Continental Rails II
Game # 7 - Turn # 11
Headline News 1861 to 1862
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1861: Pony Express carries mail from St. Louis to Sacramento in record time of 10 days.
1862: Telegraph line completed to California: Pony Express goes bankrupt.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: RenÚ of La Sorgue bought FEC for $1600, William Ogden bought UP for $13164, Dan Drew bought SL&A for $1495, John Forbes bought MKT for $7223, Leland Stanford bought GN for $36789.
PCs Merged: M&SP merges into CNS.
PCs Incorporated: V&T, L&N, CP, C&NW, MP.
RoWs built: IL4 by NYC, KY5 by PENN, PA3 by READ, IL8 by B&O, OH2 by N&W, TN8 by S&A, KY14 by SCL, IL5 by MRLE, TN7 by A&WP, IN6 by TP&W, MS1 by GM&O, TN5 by N&C, KY7 by O&M.
Double Tracked Lines: B&H doubled B&M, NYC doubled C5, PENN doubled PA6, READ doubled PA1, B&O doubled TN13, SCL doubled AL3, MRLE doubled IC, A&WP doubled AL7, N&C doubled N&C, SM doubled SM.
New RoWs acquired: B&O got PA2, TP&W got OH8, N&W got MI2, PENN got KY3, N&C got KY11, MRLE got TN14, A&WP got AL2, S&A got AL5, GM&O got AL8, CB&Q got IA4, NYC got MI4.
RR Mergers: NYC merges into READ, MRLE merges into SCL, A&WP merges into B&O.
New railroad Presidents: John Forbes of L&N, Dan Drew of C&NW, Leland Stanford of CNS, RenÚ of La Sorgue of V&T, William Ogden of CP.
New Private Companies Available: WP, GW, NP.
William Ogden gagne la Médaille du Golfe for avoir relié le B&O entre la région Golfe et Chicago.
William Ogden dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $7512. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Cornelius Vanderbilt, Dan Drew, Leland Stanford, John Forbes, RenÚ of La Sorgue
Civil War begins: Railroads may not build a Right-of-Way this turn.
Le passage aux motrices utilisant le charbon améliore leurs performances, réduisant les coûts opérationnels.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Good to Boom.
Best locomotive available: Atlantic 4-4-2
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines
Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
William Ogden (8)
|
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)
|
Rail Builder
|
William Ogden (8)
|
René de La Sorgue (14)
|
Dan Drew (13)
|
Leland Stanford (4)
|
John Forbes (1)
|
Rail Magnate
|
William Ogden (8)
|
Leland Stanford (4)
|
Dan Drew (13)
|
René de La Sorgue (14)
|
John Forbes (1)
|
Rail Prodigal
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
William Ogden (8)
|
Dan Drew (13)
|
Leland Stanford (4)
|
John Forbes (1)
|
Rail Baron
|
William Ogden (8)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
René de La Sorgue (14)
|
Leland Stanford (4)
|
Dan Drew (13)
|
Player Summary
|
|
President of
|
PCs owned
|
Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
3
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
N&W
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
14
|
René de La Sorgue |
V&T
|
S&A
|
FEC
|
....
|
8
|
William Ogden |
CP
|
B&O
|
UP
|
....
|
4
|
Leland Stanford |
READ
|
CNS
|
....
|
GN
|
1
|
John Forbes |
L&N
|
SCL
|
....
|
MKT
|
13
|
Dan Drew |
C&NW
|
TP&W
|
....
|
SL&A
|
11
|
Milton Littlefield |
N&C
|
PENN
|
....
|
....
