Continental Rails II
Game # 18 - 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: Jay Gould bought SL&A for $4023, Casey Jones bought SLSF for $12700, Edward Harriman bought SP for $24485, Stepp bought GN for $32345, Stepp bought NP for $32345, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought ATSF for $53276.
PCs Merged: FEC merges into S&A, C&C merges into A&GW.
PCs Incorporated: MKT, UP, CB&Q, L&A, V&T.
New Engines Acquired: READ bought Mogul 2-6-0.
New Technologies Acquired: ERIE bought block signal system, C&O bought Grand Station, C&O bought block signal system, W&M bought block signal system, SCL bought block signal system, S&G bought block signal system, MRLE bought block signal system, P&FW bought block signal system, M&C bought block signal system, TP&W bought block signal system, GM&O bought coal burning engines, O&M bought block signal system, IC bought block signal system, C&NW bought Grand Station, C&NW bought block signal system, CRIP bought block signal system, CASL bought block signal system, CNS bought block signal system, M&SP bought block signal system, MP bought block signal system, CP bought block signal system, WP bought block signal system.
RoWs abandoned: TN8 was abandoned by S&G.
C&O doubled IL8, P&FW doubled P&FW, IC doubled IC, C&NW doubled C&NW, CNS doubled CNS.
New RoWs acquired: CNJ got PA9, TP&W got KY13, C&O got TN15, C&NW got WI6, M&SP got MN2, WP got NV1.
RR Mergers: S&A merges into IC, S&G merges into M&C, LS merges into O&M, MRLE merges into A&GW.
Inadequate signal system slows GM&O rail service: mail contracts worth $5229 cancelled.
Stock splits: C&NW splits 3 for 1, CRIP splits 4 for 1.
Cornered stocks: CRIP.
New railroad Presidents: Cornelius Vanderbilt of ERIE, Edward Harriman of READ, Sleeping Dog of SCL, Henry Farham of CB&Q, Jay Gould of CASL, B of V&T, B of L&A, Casey Jones of CP, Henry Farham of UP, Sleeping Dog of MKT.
New Private Companies Available: GW, SP&P, KC&D.
Jay Gould earns the Gulf Bonus Award for linking the M&C from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico.
Casey Jones earns the Gulf Bonus Award for linking the A&GW from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico.
Cornelius Vanderbilt earns the Gulf Bonus Award for linking the IC from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico.
Casey Jones dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $16082. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Stepp, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Sleeping Dog, Henry Farham, B, Frank Throne, Dan Drew
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 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)
|
Jay Gould (13)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (2)
|
Sleeping Dog (12)
|
Edward Harriman (11)
|
|
Rail Magnate
|
Casey Jones (10)
|
Sleeping Dog (12)
|
Henry Farham (7)
|
Jay Gould (13)
|
Edward Harriman (11)
|
|
Rail Prodigal
|
Stepp (5)
|
Henry Farham (7)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (2)
|
Casey Jones (10)
|
Sleeping Dog (12)
|
|
Rail Baron
|
Casey Jones (10)
|
Sleeping Dog (12)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (2)
|
Henry Farham (7)
|
Jay Gould (13)
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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
|
CP
|
SLSF
|
....
|
|
13
|
Jay Gould |
M&C
|
CASL
|
SL&A
|
....
|
|
6
|
Dan Drew |
P&FW
|
W&M
|
....
|
....
|
|
12
|
Sleeping Dog |
SCL
|
MKT
|
....
|
....
|
|
2
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
IC
|
ERIE
|
....
|
ATSF
|
|
11
|
Edward Harriman |
TP&W
|
READ
|
....
|
SP
|
|
7
|
Henry Farham |
UP
|
CB&Q
|
....
|
....
|
|
5
|
Stepp |
C&NW
|
M&SP
|
NP
|
GN
|
|
3
|
Darkwing |
CRIP
|
MP
|
....
|
....
|
|
4
|
B |
L&A
|
V&T
|
....
|
....
|
|
1
|
George R. Obberbaron |
....
|
....
|
....
