Continental Rails II
Game # 19 - 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: Jim Hill bought C&EI for $14351, Jim Hill bought CASL for $6351, Henry Farham bought FEC for $6003, Frederik Conrad bought CNS for $8436.
PCs Merged: MS merges into MC, IC merges into P&FW, C&C merges into TP&W, O&M merges into WBSH.
PCs Incorporated: CRIP, C&NW, CB&Q.
New Engines Acquired: B&O bought Mogul 2-6-0, C&H bought Mogul 2-6-0.
New Technologies Acquired: N&C bought steel rails.
RoWs built: PA11 by NYC, OH8 by CNJ, NY2 by PENN, VA1 by READ, IL5 by N&W, TN12 by C&H, AL2 by SCL, MS1 by COG, KY12 by P&LE, IL4 by P&FW, TN4 by G&C, IN3 by TP&W, TN5 by A&T, MS3 by GM&O, KY14 by N&C, MS6 by SM.
NYC doubled MI1, PENN doubled PENN, READ doubled RF&P, C&H doubled GA1, SCL doubled AL5, COG doubled AL1, P&LE doubled MON, P&FW doubled IN5, G&C doubled G&C, MC doubled MN.
New RoWs acquired: READ got NC2, G&C got SC1, MC got MI6, WBSH got IN6, P&FW got IL2, N&C got IL8, PENN got KY2, CNJ got KY3, A&T got KY6, P&LE got KY11, C&H got KY13, SM got TN9, GM&O got TN13, COG got MS4, N&W got IL3, SCL got TN7.
RR Mergers: BRL merges into G&C, TP&W merges into NYC.
Reorganized RRs: GT.
Loan Recalls: B, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Frederik Conrad, Jim Hill, Stepp.
New railroad Presidents: Casey Jones of C&NW, Thomas Durant of CRIP, Griffes dÆargent of CB&Q.
New Private Companies Available: L&N, M&SP, MP, M&LR, L&A, UP, SL&A.
B dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $4012. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Cornelius Vanderbilt, Henry Farham, Stepp, Frederik Conrad
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Depression.
Best locomotive available: Atlantic 4-4-2
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)
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Casey Jones (2)
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Railroad Bill (9)
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Jim Hill (8)
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Henry Farham (6)
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Rail Mogul
|
B (1)
|
Casey Jones (2)
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Jay Gould (7)
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Henry Farham (6)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Rail Builder
|
Casey Jones (2)
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Frederik Conrad (4)
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Railroad Bill (9)
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B (1)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Rail Magnate
|
B (1)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Casey Jones (2)
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Frederik Conrad (4)
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Railroad Bill (9)
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Rail Prodigal
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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B (1)
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
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Stepp (10)
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Henry Farham (6)
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Rail Baron
|
B (1)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Casey Jones (2)
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Railroad Bill (9)
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Frederik Conrad (4)
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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
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RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
7
|
Jay Gould |
WBSH
|
COG
|
....
|
....
|
|
8
|
Jim Hill |
....
|
N&C
|
C&EI
|
CASL
|
|
9
|
Railroad Bill |
N&W
|
MC
|
....
|
....
|
|
6
|
Henry Farham |
PENN
|
P&FW
|
FEC
|
....
|
|
5
|
Griffes d’argent |
CB&Q
|
G&C
|
....
|
....
|
|
1
|
B |
P&LE
|
GM&O
|
....
|
....
|
|
11
|
Thomas Durant |
READ
|
CRIP
|
....
|
....
|
|
2
|
Casey Jones |
....
|
C&NW
|
....
|
....
|
|
4
|
Frederik Conrad |
C&H
|
....
|
CNS
|
....
|
|
3
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
NYC
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
15
|
Cyrus Holliday |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
|
Dan Drew |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
12
|
William Palmer |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
10
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Stepp |
SCL
|
SM
|
....
|
....
