Continental Rails II
Game # 19 - 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: Stepp bought V&T for $31567, Jim Hill bought CP for $20049, Frederik Conrad bought SLSF for $5600, Cyrus Holliday bought SLSW for $1900, Stepp bought GW for $12345, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought GN for $14902.
PCs Merged: C&EI merges into WBSH, L&N merges into N&C, SL&A merges into CASL.
PCs Incorporated: L&A, MP, UP, M&LR.
New Engines Acquired: GT bought Mogul 2-6-0, CNJ bought Atlantic 4-4-2, PENN bought Mogul 2-6-0, WBSH bought Atlantic 4-4-2, GM&O bought Atlantic 4-4-2, N&C bought Atlantic 4-4-2.
New Technologies Acquired: CNJ bought coal burning engines, PENN bought steel rails, READ bought coal burning engines, COG bought coal burning engines, P&LE bought coal burning engines, WBSH bought coal burning engines, C&NW bought coal burning engines, CRIP bought coal burning engines, CB&Q bought coal burning engines, CASL bought coal burning engines, CNS bought coal burning engines.
RoWs built: KY5 by PENN, SC3 by READ, VA6 by N&W, IN10 by C&H, FL3 by SCL, MS5 by COG, IL6 by P&LE, GA2 by G&C, TN14 by GM&O, MS7 by SM, WI4 by C&NW, IA7 by CRIP, IA4 by CB&Q.
NYC doubled C5, PENN doubled IC, READ doubled VA7, SCL doubled AL2, G&C doubled SC1.
New RoWs acquired: READ got PA4, G&C got GA3, C&H got IL7, CNJ got KY4, PENN got KY7, N&W got TN1, SCL got TN8, GM&O got MS2, C&NW got MN2, CRIP got IA5, CB&Q got MO7, CNS got WI2.
RR Mergers: N&C merges into COG, SM merges into SCL.
Loan Recalls: Cornelius Vanderbilt, Railroad Bill, Stepp.
New railroad Presidents: Jim Hill of GT, Griffes dÆargent of READ, Jay Gould of COG, Jim Hill of CASL, Thomas Durant of M&LR.
New Private Companies Available: WP, MKT, SP, NP, KC&D, KP.
Stepp dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $5678. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Cornelius Vanderbilt, B, Henry Farham, Frederik Conrad, Thomas Durant
Civil War begins: Railroads may not build a Right-of-Way this turn.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Depression 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
|
B (1)
|
Casey Jones (2)
|
Jim Hill (8)
|
Jay Gould (7)
|
Railroad Bill (9)
|
|
Rail Mogul
|
Casey Jones (2)
|
B (1)
|
Jay Gould (7)
|
Stepp (10)
|
Henry Farham (6)
|
|
Rail Builder
|
Casey Jones (2)
|
B (1)
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
|
Railroad Bill (9)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
|
Rail Magnate
|
B (1)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
Henry Farham (6)
|
Railroad Bill (9)
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
|
|
Rail Prodigal
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
B (1)
|
Henry Farham (6)
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
|
Stepp (10)
|
|
Rail Baron
|
B (1)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
Casey Jones (2)
|
Henry Farham (6)
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
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Player Summary
|
|
|
President of
|
PCs owned
|
|
Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
5
|
Griffes d’argent |
READ
|
G&C
|
....
|
....
|
|
7
|
Jay Gould |
WBSH
|
COG
|
....
|
....
|
|
11
|
Thomas Durant |
M&LR
|
CRIP
|
....
|
....
|
|
8
|
Jim Hill |
CASL
|
GT
|
....
|
CP
|
|
2
|
Casey Jones |
CNJ
|
C&NW
|
....
|
....
|
|
4
|
Frederik Conrad |
C&H
|
CNS
|
SLSF
|
....
|
|
1
|
B |
P&LE
|
GM&O
|
....
|
....
|
|
9
|
Railroad Bill |
N&W
|
MC
|
....
|
....
|
|
6
|
Henry Farham |
PENN
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
3
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
NYC
|
....
|
GN
|
M&SP
|
|
15
|
Cyrus Holliday |
....
|
....
|
....
|
SLSW
|
|
10
|
Stepp |
SCL
|
....
