Continental Rails II

Game # 25 - Turn # 11

Headline News 1861 to 1862

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1861: Pony Express carries mail from St. Louis to Sacramento in record time of 10 days.
  2. 1862: Telegraph line completed to California: Pony Express goes bankrupt.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Cyrus Holliday bought C&NW for $9456, Maurin Jolybois bought MP for $12300, Jay Gould bought CP for $5555, Henry Farham bought MKT for $2003, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought SP for $11137, Henry Farham bought GN for $46003.
  • PCs Merged: M&SP merges into CNS, FEC merges into S&A.
  • PCs Incorporated: V&T, UP, WP, CASL.
  • New Technologies Acquired: CB&Q bought Grand Station.
  • RoWs built: PA11 by PENN, VA3 by READ, VA7 by N&W, TN10 by S&A, MS1 by COG, IL7 by LS, IL8 by MRLE, KY6 by M&C, AL8 by GM&O, TN9 by SM, KY7 by O&M, IA7 by CRIP.
  • ERIE doubled HRL, N&W doubled IL9, S&A doubled GA4, MRLE doubled A&T, M&C doubled KY3, WBSH doubled MI5, O&M doubled IL6, CNS doubled CNS.
  • New RoWs acquired: READ got VA1, PENN got MI2, S&A got IL4, O&M got KY11, MRLE got TN14, SM got AL2, GM&O got AL5, CNS got MN2, CB&Q got IA1, CRIP got IA5, M&LR got AR3, N&W got TN15.
  • RR Mergers: LS merges into ERIE, SM merges into N&W, O&M merges into M&C, IC merges into S&A.
  • Insolvent RRs: W&M.
  • Cornered stocks: B&H.
  • New railroad Presidents: Maurin Jolybois of GT, Cyrus Holliday of B&O, Henry Farham of COG, Louis McLane of GM&O, Byron Kilbourn of WP, Byron Kilbourn of UP.
  • New Private Companies Available: SLSF, GW, KC&D, KP.
  • Louis McLane dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $6214. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Byron Kilbourn, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Cyrus Holliday, Henry Farham, Maurin Jolybois
  • Civil War begins: Railroads may not build a Right-of-Way this turn.
  • Technology advance to steel rails improves track durability, reduces operating costs.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Normal to Improved.
  • Best locomotive available: Atlantic 4-4-2
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails.

Tycoon Announcements:

