Continental Rails II

Game # 34 - 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: Leland Stanford bought MKT for $13579, Railroad Bill Sr bought GN for $36901, William Palmer bought NP for $31567, Thomas Scott bought SP&P for $153154, John Forbes bought KC&D for $35002.
  • PCs Merged: CP merges into WP, M&SP merges into CNS.
  • PCs Incorporated: SLSF, SL&A, L&A, B&M, UP, SP.
  • New Technologies Acquired: W&W bought block signal system, COG bought Grand Station, L&N bought Grand Station, IC bought Grand Station, C&NW bought Grand Station, CASL bought Grand Station, MP bought Grand Station.
  • PENN doubled PA3, B&O doubled IL3, C&O doubled MON, C&H doubled GA8, SCL doubled TN10, COG doubled A&C, MRLE doubled PA9, SM doubled SM, C&NW doubled WI4.
  • New RoWs acquired: L&N got KY9, MP got MO6, M&LR got AR4, V&T got TX2.
  • RR Mergers: G&C merges into MRLE, A&T merges into N&W, SM merges into PENN.
  • Stock splits: PENN splits 2 for 1, READ splits 2 for 1, SCL splits 2 for 1, A&WP splits 4 for 1, N&C splits 2 for 1, CB&Q splits 3 for 1, MP splits 2 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: B&H, A&WP.
  • New railroad Presidents: Rotshild of B&M, Rotshild of B&H, Jim Fisk of W&W, Cyrus Holliday of S&G, Sleeping Dog of MC, Cyrus Holliday of N&C, J. Edgar Thompson of CNS, Thomas Scott of L&A, John Forbes of WP, Milton Littlefield of UP, Dan Drew of SL&A, Dan Drew of SLSF, Edward Harriman of SP.
  • New Private Companies Available: GW, KP, ATSF, KCS, KCN.
  • Milton Littlefield earns the Gulf Bonus Award for linking the PENN from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico.
  • J. Edgar Thompson earns the Gulf Bonus Award for linking the N&W from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Milton Littlefield dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $35353. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Cyrus Holliday, William Palmer, Edward Harriman, Leland Stanford, Thomas Scott, Sleeping Dog, John Forbes, Jim Fisk
  • Civil War continues: Railroads may not build a Right-of-Way this turn.
  • 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:

6Milton Littlefield penn announces plans for lavish directors-only christmas party.
10Hannibal Kimball all is quiet for me on the western front.

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)William Palmer (12)
Rail MogulMilton Littlefield (6)Cyrus Holliday (15)Thomas Scott (7)John Forbes (8)J. Edgar Thompson (3)
Rail BuilderMilton Littlefield (6)Edward Harriman (2)J. Edgar Thompson (3)William Palmer (12)Sleeping Dog (9)
Rail MagnateMilton Littlefield (6)Edward Harriman (2)Hannibal Kimball (10)J. Edgar Thompson (3)William Palmer (12)
Rail ProdigalMilton Littlefield (6)Thomas Scott (7)Cyrus Holliday (15)Leland Stanford (5)Sleeping Dog (9)
Rail BaronMilton Littlefield (6)J. Edgar Thompson (3)Edward Harriman (2)William Palmer (12)Sleeping Dog (9)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
6Milton Littlefield PENNUP........
12William Palmer C&HC&ONP....
3J. Edgar Thompson N&WCNS........
2Edward Harriman SPA&GW........
8John Forbes WPREAD....KC&D
1Jim Fisk W&WNYC........
7Thomas Scott L&AC&NW....SP&P
15Cyrus Holliday S&GN&C........
13Railroad Bill Sr ICL&NGN....
10Hannibal Kimball MRLE............
9Sleeping Dog SCLMC........
5Leland Stanford B&O....MKT....
4J. Pierpont Morgan COG............
14Dan Drew SLSFSL&A........
11Rotshild B&MB&H........

