Continental Rails II

Game # 28 - 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: Zorglub von Raspouti bought FEC for $6667, Jay Gould bought M&SP for $41011, Edward Harriman bought MP for $19101, Railroad Bill Jr bought M&LR for $2501, J. Pierpont Morgan bought V&T for $13789, Thomas Scott bought CP for $31234, Milton Littlefield bought UP for $20251.
  • PCs Merged: N&C merges into A&T, A&C merges into C&O.
  • PCs Incorporated: CNS, CRIP, C&NW, CASL.
  • New Engines Acquired: NYNH bought Mogul 2-6-0, C&A bought Mogul 2-6-0, READ bought Mogul 2-6-0, B&O bought Mogul 2-6-0, C&O bought Mogul 2-6-0, C&H bought Mogul 2-6-0, S&A bought Mogul 2-6-0, COG bought Mogul 2-6-0, LS bought Mogul 2-6-0, MC bought Mogul 2-6-0, A&T bought Mogul 2-6-0, GM&O bought Mogul 2-6-0, NO&J bought Mogul 2-6-0, MON bought Mogul 2-6-0, C&C bought Mogul 2-6-0, CB&Q bought Mogul 2-6-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: C&O bought Grand Station, MC bought Grand Station.
  • RoWs built: IN8 by NYNH, IL6 by B&O, NC2 by C&O, KY7 by N&W, KY4 by C&H, TN7 by S&A, TN13 by SCL, GA5 by COG, KY11 by LS, OH7 by VC, AL6 by A&WP, OH3 by MC, AL5 by A&T, AL8 by GM&O, MS7 by NO&J, IL3 by O&M, IN7 by MON.
  • NYNH doubled B&H, C&A doubled MD1, PENN doubled PA5, C&O doubled BRL, S&A doubled MS2, LS doubled B&M, MC doubled MN, GM&O doubled GM&O.
  • New RoWs acquired: C&H got FL5, MC got MI4, N&W got IN10, MON got IL2, NYNH got IL5, LS got IL7, TP&W got KY5, SCL got KY13, S&A got KY14, C&O got TN6, A&T got AL7, GM&O got MS1, NO&J got MS4, CB&Q got IA4, A&WP got FL6, IC got IL4.
  • RR Mergers: GT merges into NYNH, GM&O merges into B&O.
  • Loan Recalls: Milton Littlefield.
  • Stock splits: TP&W splits 3 for 1.
  • New railroad Presidents: Edward Harriman of O&M, Jim Fisk of C&NW, Thomas Scott of CRIP, Jay Gould of CNS.
  • New Private Companies Available: L&A, WP, SL&A, MKT.
  • Leland Stanford earns the Gulf Bonus Award for linking the B&O from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Edward Harriman dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $2501. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Leland Stanford, Thomas Scott, J. Pierpont Morgan, Hannibal Kimball, Jim Fisk
  • Invention of coal burning engine for locomotives improves operations, reduces operating costs.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Recession.
  • Best locomotive available: Mogul 2-6-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines.

Tycoon Announcements:

2 Edward Harriman sorry tycoons. i needed il3

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Jim Fisk (1) Edward Harriman (2) Hannibal Kimball (10) Zorglub von Raspouti (11) Thomas Scott (7)
Rail Mogul Edward Harriman (2) Leland Stanford (5) Zorglub von Raspouti (11) Jim Fisk (1) Railroad Bill Jr (12)
Rail Builder Leland Stanford (5) Hannibal Kimball (10) Jim Fisk (1) Milton Littlefield (6) John Forbes (8)
Rail Magnate Hannibal Kimball (10) Leland Stanford (5) Jim Fisk (1) Milton Littlefield (6) Jay Gould (9)
Rail Prodigal Jim Fisk (1) Leland Stanford (5) Edward Harriman (2) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Thomas Scott (7)
Rail Baron Jim Fisk (1) Leland Stanford (5) Hannibal Kimball (10) Edward Harriman (2) Zorglub von Raspouti (11)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
