Continental Rails II

Game # 35 - Turn # 12

Headline News 1863 to 1864

World & National New

  1. 1863: Congress passes Homestead Act giving free land to homesteaders.
  2. 1864: Otto von Bismark appointed minister president of Prussia by William I.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: B bought MP for $12456, B bought CP for $71246, Thomas Durant bought GN for $20001, Jay Gould bought NP for $52202, Hannibal Kimball bought SP&P for $88888, Aubin de Verlin bought KP for $16000, William Ogden bought ATSF for $66000.
  • PCs Merged: SL&A merges into CASL.
  • PCs Incorporated: L&A, WP, SP.
  • New Technologies Acquired: GT bought block signal system, HRL bought block signal system, READ bought Grand Station, RF&P bought block signal system, CASL bought Grand Station.
  • RoWs abandoned: TN3 was abandoned by C&H.
  • NYC doubled NYC, ERIE doubled IN2, READ doubled PA1, C&H doubled TN6, P&LE doubled OH5, MC doubled P&FW, N&C doubled IL7, CB&Q doubled CB&Q.
  • New RoWs acquired: READ got VA3, B&O got WV3, SM got TN11, CASL got MO1, UP got NE1.
  • RR Mergers: HRL merges into ERIE, C&H merges into N&C, P&LE merges into NYC, GM&O merges into S&G, SM merges into PENN.
  • Reorganized RRs: VC.
  • Loan Recalls: B, Hannibal Kimball.
  • Stock splits: A&T splits 2 for 1, C&NW splits 3 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: W&M.
  • New railroad Presidents: J. Pierpont Morgan of RF&P, Aubin de Verlin of SCL, Aubin de Verlin of A&T, William Ogden of MN, Thomas Durant of C&NW, Edward Harriman of CASL, Jay Gould of V&T, Railroad Dan of L&A, William Palmer of SP.
  • New Private Companies Available: MKT, KCS.
  • Jay Gould earns the Gulf Bonus Award for linking the PENN from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Thomas Durant dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $9876. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: B, J. Pierpont Morgan, William Palmer, Hannibal Kimball, Railroad Dan, William Ogden, Aubin de Verlin
  • Civil War continues: Railroads may not build a Right-of-Way this turn.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Boom to Normal.
  • 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 dad died on a nyc train, not a n&c one. waiting on results of investigation.
11Thomas Durant no comment

Top Victory Points

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

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
11Thomas Durant NYCC&NWGN....
2AdamZ N&WM&LR....MS
1Railroad Dan L&AS&G........
4J. Pierpont Morgan MCRF&P........
9Jay Gould PENNV&TNP....
8Aubin de Verlin SCLA&T....KP
13William Ogden COGMNATSF....
3B S&AUPCPMP
10Hannibal Kimball B&OCNS....SP&P
12William Palmer ERIESP........
7Edward Harriman CASLN&C........
6Louis J Desy Jr ....GT........
15Cyrus Holliday ................
14Dan Drew ................
5Leland Stanford ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 28140055220309966747137079200
GTGrand Trunk 329475794187066597581209201019
NYCNew York Central 1883451966239540984722563150391116034
ERIEErie Lackawanna 222845525424583697561766229470149049
CNJCentral New Jersey 52396028499359913032461696121002
PENNPennsylvania 2833611399330154978073672655141480306
READReading 42711058157502991151992405065016
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 1434250570130295994078795162139036
RF&PRichmond, Fred. & Potomac 734995605774596176496809556000
N&WNorfolk & Western 1940346146183457984515662700654000
W&MWilmington & Manchester 605855394704699136486391729202
S&ASavannah & Augusta 157324444412710999369802248189916080
SCLSea Coast Line 164428039614580599420672138961122037
S&GSavannah & Gulf 157524626613052098421263244265516550197
COGCentral of Georgia 116220784810808199294278160949119800188
VCVirginia Central 2932639221114741025500-1000
MCMichigan Central 94615870582526992733541444221013087
A&TAlabama & Tennessee 475787464409898131049781435000
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 17162968891573529843363920560378550134
MNMichigan Northern 10217274112288934535137526700
ICIllinois Central 18526958140189954412292987000
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 40056371310049913004735098711600196
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 15024642135539945513262378166030
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 36058251302909998850421863200
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 284495222575199101991507379200
CNSChicago North Shore 41164617355409913996946169817500
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 13218011120678741231168843800
V&TVicksburg & Texas 17319704124149151738206003300
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 9018979121479032735168658000
WPWestern Pacific 14221738145648745143232574000
UPUnion Pacific 1051262470699833864169064100
SPSouthern Pacific 9021499141898834583178179000

