Continental Rails II

Game # 28 - Turn # 7

Headline News 1853 to 1854

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1853: Franklin Pearce defeats Winfield Scott in Presidential race.
  2. 1854: Wells, Fargo and Company founded in Sacramento.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: J. Pierpont Morgan bought A&WP for $5436, Hannibal Kimball bought WBSH for $15151, Hannibal Kimball bought NO&J for $9110, Thomas Scott bought MS for $1234, Edward Harriman bought O&M for $6371, John Forbes bought MON for $11608, Jay Gould bought FW&C for $4030.
  • PCs Merged: RF&P merges into C&A.
  • PCs Incorporated: GM&O, A&T, W&M.
  • New Technologies Acquired: READ bought Grand Station.
  • RoWs built: NY1 by GT, PA8 by CNJ, PA4 by C&A, IN9 by B&O, VA2 by C&O, TN4 by N&W, TN3 by C&H, AL4 by S&A, AL3 by SCL, IN1 by LS, OH5 by GTW.
  • RoWs abandoned: OH3 was abandoned by NYNH.
  • NYNH doubled ERIE, CNJ doubled PA9, C&A doubled C&A, READ doubled PA1, C&H doubled G&C, S&A doubled GA8, SCL doubled NER, LS doubled B&A, GTW doubled P&LE.
  • New RoWs acquired: C&A got VA3, C&O got SC5, COG got GA2, C&H got GA4, VC got WV4, P&FW got OH2, GTW got OH6, MC got MI5, TP&W got IN2, B&O got KY12, N&W got TN5, SCL got TN10, S&A got MS2, LS got IN3.
  • RR Mergers: GTW merges into NYNH.
  • Loan Recalls: Edward Harriman, Cornelius Vanderbilt, John Forbes, Jay Gould.
  • New railroad Presidents: Milton Littlefield of NYNH, Railroad Bill Jr of PENN, Cornelius Vanderbilt of A&T, Leland Stanford of GM&O.
  • New Private Companies Available: SM, C&C, C&EI, IC, CB&Q.
  • Hannibal Kimball earns the Heartland Award for linking the LS from the Atlantic to Chicago.
  • Edward Harriman dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $2001. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Thomas Scott, Leland Stanford, Jim Fisk
  • Technology advance to steel rails improves track durability, reduces operating costs.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Mild Depression.
  • Best locomotive available: American 4-4-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails.

