Continental Rails II

Game # 34 - Turn # 8

Headline News 1855 to 1856

World & National New

  1. 1855: The Know-Nothing Party sweeps Northern congressional elections.
  2. 1856: Soo Canal completed connecting Lake Superior to Lake Huron.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Edward Harriman bought FW&C for $5600, Hannibal Kimball bought C&C for $14583, John Forbes bought C&EI for $25051, Railroad Bill Sr bought L&N for $11211, Railroad Bill Sr bought IC for $11211, Thomas Scott bought C&NW for $36621, Milton Littlefield bought CB&Q for $27501.
  • PCs Merged: TP&W merges into MRLE, NO&J merges into SM.
  • PCs Incorporated: MS, MN.
  • New Engines Acquired: GT bought 04/04/2000, B&H bought 04/04/2000, NYC bought 04/04/2000, ERIE bought 04/04/2000, PENN bought 04/04/2000, READ bought 04/04/2000, B&O bought 04/04/2000, R&D bought 04/04/2000, N&W bought 04/04/2000, W&W bought 04/04/2000, C&H bought 04/04/2000, S&A bought 04/04/2000, SCL bought 04/04/2000, S&G bought 04/04/2000, COG bought 04/04/2000, MRLE bought 04/04/2000, G&C bought 04/04/2000, M&C bought 04/04/2000, A&WP bought 04/04/2000, A&GW bought 04/04/2000, A&T bought 04/04/2000, N&C bought 04/04/2000, SM bought 04/04/2000.
  • New Technologies Acquired: GT bought coal burning engines, B&H bought coal burning engines, NYC bought coal burning engines, ERIE bought coal burning engines, PENN bought coal burning engines, READ bought coal burning engines, B&O bought coal burning engines, C&O bought coal burning engines, R&D bought coal burning engines, N&W bought coal burning engines, W&W bought coal burning engines, C&H bought coal burning engines, S&A bought steel rails, S&A bought coal burning engines, SCL bought coal burning engines, S&G bought steel rails, COG bought coal burning engines, MRLE bought coal burning engines, M&C bought coal burning engines, A&GW bought coal burning engines, A&T bought coal burning engines, N&C bought coal burning engines, SM bought coal burning engines.
  • RoWs built: OH6 by NYC, PA10 by ERIE, PA3 by PENN, PA4 by READ, IN2 by B&O, KY2 by C&O, SC5 by R&D, IN5 by N&W, NC2 by W&W, TN12 by C&H, AL5 by SCL, AL8 by S&G, MI2 by MRLE, TN2 by G&C, IN9 by M&C, IN10 by A&GW, C5 by MC.
  • ERIE doubled PA8, READ doubled READ, B&O doubled IN1, COG doubled COG, MRLE doubled MRLE.
  • New RoWs acquired: ERIE got PA9, W&W got VA1, NYC got OH7, MRLE got OH8, MC got MI6, N&W got IN7, A&GW got IL7, C&O got KY5, M&C got KY12, G&C got TN3, N&C got TN8, SCL got AL2, A&T got AL4, S&G got MS3, SM got MS6, B&O got IN8, C&H got KY13.
  • Stock splits: M&C splits 3 for 1.
  • New railroad Presidents: Jim Fisk of GT, Milton Littlefield of PENN, John Forbes of SM, Jim Fisk of MN.
  • New Private Companies Available: MON, CASL, CNS, MP.
  • Milton Littlefield dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $7510. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Cyrus Holliday, Jim Fisk, William Palmer, Leland Stanford, Thomas Scott, Edward Harriman, John Forbes
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Boom.
  • Best locomotive available: American 4-4-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines.

Tycoon Announcements:

6Milton Littlefield are donations to the widows and orphans tax deductible?
10Hannibal Kimball thanks to the mrle buyers. you won't regret it! rising dividends soon.

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)J. Edgar Thompson (3)
Rail BuilderLeland Stanford (5)Edward Harriman (2)Milton Littlefield (6)Sleeping Dog (9)William Palmer (12)
Rail MagnateEdward Harriman (2)Leland Stanford (5)Milton Littlefield (6)Sleeping Dog (9)William Palmer (12)
Rail ProdigalMilton Littlefield (6)Thomas Scott (7)Cyrus Holliday (15)Sleeping Dog (9)William Palmer (12)
Rail BaronMilton Littlefield (6)Edward Harriman (2)William Palmer (12)Leland Stanford (5)Jim Fisk (1)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
6Milton Littlefield PENNM&CCB&Q....
3J. Edgar Thompson N&WA&TGM&O....
12William Palmer C&HC&OO&M....
1Jim Fisk MNGT........
2Edward Harriman NYCA&GWFW&C....
8John Forbes SMREAD....C&EI
15Cyrus Holliday G&CS&G........
7Thomas Scott N&CR&D....C&NW
10Hannibal Kimball MRLEERIEC&C....
13Railroad Bill Sr ........ICL&N
5Leland Stanford B&O............
9Sleeping Dog SCLMC........
4J. Pierpont Morgan COG............
14Dan Drew ............W&M
11Rotshild ........B&M....

