Continental Rails II

Game # 27 - 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: Jim Fisk bought FEC for $1600, Jay Gould bought M&SP for $22615, Thomas Scott bought CP for $16022, J. Pierpont Morgan bought WP for $25099.
  • PCs Merged: WBSH merges into O&M, FW&C merges into GTW, L&N merges into O&M.
  • PCs Incorporated: C&NW, G&C, CRIP.
  • New Engines Acquired: B&M bought Mogul 2-6-0, GT bought Mogul 2-6-0, B&H bought Mogul 2-6-0, NYC bought Mogul 2-6-0, ERIE bought Mogul 2-6-0, C&A bought Mogul 2-6-0, PENN bought Mogul 2-6-0, READ bought Mogul 2-6-0, B&O bought Mogul 2-6-0, R&D bought Mogul 2-6-0, C&H bought Mogul 2-6-0, S&A bought Mogul 2-6-0, S&G bought Mogul 2-6-0, MRLE bought Mogul 2-6-0, GTW bought Mogul 2-6-0, M&C bought Mogul 2-6-0, GM&O bought Mogul 2-6-0, NO&J bought Mogul 2-6-0, O&M bought Mogul 2-6-0, CB&Q bought Mogul 2-6-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: GTW bought Grand Station.
  • RoWs built: NY1 by ERIE, IL5 by B&O, IL2 by R&D, AL6 by N&W, MS4 by S&A, TN11 by SCL, IL4 by MRLE, OH7 by GTW, TN13 by M&C, TN12 by GM&O, MS5 by NO&J, IL6 by O&M.
  • B&O doubled MON, N&W doubled A&WP, S&A doubled A&T, P&LE doubled P&LE, GM&O doubled GM&O.
  • New RoWs acquired: B&O got PA7, SCL got FL6, M&C got WV2, GTW got MI2, MRLE got IN6, R&D got IL7, GM&O got KY12, N&W got AL7, ERIE got C3.
  • RR Mergers: P&LE merges into GTW, GM&O merges into S&A.
  • New railroad Presidents: John Forbes of READ, Jim Fisk of C&NW, Jay Gould of CRIP.
  • New Private Companies Available: CNS, L&A, SLSW, SP, GN.
  • J. Pierpont Morgan dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $5854. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Jay Gould, John Forbes, Thomas Scott, Jim Fisk
  • Technology advance to steel rails improves track durability, reduces operating costs.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Good to Boom.
  • Best locomotive available: Mogul 2-6-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails.

Tycoon Announcements:

4 J. Pierpont Morgan central to gulf in 2 years

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Jay Gould (9) Thomas Scott (7) Jim Fisk (1) Nicolas Koechlin (2)
Rail Mogul Jay Gould (9) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) John Forbes (8) Jim Fisk (1) Thomas Scott (7)
Rail Builder Thomas Scott (7) Jay Gould (9) Jim Fisk (1) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) John Forbes (8)
Rail Magnate Thomas Scott (7) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Jim Fisk (1) Jay Gould (9) Milton Littlefield (6)
Rail Prodigal Jay Gould (9) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) John Forbes (8) Jim Fisk (1) Thomas Scott (7)
Rail Baron Jay Gould (9) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Thomas Scott (7) Jim Fisk (1) John Forbes (8)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
