Continental Rails II

Game # 23 - Turn # 6

Headline News 1851 to 1852

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1851: California admitted into Union as newest state.
  2. 1852: Average life expectancy now almost 42 years.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Nicolas Koechlin bought A&GW for $9080, Casiny bought WBSH for $5123, Jim Fisk bought A&C for $3827, Jay Gould bought A&T for $9676, Jay Gould bought SM for $2740.
  • PCs Merged: TP&W merges into LS, BRL merges into G&C.
  • PCs Incorporated: M&C, MRLE.
  • New Engines Acquired: LV bought Norris 4-2-0, PENN bought Norris 4-2-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: B&M bought switch yards, GT bought Grand Station, GT bought switch yards, NYC bought switch yards, HRL bought switch yards, LV bought switch yards, PENN bought switch yards, B&O bought switch yards, C&O bought switch yards, N&W bought switch yards, C&H bought switch yards, S&A bought switch yards, SCL bought switch yards, S&G bought switch yards, LS bought switch yards, P&FW bought switch yards.
  • RoWs built: ME1 by B&M, C3 by GT, C4 by NYC, PA10 by HRL, PA6 by LV, NY2 by PENN, OH4 by B&O, VA5 by C&O, MD2 by RF&P, SC5 by R&D, NC2 by W&W, FL4 by C&H, GA8 by S&A, NC1 by SCL, GA7 by S&G, OH5 by LS.
  • PENN doubled ERIE, C&H doubled SC1, SCL doubled NER.
  • New RoWs acquired: NYC got NY1, RF&P got PA7, PENN got PA11, W&W got VA1, COG got GA3, C&H got FL5, LV got WV2, P&FW got OH2, B&O got IN1, C&O got KY1, R&D got TN2, S&G got AL1, S&A got AL4, B&M got C1, HRL got PA8, G&C got SC2, LS got IN2.
  • RR Mergers: COG merges into SCL.
  • New railroad Presidents: J. Edgar Thompson of N&W, Nicolas Koechlin of MRLE, Henry Farham of M&C.
  • New Private Companies Available: MC, GM&O, NO&J, MN, MON, FW&C.
  • Hanniball Kimball dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $2501. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: William Ogden
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Recession to Improved.
  • Best locomotive available: Norris 4-2-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Dan Drew (14) Hanniball Kimball (11) Leland Stanford (5) Nicolas Koechlin (7) Jim Fisk (1)
Rail Mogul Dan Drew (14) Jim Fisk (1) William Ogden (13) J. Edgar Thompson (3) Jay Gould (9)
Rail Builder William Ogden (13) Nicolas Koechlin (7) Eugene de Segur (8) Henry Farham (12) Jim Fisk (1)
Rail Magnate William Ogden (13) Jim Fisk (1) Nicolas Koechlin (7) Eugene de Segur (8) Leland Stanford (5)
Rail Prodigal Jim Fisk (1) Hanniball Kimball (11) Nicholas van Rijn (6) William Ogden (13) Eugene de Segur (8)
Rail Baron William Ogden (13) Jim Fisk (1) Hanniball Kimball (11) Dan Drew (14) Nicolas Koechlin (7)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
11 Hanniball Kimball PENN .... .... ....
14 Dan Drew P&FW .... .... ....
6 Nicholas van Rijn .... W&W .... ....
12 Henry Farham M&C LV .... P&LE
7 Nicolas Koechlin MRLE GT .... A&GW
13 William Ogden LS NYC .... ....
3 J. Edgar Thompson C&O N&W .... ....
10 Troy Phelan .... HRL .... ....
1 Jim Fisk C&H G&C A&C ....
9 Jay Gould B&O R&D A&T SM
8 Eugene de Segur .... S&A .... ....
2 Edward Harriman B&M S&G .... ....
5 Leland Stanford SCL .... .... ....
4 Casiny .... .... WBSH ....
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
B&M Boston & Maine 281 31782 18434 99 52657 37547 3 2 0 0
GT Grand Trunk 680 81916 45055 99 133202 99784 4 4 0 783
NYC New York Central 638 84668 50800 97 130154 79183 5 4 1050 672
HRL Hudson River Line 590 85500 49590 99 121427 97143 5 2 375 492
LV Lehigh Valley 479 68063 40157 98 94575 73929 5 13 805 243
PENN Pennsylvania 891 157091 86400 99 183642 128135 9 5 910 0
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 582 52002 30161 99 116234 57977 2 4 1010 448
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 794 64770 38214 98 138498 111262 0 2 0 273
RF&P Richmond, Fred. & Potomac 314 38468 23466 99 57898 39971 4 1 0 0
R&D Richmond & Danville 411 38863 24095 98 78903 64291 0 1 995 592
N&W Norfolk & Western 401 49168 29501 97 78113 42923 4 0 0 0
W&W Wilmington & Weldon 275 25541 15580 99 53008 41977 1 5 0 504
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 575 82957 48114 99 105736 61191 7 4 0 0
S&A Savannah & Augusta 466 59593 35756 97 94867 76559 3 0 0 432
SCL Sea Coast Line 815 121836 67010 99 170231 101663 7 4 0 0
S&G Savannah & Gulf 411 40559 23524 99 76106 49965 3 1 0 0
LS Lake Shore 549 57930 33599 99 103088 81808 2 4 350 390
MRLE Mad River & Lake Erie 138 15646 11265 85 25101 19724 0 0 0 0
P&FW Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne 191 19509 11315 99 32184 26400 2 4 675 0
G&C Greenville & Columbia 279 26577 16212 99 52274 40337 1 1 550 0
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 193 16406 10664 92 32339 25411 0 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 
  • Boston & Maine (B&M)
    B&M ME1 c1 GT NYC GT Boston Quebec
    B&M ; ME1
    Unbuilt: C1
    [Regions: A]
