Continental Rails II - DE 4
Game # 16 - 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: Darkwing bought M&SP for $46466, Louis McLane bought UP for $22155, George R. Obberbaron bought SLSF for $7500, Frederik Conrad bought SP for $11998, Jim Hill bought GN for $46418, Cheyenne bought NP for $26714, Stepp bought ATSF for $28567.
PCs Merged: MS merges into A&GW.
PCs Incorporated: GW, CNS, WP.
New Engines Acquired: B&H bought Mogul 2-6-0, GM&O bought Mogul 2-6-0.
New Technologies Acquired: O&M bought Grand Station.
RoWs abandoned: KY8 was abandoned by PENN.
B&O doubled P&FW, R&D doubled IN5, COG doubled GA8, A&T doubled MS2.
New RoWs acquired: SL&A got IL11, GM&O got MS4, M&LR got AR4, CP got NV2.
RR Mergers: PENN merges into NO&J, A&T merges into B&O, GM&O merges into R&D, MON merges into O&M, IC merges into COG.
Loan Recalls: Darkwing, Cheyenne, Louis McLane.
New railroad Presidents: Louis McLane of CB&Q, Jim Hill of CNS, Stepp of MP, B of V&T, Frederik Conrad of L&A, Louis McLane of WP, Darkwing of GW.
New Private Companies Available: SP&P, KCN.
Frederik Conrad earns the Gulf Bonus Award for linking the B&O from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico.
Jim Hill earns the Gulf Bonus Award for linking the COG from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico.
Jim Hill dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $9876. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: George R. Obberbaron, Stepp, B, Darkwing
Civil War continues: Railroads may not build a Right-of-Way this turn.
Technology advance to steel rails improves track durability, reduces operating costs.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Normal to Improved.
Best locomotive available: Mogul 2-6-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails
Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
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Robber Baron
|
Jim Hill (9)
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Darkwing (1)
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B (4)
|
Louis McLane (11)
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Sun-E Storm (2)
|
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Rail Mogul
|
B (4)
|
Darkwing (1)
|
Jim Hill (9)
|
Stepp (6)
|
Louis McLane (11)
|
|
Rail Builder
|
Frederik Conrad (12)
|
Jim Hill (9)
|
Stepp (6)
|
Darkwing (1)
|
Louis McLane (11)
|
|
Rail Magnate
|
Frederik Conrad (12)
|
Stepp (6)
|
Louis McLane (11)
|
Darkwing (1)
|
Jim Hill (9)
|
|
Rail Prodigal
|
B (4)
|
Jim Hill (9)
|
Stepp (6)
|
George R. Obberbaron (8)
|
Darkwing (1)
|
|
Rail Baron
|
Jim Hill (9)
|
B (4)
|
Frederik Conrad (12)
|
Stepp (6)
|
Darkwing (1)
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Player Summary
|
|
|
President of
|
PCs owned
|
|
Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
9
|
Jim Hill |
CNS
|
COG
|
....
|
GN
|
|
4
|
B |
V&T
|
R&D
|
....
|
....
|
|
1
|
Darkwing |
NO&J
|
GW
|
M&SP
|
....
|
|
8
|
George R. Obberbaron |
O&M
|
....
|
SLSF
|
....
|
|
11
|
Louis McLane |
WP
|
CB&Q
|
UP
|
....
|
|
6
|
Stepp |
MP
|
CP
|
ATSF
|
....
|
|
3
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
SL&A
|
CRIP
|
....
|
....
|
|
2
|
Sun-E Storm |
C&H
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
12
|
Frederik Conrad |
B&O
|
L&A
|
SP
|
....
|
|
7
|
Cheyenne |
A&GW
|
C&NW
|
NP
|
....