4 J. Pierpont Morgan M&C SCL .... WP
7 Thomas Scott MRLE ERIE CP ....
8 John Forbes GTW READ .... ....
9 Jay Gould B&O CRIP M&SP ....
1 Jim Fisk C&NW S&A .... FEC
6 Milton Littlefield N&W R&D .... IC
2 Nicolas Koechlin NYC .... .... ....
3 Eugène de Ségur C&H GT .... ....
5 Cornelius Vanderbilt B&H S&G .... ....
10 Hannibal Kimball C&A .... .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....
11 Thomas Durant .... .... .... ....
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
B&M Boston & Maine 513 62443 37466 97 125305 39488 5 1 0 59
GT Grand Trunk 73 14841 9943 90 17151 1454 10 5 0 0
B&H Boston & Hartford 220 38327 22996 97 52858 20949 9 4 0 0
NYC New York Central 822 121517 70480 99 167607 2793 10 2 0 0
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 1527 238552 133588 98 346659 235612 8 8 0 0
C&A Camden & Amboy 226 47314 30754 92 65045 19807 9 2 0 0
PENN Pennsylvania 643 116004 70762 96 158088 23975 10 2 0 35
READ Reading 349 64434 39305 96 77526 20268 10 3 0 71
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 1162 194750 111008 97 277734 162071 8 9 0 272
R&D Richmond & Danville 893 107471 74155 91 206695 134213 1 1 825 325
N&W Norfolk & Western 2176 321614 189754 95 494262 261512 7 9 0 299
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 672 99825 54902 99 136505 2258 10 6 0 0
S&A Savannah & Augusta 1654 261253 148913 97 391822 199923 8 4 0 721
SCL Sea Coast Line 1450 246974 145716 95 382719 233167 7 10 0 334
S&G Savannah & Gulf 508 66227 36426 99 118974 51700 6 6 0 40
MRLE Mad River & Lake Erie 682 106937 62023 99 184470 117671 6 4 560 0
G&C Greenville & Columbia 94 11145 8136 84 23218 14232 0 0 0 0
GTW Grand Trunk Western 1189 181858 101841 98 332760 202354 6 9 58 464
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 898 112055 64992 99 230821 151074 4 9 0 234
NO&J New Orleans & Jackson 438 61629 35745 99 125483 78076 4 16 0 211
O&M Ohio & Mississippi 630 92905 56671 96 165672 102031 5 0 0 247
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 120 19714 13208 90 33417 20483 4 0 0 0
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 150 21945 15581 86 39927 24473 2 0 0 0
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 190 25620 17934 87 45868 25347 2 3 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&MME1C1GTNYCB&HBoston Quebec
    B&M ; ME1 ; C1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GTB&MNYCB&Hc2Boston Montreal
    GT
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Boston & Hartford (B&H)
    B&HNYNHB&MGTNYCNYCERIEC&AC&ABoston New York Philadelphia
    B&H ; NYNH
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYCB&AHRLNY3PA11B&MGTB&HB&HERIEC&AC&AERIEGTWMRLEGTWERIEERIEPENNoh3ERIEERIEBoston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Montreal London
    NYC ; B&A ; HRL ; NY3 ; PA11
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIENY2C4C5MCMI1LSMI5NY1c3NYCNYCNYCc2NYCNYCNYCB&HC&AC&AGTWMRLEGTWGTWmnGTWB&OGTWc&cM&CicC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslcnsNYCpa8PENNNYCoh2oh3GTWGTWmi4mi6in1il1il10il12il14wi1Boston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Chicago Montreal London
    ERIE ; NY2 ; C4 ; C5 ; MC ; MI1 ; LS ; MI5 ; NY1
    Unbuilt: C3
    [Regions: ALCN]
  • Camden & Amboy (C&A)
    C&ACNJNYCB&HERIEPENNPENNREADN&WPENNpa8PENNNew York Philadelphia Baltimore
    C&A ; CNJ
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNLVPA9PA10PA2C&AC&AREADB&OERIEERIENYCN&WN&Wpa4READpa8NYCN&WERIENew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cleveland London
