Continental Rails II

Game # 29 - Turn # 13

Headline News 1865 to 1866

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1865: Nevada admitted into Union as newest state.
  2. 1866: Prussia unifies north German states by defeating Austria in 7 Weeks War

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Hannibal Kimball bought A&T for $3796, Henry Farham bought MN for $2244, Henry Farham bought MS for $4488, Jay Gould bought MKT for $9975, J. Pierpont Morgan bought GW for $3254, B. bought NP for $12312.
  • PCs Merged: W&W merges into B&O, SP&P merges into M&SP, ATSF merges into MP.
  • PCs Incorporated: KC&D, KP, SP.
  • New Technologies Acquired: GT bought switch yards, PENN bought automatic couplers, S&G bought coal burning engines, COG bought automatic couplers, MC bought automatic couplers, GM&O bought block signal system, C&EI bought automatic couplers, C&NW bought automatic couplers, CB&Q bought automatic couplers, M&SP bought automatic couplers, MP bought Grand Station, MP bought automatic couplers, V&T bought automatic couplers, CP bought automatic couplers, WP bought automatic couplers, UP bought automatic couplers, GN bought automatic couplers.
  • RoWs abandoned: MN2 was abandoned by M&SP, MO6 was abandoned by MP.
  • PENN doubled B&H, SM doubled SM, M&SP doubled CNS.
  • New RoWs acquired: LS got OH6, C&NW got WI4, UP got IA6, M&SP got ND1, GN got ND5, MP got OK8, V&T got TX2, CP got NV2.
  • Inadequate signal system slows S&G rail service: mail contracts worth $1570 cancelled.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost LS $20397.
  • Guerre tarifaire: SM declares rate war on C&H, reduces rates by 25%.
  • Stock splits: C&NW splits 5 for 1, M&SP splits 4 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: C&NW.
  • New railroad Presidents: Nicholas van Rijn of SP, J. Pierpont Morgan of KC&D, Nicholas van Rijn of KP.
  • New Private Companies Available: KCS.
  • Guy de Lusignan dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $10000. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: J. Pierpont Morgan, Henry Farham, Jay Gould, Nicholas van Rijn, B.
  • Civil War ends: Railroads may resume building Right-of-Ways.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Good.
  • Best locomotive available: Chesapeake 4-6-0
  • 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)Nicholas van Rijn (2)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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........
3B. SCLMPNP....
2Nicholas van Rijn KPSP........
4J. Pierpont Morgan CPKC&DGW....
6Henry Farham C&NWGNMNMS
10Hannibal Kimball ....GTA&T....
9Jay Gould UPV&TMKT....
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 32948489271549890564567866000
B&ABoston & Albany 6528414854697951699168109730019
PENNPennsylvania 31226974823836159673688332252115120148
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 27434570382422309874442844417690039
W&MWilmington & Manchester 385490083185595825654466740014
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 17832996631725299938743526499580065
SCLSea Coast Line 2994512812276915976761314670829448060
S&GSavannah & Gulf 157212441168499365994849200
COGCentral of Georgia 9591255896656198198252910807100
LSLake Shore 15692728481418829947968224964897054
TP&WToledo, Peoria & Warsaw 6649465352059991571121136366065098
MCMichigan Central 15219987127929031762124425000
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 544644803675497131310883164060895
SMSouthern Mississippi 10051295267410899254597159361450258
C&EIChicago & Eastern Illinois 18424902136969939365187997100
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 1202074411409992833311606102200
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 15022695118019936779245848000
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 36044622245429910819454714106750
M&SPMilwaukee & St. Paul 6979754150722991679151092527417500
MPMissouri Pacific 466599943119799110708723906439300
V&TVicksburg & Texas 17318062113799135724250362000
CPCentral Pacific 15421242123209635654206796417400
WPWestern Pacific 14220434128739132616162735200
UPUnion Pacific 1051202380558722043154572000
SPSouthern Pacific 9020222127409128426174249000
GNGreat Northern 29525382144689759538411222900
KC&DKansas City & Denver 661146175648818661114395000
KPKansas Pacific 17818465120028942314259361000