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 14522894148818942959241664000
GTGrand Trunk 78011406561596972048527838381604
B&HBoston & Hartford 11020363112009926553838561600
NYCNew York Central 15633208121700299845374336574406
PENNPennsylvania 29976909973593159993153545578967065
READReading 333100984535219812150772701101400
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 118421491711175799391845201684101500
C&OChesapeake & Ohio 1278204155112284993614369689794021
R&DRichmond & Danville 505614063438798134913589141000
N&WNorfolk & Western 23053750651987859865422712382167600102
W&WWilmington & Weldon 535691103870198174168649805155099
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 139025894113465099414154193288402
S&ASavannah & Augusta 561838854697698152673410518101
SCLSea Coast Line 179529363415269099500842513412150100
S&GSavannah & Gulf 99413174572461993106511734812004
COGCentral of Georgia 69590571470969920735410894421770147
MRLEMad River & Lake Erie 282451979527029499874823266425911900130
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 1522078311431994617891040000
A&GWAtlantic & Great Western 602979155385399219903340310437599
MCMichigan Central 78312089962868992429324186610006
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 5176342735519981568364262453775101
MNMichigan Northern 302368802175995924892361755063
MSMichigan Southern 20424179142669568268192704100
L&NLouisville & Nashville 326452512805689108343456264165094
ICIllinois Central 294407952692585970023991331073
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 400632573289399128977651032416000
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 150232781373495486592634151900
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 3604632225477991259314901323540107
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 18525974135069958394315016500
CNSChicago North Shore 4116119333656991216176295971300
MPMissouri Pacific 28338260198959985796384856400
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 13217063110918942569129503200
V&TVicksburg & Texas 173187541087796527272678721700
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 9018524125968629759167416000
WPWestern Pacific 29642693294588591471440182200
UPUnion Pacific 1051233481408828319159312000
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 9919204126758831919179566000
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 23928406196008564319361811000
SPSouthern Pacific 9020670146768331439176866000

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
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • 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  (Double) ; M&C ; IN4  (Double) ; IN9 ; C&EI (Double) ; KY12 ; TN13 ; TN14 ; SM  (Double) ; NO&J (Double) ; MS6
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLCMG]
  • 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  (Double)
    Unbuilt WV3
    [Regions: ACM]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&O  (Double) ; VC ; MD2 ; PA7 ; WV4 ; KY2 ; KY5  (Double) ; IN6  (Double) ; MON  (Double)
    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 ; A&T ; AL4 ; GM&O ; TN4 ; TN1
    Unbuilt IL5
    [Regions: ADOCG]
  • 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  (Double) ; 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 (Double)
    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  (Double) ; 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  (Double) ; KY6 ; G&C  (Double) ; BRL ; TN2 ; TN3 ; KY4
    Unbuilt KY7
    [Regions: ADOLC]
  • 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]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&C ; TN8 ; TN11 ; TN5
    Unbuilt KY14
    [Regions: M]
  • 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 KY9
    [Regions: O]
  • Illinois Central (IC)
    IC ; IL2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NW ; WI4  (Double)
    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 ; M&SP
    Unbuilt WI5
    [Regions: CW]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MP
    Unbuilt MO6
    [Regions: MW]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR
    Unbuilt AR4
    [Regions: M]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T
    Unbuilt TX2
    [Regions: M]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: G]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP ; CP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: P]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
    SL&A
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSF
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
    SP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: P]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
B&M0017+17 0 653 721111
GT817977-4 780 3 900 0 16 8
B&H658198+33 103 1 100 01116 7 8
NYC514948-3 3381 30 708 0112 3
PENN9010456+22 3280 72 430 0668
READ598555+51 713 6 660 0884 6 7
B&O838384+1 1190 5 928 0556 7
C&O706867-3 970 6 390 012122 3 8
R&D363739+3 1753 8 975 0 73 8 12
N&W878176-11 1291 18 018 0332 12 15
W&W626059-3 667 2 637 38117 8
C&H706765-5 1689 11 712 012123 8 15
S&A878889+2 441 2 774 31 153 7 12
SCL759255+35 2203 17 964 0991 12 14
S&G535252-1 1550 9 844 9615153 6 12
COG475767+20 2016 9 100 0443 5 15
MRLE748488+14 2225 17 470 0101015
A&WP5812950+142 270 54 720 0 122 3 7
A&GW636261-2 752 3 010 0223
MC929088-4 962 3 802 1139910
N&C738852+31 728 5 042 1281573
MN696867-2 364 1 435 75 51
MS476686+39 223 976 44 151 5 7
L&N436486+43 590 1 630 013136 9
IC526680+28 453 1 470 013131 6
C&NW375574+37 2202 6 000 077
CRIP294460+31 253 750 0 156 7
CB&Q6510649+82 1052 10 290 510 62 8 15
CASL295072+43 308 925 0 1412
CNS283644+16 168 1 892 1633310
MP397656+73 395 2 830 0 1
M&LR182430+12 269 660 0 9
V&T183247+29 407 865 0 15
L&A0017+17 0 405 4577
WP182940+22 314 1 349 13186
UP0017+17 0 473 5266
SL&A0017+17 0 446 491414
SLSF0017+17 0 1 076 1191414
SP0017+17 0 405 4522

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 775
GWGreat Western 700
KPKansas Pacific 890
ATSFAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 915
KCSKansas City Southern 490
KCNKansas City Northern 1115
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