Continental Rails II
Game # 18 - 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: Cornelius Vanderbilt bought N&C for $4319, Sleeping Dog bought MON for $16495, Henry Farham bought FW&C for $10005, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought IC for $7385, Stepp bought C&NW for $20123, Darkwing bought CRIP for $3333.
PCs Merged: BRL merges into W&M, MN merges into NYC, MC merges into NYC.
PCs Incorporated: O&M.
New Engines Acquired: B&H bought Mogul 2-6-0, NYC bought Mogul 2-6-0, ERIE bought Mogul 2-6-0, PENN bought Mogul 2-6-0, C&O bought Mogul 2-6-0, R&D bought Mogul 2-6-0, W&M bought Mogul 2-6-0, C&H bought Mogul 2-6-0, S&A bought Mogul 2-6-0, S&G bought Mogul 2-6-0, MRLE bought Mogul 2-6-0, P&FW bought Mogul 2-6-0, A&WP bought Mogul 2-6-0, A&GW bought Mogul 2-6-0, TP&W bought Mogul 2-6-0.
New Technologies Acquired: B&H bought coal burning engines, NYC bought coal burning engines, ERIE bought coal burning engines, PENN bought coal burning engines, C&O bought coal burning engines, W&M bought coal burning engines, S&A bought coal burning engines, MRLE bought coal burning engines, P&FW bought coal burning engines, A&WP bought coal burning engines, A&GW bought coal burning engines, TP&W bought coal burning engines.
RoWs built: NY1 by B&H, MI2 by NYC, MI1 by ERIE, MD1 by PENN, IN5 by C&O, VA7 by R&D, KY2 by N&W, TN2 by W&M, TN10 by C&H, TN5 by S&A, AL8 by SCL, AL4 by S&G, OH6 by LS, IN1 by P&FW, IN4 by M&C, IN2 by TP&W.
B&H doubled C3, NYC doubled B&M, ERIE doubled HRL, PENN doubled PENN, S&A doubled S&A, S&G doubled S&G.
New RoWs acquired: B&H got PA8, PENN got MD2, ERIE got OH2, P&FW got OH7, NYC got MI5, LS got IN3, TP&W got IN7, M&C got IN8, C&O got IN9, N&W got KY5, S&A got KY7, W&M got TN3, A&WP got AL6, S&G got MS2, SCL got MS3, C&H got MS6, GM&O got MS4.
Loan Recalls: George R. Obberbaron, Darkwing, B, Stepp, Dan Drew, Henry Farham, Frank Throne, Casey Jones, Edward Harriman, Sleeping Dog.
New railroad Presidents: Frank Throne of R&D, B of O&M.
New Private Companies Available: C&C, L&N, CASL, CNS, M&SP, MP, M&LR.
Casey Jones earns the Heartland Award for linking the C&H from the Atlantic to the Mississippi region.
Stepp dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $4567. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Cornelius Vanderbilt, Henry Farham, Casey Jones, Sleeping Dog
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Depression to Recession.
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
|
Casey Jones (10)
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Dan Drew (6)
|
Henry Farham (7)
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Sleeping Dog (12)
|
Jay Gould (13)
|
|
Rail Mogul
|
Sleeping Dog (12)
|
Casey Jones (10)
|
B (4)
|
Henry Farham (7)
|
Dan Drew (6)
|
|
Rail Builder
|
Casey Jones (10)
|
Edward Harriman (11)
|
B (4)
|
Henry Farham (7)
|
Dan Drew (6)
|
|
Rail Magnate
|
Henry Farham (7)
|
Casey Jones (10)
|
Edward Harriman (11)
|
B (4)
|
Sleeping Dog (12)
|
|
Rail Prodigal
|
Stepp (5)
|
Jim Hill (9)
|
Henry Farham (7)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (2)
|
Sleeping Dog (12)
|
|
Rail Baron
|
Casey Jones (10)
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Henry Farham (7)
|
Sleeping Dog (12)
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Stepp (5)
|
B (4)
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Player Summary
|
|
|
President of
|
PCs owned
|
|
Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
10
|
Casey Jones |
N&W
|
C&H
|
....
|
MS
|
|
6
|
Dan Drew |
P&FW
|
W&M
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
Jay Gould |
M&C
|
S&G
|
....
|
....
|
|
5
|
Stepp |
....
|
B&H
|
....
|
C&NW
|
|
2
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
A&WP
|
S&A
|
IC
|
N&C
|
|
12
|
Sleeping Dog |
SCL
|
C&O
|
A&T
|
MON
|
|
7
|
Henry Farham |
ERIE
|
PENN
|
NO&J
|
FW&C
|
|
11
|
Edward Harriman |
NYC
|
TP&W
|
....
|
....
|
|
4
|
B |
GM&O
|
O&M
|
....
|
....
|
|
9
|
Jim Hill |
READ
|
CNJ
|
....