|
M&LR
|
|
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
|
499040
|
259501
|
99
|
799088
|
470514
|
10
|
9
|
0
|
102
|
|
CNJ
|
Central New Jersey
|
134
|
22426
|
15474
|
85
|
46111
|
12795
|
4
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
288
|
56653
|
38524
|
86
|
91543
|
44440
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
1611
|
250038
|
135021
|
97
|
437481
|
154800
|
8
|
6
|
0
|
111
|
|
W&M
|
Wilmington & Manchester
|
2106
|
247562
|
128731
|
99
|
598509
|
331737
|
2
|
1
|
770
|
409
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
1317
|
189834
|
100613
|
98
|
369459
|
38571
|
9
|
5
|
133
|
169
|
|
P&FW
|
Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne
|
833
|
115440
|
60029
|
99
|
194135
|
108001
|
7
|
13
|
0
|
204
|
|
M&C
|
Marietta & Cincinnati
|
2085
|
394117
|
212822
|
97
|
536877
|
361175
|
10
|
4
|
775
|
481
|
|
A&GW
|
Atlantic & Great Western
|
3377
|
594346
|
356608
|
91
|
1018468
|
482004
|
7
|
9
|
0
|
406
|
|
TP&W
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
|
3005
|
562901
|
298339
|
98
|
874394
|
521534
|
10
|
7
|
0
|
259
|
|
GM&O
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
|
581
|
76642
|
42919
|
98
|
125200
|
77357
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
185
|
|
O&M
|
Ohio & Mississippi
|
1623
|
235595
|
131933
|
98
|
466790
|
242413
|
6
|
11
|
0
|
283
|
|
IC
|
Illinois Central
|
2465
|
433779
|
225564
|
99
|
649110
|
407426
|
10
|
9
|
0
|
384
|
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
400
|
57287
|
29789
|
99
|
78955
|
54429
|
8
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
150
|
21664
|
12782
|
95
|
34209
|
22722
|
5
|
4
|
1040
|
0
|
|
CB&Q
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
190
|
24196
|
15485
|
90
|
43679
|
29121
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
CASL
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis
|
185
|
23967
|
15339
|
90
|
35408
|
22021
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
CNS
|
Chicago North Shore
|
85
|
26635
|
17046
|
90
|
23640
|
16710
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
M&SP
|
Milwaukee & St. Paul
|
326
|
34554
|
20732
|
94
|
71478
|
40651
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
283
|
34933
|
19562
|
98
|
65148
|
45070
|
4
|
1
|
490
|
0
|
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
173
|
17950
|
12565
|
84
|
37244
|
24831
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
L&A
|
Louisiana & Arkansas
|
90
|
16852
|
11291
|
87
|
24179
|
16121
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
CP
|
Central Pacific
|
154
|
20065
|
13042
|
89
|
29798
|
19774
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
WP
|
Western Pacific
|
142
|
19699
|
13789
|
84
|
27327
|
21118
|
2
|
1
|
1255
|
0
|
|
UP
|
Union Pacific
|
105
|
11548
|
7737
|
87
|
23009
|
15341
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
MKT
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
|
326
|
30271
|
19979
|
88
|
69224
|
46151
|
0
|
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:: PA9 |
[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
(Double)
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN15 |
[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]
|
|
Sea Coast Line (SCL ):
|
|
SCL
(Double)
|
GA4
(Double)
|
FL4
|
FL5
|
FL6
|
AL8
|
MS3
|
TN12
|
IL9
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL5 |
[Regions: AMG]
|
|
Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW):
|
|
P&FW
(Double)
|
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)
|
S&G
(Double)
|
|
GA6
|
GA7
|
AL1
(Double)
|
AL4
|
MS2
(Double)
|
AL2
(Double)
|
TN7
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY14 |
[Regions: ADOCMG]
|
|
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
|
C&C
|
MRLE
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY8 |
