Continental Rails II

Game # 35 - Turn # 9

Headline News 1857 to 1858

World & National New

  1. 1857: Western Union Telegraph Company begins operations.
  2. 1858: The Dred Scott decision by Supreme Court angers Northern anti-slavery elements.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Hannibal Kimball bought GTW for $2067, Jay Gould bought TP&W for $2012, Edward Harriman bought L&N for $3352, J. Pierpont Morgan bought CRIP for $21488, William Palmer bought CNS for $11094, Hannibal Kimball bought M&SP for $36363.
  • PCs Merged: FW&C merges into P&LE, C&EI merges into N&W, A&WP merges into S&A, BRL merges into S&A, NO&J merges into SM.
  • PCs Incorporated: CB&Q, C&NW.
  • New Engines Acquired: B&M bought 04/04/2000, RF&P bought Norris 4-2-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: B&M bought coal burning engines, RF&P bought coal burning engines, N&W bought Grand Station, MRLE bought Grand Station, P&FW bought Grand Station.
  • RoWs built: KY8 by PENN, VA7 by READ, IN6 by B&O, IL6 by N&W, TN6 by C&H, TN8 by S&A, MS4 by SCL, TN9 by S&G, KY7 by COG, MI6 by P&LE, IN7 by MRLE, MI2 by P&FW, AL5 by A&T, MS2 by GM&O, KY10 by N&C.
  • NYC doubled B&H, PENN doubled WBSH, N&W doubled N&S, W&M doubled W&W, S&A doubled GA8, SCL doubled FL5, S&G doubled AL1, P&LE doubled P&LE, MRLE doubled MON.
  • New RoWs acquired: W&M got NC1, P&LE got OH7, C&C got OH8, MC got MI5, B&O got IN8, O&M got IL2, MRLE got IL4, PENN got KY9, N&C got KY11, N&W got KY13, S&A got KY14, C&H got TN7, S&G got TN12, GM&O got AL4, A&T got AL7, SM got MS6, SCL got MS7.
  • RR Mergers: MRLE merges into ERIE.
  • Stock splits: N&W splits 3 for 1.
  • New railroad Presidents: William Palmer of CNJ, B of S&A, William Ogden of COG, Thomas Durant of C&NW, Aubin de Verlin of CB&Q.
  • New Private Companies Available: FEC, M&LR, V&T, L&A, UP.
  • Hannibal Kimball dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $5555. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: B, William Palmer, Thomas Durant, AdamZ, Railroad Dan, J. Pierpont Morgan, William Ogden, Aubin de Verlin
  • Invention of block signal system improves traffic flow, prevents major collisions.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Normal to Good.
  • 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 durant + "his" judge being investigated for bribery! harriman appeals decision!
11Thomas Durant loan recall? how embarrassing--right after i dominated the social pages.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronB (3)Thomas Durant (11)AdamZ (2)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)AdamZ (2)William Palmer (12)Thomas Durant (11)Jay Gould (9)
Rail MagnateHannibal Kimball (10)Thomas Durant (11)William Palmer (12)AdamZ (2)Railroad Dan (1)
Rail ProdigalAdamZ (2)B (3)Thomas Durant (11)William Palmer (12)Railroad Dan (1)
Rail BaronAdamZ (2)Thomas Durant (11)Hannibal Kimball (10)William Palmer (12)B (3)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
3B S&A............
2AdamZ N&WA&T........
8Aubin de Verlin SCLCB&Q........
13William Ogden COGO&M........
11Thomas Durant NYCC&NW........
9Jay Gould PENNC&C....TP&W
4J. Pierpont Morgan MCP&FWCRIP....
10Hannibal Kimball B&OSMGTWM&SP
12William Palmer ERIECNJCNS....
1Railroad Dan P&LES&G........
7Edward Harriman ....N&CICL&N
6Louis J Desy Jr VCGT........
15Cyrus Holliday ................
14Dan Drew ................
5Leland Stanford ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 28133184185839860026283455500
GTGrand Trunk 3293898430017775950812013200352
NYCNew York Central 109919509010144699237589163327101600
HRLHudson River Line 593729664305095129142995873000
ERIEErie Lackawanna 140620991511125498307095194087840192
CNJCentral New Jersey 5238024844939951140498837960025
PENNPennsylvania 15742756521433399938765425473510110508
READReading 427845114648199104370640381100258
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 96612408767008972228826352472303377
RF&PRichmond, Fred. & Potomac 7348319151577921557391004372100
N&WNorfolk & Western 1670244892127343993318262376848900
W&MWilmington & Manchester 5056099133544991004185821356035
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 954108253562929919320512196959500867
S&ASavannah & Augusta 12991663198648699264623196058640592
SCLSea Coast Line 10901621908433999231068136717890659
S&GSavannah & Gulf 76892293479929916821112750054176192
COGCentral of Georgia 70388726461389914404090139620799
P&LEPittsburgh & Lake Erie 68210273954452981559751163857651053
P&FWPittsburgh & Ft Wayne 3844646524627988704763229410285
VCVirginia Central 29323326163288450510313390000
MCMichigan Central 1521807211747893276123227209200
A&TAlabama & Tennessee 27631083186499455806409253900
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 33737962208799976049552863200606
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 226290711598999492113603652082
SMSouthern Mississippi 22732068176379954718380626014000
O&MOhio & Mississippi 1651897610437993664925631315450
C&CCincinnati & Chicago 2022424913579984600832064415100
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 12017922120088726795194053000
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 19022673160988338975282250000