|
....
|
|
1
|
George R. Obberbaron |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
8
|
Frank Throne |
R&D
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
3
|
Darkwing |
....
|
....
|
....
|
CRIP
|
|
14
|
Robert Stephenson |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
15
|
Cyrus Holliday |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
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RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
B&H
|
Boston & Hartford
|
1000
|
124801
|
68640
|
99
|
269827
|
169341
|
2
|
11
|
375
|
1196
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
1206
|
165794
|
86214
|
99
|
319761
|
169887
|
5
|
7
|
0
|
181
|
|
ERIE
|
Erie Lackawanna
|
1071
|
139612
|
72598
|
99
|
353768
|
195518
|
3
|
4
|
135
|
205
|
|
CNJ
|
Central New Jersey
|
134
|
18006
|
11164
|
95
|
44873
|
16261
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
613
|
99980
|
54989
|
99
|
188337
|
98667
|
6
|
9
|
0
|
64
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
104
|
16661
|
9997
|
94
|
39813
|
9303
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
889
|
85625
|
50518
|
95
|
240731
|
78059
|
2
|
2
|
296
|
511
|
|
R&D
|
Richmond & Danville
|
505
|
46659
|
25662
|
99
|
136044
|
74555
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
554
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
977
|
88530
|
52234
|
95
|
276917
|
108206
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
W&M
|
Wilmington & Manchester
|
1298
|
122998
|
63959
|
99
|
324536
|
179259
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1274
|
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
981
|
118798
|
61775
|
99
|
290675
|
125812
|
4
|
1
|
1400
|
68
|
|
S&A
|
Savannah & Augusta
|
923
|
108569
|
56457
|
99
|
249090
|
155468
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
72
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
809
|
95537
|
53501
|
95
|
229113
|
43983
|
5
|
2
|
950
|
608
|
|
S&G
|
Savannah & Gulf
|
660
|
71487
|
37173
|
99
|
178058
|
111688
|
2
|
0
|
1010
|
960
|
|
LS
|
Lake Shore
|
1111
|
120248
|
70948
|
95
|
303781
|
160231
|
1
|
6
|
350
|
1272
|
|
MRLE
|
Mad River & Lake Erie
|
138
|
14152
|
9482
|
87
|
17155
|
15055
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
P&FW
|
Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne
|
530
|
52773
|
27441
|
99
|
110342
|
81286
|
2
|
1
|
102
|
67
|
|
M&C
|
Marietta & Cincinnati
|
432
|
43644
|
25751
|
95
|
95362
|
65195
|
1
|
0
|
505
|
469
|
|
A&WP
|
Atlanta & West Point
|
152
|
15193
|
8508
|
98
|
20903
|
19665
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
A&GW
|
Atlantic & Great Western
|
116
|
13104
|
8649
|
88
|
14890
|
12456
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
TP&W
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
|
210
|
19894
|
10941
|
99
|
56401
|
34469
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
245
|
|
GM&O
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
|
135
|
12857
|
8871
|
85
|
15499
|
15501
|
1
|
0
|
480
|
0
|
|
O&M
|
Ohio & Mississippi
|
165
|
15491
|
10844
|
84
|
22229
|
20521
|
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)
|
Boston & Hartford (B&H ):
|
|
B&H
(Double)
|
NYNH
(Double)
|
GT
|
C2
|
C3
(Double)
|
NY1
|
|
Unbuilt:: PA8 |
[Regions: AN]
|
|
New York Central (NYC ):
|
|
NYC
|
B&A
(Double)
|
B&M
(Double)
|
NY3
|
C4
|
C5
|
MN
|
MC
|
MI2
|
|
Unbuilt:: MI5 |
[Regions: ALN]
|
|
Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):
|
|
ERIE
|
HRL
(Double)
|
C&A
(Double)
|
NY2
|
PA11
|
GTW
|
MI1
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH2 |
[Regions: AL]
|
|
Central New Jersey (CNJ ):
|
|
CNJ
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Pennsylvania (PENN):
|
|
PENN
(Double)
|
LV
(Double)
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
PA4
|
MD1
|
|
Unbuilt:: MD2 |
[Regions: AO]
|
|
Reading (READ):
|
|
READ
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):
|
|
C&O
|
RF&P
(Double)
|
VA4
|
VA5
|
KY1
|
IN5