|
V&T
|
GW
|
|
13
|
William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
|
Dan Drew |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
12
|
William Palmer |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
|
RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
952
|
96893
|
61043
|
94
|
174575
|
4341
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
1986
|
312687
|
175106
|
95
|
566896
|
339486
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
111
|
|
CNJ
|
Central New Jersey
|
1771
|
240557
|
139523
|
93
|
470790
|
256094
|
3
|
6
|
0
|
704
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
2221
|
323070
|
184150
|
94
|
549523
|
372998
|
4
|
5
|
0
|
248
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
879
|
124949
|
69972
|
95
|
177001
|
64241
|
7
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
580
|
46290
|
29162
|
94
|
140169
|
55905
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
286
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
2177
|
254033
|
149880
|
92
|
607046
|
360890
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
377
|
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
1484
|
196940
|
102410
|
99
|
366247
|
226120
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
192
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
2411
|
281812
|
157815
|
95
|
503124
|
363723
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
783
|
|
COG
|
Central of Georgia
|
2353
|
328949
|
171054
|
99
|
499675
|
334126
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
318
|
|
P&LE
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
|
2274
|
292892
|
164021
|
98
|
582810
|
384359
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
960
|
|
G&C
|
Greenville & Columbia
|
903
|
97202
|
53461
|
99
|
157322
|
60592
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
385
|
|
WBSH
|
Wabash Line
|
575
|
71813
|
44524
|
92
|
91024
|
80871
|
3
|
4
|
700
|
274
|
|
MC
|
Michigan Central
|
568
|
59592
|
33372
|
95
|
86752
|
64965
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
A&T
|
Alabama & Tennessee
|
381
|
31283
|
20334
|
89
|
56729
|
47285
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
235
|
|
GM&O
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
|
523
|
47213
|
31160
|
91
|
82499
|
74771
|
-1
|
3
|
0
|
482
|
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
400
|
41078
|
22593
|
99
|
64122
|
57993
|
3
|
2
|
1600
|
910
|
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
358
|
33665
|
18516
|
99
|
50944
|
46106
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
CB&Q
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
360
|
34028
|
18715
|
99
|
57834
|
47636
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
CASL
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis
|
284
|
35167
|
23562
|
87
|
43471
|
35417
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
CNS
|
Chicago North Shore
|
85
|
15386
|
9078
|
95
|
16058
|
14417
|
7
|
9
|
450
|
0
|
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
283
|
27498
|
18699
|
86
|
37907
|
34993
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
M&LR
|
Memphis & Little Rock
|
132
|
12466
|
8976
|
82
|
17783
|
16417
|
-1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
L&A
|
Louisiana & Arkansas
|
90
|
13891
|
9863
|
83
|
14507
|
13393
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
UP
|
Union Pacific
|
105
|
8942
|
5812
|
89
|
13805
|
12745
|
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)
|
Grand Trunk (GT )
|
|
GT
|
C2
|
B&M
|
B&H
|
ME1
|
C1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
|
New York Central (NYC )
|
|
NYC
|
HRL
(Double)
|
C&A
(Double)
|
NYNH
(Double)
|
NY3
|
B&A
(Double)
|
C3
|
|
C4
|
C5
(Double)
|
MI1
(Double)
|
PA11
|
TP&W
|
C&C
|
IN3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: PA2 |
[Regions: ALCN]
|
|
Central New Jersey (CNJ )
|
|
CNJ
(Double)
|
ERIE
(Double)
|
PA9
|
PA10
|
NY1
|
LS
(Double)
|
OH3
|
OH5
|
|
FW&C
|
OH6
|
OH8
|
KY3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: KY4 |
[Regions: AOLC]
|
|
Pennsylvania (PENN)
|
|
PENN
(Double)
|
LV
(Double)
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
WV2
|
WV3
|
PA8
|
NY2
|
KY2
|
|
P&FW
(Double)
|
A&GW
|
IN5
(Double)
|
IN7
|
IC
(Double)
|
IL4
|
IL2
|
|
KY5
|
|
|
Unbuilt: KY7 |
[Regions: AOLCM]
|
|
Reading (READ)
|
|
READ
(Double)
|
PA1
(Double)
|
MD1
|
RF&P
(Double)
|
VA7
(Double)
|
VA1
(Double)
|
|
NC2
|
SC3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: PA4 |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O )
|
|
B&O
|
WV1
|
OH1
|
OH2
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Norfolk & Western (N&W )
|
|
N&W
|
N&S
|
R&D
|
W&W
|
