Continental Rails II

Game # 27 - 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: Thomas Scott bought LS for $2215, Milton Littlefield bought A&WP for $3857, Jim Fisk bought MS for $1500, Milton Littlefield bought IC for $3853, J. Pierpont Morgan bought CB&Q for $4901.
  • PCs Merged: C&EI merges into M&C, TP&W merges into GTW, N&C merges into N&W, MC merges into ERIE, NYNH merges into B&H.
  • PCs Incorporated: O&M.
  • New Engines Acquired: B&M bought 04/04/2000, GT bought 04/04/2000, B&H bought 04/04/2000, NYC bought 04/04/2000, ERIE bought 04/04/2000, C&A bought 04/04/2000, PENN bought 04/04/2000, B&O bought 04/04/2000, N&W bought 04/04/2000, C&H bought 04/04/2000, S&A bought 04/04/2000, SCL bought 04/04/2000, S&G bought 04/04/2000, P&LE bought 04/04/2000, MRLE bought 04/04/2000, GTW bought 04/04/2000, M&C bought 04/04/2000, GM&O bought 04/04/2000, NO&J bought 04/04/2000.
  • New Technologies Acquired: B&M bought switch yards, GT bought switch yards, B&H bought switch yards, NYC bought switch yards, ERIE bought switch yards, C&A bought switch yards, PENN bought switch yards, B&O bought Grand Station, B&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 Grand Station, S&G bought switch yards, P&LE bought switch yards, MRLE bought switch yards, GTW bought switch yards, M&C bought switch yards, GM&O bought switch yards, NO&J bought switch yards.
  • RoWs built: MI1 by ERIE, PA6 by READ, IN4 by B&O, KY5 by R&D, MS6 by S&A, TN6 by SCL, IN2 by MRLE, OH1 by P&FW, OH5 by GTW, IN9 by M&C.
  • B&O doubled KY1, N&W doubled PA3, S&A doubled GA8, SCL doubled GA2.
  • New RoWs acquired: P&LE got OH3, ERIE got MI5, MRLE got IN7, B&O got IN8, R&D got IN10, M&C got KY13, N&W got TN8, SCL got TN9, S&G got AL1, GM&O got MS3, NO&J got MS7, S&A got TN10.
  • RR Mergers: P&FW merges into P&LE.
  • New railroad Presidents: Cornelius Vanderbilt of B&H, John Forbes of GTW, John Forbes of O&M.
  • New Private Companies Available: L&N, C&NW, CASL, FEC, M&LR.
  • J. Pierpont Morgan dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $2642. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Jay Gould, Jim Fisk, John Forbes
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Improved.
  • Best locomotive available: American 4-4-0
  • 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 J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Jay Gould (9) Thomas Scott (7) Nicolas Koechlin (2) Eugène de Ségur (3)
Rail Mogul Jay Gould (9) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) John Forbes (8) Jim Fisk (1) Thomas Scott (7)
Rail Builder J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Thomas Scott (7) Jay Gould (9) Jim Fisk (1) Nicolas Koechlin (2)
Rail Magnate Thomas Scott (7) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Jim Fisk (1) Nicolas Koechlin (2) Milton Littlefield (6)
Rail Prodigal Jay Gould (9) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) John Forbes (8) Jim Fisk (1) Nicolas Koechlin (2)
Rail Baron J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Jay Gould (9) 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 .... CB&Q
