Continental Rails II

Game # 31 - Turn # 11

Headline News 1861 to 1862

World & National New

  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: William Ogden bought CASL for $3645, William Palmer bought MP for $5203, William Palmer bought MKT for $16383, Thomas Durant bought GN for $32132.
  • PCs Merged: IC merges into WBSH, M&SP merges into CNS.
  • PCs Incorporated: L&A, UP, WP, V&T, SL&A.
  • New Engines Acquired: GT bought 2000-04-04, NYC bought Mogul 2-6-0, ERIE bought Mogul 2-6-0, CNJ bought Mogul 2-6-0, B&O bought Mogul 2-6-0, N&W bought Mogul 2-6-0, SCL bought Mogul 2-6-0, S&G bought Mogul 2-6-0, M&C bought Mogul 2-6-0, A&WP bought Mogul 2-6-0, TP&W bought Mogul 2-6-0, WBSH bought Mogul 2-6-0, A&T bought Mogul 2-6-0, N&C bought Mogul 2-6-0, SM bought Mogul 2-6-0, MN bought Mogul 2-6-0, O&M bought Mogul 2-6-0, C&NW bought Mogul 2-6-0, CRIP bought Mogul 2-6-0, CB&Q bought Mogul 2-6-0, CNS bought Mogul 2-6-0.
  • RoWs built: PA7 by B&O, VA6 by N&W, VA3 by W&M, IL8 by SCL, SC5 by S&G, TN13 by M&C, TN6 by A&WP, KY6 by TP&W, KY11 by WBSH, KY7 by A&T, MS2 by GM&O, KY9 by N&C, MS5 by NO&J, AL8 by SM, MI4 by MN, TN11 by O&M, WI4 by C&NW, IA7 by CRIP, IA4 by CB&Q.
  • NYC doubled C3, ERIE doubled MI5, SCL doubled AL3, S&G doubled NER, M&C doubled MON, WBSH doubled IN10, N&C doubled KY8, NO&J doubled NO&J, SM doubled SM, MN doubled MN.
  • New RoWs acquired: B&O got PA4, W&M got VA2, A&WP got FL6, O&M got IL7, N&C got IL9, TP&W got KY2, SCL got KY14, N&W got TN1, CNS got MN1, C&NW got MN2, CRIP got IA5, CB&Q got MO7, SM got MS7.
  • RR Mergers: W&M merges into WBSH, A&T merges into SM, O&M merges into NO&J.
  • Loan Recalls: Thomas Durant.
  • Cornered stocks: GT.
  • New railroad Presidents: Dan Drew of PENN, EugÞne de SÚgur of N&C, Edward Harriman of C&C, Nicolas Koechlin of CNS, William Ogden of V&T, John Forbes of L&A, Milton Littlefield of UP, Leland Stanford of SL&A.
  • New Private Companies Available: SLSW, GW, SP.
  • William Palmer dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $3001. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: William Ogden, Milton Littlefield, Dan Drew, Thomas Durant
  • Civil War begins: Railroads may not build a Right-of-Way this turn.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Recession to Normal.
  • Best locomotive available: Mogul 2-6-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails.

Tycoon Announcements:

1Jim Fisk society of oppressed tycoons condemns cajun cabal ruthless bidding.
14Dan Drew riding on the city of new orleans
15Cyrus Holliday going everywhere fast!

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronMilton Littlefield (6)Dan Drew (14)Nicolas Koechlin (9)Cyrus Holliday (15)Jim Fisk (1)
Rail MogulThomas Durant (11)Eugène de Ségur (10)William Ogden (13)Nicolas Koechlin (9)William Palmer (12)
Rail BuilderJim Fisk (1)Cyrus Holliday (15)Nicolas Koechlin (9)William Palmer (12)Leland Stanford (5)
Rail MagnateJim Fisk (1)Nicolas Koechlin (9)Milton Littlefield (6)Cyrus Holliday (15)William Palmer (12)
Rail ProdigalThomas Durant (11)Milton Littlefield (6)Cyrus Holliday (15)Edward Harriman (2)John Forbes (8)
Rail BaronMilton Littlefield (6)Nicolas Koechlin (9)Cyrus Holliday (15)Thomas Durant (11)William Palmer (12)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
6Milton Littlefield UPCRIP........
14Dan Drew PENNNO&J....CP
3Aubin de Verlin C&NWMN........
9Nicolas Koechlin NYCCNS........
10Eugène de Ségur N&CS&G........
15Cyrus Holliday SCLGM&OM&LR....
12William Palmer B&OTP&WMKTMP
5Leland Stanford WBSHSL&A........
1Jim Fisk ERIE............
13William Ogden SMV&T....CASL
11Thomas Durant M&C....GN....
8John Forbes A&WPL&A........
2Edward Harriman N&WC&C........
7Thomas Scott ....GT........
4Mirti ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 51354120340969197794558682000
GTGrand Trunk 731308885079530604102990000
NYCNew York Central 204332830917072199603877314999730160
ERIEErie Lackawanna 1449212256125230953639332473364500
CNJCentral New Jersey 419611093360999137800603680079
PENNPennsylvania 187035986120152195570935333419560376
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 13361920759987899329169208993640126
N&WNorfolk & Western 1592182599949529943086825760534655125
SCLSea Coast Line 1777246084132888974456532801475900
S&GSavannah & Gulf 18102812541518789748263320436887093
M&CMarietta & Cincinnati 17452710581463719739084027474179083
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 63669175380479913491610397634220788
TP&WToledo, Peoria & Warsaw 6187389342120971321569510334375195
WBSHWabash Line 2159331802179172975020423184057500
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 5275120933798919889279728090148
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 63381326447309913684498267550649
NO&JNew Orleans & Jackson 10961385618729391217879167601340871
SMSouthern Mississippi 861957905268499187060138005390173
MNMichigan Northern 5285276630605969474670916220678
C&CCincinnati & Chicago 2723261919245954584937715400115
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 4004509626607957709562100329600
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 3584475323272996748954701600135
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 3603780920795996791850432361115468
CNSChicago North Shore 4115008727548998429960647517500
V&TVicksburg & Texas 17315813104378829413231120000
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 9015136107478319095150053000
WPWestern Pacific 14217033112428826333206922000
UPUnion Pacific 1051025371778418171142790000
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 9915742110198420481160943000

