Continental Rails II - Club DE

Game # 13 - 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: J. Pierpont Morgan bought CASL for $4208, Darkwing bought SP for $5454, Louis McLane bought NP for $71333, Darkwing bought SP&P for $75757, Salvator bought KC&D for $30001, Gyro Gearloose bought KP for $25497.

PCs Incorporated: WP, GN, MKT, GW, CNS, L&A, SLSW, MP.

New Engines Acquired: C&A bought Prairie 2-6-2, PENN bought Prairie 2-6-2, B&O bought Prairie 2-6-2, SCL bought Prairie 2-6-2, COG bought Prairie 2-6-2, MRLE bought Atlantic 4-4-2, MC bought Prairie 2-6-2, GM&O bought Prairie 2-6-2, NO&J bought Prairie 2-6-2, C&NW bought Prairie 2-6-2, CRIP bought Prairie 2-6-2, M&SP bought Prairie 2-6-2, M&LR bought Prairie 2-6-2, CP bought Prairie 2-6-2, UP bought Prairie 2-6-2.

New Technologies Acquired: PENN bought coal burning engines, B&O bought coal burning engines, C&H bought steel rails, SCL bought coal burning engines, COG bought coal burning engines, MRLE bought coal burning engines, MC bought coal burning engines, GM&O bought coal burning engines, NO&J bought coal burning engines, C&NW bought coal burning engines, CRIP bought coal burning engines, CB&Q bought coal burning engines, M&SP bought coal burning engines, M&LR bought coal burning engines, V&T bought coal burning engines, CP bought coal burning engines, UP bought coal burning engines.

B&O doubled IL7, SCL doubled IL8, COG doubled A&WP, MC doubled C5, NO&J doubled NO&J, SM doubled MS2.

New RoWs acquired: C&H got VA1, GM&O got TN6, C&NW got WI4, UP got NE1, CP got NV2.

RR Mergers: B&O merges into SM, R&D merges into MRLE.

Loan Recalls: Darkwing.

Stock splits: PENN splits 2 for 1, CB&Q splits 2 for 1.

New railroad Presidents: Thomas Scott of CNS, Darkwing of M&SP, Salvator of MP, MaldoNash of L&A, Maggy of WP, MaldoNash of SLSW, Cornelius Vanderbilt of GN.

New Private Companies Available: KCS.

Cornelius Vanderbilt dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $17000. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: MaldoNash, Maggy, Thomas Scott, Darkwing, Louis McLane, Gyro Gearloose, Sun-E Storm, Salvator

