Continental Rails II

Game # 29 - Turn # 11

Headline News 1861 to 1862

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1861: Pony Express carries mail from St. Louis to Sacramento in record time of 10 days.
  2. 1862: Telegraph line completed to California: Pony Express goes bankrupt.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Hannibal Kimball bought W&W for $1000, Guy de Lusignan bought CNS for $3750, Jay Gould bought V&T for $2111, Jay Gould bought UP for $20850, Henry Farham bought GN for $32482.
  • PCs Merged: FW&C merges into LS, BRL merges into C&H, FEC merges into SCL.
  • PCs Incorporated: CP, WP, MP.
  • New Engines Acquired: S&G bought Prairie 2-6-2.
  • New Technologies Acquired: GT bought steel rails, GT bought coal burning engines, NYC bought Grand Station, NYC bought block signal system, PENN bought block signal system, B&O bought block signal system, C&H bought block signal system, SCL bought block signal system, S&G bought switch yards, S&G bought steel rails, COG bought block signal system, LS bought steel rails, LS bought coal burning engines, MC bought block signal system, IC bought block signal system, C&NW bought block signal system, CRIP bought block signal system, CB&Q bought block signal system, M&SP bought block signal system.
  • RoWs built: IL4 by PENN, IL1 by B&O, IN10 by C&H, AL5 by SCL, KY8 by TP&W, KY10 by GM&O, KY13 by SM, KY11 by O&M, IL2 by IC, IA4 by CB&Q.
  • PENN doubled IN1, B&O doubled READ, SCL doubled MON.
  • New RoWs acquired: C&H got GA2, LS got OH1, SCL got IL5, TP&W got KY9, GM&O got AL4, M&SP got MN2, CB&Q got IA5, CRIP got IA7, S&G got GA5.
  • RR Mergers: NYC merges into LS.
  • Inadequate signal system slows S&G rail service: mail contracts worth $1570 cancelled.
  • Inadequate signal system slows TP&W rail service: mail contracts worth $6640 cancelled.
  • New railroad Presidents: J. Pierpont Morgan of LS, Nicholas van Rijn of SM, Nicholas van Rijn of O&M, B. of MP.
  • New Private Companies Available: SLSF, GW, SP, NP, SP&P, KC&D, KP, ATSF.
  • Nicholas van Rijn dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $4567. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Guy de Lusignan, B., Jay Gould, J. Pierpont Morgan, Henry Farham
  • Civil War begins: Railroads may not build a Right-of-Way this turn.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Normal.
  • Best locomotive available: Prairie 2-6-2
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronGuy de Lusignan (5)B. (3)Nicholas van Rijn (2)Jay Gould (9)Henry Farham (6)
Rail MogulB. (3)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Nicholas van Rijn (2)Henry Farham (6)Guy de Lusignan (5)
Rail BuilderB. (3)Guy de Lusignan (5)Henry Farham (6)Nicholas van Rijn (2)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
Rail MagnateGuy de Lusignan (5)B. (3)Henry Farham (6)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Nicholas van Rijn (2)
Rail ProdigalB. (3)Jay Gould (9)Henry Farham (6)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Guy de Lusignan (5)
Rail BaronB. (3)Guy de Lusignan (5)Henry Farham (6)Nicholas van Rijn (2)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
5Guy de Lusignan PENNM&SPCNS....
3B. SCLMP........
2Nicholas van Rijn SMO&M........
6Henry Farham C&HIC....GN
4J. Pierpont Morgan TP&WLS........
10Hannibal Kimball CB&QGT....W&W
9Jay Gould B&OCRIPUPV&T
8John Forbes ........P&LE....
13William Ogden ................
14Dan Drew ................
15Cyrus Holliday ................
11Thomas Durant ................
12William Palmer ................
7Thomas Scott ................
1Jim Fisk ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
GTGrand Trunk 32943942254869985734582533000
B&ABoston & Albany 6527772553630911571378264010085
PENNPennsylvania 3122609726335350966863063812921290548
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 262339072120317299680847415802780156
W&MWilmington & Manchester 385445413073391750344771410050
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 14892205941213279929667020828671700
SCLSea Coast Line 29944562262463629762607144528689480265
S&GSavannah & Gulf 1571941511067973473916077700
COGCentral of Georgia 95911089459884971841361219445300
LSLake Shore 15692480621314729845558224312978400269
TP&WToledo, Peoria & Warsaw 664863064746899146860109300510650490
MCMichigan Central 15217479106629329428158614200
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 5445917932548991233689134036608345
SMSouthern Mississippi 755833314916495159396112267300725
O&MOhio & Mississippi 2503001417708955301438491300213
C&EIChicago & Eastern Illinois 18422399123199935883239065000
ICIllinois Central 2943565819968986540347972400327
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 12018468110819426327136637000
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 15020730130609133749240013000
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 3604054022297997984058240316750
M&SPMilwaukee & St. Paul 32632273177509970050487602100
MPMissouri Pacific 28332902223738656375408251000
CPCentral Pacific 15419110124218931841230592000
WPWestern Pacific 14218207123818629753215472000

