Continental Rails II

Game # 25 - Turn # 10

Headline News 1859 to 1860

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1859: John Brown is executed after seizing arsenal at Harper's Ferry.
  2. 1860: Rich silver strike at Comstock Lode in Nevada Territory.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: William Ogden bought CASL for $930, William Ogden bought FEC for $1496, Louis McLane bought M&SP for $25323, Maurin Jolybois bought V&T for $4679, Byron Kilbourn bought WP for $22727, Byron Kilbourn bought UP for $45657.
  • PCs Incorporated: CNS, CB&Q, M&LR.
  • New Engines Acquired: ERIE bought Mogul 2-6-0, PENN bought Mogul 2-6-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: READ bought Grand Station, COG bought Grand Station, LS bought Grand Station.
  • RoWs built: OH2 by NYC, IL5 by PENN, IL9 by N&W, TN5 by W&M, IL2 by S&A, KY14 by SCL, TN7 by COG, IL3 by LS, KY9 by MRLE, KY5 by M&C, IN10 by WBSH, TN8 by GM&O, TN13 by SM, IL6 by O&M.
  • NYC doubled MC, PENN doubled GTW, READ doubled MD1, N&W doubled MON, S&A doubled GA2, SCL doubled MS2, COG doubled COG, LS doubled FW&C, MRLE doubled C&EI, M&C doubled C&C, WBSH doubled L&N, SM doubled NO&J.
  • New RoWs acquired: PENN got PA11, READ got VA3, N&W got VA7, LS got IL7, MRLE got IL8, M&C got KY6, O&M got KY7, SM got TN9, S&A got TN10, SCL got TN15, GM&O got AL8, COG got MS1, CRIP got IA7.
  • RR Mergers: NYC merges into WBSH, SCL merges into MRLE.
  • Loan Recalls: Byron Kilbourn.
  • New railroad Presidents: Henry Farham of ERIE, Cornelius Vanderbilt of IC, Jay Gould of CB&Q, Louis McLane of CNS, Cyrus Holliday of M&LR.
  • New Private Companies Available: MP, L&A, CP, SL&A, MKT, SLSW, SP, GN.
  • Cyrus Holliday earns the Gulf Bonus Award for linking the MRLE from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Louis McLane dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $4832. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Cyrus Holliday, Byron Kilbourn, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Henry Farham, Maurin Jolybois
  • 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):
Robber Baron Byron Kilbourn (6) Louis McLane (7) Maurin Jolybois (4) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Henry Farham (5)
Rail Mogul Louis McLane (7) Maurin Jolybois (4) Byron Kilbourn (6) William Ogden (8) Henry Farham (5)
Rail Builder Cyrus Holliday (2) Maurin Jolybois (4) Louis McLane (7) Byron Kilbourn (6) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
Rail Magnate Louis McLane (7) Byron Kilbourn (6) Cyrus Holliday (2) Maurin Jolybois (4) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
Rail Prodigal Cyrus Holliday (2) Byron Kilbourn (6) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Louis McLane (7) Maurin Jolybois (4)
Rail Baron Byron Kilbourn (6) Louis McLane (7) Cyrus Holliday (2) Maurin Jolybois (4) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