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GT B&H C2 C3 B&M NYC NYC HRL PENNNYC Boston New York Montreal
    GT ; B&H ; C2 ; C3
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC B&A NY3 C4 ny1 HRL PENNPENNHRL GT B&M GT GT HRL LS PENNHRL PENNGT c5 Boston New York Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Montreal London
    NYC ; B&A ; NY3 ; C4
    Unbuilt: NY1
    [Regions: ALN]
  • Hudson River Line (HRL)
    HRL CNJ PA9 PA10pa8 PENNLV NYC PENNNYC NYC PENNPENNPENNLV LS NYC PENNNYC PENNGT NYC Boston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Montreal London
    HRL  (Double) ; CNJ ; PA9 ; PA10
    Unbuilt: PA8
    [Regions: AL]
  • Lehigh Valley (LV)
    LV READPA5 PA6 wv2 p&leP&FWM&C RF&PB&O wv3 B&O HRL PENNPENNp&leP&FWpa1 PENNpa3 pa4 RF&PHRL HRL New York Philadelphia Baltimore Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    LV ; READ ; PA5 ; PA6
    Unbuilt: WV2
    [Regions: AO]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNC&A NYNHERIEPA2 NY2 pa11LS p&leMRLELS NYC HRL oh3 NYC GT HRL HRL LV LV B&O LS NYC NYC pa1 pa3 pa4 LV HRL HRL RF&PNYC Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh London
    PENN  (Double) ; C&A  (Double) ; NYNH  (Double) ; ERIE  (Double) ; PA2 ; NY2
    Unbuilt: PA11
    [Regions: AL]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O WV1 OH1 OH4 in1 LS mon fw&cc&c c&eiic c&nwcripcb&qcaslcns oh6 oh7 oh8 mi5 LS in3 il1 il10il12il14wi1 MRLEP&FWM&C a&gwLS c&c pa1 PENNpa3 pa4 RF&PRF&PRF&PLV wv3 P&FWoh6 oh7 oh8 LS in3 Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago
    B&O ; WV1 ; OH1 ; OH4
    Unbuilt: IN1
    [Regions: A]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&O VC VA4 VA5 ky1 M&C a&gwwbshwv3 wv4 oh7 oh8 in4 in5 ky2 ky3 RF&PR&D RF&PRF&PR&D N&W va6 va7 wv3 wv4 ky2 Baltimore Washington Cincinnati Louisville
    C&O  (Double) ; VC ; VA4 ; VA5
    Unbuilt: KY1
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P)
    RF&PMD1 MD2 pa7 B&O p&leP&FWLV B&O LV B&O C&O R&D N&W pa1 PENNpa3 pa4 W&W N&W va7 B&O Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk Cleveland Pittsburgh
    RF&P ; MD1 ; MD2
    Unbuilt: PA7
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&D VA2 SC5 tn2 G&C G&C tn1 tn3 tn4 C&O RF&PN&W G&C C&O G&C W&W N&W C&O va7 W&W sc3 Washington Norfolk Atlanta
    R&D ; VA2 ; SC5
    Unbuilt: TN2
    [Regions: ]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W N&S VA3 C&O RF&PR&D W&W C&O W&W R&D C&O va7 SCL W&W Washington Norfolk Wilmington
    N&W  (Double) ; N&S ; VA3
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Wilmington & Weldon (W&W)
    W&W NC2 va1 RF&PR&D N&W N&W N&W SCL N&W SCL R&D SCL sc3 R&D Washington Norfolk Wilmington
    W&W ; NC2
    Unbuilt: VA1
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H SC1 GA4 FL4 fl5 fl6 SCL S&A SCL S&G G&C fec G&C sc3 sc4 SCL ga5 fl3 Charleston Savannah Pensacola
    C&H  (Double) ; SC1  (Double) ; GA4 ; FL4
    Unbuilt: FL5
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&A GA1 GA8 al4 a&t gm&oS&G al2 al3 al5 al8 ms2 ms3 ms4 SCL S&G SCL a&wpG&C a&c a&t C&H sc4 SCL C&H S&G al2 al3 al5 Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans
    S&A ; GA1 ; GA8
    Unbuilt: AL4
    [Regions: AD]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL NER W&M GA2 NC1 COG ga3 S&G ga5 S&G N&W W&W C&H S&A S&G a&wpG&C a&c W&W W&W C&H G&C S&A C&H S&A Norfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    SCL  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; W&M ; GA2 ; NC1 ; COG
    Unbuilt: GA3
    [Regions: AD]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G GA6 GA7 al1 a&wpa&t S&A al2 al3 S&A al5 al6 S&A SCL a&wpC&H SCL SCL C&H ga5 al6 Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    S&G ; GA6 ; GA7
    Unbuilt: AL1
    [Regions: A]
  • Lake Shore (LS)
    LS GTW TP&WOH5 in2 mon c&c c&eiB&O oh6 oh7 oh8 B&O in3 in4 in5 in6 in7 in8 in9 p&leMRLEms fw&cc&c PENNNYC HRL PENNP&FWoh3 B&O oh6 oh7 oh8 mi1 mi2 mi6 B&O in3 NYC Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago London
    LS ; GTW ; TP&W ; OH5
    Unbuilt: IN2
    [Regions: L]
  • Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE)
    MRLELS p&leP&FWLS a&gwPENNB&O P&FWoh3 B&O Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    MRLE
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: L]
  • Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW)
    P&FWoh2 MRLELS a&gwLS B&O oh3 B&O LS mi1 mi2 p&leMRLEa&gwLV RF&PLV B&O B&O Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    P&FW
    Unbuilt: OH2
    [Regions: O]
  • Greenville & Columbia (G&C)
    G&C BRL sc2 SCL SCL C&H SCL C&H sc3 sc4 C&H SCL a&wpa&c C&H sc3 sc4 R&D S&A S&A R&D Wilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    G&C ; BRL
    Unbuilt: SC2
    [Regions: D]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&C a&gwwbshB&O LV wv3 B&O oh7 oh8 in4 in5 C&O ky3 Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville
    M&C
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: O]

