Continental Rails II
Game # 19 - 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: Thomas Durant bought MS for $2001, Railroad Bill bought O&M for $12213, Casey Jones bought C&C for $11000, Henry Farham bought IC for $12403, Casey Jones bought C&NW for $43210, Thomas Durant bought CRIP for $4001, Griffes dÆargent bought CB&Q for $13010.
PCs Merged: FW&C merges into CNJ, NO&J merges into SM, RF&P merges into READ, MN merges into MC, MON merges into P&LE.
PCs Incorporated: WBSH.
New Engines Acquired: NYC bought Mogul 2-6-0, CNJ bought Mogul 2-6-0, READ bought Mogul 2-6-0, SCL bought Mogul 2-6-0, S&G bought Mogul 2-6-0, COG bought Mogul 2-6-0, P&LE bought Mogul 2-6-0, G&C bought Mogul 2-6-0, M&C bought Mogul 2-6-0, BRL bought Mogul 2-6-0, TP&W bought Mogul 2-6-0, MC bought Mogul 2-6-0, N&C bought Mogul 2-6-0, SM bought Mogul 2-6-0.
New Technologies Acquired: CNJ bought steel rails, READ bought steel rails, C&H bought steel rails, SCL bought steel rails, S&G bought steel rails, COG bought steel rails, P&LE bought steel rails, G&C bought steel rails, M&C bought steel rails, TP&W bought steel rails, MC bought steel rails, SM bought steel rails.
RoWs built: MI1 by NYC, OH6 by CNJ, PA8 by PENN, VA7 by READ, OH2 by B&O, IN8 by N&W, TN10 by C&H, AL5 by SCL, AL4 by S&G, AL7 by COG, IN9 by P&LE, IN7 by P&FW, TN2 by G&C, IN1 by M&C.
NYC doubled NYNH, CNJ doubled CNJ, READ doubled PA1, S&G doubled S&G, COG doubled A&WP, P&LE doubled P&LE, M&C doubled OH7, N&C doubled N&C.
New RoWs acquired: PENN got NY2, NYC got PA11, READ got VA1, CNJ got OH8, TP&W got IN3, P&FW got IL4, N&W got IL5, P&LE got KY12, N&C got KY14, G&C got TN4, A&T got TN5, C&H got TN12, SCL got AL2, COG got MS1, S&G got MS2, GM&O got MS3, SM got MS6.
RR Mergers: S&G merges into COG, M&C merges into N&W.
Bankrupt RRs: GT.
Loan Recalls: Casey Jones, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Griffes dÆargent, Henry Farham, Railroad Bill, Thomas Durant.
New railroad Presidents: Griffes dÆargent of BRL, Jay Gould of WBSH, Railroad Bill of MC, Stepp of SM.
New Private Companies Available: C&EI, CASL, FEC, CNS.
Casey Jones earns the Heartland Award for linking the CNJ from the Atlantic to Chicago.
Railroad Bill earns the Heartland Award for linking the N&W from the Atlantic to Chicago.
Frederik Conrad earns the Heartland Award for linking the C&H from the Atlantic to the Mississippi region.
B earns the Heartland Award for linking the P&LE from the Atlantic to Chicago.
Cornelius Vanderbilt dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $4079. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Henry Farham, B, Frederik Conrad
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Depression.
Best locomotive available: Mogul 2-6-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails
Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
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Robber Baron
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B (1)
|
Casey Jones (2)
|
Railroad Bill (9)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
Henry Farham (6)
|
|
Rail Mogul
|
B (1)
|
Casey Jones (2)
|
Jay Gould (7)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
Stepp (10)
|
|
Rail Builder
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
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B (1)
|
Casey Jones (2)
|
Railroad Bill (9)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
|
Rail Magnate
|
B (1)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
Casey Jones (2)
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
|
Railroad Bill (9)
|
|
Rail Prodigal
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
B (1)
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
|
Stepp (10)
|
Henry Farham (6)
|
|
Rail Baron
|
B (1)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
Casey Jones (2)
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
|
Railroad Bill (9)
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Player Summary
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|
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President of
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PCs owned
|
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Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
1
|
B |
P&LE
|
GM&O
|
....
|
....
|
|
8
|
Jim Hill |
....
|
N&C
|
....
|
....
|
|
4
|
Frederik Conrad |
C&H
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
5
|
Griffes d’argent |
BRL
|
G&C
|
CB&Q
|
....
|
|
3
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
NYC
|
TP&W
|
....