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 ; MI1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ALN]
  • Hudson River Line (HRL)
    HRL ; C3 ; NY1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIE ; NY2 ; PA11 ; MRLE ; A&GW ; IN4 ; MON  (Double) ; IN2 ; IN7
    Unbuilt IL4
    [Regions: AOLC]
  • 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 (Double) ; KY3 ; KY8
    Unbuilt KY9
    [Regions: AO]
  • Reading (READ)
    READ (Double) ; PA1 ; MD1 ; PA3 ; VA7
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O ; WV1 ; OH1 ; OH4 ; IN1 ; IN3 ; IN6
    Unbuilt IN8
    [Regions: AOC]
  • 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 ; IL6
    Unbuilt KY13
    [Regions: AOCM]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&M ; W&W  (Double) ; SC2 ; SC1
    Unbuilt NC1
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H  (Double) ; SC4  (Double) ; SC3 ; G&C  (Double) ; SC5 ; TN2 ; TN4 ; TN6
    Unbuilt TN7
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&A  (Double) ; GA1 ; GA8  (Double) ; AL3 ; MS3 ; A&WP ; BRL ; TN8
    Unbuilt KY14
    [Regions: AD]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; FL4 ; FL5  (Double) ; FL6 ; AL8 ; MS4
    Unbuilt MS7
    [Regions: AG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1  (Double) ; AL2 ; TN9
    Unbuilt TN12
    [Regions: AD]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COG ; A&C ; GA2 ; TN5 ; KY7
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ADO]
  • Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
    P&LE (Double) ; OH3 ; OH5 ; OH6 ; FW&C ; MI6
    Unbuilt OH7
    [Regions: OLC]
  • Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW)
    P&FW ; OH2 ; MI2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: OL]
  • Virginia Central (VC)
    VC
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MC
    Unbuilt MI5
    [Regions: L]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&T ; AL5
    Unbuilt AL7
    [Regions: D]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&O ; MS2
    Unbuilt AL4
    [Regions: G]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&C ; KY10
    Unbuilt KY11
    [Regions: ]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SM ; NO&J
    Unbuilt MS6
    [Regions: MG]
  • Ohio & Mississippi (O&M)
    O&M
    Unbuilt IL2
    [Regions: O]
  • Cincinnati & Chicago (C&C)
    C&C
    Unbuilt OH8
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NW
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Q
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
B&M524844-8 383 1 354 51 211
GT393736-3 382 1 517 128662 12
NYC544435-19 2634 5 502 011114
HRL635547-16 1030 2 965 0 14 11
ERIE353950+15 656 6 762 26812129 10
CNJ424345+3 621 2 615 0121210
PENN344046+12 1782 7 805 70994 10
READ495052+3 362 2 044 91 81 13
B&O374553+16 1139 4 782 5610104 9 12
RF&P323131-1 1245 3 556 114 2
N&W809436+28 953 24 540 522223
W&M363637+1 496 2 525 0 138 10
C&H545250-4 833 4 699 77 133 8
S&A667891+25 846 6 255 240337 8
SCL434752+9 1143 5 409 488813
S&G444342-2 600 3 760 801111
COG435261+18 972 3 377 13813138
P&LE736965-8 429 3 298 1121114
P&FW526272+20 462 1 891 294410
VC262932+6 296 1 355 1106610 11
MC142027+13 317 760 044
A&T284053+25 173 1 314 6622
GM&O306498+68 180 1 584 101 11
N&C203040+20 248 1 093 37771 12
SM142026+12 90 1 044 91109
O&M142230+16 346 825 01313
C&C141925+11 410 1 010 099
C&NW0014+14 0 540 601111
CB&Q0014+14 0 855 9588

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
MNMichigan Northern 510
MSMichigan Southern 1020
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 925
FECFlorida East Coast 1495
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 660
V&TVicksburg & Texas 865
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 450
UPUnion Pacific 525
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