Continental Rails II
Game # 10 - Turn # 8
Headline News 1855 to 1856
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1855: The Know-Nothing Party sweeps Northern congressional elections.
1856: Soo Canal completed connecting Lake Superior to Lake Huron.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Byron Kilbourn bought A&T for $988, Jay Gould bought MS for $2040, John Forbes bought C&EI for $1000, Comte Verlin bought L&N for $3608, Jim Fisk bought C&NW for $12345, William Palmer bought CB&Q for $15021.
PCs Merged: B&H merges into PENN, A&GW merges into PENN, ERIE merges into PENN, A&WP merges into S&G.
PCs Incorporated: A&C, SM.
New Engines Acquired: B&M bought Prairie 2-6-2, NYC bought Prairie 2-6-2, CNJ bought Prairie 2-6-2, PENN bought Prairie 2-6-2, READ bought Atlantic 4-4-2, B&O bought Prairie 2-6-2, W&W bought Prairie 2-6-2, C&H bought Prairie 2-6-2, S&G bought Prairie 2-6-2, COG bought Prairie 2-6-2, P&LE bought Mogul 2-6-0, BRL bought Prairie 2-6-2, TP&W bought Prairie 2-6-2, GM&O bought Prairie 2-6-2, N&C bought Prairie 2-6-2.
New Technologies Acquired: P&LE bought coal burning engines.
RoWs built: MI5 by NYC, NY1 by CNJ, WV3 by PENN, IN10 by B&O, VA6 by C&O, NC1 by W&W, SC1 by C&H, AL3 by S&G, MS3 by COG, OH6 by GTW, IN2 by TP&W.
Double Tracked Lines: GT doubled GT, B&O doubled IN1, W&W doubled W&W, COG doubled GA8.
New RoWs acquired: W&W got VA7, SCL got FL3, GTW got IN3, PENN got IN4, TP&W got IN9, B&O got IL6, C&O got TN1, BRL got TN2, S&G got TN10, COG got TN13, GM&O got AL7, NYC got C3.
RR Mergers: GT merges into B&M.
New railroad Presidents: Jay Gould of CNJ, Jim Fisk of P&LE, Jim Hill of N&C, William Palmer of SM.
New Private Companies Available: IC, CASL, CNS, M&LR.
Hannibal Kimball dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $6123. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: John Forbes, Jim Fisk, Comte Verlin, William Palmer
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Improved to Great.
Best locomotive available: Prairie 2-6-2
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines
Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron
|
John Forbes (2)
|
Jim Fisk (4)
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Comte Verlin (1)
|
William Palmer (10)
|
Jay Gould (8)
|
Rail Mogul
|
Comte Verlin (1)
|
John Forbes (2)
|
Hannibal Kimball (5)
|
Jay Gould (8)
|
Jim Fisk (4)
|
Rail Builder
|
Comte Verlin (1)
|
Jim Fisk (4)
|
John Forbes (2)
|
Jay Gould (8)
|
Erastus Corning (9)
|
Rail Magnate
|
Jim Fisk (4)
|
Comte Verlin (1)
|
John Forbes (2)
|
Jay Gould (8)
|
Erastus Corning (9)
|
Rail Prodigal
|
John Forbes (2)
|
Jim Fisk (4)
|
Hannibal Kimball (5)
|
Comte Verlin (1)
|
William Palmer (10)
|
Rail Baron
|
John Forbes (2)
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Comte Verlin (1)
|
Jim Fisk (4)
|
Hannibal Kimball (5)
|
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
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
2
|
John Forbes |
PENN
|
S&G
|
NO&J
|
C&EI
|
8
|
Jay Gould |
B&M
|
CNJ
|
....
|
MS
|
1
|
Comte Verlin |
B&O
|
GM&O
|
L&N
|
....
|
4
|
Jim Fisk |
NYC
|
P&LE
|
C&NW
|
....
|
5
|
Hannibal Kimball |
COG
|
TP&W
|
MON
|
....
|
10
|
William Palmer |
GTW
|
SM
|
CB&Q
|
....
|
3
|
J. Edgar Thompson |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
11
|
Byron Kilbourn |
C&O
|
....
|
A&T
|
....
|
9
|
Erastus Corning |
BRL
|
SCL
|
....
|
....
|
7
|
Jim Hill |
W&W
|
N&C
|
....
|
....
