Continental Rails II
Game # 7 - Turn # 10
Headline News 1859 to 1860
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1859: John Brown is executed after seizing arsenal at Harper's Ferry.
1860: Rich silver strike at Comstock Lode in Nevada Territory.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Dan Drew bought C&NW for $10056, Milton Littlefield bought MP for $25000, RenÚ of La Sorgue bought V&T for $3245, William Ogden bought CP for $8362.
PCs Merged: MS merges into FW&C, IC merges into MRLE.
PCs Incorporated: CB&Q, M&LR, CNS.
New Engines Acquired: GT bought Mogul 2-6-0, B&H bought Mogul 2-6-0, NYC bought Mogul 2-6-0, PENN bought Mogul 2-6-0, READ bought Mogul 2-6-0, B&O bought Mogul 2-6-0, C&O bought American 4-4-0, R&D bought Mogul 2-6-0, N&W bought Mogul 2-6-0, W&M bought Mogul 2-6-0, C&H bought Mogul 2-6-0, S&A bought Mogul 2-6-0, SCL bought Mogul 2-6-0, MRLE bought Mogul 2-6-0, GTW bought Mogul 2-6-0, VC bought Mogul 2-6-0, A&WP bought Mogul 2-6-0, BRL bought Mogul 2-6-0, TP&W bought Mogul 2-6-0, A&T bought Mogul 2-6-0, GM&O bought Mogul 2-6-0, N&C bought Mogul 2-6-0, SM bought Mogul 2-6-0, MN bought Mogul 2-6-0, O&M bought Mogul 2-6-0, FW&C bought Mogul 2-6-0.
New Technologies Acquired: A&WP bought steel rails, N&C bought Grand Station.
RoWs built: PA9 by NYC, KY6 by PENN, PA8 by READ, TN9 by B&O, VA2 by C&O, OH4 by N&W, TN10 by S&A, TN12 by SCL, KY12 by MRLE, IN8 by GTW, TN6 by A&WP, KY8 by N&C, MS7 by SM.
Double Tracked Lines: B&H doubled B&H, NYC doubled C4, PENN doubled PA5, READ doubled READ, B&O doubled KY13, N&W doubled C&C, S&A doubled COG, SCL doubled MS6, MRLE doubled P&FW, GTW doubled GTW, TP&W doubled PA11.
New RoWs acquired: READ got PA3, N&W got OH2, TP&W got IN6, GTW got IL4, B&O got IL8, PENN got KY5, O&M got KY7, SCL got KY14, N&C got TN5, S&A got TN8, GM&O got MS1, MRLE got IL5, A&WP got TN7.
RR Mergers: C&O merges into VC, GTW merges into NYC.
Cornered stocks: GM&O.
New railroad Presidents: Leland Stanford of READ, RenÚ of La Sorgue of SM, Henry Farham of CB&Q.
New Private Companies Available: MKT, SLSF, SLSW, SP, GN.
Leland Stanford dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $4567. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Cornelius Vanderbilt, William Ogden, Dan Drew, RenÚ of La Sorgue, John Forbes, Milton Littlefield
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Improved to Good.
Best locomotive available: Mogul 2-6-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails
Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
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Robber Baron
|
William Ogden (8)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
René de La Sorgue (14)
|
Leland Stanford (4)
|
John Forbes (1)
|
|
Rail Mogul
|
William Ogden (8)
|
René de La Sorgue (14)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
Dan Drew (13)
|
Leland Stanford (4)
|
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Rail Builder
|
William Ogden (8)
|
René de La Sorgue (14)
|
Dan Drew (13)
|
Leland Stanford (4)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
|
Rail Magnate
|
Leland Stanford (4)
|
William Ogden (8)
|
Dan Drew (13)
|
René de La Sorgue (14)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
|
Rail Prodigal
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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William Ogden (8)
|
Dan Drew (13)
|
Leland Stanford (4)
|
John Forbes (1)
|
|
Rail Baron
|
William Ogden (8)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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René de La Sorgue (14)
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Leland Stanford (4)
|
Dan Drew (13)
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Player Summary
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|
|
President of
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PCs owned
|
|
Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
3
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
N&W
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
8
|
William Ogden |
A&WP
|
B&O
|
....
