Continental Rails II
Game # 18 - Turn # 11
Headline News 1861 to 1862
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1861: Pony Express carries mail from St. Louis to Sacramento in record time of 10 days.
1862: Telegraph line completed to California: Pony Express goes bankrupt.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Henry Farham bought CB&Q for $16003, Darkwing bought FEC for $2000, B bought V&T for $20055, B bought L&A for $18137, Henry Farham bought UP for $46131, Sleeping Dog bought MKT for $3113.
PCs Merged: SM merges into C&H.
PCs Incorporated: WP, CP, CASL.
New Engines Acquired: CNJ bought Mogul 2-6-0, W&M bought Atlantic 4-4-2, LS bought Atlantic 4-4-2, A&GW bought Atlantic 4-4-2, O&M bought Atlantic 4-4-2.
New Technologies Acquired: LS bought coal burning engines.
RoWs built: PA2 by ERIE, PA1 by READ, IL8 by C&O, TN4 by W&M, IL7 by S&A, IL9 by SCL, TN7 by S&G, WV3 by P&FW, OH8 by A&GW, IL3 by TP&W, MS1 by GM&O, IL6 by O&M, IL2 by IC, WI4 by C&NW.
RoWs abandoned: PA9 was abandoned by B&H.
B&H doubled GT, ERIE doubled FW&C, R&D doubled R&D, SCL doubled GA4, S&G doubled AL2, M&C doubled IL5, A&WP doubled A&WP.
New RoWs acquired: ERIE got MI6, S&A got KY10, O&M got KY11, M&C got KY14, W&M got TN6, S&G got TN8, SCL got AL5, CNS got WI5, CRIP got IA7, MP got MO6, LS got PA10.
RR Mergers: B&H merges into TP&W, R&D merges into W&M, C&H merges into A&GW, A&WP merges into S&A.
Loan Recalls: B.
Stock splits: MRLE splits 2 for 1.
Cornered stocks: MRLE.
New railroad Presidents: Sleeping Dog of CNJ, Casey Jones of MRLE, Dan Drew of P&FW, Edward Harriman of TP&W, Cornelius Vanderbilt of IC, Stepp of C&NW, Stepp of M&SP, Jim Hill of WP.
New Private Companies Available: SL&A, SLSF, SP, GN, NP, ATSF.
Casey Jones dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $6854. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Henry Farham, Stepp, Sleeping Dog, Cornelius Vanderbilt, B, Dan Drew
Civil War begins: Railroads may not build a Right-of-Way this turn.
Invention of block signal system improves traffic flow, prevents major collisions.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Recession to Improved.
Best locomotive available: Atlantic 4-4-2
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):
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Robber Baron
|
Casey Jones (10)
|
Dan Drew (6)
|
Jay Gould (13)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (2)
|
Henry Farham (7)
|
|
Rail Mogul
|
Casey Jones (10)
|
Sleeping Dog (12)
|
Dan Drew (6)
|
B (4)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (2)
|
|
Rail Builder
|
Casey Jones (10)
|
Sleeping Dog (12)
|
Edward Harriman (11)
|
Henry Farham (7)
|
B (4)
|
|
Rail Magnate
|
Casey Jones (10)
|
Sleeping Dog (12)
|
Henry Farham (7)
|
Edward Harriman (11)
|
Jay Gould (13)
|
|
Rail Prodigal
|
Stepp (5)
|
Henry Farham (7)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (2)
|
Jim Hill (9)
|
Sleeping Dog (12)
|
|
Rail Baron
|
Casey Jones (10)
|
Sleeping Dog (12)
|
Henry Farham (7)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (2)
|
Stepp (5)
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Player Summary
|
|
|
President of
|
PCs owned
|
|
Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
10
|
Casey Jones |
A&GW
|
MRLE
|
....
|
....
|
|
2
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
IC
|
S&A
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
Jay Gould |
M&C
|
S&G
|
....
