Continental Rails II

Game # 35 - Turn # 11

Headline News 1861 to 1862

World & National New

  1. 1861: Pony Express carries mail from St. Louis to Sacramento in record time of 10 days.
  2. 1862: Telegraph line completed to California: Pony Express goes bankrupt.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: AdamZ bought MS for $3343, J. Pierpont Morgan bought WP for $51602, Edward Harriman bought SL&A for $12516, William Palmer bought SP for $45971.
  • PCs Merged: FEC merges into SCL, GTW merges into B&O, M&SP merges into CNS.
  • PCs Incorporated: UP, V&T, M&LR, CASL, MN.
  • New Engines Acquired: GT bought 04/04/2000, RF&P bought 04/04/2000.
  • New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought block signal system, HRL bought coal burning engines, W&M bought block signal system, GM&O bought block signal system, N&C bought block signal system, IC bought Grand Station, CB&Q bought Grand Station.
  • RoWs built: IL3 by ERIE, IL9 by PENN, IL5 by B&O, TN14 by N&W, AL6 by S&A, MS5 by SCL, IL8 by S&G, IL1 by COG, MI4 by MC, MS1 by A&T, IL7 by N&C, TN13 by SM, WI4 by C&NW, IA4 by CB&Q.
  • NYC doubled C5, ERIE doubled IL4, C&H doubled SC3, S&A doubled GA1, COG doubled A&C, MC doubled MI5, N&C doubled L&N.
  • New RoWs acquired: SCL got GA5, MC got MI3, N&W got IN10, N&C got KY5, COG got KY12, C&H got TN3, S&A got TN10, S&G got TN15, C&NW got MN2, CB&Q got IA5, CRIP got IA8, CNS got MN1.
  • RR Mergers: C&C merges into PENN.
  • Inadequate signal system slows HRL rail service: mail contracts worth $6523 cancelled.
  • Inadequate signal system slows VC rail service: mail contracts worth $2344 cancelled.
  • Bankrupt RRs: VC.
  • Stock splits: READ splits 3 for 1, C&H splits 2 for 1, P&LE splits 2 for 1, CB&Q splits 3 for 1.
  • New railroad Presidents: William Palmer of HRL, Aubin de Verlin of READ, Edward Harriman of C&H, Thomas Durant of P&LE, Railroad Dan of GM&O, Jay Gould of SM, William Ogden of CASL, Hannibal Kimball of CNS, AdamZ of M&LR, B of UP.
  • New Private Companies Available: SLSF, SLSW, GN, NP, SP&P, KC&D, KP, ATSF.
  • AdamZ dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $8647. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: B, Thomas Durant, J. Pierpont Morgan, William Palmer, Hannibal Kimball, Railroad Dan, William Ogden, Aubin de Verlin
  • Inadequate signal system slows GM&O rail service: mail contracts worth $6846 cancelled.
  • Civil War begins: Railroads may not build a Right-of-Way this turn.
  • 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, block signal system.

Tycoon Announcements:

