Continental Rails II
Game # 9 - Turn # 9
Headline News 1857 to 1858
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1857: Western Union Telegraph Company begins operations.
1858: The Dred Scott decision by Supreme Court angers Northern anti-slavery elements.
Message to All Players in This Game
Une nouvelle partie est en cours de remplissage, pour un démarrage cet été.
A new game is scheduled to begin this summer.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Crazy French II bought CB&Q for $5106, Henry Farham bought CASL for $11000, Sleeping Dog bought FEC for $1553, J. Pierpont Morgan bought MP for $50123.
PCs Merged: MON merges into B&O, O&M merges into C&O.
PCs Incorporated: SM, A&C, C&NW, IC.
New Engines Acquired: READ bought Norris 4-2-0.
New Technologies Acquired: READ bought switch yards, C&O bought Grand Station.
RoWs built: MD2 by NYNH, IN5 by PENN, IN7 by B&O, KY1 by R&D, NC1 by W&M, KY3 by C&H, AL5 by S&G, TN12 by COG, IN2 by P&LE, IN3 by MRLE, OH7 by WBSH, MI4 by MC, TN5 by A&T, MS6 by NO&J.
RoWs abandoned: IN6 a été abandonné by C&O.
Double Tracked Lines: GT doubled B&H, NYNH doubled CNJ, B&O doubled IN4, C&O doubled KY5, C&H doubled C&H, S&G doubled S&G, COG doubled COG, MRLE doubled IN1, FW&C doubled FW&C.
New RoWs acquired: W&M got SC2, C&H got FL5, FW&C got OH5, R&D got OH8, PENN got IN6, MRLE got IN9, WBSH got IN10, C&O got IL2, COG got IL8, N&C got KY14, A&T got TN6, NO&J got TN8, S&G got AL7, GM&O got MS3, P&LE got IN8, B&O got IL3.
RR Mergers: NYNH merges into COG, MC merges into P&LE.
Loan Recalls: William Ogden, J. Pierpont Morgan.
Cornered stocks: LS.
New railroad Presidents: William Ogden of READ, Baron Louis Aubade of A&C, J. Pierpont Morgan of IC, Cante of C&NW.
New Private Companies Available: L&N, CRIP, CNS, M&SP, M&LR, L&A, CP, SL&A.
William Ogden dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $8480. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: J. Pierpont Morgan, Crazy French II, Byron Kilbourn, Sleeping Dog, Edward Harriman, Jay Gould, Cante, Jim Hill
Le passage à l'acier permet d'augmenter la durée de vie des rails, réduisant les coûts opérationnels.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Panic to Depression.
Best locomotive available: Norris 4-2-0
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):
Robber Baron
|
Edward Harriman (3)
|
Crazy French II (6)
|
J. Pierpont Morgan (10)
|
Byron Kilbourn (1)
|
Baron Louis Aubade (4)
|
Rail Mogul
|
William Ogden (8)
|
Edward Harriman (3)
|
Crazy French II (6)
|
Baron Louis Aubade (4)
|
Byron Kilbourn (1)
|
Rail Builder
|
Crazy French II (6)
|
Baron Louis Aubade (4)
|
Byron Kilbourn (1)
|
Edward Harriman (3)
|
Jim Hill (11)
|
Rail Magnate
|
Crazy French II (6)
|
Baron Louis Aubade (4)
|
Edward Harriman (3)
|
Cante (13)
|
J. Pierpont Morgan (10)
|
Rail Prodigal
|
William Ogden (8)
|
Edward Harriman (3)
|
J. Pierpont Morgan (10)
|
Crazy French II (6)
|
Jay Gould (5)
|
Rail Baron
|
Crazy French II (6)
|
Edward Harriman (3)
|
Baron Louis Aubade (4)
|
William Ogden (8)
|
J. Pierpont Morgan (10)
|
Player Summary
|
|
President of
|
PCs owned
|
Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
3
|
Edward Harriman |
PENN
|
NO&J
|
....
|
....
|
6
|
Crazy French II |
LS
|
MRLE
|
....
