBSHin10o&m l&n in6 B&O il2 il3 il6 il7 N&W ky7 N&W ky11C&H ky13M&C A&GWo&m l&n M&C LS A&GWC&O in6 C&O ky3 N&W ky7 N&W Cincinnati Louisville St. Louis
    WBSH
    Unbuilt: IN10
    [Regions: O]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MC MN mi5 MON fw&cc&c c&eiic c&nwcripcb&qcaslcns mi4 NYC B&O il1 il10il12il14wi1 NYC mi1 ERIEmi3 mi4 NYC NYC Detroit Chicago London
    MC ; MN
    Unbuilt: MI5
    [Regions: L]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&T tn5 A&WPN&C ky6 ky7 R&D tn6 A&WPN&C C&H R&D tn6 S&G S&G C&H al4 S&A Louisville Atlanta Birmingham
    A&T
    Unbuilt: TN5
    [Regions: D]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&Oms3 tn8 tn9 tn10tn11C&H tn13C&H al4 al8 ms2 ms4 ms6 al4 A&WPal8 ms1 ms2 ms4 Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Memphis
    GM&O
    Unbuilt: MS3
    [Regions: G]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&C tn7 l&n ky10ky14tn6 tn8 tn9 S&G A&WPA&T l&n ky10ky14R&D A&T tn6 tn8 Louisville Atlanta Birmingham
    N&C
    Unbuilt: TN7
    [Regions: ]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SM no&jv&t ms4 ms5 ms6 ms7 la5 New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg
    SM
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: M]
  • Monon Line (MON)
    MON fw&cc&c c&eiic c&nwcripcb&qcaslcns MC B&O TP&WB&O A&GWC&O in6 C&O TP&WB&O il1 il10il12il14wi1 Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    MON
    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
GT 63 53 44 -19  1811 4281 169   2
NYC 52 61 70 +18  1391 6105 102 7 7 11
ERIE 47 51 55 +8  1272 4531 29 2 2 8
PENN 68 69 71 +3  1015 6375 80 13 13 1 8 14
READ 71 77 83 +12  369 1440 0 14 14 1
B&O 50 54 59 +9  2180 11461 35 9 9 3 10
C&O 45 40 36 -9  1750 4278 62 10 10
RF&P 57 69 82 +25  498 2450 80 1 1 2
R&D 64 72 80 +16  936 3475 130 10 10 6
N&W 56 52 48 -8  1929 5764 55 1 1 10
C&H 69 76 83 +14  1227 4837 44 15 15 14
S&A 72 68 65 -7  823 3428 22 8 8 2
SCL 75 77 80 +5  1123 5060 77 12 12 13
S&G 100 103 53 +6  589 4984 96 6 6 8
COG 84 87 91 +7  475 2630 160   15
LS 44 53 63 +19  726 3150 50 8 8 2 15
G&C 38 61 85 +47  123 961 54 12 12
M&C 41 69 98 +57  254 965 0 13 13 2 8 14
A&WP 40 53 67 +27  423 1981 59   10
A&GW 41 59 77 +36  146 1143 62 3 3
TP&W 43 88 44 +89  182 3045 105 14 14
WBSH 16 25 34 +18  240 570 0 6 6
MC 16 25 34 +18  329 1219 51 2 2 11
A&T 16 22 28 +12  286 715 0 4 4
GM&O 16 22 29 +13  275 608 67 15 15
N&C 16 20 25 +9  298 755 0 4 4
SM 16 23 30 +14  95 203 17   15
MON 0 0 18 +18  0 828 92 3 3

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
IC Illinois Central 925
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 600
FEC Florida East Coast 1495
MP Missouri Pacific 1415
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