|
....
|
|
6
|
Dan Drew |
P&FW
|
W&M
|
....
|
....
|
|
12
|
Sleeping Dog |
CNJ
|
C&O
|
MKT
|
....
|
|
11
|
Edward Harriman |
TP&W
|
....
|
C&C
|
....
|
|
5
|
Stepp |
C&NW
|
M&SP
|
....
|
....
|
|
7
|
Henry Farham |
ERIE
|
....
|
UP
|
CB&Q
|
|
4
|
B |
LS
|
O&M
|
L&A
|
V&T
|
|
1
|
George R. Obberbaron |
....
|
....
|
....
|
M&LR
|
|
3
|
Darkwing |
CRIP
|
MP
|
FEC
|
....
|
|
9
|
Jim Hill |
WP
|
CNS
|
....
|
....
|
|
8
|
Frank Throne |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
15
|
Cyrus Holliday |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
|
Robert Stephenson |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
|
RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
ERIE
|
Erie Lackawanna
|
2589
|
449399
|
238179
|
98
|
777340
|
461194
|
8
|
16
|
0
|
227
|
|
CNJ
|
Central New Jersey
|
134
|
20290
|
12986
|
90
|
46111
|
12795
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
288
|
50926
|
35648
|
84
|
88519
|
45902
|
2
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
1611
|
219329
|
120631
|
99
|
423949
|
163480
|
6
|
5
|
0
|
221
|
|
W&M
|
Wilmington & Manchester
|
2106
|
223694
|
116321
|
99
|
580819
|
324155
|
1
|
1
|
770
|
818
|
|
S&A
|
Savannah & Augusta
|
1872
|
279874
|
148332
|
98
|
486656
|
315570
|
6
|
9
|
0
|
344
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
1317
|
171036
|
88939
|
99
|
358396
|
74080
|
7
|
5
|
133
|
308
|
|
S&G
|
Savannah & Gulf
|
1062
|
146513
|
77651
|
98
|
282338
|
187383
|
5
|
4
|
720
|
840
|
|
LS
|
Lake Shore
|
1181
|
146532
|
82059
|
98
|
347506
|
163689
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
380
|
|
MRLE
|
Mad River & Lake Erie
|
138
|
16329
|
10614
|
89
|
20567
|
12829
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
P&FW
|
Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne
|
833
|
99168
|
51568
|
99
|
187138
|
105002
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
453
|
|
M&C
|
Marietta & Cincinnati
|
1023
|
150316
|
87183
|
96
|
239944
|
167537
|
5
|
4
|
775
|
228
|
|
A&GW
|
Atlantic & Great Western
|
3037
|
424230
|
224843
|
98
|
890738
|
426172
|
5
|
12
|
0
|
739
|
|
TP&W
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
|
3005
|
509500
|
270035
|
98
|
849152
|
510716
|
8
|
12
|
0
|
576
|
|
GM&O
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
|
581
|
69391
|
39553
|
97
|
119913
|
91331
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
369
|
|
O&M
|
Ohio & Mississippi
|
442
|
55425
|
30484
|
99
|
94460
|
73146
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
185
|
|
IC
|
Illinois Central
|
294
|
33748
|
19236
|
97
|
58788
|
42244
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
354
|
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
400
|
45245
|
26243
|
96
|
73915
|
52269
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
150
|
19693
|
11422
|
96
|
32529
|
22002
|
4
|
1
|
1040
|
0
|
|
CASL
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis
|
185
|
20885
|
13366
|
90
|
33725
|
26500
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
CNS
|
Chicago North Shore
|
85
|
17091
|
10938
|
90
|
23045
|
16455
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
