Continental Rails II

Game # 33 - Turn # 10

Headline News 1859 to 1860

World & National New

  1. 1859: John Brown is executed after seizing arsenal at Harper's Ferry.
  2. 1860: Rich silver strike at Comstock Lode in Nevada Territory.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Edward Harriman bought FEC for $4567, William Ogden bought CNS for $7597, Cyrus Holliday bought M&SP for $21657, Jay Gould bought MP for $1516, Hannibal Kimball bought CP for $15025, Thomas Durant bought WP for $15052, Oakes Ames bought SL&A for $7499.
  • PCs Merged: L&N merges into WBSH, A&C merges into SCL, C&EI merges into C&O, MS merges into NYC.
  • PCs Incorporated: IC, M&LR.
  • New Engines Acquired: GT bought Mogul 2-6-0, NYC bought Mogul 2-6-0, PENN bought Mogul 2-6-0, READ bought Mogul 2-6-0, C&O bought Mogul 2-6-0, R&D bought Mogul 2-6-0, W&W bought Mogul 2-6-0, C&H bought Mogul 2-6-0, S&A bought Mogul 2-6-0, SCL bought Mogul 2-6-0, S&G bought Mogul 2-6-0, P&LE bought Mogul 2-6-0, MRLE 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, MC bought Mogul 2-6-0, GM&O bought Mogul 2-6-0, SM 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.
  • New Technologies Acquired: C&O bought Grand Station, P&LE bought steel rails, M&C bought Grand Station, TP&W bought coal burning engines, WBSH bought coal burning engines, GM&O bought coal burning engines, SM bought Grand Station.
  • RoWs built: IL4 by NYC, PA4 by PENN, IN8 by B&O, IN10 by C&O, VA7 by R&D, TN3 by N&W, IL2 by S&A, TN11 by S&G, MI2 by P&LE, KY14 by M&C, MS1 by A&WP, MI6 by MC, TN13 by GM&O, TN8 by SM.
  • NYC doubled B&M, PENN doubled C&A, READ doubled PA3, C&O doubled IN6, R&D doubled OH8, SCL doubled COG, S&G doubled AL2, A&WP doubled AL7, SM doubled NO&J.
  • New RoWs acquired: R&D got VA1, W&M got SC4, SCL got FL4, M&C got WV1, C&C got OH7, NYC got IL3, B&O got IL5, C&O got IL7, GM&O got IL9, N&W got KY4, SM got KY10, S&G got TN6, S&A got AL4, A&WP got AL8, C&NW got WI4, MC got C5, TP&W got OH6, A&T got TN5.
  • W&M engine boiler explodes at station, killing crew and many passengers. Damages put at $5136.
  • Reorganized RRs: W&M.
  • New railroad Presidents: Jay Gould of C&H, William Ogden of O&M, Thomas Scott of CRIP.
  • New Private Companies Available: CASL, SLSF, GW, GN.
  • Thomas Durant dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $6565. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Edward Harriman, Cyrus Holliday, William Ogden, Milton Littlefield, Cornelius Vanderbilt
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Improved to Great.
  • Best locomotive available: Mogul 2-6-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines.

Tycoon Announcements:

2Edward Harriman anyone who steals a train would definitely have a locomotive!
11Thomas Durant nyc hosts leadership conference with c&nw. c&nw stock up on the news

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronThomas Durant (11)Cornelius Vanderbilt (14)William Ogden (13)Cyrus Holliday (15)Milton Littlefield (6)
Rail MogulWilliam Ogden (13)Cyrus Holliday (15)Thomas Durant (11)Cornelius Vanderbilt (14)Milton Littlefield (6)
Rail BuilderThomas Durant (11)Edward Harriman (2)John Forbes (8)Milton Littlefield (6)William Ogden (13)
Rail MagnateThomas Durant (11)Edward Harriman (2)John Forbes (8)Cornelius Vanderbilt (14)William Ogden (13)
Rail ProdigalThomas Durant (11)Cyrus Holliday (15)William Ogden (13)Cornelius Vanderbilt (14)Oakes Ames (4)
Rail BaronThomas Durant (11)Cyrus Holliday (15)Edward Harriman (2)William Ogden (13)Cornelius Vanderbilt (14)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
11Thomas Durant NYCC&NWWP....
14Cornelius Vanderbilt PENNREAD........
15Cyrus Holliday M&CGM&OM&SP....
13William Ogden O&MS&A....CNS
10Hannibal Kimball ....SMCP....
2Edward Harriman B&OMCFEC....
6Milton Littlefield C&OR&D........
8John Forbes S&GA&WP........
9Jay Gould A&TC&HMP....
7Thomas Scott P&LECRIPMN....
5Mick A'Wish SCL............
4Oakes Ames N&WC&CSL&A....
3J. Edgar Thompson ............N&C
12Sir Eton Lenefsky ................
1Mark Hopkins ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
GTGrand Trunk 570743354088499117853434007100
NYCNew York Central 28955685193013179867205945938812120340
NYNHNew York & New Haven 73210561462312951728891235615600
PENNPennsylvania 82415311685744982069841141081090200
READReading 5331125815854199123668868091390193
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 1061156246874979525856315786865600301
C&OChesapeake & Ohio 1098154360802679925292318004371061
R&DRichmond & Danville 825103205577949817614713540742024
N&WNorfolk & Western 12771545289580795328315191083240351
W&WWilmington & Weldon 1201361481689426577141874100
W&MWilmington & Manchester 4284816842388721177000-2000
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 47463647350069999472137568700
S&ASavannah & Augusta 98512481281128952412091754832000
SCLSea Coast Line 67313662376509951505015610413900
S&GSavannah & Gulf 862126829659509918239212557885770625
P&LEPittsburgh & Lake Erie 4787667339871991604601040306100
MRLEMad River & Lake Erie 13817764103039624021158476000
M&CMarietta & Cincinnati 96511596560302991954271439545900
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 4707076438920991136918195372590181
TP&WToledo, Peoria & Warsaw 2102390613387984463133319370106
WBSHWabash Line 44059878329339996872549907200
MCMichigan Central 4465928434977959276567285525550
A&TAlabama & Tennessee 14316743102139331307218833300
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 4134063822350998223758953390220
SMSouthern Mississippi 65185889455219815594610874656300781
O&MOhio & Mississippi 16519925133508734329203632300
C&CCincinnati & Chicago 20225324182338241063297371500
ICIllinois Central 18523083154668742704284712000
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 12019309108139829651206297102800
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 15021357132419233590193385100
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 19024196157278941502244193300
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 1321503996259029639197612000