|
CB&Q
|
1
|
Byron Kilbourn |
N&C
|
R&D
|
....
|
....
|
2
|
Leland Stanford |
A&T
|
C&O
|
C&EI
|
....
|
7
|
Sleeping Dog |
C&H
|
WBSH
|
FEC
|
C&C
|
4
|
Baron Louis Aubade |
B&O
|
A&C
|
....
|
....
|
11
|
Jim Hill |
....
|
S&G
|
....
|
....
|
13
|
Cante |
P&LE
|
C&NW
|
....
|
....
|
10
|
J. Pierpont Morgan |
IC
|
COG
|
MP
|
....
|
8
|
William Ogden |
GM&O
|
READ
|
....
|
....
|
14
|
Henry Farham |
....
|
W&M
|
....
|
CASL
|
12
|
Cyrus Holliday |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
5
|
Jay Gould |
FW&C
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
15
|
Louis McLane |
GTW
|
MN
|
....
|
....
|
9
|
William Palmer |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
439  
|
54515  
|
29983  
|
99  
|
138897  
|
76898  
|
1  
|
4  
|
0  
|
0  
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
1314  
|
157677  
|
86721  
|
99  
|
352318  
|
72339  
|
5  
|
9  
|
0  
|
97  
|
READ
|
Reading
|
288  
|
43025  
|
25385  
|
98  
|
97119  
|
54721  
|
2  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
1289  
|
142139  
|
79597  
|
98  
|
320639  
|
85354  
|
4  
|
9  
|
0  
|
83  
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
901  
|
76824  
|
42253  
|
99  
|
223132  
|
56685  
|
2  
|
2  
|
0  
|
213  
|
R&D
|
Richmond & Danville
|
927  
|
80034  
|
46420  
|
99  
|
242334  
|
153599  
|
-2  
|
4  
|
510  
|
709  
|
W&M
|
Wilmington & Manchester
|
233  
|
18616  
|
10797  
|
99  
|
49007  
|
34008  
|
-1  
|
2  
|
550  
|
350  
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
1564  
|
171764  
|
94469  
|
99  
|
423867  
|
21143  
|
6  
|
9  
|
0  
|
466  
|
S&G
|
Savannah & Gulf
|
793  
|
78757  
|
45678  
|
99  
|
203933  
|
127542  
|
0  
|
8  
|
180  
|
598  
|
COG
|
Central of Georgia
|
3161  
|
376233  
|
221980  
|
95  
|
912535  
|
545142  
|
0  
|
9  
|
0  
|
526  
|
LS
|
Lake Shore
|
182  
|
17712  
|
10273  
|
99  
|
48572  
|
24563  
|
0  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
P&LE
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
|
1272  
|
131074  
|
81266  
|
95  
|
335586  
|
197854  
|
-1  
|
6  
|
505  
|
306  
|
MRLE
|
Mad River & Lake Erie
|
1895  
|
269167  
|
153424  
|
97  
|
563435  
|
293955  
|
3  
|
6  
|
740  
|
386  
|
GTW
|
Grand Trunk Western
|
107  
|
10642  
|
6385  
|
97  
|
29694  
|
12373  
|
1  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
WBSH
|
Wabash Line
|
216  
|
25189  
|
14610  
|
99  
|
49557  
|
25583  
|
3  
|
2  
|
0  
|
382  
|
A&C
|
Atlanta & Chattanooga
|
137  
|
11782  
|
8130  
|
88  
|
15699  
|
15701  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
A&T
|
Alabama & Tennessee
|
271  
|
21176  
|
12282  
|
99  
|
54866  
|
33035  
|
0  
|
2  
|
770  
|
448  
|
GM&O
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
|
135  
|
11960  
|
8731  
|
84  
|
40919  
|
21081  
|
-4  
|
9  
|
570  
|
0  
|
N&C
|
Nashville & Chattanooga