|
CP
|
|
14
|
René de La Sorgue |
SM
|
S&A
|
....
|
V&T
|
|
4
|
Leland Stanford |
NYC
|
READ
|
M&SP
|
....
|
|
11
|
Milton Littlefield |
N&C
|
PENN
|
MP
|
....
|
|
13
|
Dan Drew |
GM&O
|
TP&W
|
C&NW
|
....
|
|
1
|
John Forbes |
MRLE
|
SCL
|
L&N
|
....
|
|
15
|
Thomas Durant |
C&H
|
A&T
|
....
|
....
|
|
5
|
Henry Farham |
CB&Q
|
B&H
|
....
|
....
|
|
6
|
Byron Kilbourn |
VC
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
2
|
Abraham Burger |
W&M
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
7
|
Louis McLane |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
9
|
Jay Gould |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
12
|
Robert Schuyler |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
10
|
Edward Harriman |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
|
RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
780
|
97774
|
50842
|
99
|
171286
|
72782
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
B&H
|
Boston & Hartford
|
733
|
111247
|
62299
|
95
|
160232
|
103613
|
8
|
7
|
0
|
159
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
2352
|
442964
|
230343
|
99
|
602231
|
400761
|
11
|
12
|
0
|
415
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
1092
|
183002
|
95161
|
99
|
263575
|
135486
|
10
|
8
|
0
|
105
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
449
|
102077
|
56142
|
99
|
121899
|
72408
|
13
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
1503
|
212283
|
112509
|
98
|
338314
|
219205
|
7
|
9
|
1150
|
652
|
|
R&D
|
Richmond & Danville
|
589
|
77505
|
42628
|
99
|
143878
|
72530
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
139
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
1796
|
280182
|
145695
|
99
|
424386
|
192564
|
9
|
9
|
0
|
389
|
|
W&M
|
Wilmington & Manchester
|
408
|
41226
|
24323
|
98
|
95603
|
42962
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
1362
|
197986
|
110872
|
95
|
321003
|
121557
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
S&A
|
Savannah & Augusta
|
1190
|
204738
|
110559
|
97
|
272438
|
136923
|
10
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
1349
|
206421
|
107339
|
99
|
300264
|
148853
|
9
|
8
|
0
|
764
|
|
MRLE
|
Mad River & Lake Erie
|
1125
|
172676
|
94971
|
99
|
253430
|
158625
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
360
|
|
VC
|
Virginia Central
|
647
|
57739
|
35799
|
92
|
135259
|
78410
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
A&WP
|
Atlanta & West Point
|
622
|
76074
|
41841
|
99
|
138176
|
98159
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
435
|
|
BRL
|
Blue Ridge Line
|
495
|
46752
|
25713
|
99
|
102344
|
54260
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
TP&W
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
|
1249
|
183416
|
95375
|
99
|
339440
|
208835
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
139
|
|
A&T
|
Alabama & Tennessee
|
143
|
16353
|
9321
|
97
|
27904
|
14689
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
GM&O
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
|
135
|
15790
|
8842
|
98
|
27572
|
16402
|
5
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
|
N&C
|
Nashville & Chattanooga
|
366
|
47918
|
24917
|
99
|
91966
|
62024
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
SM
|
