Continental Rails II SdH 2012
Game # 20 - Turn # 12
Headline News 1863 to 1864
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1863: Congress passes Homestead Act giving free land to homesteaders.
1864: Otto von Bismark appointed minister president of Prussia by William I.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Hannibal Kimball bought L&A for $2000, Edward Harriman bought UP for $3700, Thomas Durant bought MKT for $3000, Hannibal Kimball bought GW for $1500, Jim Fisk bought NP for $6878.
PCs Merged: FW&C merges into MS.
PCs Incorporated: SP, CP, MP, SL&A.
New Technologies Acquired: GT bought block signal system, NYC bought block signal system, PENN bought block signal system, READ bought block signal system, B&O bought block signal system, C&O bought block signal system, N&W bought block signal system, W&M bought block signal system, NER bought block signal system, C&H bought block signal system, P&FW bought block signal system, TP&W bought block signal system, WBSH bought block signal system, NO&J bought block signal system, SM bought block signal system, MS bought block signal system, O&M bought block signal system, C&NW bought block signal system, CRIP bought block signal system, CASL bought block signal system, V&T bought block signal system.
RoWs abandoned: KY11 was abandoned by SCL.
PENN doubled PA9, READ doubled PA5, N&W doubled IL4, SCL doubled L&N, TP&W doubled IN2, WBSH doubled OH8, NO&J doubled NO&J.
New RoWs acquired: COG got GA2, MS got OH6, WBSH got MI1, W&M got KY14, NO&J got MS6.
RR Mergers: WBSH merges into SCL.
Loan Recalls: Jim Fisk.
New railroad Presidents: William Palmer of C&NW, Edward Harriman of CRIP, Jim Fisk of MP, Hannibal Kimball of V&T, Leland Stanford of CP, Thomas Durant of SL&A, Leland Stanford of SP.
New Private Companies Available: KP, KCN.
Jim Fisk earns the Gulf Bonus Award for linking the SCL from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico.
William Palmer et Jim Fisk dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1005.
Civil War continues: Railroads may not build a Right-of-Way this turn.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Normal.
Best locomotive available: Prairie 2-6-2
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):
|
Robber Baron
|
Jim Fisk (1)
|
Jay Gould (9)
|
J. Edgar Thompson (3)
|
Edward Harriman (2)
|
Leland Stanford (5)
|
|
Rail Mogul
|
Jim Fisk (1)
|
Leland Stanford (5)
|
J. Edgar Thompson (3)
|
Edward Harriman (2)
|
Jay Gould (9)
|
|
Rail Builder
|
Jim Fisk (1)
|
Jay Gould (9)
|
Leland Stanford (5)
|
Thomas Scott (7)
|
Edward Harriman (2)
|
|
Rail Magnate
|
Jay Gould (9)
|
Jim Fisk (1)
|
Leland Stanford (5)
|
Thomas Scott (7)
|
Edward Harriman (2)
|
|
Rail Prodigal
|
Jim Fisk (1)
|
William Palmer (12)
|
Edward Harriman (2)
|
J. Edgar Thompson (3)
|
J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
|
|
Rail Baron
|
Jim Fisk (1)
|
Jay Gould (9)
|
Leland Stanford (5)
|
Edward Harriman (2)
|
J. Edgar Thompson (3)
|
Player Summary
|
|
|
President of
|
PCs owned
|
|
Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
1
|
Jim Fisk |
SCL
|
MP
|
....
|
NP
|
|
9
|
Jay Gould |
NYC
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
3
|
J. Edgar Thompson |
PENN
|
TP&W
|
MON
|
....
|
|
5
|
Leland Stanford |
SP
|
CP
|
....
|
....
|
|
2
|
Edward Harriman |
READ
|
CRIP
|
UP
|
....
|
|
6
|
Karl Von Backenheime |
SM
|
W&M
|
M&LR
|
SLSF
|
|
12
|
William Palmer |
C&NW
|
MS
|
M&SP
|
....