1 Jim Fisk SCL C&NW .... ....
11 Zorglub von Raspouti C&O READ .... FEC
10 Hannibal Kimball LS NO&J .... L&N
2 Edward Harriman O&M TP&W MP ....
5 Leland Stanford .... B&O .... ....
7 Thomas Scott MC CRIP .... CP
9 Jay Gould NYNH CNS .... M&SP
12 Railroad Bill Jr PENN C&A M&LR ....
4 J. Pierpont Morgan VC A&WP V&T ....
6 Milton Littlefield .... CB&Q .... UP
3 Cornelius Vanderbilt N&W A&T .... ....
8 John Forbes MON S&A .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....
14 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
13 William Ogden .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
NYNH New York & New Haven 2938 484091 251727 99 603922 383102 9 10 0 615
C&A Camden & Amboy 608 120932 64094 98 120017 74119 13 16 0 19
PENN Pennsylvania 955 143593 80413 95 170859 95793 8 9 0 50
READ Reading 288 70609 36718 99 56647 40142 17 16 0 35
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 1951 259495 147913 97 355038 264404 5 4 0 816
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 1058 108694 60869 95 175201 142592 3 4 616 413
N&W Norfolk & Western 1352 137389 76938 95 249663 183033 3 1 0 738
W&M Wilmington & Manchester 133 11507 6789 95 23144 14977 2 0 0 0
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 1143 134934 70167 99 231178 168260 5 4 1020 913
S&A Savannah & Augusta 1020 150782 78408 99 176694 147741 8 16 0 177
SCL Sea Coast Line 1456 204727 114649 95 264061 186358 6 8 800 160
COG Central of Georgia 520 69011 39337 97 97582 74226 5 1 0 649
LS Lake Shore 2150 385512 204321 98 425213 331127 10 9 0 156
VC Virginia Central 599 56269 34888 95 107542 88743 1 5 0 125
A&WP Atlanta & West Point 271 28307 16701 95 51048 40911 2 14 0 357
TP&W Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw 322 36950 22909 95 58222 47966 2 0 550 237
MC Michigan Central 807 115771 61357 98 156698 127773 7 9 0 0
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 427 44862 24674 99 82739 63194 3 4 300 366
NO&J New Orleans & Jackson 438 53436 30993 96 87859 64637 4 2 0 633
O&M Ohio & Mississippi 274 29851 17612 95 49143 38861 3 0 0 327
MON Monon Line 285 33765 19246 97 56554 45058 3 0 545 278
C&C Cincinnati & Chicago 202 23037 14744 90 34125 24001 3 2 0 0
IC Illinois Central 185 22142 13064 95 34082 27513 3 1 600 0
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 120 16952 11358 87 23715 18635 3 0 0 0
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 150 18674 12885 85 28335 22265 1 0 0 0
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 190 22126 12612 97 34503 27957 4 0 340 0
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 185 20771 13917 87 33725 26500 1 0 0 0
CNS Chicago North Shore 85 16934 11854 84 19403 15247 5 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 
  • New York & New Haven (NYNH)
    NYNHERIENY2B&HPA11GTWP&LEOH5FW&COH6CNJPA9PA10PA8IN3IN8GTC2C3NY1il5ICmpsl&amktslsfslswm&wMONil1MONO&MICB&OLSil8il9mo2mo3mo4LSLSLSLSC&APENNLSLSPENNTP&WMCMONC&CB&OICC&NWCRIPCB&QCASLCNSLSPENNPENNwv2PENNMCLSVCoh8MCmi2MCmi6LSTP&WB&Oin5TP&WMONB&Oil1MONO&MICil10il12il14wi1LSBoston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Kansas City Montreal London