|
....
|
|
9
|
Railroad Bill |
N&W
|
MC
|
O&M
|
....
|
|
10
|
Stepp |
SCL
|
SM
|
....
|
....
|
|
6
|
Henry Farham |
PENN
|
P&FW
|
....
|
IC
|
|
7
|
Jay Gould |
WBSH
|
COG
|
....
|
....
|
|
2
|
Casey Jones |
A&T
|
CNJ
|
C&C
|
C&NW
|
|
11
|
Thomas Durant |
READ
|
....
|
CRIP
|
MS
|
|
15
|
Cyrus Holliday |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
|
Dan Drew |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
12
|
William Palmer |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
|
RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
952
|
96573
|
59875
|
95
|
309659
|
174380
|
-2
|
0
|
0
|
40
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
1392
|
205178
|
119003
|
96
|
433882
|
240326
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
CNJ
|
Central New Jersey
|
1568
|
202588
|
105345
|
99
|
402185
|
207067
|
5
|
9
|
0
|
1666
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
836
|
102637
|
60556
|
95
|
235202
|
134013
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
519
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
455
|
78224
|
40676
|
99
|
106187
|
54495
|
10
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
580
|
45781
|
28385
|
95
|
129740
|
64693
|
-1
|
0
|
0
|
783
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
1797
|
198265
|
118959
|
91
|
511440
|
283671
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1183
|
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
1114
|
143956
|
80616
|
95
|
281599
|
159136
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
70
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
824
|
109986
|
59392
|
97
|
223141
|
120712
|
4
|
9
|
0
|
432
|
|
COG
|
Central of Georgia
|
1352
|
170907
|
90580
|
98
|
317403
|
209805
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
754
|
|
P&LE
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
|
1864
|
219418
|
120679
|
99
|
482451
|
303248
|
2
|
9
|
800
|
1638
|
|
P&FW
|
Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne
|
533
|
58880
|
36505
|
95
|
131167
|
86209
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
G&C
|
Greenville & Columbia
|
293
|
21445
|
11795
|
99
|
54740
|
38395
|
0
|
1
|
555
|
746
|
|
BRL
|
Blue Ridge Line
|
185
|
15525
|
11178
|
85
|
22564
|
19267
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
TP&W
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
|
140
|
10973
|
6035
|
99
|
17729
|
16791
|
1
|
1
|
350
|
0
|
|
WBSH
|
Wabash Line
|
114
|
14584
|
10355
|
83
|
17081
|
15769
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
MC
|
Michigan Central
|
254
|
27710
|
16071
|
96
|
34289
|
30053
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
A&T
|
Alabama & Tennessee
|
143
|
13238
|
8208
|
95
|
20289
|
18746
|
1
|
0
|
640
|
0
|
|
GM&O
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
|
135
|
13230
|
8203
|
95
|
18680
|
17450
|
1
|
0
|
950
|
0
|
|
N&C
|
Nashville & Chattanooga
|
151
|
16331
|
10125
|
95
|
18222
|
17790
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
SM
|
Southern Mississippi
|
227
|
26781
|
17140
|
90
|
34402
|
31363
|
2
|
1
|
1400
|
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
|
C&A
(Double)
|
NYNH
(Double)
|
NY3
|
B&A
(Double)
|
C3
|
C4
|
|
C5
|
MI1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: PA11 |
[Regions: ALN]
|
|
Central New Jersey (CNJ )
|
|
CNJ
(Double)
|
ERIE
(Double)
|
PA9
|
PA10
|
NY1
|
LS
(Double)
|
OH3
|
OH5
|
|
FW&C
|
OH6
|
|
|
Unbuilt: OH8 |
[Regions: ALC]
|
|
Pennsylvania (PENN)
|
|
PENN
|
LV
(Double)
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
WV2
|
WV3
|
PA8
|
|
|
