Continental Rails II
Game # 18 - Turn # 9
Headline News 1857 to 1858
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1857: Western Union Telegraph Company begins operations.
1858: The Dred Scott decision by Supreme Court angers Northern anti-slavery elements.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Edward Harriman bought C&C for $5174, Casey Jones bought C&EI for $3730, Jay Gould bought L&N for $5301, Jim Hill bought CNS for $4011, Stepp bought M&SP for $22235, Darkwing bought MP for $2525, George R. Obberbaron bought M&LR for $1000.
PCs Merged: N&C merges into S&A, MON merges into C&O, MS merges into ERIE.
PCs Incorporated: C&NW, FW&C, IC, CRIP.
New Engines Acquired: SCL bought Mogul 2-6-0, M&C bought Mogul 2-6-0.
New Technologies Acquired: CNJ bought steel rails, READ bought coal burning engines, C&H bought coal burning engines, SCL bought coal burning engines, S&G bought coal burning engines, M&C bought coal burning engines.
RoWs built: PA8 by B&H, MI5 by NYC, OH2 by ERIE, MD2 by PENN, IN9 by C&O, KY5 by N&W, TN3 by W&M, MS6 by C&H, KY7 by S&A, MS3 by SCL, MS2 by S&G, IN3 by LS, OH7 by P&FW, IN8 by M&C, AL6 by A&WP, IN7 by TP&W, MS4 by GM&O.
NYC doubled C5, ERIE doubled PA11, PENN doubled PA4, C&O doubled IN5, W&M doubled BRL, C&H doubled C&H, S&G doubled AL1, P&FW doubled IN1, M&C doubled WBSH.
New RoWs acquired: READ got PA3, B&H got PA9, PENN got WV1, O&M got IN6, S&A got IN10, TP&W got IL4, M&C got IL5, N&W got KY3, W&M got KY4, C&O got KY12, SCL got TN12, S&G got AL2, A&WP got AL7, P&FW got OH1, GM&O got MS7.
RR Mergers: NYC merges into TP&W, PENN merges into ERIE, N&W merges into C&H.
Loan Recalls: B, Stepp, Frank Throne, Sleeping Dog.
Cornered stocks: READ.
New railroad Presidents: Casey Jones of A&GW, Henry Farham of FW&C, Cornelius Vanderbilt of IC, Stepp of C&NW.
New Private Companies Available: CB&Q, FEC, CP, WP.
Henry Farham dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $4015. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Stepp, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Casey Jones, B, Sleeping Dog, Dan Drew
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Recession to Normal.
Best locomotive available: Atlantic 4-4-2
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
|
Casey Jones (10)
|
Dan Drew (6)
|
Henry Farham (7)
|
Jay Gould (13)
|
Sleeping Dog (12)
|
Rail Mogul
|
Casey Jones (10)
|
Sleeping Dog (12)
|
Dan Drew (6)
|
B (4)
|
Henry Farham (7)
|
Rail Builder
|
Casey Jones (10)
|
Edward Harriman (11)
|
Sleeping Dog (12)
|
B (4)
|
Henry Farham (7)
|
Rail Magnate
|
Casey Jones (10)
|
Edward Harriman (11)
|
Henry Farham (7)
|
Sleeping Dog (12)
|
B (4)
|
Rail Prodigal
|
Stepp (5)
|
Henry Farham (7)
|
Jim Hill (9)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (2)
|
Sleeping Dog (12)
|
Rail Baron
|
Casey Jones (10)
|
Henry Farham (7)
|
Sleeping Dog (12)
|
Edward Harriman (11)
|
Stepp (5)
|
Player Summary
|
|
President of
|
PCs owned
|
Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
10
|
Casey Jones |
A&GW
|
C&H
|
C&EI
|
....
|
13
|
Jay Gould |
M&C
|
S&G
|
L&N
|
....
|
2
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
IC
|
S&A
|
....
|
....
|
6
|
Dan Drew |
P&FW
|
W&M
|
....
|
....