7Edward Harriman sure, i'll try to get a team menber.
11Thomas Durant harriman dies in rr crash. harriman jr takes over. court drama finally ends.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronB (3)AdamZ (2)Thomas Durant (11)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Jay Gould (9)
Rail MogulThomas Durant (11)AdamZ (2)Aubin de Verlin (8)William Ogden (13)Jay Gould (9)
Rail BuilderHannibal Kimball (10)William Palmer (12)Jay Gould (9)Thomas Durant (11)AdamZ (2)
Rail MagnateHannibal Kimball (10)William Palmer (12)AdamZ (2)Jay Gould (9)Thomas Durant (11)
Rail ProdigalAdamZ (2)B (3)Thomas Durant (11)William Palmer (12)Hannibal Kimball (10)
Rail BaronAdamZ (2)Thomas Durant (11)Hannibal Kimball (10)William Palmer (12)Jay Gould (9)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
2AdamZ N&WM&LR....MS
11Thomas Durant NYCP&LE........
3B S&AUP........
8Aubin de Verlin READCB&Q........
13William Ogden COGCASL........
9Jay Gould PENNSM........
4J. Pierpont Morgan MCCRIPWP....
10Hannibal Kimball B&OCNS........
1Railroad Dan GM&OS&GL&A....
12William Palmer ERIEHRLSP....
7Edward Harriman C&HN&CSL&A....
6Louis J Desy Jr VCGT........
15Cyrus Holliday ................
14Dan Drew ................
5Leland Stanford ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 28139608221809864398202878100
GTGrand Trunk 329467523927270597581209211047
NYCNew York Central 10992408411276459825636016983315900
HRLHudson River Line 593878094917498138417930197000
ERIEErie Lackawanna 1635329724171457994021281967501590122
CNJCentral New Jersey 5239677251289981251577938912205
PENNPennsylvania 2238495247257528996139813312481580563
READReading 427100964565419811162934492165046
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 143425020113511097391531456091260102
RF&PRichmond, Fred. & Potomac 7341002225913095169244905196000
N&WNorfolk & Western 1940346412183598984323992716564500
W&MWilmington & Manchester 605845084732598132808558638106
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 105414708379424972382439701289500191
S&ASavannah & Augusta 157324261712616099357847244414990267
SCLSea Coast Line 164428041414581499408178180787119092
S&GSavannah & Gulf 1086160815868409728717318893074550454
COGCentral of Georgia 116220691510759799285447168160126800536
P&LEPittsburgh & Lake Erie 78414891077433991999151401611290112
VCVirginia Central 2932776222210745073331409-1000
MCMichigan Central 94615203980581982654451631279120217
A&TAlabama & Tennessee 4757827343050991274397841251400
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 48969992384959911927250656220109
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 662114006638439817814410814395550257
SMSouthern Mississippi 59580446442459916702570153740456
MNMichigan Northern 10216877109708933527172735000
ICIllinois Central 18528112148999852584307268500
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 40056746312109912639970081601600490
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 15024290133599944487259138126030
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 36048633252899996388566527200
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 18526526188338357815297852000
CNSChicago North Shore 41163522349379913590869887707500
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 13217290117578640127206732000
V&TVicksburg & Texas 17319974129838950423259772000
UPUnion Pacific 1051295286788731151160492000