    PENN  (Double) ; LV ; PA9 ; PA10 ; PA2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Reading (READ)
    READPA5PA6C&APENNPENNGTWGTWN&WPENNN&Wpa4B&OM&CNew York Philadelphia Baltimore Cleveland Pittsburgh
    READ  (Double) ; PA5 ; PA6
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AO]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OWV1WV3KY1IN4MONIN8IL5pa7GTWGTWREADmd2M&CM&CMRLEO&MGTWc&cM&CicC&NWCRIPCB&Qcaslcnsmpsl&amktslsfslswm&wN&WPENNN&Wpa4N&Wmd2va5M&CR&DGTWGTWoh8ERIEin1MRLEin3M&CMRLEMRLEM&Cil1R&Dil3MRLEO&MR&Dil8il9il10il12il14R&Dky3wi1mo2mo3mo4Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Kansas City
    B&O  (Double) ; WV1 ; WV3 ; KY1  (Double) ; IN4  (Double) ; MON  (Double) ; IN8 ; IL5
    Unbuilt: PA7
    [Regions: AOCM]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&DVCWV4KY2KY5IN10IL2il7O&Mmpsl&amktslsfslswm&wM&Cil3MRLEB&OO&Mil8il9ky11S&AM&Cmo2mo3mo4N&WN&WN&WO&MO&MO&Micva1va2va3va4va5va7B&OMRLEMRLEB&OM&Cil1il3MRLEB&OO&MB&Oky3ky4ky6ky7ky8ky11S&AM&CWashington Norfolk Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Kansas City
    R&D  (Double) ; VC ; WV4 ; KY2 ; KY5 ; IN10 ; IL2
    Unbuilt: IL7
    [Regions: O]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&WN&SRF&PNC2W&WSC5BRLTN2TN4C&OMD1PA1PA3N&CA&WPTN8AL6al7S&ASCLal5al8ms1C&APENNPENNREADB&OR&DC&HSCLG&CR&DSCLS&AO&MPENNpa4READmd2va1va2va3va4va7nc1sc3S&AS&GS&ASCLky10ky14tn1tn3tn5SCLtn7SCLS&ASCLS&AM&CS&GS&Aal5al8S&AS&ANew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans Memphis
    N&W  (Double) ; N&S ; RF&P  (Double) ; NC2 ; W&W ; SC5 ; BRL ; TN2 ; TN4 ; C&O ; MD1  (Double) ; PA1  (Double) ; PA3  (Double) ; N&C ; A&WP  (Double) ; TN8 ; AL6
    Unbuilt: AL7
    [Regions: AD]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&HNERW&MSC1SC4N&WS&ASCLS&GG&Cnc1sc2sc3S&ASCLSCLWilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta
    C&H  (Double) ; NER ; W&M ; SC1 ; SC4
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&AGA1GA8A&TAL3MS6TN10MS4GM&OMS3TN12ky12O&MM&CR&DR&Dil3O&MR&Dil8il9ky9ky11M&Cky14M&Ctn14tn15SCLS&GSCLN&WN&WSCLN&WNO&Jsmm&lrC&HC&HSCLSCLil8il9ky9M&Cky14N&Wtn5SCLN&WSCLSCLM&Ctn14tn15S&Gal2al4al5N&Wal8ms1ms2NO&JNO&Jar1ar5Charleston Savannah Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans St. Louis Memphis Vicksburg
    S&A  (Double) ; GA1  (Double) ; GA8  (Double) ; A&T  (Double) ; AL3 ; MS6 ; TN10 ; MS4 ; GM&O  (Double) ; MS3 ; TN12
    Unbuilt: KY12
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCLGA2GA4COGFL4A&CFL5TN6TN9TN11fl6al5N&WN&Wal8C&HC&HS&AS&GN&WN&WS&AN&Wfecm&lrC&HS&Aga3ga5S&Afl3N&Wtn5tn7N&WS&AS&AM&Ctn14tn15al2S&AS&AS&ANO&Jar1ar5Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile Memphis
    SCL  (Double) ; GA2  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; COG ; FL4 ; A&C ; FL5 ; TN6 ; TN9 ; TN11
    Unbuilt: FL6
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&GGA6GA7AL1S&ASCLN&WS&AC&HSCLga3SCLga5S&Aal2S&Aal4al5N&WCharleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    S&G ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AD]
  • Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE)
    MRLEA&GWOH4IN2IN7IL4in6O&MO&MB&OM&CO&Min3B&OM&CB&OM&CR&DR&Dky7ky8ERIEGTWGTWGTWM&CGTWO&MB&Oc&cM&Cicmpsl&amktslsfslswm&wNYCGTWoh2oh3oh6GTWoh8in1in3B&OM&CB&OM&Cil1R&Dil3B&OO&MR&Dil8il9B&Oky3mo2mo3mo4Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Kansas City
    MRLE ; A&GW ; OH4 ; IN2 ; IN7 ; IL4
    Unbuilt: IN6
    [Regions: OLM]
  • Greenville & Columbia (G&C)
    G&CC&HN&WC&Hsc2sc3C&HN&WN&WCharleston Savannah Atlanta