M&SP
|
Milwaukee & St. Paul
|
326
|
30659
|
19315
|
91
|
65088
|
37913
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
283
|
32131
|
18636
|
96
|
61978
|
43712
|
2
|
1
|
490
|
0
|
|
CP
|
Central Pacific
|
154
|
17299
|
11590
|
87
|
28181
|
22144
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
WP
|
Western Pacific
|
142
|
16858
|
11801
|
84
|
26333
|
20692
|
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)
|
Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):
|
|
ERIE
(Double)
|
HRL
(Double)
|
C&A
(Double)
|
NY2
|
PA11
(Double)
|
GTW
|
MI1
|
|
MS
|
OH2
|
PENN
(Double)
|
LV
(Double)
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
PA4
(Double)
|
|
MD1
|
MD2
|
WV1
|
FW&C
(Double)
|
PA2
|
|
Unbuilt:: MI6 |
[Regions: AOLC]
|
|
Central New Jersey (CNJ ):
|
|
CNJ
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Reading (READ):
|
|
READ
|
PA3
|
PA1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):
|
|
C&O
|
RF&P
(Double)
|
VA4
|
VA5
|
KY1
|
IN5
(Double)
|
MON
(Double)
|
IN9
|
|
KY12
|
IL8
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOCM]
|
|
Wilmington & Manchester (W&M ):
|
|
W&M
|
SC2
|
W&W
|
VA1
|
SC1
|
G&C
|
NC2
|
BRL
(Double)
|
TN2
|
TN3
|
|
KY4
|
TN4
|
R&D
(Double)
|
VA2
|
SC5
|
VA7
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN6 |
[Regions: AD]
|
|
Savannah & Augusta (S&A ):
|
|
S&A
(Double)
|
GA2
(Double)
|
COG
(Double)
|
GA3
|
A&C
|
GA5
|
TN5
|
N&C
|
|
KY7
|
IN10
|
IL7
|
A&WP
(Double)
|
AL6
|
AL7
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY10 |
[Regions: ADOMG]
|
|
Sea Coast Line (SCL ):
|
|
SCL
(Double)
|
GA4
(Double)
|
FL4
|
FL5
|
FL6
|
AL8
|
MS3
|
TN12
|
IL9
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL5 |
[Regions: AMG]
|
|
Savannah & Gulf (S&G ):
|
|
S&G
(Double)
|
GA6
|
GA7
|
AL1
(Double)
|
AL4
|
MS2
(Double)
|
AL2
(Double)
|
|
TN7
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN8 |
[Regions: ADG]
|
|
Lake Shore (LS ):
|
|
LS
|
P&LE
|
OH3
|
OH5
|
B&O
|
PA7
|
WV2
|
OH6
|
IN3
|
|
Unbuilt:: PA10 |
[Regions: AOL]
|
|
Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE):
|
|
MRLE
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
|
|
Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW):
|
|
P&FW
|
OH4
|
IN1
(Double)
|
OH7
|
OH1
|
WV3
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: OC]
|
|
Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C ):
|
|
M&C
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
IN4
(Double)
|
IN8
|
C&EI
|
L&N
|
IL5
(Double)
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY14 |
[Regions: OCM]
|
|
Atlantic & Great Western (A&GW):
|
|
A&GW
|
OH8
|
C&H
(Double)
|
NER
|
SC4
|
GA1
|
GA8
(Double)
|
AL3
|
TN10
|
|
MS6
|
N&W
(Double)
|
N&S
|
VA3
(Double)
|
VC
|
NC1
|
WV4
|
KY2
|
|
KY5
|
NO&J
|
A&T
|
KY3
|
SM
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY8 |
[Regions: ADOMG]
|
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W):
|
|
TP&W
|
IN2
|
IN7
|
NYC
|
B&A
(Double)
|
B&M
(Double)
|
NY3
|
C4
|
C5
(Double)
|
|
MN
|
MC
|
MI2
|
MI5
|
IL4
|
IL3
|
B&H
(Double)
|
NYNH
(Double)
|
|
GT
(Double)
|
C2
|
C3
(Double)
|
NY1
|
PA8