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN9 |
[Regions: AO]
|
|
Richmond & Danville (R&D ):
|
|
R&D
|
VA2
|
SC5
|
VA7
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Norfolk & Western (N&W ):
|
|
N&W
(Double)
|
N&S
|
VA3
(Double)
|
VC
|
NC1
|
WV4
|
KY2
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY5 |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Wilmington & Manchester (W&M ):
|
|
W&M
|
SC2
|
W&W
|
VA1
|
SC1
|
G&C
|
NC2
|
BRL
|
TN2
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN3 |
[Regions: AD]
|
|
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H ):
|
|
C&H
|
NER
|
SC4
|
GA1
|
GA8
(Double)
|
AL3
|
TN10
|
|
Unbuilt:: MS6 |
[Regions: ADM]
|
|
Savannah & Augusta (S&A ):
|
|
S&A
(Double)
|
GA2
(Double)
|
COG
|
GA3
|
A&C
|
GA5
|
TN5
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY7 |
[Regions: AD]
|
|
Sea Coast Line (SCL ):
|
|
SCL
(Double)
|
GA4
|
FL4
|
FL5
|
FL6
|
AL8
|
|
Unbuilt:: MS3 |
[Regions: AG]
|
|
Savannah & Gulf (S&G ):
|
|
S&G
(Double)
|
GA6
|
GA7
|
AL1
|
AL4
|
|
Unbuilt:: MS2 |
[Regions: AD]
|
|
Lake Shore (LS ):
|
|
LS
|
P&LE
|
OH3
|
OH5
|
B&O
|
PA7
|
WV2
|
OH6
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN3 |
[Regions: AOL]
|
|
Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE):
|
|
MRLE
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
|
|
Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW):
|
|
P&FW
|
OH4
|
IN1
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH7 |
[Regions: OC]
|
|
Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C ):
|
|
M&C
|
WBSH
|
IN4
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN8 |
[Regions: O]
|
|
Atlanta & West Point (A&WP):
|
|
A&WP
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL6 |
[Regions: D]
|
|
Atlantic & Great Western (A&GW):
|
|
A&GW
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: O]
|
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W):
|
|
TP&W
|
IN2
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN7 |
[Regions: ]
|
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O):
|
|
GM&O
|
|
Unbuilt:: MS4 |
[Regions: G]
|
|
Ohio & Mississippi (O&M ):
|
|
O&M
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: O]
|
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
|
32
|
36
|
41
|
+9
|
1336
|
4895
|
105
|
5
|
5
|
|
|
NYC
|
53
|
45
|
38
|
-15
|
1007
|
5881
|
156
|
11
|
11
|
5
9
10
|
|
ERIE
|
41
|
35
|
30
|
-11
|
1547
|
5326
|
29
|
7
|
7
|
1
2
|
|
CNJ
|
22
|
20
|
18
|
-4
|
163
|
631
|
39
|
9
|
9
|
10
12
|
|
PENN
|
41
|
40
|
39
|
-2
|
784
|
3048
|
22
|
7
|
7
|
6
|
|
READ
|
27
|
33
|
40
|
+13
|
103
|
497
|
23
|
9
|
6
|
4
10
11
12
|
|
C&O
|
48
|
46
|
45
|
-3
|
965
|
4310
|
135
|
12
|
12
|
6
10
|
|
R&D
|
17
|
17
|
17
|
+0
|
2202
|
7490
|
75
|
8
|
8
|
6
|
|
N&W
|
30
|
26
|
22
|
-8
|
1623
|
4827
|
62
|
10
|
10
|
|
|
W&M
|
24
|
22
|
21
|
-3
|
1422
|
6299
|
191
|
6
|
6
|
10
|
|
C&H
|
26
|
30
|
35
|
+9
|
1385
|
4864
|
47
|
10
|
10
|
4
7
|
|
S&A
|
48
|
41
|
35
|
-13
|
981
|
4551
|
64
|
2
|
2
|
13
|
|
SCL
|
35
|
38
|
41
|
+6
|
1017
|
3993
|
59
|
12
|
12
|
13
|
|
S&G
|
54
|
45
|
37
|
-17
|
708
|
3224
|
76
|
13
|
13
|
10
12
|
|
LS
|
42
|
36
|
31
|
-11
|
2076
|
5373
|
190
|
|
4
|
|
|
MRLE
|
10
|
12
|
15
|
+5
|
381
|
638
|
52
|
|
|
|
|
P&FW
|
71
|
56
|
41
|
-30
|
704
|
2549
|
101
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
M&C
|
24
|
29
|
35
|
+11
|
386
|
2098
|
62
|
13
|
13
|
2
|
|
A&WP
|
10
|
13
|
16
|
+6
|
289
|
760
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
A&GW
|
10
|
14
|
19
|
+9
|
323
|
536
|
44
|
|
|
|
|
TP&W
|
26
|
22
|
19
|
-7
|
156
|
1015
|
35
|
11
|
11
|
5
13
|
|
GM&O
|
10
|
15
|
21
|
+11
|
291
|
608
|
67
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
O&M
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
+11
|
0
|
743
|
82
|
4
|
4
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
SM
|
220
|
C&C
|
1010
|
C&EI
|
920
|
L&N
|
930
|
CASL
|
925
|
CNS
|
425
|
M&SP
|
1630
|
|
MP
|
1415
|
M&LR
|
660
|
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