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 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 Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Louis McLane (10) MaldoNash (11) Maggy (8) Thomas Scott (7)
Rail Mogul MaldoNash (11) Maggy (8) Thomas Scott (7) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Darkwing (9)
Rail Builder Thomas Scott (7) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Maggy (8) Louis McLane (10) Darkwing (9)
Rail Magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Thomas Scott (7) Louis McLane (10) Darkwing (9) Maggy (8)
Rail Prodigal Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) MaldoNash (11) Thomas Scott (7) Darkwing (9) Maggy (8)
Rail Baron Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Thomas Scott (7) Maggy (8) Louis McLane (10) Darkwing (9)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
3 Cornelius Vanderbilt SM GN .... ....
10 Louis McLane PENN C&NW NP ....
11 MaldoNash L&A SLSW .... ....
8 Maggy UP WP .... ....
7 Thomas Scott SCL CNS .... ....
2 Salvator MP C&A .... KC&D
6 Gyro Gearloose CRIP CP .... KP
9 Darkwing M&SP MC SP&P SP
1 Sun-E Storm V&T CB&Q .... ....
4 J. Pierpont Morgan MRLE .... CASL ....
13 William Ogden .... .... .... ....
12 William Palmer .... .... .... ....
5 Derpendja von Rense .... .... .... NYNH
14 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
B&H Boston & Hartford 255   43586   27459   91   80459   37887   1   0   136   0  
C&A Camden & Amboy 2008   383033   199177   99   472336   328113   12   12   0   161  
PENN Pennsylvania 1477   293595   152670   99   384214   225962   13   15   375   36  
N&W Norfolk & Western 325   40827   29803   87   87824   4423   3   0   380   0  
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 575   83015   55621   87   142193   72110   2   1   0   138  
SCL Sea Coast Line 2786   596209   321954   97   683480   439515   13   9   0   141  
COG Central of Georgia 1593   303894   161063   98   388551   238781   12   9   650   87  
P&LE Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 1153   209930   125958   91   297846   203285   8   0   0   43  
MRLE Mad River & Lake Erie 1733   288509   161565   95   432761   276790   8   6   0   205  
MC Michigan Central 2242   456798   237535   99   658205   364253   13   8   505   144  
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 387   54520   29986   99   94086   58993   7   18   154   0  
NO&J New Orleans & Jackson 701   98533   54193   99   155954   108154   7   8   0   155  
SM Southern Mississippi 2440   477685   267504   95   588417   255344   12   12   0   375  
C&EI Chicago & Eastern Illinois 285   40798   24071   95   67595   47855   5   0   0   54  
IC Illinois Central 305   50321   32205   90   74878   51695   6   0   0   0  
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 120   21418   13065   93   30354   17917   8   8   280   0  
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 150   23727   14711   92   34823   24277   6   8   0   0  
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 320   41084   24650   94   73015   45090   4   1   0   0  
CNS Chicago North Shore 85   20690   14690   83   30239   17011   6   0   0   0  
M&SP Milwaukee & St. Paul 326   36626   22342   93   73186   39393   4   3   0   0  
MP Missouri Pacific 283   36357   24723   86   77759   43741   2   0   0   0  
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 132   17260   9493   99   29642   20446   6   12   0   0  
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 173   18624   11361   93   39804   25731   2   1   0   0  
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 90   18323   11910   89   29759   16741   7   0   0   0  
CP Central Pacific 154   21976   14504   88   37165   24312   3   8   0   0  
WP Western Pacific 142   20725   14093   86   41039   23086   3   0   0   0  
UP Union Pacific 105   12412   6827   99   25728   16297   4   4   1290   0  
MKT Missouri, Kansas & Texas 326   34861   22660   89   85199   47926   1   0   0   0  
SLSW St Louis & Southwestern 155   21939   14260   89   44159   24841   4   0   0   0  
GW Great Western 140   20784   14133   86   40559   22816   3   0   0   0  
GN Great Northern 295   25875   16042   92   73919   41581   1   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 & Hartford (B&H ):   B&H B&M
Unbuilt:: ME1 [Regions: A]
Camden & Amboy (C&A ):   C&A  (Double) CNJ  (Double) PA9 READ  (Double) PA1  (Double) PA10 PA8  (Double)
RF&P  (Double) C&O MD1  (Double) PA4  (Double) VA2 SC5 BRL
TN2 VA4
Unbuilt:: TN3 [Regions: ADL]
Pennsylvania (PENN):   PENN  (Double) LV  (Double) PA5 PA6 P&FW OH4 IN3 C&C  (Double)
IN9 IL6 KY11
Unbuilt:: KY10 [Regions: AOCM]
Norfolk & Western (N&W ):   N&W N&S
Unbuilt:: VA3 [Regions: A]
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H ):   C&H G&C SC1 SC2 NC1
Unbuilt:: VA1 [Regions: A]
Sea Coast Line (SCL ):   SCL  (Double) S&G  (Double) S&A  (Double) GA1  (Double) NER  (Double) GA8  (Double)
W&M AL3  (Double) W&W TN12 KY13 IL3 O&M IL1  (Double)
A&T N&C AL5  (Double) AL7 IL8  (Double)
Unbuilt:: MS1 [Regions: ADOCMG]
Central of Georgia (COG ):   COG  (Double) GA2  (Double) A&C GA4 TN5  (Double) KY7 IN6 A&WP  (Double)
AL6 FL6 KY8 MON
Unbuilt:: KY9 [Regions: ADOCG]
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE):   P&LE  (Double) LS  (Double) OH3 TP&W PA7  (Double) IN2  (Double) MD2
IN8 IL4
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AOLM]
Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE):   MRLE GTW PA11  (Double) OH1 OH5 FW&C  (Double) MS WV3 KY1
R&D VC VA7 WV4
Unbuilt:: IN4 [Regions: AOLC]
Michigan Central (MC ):   MC MN MI6 NYC B&A  (Double) HRL  (Double) GT ERIE NY3
C4 C5  (Double) C3  (Double) OH6 OH8 MI5
Unbuilt:: KY3 [Regions: AOLCN]
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O):   GM&O AL4 AL2
Unbuilt:: TN6 [Regions: DG]
New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J):   NO&J  (Double) MS6 TN10 TN8
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: MG]
Southern Mississippi (SM ):   SM  (Double) MS4 MS3 MS2  (Double) B&O WV1 M&C PA2  (Double)
A&GW OH7 WBSH  (Double) IN1  (Double) IN10 L&N  (Double) KY12
TN13 IL7  (Double)
Unbuilt:: OH2 [Regions: AOCMG]
Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C&EI):   C&EI IN7
Unbuilt:: IN5 [Regions: C]
Illinois Central (IC ):   IC IL5
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CM]
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):   C&NW
Unbuilt:: WI4 [Regions: C]
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):   CRIP
Unbuilt:: IA7 [Regions: C]
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):   CB&Q IA1
Unbuilt:: MO8 [Regions: C]
Chicago North Shore (CNS ):   CNS
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: C]
Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP):   M&SP
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: W]
Missouri Pacific (MP ):   MP
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: MW]
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR):   M&LR
Unbuilt:: AR4 [Regions: M]
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T ):   V&T
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A ):   L&A
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: G]
Central Pacific (CP ):   CP
Unbuilt:: NV2 [Regions: P]
Western Pacific (WP ):   WP
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: P]
Union Pacific (UP ):   UP
Unbuilt:: NE1 [Regions: W]
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT ):   MKT
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW):   SLSW
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
Great Western (GW ):   GW
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: G]
Great Northern (GN ):   GN
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: W]

