Continental Rails II SdH 2012
Game # 20 - 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: William Palmer bought ERIE for $1500, Karl Von Backenheime bought A&C for $3000, Karl Von Backenheime bought SM for $2163, Edward Harriman bought CRIP for $2200.
PCs Merged: C&C merges into B&O, GTW merges into READ, C&EI merges into N&W.
PCs Incorporated: C&NW.
New Technologies Acquired: C&O bought coal burning engines, G&C bought coal burning engines, WBSH bought coal burning engines.
RoWs built: MI5 by NYC, NY1 by READ, IN7 by N&W, VA1 by W&M, FL4 by NER, TN10 by SCL, WV2 by P&FW, TN4 by G&C, IN1 by WBSH.
PENN doubled PA3, READ doubled READ, N&W doubled KY1, NER doubled GA4, SCL doubled AL3, WBSH doubled A&GW.
New RoWs acquired: NER got FL5, WBSH got OH2, N&W got IL4, G&C got TN6, SCL got TN8, NO&J got MS4, TP&W got OH7.
RR Mergers: G&C merges into W&M.
Guerre tarifaire: READ declares rate war on PENN, reduces rates by 50%.
New Private Companies Available: M&SP, V&T, CP, UP.
Jay Gould earns the Heartland Award for linking the NYC from the Atlantic to Chicago.
Thomas Scott earns the Heartland Award for linking the B&O from the Atlantic to Chicago.
Leland Stanford earns the Heartland Award for linking the N&W from the Atlantic to Chicago.
Jim Fisk earns the Heartland Award for linking the SCL from the Atlantic to the Mississippi region.
Jim Fisk dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1010. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: William Palmer, Edward Harriman
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
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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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Jay Gould (9)
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Jim Fisk (1)
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Edward Harriman (2)
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Leland Stanford (5)
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Rail Mogul
|
Jim Fisk (1)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Edward Harriman (2)
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Leland Stanford (5)
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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)
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Edward Harriman (2)
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Rail Magnate
|
Jay Gould (9)
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Jim Fisk (1)
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Edward Harriman (2)
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Leland Stanford (5)
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Thomas Scott (7)
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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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Edward Harriman (2)
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J. Edgar Thompson (3)
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Leland Stanford (5)
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Player Summary
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|
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President of
|
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
|
....
|
....
|
|
3
|
J. Edgar Thompson |
PENN
|
TP&W
|
....
|
....
|
|
9
|
Jay Gould |
NYC
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
2
|
Edward Harriman |
READ
|
NO&J
|
CRIP
|
....
|
|
5
|
Leland Stanford |
N&W
|
NER
|
N&C
|
....
|
|
6
|
Karl Von Backenheime |
W&M
|
....
|
A&C
|
SM
|
|
7
|
Thomas Scott |
B&O
|
O&M
|
....
|
....
|
|
12
|
William Palmer |
....
|
....
|
ERIE
|
....
|
|
11
|
Thomas Durant |
P&FW
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
10
|
Hannibal Kimball |
COG
|
....
|
....
|
A&T
|
|
4
|
J. Pierpont Morgan |
C&H
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
8
|
John Forbes |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
|
Dan Drew |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
15
|
Cyrus Holliday |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
|
RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
329
|
37035
|
20369
|
99
|
63097
|
27421
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
2503
|
392377
|
204035
|
99
|
620196
|
215224
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
938
|
154827
|
99404
|
99
|
219073
|
113760
|
5
|
29
|
0
|
312
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
1440
|
178462
|
113293
|
98
|
344264
|
113976
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
1340
|
176845
|
106107
|
94
|
283781
|
130534
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
285
|
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
949
|
89715
|
50241
|
98
|
197934
|
115664
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
1364
|
176578
|
91820
|
99
|
260868
|
106520
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
10
|
|
W&M
|
Wilmington & Manchester
|
1147
|
104533
|
58539
|
98
|
258784
|
183956
|
1
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
|
NER
|
Northeastern Line
|
741
|
97065
|
57269
|
95
|
175252
|
112353
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
321
|
