Continental Rails II

Game # 34 - Turn # 13

Headline News 1865 to 1866

World & National New

  1. 1865: Nevada admitted into Union as newest state.
  2. 1866: Prussia unifies north German states by defeating Austria in 7 Weeks War

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Dan Drew bought SLSW for $5000, Edward Harriman bought GW for $11111, Railroad Bill Sr bought ATSF for $50223, Leland Stanford bought KCS for $34567, Hannibal Kimball bought KCN for $48510.
  • PCs Merged: KC&D merges into MP, NP merges into CNS, SP&P merges into C&NW.
  • PCs Incorporated: MKT.
  • New Technologies Acquired: S&G bought Grand Station, SLSF bought Grand Station.
  • RoWs abandoned: MN2 was abandoned by C&NW, WI5 was abandoned by CNS.
  • C&O doubled PA7, C&H doubled O&M, COG doubled GA3, N&C doubled N&C.
  • New RoWs acquired: SL&A got IL11, SLSF got MO5, L&A got LA2, C&NW got ND1, CNS got ND3, UP got NE1, WP got NV1, SP got CA4.
  • RR Mergers: B&H merges into B&M, C&O merges into C&H, N&C merges into S&G.
  • Loan Recalls: Leland Stanford, John Forbes, Hannibal Kimball, Railroad Bill Sr .
  • Stock splits: B&M splits 2 for 1, S&A splits 3 for 1, MRLE splits 2 for 1, A&WP splits 4 for 1, MS splits 3 for 1, L&N splits 2 for 1, C&NW splits 3 for 1, CASL splits 4 for 1, MP splits 4 for 1, V&T splits 2 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: PENN, A&WP, MS, CB&Q.
  • New railroad Presidents: John Forbes of PENN, Hannibal Kimball of S&A, Cyrus Holliday of CRIP, Milton Littlefield of CB&Q, Dan Drew of CASL, Jim Fisk of MP, Sleeping Dog of M&LR, Cyrus Holliday of V&T, Leland Stanford of MKT.
  • New Private Companies Available: SV, SP&D.
  • Milton Littlefield dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $45454. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Cyrus Holliday, William Palmer, Edward Harriman, Sleeping Dog, Leland Stanford, Thomas Scott, John Forbes, Jim Fisk
  • Civil War ends: Railroads may resume building Right-of-Ways.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Boom to Panic.
  • Best locomotive available: Mogul 2-6-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system.

Tycoon Announcements:

5Leland Stanford b&o adds deluxe dining cars to all routes with master french chef doland ranard
6Milton Littlefield i fear an imminent panic...
10Hannibal Kimball darn mr. holliday had run the g&c into the ground!

Top Victory Points

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

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
12William Palmer C&H............
3J. Edgar Thompson N&WCNS........
2Edward Harriman SPA&GW....GW
6Milton Littlefield CB&QUP........
7Thomas Scott L&AC&NW........
1Jim Fisk MPNYC........
8John Forbes WPPENN........
15Cyrus Holliday CRIPV&T........
9Sleeping Dog SCLM&LR........
10Hannibal Kimball MRLES&AKCN....
13Railroad Bill Sr ICL&NGNATSF
14Dan Drew SLSFCASL....SLSW
5Leland Stanford B&OMKT....KCS
4J. Pierpont Morgan COG............
11Rotshild B&M............

