Continental Rails II

Game # 31 - Turn # 12

Headline News 1863 to 1864

World & National New

  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: EugÞne de SÚgur bought SLSF for $11970, William Ogden bought SLSW for $1829, Cyrus Holliday bought GW for $10011, Milton Littlefield bought SP for $12201.
  • PCs Incorporated: GN, MKT, MP, CP, CASL, M&LR.
  • New Technologies Acquired: C&NW bought Grand Station, CNS bought Grand Station.
  • RoWs abandoned: KY2 was abandoned by TP&W, MN1 was abandoned by CNS.
  • NYC doubled LS, ERIE doubled C5, SCL doubled GA4, S&G doubled AL7, M&C doubled IL2, WBSH doubled IC, N&C doubled A&C, NO&J doubled L&N, SM doubled A&T, MN doubled MI3, C&NW doubled C&NW, SL&A doubled SL&A.
  • New RoWs acquired: M&C got IL5, CNS got WI5, SL&A got MO1, L&A got LA4, UP got NE1, V&T got TX2.
  • RR Mergers: TP&W merges into B&O, GM&O merges into SCL, NO&J merges into PENN, C&C merges into N&W.
  • Stock splits: C&NW splits 2 for 1, CRIP splits 2 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: GT.
  • New railroad Presidents: William Ogden of B&M, Milton Littlefield of PENN, Edward Harriman of A&WP, John Forbes of CB&Q, William Ogden of CASL, Cyrus Holliday of M&LR, Dan Drew of CP, Dan Drew of WP, William Palmer of MKT, Thomas Durant of GN.
  • New Private Companies Available: NP, SP&P, KP, ATSF, KCS.
  • Dan Drew earns the Gulf Bonus Award for linking the PENN from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico.
  • William Ogden dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $3654. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Milton Littlefield, William Palmer, Cyrus Holliday, Thomas Durant, John Forbes, Dan Drew, Aubin de Verlin
  • Civil War continues: Railroads may not build a Right-of-Way this turn.
  • Invention of coal burning engine for locomotives improves operations, reduces operating costs.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Normal to Improved.
  • Best locomotive available: Atlantic 4-4-2
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines.

Tycoon Announcements:

6Milton Littlefield the glorious penn arrives in new orleans. citizens celebrate.

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 MogulWilliam Ogden (13)Nicolas Koechlin (9)Eugène de Ségur (10)Thomas Durant (11)William Palmer (12)
Rail BuilderDan Drew (14)Jim Fisk (1)Cyrus Holliday (15)Nicolas Koechlin (9)William Palmer (12)
Rail MagnateJim Fisk (1)Nicolas Koechlin (9)William Palmer (12)Cyrus Holliday (15)Milton Littlefield (6)
Rail ProdigalThomas Durant (11)Milton Littlefield (6)Cyrus Holliday (15)William Palmer (12)John Forbes (8)
Rail BaronMilton Littlefield (6)Nicolas Koechlin (9)Cyrus Holliday (15)Dan Drew (14)Thomas Durant (11)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
6Milton Littlefield PENNCRIPSP....
9Nicolas Koechlin NYCCNS........
14Dan Drew WPCP........
12William Palmer B&OMKT........
3Aubin de Verlin C&NWMN........
10Eugène de Ségur N&CS&GSLSF....
15Cyrus Holliday SCLM&LR....GW
5Leland Stanford WBSHSL&A........
13William Ogden CASLB&MSLSW....
1Jim Fisk ERIE............
11Thomas Durant M&CGN........
8John Forbes CB&QL&A........
2Edward Harriman N&WA&WP........
7Thomas Scott ....GT........
4Mirti ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 513555163553090101282535423000
GTGrand Trunk 73136829167933110098250000
NYCNew York Central 20433555881849069961776929999995088
ERIEErie Lackawanna 1449231406131901973737862519736700
CNJCentral New Jersey 419640233521299135466134193047
PENNPennsylvania 2966590414307014998497805209108100686
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 1954308477160409994762933111408170161
N&WNorfolk & Western 18642547721375779749351030194354655120
SCLSea Coast Line 23043433651854179758228937019764089
S&GSavannah & Gulf 18103004621592439849986419747797056
M&CMarietta & Cincinnati 17452872841522599840745228255989041
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 63673322403279914010610641834220473
WBSHWabash Line 2159355036184619995167232853149800
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 63389897494439914114896293650357
SMSouthern Mississippi 8611072995901399192915140760410095
MNMichigan Northern 52857481316159910049173619440407
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 4005466428426998199164404639600
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 3584738826537956992355847518067
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 3603982521904997134545451411115234
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 18522225142249038105275952000
CNSChicago North Shore 41153258276949987094619626400
MPMissouri Pacific 28331983214298756375408251000
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 13214666101208526447191531000
V&TVicksburg & Texas 17316420101809231531241081900
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 901634289889921788162729411250
CPCentral Pacific 15418810127918631841230591000
WPWestern Pacific 14218299111629327878176915300
UPUnion Pacific 1051045261679521170156902512900
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 9922377143219021827167289000
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 32629042197498661769447310000
GNGreat Northern 2952288316018845359138809-1000