Unbuilt: NY2 |
[Regions: AO]
|
|
Reading (READ)
|
|
READ
(Double)
|
PA1
(Double)
|
MD1
|
RF&P
|
VA7
|
|
|
Unbuilt: VA1 |
[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
|
|
|
Unbuilt: IL5 |
[Regions: AOC]
|
|
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H )
|
|
C&H
(Double)
|
NER
(Double)
|
W&M
|
SC4
|
GA1
|
GA8
(Double)
|
AL3
|
TN10
|
|
Unbuilt: TN12 |
[Regions: ADM]
|
|
Sea Coast Line (SCL )
|
|
SCL
(Double)
|
GA4
(Double)
|
FL4
|
FL5
|
FL6
|
AL5
|
|
|
Unbuilt: AL2 |
[Regions: ADG]
|
|
Central of Georgia (COG )
|
|
COG
(Double)
|
A&WP
(Double)
|
A&C
|
AL6
|
AL7
|
S&G
(Double)
|
S&A
(Double)
|
|
GA6
|
GA7
|
AL1
|
AL4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: MS1 |
[Regions: ADG]
|
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
|
|
P&LE
(Double)
|
MRLE
|
GTW
|
OH4
|
IN2
|
C&O
|
MD2
|
VC
|
PA7
(Double)
|
|
VA2
|
MON
|
IN9
|
|
|
Unbuilt: KY12 |
[Regions: AOLC]
|
|
Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW)
|
|
P&FW
(Double)
|
A&GW
|
IN5
|
IN7
|
|
|
Unbuilt: IL4 |
[Regions: O]
|
|
Greenville & Columbia (G&C )
|
|
G&C
|
TN2
|
|
|
Unbuilt: TN4 |
[Regions: ]
|
|
Blue Ridge Line (BRL )
|
|
BRL
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: D]
|
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
|
|
TP&W
|
|
|
Unbuilt: IN3 |
[Regions: ]
|
|
Wabash Line (WBSH)
|
|
WBSH
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: O]
|
|
Michigan Central (MC )
|
|
MC
|
MN
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: L]
|
|
Alabama & Tennessee (A&T )
|
|
A&T
|
|
|
Unbuilt: TN5 |
[Regions: D]
|
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
|
|
GM&O
|
|
|
Unbuilt: MS3 |
[Regions: G]
|
|
Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C )
|
|
N&C
(Double)
|
|
|
Unbuilt: KY14 |
[Regions: ]
|
|
Southern Mississippi (SM )
|
|
SM
|
NO&J
|
|
|
Unbuilt: MS6 |
[Regions: MG]
|
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
|
35
|
26
|
17
|
-18
|
2123
|
4760
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
NYC
|
33
|
35
|
38
|
+5
|
1969
|
6938
|
29
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
CNJ
|
71
|
54
|
37
|
-34
|
1649
|
7733
|
107
|
2
|
2
|
3
9
|
|
PENN
|
46
|
37
|
28
|
-18
|
1007
|
4148
|
37
|
6
|
6
|
2
|
|
READ
|
94
|
80
|
67
|
-27
|
472
|
2170
|
105
|
11
|
11
|
5
15
|
|
B&O
|
39
|
32
|
26
|
-13
|
994
|
2801
|
107
|
|
2
|
5
|
|
N&W
|
31
|
31
|
31
|
+0
|
1525
|
8838
|
151
|
9
|
9
|
|
|
C&H
|
47
|
56
|
65
|
+18
|
1214
|
5529
|
47
|
4
|
4
|
1
6
8
|
|
SCL
|
86
|
86
|
87
|
+1
|
811
|
4061
|
66
|
10
|
10
|
5
|
|
COG
|
21
|
27
|
29
|
+8
|
858
|
6654
|
106
|
7
|
7
|
8
|
|
P&LE
|
40
|
38
|
37
|
-3
|
1948
|
9154
|
166
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
|
P&FW
|
50
|
44
|
39
|
-11
|
627
|
2615
|
50
|
6
|
6
|
7
|
|
G&C
|
35
|
50
|
66
|
+31
|
107
|
1366
|
99
|
5
|
5
|
|
|
BRL
|
10
|
12
|
14
|
+4
|
350
|
856
|
69
|
5
|
5
|
4
|
|
TP&W
|
10
|
12
|
14
|
+4
|
262
|
700
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
|
WBSH
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
+11
|
0
|
513
|
57
|
7
|
7
|
|
|
MC
|
10
|
14
|
19
|
+9
|
333
|
1162
|
108
|
9
|
9
|
|
|
A&T
|
10
|
13
|
16
|
+6
|
271
|
715
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
GM&O
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
+2
|
219
|
675
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
|
N&C
|
10
|
12
|
15
|
+5
|
284
|
755
|
0
|
8
|
8
|
|
|
SM
|
10
|
16
|
23
|
+13
|
94
|
1044
|
91
|
10
|
10
|
11
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
C&EI
|
920
|
CASL
|
925
|
FEC
|
1495
|
CNS
|
425
|
|
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