6 Byron Kilbourn ok we'll give some land to the negros & chinese but we don't want the irish !

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Louis McLane (7) Byron Kilbourn (6) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Maurin Jolybois (4) Henry Farham (5)
Rail Mogul Louis McLane (7) Maurin Jolybois (4) Byron Kilbourn (6) Cyrus Holliday (2) William Ogden (8)
Rail Builder Cyrus Holliday (2) Maurin Jolybois (4) Louis McLane (7) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Byron Kilbourn (6)
Rail Magnate Cyrus Holliday (2) Louis McLane (7) Byron Kilbourn (6) Maurin Jolybois (4) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
Rail Prodigal Cyrus Holliday (2) Byron Kilbourn (6) Louis McLane (7) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Maurin Jolybois (4)
Rail Baron Louis McLane (7) Cyrus Holliday (2) Byron Kilbourn (6) 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 GM&O WBSH .... ....
3 Cornelius Vanderbilt S&A .... .... SP
5 Henry Farham COG ERIE GN MKT
6 Byron Kilbourn UP WP .... ....
4 Maurin Jolybois N&W GT .... MP
2 Cyrus Holliday MRLE B&O .... C&NW
8 William Ogden M&C .... .... ....
9 Jay Gould CRIP CB&Q CP ....
1 Railroad Bill Jr READ .... .... ....
12 Robert Schuyler .... .... .... ....
13 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
10 Edward Harriman .... .... .... ....
15 Thomas Durant .... .... .... ....
11 Milton Littlefield .... .... .... ....
14 William Palmer .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
GT Grand Trunk 851 101115 55613 99 261563 74489 4 1 0 0
B&H Boston & Hartford 110 17421 10278 98 36217 7303 7 3 0 0
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 2060 323420 187584 96 561448 296138 6 10 0 595
C&A Camden & Amboy 635 98817 54349 99 189487 54185 8 1 0 0
PENN Pennsylvania 1815 334118 183766 99 522249 322042 8 11 174 161
READ Reading 845 120849 70093 96 185657 73206 7 4 0 68
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 560 71526 42201 98 131495 29967 6 1 0 31
N&W Norfolk & Western 3060 460839 262679 97 635488 249076 8 9 0 885
W&M Wilmington & Manchester 1264 130609 91425 87 318520 210846 -1 0 0 65
S&A Savannah & Augusta 2699 451931 248560 99 677570 439597 8 9 0 648
COG Central of Georgia 947 129825 71403 99 216861 152598 5 0 0 0
MRLE Mad River & Lake Erie 2700 507262 278995 99 622075 418990 10 16 0 1129
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 1328 195532 115363 98 294170 210258 3 4 0 725
WBSH Wabash Line 2012 390323 214676 99 521195 338568 10 16 0 656
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 587 57752 33496 99 121281 92203 2 13 399 412
MS Michigan Southern 204 21423 12854 97 32023 19791 4 0 0 0
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 358 40033 26822 90 77447 57183 1 17 0 0
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 190 23044 15670 86 38975 28225 1 2 0 0
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 185 21864 15523 86 38105 27595 0 0 0 0
CNS Chicago North Shore 411 60637 35169 99 92598 64932 6 1 1600 0
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 132 15352 9518 95 29858 20758 2 4 950 0
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 173 16645 11485 88 33233 24067 0 0 0 0
WP Western Pacific 142 17838 12487 87 29753 21547 1 0 0 0
UP Union Pacific 105 10588 7517 86 20531 14869 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)
    ERIENY2NYNHHRLNY1LSOH3TP&WOH5IN2FW&CIN8IL3IL7WBSHB&HWBSHC&AC&APENNMRLEPENNMSM&CN&WM&CMRLES&Ac&nwCRIPCB&QCASLCNSmpsl&amktslsfslswm&wWBSHpa8C&APENNWBSHPENNWBSHWBSHM&CWBSHPENNWBSHWBSHPENNPENNN&WMRLEMRLEPENNN&WWBSHil1S&AS&APENNM&CMRLEN&Wil10il12il14M&CS&AN&Wwi1mo2mo3mo4GTWBSHBoston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Kansas City Montreal London
    ERIE ; NY2 ; NYNH ; HRL  (Double) ; NY1 ; LS  (Double) ; OH3 ; TP&W ; OH5 ; IN2 ; FW&C  (Double) ; IN8 ; IL3 ; IL7
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ALCM]
  • Camden & Amboy (C&A)
