Continental Rails II
Game # 12 - 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: Bill Bouquett bought MRLE for $711, Jim Fisk bought SM for $5290, Bill Bouquett bought O&M for $3251, J. Edgar Thompson bought MON for $8766, Thomas Durant bought C&EI for $4351, Sleeping Dog bought L&N for $7053, Jim Fisk bought CRIP for $21370.
PCs Merged: A&T merges into SCL, C&C merges into TP&W.
PCs Incorporated: FW&C.
New Engines Acquired: NYNH bought 04/04/2000, ERIE bought 04/04/2000, PENN bought 04/04/2000, C&O bought 04/04/2000, RF&P bought 04/04/2000, S&G bought 04/04/2000, COG bought 04/04/2000.
New Technologies Acquired: NYNH bought coal burning engines, ERIE bought Grand Station, PENN bought coal burning engines, S&G bought coal burning engines, P&LE bought steel rails.
RoWs built: C1 by B&M, MI5 by NYC, PA10 by NYNH, OH5 by ERIE, IN3 by PENN, OH7 by B&O, NC2 by C&O, KY2 by N&W, TN12 by SCL, AL6 by COG, PA11 by P&LE, FL4 by G&C.
NYC doubled B&A, ERIE doubled LS, PENN doubled PA6, C&O doubled MD1, N&W doubled IN4, SCL doubled AL3, COG doubled GA2.
New RoWs acquired: NYNH got PA8, C&O got NC1, G&C got FL5, NYC got OH3, TP&W got IN2, A&GW got IN5, PENN got IN9, N&W got KY6, SCL got KY12, COG got TN5, GM&O got MS3, NO&J got MS6.
RR Mergers: A&GW merges into ERIE.
New railroad Presidents: Thomas Scott of FW&C.
New Private Companies Available: C&NW, FEC, MP.
Thomas Scott dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $4002. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Jim Fisk, J. Edgar Thompson, Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo, Thomas Durant, Sleeping Dog
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Improved to Great.
Best locomotive available: Mogul 2-6-0
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):
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Robber Baron
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Thomas Scott (7)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
|
Thomas Durant (11)
|
Bill Bouquett (10)
|
|
Rail Mogul
|
J. Edgar Thompson (3)
|
Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
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Sleeping Dog (2)
|
Thomas Durant (11)
|
Thomas Scott (7)
|
|
Rail Builder
|
Bill Bouquett (10)
|
J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
|
J. Edgar Thompson (3)
|
Sleeping Dog (2)
|
Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
|
|
Rail Magnate
|
J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
|
Bill Bouquett (10)
|
Thomas Scott (7)
|
Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
|
Thomas Durant (11)
|
|
Rail Prodigal
|
Jim Fisk (1)
|
J. Edgar Thompson (3)
|
Thomas Scott (7)
|
Leland Stanford (5)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
|
|
Rail Baron
|
J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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Thomas Scott (7)
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Bill Bouquett (10)
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Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
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Player Summary
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|
|
President of
|
PCs owned
|
|
Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
7
|
Thomas Scott |
FW&C
|
ERIE
|
....
|
....
|
|
3
|
J. Edgar Thompson |
COG
|
N&W
|
MON
|
....
|
|
2
|
Sleeping Dog |
G&C
|
TP&W
|
L&N
|
N&C
|
|
4
|
J. Pierpont Morgan |
NYC
|
GM&O
|
....
|
....
|
|
9
|
Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo |
NYNH
|
PENN
|
....
|
....
|
|
10
|
Bill Bouquett |
SCL
|
NO&J
|
O&M
|
MRLE
|
|
1
|
Jim Fisk |
C&A
|
B&M
|
CRIP
|
SM
|
|
5
|
Leland Stanford |
S&G
|
WBSH
|
....
|
....
|
|
11
|
Thomas Durant |
B&O
|
C&O
|
C&EI
|
....