7 Louis McLane CNS WBSH .... M&SP
5 Henry Farham LS ERIE .... ....
3 Cornelius Vanderbilt S&A IC .... ....
6 Byron Kilbourn PENN GM&O UP WP
4 Maurin Jolybois N&W SM V&T ....
2 Cyrus Holliday MRLE M&LR .... ....
8 William Ogden M&C O&M FEC CASL
9 Jay Gould CRIP CB&Q .... ....
10 Edward Harriman .... .... .... ....
13 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
1 Railroad Bill Jr READ .... .... ....
11 Milton Littlefield .... .... .... ....
12 Robert Schuyler .... .... .... ....
15 Thomas Durant .... .... .... ....
14 William Palmer .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
GT Grand Trunk 851 101019 55560 99 256355 90923 4 0 0 0
B&H Boston & Hartford 110 17850 10531 98 35394 9099 7 2 0 0
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 952 115057 70185 96 296506 106316 3 0 0 0
C&A Camden & Amboy 635 99476 54712 99 184305 68271 8 1 0 0
PENN Pennsylvania 1633 304900 167695 99 466465 284743 9 11 0 268
READ Reading 769 107352 60117 98 162855 58018 7 16 0 123
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 560 72544 42801 98 127687 42043 6 1 0 61
N&W Norfolk & Western 2211 309838 170411 99 450495 150046 8 9 0 83
W&M Wilmington & Manchester 1264 130223 88552 89 307346 207500 -1 5 0 129
S&A Savannah & Augusta 2121 319198 175558 99 544963 349804 6 9 0 1178
COG Central of Georgia 808 108323 59577 99 181146 128792 5 19 0 0
LS Lake Shore 943 134455 73949 99 214217 155715 6 9 825 167
MRLE Mad River & Lake Erie 2470 448910 251390 98 556855 376870 9 9 1150 731
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 708 103930 62358 97 163643 114378 2 4 550 0
WBSH Wabash Line 2012 380737 209405 99 507513 332130 10 9 0 1312
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 469 47599 27608 99 91743 71702 2 14 354 333
SM Southern Mississippi 595 75637 46896 95 111553 89225 3 1 800 726
MS Michigan Southern 204 21025 13666 92 29803 21877 3 0 0 0
O&M Ohio & Mississippi 330 42046 24387 99 66437 51688 4 4 900 0
IC Illinois Central 185 22826 15293 90 35235 24345 2 2 0 0
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 150 20730 15133 84 28335 22265 1 0 0 0
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 190 22303 14943 90 38975 28225 1 0 0 0
CNS Chicago North Shore 85 17935 12196 89 21923 15877 6 0 0 0
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 132 14237 10251 85 26447 19153 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 
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GTB&MC2C3ME1WBSHB&HWBSHERIEERIEc1Boston New York Quebec Montreal
    GT ; B&M ; C2 ; C3 ; ME1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Boston & Hartford (B&H)
    B&HGTGTWBSHERIEBoston New York
    B&H
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIENY2NYNHHRLNY1WBSHB&HWBSHC&AC&ALSWBSHpa8C&APENNGTWBSHBoston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Montreal London
    ERIE ; NY2 ; NYNH ; HRL ; NY1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Camden & Amboy (C&A)
    C&ACNJPA1PA9PA10ERIEERIEERIEPENNPENNREADB&OLSERIEWBSHPENNREADB&Opa8PENNREADWBSHNew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cleveland London
    C&A ; CNJ ; PA1 ; PA9 ; PA10
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNLVPA5PA6PA2P&LEP&FWGTWOH4IN1IN3IN7IL5pa11LSMRLEERIEWBSHC&ALSWBSHC&AC&AREADB&OLSMRLEMRLELSN&WLSM&CMRLEICc&nwCRIPCB&QcaslCNSmpsl&amktslsfslswm&wC&AREADB&OB&Opa8C&AREADB&OREADWBSHLSLSWBSHWBSHM&CWBSHmi2WBSHLSN&WMRLEMRLELSN&Wil1S&ALSil4O&MLSMRLEN&Wil10il12il14wi1mo2mo3mo4New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Kansas City London
    PENN  (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; PA5 ; PA6 ; PA2  (Double) ; P&LE ; P&FW ; GTW  (Double) ; OH4 ; IN1 ; IN3 ; IN7 ; IL5
    Unbuilt: PA11
    [Regions: AOLCM]
  • Reading (READ)