1 Jim Fisk GM&O S&A .... MS
7 Thomas Scott MRLE ERIE LS ....
9 Jay Gould B&O NO&J MON ....
6 Milton Littlefield N&W R&D A&WP IC
8 John Forbes GTW O&M .... ....
2 Nicolas Koechlin NYC .... .... ....
5 Cornelius Vanderbilt B&H S&G .... ....
3 Eugène de Ségur C&H GT .... G&C
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 58523 35114 97 118390 58858 4 2 0 265
GT Grand Trunk 73 14317 8733 96 16165 4965 11 4 0 0
B&H Boston & Hartford 220 37110 24122 92 48792 27990 6 3 0 0
NYC New York Central 822 116242 67421 99 154192 28473 9 6 0 0
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 951 131129 72121 99 195099 141772 6 7 0 0
C&A Camden & Amboy 226 45198 30283 90 61683 29572 7 3 0 0
PENN Pennsylvania 643 109828 63700 99 148044 51831 10 3 0 159
READ Reading 349 62185 40420 95 71083 44914 7 0 0 355
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 757 88548 48702 99 164515 92035 5 4 505 706
R&D Richmond & Danville 662 71968 46780 95 142132 98235 1 1 0 212
N&W Norfolk & Western 1761 246476 140490 97 365569 205328 7 4 0 139
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 672 95127 54223 97 132537 30561 8 1 0 0
S&A Savannah & Augusta 1051 141630 77897 99 233035 147366 6 4 0 0
SCL Sea Coast Line 1196 193545 106449 99 296768 182118 8 20 800 719
S&G Savannah & Gulf 411 45596 25078 99 87553 56369 4 4 0 160
P&LE Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 402 52816 33275 94 92315 54949 4 12 535 180
MRLE Mad River & Lake Erie 461 64168 37217 99 120576 78760 4 1 0 0
GTW Grand Trunk Western 367 41096 23836 99 83386 55147 3 0 0 300
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 650 81461 47247 99 155814 105096 4 9 160 0
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 135 16066 9318 99 36469 21821 3 1 950 0
NO&J New Orleans & Jackson 183 23200 13456 99 51187 30619 3 4 1055 0
O&M Ohio & Mississippi 165 19699 13986 86 37049 24701 1 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&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&AlsP&LEMRLEGTWny1ERIEPENNP&LEc3ERIEBoston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Montreal London
    NYC ; B&A ; HRL ; NY3 ; PA11
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIENY2C4C5MCMI1mi5monfw&cc&cM&Cicc&nwcripcb&qcaslcnsmi4mi6in1il1il10il12il14wi1NYCB&HC&AC&AlsGTWGTWmnmsny1NYCpa8PENNNYCoh2P&LEGTWmi2mi4mi6New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Chicago London
    ERIE ; NY2 ; C4 ; C5 ; MC ; MI1
    Unbuilt: MI5
    [Regions: ALN]
  • Camden & Amboy (C&A)
    C&ACNJNYCB&HERIEPENNPENNREADN&WPENNpa8PENNNew York Philadelphia Baltimore
    C&A ; CNJ
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNLVPA9PA10PA2C&AC&AREADB&OlsERIENYCN&WN&Wpa4READpa8NYCN&WERIENew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cleveland London
    PENN  (Double) ; LV ; PA9 ; PA10 ; PA2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Reading (READ)
    READPA5PA6C&APENNPENNP&LEP&LEN&WPENNN&Wpa4pa7wv2New York Philadelphia Baltimore Cleveland Pittsburgh
    READ  (Double) ; PA5 ; PA6
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AO]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OWV1WV3KY1IN4in8monM&CicMRLEin3M&Cin6MRLEM&Cil1il2il3il4il5M&CMRLEwbshmonM&CN&WPENNN&Wpa4pa7N&Wmd2va5wv2R&DP&LEoh7oh8MRLEin3M&Cin6MRLEM&CR&Dky3Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis
    B&O  (Double) ; WV1 ; WV3 ; KY1  (Double) ; IN4
    Unbuilt: IN8
    [Regions: AO]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&DVCWV4KY2KY5in10wbshO&Ml&nin6M&Cil2il3il6il7ky7ky8ky11ky12M&CN&WN&WN&WwbshO&Ml&nva1va2va3va4va5va7B&Oin6B&Oky3ky4ky6ky7ky8Washington Norfolk Cincinnati Louisville St. Louis
    R&D  (Double) ; VC ; WV4 ; KY2 ; KY5
    Unbuilt: IN10
    [Regions: O]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&WN&SRF&PNC2W&WSC5BRLTN2TN4C&OMD1PA1PA3N&Ctn8l&nky10ky14tn7SCLS&Atn11tn12tn13S&AGM&OS&AC&APENNPENNREADB&OR&DC&HSCLg&cR&Da&wpSCLS&Al&nPENNpa4READmd2va1va2va3va4va7nc1sc3S&AS&Aky10ky14tn1tn3tn5SCLtn7New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Memphis
    N&W  (Double) ; N&S ; RF&P ; NC2 ; W&W ; SC5 ; BRL ; TN2 ; TN4 ; C&O ; MD1  (Double) ; PA1  (Double) ; PA3  (Double) ; N&C