Southern Mississippi
|
534
|
70542
|
38797
|
99
|
123427
|
70299
|
6
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
|
MN
|
Michigan Northern
|
102
|
15254
|
9457
|
92
|
21199
|
11836
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
O&M
|
Ohio & Mississippi
|
165
|
19811
|
10896
|
99
|
40976
|
26384
|
4
|
4
|
900
|
0
|
|
FW&C
|
Ft. Wayne & Chicago
|
318
|
43822
|
28923
|
88
|
77075
|
47014
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
CB&Q
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
190
|
23288
|
16069
|
85
|
43679
|
29121
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
CNS
|
Chicago North Shore
|
85
|
18832
|
12052
|
90
|
24569
|
16381
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
M&LR
|
Memphis & Little Rock
|
132
|
15219
|
10653
|
84
|
29639
|
19761
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Railroad Lines:
(Region Key: A=Atl D=DpSouth O=Ohio L=GtLakes C=Central M=Miss G=Gulf W=MidWest S=SWest T=Mtn P=Pacific N=Canada X=Mexico)
|
GT :
(Double)
|
|
GT
|
C2
|
C3
|
NY1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
|
B&H :
(Double)
|
|
B&H
|
B&M
|
NYNH
(Double)
|
ME1
|
C1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
|
NYC :
|
|
NYC
|
HRL
(Double)
|
B&A
(Double)
|
NY3
|
LS
(Double)
|
C4
(Double)
|
P&LE
(Double)
|
|
C5
|
MC
|
PA10
|
MI5
|
PA9
|
GTW
(Double)
|
OH5
|
OH6
|
IN2
|
|
IN8
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL4 |
[Regions: AOLCN]
|
|
PENN:
(Double)
|
|
PENN
|
C&A
(Double)
|
CNJ
(Double)
|
PA5
(Double)
|
PA6
|
WV2
|
WV3
|
|
KY2
|
KY6
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY5 |
[Regions: AO]
|
|
READ:
(Double)
|
|
READ
|
LV
(Double)
|
PA1
|
MD1
|
PA8
|
|
Unbuilt:: PA3 |
[Regions: A]
|
|
B&O :
(Double)
|
|
B&O
|
WV1
|
M&C
|
OH1
|
IN5
(Double)
|
IN9
(Double)
|
MON
(Double)
|
|
KY13
(Double)
|
TN13
|
TN9
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL8 |
[Regions: AOC]
|
|
R&D :
|
|
R&D
|
RF&P
|
MD2
|
PA7
|
VA7
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AO]
|
|
N&W :
|
|
N&W
|
N&S
|
VA3
|
VA4
|
VA5
|
KY1
|
OH7
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
IN10
|
C&C
(Double)
|
|
IL7
|
OH4
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH2 |
[Regions: AOCM]
|
|
W&M :
|
|
W&M
|
W&W
|
NC2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
C&H :
(Double)
|
|
C&H
|
SC1
(Double)
|
G&C
|
GA4
(Double)
|
NER
|
NC1
|
VA1
|
FL4
|
|
FL5
|
FL6
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AG]
|
|
S&A :
(Double)
|
|
S&A
|
GA1
(Double)
|
COG
(Double)
|
GA8
(Double)
|
AL4
|
MS2
(Double)
|
|
MS3
|
TN10
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN8 |
[Regions: ADMG]
|
|
SCL :
(Double)
|
|
SCL
|
S&G
(Double)
|
GA2
(Double)
|
GA6
|
GA7
(Double)
|
AL1
(Double)
|
|
AL3
|
MS6
(Double)
|
TN12
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY14 |
[Regions: AD]
|
|
MRLE:
(Double)
|
|
MRLE
|
A&GW
(Double)
|
P&FW
(Double)
|
IN4
|
IN7
(Double)
|
IL2
|
IC
|
|
KY12
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL5 |
[Regions: OLC]
|
|
VC :
|
|
VC
|
C&O
|
VA2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
A&WP:
|
|
A&WP
|
A&C
|
AL6
|
AL7
|
TN6
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN7 |
[Regions: DG]
|
|
BRL :
|
|
BRL
|
TN2
|
TN4
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