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Railroad Summary
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RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
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Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
952
|
97453
|
60420
|
95
|
166600
|
0
|
-2
|
0
|
0
|
26
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
1986
|
296735
|
154302
|
99
|
552120
|
330430
|
6
|
9
|
0
|
228
|
|
CNJ
|
Central New Jersey
|
1670
|
227752
|
118430
|
99
|
431096
|
230137
|
5
|
12
|
0
|
1250
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
1039
|
133568
|
78805
|
95
|
275373
|
168200
|
2
|
9
|
250
|
337
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
615
|
96259
|
50055
|
99
|
133832
|
44315
|
10
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
580
|
45690
|
26958
|
98
|
133696
|
55637
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
587
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
1917
|
227912
|
132190
|
93
|
543406
|
309725
|
1
|
7
|
0
|
828
|
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
1202
|
156377
|
87570
|
95
|
305262
|
177125
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
46
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
924
|
125840
|
65438
|
99
|
247694
|
140843
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
281
|
|
COG
|
Central of Georgia
|
1491
|
194438
|
101110
|
99
|
346844
|
234384
|
5
|
9
|
0
|
566
|
|
P&LE
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
|
2024
|
244639
|
134551
|
99
|
517992
|
332472
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1828
|
|
P&FW
|
Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne
|
838
|
107631
|
66732
|
95
|
185627
|
133998
|
2
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
|
G&C
|
Greenville & Columbia
|
589
|
45728
|
26522
|
96
|
100568
|
60912
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
911
|
|
WBSH
|
Wabash Line
|
279
|
30377
|
19441
|
90
|
42424
|
38198
|
2
|
0
|
560
|
0
|
|
MC
|
Michigan Central
|
458
|
49147
|
30471
|
92
|
61081
|
54786
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
A&T
|
Alabama & Tennessee
|
271
|
23066
|
14301
|
95
|
41412
|
37558
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
448
|
|
GM&O
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
|
325
|
26519
|
16442
|
95
|
47798
|
43862
|
0
|
0
|
440
|
618
|
|
N&C
|
Nashville & Chattanooga
|
306
|
30767
|
17230
|
98
|
40381
|
37724
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
SM
|
Southern Mississippi
|
507
|
49117
|
28488
|
96
|
78049
|
70781
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
980
|
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
120
|
15499
|
10694
|
85
|
18017
|
16633
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
150
|
16626
|
10474
|
91
|
21527
|
19873
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
CB&Q
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
190
|
19062
|
13534
|
83
|
26207
|
24193
|
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)
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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
(Double)
|
PA11
|
TP&W
|
C&C
|
IN3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ALCN]
|
|
Central New Jersey (CNJ )
|
|
CNJ
(Double)
|
ERIE
(Double)
|
PA9
|
PA10
|
NY1
|
LS
(Double)
|
OH3
|
OH5
|
|
FW&C
|
OH6
|
OH8
|
|
|
Unbuilt: KY3 |
[Regions: AOLC]
|
|
Pennsylvania (PENN)
|
|
PENN
(Double)
|
LV
(Double)
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
WV2
|
WV3
|
PA8
|
NY2
|
|
|
Unbuilt: KY2 |
[Regions: AOL]
|
|
Reading (READ)
|
|
READ
(Double)
|
PA1
(Double)
|
MD1
|
RF&P
(Double)
|
VA7
|
