Continental Rails II
Game # 10 - Turn # 11
Headline News 1861 to 1862
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1861: Pony Express carries mail from St. Louis to Sacramento in record time of 10 days.
1862: Telegraph line completed to California: Pony Express goes bankrupt.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: J. Edgar Thompson bought O&M for $1000, Comte Verlin bought SP for $4500, Jim Fisk bought GN for $3589.
PCs Merged: N&S merges into W&W, W&M merges into W&W.
PCs Incorporated: MP, UP, V&T, WP, SL&A.
New Engines Acquired: CNJ bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, PENN bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, READ bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, B&O bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, COG bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, TP&W bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, A&C bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, GM&O bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, C&NW bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, CNS bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, M&LR bought Chesapeake 4-6-0.
New Technologies Acquired: CNJ bought block signal system, PENN bought block signal system, W&W bought block signal system, S&G bought block signal system, COG bought block signal system, GTW bought block signal system, TP&W bought block signal system, GM&O bought block signal system, C&NW bought block signal system, CNS bought block signal system, M&LR bought block signal system.
RoWs built: MI4 by NYC, OH2 by B&O, TN12 by S&G, GA2 by COG, IL4 by GTW, MI1 by TP&W, AL2 by GM&O, KY8 by N&C, WI4 by C&NW, IA1 by CB&Q.
Double Tracked Lines: B&O doubled WBSH, W&W doubled VA1, S&G doubled A&WP, COG doubled MS2, GM&O doubled AL5.
New RoWs acquired: GM&O got FL6, TP&W got OH7, B&O got MI2, NYC got MI6, COG got IL8, N&C got KY11, S&G got KY12, C&NW got MN2, CB&Q got MO8, M&LR got AR3, W&W got NC2, GTW got OH8.
RR Mergers: COG merges into TP&W, N&C merges into C&O, SM merges into S&G.
Inadequate signal system slows SCL rail service: mail contracts worth $11544 cancelled.
Inadequate signal system slows G&C rail service: mail contracts worth $1034 cancelled.
Insolvent RRs: G&C.
Loan Recalls: J. Edgar Thompson, Hannibal Kimball, Edward Harriman, Jim Hill, Jay Gould.
New railroad Presidents: John Forbes of PENN, Hannibal Kimball of CNS, Jim Fisk of WP, Edward Harriman of UP, William Palmer of SL&A.
New Private Companies Available: MKT, KP.
Hannibal Kimball earns the Gulf Bonus Award for linking the TP&W from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico.
John Forbes dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $7100. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Hannibal Kimball, Comte Verlin, J. Edgar Thompson, Jim Fisk, William Palmer
Civil War begins: Railroads may not build a Right-of-Way this turn.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Depression to Normal.
Best locomotive available: Chesapeake 4-6-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system
Tycoon Announcements:
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10
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William Palmer
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chicago, burlington & quincy a sure winner, go buy some stock folks....
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Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
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Robber Baron
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John Forbes (2)
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Jay Gould (8)
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Comte Verlin (1)
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Jim Fisk (4)
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Hannibal Kimball (5)
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Rail Mogul
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Comte Verlin (1)
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Hannibal Kimball (5)
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John Forbes (2)
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Jay Gould (8)
|
William Palmer (10)
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Rail Builder
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Comte Verlin (1)
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Hannibal Kimball (5)
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Jim Fisk (4)
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John Forbes (2)
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William Palmer (10)
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Rail Magnate
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Jim Fisk (4)
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Comte Verlin (1)
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John Forbes (2)
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Hannibal Kimball (5)
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Erastus Corning (9)
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Rail Prodigal
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John Forbes (2)
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Hannibal Kimball (5)
|
Jim Fisk (4)
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Comte Verlin (1)
|
William Palmer (10)
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Rail Baron
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John Forbes (2)
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Comte Verlin (1)
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Hannibal Kimball (5)
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Jim Fisk (4)
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Jay Gould (8)
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Player Summary
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President of
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PCs owned
|
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Player #
|
Tycoon name
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RR 1
|
RR 2
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PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
2
|
John Forbes |
PENN
|
S&G
|
....
|
C&EI
|
|
1
|
Comte Verlin |
B&O
|
GM&O
|
SP
|
....
|
|
8
|
Jay Gould |
B&M
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
5
|
Hannibal Kimball |
CNS
|
TP&W
|
M&SP
|
....
|
|
10
|
William Palmer |
SL&A
|
CB&Q
|
....
|
CRIP
|
|
4
|
Jim Fisk |
WP
|
C&NW
|
....
|
GN
|
|
3
|
J. Edgar Thompson |
....
|
....
|
O&M
|
MN
|
|
9
|
Erastus Corning |
BRL
|
SCL
|
....
|
....
