Continental Rails II

Game # 34 - 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: Leland Stanford bought FEC for $6789, J. Edgar Thompson bought M&SP for $62412, Sleeping Dog bought M&LR for $21053, Cyrus Holliday bought V&T for $27146, John Forbes bought CP for $43303, Milton Littlefield bought WP for $65656, Milton Littlefield bought UP for $95959.
  • PCs Merged: GM&O merges into A&T, O&M merges into C&H, FW&C merges into NYC.
  • PCs Incorporated: CNS, CRIP, MP, CASL.
  • RoWs built: TN13 by PENN, IL4 by B&O, IN6 by C&O, IL1 by N&W, IL6 by C&H, TN9 by SCL, AL7 by S&G, GA5 by COG, KY3 by MRLE, KY4 by G&C, MI5 by MC, TN4 by A&T, TN11 by N&C, MI3 by MN.
  • RoWs abandoned: MS7 was abandoned by SM.
  • ERIE doubled NY2, PENN doubled C&EI, READ doubled MD1, B&O doubled IN8, C&O doubled KY5, W&W doubled W&W, C&H doubled AL3, S&G doubled S&G, MRLE doubled C&C, SM doubled NO&J.
  • New RoWs acquired: N&W got VA6, W&W got NC1, NYC got MI1, MC got MI4, IC got IL2, MRLE got KY6, L&N got KY8, A&GW got KY11, A&T got TN1, N&C got TN5, SCL got TN10, PENN got TN14, C&H got TN15, S&G got MS4, C&NW got WI4, CB&Q got IA4, COG got FL3, B&O got IL3.
  • RR Mergers: ERIE merges into MRLE.
  • Stock splits: NYC splits 2 for 1, PENN splits 2 for 1, G&C splits 2 for 1, A&WP splits 3 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: A&WP.
  • New railroad Presidents: Cyrus Holliday of CRIP, Dan Drew of CASL, Hannibal Kimball of CNS.
  • New Private Companies Available: L&A, SL&A, SLSF, SP.
  • Cyrus Holliday dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $11256. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Milton Littlefield, Leland Stanford, Thomas Scott, William Palmer, Sleeping Dog, Edward Harriman, John Forbes, Jim Fisk
  • Invention of block signal system improves traffic flow, prevents major collisions.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Great to Boom.
  • Best locomotive available: American 4-4-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system.

Tycoon Announcements:

5Leland Stanford ride the b&o --- the only train direct east coast to chicago to st. louis!
6Milton Littlefield the song only goes to 9595, i don't know what to bid on prodigal this turn.
8John Forbes take a ride on the reading
10Hannibal Kimball i hope mr. harriman is feeling better.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronMilton Littlefield (6)J. Edgar Thompson (3)Jim Fisk (1)Edward Harriman (2)John Forbes (8)
Rail MogulMilton Littlefield (6)Cyrus Holliday (15)William Palmer (12)Jim Fisk (1)Thomas Scott (7)
Rail BuilderEdward Harriman (2)Leland Stanford (5)Milton Littlefield (6)William Palmer (12)J. Edgar Thompson (3)
Rail MagnateEdward Harriman (2)Milton Littlefield (6)Leland Stanford (5)Hannibal Kimball (10)William Palmer (12)
Rail ProdigalMilton Littlefield (6)Thomas Scott (7)Cyrus Holliday (15)Leland Stanford (5)Sleeping Dog (9)
Rail BaronMilton Littlefield (6)Edward Harriman (2)William Palmer (12)J. Edgar Thompson (3)Leland Stanford (5)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
6Milton Littlefield PENNCB&QWPUP
3J. Edgar Thompson N&WA&T....M&SP
12William Palmer C&HC&O....MON
8John Forbes SMREADCP....
2Edward Harriman NYCA&GW........
1Jim Fisk W&WB&H........
15Cyrus Holliday CRIPS&GV&T....
7Thomas Scott N&CC&NW........
13Railroad Bill Sr ICL&N........
10Hannibal Kimball MRLECNS........
9Sleeping Dog SCLMCM&LR....
5Leland Stanford B&O........FEC
4J. Pierpont Morgan COG............
14Dan Drew ....CASL........
11Rotshild ........B&M....

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
GTGrand Trunk 78011195858218991919828819580021
B&HBoston & Hartford 11020692113819924987786112900
NYCNew York Central 15053074261598609940792825851169039
PENNPennsylvania 23805153662679919967141837090610140400
READReading 333100928524829911601270870211600
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 10751878339767399327982173217101000
C&OChesapeake & Ohio 10941408347745899282798141024640205
R&DRichmond & Danville 505624153432899127348744561000
N&WNorfolk & Western 14822304501198349936626910164154010
W&WWilmington & Weldon 43556691311809913621558937516500127
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 1280221638115252993578198154479021
S&ASavannah & Augusta 561837424689598142563637608605
SCLSea Coast Line 140222635012223097355670352331111470486
S&GSavannah & Gulf 898119414668739825831915469859025
COGCentral of Georgia 48566772387289613641374585121050172
MRLEMad River & Lake Erie 204437970019744599584071298299124550414
G&CGreenville & Columbia 6707255739907992069721127503900
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 15220441112439943211173552000
A&GWAtlantic & Great Western 5178528546907991764863615494425193
MCMichigan Central 55789655466209916822758029109039
A&TAlabama & Tennessee 5416969238331991682797197154655301
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 38951231281779911453462656516640325
SMSouthern Mississippi 50774384409119917511089236590168
MNMichigan Northern 3023764321457978818844213440450
MSMichigan Southern 20424636152749264601236743000
L&NLouisville & Nashville 1862508318060825920325229117000
ICIllinois Central 1852638818208855945825362215450
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 12021238127439443674220066400
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 15022494152968644159248413000
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 1902650114576996307231848596800
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 18525697172178752559295663000
CNSChicago North Shore 85206251340689302391701110000
MPMissouri Pacific 28336780246438777759437412000