|
151  
|
12887  
|
7474  
|
99  
|
48586  
|
25552  
|
-3  
|
4  
|
775  
|
0  
|
NO&J
|
New Orleans & Jackson
|
463  
|
36465  
|
21150  
|
99  
|
83539  
|
61076  
|
0  
|
9  
|
720  
|
1050  
|
SM
|
Southern Mississippi
|
44  
|
6608  
|
4758  
|
85  
|
6199  
|
6201  
|
2  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
MN
|
Michigan Northern
|
102  
|
11304  
|
6782  
|
97  
|
29484  
|
11593  
|
1  
|
2  
|
0  
|
0  
|
FW&C
|
Ft. Wayne & Chicago
|
114  
|
19274  
|
12143  
|
94  
|
40439  
|
21041  
|
2  
|
8  
|
120  
|
0  
|
IC
|
Illinois Central
|
185  
|
17587  
|
12311  
|
87  
|
21899  
|
21901  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
120  
|
14587  
|
10065  
|
88  
|
15399  
|
15401  
|
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
|
B&H
(Double)
|
C2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
PENN:
(Double)
|
|
PENN
|
LV
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
P&FW
|
PA9
|
PA10
|
A&GW
|
PA4
|
IN5
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN6 |
[Regions: AOL]
|
READ:
|
|
READ
|
PA3
|
PA2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
B&O :
(Double)
|
|
B&O
|
PA7
(Double)
|
WV2
|
M&C
|
OH1
|
OH2
|
IN4
(Double)
|
MON
|
|
IN7
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL3 |
[Regions: AOC]
|
C&O :
|
|
C&O
|
VA4
|
VA5
|
KY2
|
KY5
(Double)
|
O&M
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL2 |
[Regions: AO]
|
R&D :
(Double)
|
|
R&D
|
VA7
|
VC
|
VA2
|
WV4
|
KY1
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH8 |
[Regions: AO]
|
W&M :
|
|
W&M
|
NC1
|
|
Unbuilt:: SC2 |
[Regions: A]
|
C&H :
(Double)
|
|
C&H
|
G&C
|
SC4
|
TN2
|
TN3
|
SCL
(Double)
|
S&A
|
NER
|
GA4
|
|
FL4
|
KY4
|
KY3
|
|
Unbuilt:: FL5 |
[Regions: AO]
|
S&G :
(Double)
|
|
S&G
|
GA3
|
GA6
|
GA7
|
AL1
|
AL5
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL7 |
[Regions: AD]
|
COG :
(Double)
|
|
COG
|
A&WP
|
BRL
|
GA8
(Double)
|
AL3
|
AL4
|
N&W
(Double)
|
N&S
|
|
VA1
(Double)
|
W&W
|
NC2
|
SC5
|
SC3
|
TN12
|
NYNH
|
CNJ
(Double)
|
|
C&A
(Double)
|
ERIE
|
PA1
(Double)
|
MD1
|
NY2
|
RF&P
|
MD2
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL8 |
[Regions: ADL]
|
LS :
|
|
LS
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
|
P&LE:
|
|
P&LE
|
OH3
|
TP&W
|
MI1
|
IN2
|
MC
|
MS
|
MI5
|
MI4
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN8 |
[Regions: OLC]
|
MRLE:
|
|
MRLE
|
OH4
|
NYC
|
B&A
(Double)
|
B&M
(Double)
|
NY3
|
HRL
(Double)
|
C3
(Double)
|
|
PA11
|
C4
|
IN1
(Double)
|
IN3
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN9 |
[Regions: ALCN]
|
GTW :
|
|
GTW
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
|
WBSH:
|
|
WBSH
|
OH7
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN10 |
[Regions: O]
|
A&C :
|
|
A&C
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
|
A&T :
|
|
A&T
|
TN5
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN6 |