|
|
7
|
Thomas Scott |
B&O
|
O&M
|
....
|
....
|
|
11
|
Thomas Durant |
P&FW
|
SL&A
|
....
|
MKT
|
|
10
|
Hannibal Kimball |
V&T
|
....
|
L&A
|
GW
|
|
4
|
J. Pierpont Morgan |
C&H
|
CASL
|
....
|
....
|
|
8
|
John Forbes |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
|
Dan Drew |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
15
|
Cyrus Holliday |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
|
RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
329
|
39649
|
21807
|
99
|
70420
|
9120
|
7
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
2729
|
438366
|
241102
|
96
|
707446
|
118172
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
ERIE
|
Erie Lackawanna
|
287
|
28474
|
15661
|
99
|
70366
|
47394
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
938
|
205174
|
110794
|
97
|
241115
|
79663
|
14
|
4
|
0
|
56
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
1498
|
244659
|
127222
|
99
|
390703
|
64235
|
11
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
1340
|
187555
|
103155
|
99
|
312645
|
44730
|
9
|
2
|
0
|
39
|
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
949
|
94726
|
53046
|
98
|
217086
|
93255
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
1596
|
256861
|
133568
|
99
|
338682
|
37021
|
12
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
|
W&M
|
Wilmington & Manchester
|
1689
|
183484
|
95413
|
99
|
400659
|
278997
|
3
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
|
NER
|
Northeastern Line
|
989
|
138818
|
72184
|
99
|
244826
|
107714
|
7
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
321
|
49789
|
27384
|
99
|
77824
|
5193
|
10
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
2847
|
551811
|
303495
|
96
|
649201
|
98774
|
13
|
9
|
0
|
302
|
|
COG
|
Central of Georgia
|
238
|
31020
|
17061
|
99
|
51395
|
22863
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
P&FW
|
Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne
|
473
|
45037
|
23419
|
99
|
96302
|
66651
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
TP&W
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
|
312
|
39718
|
21845
|
99
|
72874
|
45947
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
NO&J
|
New Orleans & Jackson
|
323
|
51097
|
28103
|
99
|
75771
|
37696
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
SM
|
Southern Mississippi
|
44
|
8117
|
4951
|
93
|
11966
|
8394
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
MS
|
Michigan Southern
|
318
|
41381
|
22759
|
99
|
75104
|
44809
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
O&M
|
Ohio & Mississippi
|
165
|
19190
|
11898
|
92
|
35446
|
15819
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
120
|
18312
|
11170
|
93
|
28125
|
15770
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
150
|
20925
|
13392
|
90
|
35033
|
19043
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
CASL
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis
|
185
|
23067
|
15455
|
87
|
35235
|
23439
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
283
|
33270
|
23954
|
82
|
56375
|
40825
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
173
|
16420
|
11494
|
84
|
31295
|
20272
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
CP
|
Central Pacific
|
154
|
19010
|
13307
|
84
|
31841
|
23059
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
SL&A
|
St Louis & Alton
|
99
|
16635
|
10813
|
89
|
23141
|
16759
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
SP
|
Southern Pacific
|
90
|
18384
|
11766
|
90
|
22793
|
16507
|
8
|
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
|
|
|
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
(Double)
|
PA10
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AL]
|
|
Reading (READ)
|
|
READ
(Double)
|
PA5
(Double)
|
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
(Double)