    NYNH  (Double) ; ERIE  (Double) ; NY2 ; B&H  (Double) ; PA11 ; GTW  (Double) ; P&LE  (Double) ; OH5 ; FW&C  (Double) ; OH6 ; CNJ  (Double) ; PA9  (Double) ; PA10 ; PA8  (Double) ; IN3 ; IN8 ; GT ; C2 ; C3 ; NY1
    Unbuilt: IL5
    [Regions: AOLCN]
  • Camden & Amboy (C&A)
    C&APA2MD1RF&PPA4VA3VA7LSNYNHNYNHNYNHPENNPENNREADB&OC&ON&WN&WVCREADREADPENNC&Ova1C&ON&WNew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk
    C&A  (Double) ; PA2  (Double) ; MD1  (Double) ; RF&P ; PA4 ; VA3 ; VA7
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNLVPA5PA6PA7P&FWOH2NYNHC&AREADB&ONYNHLSNYNHLSTP&WREADC&AREADC&ANYNHNYNHC&OB&Owv2B&OMCLSNYNHMCmi2New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    PENN  (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; PA5  (Double) ; PA6 ; PA7 ; P&FW  (Double) ; OH2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AO]
  • Reading (READ)
    READPA1PA3C&APENNPENNB&OC&AC&APENNC&ANew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington
    READ  (Double) ; PA1  (Double) ; PA3  (Double)
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OWV1M&COH1IN4IN9KY12C&EITN12IL6GM&OMS3AL8ms1NO&Jl&agwA&TS&Ala3LSPENNLSLSO&MMONNYNHC&CICC&NWCRIPCB&QCASLCNSmpsl&amktslsfslswm&wREADC&AREADC&APENNC&AC&OA&WPwv2wv3PENNLSVCoh8MCLSTP&WNYNHin5TP&WMONNYNHN&Wil1MONO&MICNYNHLSil8il9il10il12il14VCky3ky9LSSCLS&Atn8tn9SCLtn11SCLtn14tn15SCLS&AA&TA&WPA&TS&ANO&JSCLwi1mo2mo3mo4Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans Chicago St. Louis Memphis Kansas City
    B&O  (Double) ; WV1 ; M&C ; OH1 ; IN4 ; IN9 ; KY12 ; C&EI ; TN12 ; IL6 ; GM&O  (Double) ; MS3 ; AL8
    Unbuilt: MS1
    [Regions: AOCMG]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&OVA2SC5BRLMD2A&CNC2tn6A&TA&TN&WN&WS&Atn9S&AB&OC&AN&WN&WN&WCOGC&HVCA&WPA&TA&TPENNC&Ava1C&AN&WC&Anc1sc3S&AS&AB&OC&HN&WN&WBaltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington Pittsburgh Atlanta Birmingham
    C&O ; VA2 ; SC5 ; BRL  (Double) ; MD2 ; A&C ; NC2
    Unbuilt: TN6
    [Regions: AD]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&WR&DN&SVA4W&WVA6TN1TN4TN5KY7in10LSO&Ml&nTP&WB&OMONO&MB&OLSTP&WLSLSB&OSCLC&OC&AW&MVCLSC&OA&TA&TO&Ml&nva1C&OC&Ava5C&Anc1C&OTP&WTP&Wky6LSC&HC&HC&OWashington Norfolk Wilmington Cincinnati Louisville Atlanta Birmingham St. Louis
    N&W ; R&D ; N&S ; VA4 ; W&W ; VA6 ; TN1 ; TN4 ; TN5 ; KY7
    Unbuilt: IN10
    [Regions: AO]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&MN&WSCLnc1sc2Wilmington Charleston
    W&M
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&HSC4G&CSC1TN2TN3GA4FL4KY4fl5A&WPSCLS&ASCLSCLC&Ofecsc2sc3C&OS&ACOGCOGfl3ky2ky3TP&Wky6N&WN&WCharleston Savannah Cincinnati Louisville Atlanta Pensacola
    C&H  (Double) ; SC4 ; G&C  (Double) ; SC1  (Double) ; TN2 ; TN3 ; GA4 ; FL4 ; KY4
    Unbuilt: FL5
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&AGA1GA8AL4MS2AL2TN7ky14A&Tl&nil8il9ky9ky10B&OSCLtn8B&OSCLtn14tn15SCLSCLCOGA&WPC&OC&OA&TB&OA&TNO&Jl&nl&agwC&HC&HCOGC&Hky10C&Otn8tn9SCLSCLA&TB&OB&OB&ONO&Jla3Charleston Savannah Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans St. Louis Memphis
