Continental Rails II

Game # 28 - 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: Zorglub von Raspouti bought A&C for $3855, Jay Gould bought SM for $2408, Railroad Bill Jr bought MN for $2551, J. Pierpont Morgan bought C&C for $3874, Leland Stanford bought C&EI for $13326, Jim Fisk bought IC for $8800, Milton Littlefield bought CB&Q for $20000.
  • PCs Merged: WBSH merges into LS, MS merges into MC, FW&C merges into NYNH.
  • PCs Incorporated: MON, NO&J, A&WP, O&M.
  • New Technologies Acquired: GT bought steel rails, CNJ bought steel rails, C&A bought steel rails, PENN bought steel rails, READ bought steel rails, C&O bought steel rails, N&W bought steel rails, W&M bought steel rails, C&H bought steel rails, S&A bought Grand Station, S&A bought steel rails, SCL bought steel rails, COG bought steel rails, LS bought steel rails, P&FW bought steel rails, MC bought steel rails, A&T bought steel rails, GM&O bought steel rails.
  • RoWs built: OH6 by NYNH, VA3 by C&A, KY12 by B&O, SC5 by C&O, TN5 by N&W, GA4 by C&H, MS2 by S&A, TN10 by SCL, GA2 by COG, OH2 by P&FW, WV4 by VC, IN2 by TP&W, MI5 by MC.
  • RoWs abandoned: IN3 was abandoned by LS.
  • NYNH doubled GTW, CNJ doubled PA8, C&A doubled PA2, PENN doubled PENN, READ doubled PA3, SCL doubled AL3, LS doubled LS, MC doubled MC.
  • New RoWs acquired: PENN got PA7, C&O got MD2, C&A got VA7, COG got GA3, C&H got FL4, MC got MI1, NYNH got IN3, TP&W got IN6, VC got KY1, LS got KY8, B&O got TN12, GM&O got MS3, SCL got MS6, S&A got AL2.
  • RR Mergers: CNJ merges into NYNH.
  • Loan Recalls: Leland Stanford, Milton Littlefield.
  • New railroad Presidents: Jay Gould of GT, Railroad Bill Jr of P&FW, J. Pierpont Morgan of A&WP, Hannibal Kimball of NO&J, Edward Harriman of O&M, John Forbes of MON.
  • New Private Companies Available: L&N, C&NW, CRIP, CASL, CNS.
  • Leland Stanford dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $2114. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Edward Harriman, Thomas Scott, Milton Littlefield, Hannibal Kimball, Jim Fisk
  • 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) Thomas Scott (7) Jay Gould (9) Hannibal Kimball (10)
Rail Mogul Edward Harriman (2) Leland Stanford (5) Zorglub von Raspouti (11) Railroad Bill Jr (12) Jim Fisk (1)
Rail Builder Hannibal Kimball (10) Jim Fisk (1) Milton Littlefield (6) John Forbes (8) Thomas Scott (7)
Rail Magnate Hannibal Kimball (10) Milton Littlefield (6) Jim Fisk (1) Leland Stanford (5) John Forbes (8)
Rail Prodigal Jim Fisk (1) Leland Stanford (5) Edward Harriman (2) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Thomas Scott (7)
Rail Baron Jim Fisk (1) Hannibal Kimball (10) Edward Harriman (2) Leland Stanford (5) Milton Littlefield (6)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
