Continental Rails II SdH 2012
Game # 20 - 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: William Palmer bought M&SP for $1700, Karl Von Backenheime bought M&LR for $2000, Thomas Durant bought SL&A for $700, Karl Von Backenheime bought SLSF for $3000, Leland Stanford bought SP for $2522.
PCs Merged: A&T merges into SCL, L&N merges into SCL.
PCs Incorporated: CASL, V&T.
New Engines Acquired: PENN bought Atlantic 4-4-2, SCL bought Atlantic 4-4-2, COG bought Atlantic 4-4-2, TP&W bought Atlantic 4-4-2, MS bought Atlantic 4-4-2.
RoWs built: MI4 by NYC, MI2 by READ, IN6 by N&W, TN7 by W&M, FL6 by NER, KY10 by SCL, WV3 by P&FW, IN2 by TP&W, KY8 by WBSH, MS5 by NO&J.
N&W doubled C&EI, NER doubled NER.
New RoWs acquired: P&FW got WV4, N&W got IL2, SCL got KY11, NER got AL8, SM got MS7, C&NW got WI4.
Guerre tarifaire: READ declares rate war on PENN, reduces rates by 25%.
New railroad Presidents: Karl Von Backenheime of W&M, Jim Fisk of WBSH, William Palmer of MS, J. Pierpont Morgan of CASL.
Civil War begins: Railroads may not build a Right-of-Way this turn.
Invention of block signal system improves traffic flow, prevents major collisions.
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, block signal system
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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Jim Fisk (1)
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Jay Gould (9)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
|
Edward Harriman (2)
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Leland Stanford (5)
|
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Rail Mogul
|
Jim Fisk (1)
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Leland Stanford (5)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Edward Harriman (2)
|
Jay Gould (9)
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Rail Builder
|
Jim Fisk (1)
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Jay Gould (9)
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Leland Stanford (5)
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Thomas Scott (7)
|
Edward Harriman (2)
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Rail Magnate
|
Jay Gould (9)
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Jim Fisk (1)
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Leland Stanford (5)
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Thomas Scott (7)
|
Edward Harriman (2)
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Rail Prodigal
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Jim Fisk (1)
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Edward Harriman (2)
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William Palmer (12)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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Rail Baron
|
Jim Fisk (1)
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Jay Gould (9)
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Leland Stanford (5)
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Edward Harriman (2)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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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
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PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
1
|
Jim Fisk |
SCL
|
WBSH
|
MP
|
....
|
|
9
|
Jay Gould |
NYC
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
3
|
J. Edgar Thompson |
PENN
|
TP&W
|
MON
|
....
|
|
2
|
Edward Harriman |
READ
|
NO&J
|
....
|
FW&C
|
|
5
|
Leland Stanford |
N&W
|
NER
|
SP
|
CP
|
|
6
|
Karl Von Backenheime |
SM
|
W&M
|
M&LR
|
SLSF
|
|
12
|
William Palmer |
ERIE
|
MS
|
M&SP
|
....
|
|
10
|
Hannibal Kimball |
COG
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
7
|
Thomas Scott |
B&O
|
O&M
|
....
|
....
|
|
11
|
Thomas Durant |
P&FW
|
....
|
SL&A
|
....
|
|
4
|
J. Pierpont Morgan |
C&H
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CASL
|
....
|
....