    G&C
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ]
  • Grand Trunk Western (GTW)
    GTWTP&WOH5MSFW&COH7P&LEP&FWOH1mi2ERIEmnoh2oh3ERIEERIEERIEMRLEM&CMRLEO&MERIEmnB&Oc&cM&CicC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslcnsREADB&ONYCB&OM&CB&Ooh2oh3MRLEoh6oh8ERIEERIEmi6in1MRLEin3B&OM&Cil1il10il12il14B&Oky3wi1ERIEBuffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago London
    GTW  (Double) ; TP&W ; OH5 ; MS ; FW&C ; OH7 ; P&LE  (Double) ; P&FW ; OH1
    Unbuilt: MI2
    [Regions: OLC]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&CIN5C&EIIN9KY13TN13wv2GTWGTWREADB&OB&OB&OGTWMRLEO&MO&MB&OGTWc&cicC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslcnsB&OB&OGTWGTWoh8ERIEin1MRLEin3B&OMRLEMRLEB&OR&Dil1R&Dil3O&MR&Dil8il9il10il12il14B&Oky3ky9ky11S&Aky14N&WSCLS&ASCLS&Atn14tn15S&AS&AS&Awi1Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Birmingham Chicago St. Louis Memphis
    M&C ; IN5 ; C&EI ; IN9 ; KY13 ; TN13
    Unbuilt: WV2
    [Regions: OC]
  • New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J)
    NO&JMS7MS5smm&lrv&tl&agwS&ASCLtn14tn15ms1ms2S&AS&Aar1ar5la3la5Mobile New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg
    NO&J ; MS7 ; MS5
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: MG]
  • Ohio & Mississippi (O&M)
    O&MWBSHL&NIL6M&CMRLEN&Wmpsl&amktslsfslswm&wGTWoh8B&OM&CMRLEM&CR&DR&Dil3MRLEB&OR&Dil8il9B&Oky3R&Dky7ky8ky10ky11S&AM&Cky14tn7N&Wmo2mo3mo4Cincinnati Louisville St. Louis Kansas City
    O&M ; WBSH ; L&N ; IL6
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: OM]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NWB&OGTWc&cM&CicCRIPCB&QcaslcnsERIEin1il1il10il12il14il15wi1wi2wi3wi4Chicago St. Paul
    C&NW
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIPB&OGTWc&cM&CicC&NWCB&QcaslcnsERIEin1il1il10il12il13il14il15wi1ia7ia8Chicago
    CRIP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&QB&OGTWc&cM&CicC&NWCRIPcaslcnsERIEin1il1il10il11il12il13il14wi1ia1ia2ia4Chicago
    CB&Q
    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
B&M 33 39 46 +13  916 2487 78   8 4 9
GT 84 61 39 -45  107 356 9 3 4 1 8 9
B&H 44 41 38 -6  295 1068 32 5 8 6 9
NYC 37 45 53 +16  1131 4064 53 2 2 8 9 10
ERIE 47 53 60 +13  1602 7530 105 7 7 3 4
C&A 68 66 64 -4  456 1089 41 10 7 1 6
PENN 40 46 53 +13  1030 3124 96   9 8
READ 34 42 50 +16  487 1703 42 8 9 4
B&O 39 42 46 +7  1361 5758 60 9 9 2
R&D 51 45 40 -11  1348 4411 54 6 6 1 4
N&W 41 44 47 +6  2107 10825 59 6 6 1 5 7
C&H 44 40 37 -7  989 3323 43 3 3 1 4 9
S&A 41 42 42 +1  1730 8178 92 1 1 6
SCL 45 48 52 +7  2351 7210 47 4 4
S&G 49 48 48 -1  497 2504 36 5 5 2 9
MRLE 42 51 61 +19  999 3350 60 7 7 4 8
G&C 0 0 16 +16  0 423 47   3
GTW 55 72 84 +29  860 6372 108 8 8 4 7 9
M&C 51 53 55 +4  1051 4446 44 4 4 8
NO&J 51 67 83 +32  630 2168 22   9 6 8
O&M 32 50 69 +37  230 2918 232   8
C&NW 0 0 16 +16  0 540 60 1 1
CRIP 0 0 16 +16  0 675 75 9 9
CB&Q 15 24 33 +18  431 878 72   4

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
SM Southern Mississippi 220
MN Michigan Northern 510
C&C Cincinnati & Chicago 1010
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 925
CNS Chicago North Shore 425
MP Missouri Pacific 1415
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 660
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 865
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 450
SL&A St Louis & Alton 495
SLSW St Louis & Southwestern 775
SP Southern Pacific 450
GN Great Northern 1475
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