Continental Rails II

Game # 31 - Turn # 9

Headline News 1857 to 1858

World & National New

  1. 1857: Western Union Telegraph Company begins operations.
  2. 1858: The Dred Scott decision by Supreme Court angers Northern anti-slavery elements.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Thomas Durant bought MON for $11258, Leland Stanford bought IC for $2025, Cyrus Holliday bought FEC for $3422, EugÞne de SÚgur bought CNS for $7501, Nicolas Koechlin bought M&SP for $11441.
  • PCs Merged: FW&C merges into NYC, C&EI merges into B&O, L&N merges into O&M.
  • PCs Incorporated: C&NW, CB&Q, CRIP.
  • New Engines Acquired: NYC bought 2000-04-04, CNJ bought 2000-04-04, PENN bought 2000-04-04, READ bought 2000-04-04, B&O bought 2000-04-04, N&W bought 2000-04-04, W&M bought 2000-04-04, S&G bought 2000-04-04, M&C bought 2000-04-04, A&WP bought 2000-04-04, TP&W bought 2000-04-04, WBSH bought 2000-04-04, N&C bought 2000-04-04, SM bought 2000-04-04, MN bought 2000-04-04, C&C bought 2000-04-04.
  • New Technologies Acquired: CNJ bought steel rails, PENN bought steel rails, B&O bought Grand Station, B&O bought steel rails, N&W bought steel rails, M&C bought steel rails, A&WP bought steel rails, TP&W bought steel rails, WBSH bought steel rails, N&C bought steel rails, SM bought steel rails, MN bought steel rails, O&M bought steel rails, C&C bought steel rails.
  • RoWs built: C1 by B&M, MI6 by ERIE, IN6 by PENN, MD1 by READ, IN7 by B&O, OH6 by N&W, KY4 by W&M, TN12 by SCL, MS1 by S&G, KY12 by M&C, AL5 by A&WP, OH8 by TP&W, IL6 by WBSH, AL4 by A&T, KY10 by N&C, MS6 by NO&J.
  • PENN doubled PA1, B&O doubled PA2, W&M doubled BRL, S&G doubled COG, M&C doubled IN9.
  • New RoWs acquired: N&W got VA4, READ got VA7, S&G got NC1, ERIE got MI2, C&C got IN2, PENN got IN8, M&C got IL2, B&O got IL4, TP&W got KY3, W&M got KY5, N&C got KY8, SCL got KY13, A&T got TN5, O&M got TN8, NO&J got TN9, A&WP got AL2, GM&O got MS3, SM got MS4, NYC got OH3, MN got MI3, WBSH got IL3.
  • Loan Recalls: Edward Harriman, John Forbes, Nicolas Koechlin, EugÞne de SÚgur.
  • Stock splits: GT splits 5 for 1.
  • New railroad Presidents: Edward Harriman of A&WP, Aubin de Verlin of C&NW, Milton Littlefield of CRIP, John Forbes of CB&Q.
  • New Private Companies Available: CASL, MP, V&T, L&A, CP, WP, UP, SL&A.
  • Milton Littlefield dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $2525. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: John Forbes, William Palmer, Cyrus Holliday, William Ogden, Thomas Durant, Dan Drew
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Depression to Recession.
  • Best locomotive available: American 4-4-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails.

Tycoon Announcements:

6Milton Littlefield as promised, the penn reached chicago. like i said, a rr you can trust.
15Cyrus Holliday clear track ahead!