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)
    GTC2PENNB&APENNB&ABoston Montreal
    GT  (Double) ; C2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Boston & Albany (B&A)
    B&AC3NY1PENNGTPENNLSLSPENNPENNPENNGTBoston New York Buffalo Montreal
    B&A ; C3 ; NY1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNC&APA5ERIEPA6LVPA8CNJNY2PA11P&FWA&GWOH4NYNHIN1IN3IN8B&HB&MME1C1IL4GTB&ALSB&OLSp&leLSgtwB&OTP&WB&OSCLLSTP&WC&EIICC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslcnsMPsl&amktslsfslswm&wB&ALSB&Opa2B&Opa4B&Opa9LSwv2LSoh2LSoh6oh7oh8mi5TP&WSCLB&OTP&WSCLB&OB&OICB&OSCLil6il7il8il9il10il12il14SCLky3wi1mo2mo3mo4LSBoston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Kansas City Quebec London
    PENN (Double) ; C&A  (Double) ; PA5 ; ERIE (Double) ; PA6 ; LV  (Double) ; PA8 ; CNJ  (Double) ; NY2 ; PA11 (Double) ; P&FW ; A&GW ; OH4 ; NYNH (Double) ; IN1  (Double) ; IN3 ; IN8 ; B&H ; B&M  (Double) ; ME1 ; C1 ; IL4
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AOLCMN]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OWV1M&CWV3WBSHIN5IN9L&NN&WRF&PN&SMD2MD1PA7PA1PA3READIL3IL1PENNPENNPENNSCLSCLw&wp&lePENNPENNn&cO&MSCLLSTP&WC&EIICC&NWCRIPCB&Qcaslcnspa2pa4PENNPENNSCLva3SCLva7SCLnc2wv2wv4LSoh7oh8mi5PENNTP&WPENNSCLTP&WSCLPENNC&HICPENNSCLil6il7il10il12il14SCLky2ky3ky5ky7TP&WGM&OO&MC&HSMky14tn7GM&Owi1New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis
    B&O  (Double) ; WV1 ; M&C  (Double) ; WV3 ; WBSH (Double) ; IN5 ; IN9 ; L&N ; N&W ; RF&P ; N&S ; MD2  (Double) ; MD1  (Double) ; PA7 ; PA1 ; PA3 ; READ (Double) ; IL3 ; IL1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AOC]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&MSC2SC1w&wSCLC&HC&HSCLS&Gg&cSCLsc3C&HC&HSCLWilmington Charleston Savannah
    W&M ; SC2 ; SC1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&HSC4S&AGA1GA8AL3TN10TN12KY12BRLIN10ga2SCLS&GCOGW&MCOGSCLSCLSCLS&GCOGg&cCOGB&OCOGa&tO&MB&Om&lrW&MW&Msc3sc5SCLTP&WB&OICB&Oil6il7il8il9ky5ky7TP&WTP&WO&MSMky14tn2GM&Otn9tn11SMtn14tn15al1al2GM&OSCLGM&OSMms7ar1ar5Charleston Savannah Cincinnati Louisville Atlanta Birmingham St. Louis Memphis
    C&H  (Double) ; SC4 ; S&A  (Double) ; GA1 ; GA8 ; AL3 ; TN10 ; TN12 ; KY12 ; BRL ; IN10
    Unbuilt: GA2
    [Regions: ADOM]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCLNERGA4FL4NC1VA1FL5R&DC&OVA4VA5VCKY1IN4MONIN7FL6FECAL5il5ICMPsl&amktslsfslswm&wPENNB&OICB&OPENNil6il7il8il9mo2mo3mo4B&OB&OB&Ow&wW&MC&HC&HS&GB&OPENNB&Oa&tLSTP&WC&EIICC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslcnsB&OB&Ova2va3va6va7nc2W&MW&MC&HS&GC&Hfl1fl2fl3B&Owv4oh7oh8mi5PENNTP&WPENNB&OTP&WPENNB&OB&OICB&OPENNil10il12il14ky2ky3al1al2C&HGM&OCOGCOGal8wi1Baltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah Cincinnati Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile Chicago St. Louis Kansas City
    SCL  (Double) ; NER ; GA4  (Double) ; FL4 ; NC1 ; VA1 ; FL5 ; R&D  (Double) ; C&O  (Double) ; VA4 ; VA5 ; VC ; KY1 ; IN4 ; MON  (Double) ; IN7 ; FL6 ; FEC ; AL5
    Unbuilt: IL5
    [Regions: ADOCG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&Gga5SCLCOGSCLCOGfl3SCLC&HSCLW&MC&HCOGSCLCOGCharleston Savannah
    S&G
    Unbuilt: GA5
    [Regions: A]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COGGA3A&CA&WPGA6AL6AL7TN5S&GC&Ha&tGM&On&cC&HC&HS&Gga7C&HSCLky6ky7tn4tn6al1SCLal8ms1Savannah Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans
    COG ; GA3 ; A&C ; A&WP ; GA6 ; AL6 ; AL7 ; TN5
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: DG]
  • Lake Shore (LS)
    LSPA10OH3MI1MRLEOH5FW&CNYCHRLNY3C4C5oh1PENNB&OPENNB&Owv2B&Ooh2PENNB&APENNPENNPENNPENNp&lePENNgtwPENNTP&WMCmnmsSCLTP&WC&EIICC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslcnsB&APENNpa9PENNoh2PENNoh6mi2mi5mi6PENNB&Oil10il12il14wi1B&ABoston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago Montreal London
    LS ; PA10 ; OH3 ; MI1 ; MRLE ; OH5 ; FW&C ; NYC  (Double) ; HRL ; NY3 ; C4 ; C5
    Unbuilt: OH1
    [Regions: ALCN]
  • Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