|
|
15
|
Cyrus Holliday |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
|
Dan Drew |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
8
|
John Forbes |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
12
|
William Palmer |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
6
|
Milton Littlefield |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
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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
|
623
|
78190
|
51606
|
91
|
139687
|
100498
|
2
|
18
|
0
|
147
|
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
329
|
41656
|
30825
|
86
|
62439
|
50339
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
1285
|
238021
|
123771
|
99
|
255720
|
175748
|
12
|
9
|
0
|
55
|
|
NYNH
|
New York & New Haven
|
558
|
79763
|
43870
|
99
|
125955
|
91555
|
6
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
|
ERIE
|
Erie Lackawanna
|
1601
|
221169
|
119431
|
97
|
318558
|
244691
|
7
|
5
|
0
|
631
|
|
C&A
|
Camden & Amboy
|
380
|
79598
|
54922
|
91
|
80165
|
68590
|
6
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
|
LV
|
Lehigh Valley
|
130
|
22320
|
14508
|
89
|
30754
|
17727
|
6
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
908
|
136590
|
71027
|
99
|
175327
|
120660
|
6
|
6
|
444
|
185
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
985
|
120993
|
77435
|
90
|
190419
|
117043
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
264
|
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
629
|
71711
|
49481
|
88
|
124741
|
90032
|
1
|
5
|
500
|
408
|
|
RF&P
|
Richmond, Fred. & Potomac
|
656
|
68834
|
40611
|
95
|
120432
|
74491
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
176
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
1324
|
172359
|
93075
|
97
|
247731
|
183191
|
6
|
9
|
0
|
684
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
1277
|
208819
|
127380
|
90
|
254123
|
177834
|
7
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
|
S&G
|
Savannah & Gulf
|
282
|
31371
|
19763
|
91
|
50883
|
30917
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
COG
|
Central of Georgia
|
666
|
97119
|
53415
|
99
|
154512
|
109766
|
7
|
4
|
640
|
461
|
|
P&LE
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
|
313
|
45348
|
24941
|
99
|
66095
|
43280
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
G&C
|
Greenville & Columbia
|
1136
|
165367
|
85991
|
99
|
266397
|
31509
|
10
|
5
|
0
|
135
|
|
TP&W
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
|
342
|
37595
|
22181
|
95
|
73120
|
51160
|
3
|
1
|
350
|
505
|
|
WBSH
|
Wabash Line
|
114
|
17860
|
10537
|
95
|
21989
|
12791
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
GM&O
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
|
135
|
16158
|
8887
|
99
|
29993
|
20827
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
NO&J
|
New Orleans & Jackson
|
183
|
23325
|
14695
|
91
|
39038
|
27892
|
3
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
|
FW&C
|
Ft. Wayne & Chicago
|
114
|
18180
|
12544
|
85
|
28859
|
19241
|
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
|
B&H
|
ME1
|
C1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
|
Grand Trunk (GT ):
|
|
GT
|
C2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
|
New York Central (NYC ):
|
|
NYC
|
B&A
(Double)
|
HRL
(Double)
|
NY3
|
C4
|
C5
|
MC
|
MI1
|
MI5
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH3 |
[Regions: ALCN]
|
|
New York & New Haven (NYNH):
|
|
NYNH
|
CNJ
|
PA9
|
PA10
|
|
Unbuilt:: PA8 |
[Regions: AL]
|
|
Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):
|
|
ERIE
|
NY2
|
NY1
|
C3
|
LS
(Double)
|
GTW
|
OH2
|
OH5
|
A&GW
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN5 |
[Regions: AOLN]
|
|
Camden & Amboy (C&A ):
|
|
C&A
|
READ
|
PA1
|
PA3
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Lehigh Valley (LV ):
|
|
LV
