Continental Rails II

Game # 35 - Turn # 8

Headline News 1855 to 1856

World & National New

  1. 1855: The Know-Nothing Party sweeps Northern congressional elections.
  2. 1856: Soo Canal completed connecting Lake Superior to Lake Huron.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Jay Gould bought NO&J for $12202, Thomas Durant bought FW&C for $17501, AdamZ bought C&EI for $5432, Edward Harriman bought IC for $13160, Thomas Durant bought C&NW for $29500, Aubin de Verlin bought CB&Q for $19500.
  • PCs Merged: MON merges into MRLE.
  • PCs Incorporated: MC, C&C, O&M, SM.
  • New Engines Acquired: NYC bought 04/04/2000, ERIE bought 04/04/2000, CNJ bought 04/04/2000, READ bought 04/04/2000, B&O bought 04/04/2000, N&W bought 04/04/2000, W&M bought 04/04/2000, C&H bought 04/04/2000, S&A bought 04/04/2000, SCL bought 04/04/2000, S&G bought 04/04/2000, COG bought 04/04/2000, P&LE bought 04/04/2000, MRLE bought 04/04/2000, P&FW bought 04/04/2000, M&C bought 04/04/2000, VC bought 04/04/2000, A&T bought 04/04/2000, GM&O bought 04/04/2000, N&C bought 04/04/2000.
  • New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought coal burning engines, ERIE bought coal burning engines, CNJ bought coal burning engines, READ bought coal burning engines, B&O bought coal burning engines, N&W bought coal burning engines, W&M bought coal burning engines, C&H bought coal burning engines, S&A bought coal burning engines, SCL bought coal burning engines, S&G bought coal burning engines, COG bought Grand Station, COG bought coal burning engines, P&LE bought coal burning engines, MRLE bought coal burning engines, P&FW bought coal burning engines, M&C bought coal burning engines, GM&O bought coal burning engines, N&C bought coal burning engines.
  • RoWs built: ME1 by B&M, C2 by GT, MI1 by NYC, PA4 by PENN, PA3 by READ, IN3 by B&O, PA7 by RF&P, IN9 by N&W, TN4 by C&H, MS3 by S&A, AL8 by SCL, AL2 by S&G, TN5 by COG, OH6 by P&LE, IN2 by MRLE, OH2 by P&FW, KY3 by M&C.
  • NYC doubled C4, CNJ doubled PA8, PENN doubled PA2.
  • New RoWs acquired: READ got VA7, P&FW got MI2, P&LE got MI6, B&O got IN6, MRLE got IN7, N&W got IL6, COG got KY7, M&C got KY8, N&C got KY10, C&H got TN6, S&G got TN9, A&T got AL5, GM&O got MS2, SCL got MS4, S&A got TN8.
  • RR Mergers: M&C merges into PENN.
  • Loan Recalls: Thomas Durant.
  • New railroad Presidents: Aubin de Verlin of W&M, William Palmer of MRLE, J. Pierpont Morgan of MC, Hannibal Kimball of SM, William Ogden of O&M, Jay Gould of C&C.
  • New Private Companies Available: L&N, CRIP, CASL, CNS, M&SP.
  • Hannibal Kimball dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $4545. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: J. Pierpont Morgan, Thomas Durant, B, William Palmer, AdamZ, Railroad Dan, Aubin de Verlin
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Normal.
  • Best locomotive available: American 4-4-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines.

Tycoon Announcements:

7Edward Harriman n&c is open for business. all aboard the n&c and the s&a!
11Thomas Durant nyc court clears durant of slander charges raised by harriman, orders payment

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronB (3)Thomas Durant (11)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)AdamZ (2)Jay Gould (9)
Rail MogulAdamZ (2)Thomas Durant (11)Aubin de Verlin (8)William Ogden (13)Jay Gould (9)
Rail BuilderHannibal Kimball (10)Thomas Durant (11)Jay Gould (9)William Palmer (12)Edward Harriman (7)
Rail MagnateHannibal Kimball (10)Thomas Durant (11)Railroad Dan (1)Edward Harriman (7)Aubin de Verlin (8)
Rail ProdigalAdamZ (2)B (3)Thomas Durant (11)William Palmer (12)Railroad Dan (1)
Rail BaronThomas Durant (11)Hannibal Kimball (10)AdamZ (2)Aubin de Verlin (8)Jay Gould (9)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
2AdamZ N&WA&TC&EI....
3B ........A&WPBRL
4J. Pierpont Morgan MCP&FW........
11Thomas Durant NYCGM&OFW&CC&NW
10Hannibal Kimball B&OSM........
13William Ogden C&HO&M........
8Aubin de Verlin SCLW&MCB&Q....
12William Palmer ERIEMRLE........
1Railroad Dan P&LES&G........
9Jay Gould PENNC&CNO&J....
7Edward Harriman S&AN&CIC....
6Louis J Desy Jr VCGT........
15Cyrus Holliday ................
14Dan Drew ................
5Leland Stanford ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 28133172195729557542396534000
GTGrand Trunk 3293981629065815950843590100704
NYCNew York Central 1099188943982519923011615981010900
HRLHudson River Line 593719574245595125513984343300
ERIEErie Lackawanna 6727439940919991344509991444097
CNJCentral New Jersey 52380452418349911084887240813049
PENNPennsylvania 1434253588131866993433472253681010700146
READReading 333721633969199819395195013164700
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 85494735492629918817867160620686
RF&PRichmond, Fred. & Potomac 7348319952415911492501120882000
N&WNorfolk & Western 132115798786892992490361803245900
W&MWilmington & Manchester 505577543176599973275675951071
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 8009495749377991595789899666770806
S&ASavannah & Augusta 818103960602979315234311912854720267
SCLSea Coast Line 994148454786829820399212416589480618
S&GSavannah & Gulf 608744573871999128864100159523200
COGCentral of Georgia 5236543835336971049737856254900432
P&LEPittsburgh & Lake Erie 4585866330505999984676822520106
MRLEMad River & Lake Erie 63390819499519914129184167720223
P&FWPittsburgh & Ft Wayne 326337371990595685755058324232337
VCVirginia Central 29322755150188850510328740000
MCMichigan Central 15217281122708330797223030000
A&TAlabama & Tennessee 14315946102059027435208222800
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 1351547791319527174203113010100
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 151165029076993013222480331500
SMSouthern Mississippi 4483465842841078778134000
O&MOhio & Mississippi 16518332120998833059239411000
C&CCincinnati & Chicago 20223461157198741063297371000

