Continental Rails II

Game # 34 - 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: Thomas Scott bought L&A for $16544, Dan Drew bought SL&A for $9372, Dan Drew bought SLSF for $29019, Edward Harriman bought SP for $65000.
  • PCs Merged: FEC merges into SCL, MON merges into C&O.
  • PCs Incorporated: V&T, WP, M&LR.
  • New Technologies Acquired: GT bought block signal system, B&H bought block signal system, NYC bought block signal system, PENN bought block signal system, READ bought block signal system, B&O bought block signal system, C&O bought block signal system, R&D bought block signal system, N&W bought block signal system, C&H bought block signal system, S&A bought block signal system, SCL bought block signal system, S&G bought block signal system, COG bought block signal system, MRLE bought block signal system, A&WP bought block signal system, A&GW bought block signal system, MC bought block signal system, A&T bought block signal system, N&C bought block signal system, SM bought block signal system, MN bought block signal system, MS bought block signal system, L&N bought block signal system, IC bought block signal system, C&NW bought block signal system, CRIP bought block signal system, CB&Q bought block signal system, CASL bought block signal system, CNS bought block signal system, MP bought block signal system.
  • RoWs built: MI1 by NYC, TN14 by PENN, IL3 by B&O, VA6 by N&W, NC1 by W&W, TN15 by C&H, TN10 by SCL, MS4 by S&G, FL3 by COG, KY6 by MRLE, KY11 by A&GW, MI4 by MC, TN1 by A&T, TN5 by N&C, KY8 by L&N, IL2 by IC, WI4 by C&NW, IA4 by CB&Q.
  • PENN doubled P&LE, B&O doubled IL4, C&O doubled IN6, C&H doubled IL6, MRLE doubled OH8, MC doubled C5.
  • New RoWs acquired: W&W got SC2, B&O got WV3, NYC got IN3, N&W got IL5, MRLE got KY7, A&GW got KY10, COG got TN6, SCL got TN7, C&H got AL1, S&G got MS5, CNS got WI5, C&NW got MN2, CB&Q got IA5, CRIP got IA7, CASL got MO1, N&C got KY14.
  • Loan Recalls: Dan Drew.
  • Stock splits: B&H splits 2 for 1, NYC splits 2 for 1, READ splits 2 for 1, S&G splits 2 for 1, A&WP splits 2 for 1, C&NW splits 3 for 1, CB&Q splits 2 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: A&WP.
  • New railroad Presidents: John Forbes of GT, Thomas Scott of B&H, Jim Fisk of NYC, Hannibal Kimball of G&C, Milton Littlefield of SM, Jim Fisk of MP, Sleeping Dog of M&LR, Cyrus Holliday of V&T.
  • New Private Companies Available: MKT, SLSW, GN, NP, SP&P, KC&D.
  • Milton Littlefield earns the Millionaire Award.
  • Milton Littlefield dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $25250. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Cyrus Holliday, Thomas Scott, Edward Harriman, Leland Stanford, William Palmer, Sleeping Dog, John Forbes, Jim Fisk
  • Civil War begins: Railroads may not build a Right-of-Way this turn.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Boom to Great.
  • 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 let's go riding now --- everybodys learning how --- ride the b&o with me!
6Milton Littlefield the penn announces plans to add new orleans to its route system.
10Hannibal Kimball i see that mr. harriman has recovered from his illness.

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)Thomas Scott (7)John Forbes (8)Jim Fisk (1)
Rail BuilderEdward Harriman (2)William Palmer (12)Milton Littlefield (6)Sleeping Dog (9)Leland Stanford (5)
Rail MagnateEdward Harriman (2)Milton Littlefield (6)Hannibal Kimball (10)Leland Stanford (5)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)Sleeping Dog (9)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
6Milton Littlefield PENNSM....UP
3J. Edgar Thompson N&WA&T....M&SP
12William Palmer C&HC&O........
8John Forbes GTREADCP....
1Jim Fisk MPNYC........
2Edward Harriman ....A&GWSP....
15Cyrus Holliday CRIPV&T........
7Thomas Scott B&HC&NWL&A....
13Railroad Bill Sr ICL&N........
10Hannibal Kimball MRLEG&C........
9Sleeping Dog SCLM&LR........
5Leland Stanford B&O............
4J. Pierpont Morgan COG............
14Dan Drew ....CASLSLSFSL&A
11Rotshild ........B&M....