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 
  • Boston & Maine (B&M)
    B&M ; ME1 ; C1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GT
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC ; B&A  (Double) ; B&H  (Double) ; NY3 ; HRL  (Double) ; C3  (Double) ; C2 ; MRLE ; LS ; OH2 ; OH5 ; FW&C (Double) ; OH3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ALCN]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIE ; NY2 ; C4  (Double) ; C5 ; MS ; MC ; MI5  (Double) ; MI6 ; MI2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ALCN]
  • Central New Jersey (CNJ)
    CNJ  (Double) ; PA8  (Double) ; NY1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENN (Double) ; C&A  (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; NYNH (Double) ; PA9 ; PA10 ; PA11 (Double) ; PA1  (Double) ; P&LE (Double) ; P&FW ; OH4 ; IN1  (Double) ; IN3 ; IN6
    Unbuilt IN8
    [Regions: AOLC]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O ; WV1 ; OH1 ; A&GW ; PA2  (Double) ; IN5 ; C&EI ; IN7 ; IL4 ; PA7
    Unbuilt PA4
    [Regions: AOCM]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W  (Double) ; R&D  (Double) ; C&O ; N&S ; RF&P (Double) ; VC ; WV4 ; KY1 ; OH7 ; OH6 ; VA4 ; VA6
    Unbuilt TN1
    [Regions: AO]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL  (Double) ; S&A  (Double) ; GA4 ; GA1 ; GA8  (Double) ; AL3  (Double) ; TN10 ; TN12 ; FEC ; KY13 ; IL8
    Unbuilt KY14
    [Regions: ADM]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL6 ; AL7 ; C&H  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; SC1  (Double) ; GA2  (Double) ; COG  (Double) ; SC3 ; SC4 ; MS1  (Double) ; NC1 ; SC5
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ADG]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&C ; IN4  (Double) ; IN9  (Double) ; KY12 (Double) ; MON  (Double) ; IL2 ; READ (Double) ; PA5  (Double) ; PA6  (Double) ; WV2 ; PA3  (Double) ; MD1 ; VA7 ; TN13
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOC]
  • Atlanta & West Point (A&WP)
    A&WP ; AL1 ; AL5 ; AL2 ; TN6
    Unbuilt FL6
    [Regions: D]
  • Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
    TP&W ; GTW ; MI1 ; OH8 ; KY3 ; KY6
    Unbuilt KY2
    [Regions: OL]
  • Wabash Line (WBSH)
    WBSH (Double) ; IN10 (Double) ; IL6  (Double) ; IL3 ; IC ; KY11 ; W&M ; W&W ; SC2 ; VA1  (Double) ; G&C ; TN2 ; BRL  (Double) ; TN3 ; KY4 ; KY5 ; VA3
    Unbuilt VA2
    [Regions: ADOCM]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&O ; MS3 ; MS2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: G]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&C ; A&C ; KY10 (Double) ; KY8  (Double) ; KY9
    Unbuilt IL9
    [Regions: DO]
  • New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J)
    NO&J (Double) ; MS6 ; MS5 ; O&M ; L&N ; TN8 ; TN11
    Unbuilt IL7
    [Regions: OMG]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SM  (Double) ; MS4 ; AL8 ; A&T ; AL4 ; TN5 ; KY7
    Unbuilt MS7
    [Regions: DOM]
  • Michigan Northern (MN)
    MN  (Double) ; MI3 ; MI4
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: L]
  • Cincinnati & Chicago (C&C)
    C&C ; IN2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NW ; WI4
    Unbuilt MN2
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIP (Double) ; IA7
    Unbuilt IA5
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Q ; IA4
    Unbuilt MO7
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNS ; M&SP
    Unbuilt MN1
    [Regions: CW]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: G]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: P]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
    SL&A
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 1195
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 775
GWGreat Western 700
SPSouthern Pacific 450
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