|
|
6
|
Edward Harriman |
UP
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
11
|
Byron Kilbourn |
C&O
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
7
|
Jim Hill |
W&W
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
15
|
J. Pierpont Morgan |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
|
William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
12
|
Cyrus Holliday |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
Thomas Scott |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
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Railroad Summary
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RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
B&M
|
Boston & Maine
|
842
|
91247
|
53836
|
95
|
220857
|
123876
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
2468
|
368423
|
206316
|
95
|
693870
|
420551
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
34
|
|
CNJ
|
Central New Jersey
|
936
|
103061
|
57715
|
98
|
213735
|
101720
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
2126
|
284163
|
159129
|
98
|
535102
|
240295
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
146
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
199
|
32632
|
17948
|
99
|
54937
|
14478
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
1799
|
234988
|
122193
|
99
|
464788
|
218868
|
5
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
1536
|
150746
|
84418
|
95
|
386276
|
106799
|
3
|
2
|
85
|
178
|
|
W&W
|
Wilmington & Weldon
|
1876
|
195639
|
109558
|
95
|
451143
|
241633
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
14
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
962
|
103821
|
69560
|
87
|
220914
|
51084
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
S&G
|
Savannah & Gulf
|
1511
|
177410
|
104673
|
95
|
353044
|
187918
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
87
|
|
G&C
|
Greenville & Columbia
|
94
|
8508
|
5445
|
90
|
22232
|
8736
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
GTW
|
Grand Trunk Western
|
800
|
96264
|
53909
|
95
|
234706
|
157369
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
98
|
|
BRL
|
Blue Ridge Line
|
384
|
29606
|
18060
|
93
|
94701
|
40495
|
-1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
TP&W
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
|
1807
|
254456
|
134860
|
98
|
408628
|
286246
|
5
|
4
|
510
|
2397
|
|
A&C
|
Atlanta & Chattanooga
|
137
|
13123
|
7743
|
95
|
33478
|
14987
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
GM&O
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
|
428
|
52463
|
28854
|
99
|
92211
|
65617
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
325
|
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
400
|
45868
|
25228
|
99
|
82257
|
61758
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
CB&Q
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
320
|
30477
|
17068
|
95
|
80901
|
52374
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
CNS
|
Chicago North Shore
|
85
|
15198
|
10943
|
82
|
13231
|
10851
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
283
|
27654
|
18252
|
88
|
37907
|
34993
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
M&LR
|
Memphis & Little Rock
|
132
|
12831
|
8212
|
90
|
16181
|
15803
|
1
|
0
|
760
|
0
|
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
173
|
14339
|
9320
|
89
|
22346
|
20629
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
WP
|
Western Pacific
|
142
|
15240
|
10058
|
88
|
20006
|
18469
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
UP
|
Union Pacific
|
105
|
9348
|
6357
|
86
|
13805
|
12745
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
SL&A
|
St Louis & Alton
|
99
|
14304
|
9870
|
85
|
15560
|
14365
|
3
|
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)
|
Boston & Maine (B&M ):
|
|
B&M
(Double)
|
ME1
|
C1
|
GT
(Double)
|
C2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
|
New York Central (NYC ):
|
|
NYC
|
B&A
(Double)
|
HRL
(Double)
|
NY3
|
C4
(Double)
|
C5
(Double)
|
MC
|
|
PA11
|
MI5
(Double)
|
MS
|
C3
|
P&LE
(Double)
|
OH3
|
PA7
|
MI4
|
|
Unbuilt:: MI6 |
[Regions: AOLCN]
|
|
Central New Jersey (CNJ ):
|
|
CNJ
(Double)
|
PA9
|
PA10
|
PA8
|
NY1
|
NY2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AL]
|
|
Pennsylvania (PENN):
|
|
PENN
(Double)
|
C&A
(Double)
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
P&FW
|
PA1
(Double)
|
NYNH
|
MRLE
|
|
WV2
|
B&H
|
A&GW
|
ERIE
|
WV3
|
IN4
|
LV
|
IN8
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOL]
|
|
Reading (READ):
|
|
READ
|
PA2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):
|
|
B&O
(Double)
|
WV1
|
M&C
|
OH1
|
OH4
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
IN1
(Double)
|
IN10
|
|
L&N
|