    READPA3MD1MD2C&OWV1OH1va3N&WN&WN&WN&Wva1va2N&WN&WC&APENNPENNB&ON&WN&WMRLEPENNM&CN&WMRLEC&APENNB&OPENNB&Ova2N&WN&WB&Owv3WBSHPENNNew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    READ  (Double) ; PA3 ; MD1  (Double) ; MD2  (Double) ; C&O ; WV1 ; OH1
    Unbuilt: VA3
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OPA7PA4WV2PENNREADPENNPENNM&CC&APENNREADPENNPENNREADREADREADwv3READPhiladelphia Baltimore Washington Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    B&O  (Double) ; PA7 ; PA4 ; WV2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AO]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&WR&DVA4RF&PVA5KY1N&SIN4VCIN9MONKY13IL9va7READREADREADva2READREADW&MM&CMRLEWBSHO&MLSM&CMRLEICc&nwCRIPCB&QcaslCNSmpsl&amktslsfslswm&wREADREADva1va2READva6nc1nc2wv3wv4WBSHM&CWBSHPENNLSPENNMRLEMRLEPENNLSWBSHil1S&ALSil4PENNO&MLSMRLEil10il12il14ky2M&CMRLEky11S&AMRLES&ASMtn14tn15wi1mo2mo3mo4Baltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Memphis Kansas City
    N&W  (Double) ; R&D ; VA4 ; RF&P  (Double) ; VA5 ; KY1 ; N&S ; IN4  (Double) ; VC ; IN9 ; MON  (Double) ; KY13 ; IL9
    Unbuilt: VA7
    [Regions: AOCM]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&MW&WSC2G&CSC3BRLSC5TN2TN4TN5N&WS&AS&ACOGCOGCOGMRLEMRLEva1va2nc1nc2S&Asc4S&AS&AM&CO&Mtn1tn3COGNorfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah Louisville Atlanta Birmingham
    W&M ; W&W ; SC2 ; G&C ; SC3 ; BRL ; SC5 ; TN2 ; TN4 ; TN5
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AD]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&AGA1GA8AL3TN12KY12C&HNERSC1GA4FL4FL5GA2IL2tn10M&LRGM&OSMtn11SMtn14tn15GM&OSMms7ar1ar5W&MMRLEMRLECOGW&MCOGW&MCOGMRLEO&MICfecnc1W&MW&Msc4ga3ga5fl3fl6PENNLSN&WWBSHil1LSil4PENNO&MLSMRLEN&WMRLEky11N&WMRLEGM&OSMtn11SMtn14tn15MRLEal2MRLEal5GM&OSMWilmington Charleston Savannah Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Chicago St. Louis Memphis
    S&A  (Double) ; GA1 ; GA8  (Double) ; AL3 ; TN12 ; KY12 ; C&H  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; SC1  (Double) ; GA4 ; FL4 ; FL5 ; GA2  (Double) ; IL2
    Unbuilt: TN10
    [Regions: ADG]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COGA&WPAL6A&CAL7TN6TN7ms1GM&OSMl&agwMRLEla3W&MMRLEGM&OMRLEWBSHS&AS&Aga3MRLES&Afl6MRLEMRLEW&MW&MGM&OSMMRLEal2al5GM&OSavannah Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans
    COG  (Double) ; A&WP  (Double) ; AL6 ; A&C ; AL7 ; TN6 ; TN7
    Unbuilt: MS1
    [Regions: DG]
  • Lake Shore (LS)
    LSOH3TP&WOH5IN2FW&CIN8IL3il7O&Mmpsl&amktslsfslswm&wN&WWBSHS&Ail4PENNO&MMRLEN&Wky11S&AN&Wmo2mo3mo4PENNMRLEPENNMSO&MN&WM&CMRLEICc&nwCRIPCB&QcaslCNSERIEWBSHC&APENNWBSHPENNWBSHWBSHM&CWBSHmi2WBSHWBSHPENNPENNN&WMRLEMRLEPENNN&WWBSHil1S&Ail4PENNO&Mil10il12il14ky11S&AN&Wwi1WBSHBuffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Kansas City London
    LS  (Double) ; OH3 ; TP&W ; OH5 ; IN2 ; FW&C  (Double) ; IN8 ; IL3
    Unbuilt: IL7
    [Regions: LC]
  • Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE)
    MRLEA&GWIN5IN6C&EIKY8KY9SCLS&GGA6GA7AL1A&TAL4N&CMS2KY10KY14il8mpsl&amktslsfslswm&wil4PENNO&MLSN&WS&AN&WS&ASMtn14tn15mo2mo3mo4S&AS&AS&ALSPENNPENNPENNM&CCOGWBSHCOGGM&OSMO&MN&WLSM&CWBSHICc&nwCRIPCB&QcaslCNSl&agwPENNS&AS&Aga3S&Aga5S&AREADWBSHLSPENNWBSHM&CWBSHPENNLSPENNN&WPENNLSN&WWBSHil1N&Wil10il12il14N&WM&CM&CO&Mky11S&AN&WW&MW&MCOGCOGGM&OS&ASMtn14tn15al2S&Aal5COGGM&OCOGGM&Oms4wi1la3Charleston Savannah Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Chicago St. Louis Memphis Kansas City
    MRLE  (Double) ; A&GW  (Double) ; IN5 ; IN6 ; C&EI  (Double) ; KY8 ; KY9 ; SCL  (Double) ; S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1  (Double) ; A&T ; AL4 ; N&C ; MS2  (Double) ; KY10 ; KY14
    Unbuilt: IL8
    [Regions: ADOLCG]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&COH8C&CKY3KY5ky6ky2ky4O&MW&MMRLELSWBSHO&MN&WLSMRLEWBSHICc&nwCRIPCB&QcaslCNSREADB&Owv3READPENNWBSHWBSHWBSHPENNLSPENNN&WMRLEMRLEWBSHil1il10il12il14N&Wky2ky4O&MMRLEwi1Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    M&C  (Double) ; OH8  (Double) ; C&C  (Double) ; KY3 ; KY5