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  (Double) ; OH2 ; OH5 ; FW&C (Double) ; OH3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ALCN]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIE ; NY2 ; C4  (Double) ; C5  (Double) ; 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 ; NO&J (Double) ; MS6 ; MS5 ; O&M ; L&N  (Double) ; TN8 ; TN11
    Unbuilt IN8
    [Regions: AOLCMG]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O ; WV1 ; OH1 ; A&GW ; PA2  (Double) ; IN5 ; C&EI ; IN7 ; IL4 ; PA7 ; TP&W ; GTW ; MI1 ; OH8 ; KY3 ; KY6
    Unbuilt PA4
    [Regions: AOLCM]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W  (Double) ; R&D  (Double) ; C&O ; N&S ; RF&P (Double) ; VC ; WV4 ; KY1 ; OH7 ; OH6 ; VA4 ; VA6 ; C&C ; IN2
    Unbuilt TN1
    [Regions: AOC]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL  (Double) ; S&A  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; GA1 ; GA8  (Double) ; AL3  (Double) ; TN10 ; TN12 ; FEC ; KY13 ; IL8 ; GM&O ; MS3 ; MS2
    Unbuilt KY14
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL6 ; AL7  (Double) ; 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  (Double) ; READ (Double) ; PA5  (Double) ; PA6  (Double) ; WV2 ; PA3  (Double) ; MD1 ; VA7 ; TN13
    Unbuilt IL5
    [Regions: AOC]
  • Atlanta & West Point (A&WP)
    A&WP ; AL1 ; AL5 ; AL2 ; TN6
    Unbuilt FL6
    [Regions: D]
  • Wabash Line (WBSH)
    WBSH (Double) ; IN10 (Double) ; IL6  (Double) ; IL3 ; IC  (Double) ; KY11 ; W&M ; W&W ; SC2 ; VA1  (Double) ; G&C ; TN2 ; BRL  (Double) ; TN3 ; KY4 ; KY5 ; VA3
    Unbuilt VA2
    [Regions: ADOCM]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&C ; A&C  (Double) ; KY10 (Double) ; KY8  (Double) ; KY9
    Unbuilt IL9
    [Regions: DO]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SM  (Double) ; MS4 ; AL8 ; A&T  (Double) ; AL4 ; TN5 ; KY7
    Unbuilt MS7
    [Regions: DOM]
  • Michigan Northern (MN)
    MN  (Double) ; MI3  (Double) ; MI4
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: L]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NW (Double) ; 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, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNS ; M&SP
    Unbuilt WI5
    [Regions: CW]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MW]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T
    Unbuilt TX2
    [Regions: M]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A
    Unbuilt LA4
    [Regions: G]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: P]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: P]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP
    Unbuilt NE1
    [Regions: W]
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
    SL&A (Double)
    Unbuilt MO1
    [Regions: M]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKT
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Great Northern (GN)
    GN
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
NPNorthern Pacific 1405
SP&PSt Paul & Pacific 1430
KPKansas Pacific 890
ATSFAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 915
KCSKansas City Southern 490
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