45500
|
25025
|
99
|
71571
|
20878
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
1490
|
242827
|
126270
|
99
|
318141
|
64382
|
12
|
9
|
0
|
71
|
|
COG
|
Central of Georgia
|
238
|
30257
|
19364
|
90
|
44764
|
23736
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
P&FW
|
Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne
|
352
|
34992
|
19246
|
99
|
67734
|
46599
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
TP&W
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
|
140
|
12004
|
6602
|
99
|
28366
|
18768
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
WBSH
|
Wabash Line
|
534
|
80807
|
44444
|
99
|
119089
|
90971
|
6
|
4
|
675
|
656
|
|
NO&J
|
New Orleans & Jackson
|
183
|
21895
|
12480
|
97
|
38007
|
20622
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
MS
|
Michigan Southern
|
204
|
19848
|
13298
|
87
|
37015
|
23894
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
O&M
|
Ohio & Mississippi
|
165
|
17415
|
11494
|
88
|
31001
|
19500
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
120
|
16878
|
11308
|
87
|
23715
|
18635
|
3
|
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 )
|
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GT
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C2
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
|
New York Central (NYC )
|
|
NYC
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HRL
(Double)
|
NY3
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B&A
|
B&M
|
B&H
|
C3
|
C4
|
C5
|
MN
|
|
MC
|
LS
|
P&LE
|
MRLE
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OH3
|
OH5
|
MI5
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AOLCN]
|
|
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
|
LV
|
PA2
(Double)
|
PA8
|
NY2
|
PA11
|
|
GTW
|
NY1
|
|
|
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
|
|
C&EI
|
IN7
|
|
|
Unbuilt: IL4 |
[Regions: AOC]
|
|
Wilmington & Manchester (W&M )
|
|
W&M
|
W&W
|
NC1
|
NC2
|
SC5
|
VA1
|
G&C
|
TN2
|
TN4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: TN6 |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Northeastern Line (NER )
|
|
NER
|
SC2
|
SC1
(Double)
|
GA4
(Double)
|
FL4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: FL5 |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H )
|
|
C&H
(Double)
|
SC4
|
SC3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Sea Coast Line (SCL )
|
|
SCL
(Double)
|
S&A
(Double)
|
S&G
(Double)
|
GA1
(Double)
|
GA8
(Double)
|
AL4
|
|
BRL
|
GM&O
|
AL3
(Double)
|
TN10
|
|
|
Unbuilt: TN8 |
[Regions: ADMG]
|
|
Central of Georgia (COG )
|
|
COG
|
A&WP
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: D]
|
|
Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW)
|
|
P&FW
|
WV2
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: O]
|
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
|
|
TP&W
|
|
|
Unbuilt: OH7 |
[Regions: ]
|
|
Wabash Line (WBSH)
|
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
A&GW
(Double)
|
OH8
|
IN1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: OH2 |
[Regions: OC]
|
|
New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J)
|
|
NO&J
|
|
|
Unbuilt: MS4 |
[Regions: G]
|
|
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: none |
[Regions: C]
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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
|
33
|
31
|
29
|
-4
|
482
|
1573
|
72
|
|
2
|
1
|
|
NYC
|
27
|
24
|
22
|
-5
|
4973
|
12243
|
279
|
9
|
9
|
|
|
PENN
|
44
|
49
|
54
|
+10
|
1848
|
4695
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
READ
|
41
|
39
|
37
|
-4
|
1646
|
7042
|
158
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
B&O
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
+2
|
1628
|
6399
|
309
|
7
|
7
|
|
|
C&O
|
16
|
16
|
17
|
+1
|
1186
|
4424
|
321
|
|
11
|
1
5
|
|
N&W
|
24
|
23
|
22
|
-2
|
1814
|
6682
|
142
|
5
|
5
|
|
|
W&M
|
20
|
23
|
28
|
+8
|
801
|
5600
|
135
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
|
NER
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
+2
|
839
|
3623
|
82
|
5
|
5
|
12
|
|
C&H
|
41
|
32
|
24
|
-17
|
862
|
1611
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
10
|
|
SCL
|
62
|
65
|
68
|
+6
|
1780
|
7410
|
47
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
COG
|
28
|
26
|
25
|
-3
|
269
|
1190
|
0
|
10
|
10
|
1
|
|
P&FW
|
17
|
20
|
24
|
+7
|
258
|
1680
|
80
|
11
|
11
|
12
|
|
TP&W
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
+2
|
173
|
700
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
12
|
|
WBSH
|
17
|
18
|
20
|
+3
|
520
|
2569
|
101
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
NO&J
|
13
|
16
|
19
|
+6
|
331
|
915
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
MS
|
13
|
14
|
16
|
+3
|
336
|
943
|
77
|
|
11
|
|
|
O&M
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
+2
|
312
|
763
|
62
|
7
|
7
|
|
|
C&NW
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
+13
|
0
|
540
|
60
|
|
1
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
MON
|
920
|
FW&C
|
570
|
L&N
|
930
|
IC
|
925
|
CB&Q
|
950
|
CASL
|
925
|
FEC
|
1495
|
|
CNS
|
425
|
M&SP
|
1630
|
MP
|
1415
|
M&LR
|
660
|
V&T
|
865
|
CP
|
770
|
UP
|
525
|
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