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 25545450263619671834279667600
GTGrand Trunk 7801191366433497210780691519001
NYCNew York Central 15633350261742159944165545014402
PENNPennsylvania 29977230603976839695431244298233019
READReading 33310561854921991242917358051000
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 118422508411704299405343205946111000
R&DRichmond & Danville 505646633556599139135502301000
N&WNorfolk & Western 2305390227202919996787521315667960031
W&WWilmington & Weldon 5357226139744991790476652161555040
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 2668540723281176997972227994111409
S&ASavannah & Augusta 561871695142995156084251928200
SCLSea Coast Line 179530552215887299495483473966035
S&GSavannah & Gulf 15112250741170379947975621998047042
COGCentral of Georgia 6959690650392992136921109462077051
MRLEMad River & Lake Erie 28245404582810399989628527220310590046
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 1522192312058994756456260000
A&GWAtlantic & Great Western 6021017215594799225851187810437535
MCMichigan Central 783128195679439825007344121102302
MNMichigan Northern 302384902270995947841992950022
MSMichigan Southern 20425708154259469663148844100
L&NLouisville & Nashville 326472192738793110821464085165038
ICIllinois Central 294427062775986992364061931022
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 6869811451019992149741083663100
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 15024758141129749685266227000
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 360482512653899129214411171054037
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 18527824147479859659287817100
CNSChicago North Shore 6929700853354992068651057236219400
MPMissouri Pacific 349524482779798111682471164000
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 13217908109249343673125355000
V&TVicksburg & Texas 17320514112839954305271694000
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 90194001067099322211751911400
WPWestern Pacific 296445582450799100244467896225100
UPUnion Pacific 1051278870339931112168134925800
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 9920270111489934251186931158500
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 32637139230269293719482813000
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 2393038616105987104038303519270
SPSouthern Pacific 90221301239398338331844213442300

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 ; B&H
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GT  (Double) ; C2  (Double) ; C3 ; NY1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AN]
  • 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]
  • 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  (Double) ; IL6  (Double) ; TN15 ; C&O  (Double) ; VC ; MD2 ; PA7  (Double) ; WV4 ; KY2 ; KY5  (Double) ; IN6  (Double) ; MON  (Double)
    Unbuilt AL1
    [Regions: ADOCM]
  • 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 ; N&C  (Double) ; TN8 ; TN11 ; TN5
    Unbuilt MS5
    [Regions: AMG]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COG  (Double) ; A&C  (Double) ; GA3  (Double) ; 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]
  • 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) ; SP&P
    Unbuilt ND1
    [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 ; NP
    Unbuilt ND3
    [Regions: CW]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MP ; KC&D
    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 LA2
    [Regions: G]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP ; CP
    Unbuilt NV1
    [Regions: P]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP
    Unbuilt NE1
    [Regions: W]
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
    SL&A
    Unbuilt IL11
    [Regions: M]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKT
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSF
    Unbuilt MO5
    [Regions: M]
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
    SP
    Unbuilt CA4
    [Regions: P]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
B&M171865+113 245 3 542 108111
GT776757-20 928 3 900 0 16 8
NYC483829-19 4507 30 708 0112 3
PENN ©565146-10 5917 72 430 08613
READ554638-17 668 6 660 0 84 6 7
B&O847975-9 988 5 928 0556 7
R&D393022-17 1630 8 975 0 73 8 12
N&W766350-26 2174 18 018 0332 12 15
W&W596877+18 653 2 675 0 13 7 8
C&H655341-24 1493 18 102 012123 8
S&A8910238+25 485 8 343 7210103 7 12 15
SCL556168+13 2453 17 964 0991 12 14
S&G525862+10 1347 15 110 0 153 6
COG675034-33 1249 9 100 0443 5 15
MRLE889551+14 2962 34 940 010106 15
A&WP ©5012550+150 309 218 880 0 122 3 7
A&GW616773+12 855 3 010 0223 15
MC889399+11 971 3 915 0 910
MN677278+11 379 1 453 57 51 3
MS ©8610340+34 134 2 961 99 151 3 5 7
L&N869653+20 298 3 260 013136 9 15
IC806040-40 236 1 470 013131 6
C&NW7412156+94 1379 21 861 429772 6 13
CRIP607998+38 171 750 015156 7
CB&Q ©497092+43 3031 10 417 383662 7 8 15
CASL7213650+128 182 3 700 014147 12
CNS446076+32 658 3 320 1403310 12
MP5612850+144 395 12 508 13211
M&LR304458+28 221 660 09913
V&T478561+75 274 1 730 01515
L&A171922+5 148 450 0776
WP405978+38 477 1 480 0886
UP171820+3 220 525 06612
SL&A171717+0 153 495 0 14
MKT0018+18 0 1 467 16355
SLSF171820+3 378 1 195 014146
SP171922+5 146 450 0221

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
KPKansas Pacific 890
SVSacramento Valley 750
SP&DSt Paul & Duluth 750
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