|
|
8
|
John Forbes |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
|
Dan Drew |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
15
|
Cyrus Holliday |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
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Railroad Summary
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RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
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Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
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Dividend / share
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Grant
|
Land
|
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
329
|
37621
|
20691
|
99
|
67512
|
16185
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
2729
|
419149
|
226340
|
97
|
688889
|
172414
|
9
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
|
ERIE
|
Erie Lackawanna
|
287
|
26165
|
14391
|
99
|
62560
|
43720
|
1
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
938
|
172857
|
99318
|
99
|
234737
|
101661
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
112
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
1498
|
211367
|
122103
|
98
|
378479
|
109626
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
1340
|
177223
|
97473
|
99
|
305355
|
70628
|
7
|
5
|
0
|
79
|
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
949
|
89672
|
49318
|
99
|
211923
|
101515
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
1596
|
236831
|
123151
|
99
|
327829
|
101914
|
10
|
5
|
0
|
4
|
|
W&M
|
Wilmington & Manchester
|
1689
|
172971
|
89944
|
99
|
389174
|
273592
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
NER
|
Northeastern Line
|
989
|
132292
|
68791
|
99
|
238101
|
139549
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
321
|
47085
|
25897
|
99
|
75859
|
13786
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
2038
|
335959
|
184778
|
96
|
455496
|
78771
|
11
|
9
|
0
|
25
|
|
COG
|
Central of Georgia
|
238
|
29359
|
21139
|
82
|
44921
|
19817
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
P&FW
|
Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne
|
473
|
42363
|
22028
|
99
|
93086
|
65137
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
TP&W
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
|
312
|
36385
|
20012
|
99
|
70752
|
44949
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
WBSH
|
Wabash Line
|
809
|
119233
|
65578
|
99
|
178815
|
111662
|
7
|
2
|
0
|
479
|
|
NO&J
|
New Orleans & Jackson
|
323
|
41692
|
23347
|
98
|
73135
|
39456
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
SM
|
Southern Mississippi
|
44
|
7847
|
5022
|
90
|
11368
|
8112
|
4
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
|
MS
|
Michigan Southern
|
204
|
20604
|
12362
|
94
|
40703
|
22090
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
O&M
|
Ohio & Mississippi
|
165
|
18027
|
11357
|
91
|
34100
|
16988
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
120
|
17545
|
10001
|
97
|
27391
|
17941
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
150
|
19323
|
13333
|
85
|
33401
|
21295
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
CASL
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis
|
185
|
21342
|
14299
|
87
|
33725
|
26500
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
173
|
16133
|
11454
|
83
|
29413
|
23112
|
-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)
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Grand Trunk (GT )
|
|
GT
|
C2
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
|
New York Central (NYC )
|
|
NYC
|
HRL
(Double)
|
NY3
|
B&A
|
B&M
|
B&H
|
C3
|
C4
|
C5
|
MN
|
|
MC
|
LS
|
P&LE
|
MRLE
|
OH3
|
OH5
|
MI5
|
MI4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AOLCN]
|
|
Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
|
|
ERIE
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Pennsylvania (PENN)
|
|
PENN
(Double)
|
C&A
(Double)
|
CNJ
(Double)
|
PA1
(Double)
|
NYNH
(Double)
|
PA3
(Double)
|
|
PA9
|
PA10
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AL]
|
|
Reading (READ)
|
|
READ
(Double)
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
PA4
(Double)
|
LV
|
PA2
(Double)
|
PA8
|
NY2
|
|
PA11
|
GTW
|
NY1
|
MI2
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AOL]
|
|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O )
|
|
B&O
|
MD1
(Double)
|
RF&P
(Double)
|
WV1
|
R&D
|
OH1
|
OH4
|
M&C
|
IN4
|
|
C&C
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AOC]
|
|
Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O )
|
|
C&O
|
VC
|
MD2
|
PA7
|
VA2
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AO]
|
|
Norfolk & Western (N&W )
|
|
N&W
(Double)
|
VA3
(Double)
|
VA4
(Double)
|
N&S
|
VA5
|
KY1
(Double)
|
IN5
(Double)
|
|
C&EI
(Double)
|
IN7
|
IL4
|
IN6
|
|
|
Unbuilt: IL2 |
[Regions: AOCM]
|
|
Wilmington & Manchester (W&M )
|
|
W&M
|
W&W
|
NC1
|
NC2
|
SC5
|
VA1
|
G&C
|
TN2
|
TN4
|
N&C
|
A&C
|
|
TN6
|
TN7
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AD]
|
|
Northeastern Line (NER )
|
|
NER
(Double)
|
SC2
|
SC1
(Double)
|
GA4
(Double)
|
FL4
|
FL5
|
FL6
|
|
|
Unbuilt: AL8 |
[Regions: AG]
|
|
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H )
|
|
C&H
(Double)
|
SC4
|
SC3
(Double)
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Sea Coast Line (SCL )
|
|
SCL
(Double)
|
S&A
(Double)
|
S&G
(Double)
|
GA1
(Double)
|
GA8
(Double)
|
AL4
|
|
BRL
|
GM&O
(Double)
|
AL3
(Double)
|
TN10
|
TN8
|
A&T
|
L&N
|
KY10
|
|
Unbuilt: KY11 |
[Regions: ADOMG]
|
|
Central of Georgia (COG )
|
|
COG
|
A&WP
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: D]
|
|
Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW)
|
|
P&FW
|
WV2
|
WV3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: WV4 |
[Regions: O]
|
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
|
|
TP&W
|
OH7
|
IN2
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: O]
|
|
Wabash Line (WBSH)
|
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
A&GW
(Double)
|
OH8
|
IN1
(Double)
|
OH2
|
KY8
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: OC]
|
|
New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J)
|
|
NO&J
|
MS4
|
MS5
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: MG]
|
|
Southern Mississippi (SM )
|
|
SM
|
|
|
Unbuilt: MS7 |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Michigan Southern (MS )
|
|
MS
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: L]
|
|
Ohio & Mississippi (O&M )
|
|
O&M
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: O]
|
|
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
|
|
C&NW
|
|
|
Unbuilt: WI4 |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
|
|
CRIP
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
|
|
CASL
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T )
|
|
V&T
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: M]
|
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
|
26
|
25
|
25
|
-1
|
507
|
1591
|
54
|
|
2
|
1
|
|
NYC
|
28
|
29
|
31
|
+3
|
3314
|
13539
|
113
|
9
|
9
|
|
|
ERIE
|
14
|
22
|
30
|
+16
|
623
|
1435
|
0
|
12
|
12
|
|
|
PENN
|
30
|
29
|
29
|
-1
|
1413
|
4695
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
READ
|
33
|
32
|
32
|
-1
|
2119
|
7461
|
29
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
B&O
|
27
|
26
|
26
|
-1
|
1636
|
6534
|
174
|
7
|
7
|
1
|
|
C&O
|
15
|
15
|
16
|
+1
|
1334
|
4564
|
181
|
|
11
|
1
5
|
|
N&W
|
24
|
25
|
26
|
+2
|
2389
|
7928
|
56
|
5
|
5
|
|
|
W&M
|
28
|
30
|
33
|
+5
|
2008
|
8175
|
270
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
|
NER
|
28
|
27
|
27
|
-1
|
1120
|
4923
|
22
|
5
|
5
|
12
|
|
C&H
|
28
|
28
|
28
|
+0
|
320
|
1611
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
10
|
|
SCL
|
82
|
80
|
79
|
-3
|
1581
|
9996
|
201
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
COG
|
35
|
34
|
33
|
-2
|
183
|
1190
|
0
|
10
|
10
|
1
12
|
|
P&FW
|
24
|
24
|
24
|
+0
|
405
|
2305
|
60
|
11
|
11
|
12
|
|
TP&W
|
17
|
17
|
18
|
+1
|
337
|
1486
|
74
|
3
|
3
|
12
|
|
WBSH
|
25
|
26
|
27
|
+2
|
1105
|
3908
|
137
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
NO&J
|
37
|
38
|
40
|
+3
|
444
|
1557
|
58
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
|
SM
|
14
|
18
|
22
|
+8
|
88
|
220
|
0
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
MS
|
21
|
24
|
28
|
+7
|
285
|
962
|
58
|
12
|
12
|
11
|
|
O&M
|
22
|
21
|
21
|
-1
|
192
|
789
|
36
|
7
|
7
|
12
|
|
C&NW
|
16
|
19
|
23
|
+7
|
184
|
600
|
0
|
|
1
|
12
|
|
CRIP
|
14
|
17
|
21
|
+7
|
318
|
693
|
57
|
|
2
|
|
|
CASL
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
+13
|
0
|
833
|
92
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
V&T
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
+13
|
0
|
779
|
86
|
|
10
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
IC
|
925
|
CB&Q
|
950
|
FEC
|
1495
|
CNS
|
425
|
L&A
|
450
|
WP
|
710
|
UP
|
525
|
|
MKT
|
1630
|
SLSW
|
775
|
GW
|
700
|
GN
|
1475
|
NP
|
1405
|
SP&P
|
1430
|
KC&D
|
330
|
|
ATSF
|
915
|
|
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