    C&ACNJPA1PA9PA10ERIEERIEERIEPENNPENNREADB&OERIEERIEWBSHPENNREADB&Opa8PENNREADWBSHNew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cleveland London
    C&A ; CNJ ; PA1 ; PA9 ; PA10
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNLVPA5PA6PA2P&LEP&FWGTWOH4IN1IN3IN7IL5PA11mi2ERIEWBSHmnMSWBSHERIEERIEWBSHWBSHC&AC&AREADB&OERIEMRLEMRLEERIEN&WERIEM&CMRLES&Ac&nwCRIPCB&QCASLCNSmpsl&amktslsfslswm&wERIEWBSHC&AREADB&OB&Opa8C&AC&AREADB&OREADWBSHERIEERIEWBSHWBSHM&CWBSHWBSHERIEN&WMRLEMRLEERIEN&Wil1S&AERIES&AM&CERIEMRLEN&Wil10il12il14wi1mo2mo3mo4WBSHNew 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 ; PA11
    Unbuilt: MI2
    [Regions: AOLCM]
  • Reading (READ)
    READPA3MD1MD2C&OWV1OH1VA3va1N&WN&WN&WN&WW&Mnc1nc2C&APENNPENNB&ON&WN&WN&WMRLEPENNM&CN&WMRLEC&APENNB&OPENNB&Ova2N&WN&WB&Owv3WBSHPENNNew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    READ  (Double) ; PA3 ; MD1  (Double) ; MD2  (Double) ; C&O ; WV1 ; OH1 ; VA3
    Unbuilt: VA1
    [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&SIN4VCIN9MONKY13IL9VA7SMNO&JMS6TN13TN9tn15M&LRMRLEMRLES&AMRLES&Atn11S&AMRLEms7ar1ar5READW&MM&CMRLEWBSHM&CERIEM&CMRLES&Ac&nwCRIPCB&QCASLCNSmpV&Tl&asl&amktslsfslswgwm&wREADREADREADva2READva6nc1nc2wv3wv4WBSHM&CWBSHPENNERIEPENNMRLEMRLEPENNERIEWBSHil1S&AERIES&APENNM&CERIEMRLEil10il12il14ky2M&CMRLEM&CS&AMRLECOGCOGGM&OS&Atn11S&AMRLEal2S&ACOGMRLEGM&Oms4ms5ms7wi1mo2mo3mo4la3la5Baltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington Cincinnati Louisville Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Chicago St. Louis Memphis Vicksburg Kansas City
    N&W  (Double) ; R&D ; VA4 ; RF&P  (Double) ; VA5 ; KY1 ; N&S ; IN4  (Double) ; VC ; IN9 ; MON  (Double) ; KY13 ; IL9  (Double) ; VA7 ; SM  (Double) ; NO&J  (Double) ; MS6 ; TN13 ; TN9
    Unbuilt: TN15
    [Regions: AOCMG]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&MW&WSC2G&CSC3BRLSC5TN2TN4TN5N&WS&AS&ACOGCOGCOGMRLEMRLEREADva2nc1nc2S&Asc4S&AS&AM&CM&Ctn1tn3COGNorfolk 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&HNERSC1GA4FL4FL5GA2IL2FECTN10ICil4mpsl&amktslsfslswm&wPENNERIEil1ERIEPENNM&CERIEMRLEN&Wmo2mo3mo4W&MMRLEMRLECOGW&MCOGW&MCOGMRLEM&CN&WERIEM&CMRLEc&nwCRIPCB&QCASLCNSM&LRnc1W&MW&Msc4ga3ga5fl1fl2fl3fl6WBSHPENNPENNERIEN&WWBSHil1ERIEPENNM&CERIEMRLEN&Wil10il12il14MRLEM&CN&WMRLEGM&ON&Wtn11N&WMRLEN&WMRLEal2MRLEGM&OGM&ON&Wms7wi1ar1ar5Wilmington Charleston Savannah Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Chicago St. Louis Memphis Kansas City
    S&A  (Double) ; GA1 ; GA8  (Double) ; AL3 ; TN12 ; KY12 ; C&H  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; SC1  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; FL4 ; FL5 ; GA2  (Double) ; IL2 ; FEC ; TN10 ; IC
    Unbuilt: IL4
    [Regions: ADCMG]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COGA&WPAL6A&CAL7TN6TN7MS1W&MMRLEGM&OMRLEN&WWBSHl&agwS&AS&Aga3MRLES&Afl6MRLEMRLEW&MW&MGM&ON&WMRLEal2GM&OGM&OMRLEla3Savannah Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans
    COG  (Double) ; A&WP  (Double) ; AL6 ; A&C ; AL7 ; TN6 ; TN7 ; MS1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: DG]
  • Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE)
    MRLEA&GWIN5IN6C&EIKY8KY9SCLS&GGA6GA7AL1A&TAL4N&CMS2KY10KY14IL8tn14M&LRN&WS&AN&WS&Atn11S&AN&WN&Wms7ar1ar5S&AS&AS&AERIEPENNPENNPENNM&CCOGWBSHCOGGM&ON&WM&CN&WERIEM&CWBSHS&Ac&nwCRIPCB&QCASLCNSmpl&asl&amktslsfslswgwm&wPENNS&AS&Aga3S&Aga5S&AREADWBSHERIEPENNWBSHM&CWBSHPENNERIEPENNN&WPENNERIEN&WWBSHil1S&APENNM&CERIEN&Wil10il12il14N&WM&CM&CM&CM&CS&AN&WW&MW&MCOGCOGGM&OS&AN&WN&Wal2S&AGM&OCOGGM&OCOGGM&Oms4wi1mo2mo3mo4la3Charleston 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  (Double) ; AL4 ; N&C ; MS2  (Double) ; KY10 ; KY14 ; IL8
    Unbuilt: TN14
    [Regions: ADOLCMG]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&COH8C&CKY3KY5KY6O&MIL6KY7ky11N&WWBSHS&AERIEERIEMRLEMRLEMRLES&AN&WMRLEERIEWBSHN&WERIEMRLEWBSHS&Ac&nwCRIPCB&QCASLCNSmpsl&amktslsfslswm&wREADB&Owv3READPENNWBSHWBSHWBSHPENNERIEPENNN&WMRLEMRLEN&WWBSHil1S&AERIES&APENNERIEMRLEN&Wil10il12il14N&Wky2ky4MRLES&AN&WW&Mwi1mo2mo3mo4Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Kansas City