    Unbuilt: KY6
    [Regions: OC]
  • Wabash Line (WBSH)
    WBSHOH7L&NOH6IN10NYCB&ANY3C4C5MCMI1MI5MI6OH2GTGTB&HERIELSMRLEPENNPENNM&CMRLELSMRLEmnMSO&MN&WLSM&CMRLEICc&nwCRIPCB&QcaslCNSERIEERIEC&APENNREADLSPENNLSM&Cmi2mi4PENNLSPENNN&WMRLEMRLEN&Wil1S&ALSO&MLSil10il12il14N&WM&CM&CO&MMRLEMRLEky11S&AN&WMRLECOGGM&Owi1GTBoston New York Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Montreal London
    WBSH  (Double) ; OH7  (Double) ; L&N  (Double) ; OH6 ; IN10 ; NYC  (Double) ; B&A  (Double) ; NY3 ; C4  (Double) ; C5  (Double) ; MC  (Double) ; MI1 ; MI5 ; MI6 ; OH2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AOLCN]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&OMS3TN8al8fl6MRLEal5COGCOGMRLEms4MRLEWBSHMRLEMRLECOGSMS&Atn11S&ASMS&AMRLECOGCOGMRLEms4SMLouisville Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans Memphis
    GM&O ; MS3 ; TN8
    Unbuilt: AL8
    [Regions: G]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SMNO&JMS6TN13tn9COGCOGGM&OS&Atn11S&Aal2S&AGM&Ov&tl&agwMRLEN&WMRLES&AN&WMRLEGM&OS&Atn11S&Atn14tn15S&ACOGMRLEGM&Oms4ms5ms7la3la5Birmingham Mobile New Orleans St. Louis Memphis Vicksburg
    SM  (Double) ; NO&J  (Double) ; MS6 ; TN13
    Unbuilt: TN9
    [Regions: MG]
  • Michigan Southern (MS)
    MSWBSHmnLSLSWBSHWBSHmi2WBSHWBSHDetroit Chicago London
    MS
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: L]
  • Ohio & Mississippi (O&M)
    O&MIL6ky7WBSHWBSHMRLEWBSHM&CM&CMRLEW&MWBSHWBSHmpsl&amktslsfslswm&wMRLEN&WWBSHS&ALSil4PENNLSMRLEN&WM&CMRLEky11S&AN&Wmo2mo3mo4Cincinnati Louisville St. Louis Kansas City
    O&M ; IL6
    Unbuilt: KY7
    [Regions: OM]
  • Illinois Central (IC)
    ICN&WLSM&CMRLEc&nwCRIPCB&QcaslCNSWBSHPENNPENNLSil1S&ALSil4PENNil10il12il14wi1Chicago St. Louis
    IC
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIPia7kcnil13il14il15ia3ia4ia5ia6ia8ia10mo7N&WLSM&CMRLEICc&nwCB&QcaslCNSWBSHPENNil1il10il12il13il14il15wi1ia8Chicago Omaha Kansas City
    CRIP
    Unbuilt: IA7
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&QN&WLSM&CMRLEICc&nwCRIPcaslCNSWBSHPENNil1il10il11il12il13il14wi1ia1ia2ia4Chicago
    CB&Q
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNSN&WLSM&CMRLEICc&nwCRIPCB&Qcaslm&spWBSHPENNil1il10il12il14wi1wi2wi5Chicago St. Paul
    CNS
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LRlr&sS&Atn11tn14tn15ms7ar1ar3ar4ar5Memphis
    M&LR
    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
GT 23 22 21 -2  1251 4175 80   4 8
B&H 28 35 43 +15  94 550 0   7 2 4 5 8
ERIE 23 22 22 -1  1426 4619 141 5 5 3
C&A 40 37 35 -5  659 3108 67   8 2 4
PENN 32 35 39 +7  2004 8110 60 6 6 5
READ 42 41 41 -1  839 3845 0 1 8 4 6
B&O 25 29 33 +8  894 2738 70   2 4 7
N&W 41 40 39 -2  2261 10944 115 4 4 3 6
W&M 61 52 44 -17  1856 6256 64   9
S&A 35 40 45 +10  2481 10557 54 3 3 7 9
COG 40 57 74 +34  1189 3990 50   5 7
LS 29 36 43 +14  1499 4661 54 5 5
MRLE 42 40 39 -3  736 12215 142 2 2 7
M&C 15 18 22 +7  2067 6435 55 8 8 4
WBSH 87 78 50 -37  865 9796 271 7 7 5
GM&O 43 53 63 +20  583 2273 72 6 6 7
SM 22 27 32 +10  872 2931 44 4 4 3
MS 15 15 16 +1  302 962 58   7 2
O&M 20 26 33 +13  214 1568 82 8 8
IC 13 16 19 +6  394 856 69 3 3 4
CRIP 13 19 25 +12  311 750 0 9 9
CB&Q 0 0 14 +14  0 855 95 9 9
CNS 0 0 14 +14  0 383 42 7 7
M&LR 0 0 14 +14  0 594 66 2 2

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
MN Michigan Northern 510
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 600
MP Missouri Pacific 1415
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 450
CP Central Pacific 770
SL&A St Louis & Alton 495
MKT Missouri, Kansas & Texas 1630
SLSW St Louis & Southwestern 775
SP Southern Pacific 450
GN Great Northern 1475
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