VA1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: NC2 |
[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
|
|
|
Unbuilt: IL3 |
[Regions: AOCM]
|
|
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H )
|
|
C&H
(Double)
|
NER
(Double)
|
W&M
|
SC4
|
GA1
(Double)
|
GA8
(Double)
|
AL3
|
|
TN10
|
TN12
|
|
|
Unbuilt: KY13 |
[Regions: ADM]
|
|
Sea Coast Line (SCL )
|
|
SCL
(Double)
|
GA4
(Double)
|
FL4
|
FL5
|
FL6
|
AL5
(Double)
|
AL2
|
|
|
Unbuilt: TN7 |
[Regions: ADG]
|
|
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
|
|
|
Unbuilt: MS4 |
[Regions: ADG]
|
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
|
|
P&LE
(Double)
|
MRLE
|
GTW
|
OH4
|
IN2
|
C&O
|
MD2
|
VC
|
PA7
(Double)
|
|
VA2
|
MON
(Double)
|
IN9
|
KY12
|
|
|
Unbuilt: KY11 |
[Regions: AOLC]
|
|
Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW)
|
|
P&FW
(Double)
|
A&GW
|
IN5
(Double)
|
IN7
|
IC
|
IL4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: IL2 |
[Regions: OCM]
|
|
Greenville & Columbia (G&C )
|
|
G&C
(Double)
|
TN2
|
TN4
|
BRL
|
|
|
Unbuilt: SC1 |
[Regions: D]
|
|
Wabash Line (WBSH)
|
|
WBSH
|
O&M
|
|
|
Unbuilt: IN6 |
[Regions: O]
|
|
Michigan Central (MC )
|
|
MC
|
MN
(Double)
|
MS
|
|
|
Unbuilt: MI6 |
[Regions: L]
|
|
Alabama & Tennessee (A&T )
|
|
A&T
|
TN5
|
|
|
Unbuilt: KY6 |
[Regions: D]
|
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
|
|
GM&O
|
MS3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: TN13 |
[Regions: G]
|
|
Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C )
|
|
N&C
(Double)
|
KY14
|
|
|
Unbuilt: IL8 |
[Regions: ]
|
|
Southern Mississippi (SM )
|
|
SM
|
NO&J
|
MS6
|
|
|
Unbuilt: TN9 |
[Regions: MG]
|
|
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
|
|
C&NW
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
|
|
CRIP
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
|
|
CB&Q
|
|
|
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
|
|
GT
|
17
|
13
|
15
|
-2
|
2198
|
4760
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
NYC
|
38
|
29
|
20
|
-18
|
3032
|
9710
|
227
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
CNJ
|
37
|
36
|
35
|
-2
|
2917
|
8299
|
51
|
|
2
|
3
|
|
PENN
|
28
|
33
|
39
|
+11
|
1821
|
5099
|
101
|
6
|
6
|
4
|
|
READ
|
67
|
77
|
87
|
+20
|
538
|
2995
|
80
|
11
|
11
|
5
15
|
|
B&O
|
26
|
21
|
17
|
-9
|
1035
|
2827
|
81
|
|
2
|
5
|
|
N&W
|
31
|
31
|
32
|
+1
|
2502
|
9529
|
60
|
9
|
9
|
|
|
C&H
|
65
|
47
|
30
|
-35
|
1225
|
5972
|
44
|
4
|
4
|
1
6
8
|
|
SCL
|
87
|
55
|
24
|
-63
|
2953
|
4577
|
50
|
10
|
10
|
|
|
COG
|
29
|
37
|
46
|
+17
|
1743
|
7386
|
69
|
7
|
7
|
8
|
|
P&LE
|
37
|
29
|
22
|
-15
|
2657
|
10040
|
80
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
|
P&FW
|
39
|
43
|
47
|
+8
|
859
|
4038
|
152
|
6
|
6
|
7
|
|
G&C
|
66
|
76
|
67
|
+1
|
424
|
2890
|
55
|
5
|
5
|
|
|
WBSH
|
11
|
17
|
24
|
+13
|
250
|
1313
|
82
|
7
|
7
|
9
|
|
MC
|
19
|
22
|
26
|
+7
|
366
|
2188
|
102
|
9
|
9
|
11
|
|
A&T
|
16
|
21
|
27
|
+11
|
180
|
1291
|
64
|
|
|
|
|
GM&O
|
12
|
17
|
22
|
+10
|
222
|
1530
|
95
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
|
N&C
|
15
|
19
|
23
|
+8
|
184
|
1453
|
77
|
8
|
8
|
|
|
SM
|
23
|
24
|
26
|
+3
|
472
|
2395
|
140
|
10
|
10
|
|
|
C&NW
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
+11
|
0
|
540
|
60
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
CRIP
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
+11
|
0
|
675
|
75
|
11
|
11
|
|
|
CB&Q
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
+11
|
0
|
855
|
95
|
5
|
5
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
L&N
|
930
|
M&SP
|
1630
|
MP
|
1415
|
M&LR
|
660
|
L&A
|
450
|
UP
|
525
|
SL&A
|
495
|
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