Continental Rails II

Game # 34 - Turn # 9

Headline News 1857 to 1858

World & National New

  1. 1857: Western Union Telegraph Company begins operations.
  2. 1858: The Dred Scott decision by Supreme Court angers Northern anti-slavery elements.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: William Palmer bought MON for $14658, Cyrus Holliday bought CRIP for $7594, Dan Drew bought CASL for $15000, Hannibal Kimball bought CNS for $15770, Jim Fisk bought MP for $45000.
  • PCs Merged: W&M merges into SCL, C&C merges into MRLE, C&EI merges into M&C.
  • PCs Incorporated: IC, L&N, C&NW, CB&Q.
  • New Engines Acquired: C&O bought 04/04/2000, MC bought 04/04/2000.
  • New Technologies Acquired: READ bought Grand Station, S&G bought coal burning engines, G&C bought coal burning engines, A&WP bought coal burning engines, MC bought Grand Station, MC bought coal burning engines.
  • RoWs built: OH7 by NYC, PA9 by ERIE, IN8 by B&O, KY5 by C&O, IN7 by N&W, VA1 by W&W, KY13 by C&H, AL2 by SCL, MS3 by S&G, GA3 by COG, OH8 by MRLE, TN3 by G&C, KY12 by M&C, IL7 by A&GW, MI6 by MC, AL4 by A&T, TN8 by N&C, MS6 by SM.
  • GT doubled C2, ERIE doubled ERIE, PENN doubled PA1, READ doubled PA4, B&O doubled IN2, MRLE doubled MI2, M&C doubled IN4.
  • New RoWs acquired: COG got GA5, MN got MI3, MC got MI5, C&O got IN6, N&W got IL1, B&O got IL4, C&H got IL6, MRLE got KY3, G&C got KY4, A&T got TN4, SCL got TN9, M&C got TN13, N&C got TN11, S&G got AL7, SM got MS7.
  • RR Mergers: M&C merges into PENN.
  • Stock splits: N&W splits 2 for 1, C&H splits 2 for 1, COG splits 4 for 1, A&WP splits 3 for 1.
  • New railroad Presidents: Jim Fisk of B&H, Jim Fisk of W&W, Railroad Bill Sr of L&N, Railroad Bill Sr of IC, Thomas Scott of C&NW, Milton Littlefield of CB&Q.
  • New Private Companies Available: FEC, M&SP, M&LR, V&T, CP, WP, UP.
  • Milton Littlefield dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $8510. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Cyrus Holliday, Leland Stanford, Jim Fisk, Thomas Scott, William Palmer, John Forbes
  • 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.

Tycoon Announcements:

6Milton Littlefield i fear nothing when the market is in boom times
10Hannibal Kimball mrle buyers. dividends to continue rising. thank you for your support.

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 BuilderEdward Harriman (2)Milton Littlefield (6)Leland Stanford (5)Sleeping Dog (9)Hannibal Kimball (10)
Rail MagnateEdward Harriman (2)Milton Littlefield (6)Leland Stanford (5)Hannibal Kimball (10)Sleeping Dog (9)
Rail ProdigalMilton Littlefield (6)Thomas Scott (7)Cyrus Holliday (15)Sleeping Dog (9)Jim Fisk (1)
Rail BaronMilton Littlefield (6)Edward Harriman (2)Leland Stanford (5)William Palmer (12)Jim Fisk (1)

Player Summary

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

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
GTGrand Trunk 78011672260695991862108994399060
B&HBoston & Hartford 11021248116869924254760413500
NYCNew York Central 139126912813994799355704129230142086
ERIEErie Lackawanna 11681841769577399307804189065960189
PENNPennsylvania 2292515035267817996271943496101116440448
READReading 333102270542029811330169918211000
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 95515056578294992746631454619800
C&OChesapeake & Ohio 98212618269401992419261367196456027
R&DRichmond & Danville 505640223521399123985744661600
N&WNorfolk & Western 1297186377969159930315211836699029
W&WWilmington & Weldon 43553918296559913331857919550362
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 950152889795049925538555838114046
S&ASavannah & Augusta 5618710347907991388277576790013
SCLSea Coast Line 12422191471139569930524139193139800280
S&GSavannah & Gulf 83896505530789923003914009849072
COGCentral of Georgia 375558423350594102454584196333053
MRLEMad River & Lake Erie 775130562731149822685512471693505225
G&CGreenville & Columbia 578651853650498174144953673900
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 15221211120909741974187826100
A&GWAtlantic & Great Western 517885244868899169600737349130428
MCMichigan Central 373610053172499112872483561090111
A&TAlabama & Tennessee 295385612120999936935075251555304
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 295389082139999849924649864470252
SMSouthern Mississippi 50769231380779917098387786590420
MNMichigan Northern 10217434101129636163181057610000
MSMichigan Southern 20425548166068963091250813600
L&NLouisville & Nashville 18626464187898357551296492000
ICIllinois Central 18526814179658757815297853000
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 12021506144098740655209455000
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 19027060170489159135304654000