|
5
|
Stepp |
C&NW
|
B&H
|
M&SP
|
....
|
11
|
Edward Harriman |
....
|
TP&W
|
C&C
|
....
|
7
|
Henry Farham |
ERIE
|
FW&C
|
NO&J
|
....
|
12
|
Sleeping Dog |
SCL
|
C&O
|
A&T
|
....
|
9
|
Jim Hill |
READ
|
CNJ
|
....
|
CNS
|
4
|
B |
GM&O
|
O&M
|
....
|
....
|
1
|
George R. Obberbaron |
....
|
....
|
....
|
M&LR
|
3
|
Darkwing |
....
|
....
|
MP
|
....
|
14
|
Robert Stephenson |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
8
|
Frank Throne |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
15
|
Cyrus Holliday |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
B&H
|
Boston & Hartford
|
1075  
|
150074  
|
82541  
|
99  
|
294686  
|
186732  
|
4  
|
4  
|
770  
|
943  
|
ERIE
|
Erie Lackawanna
|
2175  
|
343679  
|
182149  
|
98  
|
646871  
|
373134  
|
6  
|
4  
|
410  
|
222  
|
CNJ
|
Central New Jersey
|
134  
|
20456  
|
13092  
|
90  
|
44873  
|
16261  
|
3  
|
2  
|
0  
|
0  
|
READ
|
Reading
|
104  
|
18300  
|
10980  
|
94  
|
40499  
|
9657  
|
6  
|
2  
|
0  
|
0  
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
1221  
|
153937  
|
84665  
|
99  
|
318588  
|
133343  
|
5  
|
2  
|
320  
|
484  
|
R&D
|
Richmond & Danville
|
505  
|
50975  
|
30075  
|
95  
|
136044  
|
74555  
|
0  
|
2  
|
0  
|
305  
|
W&M
|
Wilmington & Manchester
|
1398  
|
149137  
|
77551  
|
99  
|
354065  
|
199681  
|
3  
|
4  
|
460  
|
828  
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
2348  
|
308075  
|
172521  
|
95  
|
674901  
|
298977  
|
4  
|
2  
|
505  
|
807  
|
S&A
|
Savannah & Augusta
|
1254  
|
164765  
|
87326  
|
98  
|
318854  
|
208369  
|
5  
|
9  
|
610  
|
47  
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
999  
|
123223  
|
65308  
|
98  
|
273465  
|
76666  
|
6  
|
2  
|
0  
|
857  
|
S&G
|
Savannah & Gulf
|
862  
|
111831  
|
58152  
|
99  
|
224209  
|
146772  
|
5  
|
2  
|
500  
|
1084  
|
LS
|
Lake Shore
|
1181  
|
145313  
|
85734  
|
95  
|
325398  
|
174447  
|
3  
|
0  
|
0  
|
973  
|
MRLE
|
Mad River & Lake Erie
|
138  
|
15988  
|
10232  
|
90  
|
18066  
|
15045  
|
4  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
P&FW
|
Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne
|
632  
|
82286  
|
44435  
|
97  
|
137239  
|
71284  
|
6  
|
10  
|
400  
|
93  
|
M&C
|
Marietta & Cincinnati
|
533  
|
66222  
|
37084  
|
98  
|
120219  
|
83802  
|
4  
|
0  
|
0  
|
633  
|
A&WP
|
Atlanta & West Point
|
271  
|
28662  
|
15764  
|
99  
|
46100  
|
39137  
|
3  
|
1  
|
300  
|
0  
|
A&GW
|
Atlantic & Great Western
|
116  
|
14790  
|
9909  
|
87  
|
15656  
|
12017  
|
4  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
TP&W
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
|
1701  
|
269828  
|
145706  
|
97  
|
448052  
|
257808  
|
7  
|
15  
|
600  
|
277  
|
GM&O
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
|
231  
|
24288  
|
14330  
|
95  
|
38627  
|
32758  
|
3  
|
0  
|
1055  
|
288  
|
O&M
|
Ohio & Mississippi
|
165  
|
18230  
|
10026  
|
99  
|
26585  
|
22765  
|
4  
|
0  
|
560  
|
0  
|
FW&C
|
Ft. Wayne & Chicago
|
114  
|
16589  
|
11115  
|
87  
|
22791  
|
17909  
|
3  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
