Continental Rails II

Game # 29 - Turn # 12

Headline News 1863 to 1864

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1863: Congress passes Homestead Act giving free land to homesteaders.
  2. 1864: Otto von Bismark appointed minister president of Prussia by William I.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Nicholas van Rijn bought SP for $30099, Guy de Lusignan bought SP&P for $20167, J. Pierpont Morgan bought KC&D for $9165, Nicholas van Rijn bought KP for $9001, B. bought ATSF for $14566.
  • PCs Merged: CNS merges into M&SP.
  • PCs Incorporated: GN, UP, V&T.
  • New Engines Acquired: B&A bought Atlantic 4-4-2, W&M bought Atlantic 4-4-2.
  • New Technologies Acquired: SM bought Grand Station, O&M bought block signal system, C&EI bought block signal system, CRIP bought Grand Station, M&SP bought Grand Station.
  • RoWs abandoned: OH1 was abandoned by LS.
  • PENN doubled IL4, B&O doubled PA1, SCL doubled IN4, SM doubled NO&J.
  • New RoWs acquired: B&O got IL6, O&M got KY5, SM got TN11, MP got MO6.
  • RR Mergers: O&M merges into SM, IC merges into C&H.
  • Lack of modern signal system causes major head-on collison: claims against GT exceed $3619.
  • Stock splits: CB&Q splits 3 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: C&NW.
  • New railroad Presidents: Nicholas van Rijn of LS, Henry Farham of C&NW, Jay Gould of V&T, J. Pierpont Morgan of CP, Jay Gould of UP, Henry Farham of GN.
  • New Private Companies Available: KCN.
  • Nicholas van Rijn dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $5568. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Henry Farham, B., Guy de Lusignan, Jay Gould, J. Pierpont Morgan
  • Civil War continues: Railroads may not build a Right-of-Way this turn.
  • Invention of automatic couplers facilitates operations, improves safety.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Normal to Good.
  • Best locomotive available: Prairie 2-6-2
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system, automatic couplers.

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)Henry Farham (6)Jay Gould (9)
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)Jay Gould (9)
Rail ProdigalB. (3)Henry Farham (6)Jay Gould (9)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&SP....SP&P
3B. SCLMP....ATSF
2Nicholas van Rijn SMLSKPSP
6Henry Farham C&NWGN........
4J. Pierpont Morgan CP........KC&D
10Hannibal Kimball CB&QGT....W&W
9Jay Gould UPV&T........
13William Ogden ................
8John Forbes ........P&LE....
15Cyrus Holliday ................
14Dan Drew ................
11Thomas Durant ................
12William Palmer ................
7Thomas Scott ................
1Jim Fisk ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
GTGrand Trunk 32943582252789988195558653000
B&ABoston & Albany 6527660752859911633448063510047
PENNPennsylvania 31226201713472939570541334028312100329
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 26234009942085159969868342419678086
W&MWilmington & Manchester 385445412895295789614688920030
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 1783284019159050983745972621527100163
SCLSea Coast Line 29944624242543309665457445869978480133
S&GSavannah & Gulf 1571941510678993623423008000
COGCentral of Georgia 95911075360914961906571110985000
LSLake Shore 156924858612926499468385249154780135
TP&WToledo, Peoria & Warsaw 66485532478979815137511142546650245
MCMichigan Central 15217874110829230668144074000
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 5445952032736991281779201930608190
SMSouthern Mississippi 100512829966716992473611565475100516
C&EIChicago & Eastern Illinois 18423117127149937510224395000
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 12018390101149927469112709200
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 15020632113489635483248175200
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 36040033220189982533447354126750
M&SPMilwaukee & St. Paul 41153092286709794488658215100
MPMissouri Pacific 28333822186029963303440854400
V&TVicksburg & Texas 17316533110778733233240670000
CPCentral Pacific 15419210128718732993196442400
WPWestern Pacific 14218299118948931491186553100
UPUnion Pacific 1051079374478520531148690000
GNGreat Northern 29523075147689053591388090000