|
|
5
|
Matthias W. Baldwin |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
|
William Palmer |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
Dan Drew |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
15
|
Thomas Durant |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
10
|
Henry Farham |
M&LR
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
|
RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
B&H
|
Boston & Hartford
|
110
|
17707
|
11332
|
93
|
21880
|
16402
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
2773
|
462525
|
272888
|
95
|
772527
|
479670
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
63
|
|
C&A
|
Camden & Amboy
|
2583
|
422279
|
266034
|
91
|
804644
|
536141
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
92
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
2332
|
378508
|
208177
|
99
|
560893
|
319171
|
8
|
10
|
0
|
390
|
|
R&D
|
Richmond & Danville
|
1868
|
259219
|
142569
|
99
|
478691
|
308434
|
5
|
9
|
0
|
959
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
1988
|
206454
|
121808
|
95
|
439119
|
264594
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
237
|
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
2144
|
268972
|
147935
|
99
|
509621
|
49113
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
COG
|
Central of Georgia
|
1976
|
357629
|
196697
|
99
|
472723
|
327081
|
7
|
9
|
0
|
359
|
|
A&GW
|
Atlantic & Great Western
|
513
|
64327
|
36666
|
97
|
107248
|
80641
|
4
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
|
NO&J
|
New Orleans & Jackson
|
2482
|
364932
|
208011
|
97
|
614187
|
421898
|
5
|
4
|
500
|
579
|
|
O&M
|
Ohio & Mississippi
|
626
|
86272
|
50899
|
95
|
143341
|
104529
|
4
|
12
|
0
|
381
|
|
C&EI
|
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
|
184
|
22638
|
15167
|
90
|
39933
|
23354
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
120
|
18312
|
11537
|
94
|
29243
|
20557
|
4
|
3
|
1400
|
0
|
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
150
|
20340
|
13628
|
90
|
35483
|
22817
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
CB&Q
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
190
|
23291
|
14906
|
93
|
40525
|
24554
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
CNS
|
Chicago North Shore
|
85
|
17991
|
12774
|
86
|
21923
|
15877
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
283
|
33454
|
22414
|
90
|
58877
|
34667
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
M&LR
|
Memphis & Little Rock
|
132
|
14837
|
8605
|
99
|
30486
|
18330
|
3
|
0
|
328
|
0
|
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
173
|
16083
|
10776
|
90
|
34762
|
21823
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
L&A
|
Louisiana & Arkansas
|
90
|
16576
|
11106
|
90
|
22248
|
13002
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
CP
|
Central Pacific
|
154
|
19511
|
11316
|
99
|
35192
|
24636
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
WP
|
Western Pacific
|
142
|
17838
|
12487
|
87
|
29753
|
21547
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
SL&A
|
St Louis & Alton
|
99
|
17021
|
10553
|
95
|
24487
|
16393
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
GW
|
Great Western
|
140
|
17618
|
11980
|
89
|
29405
|
21295
|
2
|
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
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
New York Central (NYC ):
|
|
NYC
|
B&A
|
HRL
(Double)
|
NY3
|
PA11
|
GTW
|
P&LE
|
OH5
|
OH6
|
C&C
|
|
IN3
|
GT
|
B&M
|
C2
|
C3
|
NY1
|
PA8
|
IN7
|
IL4
|
|
Unbuilt:: MI2 |
[Regions: AOLCMN]
|
|
Camden & Amboy (C&A ):
|
|
C&A
|
READ
|
PA2
|
MD1
|
MD2
|
ERIE
|
NYNH
|
NY2
|
C4
|
C5
|
MC
|
|
MN
|
PA7
|
MI5
|
LS
|
OH3
|
TP&W
|
OH7
|
IN4
|
|
Unbuilt:: MI6 |
[Regions: AOLCN]
|
|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):
|
|
B&O
|
WV1
|
OH1
|
P&FW
(Double)
|
M&C
|
OH4
|
MRLE
(Double)
|
IN1
(Double)
|
|
IN2
|
IN9
|
KY11
|
KY10
|
A&T
|
N&C
|
AL4
|
MS2
(Double)
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL6 |
[Regions: ADOLCG]
|
|
Richmond & Danville (R&D ):
|
|
R&D
(Double)
|
VA4
(Double)
|
VA5
|
KY1
|
VA7
|
IN5
(Double)
|
IN8
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
|
IN10