VA4
|
VA5
|
KY1
|
IN4
|
IN8
|
M&C
|
OH7
(Double)
|
|
IN1
|
IL5
|
IL3
|
VA6
|
|
|
Unbuilt: TN1 |
[Regions: AOCM]
|
|
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H )
|
|
C&H
(Double)
|
NER
(Double)
|
W&M
|
SC4
|
GA1
(Double)
|
GA8
(Double)
|
AL3
|
|
TN10
(Double)
|
TN12
|
KY13
|
IN10
|
|
|
Unbuilt: IL7 |
[Regions: ADOM]
|
|
Sea Coast Line (SCL )
|
|
SCL
(Double)
|
GA4
(Double)
|
FL4
|
FL5
|
FL6
|
AL5
(Double)
|
AL2
(Double)
|
|
FEC
|
TN7
|
FL3
|
SM
|
NO&J
|
MS6
|
TN9
|
MS7
|
|
|
Unbuilt: TN8 |
[Regions: ADMG]
|
|
Central of Georgia (COG )
|
|
COG
(Double)
|
A&WP
(Double)
|
A&C
|
AL6
|
AL7
|
S&G
(Double)
|
S&A
(Double)
|
|
GA6
|
GA7
|
AL1
(Double)
|
AL4
|
MS1
(Double)
|
MS4
|
MS5
|
N&C
(Double)
|
|
KY14
|
IL8
|
L&N
|
|
|
Unbuilt: KY10 |
[Regions: ADOMG]
|
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
|
|
P&LE
(Double)
|
MRLE
|
GTW
(Double)
|
OH4
|
IN2
|
C&O
|
MD2
|
VC
|
PA7
(Double)
|
|
VA2
|
MON
(Double)
|
IN9
|
KY12
|
KY11
|
IL6
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AOLCM]
|
|
Greenville & Columbia (G&C )
|
|
G&C
(Double)
|
TN2
|
TN4
|
BRL
(Double)
|
SC1
(Double)
|
GA2
|
|
|
Unbuilt: GA3 |
[Regions: AD]
|
|
Wabash Line (WBSH)
|
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
O&M
|
IN6
|
C&EI
|
|
|
Unbuilt: KY8 |
[Regions: OC]
|
|
Michigan Central (MC )
|
|
MC
|
MN
(Double)
|
MS
|
MI6
|
|
|
Unbuilt: MI2 |
[Regions: L]
|
|
Alabama & Tennessee (A&T )
|
|
A&T
|
TN5
|
KY6
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: D]
|
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
|
|
GM&O
|
MS3
|
TN13
|
TN14
|
|
|
Unbuilt: MS2 |
[Regions: MG]
|
|
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
|
|
C&NW
|
WI4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: MN2 |
[Regions: CW]
|
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
|
|
CRIP
|
IA7
|
|
|
Unbuilt: IA5 |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
|
|
CB&Q
|
IA4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: MO7 |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
|
|
CASL
|
SL&A
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: CM]
|
|
Chicago North Shore (CNS )
|
|
CNS
|
|
|
Unbuilt: WI2 |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Missouri Pacific (MP )
|
|
MP
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: MW]
|
|
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
|
|
M&LR
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A )
|
|
L&A
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: G]
|
|
Union Pacific (UP )
|
|
UP
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: W]
|
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
|
|
GT
|
18
|
20
|
23
|
+5
|
1995
|
4760
|
0
|
8
|
8
|
|
|
NYC
|
31
|
26
|
22
|
-9
|
2742
|
9937
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
2
7
|
|
CNJ
|
30
|
30
|
30
|
+0
|
2337
|
8855
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
|
PENN
|
23
|
30
|
37
|
+14
|
4069
|
11055
|
55
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
READ
|
75
|
72
|
69
|
-6
|
1067
|
4341
|
54
|
5
|
11
|
15
|
|
B&O
|
18
|
18
|
18
|
+0
|
851
|
2847
|
61
|
|
9
|
2
5
|
|
N&W
|
23
|
19
|
15
|
-8
|
4212
|
10814
|
75
|
9
|
9
|
|
|
C&H
|
25
|
25
|
26
|
+1
|
1257
|
7365
|
61
|
4
|
4
|
1
6
8
|
|
SCL
|
42
|
34
|
25
|
-17
|
2990
|
11852
|
210
|
10
|
10
|
|
|
COG
|
31
|
29
|
28
|
-3
|
1367
|
11650
|
115
|
7
|
8
|
|
|
P&LE
|
18
|
18
|
19
|
+1
|
3062
|
11288
|
82
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
|
G&C
|
70
|
73
|
76
|
+6
|
787
|
4429
|
86
|
5
|
5
|
9
11
15
|
|
WBSH
|
40
|
46
|
52
|
+12
|
372
|
2783
|
92
|
7
|
7
|
8
9
|
|
MC
|
29
|
27
|
26
|
-3
|
528
|
2840
|
0
|
9
|
9
|
5
11
|
|
A&T
|
40
|
36
|
32
|
-8
|
609
|
1905
|
0
|
|
7
|
|
|
GM&O
|
17
|
17
|
17
|
+0
|
591
|
2560
|
55
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
|
C&NW
|
26
|
53
|
81
|
+55
|
145
|
1860
|
140
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
CRIP
|
21
|
33
|
45
|
+24
|
195
|
1686
|
104
|
11
|
11
|
|
|
CB&Q
|
23
|
44
|
65
|
+42
|
247
|
1715
|
85
|
|
5
|
|
|
CASL
|
11
|
15
|
19
|
+8
|
385
|
1302
|
118
|
8
|
8
|
7
|
|
CNS
|
11
|
17
|
24
|
+13
|
184
|
425
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
MP
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
+11
|
0
|
1274
|
141
|
|
1
|
|
|
M&LR
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
+11
|
0
|
594
|
66
|
11
|
11
|
|
|
L&A
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
+11
|
0
|
405
|
45
|
|
|
|
|
UP
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
+11
|
0
|
473
|
52
|
|
11
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
WP
|
710
|
MKT
|
1630
|
SP
|
450
|
NP
|
1405
|
KC&D
|
330
|
KP
|
890
|
|
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