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 ; NY3 ; LS  (Double) ; C4  (Double) ; C5 ; MI1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ALN]
  • Hudson River Line (HRL)
    HRL ; C3 ; NY1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIE ; NY2 ; PA11
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AL]
  • 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 ; WV2 ; PA2  (Double) ; PA4 ; M&C ; WBSH ; KY3
    Unbuilt KY8
    [Regions: AO]
  • Reading (READ)
    READ (Double) ; PA1 ; MD1 ; PA3
    Unbuilt VA7
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O ; WV1 ; OH1 ; OH4 ; IN1 ; IN3
    Unbuilt IN6
    [Regions: AC]
  • 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 ; VA4  (Double) ; C&O  (Double) ; VA5 ; KY1 ; IN5 ; IN9
    Unbuilt IL6
    [Regions: AO]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&M ; W&W ; SC2 ; SC1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H  (Double) ; SC4  (Double) ; SC3 ; G&C  (Double) ; SC5 ; TN2 ; TN4
    Unbuilt TN6
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&A  (Double) ; GA1 ; GA8 ; AL3 ; MS3
    Unbuilt TN8
    [Regions: AD]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; FL4 ; FL5 ; FL6 ; AL8
    Unbuilt MS4
    [Regions: AG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1 ; AL2
    Unbuilt TN9
    [Regions: AD]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COG ; A&C ; GA2 ; TN5
    Unbuilt KY7
    [Regions: AD]
  • Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
    P&LE ; OH3 ; OH5 ; OH6
    Unbuilt MI6
    [Regions: OL]
  • Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE)
    MRLE ; A&GW ; IN4 ; MON ; IN2
    Unbuilt IN7
    [Regions: OLC]
  • Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW)
    P&FW ; OH2
    Unbuilt MI2
    [Regions: O]
  • Virginia Central (VC)
    VC
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MC
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: L]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&T
    Unbuilt AL5
    [Regions: D]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&O
    Unbuilt MS2
    [Regions: G]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&C
    Unbuilt KY10
    [Regions: ]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SM
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Ohio & Mississippi (O&M)
    O&M
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: O]
  • Cincinnati & Chicago (C&C)
    C&C
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
B&M364452+16 182 1 337 68 211
GT273339+12 78 1 517 128662 12
NYC676054-13 990 5 473 2911114
HRL565963+7 1250 2 965 0 41 11
ERIE273135+8 821 3 269 9112129 10
CNJ313642+11 713 2 615 0 1210
PENN383834-4 957 7 081 949910
READ354249+14 333 1 621 44 81 13
B&O263137+11 1330 4 243 3510104 9
RF&P333232-1 932 3 519 151 2
N&W566880+24 944 6 535 74223
W&M263136+10 639 2 453 7281310
C&H666054-12 760 3 951 5513133 8
S&A495766+17 785 3 995 95773 8
SCL414243+2 1041 4 918 598813
S&G343944+10 604 2 990 501111
COG414243+2 603 2 551 64 13
P&LE586573+15 409 2 240 50114 11
MRLE425467+25 492 3 038 12712124 9 10
P&FW263952+26 251 1 563 6744
VC202326+6 366 1 355 1106611
MC0014+14 0 684 7644
A&T132028+15 306 715 022
GM&O132130+17 290 675 01111
N&C131620+7 292 755 077
SM0014+14 0 198 221010
O&M0014+14 0 743 821313
C&C0014+14 0 909 10199

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
GTWGrand Trunk Western 535
TP&WToledo, Peoria & Warsaw 700
MNMichigan Northern 510
MSMichigan Southern 1020
L&NLouisville & Nashville 930
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 750
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 925
CNSChicago North Shore 425
M&SPMilwaukee & St. Paul 1630
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