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 
  • Boston & Maine (B&M)
    B&M ; ME1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GT ; C2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AN]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC ; B&A  (Double) ; B&H  (Double) ; NY3 ; LS  (Double) ; C4  (Double) ; C5  (Double) ; MI1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ALN]
  • Hudson River Line (HRL)
    HRL ; C3 ; NY1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIE ; NY2 ; PA11 (Double) ; MRLE ; A&GW ; IN4 ; MON  (Double) ; IN2 ; IN7 ; IL4  (Double) ; IL3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLCM]
  • Central New Jersey (CNJ)
    CNJ  (Double) ; PA9 ; PA10 ; PA8  (Double)
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENN (Double) ; C&A  (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; PA5 ; PA6 ; NYNH (Double) ; WV2 ; PA2  (Double) ; PA4 ; M&C ; WBSH (Double) ; KY3 ; KY8 ; KY9 ; IL9 ; C&C ; OH8
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOCM]
  • Reading (READ)
    READ (Double) ; PA1 ; MD1 ; PA3 ; VA7
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O ; WV1 ; OH1 ; OH4 ; IN1 ; IN3 ; IN6 ; TP&W ; IN8 ; GTW ; IL5
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLCM]
  • Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P)
    RF&P ; VA1 ; NC2 ; MD2 ; PA7
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AO]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W  (Double) ; R&D  (Double) ; N&S  (Double) ; VA4  (Double) ; C&O  (Double) ; VA5 ; KY1 ; IN5 ; IN9 ; C&EI (Double) ; IL6 ; KY13 ; TN14
    Unbuilt IN10
    [Regions: AOCM]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&M ; W&W  (Double) ; SC2 ; SC1 ; NC1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H  (Double) ; SC4  (Double) ; SC3  (Double) ; G&C  (Double) ; SC5 ; TN2 ; TN4 ; TN6 ; TN7
    Unbuilt TN3
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&A  (Double) ; GA1  (Double) ; GA8  (Double) ; AL3 ; MS3 ; A&WP ; BRL ; TN8 ; KY14 ; AL6
    Unbuilt TN10
    [Regions: AD]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; FL4 ; FL5  (Double) ; FL6 ; AL8 ; MS4  (Double) ; MS7 ; FEC ; MS5
    Unbuilt GA5
    [Regions: AMG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1  (Double) ; AL2 ; TN9 ; TN12 ; IL8
    Unbuilt TN15
    [Regions: ADM]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COG  (Double) ; A&C  (Double) ; GA2 ; TN5 ; KY7 ; O&M ; IL2 ; IL1
    Unbuilt KY12
    [Regions: ADOC]
  • Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
    P&LE (Double) ; OH3 ; OH5 ; OH6 ; FW&C (Double) ; MI6 ; OH7
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: OLC]
  • Virginia Central (VC)
    VC
    Unbuilt VA2
    [Regions: ]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MC ; MI5  (Double) ; P&FW ; OH2 ; MI2  (Double) ; MI4
    Unbuilt MI3
    [Regions: OLC]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&T ; AL5 ; AL7 ; MS1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: DG]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&O ; MS2 ; AL4
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: DG]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&C ; KY10 ; L&N  (Double) ; KY11 ; IL7
    Unbuilt KY5
    [Regions: OM]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SM ; NO&J ; MS6 ; TN13
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MG]
  • Michigan Northern (MN)
    MN
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: L]
  • Illinois Central (IC)
    IC
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NW ; WI4
    Unbuilt MN2
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIP
    Unbuilt IA8
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Q ; IA4
    Unbuilt IA5
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNS ; M&SP
    Unbuilt MN1
    [Regions: CW]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
B&M706662-8 231 1 366 39 28 10 11
GT515662+11 285 1 645 0662 10 12
NYC536578+25 903 5 502 011114
HRL546372+18 732 2 965 012121 4 11
ERIE637588+25 1360 7 793 38212129 10
CNJ666564-2 516 2 615 0 129 10
PENN677475+8 1557 11 080 115994 10
READ809637+31 416 6 198 207881 11 13
B&O545556+2 1110 7 065 11310104 9 12
RF&P415162+21 1413 3 605 65 29 10
N&W414243+2 3936 26 357 55223
W&M425976+34 766 2 987 38 133 8 10
C&H8410967+50 1039 10 552 07132 3 8
S&A585960+2 1532 7 806 59337 8
SCL557086+31 2103 8 056 171 813
S&G616059-2 828 5 315 115112 11
COG535455+2 1103 5 718 9213138
P&LE668552+38 1061 7 840 01114
VC373839+2 342 1 465 06610 11
MC555658+3 901 4 617 1134410
A&T516274+23 834 3 986 69 21 9
GM&O475869+22 2376 6 936 399111
N&C475768+21 610 3 228 82771 12
SM394144+5 646 2 931 44910
MN0018+18 0 459 51 13
IC162126+10 382 925 0 7
C&NW366799+63 157 1 860 140 11
CRIP162739+23 345 750 044
CB&Q377135+68 232 5 145 25588
CASL0018+18 0 833 921313
CNS162330+14 174 1 892 163101012
M&LR0018+18 0 594 6622
V&T0018+18 0 779 86 9
UP0018+18 0 473 5233

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
MPMissouri Pacific 1415
CPCentral Pacific 770
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 1195
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 775
GWGreat Western 700
GNGreat Northern 1475
NPNorthern Pacific 1405
SP&PSt Paul & Pacific 1430
KC&DKansas City & Denver 330
KPKansas Pacific 890
ATSFAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 915
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