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)
    GT  (Double) ; C2 ; C3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AN]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC ; B&A  (Double) ; HRL  (Double) ; NY3 ; ERIE (Double) ; B&H ; LS  (Double) ; C4 ; OH3 ; OH2 ; B&M  (Double) ; P&FW (Double) ; OH5 ; FW&C ; MI1 ; A&GW ; IN5  (Double) ; IN7 ; MS ; IL4
    Unbuilt IL3
    [Regions: AOLCMN]
  • New York & New Haven (NYNH)
    NYNH (Double) ; CNJ ; PA8 ; NY2 ; NY1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENN ; LV ; C&A  (Double) ; PA9 ; PA10 ; PA2 ; PA4
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Reading (READ)
    READ (Double) ; PA1  (Double) ; PA5 ; PA6 ; PA3  (Double)
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AO]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O ; PA7 ; WV2 ; OH1 ; OH4 ; IN1  (Double) ; IN3 ; IN8
    Unbuilt IL5
    [Regions: AOC]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&O  (Double) ; VC ; WV4 ; KY2 ; KY5 ; IN6  (Double) ; C&EI ; IN10
    Unbuilt IL7
    [Regions: AOC]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&D  (Double) ; VA4 ; VA5 ; KY1 ; OH8  (Double) ; VA7
    Unbuilt VA1
    [Regions: AO]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W ; N&S ; RF&P ; VA3 ; MD1 ; NC2 ; SC5 ; BRL ; TN2 ; TN3
    Unbuilt KY4
    [Regions: AD]
  • Wilmington & Weldon (W&W)
    W&W
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&M ; NER ; SC2
    Unbuilt SC4
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H ; SC1 ; G&C ; SC3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&A ; GA1 ; GA8 ; AL3 ; TN12 ; KY13 ; IL2
    Unbuilt AL4
    [Regions: AD]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; GA2  (Double) ; COG  (Double) ; A&C
    Unbuilt FL4
    [Regions: AD]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1  (Double) ; AL2  (Double) ; TN9 ; TN11
    Unbuilt TN6
    [Regions: ADM]
  • Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
    P&LE (Double) ; GTW ; PA11 ; MI2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: OL]
  • Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE)
    MRLE
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: L]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&C ; IN4 ; MON ; IN9 ; KY12 ; KY14
    Unbuilt WV1
    [Regions: OC]
  • Atlanta & West Point (A&WP)
    A&WP ; AL6 ; AL7  (Double) ; MS1
    Unbuilt AL8
    [Regions: DG]
  • Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
    TP&W ; IN2
    Unbuilt OH6
    [Regions: ]
  • Wabash Line (WBSH)
    WBSH ; KY8 ; L&N
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: O]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MC ; MI5 ; MI6
    Unbuilt C5
    [Regions: LC]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&T
    Unbuilt TN5
    [Regions: D]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&O ; MS3 ; TN13
    Unbuilt IL9
    [Regions: G]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SM ; NO&J (Double) ; MS6 ; TN8
    Unbuilt KY10
    [Regions: MG]
  • Ohio & Mississippi (O&M)
    O&M
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: O]
  • Cincinnati & Chicago (C&C)
    C&C
    Unbuilt OH7
    [Regions: C]
  • Illinois Central (IC)
    IC
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NW
    Unbuilt WI4
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Q
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
GT303234+4 1129 2 745 105 13
NYC475870+23 3464 14 320 162111114
NYNH373840+3 1011 3 345 315 913
PENN353943+8 1079 4 081 44141415
READ323538+6 926 2 665 01414
B&O494950+1 1105 5 263 502211
C&O293236+7 1062 5 337 1536611
R&D323335+3 965 4 078 476610 13
N&W242628+4 1704 6 062 32744
W&W212325+4 165 566 34 1311 15
W&M161745+29 734 2 140 0  
C&H465258+12 504 2 363 13996 15
S&A414141+0 1122 4 871 54131311
SCL485052+4 618 3 304 68556 13
S&G454750+5 872 4 263 478811
P&LE777063-14 350 2 361 29779 14
MRLE444444+0 117 690 0 1311 15
M&C596674+15 897 4 748 77151513
A&WP283135+7 438 2 281 69882
TP&W202326+6 353 1 050 0 136
WBSH516070+19 305 2 067 133 158 13
MC222835+13 606 2 175 5522
A&T263545+19 211 644 719914 15
GM&O494848-1 418 2 021 441515
SM607081+21 821 3 183 72101011
O&M141618+4 292 763 621313
C&C141925+11 405 912 9844
IC0015+15 0 833 92 13
C&NW142435+21 278 600 01111
CRIP142435+21 358 693 5777
CB&Q142027+13 432 878 72 15
M&LR0015+15 0 594 66 14

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 925
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 1195
GWGreat Western 700
GNGreat Northern 1475
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