1 Jim Fisk SCL COG IC ....
9 Jay Gould .... GT .... SM
7 Thomas Scott MC .... .... ....
2 Edward Harriman C&H O&M .... ....
10 Hannibal Kimball LS NO&J .... ....
11 Zorglub von Raspouti C&O READ A&C BRL
12 Railroad Bill Jr PENN P&FW MN ....
8 John Forbes MON S&A .... ....
6 Milton Littlefield NYNH .... CB&Q ....
4 J. Pierpont Morgan VC A&WP C&C ....
5 Leland Stanford GM&O B&O C&EI ....
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 78985 45811 96 131463 87068 3 4 0 410
NYNH New York & New Haven 1987 308516 166597 97 369334 275186 8 4 0 1342
C&A Camden & Amboy 514 101800 52935 99 96536 76259 12 16 0 49
PENN Pennsylvania 479 81075 42160 99 83735 34333 12 16 0 129
READ Reading 288 67994 36037 98 52903 47126 15 9 0 97
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 1071 104966 60880 99 185293 130828 2 4 0 159
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 429 35897 20462 97 65315 55433 1 7 608 300
N&W Norfolk & Western 1172 107157 58936 99 204272 149460 2 0 0 391
W&M Wilmington & Manchester 133 11679 7124 93 20901 15208 1 2 0 0
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 886 101308 52680 99 170235 122195 4 9 825 524
S&A Savannah & Augusta 820 110208 58411 98 129646 112749 7 17 200 190
SCL Sea Coast Line 1088 158930 82644 99 191551 135114 8 9 0 416
COG Central of Georgia 258 33387 18363 99 47530 40813 5 4 760 0
LS Lake Shore 1925 317291 164992 99 352136 279064 9 10 0 370
P&FW Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne 326 30475 19199 91 49284 38865 1 1 0 0
VC Virginia Central 351 24949 14471 99 53371 45849 0 3 146 174
A&WP Atlanta & West Point 152 15376 9533 92 23894 20356 2 0 0 0
TP&W Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw 210 20204 11718 99 35253 30272 2 8 560 0
MC Michigan Central 540 63739 40793 90 89920 76951 2 4 0 0
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 143 14017 9111 89 23285 17827 1 1 0 0
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 135 13613 7487 99 23343 19187 3 1 950 0
NO&J New Orleans & Jackson 183 19671 13770 84 29294 24956 0 0 0 0
O&M Ohio & Mississippi 165 16789 10577 91 25649 21851 2 0 0 0
MON Monon Line 184 20159 13910 85 29429 25071 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 
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GTC2C3NY1LSLSNYNHLSLSNYNHNYNHNYNHBoston New York Buffalo Montreal
    GT ; C2 ; C3 ; NY1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • New York & New Haven (NYNH)
    NYNHERIENY2B&HPA11GTWP&LEOH5FW&COH6CNJPA9PA10PA8in3TP&WMONc&cc&eiLSoh7oh8LSTP&WB&Oin5TP&Win7in8B&OLSGTLSLSC&APENNLSLSP&FWTP&WMCMONc&cc&eiicc&nwcripcb&qcaslcnsGTLSPENNPENNwv2P&FWoh3LSoh7oh8MCmi2MCmi6LSTP&Wil1il10il12il14wi1LSBoston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago London
    NYNH  (Double) ; ERIE  (Double) ; NY2 ; B&H ; PA11 ; GTW  (Double) ; P&LE  (Double) ; OH5 ; FW&C ; OH6 ; CNJ  (Double) ; PA9  (Double) ; PA10 ; PA8  (Double)
    Unbuilt: IN3
    [Regions: AOLC]
  • Camden & Amboy (C&A)
    C&APA2MD1RF&PPA4VA3va7C&ON&WVCC&OC&ON&WLSNYNHNYNHNYNHPENNPENNREADB&OC&ON&WN&WVCREADREADPENNC&Ova1C&ON&WNew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk
    C&A  (Double) ; PA2  (Double) ; MD1 ; RF&P ; PA4 ; VA3