IC
|
Illinois Central
|
185  
|
21114  
|
14358  
|
86  
|
33725  
|
26500  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
120  
|
17248  
|
11556  
|
87  
|
23715  
|
18635  
|
3  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
150  
|
18859  
|
13578  
|
82  
|
28335  
|
22265  
|
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
(Double)
|
NYNH
(Double)
|
GT
|
C2
|
C3
(Double)
|
NY1
|
PA8
|
|
Unbuilt:: PA9 |
[Regions: AN]
|
Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):
|
|
ERIE
|
HRL
(Double)
|
C&A
(Double)
|
NY2
|
PA11
(Double)
|
GTW
|
MI1
|
MS
|
|
OH2
|
PENN
(Double)
|
LV
(Double)
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
PA4
(Double)
|
MD1
|
|
MD2
|
|
Unbuilt:: WV1 |
[Regions: AOL]
|
Central New Jersey (CNJ ):
|
|
CNJ
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
Reading (READ):
|
|
READ
|
|
Unbuilt:: PA3 |
[Regions: A]
|
Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):
|
|
C&O
|
RF&P
(Double)
|
VA4
|
VA5
|
KY1
|
IN5
(Double)
|
MON
|
IN9
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY12 |
[Regions: AOC]
|
Richmond & Danville (R&D ):
|
|
R&D
|
VA2
|
SC5
|
VA7
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
Wilmington & Manchester (W&M ):
|
|
W&M
|
SC2
|
W&W
|
VA1
|
SC1
|
G&C
|
NC2
|
BRL
(Double)
|
TN2
|
TN3
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY4 |
[Regions: AD]
|
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H ):
|
|
C&H
(Double)
|
NER
|
SC4
|
GA1
|
GA8
(Double)
|
AL3
|
TN10
|
MS6
|
N&W
(Double)
|
|
N&S
|
VA3
(Double)
|
VC
|
NC1
|
WV4
|
KY2
|
KY5
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY3 |
[Regions: ADOM]
|
Savannah & Augusta (S&A ):
|
|
S&A
(Double)
|
GA2
(Double)
|
COG
|
GA3
|
A&C
|
GA5
|
TN5
|
N&C
|
KY7
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN10 |
[Regions: ADO]
|
Sea Coast Line (SCL ):
|
|
SCL
(Double)
|
GA4
|
FL4
|
FL5
|
FL6
|
AL8
|
MS3
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN12 |
[Regions: AG]
|
Savannah & Gulf (S&G ):
|
|
S&G
(Double)
|
GA6
|
GA7
|
AL1
(Double)
|
AL4
|
MS2
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL2 |
[Regions: ADG]
|
Lake Shore (LS ):
|
|
LS
|
P&LE
|
OH3
|
OH5
|
B&O
|
PA7
|
WV2
|
OH6
|
IN3
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOL]
|
Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE):
|
|
MRLE
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
|
Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW):
|
|
P&FW
|
OH4
|
IN1
(Double)
|
OH7
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH1 |
[Regions: OC]
|
Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C ):
|
|
M&C
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
IN4
|
IN8
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL5 |
[Regions: O]
|
Atlanta & West Point (A&WP):
|
|
A&WP
|
AL6
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL7 |
[Regions: D]
|
Atlantic & Great Western (A&GW):
|
|
A&GW
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: O]
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W):
|
|
TP&W
|
IN2
|
IN7
|
NYC
|
B&A
(Double)
|
B&M
(Double)
|
NY3
|
C4
|
C5
(Double)
|
|
MN
|
MC
|
MI2
|
MI5
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL4 |