    S&A  (Double) ; GA1 ; GA8  (Double) ; AL4 ; MS2  (Double) ; AL2 ; TN7
    Unbuilt: KY14
    [Regions: ADG]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCLNERS&GGA6GA7AL1AL3TN10MS6TN13ky13O&MB&ON&WMONO&MB&OLSil8il9ky9LSB&OS&AB&Otn14tn15W&MC&HS&AA&WPA&TNO&JNO&Jm&lrnc1C&Hsc2COGCOGC&HCOGS&Ail8il9ky9B&OS&Atn8tn9tn11B&Otn14tn15S&AS&AA&TA&WPB&ONO&Jms5NO&Jar1ar5Wilmington Charleston Savannah Louisville Atlanta Birmingham New Orleans St. Louis Memphis Vicksburg
    SCL  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1  (Double) ; AL3  (Double) ; TN10 ; MS6 ; TN13
    Unbuilt: KY13
    [Regions: ADM]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COGGA2GA3GA5S&ASCLSCLA&WPC&OC&OfecC&HS&AC&HSCLS&Afl3C&HCharleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    COG ; GA2  (Double) ; GA3 ; GA5
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AD]
  • Lake Shore (LS)
    LSMRLEA&GWOH4NYCHRLB&AB&MNY3C4C5IN1WBSHKY8KY11il7O&Mmpsl&amktslsfslswm&wB&ON&WMONO&MICNYNHB&Oil8il9B&OSCLmo2mo3mo4NYNHNYNHNYNHNYNHNYNHC&ANYNHPENNNYNHB&OTP&WMCMCMCO&MMONNYNHC&CB&Ol&nICC&NWCRIPCB&QCASLCNSme1NYNHNYNHNYNHNYNHB&OPENNMCNYNHVCoh8MCmi2MCTP&WNYNHB&Oin5TP&WB&ON&Wil1MONO&MB&Oil10il12il14VCky3TP&WN&Wky9ky10B&OSCLwi1NYNHBoston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Kansas City Montreal London
    LS  (Double) ; MRLE ; A&GW ; OH4 ; NYC  (Double) ; HRL  (Double) ; B&A  (Double) ; B&M  (Double) ; NY3 ; C4 ; C5 ; IN1  (Double) ; WBSH ; KY8 ; KY11
    Unbuilt: IL7
    [Regions: AOLCN]
  • Virginia Central (VC)
    VCWV4KY1OH7C&ON&WB&OLSTP&WLSC&CC&OC&AN&Wva5C&Awv3LSNYNHoh8LSTP&WNYNHB&Oin5ky2ky3Washington Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    VC ; WV4 ; KY1 ; OH7
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: O]
  • Atlanta & West Point (A&WP)
    A&WPAL6fl6C&HA&TA&TB&OCOGC&OC&OS&ASCLS&ASCLA&TA&TB&OAtlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile
    A&WP ; AL6
    Unbuilt: FL6
    [Regions: D]
  • Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
    TP&WIN2IN6ky5LSO&Ml&nN&Wky2ky3C&Hky6N&WLSNYNHLSO&MMONC&CB&Ol&nPENNMCLSNYNHNYNHVCoh8MCmi2LSNYNHB&Oin5MONNYNHB&ON&WN&WLSCleveland Detroit Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    TP&W ; IN2 ; IN6
    Unbuilt: KY5
    [Regions: O]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MCMSMI5MNMI1OH3mi4mi3mi6LSNYNHLSNYNHTP&WMONNYNHC&CB&OICC&NWCRIPCB&QCASLCNSNYNHPENNNYNHNYNHmi2mi3mi6LSil1il10il12il14wi1LSBuffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Chicago London
    MC  (Double) ; MS ; MI5  (Double) ; MN  (Double) ; MI1 ; OH3
    Unbuilt: MI4
    [Regions: LC]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&TN&CAL5al7B&OA&WPA&WPB&OB&OC&Ol&nS&AA&WPky10S&AN&WN&WC&OS&Atn8SCLS&ASCLS&AA&WPB&OLouisville Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans
    A&T ; N&C ; AL5
    Unbuilt: AL7
    [Regions: D]
  • New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J)
    NO&JSMMS7ms4B&OS&AB&OS&AB&Oms5SCLm&lrv&tl&agwSCLtn11tn14tn15B&OS&Ams5SCLar1ar5la3la5Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg