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&Opa9LSwv2oh1oh2LSLSoh7oh8mi5TP&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  (Double) ; B&M  (Double) ; ME1 ; C1 ; IL4  (Double)
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AOLCMN]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OWV1M&CWV3WBSHIN5IN9L&NN&WRF&PN&SMD2MD1PA7PA1PA3READIL3IL1W&Wil6SMMPsl&amktslsfslswm&wC&HC&HPENNSCLil7il8il9SMC&HSMmo2mo3mo4PENNPENNPENNSCLSCLW&Mp&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 ; W&W
    Unbuilt: IL6
    [Regions: AOC]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&MSC2SC1B&OSCLC&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&OB&OW&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&CNYCHRLNY3C4C5oh6TP&WmsTP&WPENNoh7oh8mi6PENNTP&WPENNB&APENNPENNPENNPENNp&lePENNgtwPENNTP&WMCmnmsSCLTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslM&SPB&APENNpa9PENNoh1oh2PENNmi2mi5mi6PENNB&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: OH6
    [Regions: ALCN]
  • Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
    TP&WC&CIN2IN6KY8ky9il8il9GM&OSMC&HSMky14C&HSMtn14tn15gtwB&OSMSCLLSC&EIB&OC&HC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslM&SPoh2LSPENNLSLSoh7oh8LSmi2mi5PENNPENNSCLB&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  (Double) ; 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&NWwi4M&SPnpM&SPsp&dil10il15wi2wi3wi6mn1mn2mn3mn5mn6SCLLSTP&WC&EIC&HCRIPCB&QcaslM&SPmi5PENNB&Oil10il12il14il15wi1wi2wi3Chicago Duluth St. Paul
    C&NW
    Unbuilt: WI4
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIPia7kcnil13il14il15ia3CB&QCB&QUPia8ia10mo7SCLLSTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWCB&QcaslM&SPmi5PENNB&Oil10il12il13il14il15wi1ia8Chicago Omaha Kansas City
    CRIP
    Unbuilt: IA7
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&QIA4ia5UPkcnlp&wia3UPCRIPia9ia10ia11mo7ne2SCLLSTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWCRIPcaslM&SPkcnmi5PENNB&Oil10il11il12il13il14wi1ia1ia2ia3UPCRIPia10mo7Chicago Omaha Kansas City
    CB&Q ; IA4
    Unbuilt: IA5
    [Regions: C]
  • Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP)
    M&SPCNSSP&Pnd1nd2SCLLSTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWCRIPCB&Qcaslnpsp&dmi5PENNB&Oil10il12il14wi1wi2C&NWwi5wi6mn1mn2mn3mn5mn6Chicago Duluth St. Paul
    M&SP ; CNS  (Double) ; SP&P
    Unbuilt: ND1
    [Regions: CW]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MPATSFok8ks1ks2ok5ok7tx13tx14nm1nm4nm5sl&amktslsfslswKC&DKPkcskcnlp&wm&wPENNSCLB&Oil7il8il9mo2mo3mo4mo6mo7mo8mo9ks1ks2ok7St. Louis Omaha Kansas City
    MP ; ATSF
    Unbuilt: OK8
    [Regions: MW]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&Ttx2t&pcttrlr&sh&ssa&har6ar8la4la6tx1tx3tx5tx16SMt&plr&sh&sms5ar6ar8la4la5la6tx5Vicksburg Ft. Worth Houston
    V&T
    Unbuilt: TX2
    [Regions: M]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CPnv2ut7ut8nv1WPSPsvca7Sacramento San Francisco
    CP
    Unbuilt: NV2
    [Regions: P]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WPCPSPsvnv1ca6ca7Sacramento San Francisco
    WP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: P]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UPia6kcnlp&wia3CB&QCB&QCRIPia9ia10ia11mo7ne2lp&wCB&Qia9ia11ne1ne2Omaha Kansas City
    UP
    Unbuilt: IA6
    [Regions: W]
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
    SPCPWPsvca4ca5ca7ca8Sacramento San Francisco Los Angeles
    SP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: P]
  • Great Northern (GN)
    GNnd5mn2mt1c7c8sp&dwi7wi8mn1mn2c7c8Duluth St. Paul Winnipeg
    GN
    Unbuilt: ND5
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas City & Denver (KC&D)
    KC&DMPKPMPkcskcnlp&wmo3mo6mo7mo8mo9ks4St. Louis Omaha Kansas City
    KC&D
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas Pacific (KP)
    KPMPKC&DMPkcskcnlp&wmo3mo6mo7mo8mo9ks3St. Louis Omaha Kansas City
    KP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: W]

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
G&CGreenville & Columbia 470
GTWGrand Trunk Western 535
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 755
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 925
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 660
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 450
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 495
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 1195
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 775
KCSKansas City Southern 490
KCNKansas City Northern 1115
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