    TP&WC&CIN2IN6KY8ky9il8il9GM&OO&MC&HSMky14C&HSMtn14tn15gtwB&OO&MSCLLSC&EIB&OICC&NWCRIPCB&Qcaslcnsoh2LSPENNLSoh6oh7oh8LSmi2mi5PENNPENNSCLB&OSCLPENNB&OC&HB&Oil10il12il14ky5ky7GM&OO&Mwi1Cleveland Detroit Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Memphis
    TP&W (Double) ; C&C ; IN2 ; IN6 ; KY8
    Unbuilt: KY9
    [Regions: OC]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MCmnmsLSmi2mi4mi5mi6LSDetroit Chicago London
    MC
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: L]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&OMS3TN8KY10al4a&tC&Hal1al2C&HSCLal8ms2ms4n&cB&OTP&WTP&WO&Mky14tn7tn9C&Htn11C&HSMC&HCOGal8ms1ms2ms4SMLouisville Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Memphis
    GM&O ; MS3 ; TN8 ; KY10
    Unbuilt: AL4
    [Regions: G]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SMNO&JMS6TN13KY13O&Mv&tl&agwB&OC&HICB&Oil6il7il8il9TP&WO&MC&Hky14GM&Otn9C&Htn11C&Htn14tn15C&Hms1ms2GM&Oms4ms5ms7la3la5Louisville Birmingham Mobile New Orleans St. Louis Memphis Vicksburg
    SM ; NO&J ; MS6 ; TN13 ; KY13
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: MG]
  • Ohio & Mississippi (O&M)
    O&MKY11B&OB&OTP&WB&OC&HICB&Oil6il7ky5ky7TP&WTP&WGM&OC&HSMCincinnati Louisville St. Louis
    O&M ; KY11
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: O]
  • Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C&EI)
    C&EISCLLSTP&WICC&NWCRIPCB&Qcaslcnsmi5PENNTP&WPENNSCLB&OTP&WSCLPENNB&OB&Oil10il12il14wi1Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    C&EI
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Illinois Central (IC)
    ICIL2O&MSCLLSTP&WC&EIC&NWCRIPCB&Qcaslcnsmi5PENNSCLPENNB&OC&HB&OB&OPENNSCLil6il7il10il12il14O&MC&HSMwi1Louisville Chicago St. Louis
    IC ; IL2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NWSCLLSTP&WC&EIICCRIPCB&Qcaslcnsmi5PENNB&Oil10il12il14il15wi1wi2wi3wi4Chicago St. Paul
    C&NW
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIPia7kcnil13il14il15ia3CB&QCB&Qia6ia8ia10mo7SCLLSTP&WC&EIICC&NWCB&Qcaslcnsmi5PENNB&Oil10il12il13il14il15wi1ia8Chicago Omaha Kansas City
    CRIP
    Unbuilt: IA7
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&QIA4ia5upkcnlp&wia3ia6CRIPia9ia10ia11mo7ne2SCLLSTP&WC&EIICC&NWCRIPcaslcnskcnmi5PENNB&Oil10il11il12il13il14wi1ia1ia2ia3ia6CRIPia10mo7Chicago Omaha Kansas City
    CB&Q ; IA4
    Unbuilt: IA5
    [Regions: C]
  • Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP)
    M&SPmn2gnnpsp&psp&dwi4wi6mn1mn3mn5mn6nd5c7c8cnsnpsp&psp&dwi1wi2wi4wi5wi6mn1mn3mn5mn6Chicago Duluth St. Paul Winnipeg
    M&SP
    Unbuilt: MN2
    [Regions: W]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MPsl&amktslsfslswkc&dkpatsfkcskcnlp&wm&wPENNSCLil6il7il8il9mo2mo3mo4mo6mo7mo8mo9St. Louis Omaha Kansas City
    MP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: MW]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CPWPspsvnv2ca7Sacramento San Francisco
    CP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: P]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WPCPspsvnv1ca6ca7Sacramento San Francisco
    WP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: P]

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
G&CGreenville & Columbia 470
GTWGrand Trunk Western 535
A&TAlabama & Tennessee 715
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 755
MNMichigan Northern 510
MSMichigan Southern 1020
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 925
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 660
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 450
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 495
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 1630
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 1195
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 775
GWGreat Western 700
SPSouthern Pacific 450
NPNorthern Pacific 1405
SP&PSt Paul & Pacific 1430
KC&DKansas City & Denver 330
KPKansas Pacific 890
ATSFAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 915
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