Continental Rails II

Game # 10 - Turn # 13

Headline News 1865 to 1866

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

1865: Nevada admitted into Union as newest state.
1866: Prussia unifies north German states by defeating Austria in 7 Weeks War

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: Hannibal Kimball bought NP for $7784, Hannibal Kimball bought SP&P for $23456, John Forbes bought KP for $900, Jim Fisk bought KCN for $2918.

PCs Merged: SP merges into WP, C&C merges into GTW.

New Engines Acquired: B&M bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, CNJ bought Consolidation 2-8-0, READ bought Consolidation 2-8-0, B&O bought Consolidation 2-8-0, C&O bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, W&W bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SCL bought Atlantic 4-4-2, GTW bought Consolidation 2-8-0, TP&W bought Consolidation 2-8-0, C&NW bought Consolidation 2-8-0, CNS bought Consolidation 2-8-0, MP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, M&LR bought Consolidation 2-8-0, V&T bought Consolidation 2-8-0, WP bought Consolidation 2-8-0.

New Technologies Acquired: CB&Q bought block signal system.

Double Tracked Lines: B&O doubled L&N, TP&W doubled IN9, CNS doubled CNS.

New RoWs acquired: READ got PA3, V&T got TX5, WP got CA6.

Inadequate signal system slows B&M rail service: mail contracts worth $8420 cancelled.

Inadequate signal system slows SCL rail service: mail contracts worth $9620 cancelled.

Inadequate signal system slows A&C rail service: mail contracts worth $1370 cancelled.

Guerre tarifaire: READ déclare une guerre ofs tarifs contre PENN, en réduisant ses prix of 50%.

Loan Recalls: J. Edgar Thompson, Hannibal Kimball, Edward Harriman, Jim Hill, Jay Gould, Byron Kilbourn.

Stock splits: Les actions of READ se divisent à 2 pour 1.

New railroad Presidents: Jim Fisk of C&NW, Comte Verlin of MP.

New Private Companies Available: ATSF, SP&D.

John Forbes dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $3100. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Hannibal Kimball, Comte Verlin

Civil War ends: Railroads may resume building Right-of-Ways.

Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Normal to Recession.
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) 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) Hannibal Kimball (5) John Forbes (2) 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) William Palmer (10)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
2 John Forbes V&T S&G .... KP
1 Comte Verlin B&O MP .... CP
10 William Palmer SL&A CB&Q .... CRIP
4 Jim Fisk WP C&NW KCN GN
5 Hannibal Kimball CNS TP&W SP&P NP
8 Jay Gould .... .... .... ....
3 J. Edgar Thompson .... .... .... ....
9 Erastus Corning BRL SCL .... ....
15 J. Pierpont Morgan .... .... .... ....
11 Byron Kilbourn C&O .... .... ....
6 Edward Harriman UP .... .... ....
14 William Ogden .... .... .... ....
12 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....
13 Thomas Scott .... .... .... ....
7 Jim Hill .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
B&M Boston & Maine 842   105224   62081   95   233454   118863   3   0   0   0  
NYC New York Central 2570   449299   274073   90   735191   399686   6   13   0   10  
CNJ Central New Jersey 936   121339   66736   99   230920   82380   6   1   0   0  
PENN Pennsylvania 2310   360503   219026   95   612303   268126   6   0   0   40  
READ Reading 199   19193   21112   99   57643   11713   -7   7   0   0  
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 2227   395492   221477   95   608304   270164   9   9   0   90  
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 1701   203629   114034   95   457505   73703   6   4   85   64  
W&W Wilmington & Weldon 1876   235069   131639   95   523857   241092   4   0   0   4  
SCL Sea Coast Line 962   122485   84514   85   237922   38779   4   0   0   0  
S&G Savannah & Gulf 1511   210296   124074   95   383869   202423   2   1   0   26  
G&C Greenville & Columbia 94   10254   6460   91   23574   8073   3   0   0   0  
GTW Grand Trunk Western 1002   145564   82972   94   288160   173191   5   0   0   32  
BRL Blue Ridge Line 384   34100   21483   91   100445   39306   0   0   0   0  
TP&W Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw 1807   313199   169127   97   435661   298967   9   9   510   791  
A&C Atlanta & Chattanooga 137   15439   9109   95   35714   14069   3   0   0   0  
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 400   62239   32364   99   88513   54273   9   1   0   0  
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 320   35478   19868   95   100485   61590   1   0   0   0  
CNS Chicago North Shore 411   60637   33350   99   91732   63588   7   4   695   0  
MP Missouri Pacific 283   33454   20407   93   42718   25826   5   0   0   0  
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 132   15181   9412   92   18155   13471   4   0   760   0  
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 173   16533   9093   99   26934   19165   4   3   0   0  
WP Western Pacific 232   36926   20679   98   48902   37849   7   0   0   0  
UP Union Pacific 105   10793   6368   95   16661   14089   3   3   0   0  
SL&A St Louis & Alton 99   17214   10156   95   20946   16899   7   7   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:: none [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:: PA3 [Regions: A]
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):   B&O  (Double) WV1 M&C OH1 OH4 WBSH  (Double) IN1  (Double) IN10
L&N  (Double) 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 C&C
Unbuilt:: OH8 [Regions: LCM]
Blue Ridge Line (BRL ):   BRL TN2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: D]
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W):   TP&W IN2  (Double) MON  (Double) IN9  (Double) 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  (Double) 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:: TX5 [Regions: M]
Western Pacific (WP ):   WP SP
Unbuilt:: CA6 [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 25   23   21   -4  1388   4210   0     2   1    
NYC 25   30   36   +11  3484   12857   0     4   10    
CNJ 28   26   24   -4  1077   4637   43     8   4     5    
PENN 62   60   58   -4  1887   11463   92     2   8    
READ 51   79   54   +57  234   1990   0     1   2     5    
B&O 46   38   30   -16  3249   11143   0   1   1  
C&O 35   29   24   -11  1433   8223   282   11   11   1     2     5    
W&W 23   22   21   -2  3017   9249   141     8  
SCL 24   24   24   +0  1175   4696   121   9   9   1     2     5    
S&G 30   26   22   -8  3712   13535   0   2   2   8    
G&C 12   12   13   +1  166   470   0     5  
GTW 33   33   34   +1  838   4875   135     10   2    
BRL 23   21   20   -3  485   1877   43   9   9   1     2    
TP&W 43   36   30   -13  2914   9035   0   5   5   8    
A&C 37   32   28   -9  139   662   23     5   1    
C&NW 62   53   44   -18  1166   2000   0   4   4   10    
CB&Q 70   59   49   -21  707   1600   0   10   10   3     5    
CNS 24   24   24   +0  522   1860   195   5   5  
MP 15   16   17   +2  377   1309   106   1   1   5    
M&LR 18   27   36   +18  189   660   0     6   1     4     5    
V&T 16   22   28   +12  269   865   0   2   2   5    
WP 17   24   31   +14  227   1115   45   4   4   1     5    
UP 21   23   25   +4  152   525   0   6   6  
SL&A 19   21   24   +5  129   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   KC&D 330   ATSF 915   KCS 490   SP&D 750  

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