Continental Rails II
Game # 10 - Turn # 12
Headline News 1863 to 1864
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1863: Congress passes Homestead Act giving free land to homesteaders.
1864: Otto von Bismark appointed minister president of Prussia by William I.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: John Forbes bought C&C for $3400, Comte Verlin bought CP for $8650.
PCs Merged: C&EI merges into PENN, O&M merges into C&O, MN merges into NYC, M&SP merges into CNS.
New Engines Acquired: NYC bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, S&G bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, GTW bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, CB&Q bought Chesapeake 4-6-0.
New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought block signal system, PENN bought Grand Station, READ bought block signal system, C&O bought block signal system, C&NW bought Grand Station.
Double Tracked Lines: C&O doubled RF&P, W&W doubled W&M, TP&W doubled GA2, GM&O doubled AL2, C&NW doubled WI4.
New RoWs acquired: PENN got IL5, CNS got MN3, SL&A got MO1, UP got NE2, WP got NV1.
RR Mergers: GM&O merges into B&O.
Inadequate signal system slows A&C rail service: mail contracts worth $1096 cancelled.
Loan Recalls: Jim Fisk, Hannibal Kimball, Edward Harriman, Jim Hill, Jay Gould, William Palmer.
New railroad Presidents: Jim Fisk of NYC, Comte Verlin of READ, John Forbes of V&T.
New Private Companies Available: NP, SP&P, KC&D, KCS, KCN.
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, Jim Fisk
Civil War continues: Railroads may not build a Right-of-Way this turn.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Normal.
Best locomotive available: Consolidation 2-8-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system
Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
|
Robber Baron
|
John Forbes (2)
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Comte Verlin (1)
|
Jay Gould (8)
|
Jim Fisk (4)
|
Hannibal Kimball (5)
|
|
Rail Mogul
|
Hannibal Kimball (5)
|
Comte Verlin (1)
|
John Forbes (2)
|
Jay Gould (8)
|
William Palmer (10)
|
|
Rail Builder
|
Comte Verlin (1)
|
Hannibal Kimball (5)
|
John Forbes (2)
|
Jim Fisk (4)
|
William Palmer (10)
|
|
Rail Magnate
|
Comte Verlin (1)
|
Jim Fisk (4)
|
John Forbes (2)
|
Hannibal Kimball (5)
|
Erastus Corning (9)
|
|
Rail Prodigal
|
John Forbes (2)
|
Hannibal Kimball (5)
|
Jim Fisk (4)
|
Comte Verlin (1)
|
William Palmer (10)
|
|
Rail Baron
|
John Forbes (2)
|
Comte Verlin (1)
|
Hannibal Kimball (5)
|
Jim Fisk (4)
|
Jay Gould (8)
|
Player Summary
|
|
|
President of
|
PCs owned
|
|
Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
2
|
John Forbes |
V&T
|
S&G
|
C&C
|
....
|
|
1
|
Comte Verlin |
B&O
|
READ
|
SP
|
CP
|
|
5
|
Hannibal Kimball |
CNS
|
TP&W
|
....
|
....
|
|
8
|
Jay Gould |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
10
|
William Palmer |
SL&A
|
CB&Q
|
....
|
CRIP
|
|
4
|
Jim Fisk |
WP
|
NYC
|
....
|
GN
|
|
3
|
J. Edgar Thompson |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
9
|
Erastus Corning |
BRL
|
SCL
|
....
|
....
|
|
11
|
Byron Kilbourn |
C&O
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
6
|
Edward Harriman |
UP
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
15
|
J. Pierpont Morgan |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
|
William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
7
|
Jim Hill |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
12
|
Cyrus Holliday |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
Thomas Scott |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
|
RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
B&M
|
Boston & Maine
|
842
|
106552
|
62867
|
95
|
227728
|
124930
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
2570
|
450533
|
256805
|
94
|
735191
|
399686
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
17
|
|
CNJ
|
Central New Jersey
|
936
|
121090
|
66598
|
99
|
222009
|
100229
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
2310
|
392152
|
203920
|
99
|
591883
|
276634
|
10
|
16
|
0
|
80
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
199
|
38452
|
21148
|
99
|
56290
|
11076
|
12
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
2227
|
383820
|
203424
|
98
|
590132
|
291612
|
9
|
6
|
0
|
163
|
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
1701
|
203248
|
113819
|
95
|
440155
|
110538
|
6
|
2
|
85
|
107
|
|
W&W
|
Wilmington & Weldon
|
1876
|
233611
|
130822
|
95
|
508549
|
247647
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
962
|
123480
|
82732
|
87
|
230072
|
51544
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
S&G
|
Savannah & Gulf
|
1511
|
209497
|
129888
|
92
|
365374
|
193720
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
52
|
|
G&C
|
Greenville & Columbia
|
94
|
9827
|
6289
|
90
|
22743
|
8977
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