[Regions: ADOLCMG]
|
|
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:: KY13 |
[Regions: ALCMN]
|
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O):
|
|
GM&O
|
MS4
|
MS7
|
MS1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: MG]
|
|
Ohio & Mississippi (O&M ):
|
|
O&M
|
IN6
|
IL6
|
LS
|
P&LE
|
OH3
|
OH5
|
B&O
|
PA7
|
WV2
|
OH6
|
|
IN3
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY11 |
[Regions: AOLM]
|
|
Illinois Central (IC ):
|
|
IC
(Double)
|
IL2
|
S&A
(Double)
|
GA2
(Double)
|
COG
(Double)
|
GA3
|
A&C
|
|
GA5
|
TN5
|
N&C
|
KY7
|
IN10
|
IL7
|
A&WP
(Double)
|
AL6
|
AL7
|
|
FEC
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY10 |
[Regions: ADOCMG]
|
|
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):
|
|
C&NW
(Double)
|
WI4
|
|
Unbuilt:: WI6 |
[Regions: CW]
|
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):
|
|
CRIP
|
|
Unbuilt:: IA7 |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):
|
|
CB&Q
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL):
|
|
CASL
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago North Shore (CNS ):
|
|
CNS
(Double)
|
|
Unbuilt:: WI5 |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP):
|
|
M&SP
|
|
Unbuilt:: MN2 |
[Regions: W]
|
|
Missouri Pacific (MP ):
|
|
MP
|
|
Unbuilt:: MO6 |
[Regions: MW]
|
|
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:: none |
[Regions: P]
|
|
Western Pacific (WP ):
|
|
WP
|
|
Unbuilt:: NV1 |
[Regions: P]
|
|
Union Pacific (UP ):
|
|
UP
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: W]
|
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT ):
|
|
MKT
|
|
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
|
|
ERIE
|
45
|
44
|
44
|
-1
|
2631
|
12950
|
0
|
2
|
7
|
|
|
CNJ
|
18
|
24
|
30
|
+12
|
205
|
670
|
0
|
|
6
|
10
12
|
|
READ
|
29
|
24
|
20
|
-9
|
469
|
1393
|
47
|
11
|
6
|
4
10
|
|
C&O
|
38
|
37
|
37
|
-1
|
1612
|
8055
|
0
|
|
12
|
10
|
|
W&M
|
21
|
23
|
25
|
+4
|
5503
|
15570
|
0
|
6
|
6
|
10
|
|
SCL
|
51
|
59
|
68
|
+17
|
1332
|
6505
|
87
|
12
|
12
|
6
13
|
|
P&FW
|
43
|
45
|
47
|
+4
|
2895
|
4165
|
0
|
6
|
6
|
13
|
|
M&C
|
27
|
33
|
45
|
+18
|
1189
|
10425
|
0
|
13
|
13
|
2
10
|
|
A&GW
|
30
|
33
|
34
|
+4
|
4682
|
17484
|
101
|
10
|
10
|
11
|
|
TP&W
|
33
|
34
|
35
|
+2
|
3727
|
15032
|
0
|
11
|
11
|
5
10
|
|
GM&O
|
46
|
36
|
26
|
-20
|
2047
|
2774
|
131
|
|
4
|
|
|
O&M
|
41
|
42
|
35
|
-6
|
558
|
8123
|
0
|
|
4
|
10
|
|
IC
|
21
|
22
|
35
|
+14
|
381
|
12176
|
149
|
2
|
2
|
13
|
|
C&NW
|
79
|
103
|
42
|
+47
|
699
|
6000
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
7
11
|
|
CRIP
|
84
|
142
|
50
|
+116
|
91
|
3000
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
6
7
10
12
13
|
|
CB&Q
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
+15
|
0
|
855
|
95
|
7
|
7
|
|
|
CASL
|
13
|
16
|
20
|
+7
|
392
|
856
|
69
|
13
|
13
|
6
|
|
CNS
|
25
|
36
|
47
|
+22
|
131
|
425
|
0
|
9
|
9
|
2
7
|
|
M&SP
|
36
|
60
|
85
|
+49
|
425
|
1630
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
|
|
MP
|
25
|
41
|
58
|
+33
|
413
|
1415
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
2
4
12
|
|
V&T
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
+15
|
0
|
779
|
86
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
L&A
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
+15
|
0
|
405
|
45
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
CP
|
13
|
22
|
32
|
+19
|
360
|
712
|
58
|
10
|
10
|
|
|
WP
|
13
|
22
|
32
|
+19
|
318
|
710
|
0
|
9
|
9
|
|
|
UP
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
+15
|
0
|
473
|
52
|
7
|
7
|
|
|
MKT
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
+15
|
0
|
1467
|
163
|
12
|
12
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
SLSW
|
775
|
GW
|
700
|
SP&P
|
1430
|
KC&D
|
330
|
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