Top Victory Points

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

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
6Milton Littlefield PENNCRIP........
14Dan Drew O&MNO&J........
1Jim Fisk ERIE............
3Aubin de Verlin C&NWMN........
15Cyrus Holliday SCLGM&O....FEC
9Nicolas Koechlin NYCC&CM&SP....
11Thomas Durant M&CREADMON....
10Eugène de Ségur N&CS&GCNS....
12William Palmer B&OTP&W........
5Leland Stanford WBSHW&MIC....
8John Forbes CNJCB&Q........
13William Ogden SMA&T........
7Thomas Scott ....GT........
2Edward Harriman N&WA&WP........
4Mirti ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 51347369312639187975703400000
GTGrand Trunk 731159075339529448104481200
NYCNew York Central 193626678315473496547096284303320527
ERIEErie Lackawanna 1391172993102066953313912268382400
CNJCentral New Jersey 4195277329025991314409593640222
PENNPennsylvania 1870322023170673985462513207035701138
READReading 64492647509569916058010740344094
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 10661327187033998254688154872480353
N&WNorfolk & Western 13111374627148199352557202460220350
W&MWilmington & Manchester 119311385462619992716221837851200
SCLSea Coast Line 108815000888505952940001677683400
S&GSavannah & Gulf 163522046412125699424819165457640258
M&CMarietta & Cincinnati 62660765334219912225888653240137
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 382403062216999762525988821500703
TP&WToledo, Peoria & Warsaw 4074582025201998931363071200546
WBSHWabash Line 40153145297619871059574865200
A&TAlabama & Tennessee 2952731916938956236245662-1160570
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 135129328794891675416271113800
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 363378412081399753825151921700263
NO&JNew Orleans & Jackson 4633879225603919070268348-204801050
SMSouthern Mississippi 4469484238936799656951000
MNMichigan Northern 1021234974099415039141353100
O&MOhio & Mississippi 3513452121403924668043880207200
C&CCincinnati & Chicago 2022072311605982710625750313500
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 12015234103598618017166332000
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 15016874114748621527198731000
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 19019272131058626207241931000

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 ; C2 ; MRLE ; LS ; OH2 ; OH5 ; FW&C
    Unbuilt OH3
    [Regions: ALCN]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIE ; NY2 ; C4  (Double) ; C5 ; MS ; MC ; MI5 ; MI6
    Unbuilt MI2
    [Regions: ALCN]
  • Central New Jersey (CNJ)
    CNJ  (Double) ; PA8 ; 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]
  • Reading (READ)
    READ (Double) ; PA5  (Double) ; PA6  (Double) ; WV2 ; PA3 ; MD1
    Unbuilt VA7
    [Regions: AO]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O ; WV1 ; OH1 ; A&GW ; PA2  (Double) ; IN5 ; C&EI ; IN7
    Unbuilt IL4
    [Regions: AOC]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W  (Double) ; R&D ; C&O ; N&S ; RF&P (Double) ; VC ; WV4 ; KY1 ; OH7 ; OH6
    Unbuilt VA4
    [Regions: AO]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&M ; W&W ; SC2 ; VA1  (Double) ; G&C ; TN2 ; BRL  (Double) ; TN3 ; KY4
    Unbuilt KY5
    [Regions: AD]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL  (Double) ; S&A ; GA4 ; GA1 ; GA8  (Double) ; AL3 ; TN10 ; TN12
    Unbuilt KY13
    [Regions: ADM]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL6 ; AL7 ; C&H  (Double) ; NER ; SC1  (Double) ; GA2  (Double) ; COG  (Double) ; SC3 ; SC4 ; MS1
    Unbuilt NC1
    [Regions: ADG]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&C ; IN4  (Double) ; IN9  (Double) ; KY12
    Unbuilt IL2
    [Regions: O]
  • Atlanta & West Point (A&WP)
    A&WP ; AL1 ; AL5
    Unbuilt AL2
    [Regions: D]
  • Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
    TP&W ; GTW ; MI1 ; OH8
    Unbuilt KY3
    [Regions: OL]
  • Wabash Line (WBSH)
    WBSH (Double) ; IN10 ; IL6
    Unbuilt IL3
    [Regions: OM]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&T ; AL4
    Unbuilt TN5
    [Regions: D]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&O
    Unbuilt MS3
    [Regions: G]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&C ; A&C ; KY10
    Unbuilt KY8
    [Regions: D]
  • New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J)
    NO&J ; MS6
    Unbuilt TN9
    [Regions: G]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SM
    Unbuilt MS4
    [Regions: M]
  • Michigan Northern (MN)
    MN
    Unbuilt MI3
    [Regions: L]
  • Ohio & Mississippi (O&M)
    O&M ; L&N
    Unbuilt TN8
    [Regions: O]
  • Cincinnati & Chicago (C&C)
    C&C
    Unbuilt IN2
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NW
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Q
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 925
MPMissouri Pacific 1415
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 660
V&TVicksburg & Texas 865
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 450
CPCentral Pacific 770
WPWestern Pacific 710
UPUnion Pacific 525
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 495
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