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
GTGrand Trunk 7801175686231198198503761529208
B&HBoston & Hartford 11021248116869925739809913900
NYCNew York Central 1563335710174569994464511688289016
PENNPennsylvania 249058892930624299729633387291660120
READReading 333105239557769811879671749212500
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 118422245011567399378703197066111200
C&OChesapeake & Ohio 12782014711108089935103314904794061
R&DRichmond & Danville 505636033625497130802658541000
N&WNorfolk & Western 16332566391334539941984281770676004
W&WWilmington & Weldon 5357091939005991690217524664550219
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 139026016913528899402839711588406
S&ASavannah & Augusta 561875135075896148106503988502
SCLSea Coast Line 1795304191158179994862316365312110287
S&GSavannah & Gulf 994136384750129930035317472059010
COGCentral of Georgia 69591863505249920118210677621770367
MRLEMad River & Lake Erie 2154416456216559996336602007501312900289
G&CGreenville & Columbia 6707495741976982125731129851000
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 15221330117319944828142860000
A&GWAtlantic & Great Western 60210222556223992136664421294375247
MCMichigan Central 7831282816670699235979520041125016
A&TAlabama & Tennessee 672860904821098215622354596100287
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 51767526371409915339382087516775289
SMSouthern Mississippi 5077836843103991793499057469067
MNMichigan Northern 30238496227129590254321815110180
MSMichigan Southern 20425548150739566306221714000
L&NLouisville & Nashville 32647364307878910544844609410210
ICIllinois Central 2944242529273859439138996330163
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 4005630930969991260176406361616000
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 15024408158658946439255614400
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 36048530266919912326762543516540238
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 18527535165219455793305875200
CNSChicago North Shore 852178711983993204817582151200
MPMissouri Pacific 28339482244799280770367195200
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 13217496122478440127206732000
V&TVicksburg & Texas 17320108128699050423259772000
WPWestern Pacific 14221516146318645143232573000

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 ; MI1
    Unbuilt IN3
    [Regions: AOLCN]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENN (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; C&A  (Double) ; CNJ  (Double) ; NYNH (Double) ; PA5 ; PA6 ; P&FW ; P&LE (Double) ; WV2 ; PA1  (Double) ; PA3 ; M&C ; IN4  (Double) ; IN9 ; C&EI (Double) ; KY12 ; TN13 ; TN14
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLCM]
  • 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  (Double) ; IL3
    Unbuilt WV3
    [Regions: ACM]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&O  (Double) ; VC ; MD2 ; PA7 ; WV4 ; KY2 ; KY5  (Double) ; IN6  (Double) ; MON
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOC]
  • 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 ; VA6
    Unbuilt IL5
    [Regions: AOC]
  • Wilmington & Weldon (W&W)
    W&W  (Double) ; NC2 ; VA1 ; NC1
    Unbuilt SC2
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H  (Double) ; SC4 ; GA1  (Double) ; GA8 ; AL3  (Double) ; TN12 ; KY13 ; O&M ; IL6  (Double) ; TN15
    Unbuilt AL1
    [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 ; FEC ; TN10
    Unbuilt TN7
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL6 ; AL8 ; MS3 ; AL7 ; MS4
    Unbuilt MS5
    [Regions: AG]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COG  (Double) ; A&C ; GA3 ; GA5 ; FL3
    Unbuilt TN6
    [Regions: D]
  • Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE)
    MRLE (Double) ; OH2 ; TP&W ; MI2  (Double) ; C&C  (Double) ; OH8  (Double) ; KY3 ; ERIE (Double) ; NY2  (Double) ; PA11 (Double) ; GTW ; PA8  (Double) ; PA10 ; PA9 ; KY6
    Unbuilt KY7
    [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 ; KY11
    Unbuilt KY10
    [Regions: OM]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MC ; C5  (Double) ; MI6 ; MI5 ; MI4
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: LCN]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&T ; AL4 ; GM&O ; TN4 ; TN1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: DG]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&C ; TN8 ; TN11 ; TN5
    Unbuilt KY14
    [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 ; KY8
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: O]
  • Illinois Central (IC)
    IC ; IL2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NW ; WI4
    Unbuilt MN2
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIP
    Unbuilt IA7
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Q ; IA4
    Unbuilt IA5
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL
    Unbuilt MO1
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNS
    Unbuilt WI5
    [Regions: C]
  • 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 none
    [Regions: M]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: P]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
GT627181+19 1187 3 900 0816
B&H8010565+50 82 1 100 0716 11
NYC698651+33 2376 30 650 58112 3
PENN687990+22 4120 33 625 55668 13
READ799959+39 446 3 330 0886 7
B&O788083+5 1048 5 874 54556 7
C&O908070-20 965 6 298 9212122 3 8
R&D363636+0 1630 8 975 0 73 8 12
N&W798387+8 4577 14 583 75332 7 12 15
W&W455362+17 681 2 625 50 17 8
C&H626670+8 1631 11 557 15512123 8 15
S&A647587+23 736 2 764 41 153 7 12
SCL777675-2 1425 8 786 196991 14
S&G769153+30 918 9 844 96 153 6 12
COG474747+0 1277 8 995 105445 15
MRLE837874-9 1917 10 715 5510106
G&C536577+24 1409 6 608 9210153 7
A&WP578658+59 1494 13 680 0 122 3 7
A&GW616263+2 660 2 968 42223
MC718192+21 760 3 802 113 910
A&T786961-17 773 3 295 6533
N&C1008673-27 559 2 521 64 715
SM615957-4 597 2 535 068
MN556269+14 470 1 435 75 51
MS565147-9 178 962 58 155 7
L&N263443+17 351 1 560 701313
IC273952+25 325 1 416 5413131
C&NW467937+65 149 5 580 42077
CRIP172329+12 313 750 01515
CB&Q509065+80 226 3 430 170 6
CASL172329+12 380 925 01414
CNS172228+11 247 425 0 10
MP172839+22 634 1 309 10611
M&LR0018+18 0 594 6699
V&T0018+18 0 779 861515
WP0018+18 0 639 71 6

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 1630
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 775
GNGreat Northern 1475
NPNorthern Pacific 1405
SP&PSt Paul & Pacific 1430
KC&DKansas City & Denver 330
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