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&M 18 21 25 +7  201 1337 68 2 2
GT 37 38 40 +3  749 3280 120 7 7
NYC 23 25 27 +4  744 3127 70 13 13 4
HRL 23 25 27 +4  564 2870 80 10 10
LV 24 31 39 +15  682 2340 55 12 12 6
PENN 33 33 34 +1  700 4312 148 11 11 12 14
B&O 24 23 23 -1  749 2850 68 9 9
C&O 21 23 26 +5  732 3831 139 3 3 11
RF&P 17 19 21 +4  237 1494 76   3
R&D 28 31 34 +6  485 2018 37 9 9 11
N&W 18 21 24 +6  663 1917 92 3 3 6
W&W 15 16 18 +3  182 1298 77 6 6
C&H 31 32 33 +2  563 2799 82 1 1 6
S&A 15 18 22 +7  568 2252 78 8 8
SCL 35 34 33 -2  649 3975 107 5 5 7 14
S&G 17 19 21 +4  421 1991 64 2 2 1
LS 17 20 24 +7  486 2615 130 13 13
MRLE 0 0 13 +13  0 621 69 7 7
P&FW 12 15 19 +7  368 955 0 14 14
G&C 12 18 25 +13  199 1303 92 1 1
M&C 0 0 13 +13  0 869 96 12 12

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
A&WP Atlanta & West Point 760
MC Michigan Central 760
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 675
N&C Nashville & Chattanooga 755
NO&J New Orleans & Jackson 915
MN Michigan Northern 510
MON Monon Line 920
FW&C Ft. Wayne & Chicago 570
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