GTW
|
Grand Trunk Western
|
800
|
113610
|
63623
|
95
|
239602
|
148941
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
59
|
|
BRL
|
Blue Ridge Line
|
384
|
34996
|
20647
|
95
|
97573
|
40603
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
TP&W
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
|
1807
|
310287
|
161349
|
99
|
423373
|
293185
|
9
|
9
|
510
|
1318
|
|
A&C
|
Atlanta & Chattanooga
|
137
|
15172
|
8951
|
95
|
34410
|
14740
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
400
|
61471
|
31965
|
99
|
85521
|
63294
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
CB&Q
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
320
|
35861
|
18647
|
99
|
91781
|
57494
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
CNS
|
Chicago North Shore
|
411
|
52566
|
29963
|
97
|
87819
|
61747
|
5
|
4
|
695
|
0
|
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
283
|
33822
|
21646
|
90
|
40601
|
30502
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
M&LR
|
Memphis & Little Rock
|
132
|
14752
|
9294
|
91
|
17168
|
14830
|
4
|
0
|
760
|
0
|
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
173
|
17207
|
10840
|
91
|
23993
|
17781
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
WP
|
Western Pacific
|
142
|
18576
|
11331
|
93
|
22323
|
19560
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
UP
|
Union Pacific
|
105
|
10725
|
6757
|
91
|
15233
|
13417
|
2
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
|
SL&A
|
St Louis & Alton
|
99
|
16957
|
9326
|
99
|
18253
|
15632
|
9
|
19
|
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
|
|
MN
|
|
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
|
C&EI
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL5 |
[Regions: AOLC]
|
|
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
|
GM&O
(Double)
|
AL7
|
AL5
(Double)
|
|
AL2
(Double)
|
|
Unbuilt:: MI2 |
[Regions: ADOCMG]
|
|
Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):
|
|
C&O
|
RF&P
(Double)
|
VC
|
VA4
|
VA6
|
TN1
|
TN4
|
N&C
|
A&T
|
KY10
|
|
KY8
|
O&M
|
|
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
(Double)
|
|
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
(Double)
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH7 |
[Regions: ADLCG]
|
|
Atlanta & Chattanooga (A&C ):
|
|
A&C
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
|
|
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):
|
|
C&NW
(Double)
|
WI4
(Double)
|
|
Unbuilt:: MN2 |
[Regions: CW]
|
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):
|
|
CB&Q
|
IA1
|
|
Unbuilt:: MO8 |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago North Shore (CNS ):
|
|
CNS
|
M&SP
|
|
Unbuilt:: MN3 |
[Regions: CW]
|
|
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:: NV1 |
[Regions: P]
|
|
Union Pacific (UP ):
|
|
UP
|
|
Unbuilt:: NE2 |
[Regions: W]
|
|
St Louis & Alton (SL&A):
|
|
SL&A
|
|
Unbuilt:: MO1 |
[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
|
27
|
26
|
25
|
-2
|
658
|
4210
|
0
|
|
2
|
1
|
|
NYC
|
43
|
34
|
25
|
-18
|
4030
|
12721
|
136
|
4
|
4
|
10
|
|
CNJ
|
30
|
29
|
28
|
-2
|
1026
|
4623
|
57
|
|
8
|
4
5
|
|
PENN
|
78
|
70
|
62
|
-16
|
2129
|
11463
|
92
|
|
2
|
8
|
|
READ
|
39
|
45
|
51
|
+12
|
230
|
974
|
21
|
1
|
1
|
2
5
|
|
B&O
|
50
|
47
|
46
|
-4
|
2260
|
11143
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
C&O
|
35
|
35
|
35
|
+0
|
1435
|
8223
|
282
|
11
|
11
|
1
2
5
|
|
W&W
|
23
|
23
|
23
|
+0
|
2107
|
9203
|
187
|
|
8
|
|
|
SCL
|
28
|
26
|
24
|
-4
|
1139
|
4656
|
161
|
9
|
9
|
2
5
|
|
S&G
|
37
|
33
|
30
|
-7
|
2620
|
13535
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
8
|
|
G&C
|
16
|
14
|
12
|
-4
|
206
|
470
|
0
|
|
5
|
|
|
GTW
|
23
|
28
|
33
|
+10
|
1252
|
3955
|
45
|
|
10
|
2
|
|
BRL
|
26
|
24
|
23
|
-3
|
451
|
1863
|
57
|
9
|
9
|
1
2
|
|
TP&W
|
51
|
47
|
43
|
-8
|
2172
|
9035
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
8
|
|
A&C
|
59
|
48
|
37
|
-22
|
61
|
655
|
30
|
|
5
|
1
6
|
|
C&NW
|
51
|
56
|
62
|
+11
|
589
|
2000
|
0
|
|
4
|
10
|
|
CB&Q
|
58
|
64
|
70
|
+12
|
517
|
1600
|
0
|
10
|
10
|
5
|
|
CNS
|
16
|
20
|
24
|
+8
|
133
|
1860
|
195
|
5
|
5
|
|
|
MP
|
11
|
13
|
15
|
+4
|
549
|
1309
|
106
|
|
1
|
5
|
|
M&LR
|
18
|
18
|
18
|
+0
|
135
|
660
|
0
|
|
6
|
|
|
V&T
|
11
|
13
|
16
|
+5
|
358
|
800
|
65
|
2
|
2
|
5
|
|
WP
|
11
|
14
|
17
|
+6
|
276
|
710
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
UP
|
11
|
16
|
21
|
+10
|
210
|
525
|
0
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
SL&A
|
11
|
15
|
19
|
+8
|
198
|
495
|
0
|
10
|
10
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
FW&C
|
570
|
IC
|
925
|
CASL
|
925
|
FEC
|
1495
|
L&A
|
450
|
MKT
|
1630
|
SLSF
|
1195
|
|
SLSW
|
775
|
GW
|
700
|
NP
|
1405
|
SP&P
|
1430
|
KC&D
|
330
|
KP
|
890
|
KCS
|
490
|
|
KCN
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1115
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