|
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  
|
100971  
|
53515  
|
98  
|
176340  
|
53418  
|
8  
|
2  
|
0  
|
0  
|
B&H
|
Boston & Hartford
|
733  
|
124520  
|
70976  
|
94  
|
163926  
|
95050  
|
10  
|
5  
|
0  
|
64  
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
1202  
|
210883  
|
109660  
|
99  
|
313486  
|
146675  
|
11  
|
10  
|
0  
|
53  
|
READ
|
Reading
|
3010  
|
680316  
|
360566  
|
98  
|
817074  
|
524717  
|
14  
|
9  
|
0  
|
207  
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
2455  
|
417770  
|
221420  
|
98  
|
576195  
|
365941  
|
10  
|
4  
|
0  
|
1119  
|
R&D
|
Richmond & Danville
|
589  
|
81108  
|
44609  
|
99  
|
148119  
|
66348  
|
7  
|
0  
|
0  
|
69  
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
1931  
|
313251  
|
166023  
|
98  
|
472018  
|
193284  
|
10  
|
9  
|
0  
|
156  
|
W&M
|
Wilmington & Manchester
|
408  
|
43139  
|
25021  
|
99  
|
98834  
|
39482  
|
4  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
1362  
|
209201  
|
117153  
|
95  
|
333751  
|
102479  
|
9  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
S&A
|
Savannah & Augusta
|
1334  
|
232379  
|
125483  
|
97  
|
318307  
|
142734  
|
11  
|
9  
|
0  
|
0  
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
2749  
|
555491  
|
288855  
|
99  
|
642898  
|
308164  
|
14  
|
8  
|
0  
|
506  
|
VC
|
Virginia Central
|
647  
|
59756  
|
34659  
|
96  
|
141315  
|
69107  
|
3  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
BRL
|
Blue Ridge Line
|
495  
|
50289  
|
27659  
|
99  
|
106621  
|
52753  
|
4  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
TP&W
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
|
1361  
|
220739  
|
114784  
|
99  
|
383431  
|
233382  
|
8  
|
16  
|
0  
|
56  
|
A&T
|
Alabama & Tennessee
|
143  
|
17541  
|
9648  
|
99  
|
28934  
|
12730  
|
7  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
GM&O
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
|
274  
|
40502  
|
24301  
|
94  
|
72664  
|
44040  
|
5  
|
9  
|
236  
|
0  
|
N&C
|
Nashville & Chattanooga
|
494  
|
66861  
|
34767  
|
99  
|
130446  
|
84134  
|
6  
|
4  
|
425  
|
0  
|
SM
|
Southern Mississippi
|
534  
|
75857  
|
43238  
|
97  
|
127272  
|
61294  
|
7  
|
16  
|
0  
|
0  
|
MN
|
Michigan Northern
|
102  
|
15762  
|
9930  
|
91  
|
22007  
|
9797  
|
7  
|
2  
|
0  
|
0  
|
O&M
|
Ohio & Mississippi
|
345  
|
40879  
|
22483  
|
99  
|
85682  
|
50871  
|
4  
|
1  
|
0  
|
405  
|
FW&C
|
Ft. Wayne & Chicago
|
318  
|
44725  
|
30413  
|
86  
|
80509  
|
43607  
|
3  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
L&N
|
Louisville & Nashville
|
186  
|
23327  
|
15396  
|
88  
|
47305  
|
28995  
|
2  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
120  
|
19972  
|
13581  
|
86  
|
33417  
|
20483  
|
4  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
CB&Q
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
190  
|
25484  
|
17074  
|
87  
|
45047  
|
29653  
|
3  
|
0  
|
850  
|
0  