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
GTGrand Trunk 780109815571039918087588258960201
B&HBoston & Hartford 110212481189998235021008912900
NYCNew York Central 1289240337124975993133601372791390247
ERIEErie Lackawanna 101415214482158972490471609468446277
PENNPennsylvania 148234020017690599367946208018174024
READReading 33395871527299911051769039191000
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 85413343369385992281791234559600
C&OChesapeake & Ohio 872106543628599519435311985254077
R&DRichmond & Danville 505644793546499120147732541900
N&WNorfolk & Western 1196170489886539926173811402496084
W&WWilmington & Weldon 275325441789999825984617244800233
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 7901342547249797200108528651140154
S&ASavannah & Augusta 5618713149665971337118076084044
SCLSea Coast Line 1009184736960629922547273122134500199
S&GSavannah & Gulf 648782454303599162811106446590206
COGCentral of Georgia 2233787925757865584435015531520
MRLEMad River & Lake Erie 4716872537799991259107373171510133
G&CGreenville & Columbia 478553623044999137512772194900
M&CMarietta & Cincinnati 4665912432518991313757894554800297
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 15221686123619740703213356100
A&GWAtlantic & Great Western 3525817531997991133206135582825244
MCMichigan Central 263446092631995760833839683110167
A&TAlabama & Tennessee 1431902410463993906522847617600
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 1511956710762994054923831517200
SMSouthern Mississippi 22737941220069676778396677914000
MNMichigan Northern 10216877113088733527172734000
MSMichigan Southern 20424594169708560455311451000

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 ; 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
    Unbuilt OH7
    [Regions: ALN]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIE ; NY2 ; PA11 (Double) ; GTW ; PA8  (Double) ; PA10
    Unbuilt PA9
    [Regions: AL]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENN (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; C&A  (Double) ; CNJ  (Double) ; NYNH (Double) ; PA5 ; PA6 ; P&FW ; P&LE ; WV2 ; PA1 ; PA3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOL]
  • Reading (READ)
    READ (Double) ; PA2  (Double) ; MD1 ; PA4
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O  (Double) ; WV1 ; OH1 ; OH4  (Double) ; IN1  (Double) ; IN2
    Unbuilt IN8
    [Regions: AC]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&O  (Double) ; VC ; MD2 ; PA7 ; WV4 ; KY2
    Unbuilt KY5
    [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
    Unbuilt IN7
    [Regions: AO]
  • Wilmington & Weldon (W&W)
    W&W ; NC2
    Unbuilt VA1
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H  (Double) ; SC4 ; GA1  (Double) ; GA8 ; AL3 ; TN12
    Unbuilt KY13
    [Regions: AD]
  • 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
    Unbuilt AL2
    [Regions: ADG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL6 ; AL8
    Unbuilt MS3
    [Regions: A]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COG  (Double) ; A&C
    Unbuilt GA3
    [Regions: D]
  • Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE)
    MRLE (Double) ; OH2 ; TP&W ; MI2
    Unbuilt OH8
    [Regions: L]
  • Greenville & Columbia (G&C)
    G&C  (Double) ; BRL ; TN2
    Unbuilt TN3
    [Regions: D]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&C ; IN4 ; IN9
    Unbuilt KY12
    [Regions: O]
  • Atlanta & West Point (A&WP)
    A&WP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: D]
  • Atlantic & Great Western (A&GW)
    A&GW ; WBSH ; IN10
    Unbuilt IL7
    [Regions: O]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MC ; C5
    Unbuilt MI6
    [Regions: LN]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&T
    Unbuilt AL4
    [Regions: D]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&C
    Unbuilt TN8
    [Regions: ]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SM ; NO&J
    Unbuilt MS6
    [Regions: MG]
  • Michigan Northern (MN)
    MN
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: L]
  • Michigan Southern (MS)
    MS
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: L]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
GT363942+6 1323 3 795 10511
B&H424549+7 90 550 0 17 11
NYC486174+26 1751 6 402 50221
ERIE364962+26 1248 4 957 11310106
PENN728598+26 1560 7 324 916613
READ586063+5 279 1 621 44886
B&O525661+9 963 4 243 35556 7
C&O486175+27 1077 4 194 16612123 8
R&D505051+1 1417 8 938 37773 8 12
N&W687174+6 979 5 922 62332 7 8
W&W293235+6 141 1 298 77 1
C&H566575+19 812 3 831 12512128 15
S&A394041+2 833 2 711 94 15
SCL555352-3 1050 4 964 88991 14
S&G424752+10 610 3 181 5915153 6
COG547495+41 311 1 115 0445 15
MRLE597592+33 416 2 256 991010
G&C232935+12 466 2 291 991515
M&C8110140+39 466 6 768 222668
A&WP315580+49 223 760 0 122 3 7
A&GW313846+15 332 1 699 6122
MC304051+21 224 1 260 5599
A&T162534+18 306 715 033
N&C162739+23 340 755 077
SM162534+18 112 1 044 91886
MN0018+18 0 459 5111
MS0018+18 0 918 102 15

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
MONMonon Line 920
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 750
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 925
CNSChicago North Shore 425
MPMissouri Pacific 1415
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