    M&C  (Double) ; OH8  (Double) ; C&C  (Double) ; KY3  (Double) ; KY5 ; KY6 ; O&M ; IL6  (Double) ; KY7
    Unbuilt: KY11
    [Regions: OCM]
  • Wabash Line (WBSH)
    WBSHOH7L&NOH6IN10NYCB&ANY3C4C5MCMI1MI5MI6OH2GTGTB&HERIEERIEMRLEPENNPENNM&CMRLEERIEMRLEmnMSM&CN&WERIEM&CMRLES&Ac&nwCRIPCB&QCASLCNSERIEERIEC&APENNREADERIEPENNERIEM&CPENNmi4PENNERIEPENNN&WMRLEMRLEN&Wil1S&AERIEM&CERIEil10il12il14N&WM&CM&CM&CMRLEMRLEM&CS&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  (Double) ; MI6 ; OH2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AOLCN]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&OMS3TN8AL8al5MRLES&Afl6MRLEal2S&AMRLECOGCOGMRLEWBSHfl6MRLEMRLECOGN&WS&Atn11S&AN&WS&AMRLECOGCOGCOGMRLEms4N&WLouisville Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans Memphis
    GM&O ; MS3 ; TN8 ; AL8
    Unbuilt: AL5
    [Regions: G]
  • Michigan Southern (MS)
    MSWBSHmnERIEERIEWBSHWBSHPENNWBSHWBSHDetroit Chicago London
    MS
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: L]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIPIA7ia5UPkcnlp&wia3ia4ia6ia9ia10ia11mo7ne2N&WERIEM&CMRLES&Ac&nwCB&QCASLCNSkcnWBSHPENNil1il10il12il13il14il15wi1ia3ia4ia6ia8ia10mo7Chicago Omaha Kansas City
    CRIP ; IA7
    Unbuilt: IA5
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Qia1m&wil11il12il13ia2ia3ia4mo1mo2mo8mo9N&WERIEM&CMRLES&Ac&nwCRIPCASLCNSWBSHPENNil1il10il11il12il13il14wi1ia2ia4Chicago St. Louis Kansas City
    CB&Q
    Unbuilt: IA1
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASLN&WERIEM&CMRLES&Ac&nwCRIPCB&QCNSsl&aWBSHPENNil1il10il11il12il14wi1mo1Chicago St. Louis
    CASL
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNSM&SPmn2gnnpsp&psp&dwi4wi6mn1mn3mn5mn6nd5c7c8N&WERIEM&CMRLES&Ac&nwCRIPCB&QCASLnpsp&psp&dWBSHPENNil1il10il12il14wi1wi2wi4wi5wi6mn1mn3mn5mn6Chicago Duluth St. Paul Winnipeg
    CNS  (Double) ; M&SP
    Unbuilt: MN2
    [Regions: CW]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LRar3slswlr&sar1ar2ar4lr&sS&Atn11MRLEN&Wms7ar1ar4ar5St. Louis Memphis
    M&LR
    Unbuilt: AR3
    [Regions: M]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&TN&Wt&plr&sh&sms5ar6ar8la4la5la6tx2tx5Vicksburg Ft. Worth Houston
    V&T
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: M]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WPcpspsvnv1ca6ca7Sacramento San Francisco
    WP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: P]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UPlp&wCRIPia6ia9ia11ne1ne2Omaha Kansas City
    UP
    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 21 29 37 +16  1726 4195 60 4 4 8
B&H 43 58 74 +31  66 550 0   7 2 4 5 8
ERIE 22 31 52 +30  1870 10164 136 5 5 3
C&A 35 35 35 +0  739 3124 51   8 2 4
PENN 39 48 58 +19  2266 8989 91   6 5 7
READ 41 45 49 +8  804 4187 38 1 1 4 6 8
B&O 33 32 32 -1  698 2755 53 2 2 4 7
N&W 39 39 42 +3  2530 15177 127 4 4 3 6
W&M 44 37 30 -14  3253 6256 64   9
S&A 45 46 46 +1  2288 13305 196 3 3 7 9
COG 74 67 61 -13  974 4616 119 5 5 7
MRLE 39 40 42 +3  3038 13392 115 2 2 7
M&C 22 27 32 +10  1812 9445 145 8 8
WBSH 50 53 57 +7  2319 10067 0 7 7 2 5
GM&O 63 61 59 -4  561 2876 59 7 6
MS 16 19 23 +7  327 976 44   7 2 4
CRIP 25 45 66 +41  207 1686 104 9 9
CB&Q 14 25 37 +23  447 950 0 9 9
CASL 0 0 14 +14  0 833 92   8
CNS 14 18 23 +9  169 1892 163   7
M&LR 14 22 31 +17  274 660 0   2
V&T 0 0 14 +14  0 779 86   4
WP 0 0 14 +14  0 639 71 6 6
UP 0 0 14 +14  0 473 52 6 6

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
MN Michigan Northern 510
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 450
SL&A St Louis & Alton 495
SLSF St Louis & San Francisco 1195
SLSW St Louis & Southwestern 775
GW Great Western 700
KC&D Kansas City & Denver 330
KP Kansas Pacific 890
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