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  (Double) ; B&A  (Double) ; B&H  (Double) ; NY3 ; LS  (Double) ; C4  (Double) ; C5  (Double) ; MI1 ; P&LE (Double) ; OH3 ; OH5  (Double) ; OH6 ; FW&C (Double) ; MI6 ; OH7
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLCN]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIE ; NY2 ; PA11 (Double) ; MRLE ; A&GW ; IN4 ; MON  (Double) ; IN2  (Double) ; IN7 ; IL4  (Double) ; IL3 ; HRL ; C3 ; NY1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLCMN]
  • 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 ; SM ; NO&J ; MS6 ; TN13
    Unbuilt TN11
    [Regions: AOCMG]
  • Reading (READ)
    READ (Double) ; PA1  (Double) ; MD1 ; PA3 ; VA7
    Unbuilt VA3
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O ; WV1 ; OH1 ; OH4 ; IN1 ; IN3 ; IN6 ; TP&W ; IN8 ; GTW ; IL5
    Unbuilt WV3
    [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]
  • 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 ; GM&O ; MS2 ; AL4
    Unbuilt TN15
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COG  (Double) ; A&C  (Double) ; GA2 ; TN5 ; KY7 ; O&M ; IL2 ; IL1
    Unbuilt KY12
    [Regions: ADOC]
  • Virginia Central (VC)
    VC
    Unbuilt VA2
    [Regions: ]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MC ; MI5  (Double) ; P&FW (Double) ; OH2 ; MI2  (Double) ; MI4
    Unbuilt MI3
    [Regions: OLC]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&T ; AL5 ; AL7 ; MS1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: DG]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&C ; KY10 ; L&N  (Double) ; KY11 ; IL7  (Double) ; C&H  (Double) ; SC4  (Double) ; SC3  (Double) ; G&C  (Double) ; SC5 ; TN2 ; TN4 ; TN6  (Double) ; TN7
    Unbuilt KY5
    [Regions: AOM]
  • 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 (Double) ; IA4
    Unbuilt IA5
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL ; SL&A
    Unbuilt MO1
    [Regions: CM]
  • 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]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: G]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: P]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP
    Unbuilt NE1
    [Regions: W]
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
    SP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: P]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
B&M625447-15 277 1 375 30 28 11
GT626059-3 266 1 645 0662 10 12
NYC788487+9 801 13 342 011111 4
ERIE889689+1 1089 10 758 382121210
CNJ645342-22 683 2 615 0 129 10
PENN758789+14 2159 14 170 09910
READ373432-5 692 6 405 0 811 13
B&O565962+6 1490 7 178 010104 9 12
RF&P627078+16 932 3 621 49429 10
N&W434037-6 3874 26 357 55223
W&M ©768799+23 442 2 996 29 133 8 9 10
S&A605653-7 1962 7 865 0337 8
SCL867666-20 1528 8 056 1718813
S&G595681+22 1095 12 765 01111
COG555249-6 1376 5 810 013138
VC393020-19 637 1 465 0  
MC586471+13 1538 4 730 04410 11
A&T748952+30 720 7 972 138821 9
N&C688980+12 794 13 862 07132 3
MN182022+4 183 471 391313
IC263035+9 294 925 0 710
C&NW9912248+45 747 5 685 31511111 4
CRIP396592+53 197 750 0 47 9 10
CB&Q354249+14 1570 5 397 3 84
CASL182430+12 382 1 371 49713
CNS304560+30 735 2 055 0101012
M&LR182533+15 278 610 5022
V&T183042+24 411 800 6599
L&A0018+18 0 405 4511
WP0018+18 0 639 71 4
UP182533+15 223 525 033
SP0018+18 0 405 451212

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 1630
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 1195
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 775
GWGreat Western 700
KC&DKansas City & Denver 330
KCSKansas City Southern 490
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