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) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Thomas Scott (7)
Rail Mogul Edward Harriman (2) Leland Stanford (5) Zorglub von Raspouti (11) Railroad Bill Jr (12) Jim Fisk (1)
Rail Builder Hannibal Kimball (10) Edward Harriman (2) Leland Stanford (5) Thomas Scott (7) John Forbes (8)
Rail Magnate Hannibal Kimball (10) Jay Gould (9) Leland Stanford (5) Edward Harriman (2) John Forbes (8)
Rail Prodigal Jim Fisk (1) Leland Stanford (5) Edward Harriman (2) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Thomas Scott (7)
Rail Baron Edward Harriman (2) Hannibal Kimball (10) Jim Fisk (1) Leland Stanford (5) Jay Gould (9)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
2 Edward Harriman C&H TP&W O&M ....
1 Jim Fisk SCL COG .... ....
9 Jay Gould .... .... FW&C ....
10 Hannibal Kimball LS .... NO&J WBSH
6 Milton Littlefield CNJ NYNH .... ....
11 Zorglub von Raspouti C&O READ .... BRL
5 Leland Stanford GM&O B&O .... ....
7 Thomas Scott MC .... MS ....
12 Railroad Bill Jr PENN C&A .... ....
4 J. Pierpont Morgan VC .... .... A&WP
8 John Forbes .... S&A MON ....
3 Cornelius Vanderbilt N&W A&T .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....
13 William Ogden .... .... .... ....
14 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
GT Grand Trunk 780 79031 45838 99 126471 112026 2 0 0 630
NYNH New York & New Haven 1250 169944 95168 98 213460 186912 5 6 500 712
CNJ Central New Jersey 523 74495 45441 96 86794 65674 5 1 0 853
C&A Camden & Amboy 438 83251 45787 99 79818 66723 11 9 0 81
PENN Pennsylvania 479 73456 40401 99 80363 35424 10 1 0 184
READ Reading 288 62085 37252 94 50323 45674 10 4 0 162
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 911 91067 52818 99 156109 107652 3 9 0 227
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 354 29079 17157 98 51845 44613 1 9 150 312
N&W Norfolk & Western 1044 95763 55543 99 177227 139351 1 1 0 652
W&M Wilmington & Manchester 133 11213 7513 90 19709 16791 0 0 0 0
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 747 82980 47298 97 136435 95337 3 9 0 749
S&A Savannah & Augusta 618 83771 48587 99 94507 83958 5 4 0 271
SCL Sea Coast Line 994 136621 75141 99 167899 116620 7 6 0 693
COG Central of Georgia 86 12133 7037 99 14582 12887 5 2 0 0
LS Lake Shore 1811 289291 159112 99 318875 254650 8 7 0 617
P&FW Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne 191 18594 12086 92 27716 24080 1 1 0 0
VC Virginia Central 293 20821 12701 96 40301 35581 0 4 290 0
TP&W Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw 140 11864 6881 99 20498 17987 1 4 0 0
MC Michigan Central 152 16353 10793 91 21875 19774 1 4 0 0
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 143 13765 9911 85 22004 18746 -1 0 0 0
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 135 13061 8751 90 20924 17826 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)
    GTC2C3NY1LSLSNYNHLSLSNYNHNYNHCNJBoston New York Buffalo Montreal
    GT ; C2 ; C3 ; NY1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • New York & New Haven (NYNH)
    NYNHERIENY2B&HPA11GTWP&LEOH5oh6TP&Wmsfw&cc&cLSoh7oh8mi6LSTP&WLSLSGTLSLSCNJC&ALSLSP&FWTP&Wmsfw&cGTLSPENNpa7CNJCNJwv2P&FWoh3mi1mi2mi6LSBoston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago London
    NYNH  (Double) ; ERIE  (Double) ; NY2 ; B&H ; PA11 ; GTW ; P&LE  (Double) ; OH5
    Unbuilt: OH6
    [Regions: AOL]
  • Central New Jersey (CNJ)
    CNJPA9PA10PA8LSNYNHNYNHC&APENNLSGTNYNHLSNYNHLSNew York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland London
    CNJ  (Double) ; PA9  (Double) ; PA10 ; PA8
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Camden & Amboy (C&A)
    C&APA2MD1RF&PPA4va3C&ON&WN&WVCva1C&ON&Wva7LSNYNHNYNHCNJPENNPENNREADB&OC&ON&WN&WREADREADPENNmd2va1va7New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk
    C&A  (Double) ; PA2 ; MD1 ; RF&P ; PA4
    Unbuilt: VA3
    [Regions: A]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNLVPA5PA6CNJC&AREADNYNHP&FWREADC&AREADC&Apa7CNJCNJwv2New York Philadelphia Baltimore Cleveland Pittsburgh
    PENN ; LV  (Double) ; PA5 ; PA6
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AO]
  • Reading (READ)
    READPA1PA3C&APENNPENNB&OC&AC&APENNC&ANew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington
    READ  (Double) ; PA1  (Double) ; PA3
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OWV1M&COH1IN4IN9ky12o&min10il2il3il6il7il8il9ky9ky11ky13ky14tn12tn13tn14tn15LSP&FWLSwbsho&mmonc&eiREADC&AREADC&Apa7C&Amd2wv2wv3P&FWLSoh7oh8TP&WLSin5in6in7in8in10il2il3il6il7ky1ky3ky11ky13Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Memphis
    B&O  (Double) ; WV1 ; M&C ; OH1 ; IN4 ; IN9
    Unbuilt: KY12
    [Regions: AO]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&OVA2sc5C&Hbrlnc2sc3C&HC&AN&WVCC&Amd2C&AN&Wva7nc2sc3Baltimore Washington Atlanta
    C&O ; VA2
    Unbuilt: SC5
    [Regions: A]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&WR&DN&SVA4W&WVA6TN1TN4tn5a&cA&Tn&cky6ky7tn6C&OC&AW&MVCa&cA&Tn&cva1C&OC&Ava5va7nc1nc2C&HC&Htn6Washington Norfolk Wilmington Louisville Atlanta Birmingham
    N&W ; R&D ; N&S ; VA4 ; W&W ; VA6 ; TN1 ; TN4
    Unbuilt: TN5
    [Regions: A]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&MN&WSCLnc1sc2Wilmington Charleston
    W&M
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&HSC4G&CSC1TN2TN3ga4S&ASCLSCLfecCOGga5fl3fl4SCLS&ASCLSCLbrlsc2sc3C&OS&ACOGky4N&WN&WCharleston Savannah Atlanta
    C&H  (Double) ; SC4 ; G&C  (Double) ; SC1 ; TN2 ; TN3
    Unbuilt: GA4
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&AGA1GA8AL4ms2GM&Ono&jl&agwal8ms1ms3ms4la3SCLSCLCOGa&wpbrla&cA&TGM&OC&HC&HCOGC&HSCLal2SCLal5al8ms3ms4Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans
    S&A  (Double) ; GA1 ; GA8  (Double) ; AL4
    Unbuilt: MS2
    [Regions: AD]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCLNERS&GGA6GA7AL1AL3tn10m&lrtn8tn9tn11tn12tn13tn14tn15ms3ms6ms7ar1ar5W&MC&HS&Aa&wpA&Tnc1C&Hsc2COGga3C&Hga5S&Atn8tn9tn11tn12tn13al2S&Aal5al6ms3ms6Wilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Memphis
    SCL  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1 ; AL3
    Unbuilt: TN10
    [Regions: AD]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COGga2S&ASCLSCLC&Hga3C&Ha&wpbrla&cS&Aga3S&ACharleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    COG
    Unbuilt: GA2
    [Regions: D]
  • Lake Shore (LS)
    LSMRLEA&GWOH4NYCHRLB&AB&MNY3C4C5IN1in3TP&Wmonc&cc&eiNYNHoh7oh8TP&WB&Oin5in6in7in8B&OGTNYNHNYNHNYNHCNJC&ANYNHP&FWNYNHB&OTP&WwbshMCmnmsmonfw&cc&cc&eiicc&nwcripcb&qcaslcnsme1GTNYNHCNJNYNHB&OP&FWoh3NYNHoh7oh8mi1mi2MCTP&WB&Oin5il1il10il12il14ky1ky3wi1GTBoston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago Montreal London
    LS ; MRLE ; A&GW ; OH4 ; NYC  (Double) ; HRL  (Double) ; B&A  (Double) ; B&M ; NY3 ; C4 ; C5 ; IN1
    Unbuilt: IN3
    [Regions: AOLCN]
  • Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW)
    P&FWoh2LSNYNHLSTP&WB&Ooh3LSNYNHmi1mi2NYNHLSLSPENNpa7wv2B&OLSCleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    P&FW
    Unbuilt: OH2
    [Regions: O]
  • Virginia Central (VC)
    VCwv4va5wv3ky1ky2C&ON&WC&OC&AN&Wva7Washington Cincinnati
    VC
    Unbuilt: WV4
    [Regions: ]
  • Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
    TP&Win2monc&cc&eiLSNYNHoh7oh8LSLSB&Oin5in6in7in8B&ONYNHc&cP&FWoh3LSNYNHNYNHoh7oh8mi1mi2LSLSCleveland Detroit Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    TP&W
    Unbuilt: IN2
    [Regions: ]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MCmi5monfw&cc&cc&eiicc&nwcripcb&qcaslcnsmi4mi6LSil1il10il12il14wi1mnmsmi1mi2mi4mi6LSDetroit Chicago London
    MC
    Unbuilt: MI5
    [Regions: L]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&Ta&cn&cS&AN&WN&Wtn6SCLal2SCLS&Aal5Atlanta Birmingham
    A&T
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: D]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&OS&Aal7al8ms1S&Ams3ms4Birmingham Mobile New Orleans
    GM&O
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: G]