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
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLN]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIE (Double) ; NY2 ; PA11 (Double) ; GTW ; PA8  (Double) ; PA10 ; PA9
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AL]
  • 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 ; KY12
    Unbuilt TN13
    [Regions: AOLC]
  • Reading (READ)
    READ (Double) ; PA2  (Double) ; MD1 ; PA4  (Double)
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O  (Double) ; WV1 ; OH1 ; OH4  (Double) ; IN1  (Double) ; IN2  (Double) ; IN8
    Unbuilt IL4
    [Regions: AC]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&O  (Double) ; VC ; MD2 ; PA7 ; WV4 ; KY2 ; KY5
    Unbuilt IN6
    [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
    Unbuilt IL1
    [Regions: AO]
  • Wilmington & Weldon (W&W)
    W&W ; NC2 ; VA1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H  (Double) ; SC4 ; GA1  (Double) ; GA8 ; AL3 ; TN12 ; KY13
    Unbuilt IL6
    [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 ; W&M ; AL2
    Unbuilt TN9
    [Regions: ADG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL6 ; AL8 ; MS3
    Unbuilt AL7
    [Regions: A]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COG  (Double) ; A&C ; GA3
    Unbuilt GA5
    [Regions: D]
  • Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE)
    MRLE (Double) ; OH2 ; TP&W ; MI2  (Double) ; C&C ; OH8
    Unbuilt KY3
    [Regions: OLC]
  • Greenville & Columbia (G&C)
    G&C  (Double) ; BRL ; TN2 ; TN3
    Unbuilt KY4
    [Regions: D]
  • Atlanta & West Point (A&WP)
    A&WP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: D]
  • Atlantic & Great Western (A&GW)
    A&GW ; WBSH ; IN10 ; IL7
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: OM]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MC ; C5 ; MI6
    Unbuilt MI5
    [Regions: LN]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&T ; AL4
    Unbuilt TN4
    [Regions: D]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&C ; TN8
    Unbuilt TN11
    [Regions: ]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SM ; NO&J ; MS6
    Unbuilt MS7
    [Regions: MG]
  • Michigan Northern (MN)
    MN
    Unbuilt MI3
    [Regions: L]
  • Michigan Southern (MS)
    MS
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: L]
  • Louisville & Nashville (L&N)
    L&N
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: O]
  • Illinois Central (IC)
    IC
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NW
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Q
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
GT425161+19 1605 3 900 0 16
B&H495052+3 99 550 0117 11
NYC7487100+26 1373 6 861 10121
ERIE626059-3 947 5 763 7710106
PENN9811794-4 1523 15 953 172668 13
READ636873+10 409 1 665 0886
B&O616467+6 1042 4 733 50556 7
C&O756963-12 901 4 725 18512123 8
R&D514539-12 2394 8 975 0 73 8 12
N&W748952+30 1064 12 878 100332 7 8
W&W353331-4 759 2 018 15711
C&H759052+29 848 9 152 36012123 8 15
S&A415161+20 1192 2 734 71 157 12
SCL525966+14 1265 6 101 116991 14
S&G526069+17 792 4 095 9515153 6 12
COG9513141+69 193 7 196 304445 15
MRLE929293+1 763 3 723 152101015
G&C354556+21 826 2 840 5015157
A&WP8011046+58 113 2 280 0 122 3 7
A&GW465462+16 476 2 457 128223
MC516579+28 389 1 810 559910
A&T344760+26 197 1 399 7633
N&C395571+32 195 1 403 7277
SM344862+28 386 2 395 140886
MN182431+13 207 510 0 1
MS182532+14 439 943 77 15
L&N0018+18 0 837 931313
IC0018+18 0 833 921313
C&NW0018+18 0 540 6077
CB&Q0018+18 0 855 9566

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
FECFlorida East Coast 1495
M&SPMilwaukee & St. Paul 1630
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 660
V&TVicksburg & Texas 865
CPCentral Pacific 770
WPWestern Pacific 710
UPUnion Pacific 525
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