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&EIC&HC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslM&SPMPsl&amktslsfslswm&wB&ALSB&Opa2B&Opa4B&Opa9LSwv2oh1oh2LSoh6oh7oh8mi5TP&WSCLB&OTP&WSCLB&OB&OC&HB&OSCLB&Oil7il8il9il10il12il14SCLky3wi1mo2mo3mo4LSBoston 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  (Double)
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AOLCMN]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OWV1M&CWV3WBSHIN5IN9L&NN&WRF&PN&SMD2MD1PA7PA1PA3READIL3IL1il6SMMPsl&amktslsfslswm&wC&HC&HPENNSCLil7il8il9SMC&HSMmo2mo3mo4PENNPENNPENNSCLSCLw&wp&lePENNPENNn&cSMSCLLSTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslM&SPpa2pa4PENNPENNSCLva3SCLva7SCLnc2wv2wv4oh1oh7oh8mi5PENNTP&WPENNSCLTP&WSCLPENNC&HC&HPENNSCLil7il10il12il14SCLky2ky3ky5ky7TP&WGM&OSMC&HSMky14tn7GM&Owi1New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Kansas City
    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  (Double) ; PA3 ; READ (Double) ; IL3 ; IL1
    Unbuilt: IL6
    [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&AGA1GA8AL3TN10TN12KY12BRLIN10ICIL2ga2SCLS&GCOGW&MCOGSCLSCLSCLS&GCOGg&cCOGB&OCOGa&tSMSCLLSTP&WC&EIB&OC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslM&SPm&lrW&MW&Msc3sc5SCLmi5PENNTP&WSCLPENNB&OB&OB&OPENNSCLB&Oil7il8il9il10il12il14ky5ky7TP&WTP&WSMSMky14tn2GM&Otn9SMSMtn14tn15al1al2GM&OSCLGM&OSMms7wi1ar1ar5Charleston Savannah Cincinnati Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Chicago St. Louis Memphis
    C&H  (Double) ; SC4 ; S&A  (Double) ; GA1 ; GA8 ; AL3 ; TN10 ; TN12 ; KY12 ; BRL ; IN10 ; IC ; IL2
    Unbuilt: GA2
    [Regions: ADOCM]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCLNERGA4FL4NC1VA1FL5R&DC&OVA4VA5VCKY1IN4MONIN7FL6FECAL5il5C&HMPsl&amktslsfslswm&wPENNB&OC&HB&OPENNB&Oil7il8il9mo2mo3mo4B&OB&OB&Ow&wW&MC&HC&HS&GB&OPENNB&Oa&tLSTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslM&SPB&OB&Ova2va3va6va7nc2W&MW&MC&HS&GC&Hfl1fl2fl3B&Owv4oh7oh8mi5PENNTP&WPENNB&OTP&WPENNB&OB&OC&HB&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  (Double) ; 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&CNYCHRLNY3C4C5B&APENNPENNPENNPENNp&lePENNgtwPENNTP&WMCmnmsSCLTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslM&SPB&APENNpa9PENNoh1oh2PENNoh6mi2mi5mi6PENNB&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: none
    [Regions: ALCN]
  • Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
    TP&WC&CIN2IN6KY8ky9il8il9GM&OSMC&HSMky14C&HSMtn14tn15gtwB&OSMSCLLSC&EIB&OC&HC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslM&SPoh2LSPENNLSoh6oh7oh8LSmi2mi5PENNPENNSCLB&OSCLPENNB&OC&HB&Oil10il12il14ky5ky7GM&OSMwi1Cleveland 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&WSMky14tn7tn9C&HSMC&HSMC&HCOGal8ms1ms2ms4SMLouisville Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Memphis
    GM&O ; MS3 ; TN8 ; KY10
    Unbuilt: AL4
    [Regions: G]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SMNO&JMS6TN13KY13O&MKY11tn11m&lrGM&Otn9C&HC&Htn14tn15C&HGM&Oms7ar1ar5B&OB&OV&Tl&agwTP&WB&OC&HC&HB&OB&Oil7il8il9ky5ky7TP&WTP&WGM&OC&Hky14GM&Otn9C&HC&Htn14tn15C&Hms1ms2GM&Oms4ms5ms7la3la5Cincinnati Louisville Birmingham Mobile New Orleans St. Louis Memphis Vicksburg
    SM ; NO&J (Double) ; MS6 ; TN13 ; KY13 ; O&M ; KY11
    Unbuilt: TN11
    [Regions: OMG]
  • Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C&EI)
    C&EISCLLSTP&WC&HC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslM&SPmi5PENNTP&WPENNSCLB&OTP&WSCLPENNB&OB&Oil10il12il14wi1Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    C&EI
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NWSCLLSTP&WC&EIC&HCRIPCB&QcaslM&SPmi5PENNB&Oil10il12il14il15wi1wi2wi3wi4Chicago St. Paul
    C&NW
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIPia7kcnil13il14il15ia3CB&QCB&Qia6ia8ia10mo7SCLLSTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWCB&QcaslM&SPmi5PENNB&Oil10il12il13il14il15wi1ia8Chicago Omaha Kansas City
    CRIP
    Unbuilt: IA7
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&QIA4ia5UPkcnlp&wia3ia6CRIPia9ia10ia11mo7ne2SCLLSTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWCRIPcaslM&SPkcnmi5PENNB&Oil10il11il12il13il14wi1ia1ia2ia3ia6CRIPia10mo7Chicago Omaha Kansas City
    CB&Q ; IA4
    Unbuilt: IA5
    [Regions: C]
  • Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP)
    M&SPCNSmn2GNnpsp&psp&dwi4wi6mn1mn3mn5mn6nd5c7c8SCLLSTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWCRIPCB&Qcaslnpsp&psp&dmi5PENNB&Oil10il12il14wi1wi2wi4wi5wi6mn1mn3mn5mn6Chicago Duluth St. Paul Winnipeg
    M&SP ; CNS
    Unbuilt: MN2
    [Regions: CW]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MPmo6mktkc&dkpatsfkcskcnlp&wmo3mo4mo5mo7mo8mo9ks1ok2ok6sl&amktslsfslswkc&dkpatsfkcskcnlp&wm&wPENNSCLB&Oil7il8il9mo2mo3mo4mo7mo8mo9St. Louis Omaha Kansas City
    MP
    Unbuilt: MO6
    [Regions: MW]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&TSMt&plr&sh&sms5ar6ar8la4la5la6tx2tx5Vicksburg Ft. Worth Houston
    V&T
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: M]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CPWPspsvnv2ca7Sacramento San Francisco
    CP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: P]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WPCPspsvnv1ca6ca7Sacramento San Francisco
    WP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: P]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UPlp&wCB&Qia6ia9ia11ne1ne2Omaha Kansas City
    UP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: W]
  • Great Northern (GN)
    GNsp&dwi7wi8mn1M&SPnd5c7c8Duluth St. Paul Winnipeg
    GN
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: W]

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
NPNorthern Pacific 1405
KCNKansas City Northern 1115
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