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 41 34 28 -13  1859 3675 225   2
NYNH 48 38 30 -18  1484 6190 60 6 9
CNJ 24 30 36 +12  670 2578 37 6 6 2 9
C&A 39 42 46 +7  305 2088 102 12 12 11
PENN 22 26 30 +8  786 2278 122 12 12 1
READ 36 33 31 -5  316 1440 0 11 11 4
B&O 15 17 19 +4  1187 4489 74 5 5 8
C&O 19 22 25 +6  139 1640 130 11 11
N&W 19 18 17 -2  1237 5169 55 3 3 5
W&M 0 0 12 +12  0 599 66   11
C&H 45 42 40 -5  1588 3691 50 2 2 1
S&A 32 32 33 +1  523 3014 76 8 8 1 3
SCL 37 36 35 -2  915 4896 81 1 1 5 9
COG 11 15 19 +8  183 430 0 1 1
LS 28 29 31 +3  1778 8961 101 10 10 7
P&FW 11 14 18 +7  392 955 0   12
VC 11 14 17 +6  596 1465 0 4 4
TP&W 11 17 23 +12  291 700 0 2 2
MC 11 14 17 +6  302 760 0 7 7
A&T 0 0 12 +12  0 644 71 3 3
GM&O 0 0 12 +12  0 608 67 5 5

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
A&C Atlanta & Chattanooga 685
N&C Nashville & Chattanooga 755
SM Southern Mississippi 220
MN Michigan Northern 510
C&C Cincinnati & Chicago 1010
C&EI Chicago & Eastern Illinois 920
IC Illinois Central 925
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 950
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