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ALCMN]
|
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O):
|
|
GM&O
|
MS4
|
MS7
|
MS1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: MG]
|
|
Ohio & Mississippi (O&M ):
|
|
O&M
|
IN6
|
IL6
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY11 |
[Regions: OM]
|
|
Illinois Central (IC ):
|
|
IC
|
IL2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):
|
|
C&NW
|
WI4
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: CW]
|
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):
|
|
CRIP
|
|
Unbuilt:: IA7 |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL):
|
|
CASL
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago North Shore (CNS ):
|
|
CNS
|
|
Unbuilt:: WI5 |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP):
|
|
M&SP
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: W]
|
|
Missouri Pacific (MP ):
|
|
MP
|
|
Unbuilt:: MO6 |
[Regions: MW]
|
|
Central Pacific (CP ):
|
|
CP
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: P]
|
|
Western Pacific (WP ):
|
|
WP
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: P]
|
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
|
|
ERIE
|
37
|
41
|
45
|
+8
|
2789
|
12903
|
47
|
7
|
7
|
2
10
|
|
CNJ
|
12
|
15
|
18
|
+6
|
221
|
670
|
0
|
12
|
6
|
10
|
|
READ
|
23
|
26
|
29
|
+6
|
129
|
1393
|
47
|
|
9
|
4
6
10
11
|
|
C&O
|
38
|
38
|
38
|
+0
|
1448
|
7940
|
115
|
12
|
12
|
6
10
|
|
W&M
|
20
|
21
|
21
|
+1
|
2183
|
15515
|
55
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
S&A
|
30
|
33
|
35
|
+5
|
1723
|
9278
|
82
|
2
|
2
|
13
|
|
SCL
|
39
|
45
|
51
|
+12
|
1369
|
6477
|
115
|
|
12
|
6
13
|
|
S&G
|
40
|
47
|
54
|
+14
|
963
|
5260
|
50
|
13
|
13
|
2
10
|
|
LS
|
24
|
26
|
28
|
+4
|
1996
|
5913
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
MRLE
|
63
|
85
|
54
|
+45
|
229
|
1334
|
46
|
10
|
2
|
12
13
|
|
P&FW
|
42
|
42
|
43
|
+1
|
1002
|
4065
|
100
|
6
|
6
|
13
|
|
M&C
|
54
|
40
|
27
|
-27
|
2950
|
5115
|
0
|
13
|
13
|
2
|
|
A&GW
|
34
|
35
|
30
|
-4
|
64
|
15122
|
73
|
10
|
10
|
|
|
TP&W
|
30
|
29
|
33
|
+3
|
2706
|
14978
|
54
|
11
|
5
|
10
|
|
GM&O
|
57
|
51
|
46
|
-11
|
826
|
2731
|
174
|
|
4
|
|
|
O&M
|
37
|
39
|
41
|
+4
|
430
|
2128
|
82
|
4
|
4
|
6
|
|
IC
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
+2
|
207
|
1416
|
54
|
2
|
2
|
13
|
|
C&NW
|
29
|
54
|
79
|
+50
|
155
|
1860
|
140
|
5
|
5
|
|
|
CRIP
|
29
|
56
|
84
|
+55
|
185
|
750
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
CASL
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
+13
|
0
|
833
|
92
|
|
13
|
|
|
CNS
|
14
|
19
|
25
|
+11
|
181
|
425
|
0
|
9
|
9
|
|
|
M&SP
|
14
|
25
|
36
|
+22
|
791
|
1507
|
123
|
5
|
5
|
|
|
MP
|
14
|
19
|
25
|
+11
|
569
|
1415
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
CP
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
+13
|
0
|
693
|
77
|
|
10
|
|
|
WP
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
+13
|
0
|
639
|
71
|
9
|
9
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
SL&A
|
495
|
SLSF
|
1195
|
SLSW
|
775
|
SP
|
450
|
GN
|
1475
|
NP
|
1405
|
ATSF
|
915
|
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