IL6
(Double)
|
TN7
|
OH2
|
|
Unbuilt:: MI2 |
[Regions: AOCM]
|
|
Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):
|
|
C&O
|
RF&P
|
VC
|
VA4
|
VA6
|
TN1
|
TN4
|
N&C
|
A&T
|
KY10
|
KY8
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY11 |
[Regions: ADO]
|
|
Wilmington & Weldon (W&W ):
|
|
W&W
(Double)
|
N&W
(Double)
|
R&D
(Double)
|
VA1
(Double)
|
VA2
|
NC1
|
VA7
|
|
MD2
|
C&H
(Double)
|
NER
|
SC1
|
N&S
|
W&M
|
|
Unbuilt:: NC2 |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Sea Coast Line (SCL ):
|
|
SCL
|
S&A
|
GA1
|
GA4
|
FL3
|
FL4
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AD]
|
|
Savannah & Gulf (S&G ):
|
|
S&G
(Double)
|
GA6
|
GA7
|
AL1
|
A&WP
(Double)
|
AL3
|
TN10
|
MS6
|
TN12
|
|
SM
(Double)
|
NO&J
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY12 |
[Regions: ADMG]
|
|
Greenville & Columbia (G&C ):
|
|
G&C
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ]
|
|
Grand Trunk Western (GTW ):
|
|
GTW
|
LS
(Double)
|
OH5
|
OH6
|
IN3
|
IN7
|
IL4
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH8 |
[Regions: LM]
|
|
Blue Ridge Line (BRL ):
|
|
BRL
|
TN2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
|
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W):
|
|
TP&W
|
IN2
(Double)
|
MON
(Double)
|
IN9
|
KY13
|
MI1
|
COG
(Double)
|
GA8
(Double)
|
|
AL4
(Double)
|
MS3
|
TN13
|
MS2
(Double)
|
GA2
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH7 |
[Regions: ADLCG]
|
|
Atlanta & Chattanooga (A&C ):
|
|
A&C
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
|
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O):
|
|
GM&O
(Double)
|
AL7
|
AL5
(Double)
|
AL2
|
|
Unbuilt:: FL6 |
[Regions: DG]
|
|
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):
|
|
C&NW
(Double)
|
WI4
|
|
Unbuilt:: MN2 |
[Regions: CW]
|
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):
|
|
CB&Q
|
IA1
|
|
Unbuilt:: MO8 |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago North Shore (CNS ):
|
|
CNS
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Missouri Pacific (MP ):
|
|
MP
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: MW]
|
|
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR):
|
|
M&LR
|
|
Unbuilt:: AR3 |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T ):
|
|
V&T
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Western Pacific (WP ):
|
|
WP
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: P]
|
|
Union Pacific (UP ):
|
|
UP
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: W]
|
|
St Louis & Alton (SL&A):
|
|
SL&A
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
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
|
|
B&M
|
42
|
34
|
27
|
-15
|
1117
|
4210
|
0
|
8
|
8
|
1
2
|
|
NYC
|
41
|
42
|
43
|
+2
|
2493
|
12234
|
113
|
|
4
|
10
|
|
CNJ
|
40
|
35
|
30
|
-10
|
1141
|
4604
|
76
|
|
8
|
4
5
|
|
PENN
|
84
|
81
|
78
|
-6
|
2644
|
10502
|
133
|
2
|
2
|
8
|
|
READ
|
26
|
32
|
39
|
+13
|
338
|
968
|
27
|
|
1
|
2
5
|
|
B&O
|
39
|
44
|
50
|
+11
|
1762
|
8936
|
67
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
|
C&O
|
27
|
33
|
35
|
+8
|
980
|
7223
|
457
|
11
|
11
|
1
5
|
|
W&W
|
43
|
33
|
23
|
-20
|
2324
|
9203
|
187
|
7
|
8
|
|
|
SCL
|
18
|
23
|
28
|
+10
|
1872
|
4603
|
214
|
9
|
9
|
2
5
|
|
S&G
|
51
|
43
|
37
|
-14
|
2581
|
13491
|
44
|
2
|
2
|
8
|
|
G&C
|
15
|
15
|
16
|
+1
|
151
|
454
|
16
|
|
2
|
5
|
|
GTW
|
38
|
30
|
23
|
-15
|
1044
|
3940
|
60
|
|
10
|
|
|
BRL
|
27
|
26
|
26
|
-1
|
473
|
1845
|
75
|
9
|
9
|
1
2
|
|
TP&W
|
49
|
47
|
51
|
+2
|
814
|
8819
|
216
|
5
|
5
|
4
8
|
|
A&C
|
42
|
50
|
59
|
+17
|
109
|
646
|
39
|
|
7
|
1
5
6
|
|
GM&O
|
55
|
61
|
68
|
+13
|
471
|
2090
|
50
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
|
C&NW
|
30
|
40
|
51
|
+21
|
146
|
1860
|
140
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
CB&Q
|
27
|
42
|
58
|
+31
|
277
|
1535
|
65
|
10
|
10
|
|
|
CNS
|
10
|
13
|
16
|
+6
|
174
|
393
|
32
|
5
|
5
|
|
|
MP
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
+11
|
0
|
1274
|
141
|
|
1
|
|
|
M&LR
|
10
|
14
|
18
|
+8
|
273
|
660
|
0
|
|
6
|
|
|
V&T
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
+11
|
0
|
779
|
86
|
|
2
|
|
|
WP
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
+11
|
0
|
639
|
71
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
UP
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
+11
|
0
|
473
|
52
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
SL&A
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
+11
|
0
|
446
|
49
|
10
|
10
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
FW&C
|
570
|
C&C
|
1010
|
IC
|
925
|
CASL
|
925
|
FEC
|
1495
|
L&A
|
450
|
CP
|
770
|
|
MKT
|
1630
|
SLSF
|
1195
|
SLSW
|
775
|
GW
|
700
|
KP
|
890
|
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