[Regions: ALCN]
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O):
|
|
GM&O
|
MS4
|
|
Unbuilt:: MS7 |
[Regions: G]
|
Ohio & Mississippi (O&M ):
|
|
O&M
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN6 |
[Regions: O]
|
Ft. Wayne & Chicago (FW&C):
|
|
FW&C
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
Illinois Central (IC ):
|
|
IC
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):
|
|
C&NW
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):
|
|
CRIP
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
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
|
41  
|
35  
|
30  
|
-11
|
1898  
|
5338  
|
37  
|
5  
|
5  
|
|
ERIE
|
30  
|
31  
|
32  
|
+2
|
1055  
|
10635  
|
245  
|
7  
|
7  
|
|
CNJ
|
18  
|
25  
|
33  
|
+15
|
202  
|
670  
|
0  
|
9  
|
9  
|
10  
12  
|
READ
|
40  
|
50  
|
61  
|
+21
|
70  
|
520  
|
0  
|
9  
|
9  
|
4  
6  
10  
11  
12  
|
C&O
|
45  
|
37  
|
30  
|
-15
|
1644  
|
5804  
|
301  
|
12  
|
12  
|
6  
10  
|
R&D
|
17  
|
16  
|
16  
|
-1
|
3786  
|
7490  
|
75  
|
|
6  
|
|
W&M
|
21  
|
21  
|
22  
|
+1
|
1903  
|
6940  
|
50  
|
6  
|
6  
|
10  
|
C&H
|
35  
|
33  
|
26  
|
-9
|
1192  
|
11555  
|
195  
|
10  
|
10  
|
|
S&A
|
35  
|
34  
|
34  
|
-1
|
1254  
|
6105  
|
165  
|
2  
|
2  
|
13  
|
SCL
|
41  
|
39  
|
37  
|
-4
|
1020  
|
4848  
|
154  
|
12  
|
12  
|
13  
|
S&G
|
37  
|
36  
|
35  
|
-2
|
673  
|
4209  
|
101  
|
13  
|
13  
|
10  
12  
|
LS
|
31  
|
30  
|
29  
|
-2
|
1978  
|
5688  
|
225  
|
|
4  
|
|
MRLE
|
15  
|
22  
|
29  
|
+14
|
281  
|
651  
|
39  
|
|
2  
|
12  
13  
|
P&FW
|
41  
|
42  
|
44  
|
+3
|
806  
|
3109  
|
51  
|
6  
|
6  
|
13  
|
M&C
|
35  
|
41  
|
47  
|
+12
|
480  
|
2615  
|
50  
|
13  
|
13  
|
2  
|
A&WP
|
16  
|
22  
|
28  
|
+12
|
225  
|
1296  
|
59  
|
|
2  
|
|
A&GW
|
19  
|
30  
|
41  
|
+22
|
212  
|
547  
|
33  
|
10  
|
10  
|
2  
5  
12  
|
TP&W
|
19  
|
23  
|
35  
|
+16
|
311  
|
8370  
|
142  
|
11  
|
11  
|
5  
10  
|
GM&O
|
21  
|
26  
|
31  
|
+10
|
193  
|
1107  
|
48  
|
4  
|
4  
|
|
O&M
|
11  
|
14  
|
18  
|
+7
|
314  
|
743  
|
82  
|
4  
|
4  
|
|
FW&C
|
0  
|
0  
|
13  
|
+13
|
0  
|
513  
|
57  
|
7  
|
7  
|
|
IC
|
0  
|
0  
|
13  
|
+13
|
0  
|
833  
|
92  
|
2  
|
2  
|
|
C&NW
|
0  
|
0  
|
13  
|
+13
|
0  
|
540  
|
60  
|
5  
|
5  
|
|
CRIP
|
0  
|
0  
|
13  
|
+13
|
0  
|
675  
|
75  
|
|
3  
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
CF
|
Price
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CF
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Price
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CF
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Price
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CF
|
Price
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Price
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Price
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CF
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Price
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SM
|
220  
|
CB&Q
|
950  
|
CASL
|
925  
|
FEC
|
1495  
|
CP
|
770  
|
WP
|
710  
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