|
6
|
Edward Harriman |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
15
|
J. Pierpont Morgan |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
14
|
William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
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  
|
104319  
|
65720  
|
91  
|
200733  
|
115858  
|
3  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
1409  
|
262619  
|
136562  
|
99  
|
368267  
|
232484  
|
11  
|
16  
|
0  
|
0  
|
CNJ
|
Central New Jersey
|
733  
|
104936  
|
66111  
|
91  
|
176831  
|
107259  
|
4  
|
4  
|
0  
|
0  
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
1770  
|
292004  
|
166442  
|
97  
|
420523  
|
233981  
|
8  
|
9  
|
0  
|
690  
|
READ
|
Reading
|
199  
|
39683  
|
24603  
|
92  
|
50284  
|
29140  
|
9  
|
5  
|
0  
|
0  
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
1213  
|
176329  
|
98744  
|
95  
|
288658  
|
177742  
|
6  
|
4  
|
0  
|
0  
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
785  
|
79514  
|
47707  
|
94  
|
180867  
|
80253  
|
3  
|
0  
|
0  
|
70  
|
W&W
|
Wilmington & Weldon
|
798  
|
102519  
|
53310  
|
99  
|
199252  
|
114064  
|
6  
|
5  
|
0  
|
58  
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
456  
|
63173  
|
34745  
|
99  
|
99266  
|
39362  
|
8  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
587  
|
90200  
|
61335  
|
86  
|
130803  
|
44541  
|
5  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
S&G
|
Savannah & Gulf
|
822  
|
102268  
|
56248  
|
99  
|
184203  
|
117013  
|
5  
|
9  
|
0  
|
419  
|
COG
|
Central of Georgia
|
585  
|
74974  
|
42735  
|
97  
|
140068  
|
96976  
|
4  
|
9  
|
440  
|
763  
|
P&LE
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
|
388  
|
53361  
|
33618  
|
91  
|
94581  
|
52547  
|
4  
|
4  
|
0  
|
169  
|
G&C
|
Greenville & Columbia
|
94  
|
10575  
|
6451  
|
93  
|
20177  
|
11184  
|
3  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
GTW
|
Grand Trunk Western
|
509  
|
63296  
|
40510  
|
87  
|
126388  
|
85837  
|
2  
|
10  
|
210  
|
198  
|
BRL
|
Blue Ridge Line
|
185  
|
19431  
|
12047  
|
92  
|
37304  
|
20912  
|
3  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
TP&W
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
|
210  
|
24049  
|
13226  
|
99  
|
48187  
|
32753  
|
4  
|
1  
|
740  
|
192  
|
A&C
|
Atlanta & Chattanooga
|
137  
|
15370  
|
9837  
|
90  
|
30614  
|
20411  
|
2  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
GM&O
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
|
135  
|
15697  
|
8633  
|
99  
|
30371  
|
20989  
|
4  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
N&C
|
Nashville & Chattanooga
|
151  
|
17018  
|
10551  
|
92  
|
31021  
|
17336  
|
3  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
SM
|
Southern Mississippi
|
44  
|
8673  
|
5898  
|
86  
|
12089  
|
8061  
|
5  
|
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
|
ME1
|
C1
|
GT
(Double)
|
C2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
New York Central (NYC ):
|
|
NYC
|
B&A
(Double)
|
HRL
(Double)
|
NY3
|
C4
(Double)
|
C5
|
MC
|
PA11
|
|
MI5
|
|
Unbuilt:: C3 |
[Regions: ALCN]
|
Central New Jersey (CNJ ):
|
|
CNJ
(Double)
|
PA9
|
PA10
|
PA8
|
NY1
|
|
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
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN4 |
[Regions: AOL]
|
Reading (READ):
|
|
READ
|
PA2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):
|
|
B&O
(Double)
|
WV1
|
M&C
|
OH1
|
OH4
|
WBSH
|
IN1
(Double)
|
IN10
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL6 |
[Regions: AOC]