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&H 35   21   8   -27  3574   5100   0     5  
C&A 86   75   65   -21  1716   10040   0   2   2   3     6    
PENN 65   83   50   +35  1397   14822   0   10   10   11    
N&W 40   39   38   -2  353   1625   0     11   7     8    
C&H 30   27   24   -6  1088   4261   0     7   1     6     11    
SCL 53   53   54   +1  2627   13965   0   7   7   8     11    
COG 41   43   46   +5  1867   7965   0     8  
P&LE 66   53   41   -25  2109   5705   60     8   9     10    
MRLE 42   43   41   -1  1111   8665   0   4   4   2    
MC 35   43   51   +16  1988   11247   0   9   9   3     8     11    
GM&O 80   81   82   +2  703   1935   0     9   10    
NO&J 58   59   60   +2  669   3505   0     11   7     10    
SM 83   91   79   -4  782   12240   0   3   3   2     6    
C&EI 75   62   49   -26  431   1425   0     11   1     8    
IC 29   32   35   +6  433   1465   60     6  
C&NW 28   55   83   +55  183   600   0   10   10  
CRIP 34   54   74   +40  194   750   0   6   6   3     10     11    
CB&Q 67   88   55   +43  627   3200   0   1   1   6     8     9    
CNS 0   0   17   +17  0   383   42   7   7  
M&SP 15   21   27   +12  696   1507   123   9   9  
MP 0   0   17   +17  0   1274   141   2   2  
M&LR 24   37   51   +27  220   660   0     11   1    
V&T 15   17   20   +5  279   865   0   1   1  
L&A 0   0   17   +17  0   405   45   11   11  
CP 15   23   31   +16  327   770   0   6   6  
WP 0   0   17   +17  0   639   71   8   8  
UP 15   24   34   +19  219   525   0   8   8  
MKT 0   0   17   +17  0   1467   163     3  
SLSW 0   0   17   +17  0   698   77   11   11  
GW 0   0   17   +17  0   630   70     1  
GN 0   0   17   +17  0   1328   147   3   3  

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
FEC 1495   SL&A 495   SLSF 1195   ATSF 915   KCS 490  

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