    Unbuilt: VA7
    [Regions: A]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNLVPA5PA6pa7B&ONYNHP&FWC&OB&Owv2NYNHC&AREADNYNHP&FWREADC&AREADC&ANYNHNYNHwv2New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Cleveland Pittsburgh
    PENN  (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; PA5 ; PA6
    Unbuilt: PA7
    [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&COH1IN4IN9KY12tn12il8il9ky9ky13ky14tn8tn9SCLtn11tn13tn14tn15SCLGM&OSCLLSP&FWLSLSO&MMONc&eiREADC&AREADC&APENNC&AC&Owv2wv3P&FWLSoh7oh8TP&WNYNHin5TP&Win7in8in10il2il3il6il7il8il9VCky3ky9ky11ky13ky14tn13tn14tn15Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Birmingham Chicago St. Louis Memphis
    B&O  (Double) ; WV1 ; M&C ; OH1 ; IN4 ; IN9 ; KY12
    Unbuilt: TN12
    [Regions: AO]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&OVA2SC5md2B&OC&APENNC&AC&AB&OC&AN&WC&HVCbrlC&AC&AN&WC&Anc2sc3C&HBaltimore Washington Pittsburgh Atlanta
    C&O ; VA2 ; SC5
    Unbuilt: MD2
    [Regions: A]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&WR&DN&SVA4W&WVA6TN1TN4TN5C&OC&AW&MVCa&cA&Tn&cva1C&OC&Ava5C&Anc1nc2ky6ky7C&HC&Htn6Washington Norfolk Wilmington Louisville Atlanta Birmingham
    N&W ; R&D ; N&S ; VA4 ; W&W ; VA6 ; TN1 ; TN4 ; TN5
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&MN&WSCLnc1sc2Wilmington Charleston
    W&M
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&HSC4G&CSC1TN2TN3GA4fl4fecga5fl3fl5SCLS&ASCLSCLbrlfecsc2sc3C&OS&ACOGga5fl3ky4N&WN&WCharleston Savannah Atlanta Pensacola
    C&H  (Double) ; SC4 ; G&C  (Double) ; SC1 ; TN2 ; TN3 ; GA4
    Unbuilt: FL4
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&AGA1GA8AL4MS2al2A&Ttn6tn7tn9SCLSCLal5SCLSCLCOGA&WPbrla&cA&TGM&ONO&Jl&agwC&HC&HCOGC&HSCLSCLal5al8ms1GM&Oms4la3Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans
    S&A  (Double) ; GA1 ; GA8  (Double) ; AL4 ; MS2
    Unbuilt: AL2
    [Regions: ADG]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCLNERS&GGA6GA7AL1AL3TN10ms6NO&Jsmtn8tn9tn11B&Otn13GM&Oms4ms5ms7W&MC&HS&AA&WPA&Tm&lrnc1C&Hsc2COGCOGC&Hga5S&Atn8tn9tn11B&Otn13tn14tn15S&AS&Aal5al6GM&Oms7ar1ar5Wilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg
    SCL  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1 ; AL3  (Double) ; TN10
    Unbuilt: MS6
    [Regions: ADM]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COGGA2ga3SCLga5SCLS&ASCLSCLA&WPbrla&cC&HS&AC&HS&ACharleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    COG ; GA2
    Unbuilt: GA3
    [Regions: AD]
  • Lake Shore (LS)
    LSMRLEA&GWOH4NYCHRLB&AB&MNY3C4C5IN1WBSHky8O&Ml&nTP&Win10ky5ky7ky9ky10ky11GTNYNHNYNHNYNHNYNHC&ANYNHP&FWNYNHB&OTP&WMCmnMCO&MMONNYNHc&cc&eil&nicc&nwcripcb&qcaslcnsme1GTNYNHNYNHNYNHB&OP&FWoh3NYNHoh7oh8MCmi2MCTP&WNYNHB&Oin5TP&Win10il1il10il12il14VCky3ky5ky7wi1GTBoston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago Montreal London
    LS  (Double) ; MRLE ; A&GW ; OH4 ; NYC  (Double) ; HRL  (Double) ; B&A  (Double) ; B&M ; NY3 ; C4 ; C5 ; IN1 ; WBSH
    Unbuilt: KY8
    [Regions: AOLCN]
  • Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW)
    P&FWOH2NYNHLSNYNHLSTP&WPENNPENNwv2B&Ooh3LSNYNHMCmi2Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    P&FW ; OH2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: O]