|
Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):
|
|
C&O
|
RF&P
|
VC
|
VA4
|
VA6
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN1 |
[Regions: A]
|
Wilmington & Weldon (W&W ):
|
|
W&W
(Double)
|
N&W
(Double)
|
R&D
(Double)
|
VA1
|
VA2
|
NC1
|
|
Unbuilt:: VA7 |
[Regions: A]
|
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H ):
|
|
C&H
|
NER
|
SC1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
Sea Coast Line (SCL ):
|
|
SCL
|
S&A
|
GA1
|
GA4
|
|
Unbuilt:: FL3 |
[Regions: AD]
|
Savannah & Gulf (S&G ):
|
|
S&G
|
GA6
|
GA7
|
AL1
|
A&WP
|
AL3
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN10 |
[Regions: AD]
|
Central of Georgia (COG ):
|
|
COG
|
GA8
(Double)
|
AL4
|
MS3
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN13 |
[Regions: D]
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE):
|
|
P&LE
|
OH3
|
PA7
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: OL]
|
Greenville & Columbia (G&C ):
|
|
G&C
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ]
|
Grand Trunk Western (GTW ):
|
|
GTW
|
LS
|
OH5
|
OH6
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN3 |
[Regions: L]
|
Blue Ridge Line (BRL ):
|
|
BRL
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN2 |
[Regions: D]
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W):
|
|
TP&W
|
IN2
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN9 |
[Regions: ]
|
Atlanta & Chattanooga (A&C ):
|
|
A&C
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O):
|
|
GM&O
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL7 |
[Regions: G]
|
Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C ):
|
|
N&C
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ]
|
Southern Mississippi (SM ):
|
|
SM
|
|
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
|
29  
|
40  
|
49  
|
+20
|
966  
|
4114  
|
96  
|
8  
|
8  
|
1  
2  
|
NYC
|
61  
|
63  
|
66  
|
+5
|
1027  
|
6960  
|
92  
|
4  
|
4  
|
5  
10  
|
CNJ
|
29  
|
39  
|
49  
|
+20
|
897  
|
3532  
|
133  
|
8  
|
8  
|
4  
5  
|
PENN
|
68  
|
74  
|
81  
|
+13
|
1480  
|
8539  
|
316  
|
2  
|
2  
|
|
READ
|
24  
|
29  
|
34  
|
+10
|
404  
|
959  
|
36  
|
|
1  
|
5  
|
B&O
|
41  
|
48  
|
55  
|
+14
|
2015  
|
6012  
|
61  
|
1  
|
1  
|
5  
|
C&O
|
58  
|
50  
|
43  
|
-15
|
885  
|
3595  
|
330  
|
11  
|
11  
|
1  
8  
|
W&W
|
36  
|
44  
|
53  
|
+17
|
1153  
|
3844  
|
150  
|
7  
|
8  
|
6  
|
C&H
|
38  
|
39  
|
40  
|
+2
|
379  
|
2215  
|
71  
|
|
1  
|
5  
8  
|
SCL
|
28  
|
30  
|
32  
|
+4
|
812  
|
2771  
|
171  
|
9  
|
9  
|
5  
|
S&G
|
57  
|
63  
|
70  
|
+13
|
647  
|
3953  
|
157  
|
2  
|
2  
|
8  
|
COG
|
50  
|
50  
|
51  
|
+1
|
540  
|
2830  
|
95  
|
5  
|
5  
|
8  
|
P&LE
|
48  
|
59  
|
71  
|
+23
|
584  
|
1844  
|
96  
|
4  
|
4  
|
2  
5  
|
G&C
|
20  
|
23  
|
26  
|
+6
|
197  
|
434  
|
36  
|
|
2  
|
5  
7  
|
GTW
|
73  
|
70  
|
67  
|
-6
|
638  
|
2495  
|
50  
|
10  
|
10  
|
|
BRL
|
19  
|
22  
|
25  
|
+6
|
278  
|
916  
|
9  
|
9  
|
9  
|
1  
|
TP&W
|
19  
|
25  
|
32  
|
+13
|
235  
|
1015  
|
35  
|
5  
|
5  
|
1  
|
A&C
|
0  
|
0  
|
15  
|
+15
|
0  
|
617  
|
68  
|
|
7  
|
|
GM&O
|
14  
|
21  
|
29  
|
+15
|
299  
|
675  
|
0  
|
1  
|
1  
|
|
N&C
|
14  
|
18  
|
23  
|
+9
|
366  
|
698  
|
57  
|
7  
|
7  
|
|
SM
|
0  
|
0  
|
15  
|
+15
|
0  
|
198  
|
22  
|
10  
|
10  
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
LV
|
650  
|
N&S
|
1215  
|
W&M
|
665  
|
MN
|
510  
|
O&M
|
825  
|
FW&C
|
570  
|
C&C
|
1010  
|
IC
|
925  
|
CRIP
|
750  
|
CASL
|
925  
|
CNS
|
425  
|
M&LR
|
660  
|
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