(Double)
|
KY12
|
TN13
|
TN14
|
GM&O
|
MS3
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL1 |
[Regions: AOMG]
|
|
Norfolk & Western (N&W ):
|
|
N&W
|
N&S
|
RF&P
|
C&O
|
NC2
|
W&W
|
SC5
|
BRL
|
VC
|
TN2
|
TN4
|
|
TN6
|
TN9
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN10 |
[Regions: AD]
|
|
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H ):
|
|
C&H
|
NER
|
SC4
|
G&C
|
GA1
|
W&M
|
SCL
|
S&A
|
GA4
|
FL4
|
A&C
|
|
FEC
|
FL5
|
TN5
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADG]
|
|
Central of Georgia (COG ):
|
|
COG
(Double)
|
GA8
(Double)
|
GA2
(Double)
|
S&G
(Double)
|
AL3
|
TN12
|
KY13
|
|
IL8
|
A&WP
(Double)
|
AL6
|
AL7
|
MS1
(Double)
|
IC
(Double)
|
IL2
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY9 |
[Regions: ADCMG]
|
|
Atlantic & Great Western (A&GW):
|
|
A&GW
|
OH2
|
MI1
|
MS
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH8 |
[Regions: OL]
|
|
New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J):
|
|
NO&J
(Double)
|
SM
|
MS6
|
TN8
|
TN7
|
PENN
|
LV
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
WV2
|
|
CNJ
|
PA9
|
PA10
|
WV3
|
KY2
|
KY5
|
L&N
|
KY3
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL2 |
[Regions: AOLMG]
|
|
Ohio & Mississippi (O&M ):
|
|
O&M
|
IL7
|
MON
|
IN6
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL3 |
[Regions: OCM]
|
|
Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C&EI):
|
|
C&EI
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):
|
|
C&NW
|
|
Unbuilt:: WI4 |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):
|
|
CRIP
|
|
Unbuilt:: IA8 |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):
|
|
CB&Q
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago North Shore (CNS ):
|
|
CNS
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
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]
|
|
St Louis & Alton (SL&A):
|
|
SL&A
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL11 |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Great Western (GW ):
|
|
GW
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: G]
|
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
|
30
|
29
|
28
|
-2
|
137
|
550
|
0
|
|
3
|
4
|
|
NYC
|
38
|
38
|
39
|
+1
|
3525
|
13872
|
0
|
|
6
|
4
|
|
C&A
|
45
|
44
|
44
|
-1
|
2867
|
12915
|
0
|
|
11
|
7
|
|
B&O
|
27
|
30
|
36
|
+9
|
2393
|
11668
|
0
|
12
|
12
|
4
|
|
R&D
|
29
|
30
|
32
|
+3
|
2271
|
9340
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
N&W
|
50
|
49
|
48
|
-2
|
1770
|
9847
|
97
|
|
3
|
8
9
|
|
C&H
|
29
|
30
|
31
|
+2
|
3542
|
10418
|
315
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
COG
|
35
|
35
|
35
|
+0
|
2877
|
12310
|
0
|
9
|
9
|
|
|
A&GW
|
37
|
37
|
37
|
+0
|
339
|
2463
|
102
|
7
|
7
|
1
|
|
NO&J
|
33
|
33
|
37
|
+4
|
1163
|
12415
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
9
|
|
O&M
|
43
|
45
|
49
|
+6
|
395
|
3048
|
82
|
8
|
8
|
1
|
|
C&EI
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
+2
|
316
|
851
|
69
|
|
1
|
|
|
C&NW
|
27
|
40
|
54
|
+27
|
172
|
600
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
4
6
9
|
|
CRIP
|
24
|
37
|
50
|
+26
|
213
|
750
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
4
6
9
|
|
CB&Q
|
14
|
14
|
15
|
+1
|
319
|
878
|
72
|
11
|
11
|
|
|
CNS
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
+14
|
0
|
383
|
42
|
9
|
9
|
|
|
MP
|
14
|
17
|
21
|
+7
|
557
|
1309
|
106
|
6
|
6
|
9
|
|
M&LR
|
26
|
26
|
26
|
+0
|
144
|
610
|
50
|
10
|
10
|
|
|
V&T
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
+2
|
323
|
800
|
65
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
L&A
|
14
|
17
|
20
|
+6
|
164
|
416
|
34
|
12
|
12
|
4
|
|
CP
|
14
|
19
|
24
|
+10
|
322
|
770
|
0
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
WP
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
+14
|
0
|
639
|
71
|
11
|
11
|
|
|
SL&A
|
14
|
16
|
19
|
+5
|
179
|
495
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
GW
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
+14
|
0
|
630
|
70
|
1
|
1
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
FW&C
|
570
|
CASL
|
925
|
MKT
|
1630
|
SLSW
|
775
|
SP&P
|
1430
|
KC&D
|
330
|
KCN
|
1115
|
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