|
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: KY14 |
[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
(Double)
|
|
KY10
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
A&GW
(Double)
|
OH8
(Double)
|
IN1
(Double)
|
OH2
|
|
KY8
|
|
|
Unbuilt: MI1 |
[Regions: ADOCMG]
|
|
Central of Georgia (COG )
|
|
COG
|
A&WP
|
|
|
Unbuilt: GA2 |
[Regions: D]
|
|
Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW)
|
|
P&FW
|
WV2
|
WV3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: WV4 |
[Regions: O]
|
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
|
|
TP&W
|
OH7
|
IN2
(Double)
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: O]
|
|
New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J)
|
|
NO&J
(Double)
|
MS4
|
MS5
|
|
|
Unbuilt: MS6 |
[Regions: MG]
|
|
Southern Mississippi (SM )
|
|
SM
|
|
|
Unbuilt: MS7 |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Michigan Southern (MS )
|
|
MS
|
FW&C
|
|
|
Unbuilt: OH6 |
[Regions: LC]
|
|
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]
|
|
Missouri Pacific (MP )
|
|
MP
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: MW]
|
|
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T )
|
|
V&T
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Central Pacific (CP )
|
|
CP
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: P]
|
|
St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
|
|
SL&A
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Southern Pacific (SP )
|
|
SP
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: P]
|
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
|
25
|
24
|
24
|
-1
|
467
|
1604
|
41
|
|
2
|
1
|
|
NYC
|
31
|
40
|
49
|
+18
|
4783
|
13539
|
113
|
9
|
9
|
3
|
|
ERIE
|
30
|
42
|
55
|
+25
|
479
|
1435
|
0
|
|
12
|
|
|
PENN
|
29
|
29
|
30
|
+1
|
1414
|
4695
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
READ
|
32
|
33
|
34
|
+2
|
2050
|
7490
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
B&O
|
26
|
28
|
31
|
+5
|
1804
|
6534
|
174
|
7
|
7
|
1 3
|
|
C&O
|
16
|
16
|
17
|
+1
|
1344
|
4609
|
136
|
|
11
|
1 5
|
|
N&W
|
26
|
32
|
39
|
+13
|
3060
|
7984
|
0
|
|
5
|
3
|
|
W&M
|
33
|
32
|
32
|
-1
|
1865
|
8445
|
0
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
|
NER
|
27
|
26
|
26
|
-1
|
1131
|
4945
|
0
|
|
5
|
12
|
|
C&H
|
28
|
28
|
28
|
+0
|
356
|
1611
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
10
|
|
SCL
|
79
|
70
|
53
|
-26
|
1890
|
14242
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
COG
|
33
|
31
|
29
|
-4
|
166
|
1190
|
0
|
|
10
|
1 12
|
|
P&FW
|
24
|
22
|
21
|
-3
|
801
|
2365
|
0
|
11
|
11
|
12
|
|
TP&W
|
18
|
18
|
19
|
+1
|
434
|
1560
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
12
|
|
NO&J
|
40
|
37
|
34
|
-6
|
348
|
1615
|
0
|
|
2
|
1
|
|
SM
|
22
|
22
|
22
|
+0
|
57
|
220
|
0
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
MS
|
28
|
33
|
39
|
+11
|
235
|
1533
|
57
|
12
|
12
|
2 11
|
|
O&M
|
21
|
20
|
20
|
-1
|
195
|
798
|
27
|
7
|
7
|
3 12
|
|
C&NW
|
23
|
30
|
38
|
+15
|
176
|
600
|
0
|
12
|
1
|
3
|
|
CRIP
|
21
|
28
|
36
|
+15
|
248
|
707
|
43
|
2
|
2
|
1 12
|
|
CASL
|
13
|
15
|
17
|
+4
|
328
|
856
|
69
|
4
|
4
|
12
|
|
MP
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
+14
|
0
|
1274
|
141
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
V&T
|
13
|
15
|
17
|
+4
|
349
|
800
|
65
|
10
|
10
|
12
|
|
CP
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
+14
|
0
|
693
|
77
|
5
|
5
|
|
|
SL&A
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
+14
|
0
|
446
|
49
|
11
|
11
|
|
|
SP
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
+14
|
0
|
405
|
45
|
5
|
5
|
|
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
|
WP
|
710
|
SLSW
|
775
|
GN
|
1475
|
|
SP&P
|
1430
|
KC&D
|
330
|
KP
|
890
|
ATSF
|
915
|
KCN
|
1115
|
|
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