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  (Double) ; C3 ; NY1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Boston & Hartford (B&H)
    B&H
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC ; HRL  (Double) ; B&A  (Double) ; NY3 ; LS ; C4 ; OH3 ; OH5 ; OH6 ; OH7 ; FW&C
    Unbuilt MI1
    [Regions: AOLCN]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENN (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; C&A  (Double) ; CNJ  (Double) ; NYNH (Double) ; PA5 ; PA6 ; P&FW ; P&LE ; WV2 ; PA1  (Double) ; PA3 ; M&C ; IN4  (Double) ; IN9 ; C&EI (Double) ; KY12 ; TN13
    Unbuilt TN14
    [Regions: AOLC]
  • Reading (READ)
    READ (Double) ; PA2  (Double) ; MD1  (Double) ; PA4  (Double)
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O  (Double) ; WV1 ; OH1 ; OH4  (Double) ; IN1  (Double) ; IN2  (Double) ; IN8  (Double) ; IL4
    Unbuilt IL3
    [Regions: ACM]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&O  (Double) ; VC ; MD2 ; PA7 ; WV4 ; KY2 ; KY5  (Double) ; IN6
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AO]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&D ; VA7 ; VA2 ; SC5
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W  (Double) ; N&S ; RF&P (Double) ; VA3 ; VA4 ; VA5 ; KY1 ; IN5 ; IN7 ; IL1
    Unbuilt VA6
    [Regions: AOC]
  • Wilmington & Weldon (W&W)
    W&W  (Double) ; NC2 ; VA1
    Unbuilt NC1
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H  (Double) ; SC4 ; GA1  (Double) ; GA8 ; AL3  (Double) ; TN12 ; KY13 ; O&M ; IL6
    Unbuilt TN15
    [Regions: ADOM]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&A ; GA2 ; SC1 ; SC3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL  (Double) ; NER ; GA4  (Double) ; FL4 ; FL5 ; FL6 ; AL5 ; W&M ; AL2 ; TN9
    Unbuilt TN10
    [Regions: ADG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL6 ; AL8 ; MS3 ; AL7
    Unbuilt MS4
    [Regions: AG]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COG  (Double) ; A&C ; GA3 ; GA5
    Unbuilt FL3
    [Regions: D]
  • Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE)
    MRLE (Double) ; OH2 ; TP&W ; MI2  (Double) ; C&C  (Double) ; OH8 ; KY3 ; ERIE (Double) ; NY2  (Double) ; PA11 (Double) ; GTW ; PA8  (Double) ; PA10 ; PA9
    Unbuilt KY6
    [Regions: AOLC]
  • Greenville & Columbia (G&C)
    G&C  (Double) ; BRL ; TN2 ; TN3 ; KY4
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: D]
  • Atlanta & West Point (A&WP)
    A&WP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: D]
  • Atlantic & Great Western (A&GW)
    A&GW ; WBSH ; IN10 ; IL7
    Unbuilt KY11
    [Regions: OM]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MC ; C5 ; MI6 ; MI5
    Unbuilt MI4
    [Regions: LCN]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&T ; AL4 ; GM&O ; TN4
    Unbuilt TN1
    [Regions: DG]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&C ; TN8 ; TN11
    Unbuilt TN5
    [Regions: M]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SM ; NO&J (Double) ; MS6
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MG]
  • Michigan Northern (MN)
    MN ; MI3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: L]
  • Michigan Southern (MS)
    MS
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: L]
  • Louisville & Nashville (L&N)
    L&N
    Unbuilt KY8
    [Regions: O]
  • Illinois Central (IC)
    IC
    Unbuilt IL2
    [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 IA4
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNS
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MW]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
GT616162+1 954 3 900 0 16
B&H526680+28 120 550 0116 7 11
NYC10011969+38 1285 14 950 114213
PENN9411568+42 2996 33 042 88668 13
READ737679+6 404 1 665 0886
B&O677278+11 1153 5 323 60556 7
C&O637690+27 1055 5 414 5612122 3 8
R&D393736-3 2499 8 975 0 73 8 12
N&W526579+27 2203 13 811 92332 7 8
W&W313845+14 790 2 175 0117
C&H525762+10 1684 10 998 16412123 8 15
S&A616264+3 832 2 751 54 157 12
SCL667177+11 1269 6 937 80991 14
S&G697276+7 838 4 460 3015153 6 12
COG414447+6 1205 7 995 55445 15
MRLE938683-10 926 9 941 27910106
G&C568153+50 877 6 608 92 153 7
A&WP4610957+125 235 6 840 0 122 3 7
A&GW626161-1 616 2 585 0223
MC797571-8 453 2 693 929910
A&T606978+18 429 2 583 12233
N&C7185100+29 403 1 898 477715
SM626161-1 702 2 535 0886
MN314355+24 164 1 410 100 1
MS324456+24 291 943 77 155 7
L&N182226+8 337 930 01313
IC182227+9 357 925 01313
C&NW183246+28 276 600 077
CRIP0017+17 0 675 751515
CB&Q183450+32 431 950 066
CASL0017+17 0 833 921414
CNS0017+17 0 383 421010
MP0017+17 0 1 274 141 1

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 450
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 495
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 1195
SPSouthern Pacific 450
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