|
CNS
|
Chicago North Shore
|
411  
|
58878  
|
35327  
|
94  
|
106693  
|
61541  
|
5  
|
7  
|
0  
|
0  
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
283  
|
35787  
|
24693  
|
85  
|
70307  
|
43093  
|
2  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
M&LR
|
Memphis & Little Rock
|
132  
|
16604  
|
11623  
|
84  
|
30875  
|
17814  
|
2  
|
3  
|
0  
|
0  
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
173  
|
17939  
|
12199  
|
86  
|
41446  
|
25404  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
CP
|
Central Pacific
|
154  
|
20251  
|
13366  
|
88  
|
39710  
|
24340  
|
2  
|
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
(Double)
|
NYNH
(Double)
|
ME1
|
C1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
PENN:
(Double)
|
|
PENN
|
C&A
(Double)
|
CNJ
(Double)
|
PA5
(Double)
|
PA6
(Double)
|
WV2
|
|
WV3
|
KY2
|
KY6
|
KY5
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY3 |
[Regions: AO]
|
READ:
(Double)
|
|
READ
|
LV
(Double)
|
PA1
(Double)
|
MD1
|
PA8
|
PA3
|
NYC
|
HRL
(Double)
|
|
B&A
(Double)
|
NY3
|
LS
(Double)
|
C4
(Double)
|
P&LE
(Double)
|
C5
(Double)
|
|
MC
|
PA10
|
MI5
|
PA9
|
GTW
(Double)
|
OH5
|
OH6
|
IN2
|
IN8
|
|
IL4
|
|
Unbuilt:: MI4 |
[Regions: AOLCMN]
|
B&O :
(Double)
|
|
B&O
|
WV1
|
M&C
|
OH1
|
IN5
(Double)
|
IN9
(Double)
|
MON
(Double)
|
|
KY13
(Double)
|
TN13
(Double)
|
TN9
|
IL8
|
A&WP
|
A&C
|
AL6
|
AL7
(Double)
|
|
TN6
|
TN7
|
|
Unbuilt:: PA2 |
[Regions: ADOCMG]
|
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
|
OH2
|
|
Unbuilt:: MI2 |
[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
|
TN8
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL5 |
[Regions: ADMG]
|
SCL :
(Double)
|
|
SCL
|
S&G
(Double)
|
GA2
(Double)
|
GA6
|
GA7
(Double)
|
AL1
(Double)
|
|
AL3
(Double)
|
MS6
(Double)
|
TN12
|
KY14
|
MRLE
(Double)
|
A&GW
(Double)
|
|
P&FW
(Double)
|
IN4
|
IN7
(Double)
|
IL2
|
IC
(Double)
|
KY12
|
IL5
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN14 |
[Regions: ADOLCM]
|
VC :
|
|
VC
|
C&O
|
VA2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
BRL :
|
|
BRL
|
TN2
|
TN4
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
|
TP&W:
|
|
TP&W
|
IN1
|
ERIE
|
NY2
|
PA11
(Double)
|
OH3
|
MI1
|
IN3
|
IN6
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH8 |
[Regions: AOLC]
|
A&T :
|
|
A&T
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
|
GM&O:
|
|
GM&O
|
MS1
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL8 |
[Regions: G]
|
N&C :
(Double)
|
|
N&C
|
KY10
|
KY8
|
TN5
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY11 |
[Regions: O]
|
SM :
(Double)
|
|
SM
|
NO&J
|
MS4
|
MS7
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: MG]
|
MN :
|
|
MN
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
|
O&M :
|
|
O&M
|
KY7
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: O]
|
FW&C:
|
|
FW&C
|
MS
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: LC]
|
L&N :
|
|
L&N
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: O]
|
C&NW:
|
|
C&NW
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