    NO&J ; SM ; MS7
    Unbuilt: MS4
    [Regions: MG]
  • Ohio & Mississippi (O&M)
    O&MIL3LSl&nICTP&WMONNYNHB&ON&Wil1MONICNYNHB&OLSTP&WN&WLSLSB&OSCLCincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis
    O&M ; IL3
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: O]
  • Monon Line (MON)
    MONIN7il2O&MICNYNHB&ON&Wil1O&MICNYNHB&OLSLSB&OSCLNYNHC&CB&OICC&NWCRIPCB&QCASLCNSMCLSTP&WNYNHB&Oin5TP&WNYNHB&Oil1O&MICNYNHil10il12il14wi1Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis
    MON ; IN7
    Unbuilt: IL2
    [Regions: C]
  • Cincinnati & Chicago (C&C)
    C&CTP&WMONNYNHB&OICC&NWCRIPCB&QCASLCNSLSNYNHVCoh8MCLSTP&WNYNHil1il10il12il14wi1Cincinnati Chicago
    C&C
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Illinois Central (IC)
    ICil4mpsl&amktslsfslswm&wMONNYNHil1MONO&MNYNHB&OLSil8il9mo2mo3mo4MONNYNHC&CB&OC&NWCRIPCB&QCASLCNSMCLSMONNYNHil1MONO&MNYNHil10il12il14wi1Chicago St. Louis Kansas City
    IC
    Unbuilt: IL4
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NWMONNYNHC&CB&OICCRIPCB&QCASLCNSMCLSil1il10il12il14il15wi1wi2wi3wi4Chicago St. Paul
    C&NW
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIPMONNYNHC&CB&OICC&NWCB&QCASLCNSMCLSil1il10il12il13il14il15wi1ia7ia8Chicago
    CRIP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Qia4kcnil11il12il13ia1ia2ia3ia5ia6ia7ia10mo7MONNYNHC&CB&OICC&NWCRIPCASLCNSMCLSil1il10il11il12il13il14wi1ia1ia2Chicago Omaha Kansas City
    CB&Q
    Unbuilt: IA4
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASLMONNYNHC&CB&OICC&NWCRIPCB&QCNSsl&aMCLSil1il10il11il12il14wi1mo1Chicago St. Louis
    CASL
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNSMONNYNHC&CB&OICC&NWCRIPCB&QCASLm&spMCLSil1il10il12il14wi1wi2wi5Chicago St. Paul
    CNS
    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
NYNH 41 39 37 -4  1522 14640 50 9 9 6
C&A 44 53 62 +18  1286 3040 0 12 12 4 11
PENN 49 43 37 -12  999 4780 0 12 12 1
READ 39 48 57 +18  356 1440 0 11 11 1 4
B&O 21 21 22 +1  1613 9622 141 5 5
C&O 31 28 26 -5  1096 5145 145 11 11 4
N&W 16 18 21 +5  1851 6674 90 3 3 5
W&M 17 16 16 -1  166 627 38   11
C&H 27 28 29 +2  1228 5675 46   2 1
S&A 34 39 45 +11  1995 5050 50 8 8 1 3 10
SCL 32 37 43 +11  1531 7243 44 1 1 5 9 11
COG 37 40 43 +6  626 2469 131   1 11
LS 39 39 40 +1  1869 10715 42 10 10 7 11
VC 29 32 35 +6  555 2944 51 4 4 2 5
A&WP 28 28 29 +1  185 1296 59 4 4
TP&W 89 99 36 +19  405 4830 0 2 2 11
MC 41 42 43 +2  811 3982 53 7 7 12
A&T 35 53 72 +37  118 1994 141 3 3 5 7 10
NO&J 25 29 34 +9  277 2085 105 10 10 9
O&M 17 20 23 +6  256 1316 54 2 2 1
MON 18 24 30 +12  286 1375 50 8 8 5
C&C 12 13 15 +3  347 934 76   4 5
IC 12 16 21 +9  375 925 0   1
C&NW 0 0 13 +13  0 540 60 1 1
CRIP 0 0 13 +13  0 675 75 7 7
CB&Q 12 19 26 +14  406 855 95 6 6
CASL 0 0 13 +13  0 833 92   12
CNS 0 0 13 +13  0 383 42 9 9

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 450
WP Western Pacific 710
SL&A St Louis & Alton 495
MKT Missouri, Kansas & Texas 1630
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