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Pennsylvania (PENN):
|
|
PENN
(Double)
|
PA5
(Double)
|
PA6
(Double)
|
P&FW
|
WV2
|
OH4
|
IN3
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN9 |
[Regions: AO]
|
|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):
|
|
B&O
|
WV1
|
PA7
|
M&C
|
OH1
|
PA2
|
OH7
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AO]
|
|
Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):
|
|
C&O
|
MD1
(Double)
|
VA2
|
SC5
|
NC2
|
|
Unbuilt:: NC1 |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P):
|
|
RF&P
|
MD2
|
VA7
|
VC
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Norfolk & Western (N&W ):
|
|
N&W
(Double)
|
R&D
(Double)
|
VA4
(Double)
|
N&S
(Double)
|
VA5
|
KY1
(Double)
|
|
W&W
|
IN4
(Double)
|
KY2
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY6 |
[Regions: AO]
|
|
Sea Coast Line (SCL ):
|
|
SCL
(Double)
|
S&A
|
NER
|
GA1
|
GA8
(Double)
|
AL3
(Double)
|
TN10
|
A&T
|
|
TN12
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY12 |
[Regions: ADM]
|
|
Savannah & Gulf (S&G ):
|
|
S&G
|
GA6
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Central of Georgia (COG ):
|
|
COG
|
A&WP
|
A&C
|
GA2
(Double)
|
AL6
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN5 |
[Regions: AD]
|
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE):
|
|
P&LE
|
PA11
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: OL]
|
|
Greenville & Columbia (G&C ):
|
|
G&C
|
C&H
(Double)
|
SC4
|
SC1
(Double)
|
GA4
(Double)
|
BRL
|
TN2
|
FL4
|
|
Unbuilt:: FL5 |
[Regions: AD]
|
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W):
|
|
TP&W
|
C&C
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN2 |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Wabash Line (WBSH):
|
|
WBSH
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: O]
|
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O):
|
|
GM&O
|
|
Unbuilt:: MS3 |
[Regions: G]
|
|
New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J):
|
|
NO&J
|
|
Unbuilt:: MS6 |
[Regions: G]
|
|
Ft. Wayne & Chicago (FW&C):
|
|
FW&C
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
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
|
48
|
56
|
64
|
+16
|
788
|
2999
|
116
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
GT
|
31
|
31
|
32
|
+1
|
491
|
1549
|
96
|
|
5
|
7
|
|
NYC
|
49
|
51
|
54
|
+5
|
1110
|
6370
|
92
|
4
|
4
|
2
3
5
|
|
NYNH
|
34
|
41
|
49
|
+15
|
541
|
2710
|
80
|
9
|
9
|
3
4
|
|
ERIE
|
42
|
38
|
34
|
-8
|
2400
|
7945
|
60
|
7
|
7
|
|
|
C&A
|
50
|
62
|
75
|
+25
|
826
|
1900
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
15
|
|
LV
|
14
|
17
|
21
|
+7
|
271
|
601
|
49
|
|
1
|
2
|
|
PENN
|
48
|
39
|
31
|
-17
|
2099
|
6844
|
35
|
9
|
9
|
1
3
11
|
|
B&O
|
21
|
20
|
19
|
-2
|
3544
|
14192
|
98
|
11
|
11
|
5
7
|
|
C&O
|
30
|
32
|
34
|
+4
|
840
|
3041
|
104
|
11
|
11
|
|
|
RF&P
|
25
|
26
|
28
|
+3
|
832
|
3100
|
180
|
|
3
|
2
4
11
|
|
N&W
|
52
|
51
|
50
|
-2
|
1431
|
6578
|
62
|
3
|
3
|
2
10
|
|
SCL
|
47
|
49
|
52
|
+5
|
1623
|
6305
|
115
|
10
|
10
|
7
|
|
S&G
|
33
|
38
|
44
|
+11
|
447
|
1363
|
47
|
5
|
5
|
2
|
|
COG
|
38
|
39
|
40
|
+2
|
730
|
3041
|
289
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
P&LE
|
46
|
48
|
51
|
+5
|
248
|
1474
|
91
|
|
4
|
2
7
10
|
|
G&C
|
39
|
47
|
55
|
+16
|
1279
|
5630
|
82
|
2
|
2
|
9
|
|
TP&W
|
19
|
24
|
29
|
+10
|
201
|
1609
|
101
|
2
|
2
|
9
|
|
WBSH
|
26
|
49
|
72
|
+46
|
171
|
537
|
33
|
5
|
5
|
1
2
7
9
10
|
|
GM&O
|
14
|
23
|
32
|
+18
|
295
|
642
|
33
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
NO&J
|
14
|
19
|
24
|
+10
|
364
|
915
|
0
|
10
|
10
|
|
|
FW&C
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
+15
|
0
|
513
|
57
|
7
|
7
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
W&M
|
665
|
MN
|
510
|
MS
|
1020
|
IC
|
925
|
C&NW
|
600
|
CB&Q
|
950
|
FEC
|
1495
|
|
MP
|
1415
|
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