|
|
TP&W:
|
|
TP&W
|
IN1
|
ERIE
|
NY2
|
PA11
(Double)
|
OH3
|
MI1
|
IN3
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN6 |
[Regions: ALC]
|
|
A&T :
|
|
A&T
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
|
|
GM&O:
|
|
GM&O
|
|
Unbuilt:: MS1 |
[Regions: G]
|
|
N&C :
|
|
N&C
|
KY10
|
KY8
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN5 |
[Regions: O]
|
|
SM :
|
|
SM
|
NO&J
|
MS4
|
MS7
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: MG]
|
|
MN :
|
|
MN
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
|
|
O&M :
|
|
O&M
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY7 |
[Regions: O]
|
|
FW&C:
|
|
FW&C
|
MS
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: LC]
|
|
CB&Q:
|
|
CB&Q
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
CNS :
|
|
CNS
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
M&LR:
|
|
M&LR
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
Stock Market Report
|
RR stock data
|
|
RR
|
Start price
|
Trade price
|
End price
|
Net change
|
# Shares traded
|
# Shares issued
|
# Shares in treasury
|
President
|
Chairman
|
Directors
|
|
GT
|
29
|
30
|
31
|
+2
|
1309
|
3773
|
127
|
|
14
|
|
|
B&H
|
37
|
38
|
40
|
+3
|
888
|
3299
|
366
|
5
|
5
|
8
14
|
|
NYC
|
32
|
38
|
43
|
+11
|
2641
|
11640
|
127
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
PENN
|
42
|
43
|
44
|
+2
|
1115
|
5410
|
55
|
11
|
11
|
3
8
|
|
READ
|
54
|
73
|
93
|
+39
|
431
|
2208
|
37
|
4
|
4
|
3
13
|
|
B&O
|
33
|
34
|
36
|
+3
|
1688
|
7443
|
80
|
8
|
8
|
13
|
|
R&D
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
+2
|
985
|
2893
|
52
|
|
8
|
|
|
N&W
|
30
|
36
|
42
|
+12
|
2677
|
8916
|
68
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
W&M
|
19
|
21
|
23
|
+4
|
800
|
2006
|
34
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
C&H
|
33
|
34
|
35
|
+2
|
1903
|
6692
|
124
|
15
|
15
|
3
|
|
S&A
|
55
|
51
|
47
|
-8
|
1537
|
5903
|
47
|
14
|
14
|
8
|
|
SCL
|
45
|
47
|
50
|
+5
|
1658
|
6708
|
44
|
1
|
1
|
14
|
|
MRLE
|
35
|
35
|
36
|
+1
|
765
|
5453
|
172
|
1
|
1
|
4
14
|
|
VC
|
15
|
17
|
19
|
+4
|
445
|
2979
|
256
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
A&WP
|
28
|
33
|
38
|
+10
|
679
|
3033
|
77
|
8
|
8
|
4
|
|
BRL
|
24
|
26
|
28
|
+4
|
739
|
2345
|
130
|
|
15
|
11
|
|
TP&W
|
29
|
31
|
34
|
+5
|
1691
|
6245
|
0
|
13
|
13
|
3
|
|
A&T
|
18
|
24
|
30
|
+12
|
249
|
661
|
54
|
15
|
15
|
14
|
|
GM&O
|
49
|
56
|
64
|
+15
|
169
|
675
|
0
|
13
|
13
|
1
8
11
14
|
|
N&C
|
41
|
41
|
41
|
+0
|
441
|
1760
|
70
|
11
|
11
|
3
8
|
|
SM
|
46
|
63
|
81
|
+35
|
564
|
2426
|
244
|
14
|
14
|
8
|
|
MN
|
20
|
27
|
34
|
+14
|
166
|
471
|
39
|
|
14
|
8
11
|
|
O&M
|
15
|
21
|
28
|
+13
|
338
|
825
|
0
|
|
14
|
|
|
FW&C
|
15
|
20
|
26
|
+11
|
234
|
1445
|
145
|
|
4
|
11
|
|
CB&Q
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
+15
|
0
|
855
|
95
|
5
|
5
|
|
|
CNS
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
+15
|
0
|
383
|
42
|
|
3
|
|
|
M&LR
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
+15
|
0
|
594
|
66
|
|
5
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
C&EI
|
920
|
CRIP
|
750
|
CASL
|
925
|
FEC
|
1495
|
L&A
|
450
|
UP
|
525
|
SL&A
|
495
|
|
MKT
|
1630
|
SLSF
|
1195
|
SLSW
|
775
|
SP
|
450
|
GN
|
1475
|
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