    Unbuilt: TN8
    [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&TAL3MS6tn10m&lrN&WSCLtn11tn12tn13tn14tn15GM&ONO&Jar1ar5SCLS&GSCLa&wpN&WSCLN&WNO&JsmC&HC&HSCLSCLN&Wtn5SCLN&WSCLtn11tn12tn13S&Gal2al4al5GM&Oms4ms5NO&JCharleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg
    S&A  (Double) ; GA1 ; GA8  (Double) ; A&T ; AL3 ; MS6
    Unbuilt: TN10
    [Regions: AD]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCLGA2GA4COGFL4A&CFL5TN6tn9tn7N&WS&Atn11tn12tn13al2S&AGM&OS&AC&HC&HS&AS&Ga&wpN&WS&AN&WfecC&HS&Aga3ga5S&Afl3fl6N&Wtn5tn7al2Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Memphis
    SCL  (Double) ; GA2  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; COG ; FL4 ; A&C ; FL5 ; TN6
    Unbuilt: TN9
    [Regions: ADG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&GGA6GA7al1a&wpS&AS&Aal2S&Aal4al5al6S&ASCLa&wpC&HSCLga3SCLga5al6Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    S&G ; GA6 ; GA7
    Unbuilt: AL1
    [Regions: A]
  • Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
    P&LEP&FWOH1oh3lsMRLEGTWGTWNYCoh2GTWERIEmi2lsMRLEGTWM&CMRLEREADpa7NYCB&Owv2B&Ooh2MRLEBuffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    P&LE ; P&FW ; OH1
    Unbuilt: OH3
    [Regions: OL]
  • Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE)
    MRLEA&GWOH4IN2in7monM&Cicin3B&OM&Cin6B&OM&Cil1il2il3il4il5lsP&LEP&LEGTWM&CGTWwbshmonc&cM&CNYCP&LEoh2P&LEoh6oh7oh8in1in3B&OM&Cin6B&OM&CB&Oky3Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis
    MRLE ; A&GW ; OH4 ; IN2
    Unbuilt: IN7
    [Regions: OL]
  • Grand Trunk Western (GTW)
    GTWTP&WOH5lsP&LEMRLEmsfw&cc&cNYCoh2P&LEMRLEoh6oh7oh8ERIEmi2mi6in1MRLEin3Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago
    GTW ; TP&W ; OH5
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: L]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&CIN5C&EIIN9ky13O&MR&Dil2il3il6il7il8il9ky9ky11ky12ky14tn12tn13tn14tn15MRLEwbshO&Mmonfw&cc&cicc&nwcripcb&qcaslcnsB&Owv2B&OP&LEoh7oh8ERIEin1MRLEin3B&Oin6MRLEB&OR&Dil1il2il3il6il7il10il12il14B&Oky3ky11ky12wi1Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Memphis
    M&C ; IN5 ; C&EI ; IN9
    Unbuilt: KY13
    [Regions: OC]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&Oms3N&WSCLS&Atn11tn12tn13S&Aal4al8ms2ms4S&Aal4al7al8ms1ms2ms4Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Memphis
    GM&O
    Unbuilt: MS3
    [Regions: G]
  • New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J)
    NO&Jms7smm&lrS&Atn11tn14tn15ms4ms5S&Aar1ar5sml&agwms1ms2ms4ms5S&Ala3Mobile New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg
    NO&J
    Unbuilt: MS7
    [Regions: G]
  • Ohio & Mississippi (O&M)
    O&Mwbshl&nin6M&CR&Dil2il3il6il7R&Dky7ky8ky11ky12M&CCincinnati Louisville St. Louis
    O&M
    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 24 24 24 +0  868 2427 138   8
GT 23 34 46 +23  143 349 16 3 3 4
B&H 22 26 31 +9  178 1045 55 5 8 9
NYC 28 28 29 +1  1126 4047 70 2 2 8 10
ERIE 33 33 34 +1  1076 4650 105 7 7 3
C&A 41 39 38 -3  699 1059 71 10 6 7
PENN 40 39 39 -1  1025 3093 127   9
READ 46 46 47 +1  244 1690 55   9 4 8
B&O 37 37 37 +0  866 3731 62 9 9 2
R&D 34 40 47 +13  701 3255 55 6 6 1 4
N&W 37 39 41 +4  1817 8734 75 6 6 1 5 7
C&H 30 30 30 +0  737 3290 76 3 3 1 4
S&A 40 47 55 +15  1095 5115 140 1 1 6
SCL 33 37 41 +8  1778 5910 77 4 4
S&G 35 44 54 +19  557 2055 0 5 5 2 9
P&LE 19 26 47 +28  229 1970 40   8 1 4
MRLE 36 45 55 +19  638 2270 35 7 7 4
GTW 23 28 34 +11  151 1705 130 8 9
M&C 43 50 58 +15  421 3084 166 4 4
GM&O 16 19 22 +6  252 675 0 1 1 6
NO&J 16 22 29 +13  379 915 0 9 9
O&M 0 0 15 +15  0 743 82 8 8

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
WBSH Wabash Line 570
SM Southern Mississippi 220
MN Michigan Northern 510
FW&C Ft. Wayne & Chicago 570
C&C Cincinnati & Chicago 1010
L&N Louisville & Nashville 930
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 600
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 750
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 925
FEC Florida East Coast 1495
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 660
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