[Regions: D]
|
GM&O:
|
|
GM&O
|
|
Unbuilt:: MS3 |
[Regions: G]
|
N&C :
|
|
N&C
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY14 |
[Regions: ]
|
NO&J:
|
|
NO&J
|
MS6
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN8 |
[Regions: G]
|
SM :
|
|
SM
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
MN :
|
|
MN
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
|
FW&C:
(Double)
|
|
FW&C
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH5 |
[Regions: C]
|
IC :
|
|
IC
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
C&NW:
|
|
C&NW
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
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
|
37  
|
48  
|
60  
|
+23
|
654  
|
2195  
|
0  
|
|
4  
|
3  
|
PENN
|
69  
|
80  
|
92  
|
+23
|
1486  
|
6513  
|
62  
|
3  
|
3  
|
2  
|
READ
|
55  
|
45  
|
35  
|
-20
|
626  
|
1404  
|
36  
|
8  
|
8  
|
|
B&O
|
42  
|
49  
|
57  
|
+15
|
1148  
|
6311  
|
142  
|
4  
|
4  
|
2  
6  
|
C&O
|
45  
|
38  
|
31  
|
-14
|
1018  
|
4423  
|
82  
|
2  
|
2  
|
3  
|
R&D
|
39  
|
39  
|
39  
|
+0
|
1273  
|
4562  
|
73  
|
1  
|
1  
|
3  
|
W&M
|
22  
|
19  
|
17  
|
-5
|
164  
|
1115  
|
50  
|
14  
|
14  
|
8  
|
C&H
|
83  
|
90  
|
97  
|
+14
|
2049  
|
7783  
|
50  
|
7  
|
7  
|
3  
11  
|
S&G
|
61  
|
52  
|
44  
|
-17
|
725  
|
3899  
|
66  
|
11  
|
11  
|
1  
2  
|
COG
|
47  
|
42  
|
33  
|
-14
|
1919  
|
15689  
|
120  
|
10  
|
10  
|
|
LS
|
53  
|
68  
|
83  
|
+30
|
218  
|
910  
|
0  
|
6  
|
6  
|
1  
4  
13  
|
P&LE
|
59  
|
55  
|
64  
|
+5
|
1227  
|
8222  
|
318  
|
13  
|
13  
|
|
MRLE
|
52  
|
58  
|
65  
|
+13
|
2014  
|
9447  
|
35  
|
6  
|
6  
|
11  
|
GTW
|
21  
|
20  
|
20  
|
-1
|
121  
|
495  
|
40  
|
15  
|
15  
|
3  
13  
|
WBSH
|
32  
|
52  
|
73  
|
+41
|
144  
|
1029  
|
51  
|
7  
|
7  
|
|
A&C
|
0  
|
0  
|
10  
|
+10
|
0  
|
617  
|
68  
|
4  
|
4  
|
|
A&T
|
25  
|
29  
|
34  
|
+9
|
158  
|
1291  
|
64  
|
2  
|
2  
|
1  
|
GM&O
|
18  
|
26  
|
35  
|
+17
|
272  
|
675  
|
0  
|
8  
|
8  
|
|
N&C
|
18  
|
26  
|
34  
|
+16
|
305  
|
755  
|
0  
|
1  
|
1  
|
|
NO&J
|
32  
|
50  
|
69  
|
+37
|
270  
|
2175  
|
140  
|
3  
|
3  
|
|
SM
|
0  
|
0  
|
10  
|
+10
|
0  
|
198  
|
22  
|
|
8  
|
|
MN
|
21  
|
20  
|
20  
|
-1
|
117  
|
471  
|
39  
|
15  
|
15  
|
3  
13  
|
FW&C
|
18  
|
26  
|
34  
|
+16
|
234  
|
570  
|
0  
|
5  
|
5  
|
|
IC
|
0  
|
0  
|
10  
|
+10
|
0  
|
833  
|
92  
|
10  
|
10  
|
|
C&NW
|
0  
|
0  
|
10  
|
+10
|
0  
|
540  
|
60  
|
13  
|
13  
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Private Companies Available for Purchase
CF
|
Price
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CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
L&N
|
930  
|
CRIP
|
750  
|
CNS
|
425  
|
M&SP
|
1630  
|
M&LR
|
660  
|
L&A
|
450  
|
CP
|
770  
|
SL&A
|
495  
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