  • Virginia Central (VC)
    VCWV4ky1B&OLSLSva5wv3oh7oh8B&Oin5ky2ky3C&ON&WC&OC&AN&Wva5C&Awv3ky2Washington Cincinnati Louisville
    VC ; WV4
    Unbuilt: KY1
    [Regions: ]
  • Atlanta & West Point (A&WP)
    A&WPCOGbrla&cS&ASCLS&ASCLal6Atlanta Birmingham
    A&WP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: D]
  • Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
    TP&WIN2in6LSO&MMONc&eil&nNYNHB&Oin5in7in8B&Oin10ky5ky7LSNYNHMONc&cc&eiP&FWoh3LSNYNHNYNHoh7oh8MCmi2LSNYNHB&Oin5in7in8B&OCleveland Detroit Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    TP&W ; IN2
    Unbuilt: IN6
    [Regions: ]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MCMSMI5mi1NYNHTP&WmnP&FWoh3NYNHmi2LSmnMONNYNHc&cc&eiicc&nwcripcb&qcaslcnsNYNHNYNHmi2mi4mi6LSil1il10il12il14wi1LSCleveland Detroit Chicago London
    MC  (Double) ; MS ; MI5
    Unbuilt: MI1
    [Regions: LC]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&Ta&cn&cS&AN&WN&Wtn6SCLS&ASCLS&Aal5Atlanta Birmingham
    A&T
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: D]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&Oms3tn8tn9SCLtn11B&Otn13SCLS&Aal8S&Ams4SCLS&Aal7al8ms1S&Ams4Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Memphis
    GM&O
    Unbuilt: MS3
    [Regions: G]
  • New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J)
    NO&Jsml&agwms1S&Ams4ms5SCLms7la3Mobile New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg
    NO&J
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: G]
  • Ohio & Mississippi (O&M)
    O&MLSl&nTP&WB&Oin10il2il3il6il7ky5ky7LSky11B&Oky13Cincinnati Louisville St. Louis
    O&M
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: O]
  • Monon Line (MON)
    MONNYNHc&cc&eiicc&nwcripcb&qcaslcnsMCLSTP&WNYNHB&Oin5TP&Win7in8B&Oil1il10il12il14wi1Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    MON
    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
GT 28 29 31 +3  1460 3731 169 9 2
NYNH 30 33 34 +4  1312 9828 107 6 6 9
C&A 46 45 44 -2  457 2532 38   12 11
PENN 30 38 46 +16  707 2400 0 12 12 1 6
READ 31 34 37 +6  385 1440 0 11 11 4
B&O 19 18 18 -1  1170 5283 80 5 5 8
C&O 25 25 25 +0  507 2108 37 11 11
N&W 17 16 16 -1  1315 5758 106 3 3 5
W&M 12 11 11 -1  230 615 50   11
C&H 40 32 25 -15  1551 4367 69 2 2 1
S&A 33 42 51 +18  838 3999 101 8 8 1 3
SCL 35 33 32 -3  1085 5400 47 1 1 5 9
COG 19 23 28 +9  101 1204 86 1 1
LS 31 31 31 +0  2038 9575 57 10 10 7
P&FW 18 28 39 +21  257 1563 67 12 12
VC 17 25 33 +16  465 1726 29 4 4 2 5
A&WP 0 0 12 +12  0 684 76 4 4
TP&W 23 32 41 +18  205 1015 35   2
MC 17 25 33 +16  232 2506 194 7 7
A&T 12 14 17 +5  282 661 54 3 3 5 7
GM&O 12 17 22 +10  282 608 67 5 5
NO&J 0 0 12 +12  0 824 91 10 10
O&M 0 0 12 +12  0 743 82 2 2
MON 0 0 12 +12  0 828 92 8 8

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
N&C Nashville & Chattanooga 755
L&N Louisville & Nashville 930
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 600
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 750
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 925
CNS Chicago North Shore 425

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