CB&Q:
|
|
CB&Q
|
|
Unbuilt:: IA4 |
[Regions: C]
|
CNS :
|
|
CNS
|
M&SP
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: CW]
|
MP :
|
|
MP
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: MW]
|
M&LR:
|
|
M&LR
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
V&T :
|
|
V&T
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
CP :
|
|
CP
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: P]
|
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
|
31  
|
34  
|
37  
|
+6
|
1405  
|
3804  
|
96  
|
|
14  
|
|
B&H
|
40  
|
42  
|
45  
|
+5
|
783  
|
3299  
|
366  
|
5  
|
5  
|
8  
14  
|
PENN
|
44  
|
47  
|
51  
|
+7
|
1177  
|
5905  
|
110  
|
11  
|
11  
|
3  
8  
|
READ
|
93  
|
95  
|
61  
|
-32
|
647  
|
14953  
|
104  
|
4  
|
4  
|
11  
|
B&O
|
36  
|
40  
|
47  
|
+11
|
1995  
|
12118  
|
165  
|
8  
|
8  
|
13  
|
R&D
|
29  
|
31  
|
34  
|
+5
|
1001  
|
2906  
|
39  
|
|
8  
|
|
N&W
|
42  
|
52  
|
63  
|
+21
|
2978  
|
9592  
|
67  
|
3  
|
3  
|
|
W&M
|
23  
|
26  
|
29  
|
+6
|
705  
|
2014  
|
26  
|
2  
|
2  
|
|
C&H
|
35  
|
37  
|
40  
|
+5
|
1991  
|
6723  
|
93  
|
15  
|
15  
|
3  
|
S&A
|
47  
|
58  
|
70  
|
+23
|
1669  
|
6598  
|
72  
|
14  
|
14  
|
3  
8  
|
SCL
|
50  
|
52  
|
58  
|
+8
|
1800  
|
13615  
|
137  
|
1  
|
1  
|
14  
|
VC
|
19  
|
21  
|
24  
|
+5
|
1014  
|
3043  
|
192  
|
6  
|
6  
|
|
BRL
|
28  
|
30  
|
33  
|
+5
|
774  
|
2377  
|
98  
|
|
15  
|
11  
|
TP&W
|
34  
|
38  
|
42  
|
+8
|
1648  
|
6749  
|
56  
|
13  
|
13  
|
3  
|
A&T
|
30  
|
36  
|
43  
|
+13
|
184  
|
674  
|
41  
|
15  
|
15  
|
8  
14  
|
GM&O
|
64  
|
53  
|
43  
|
-21
|
120  
|
1301  
|
69  
|
|
13  
|
1  
8  
11  
14  
|
N&C
|
41  
|
41  
|
42  
|
+1
|
663  
|
2336  
|
134  
|
11  
|
11  
|
3  
8  
|
SM
|
81  
|
87  
|
93  
|
+12
|
1003  
|
2670  
|
0  
|
|
14  
|
8  
13  
|
MN
|
34  
|
42  
|
51  
|
+17
|
109  
|
480  
|
30  
|
|
14  
|
1  
8  
11  
|
O&M
|
28  
|
35  
|
42  
|
+14
|
222  
|
1635  
|
90  
|
|
14  
|
|
FW&C
|
26  
|
29  
|
32  
|
+6
|
439  
|
1445  
|
145  
|
|
4  
|
11  
|
L&N
|
0  
|
0  
|
16  
|
+16
|
0  
|
837  
|
93  
|
1  
|
1  
|
|
C&NW
|
0  
|
0  
|
16  
|
+16
|
0  
|
540  
|
60  
|
13  
|
13  
|
|
CB&Q
|
15  
|
20  
|
26  
|
+11
|
381  
|
855  
|
95  
|
5  
|
5  
|
|
CNS
|
15  
|
21  
|
27  
|
+12
|
227  
|
1860  
|
195  
|
4  
|
4  
|
3  
|
MP
|
0  
|
0  
|
16  
|
+16
|
0  
|
1274  
|
141  
|
|
11  
|
|
M&LR
|
15  
|
21  
|
28  
|
+13
|
292  
|
610  
|
50  
|
|
5  
|
|
V&T
|
0  
|
0  
|
16  
|
+16
|
0  
|
779  
|
86  
|
14  
|
14  
|
|
CP
|
0  
|
0  
|
16  
|
+16
|
0  
|
693  
|
77  
|
8  
|
8  
|
|
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CF
|
Price
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CF
|
Price
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CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
C&EI
|
920  
|
CRIP
|
750  
|
CASL
|
925  
|
L&A
|
450  
|
WP
|
710  
|
SLSF
|
1195  
|
SLSW
|
775  
|
GW
|
700  
|
SP
|
450  
|
NP
|
1405  
|
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