Continental Rails II

Game # 21 - Turn # 10

Headline News 1859 to 1860

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1859: John Brown is executed after seizing arsenal at Harper's Ferry.
  2. 1860: Rich silver strike at Comstock Lode in Nevada Territory.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Nicholas van Rijn bought CB&Q for $7557, Jay Gould bought FEC for $4137, Jay Gould bought V&T for $9371, Nicolas Koechlin bought WP for $13108, Eugene de Segur bought UP for $23912, J. Pierpont Morgan bought SL&A for $2000.
  • PCs Merged: MON merges into A&GW, FW&C merges into NYC.
  • PCs Incorporated: M&LR, C&NW, CRIP, CNS, CASL.
  • New Engines Acquired: PENN bought Atlantic 4-4-2, B&O bought Atlantic 4-4-2, RF&P bought Atlantic 4-4-2.
  • New Technologies Acquired: PENN bought coal burning engines, B&O bought coal burning engines, C&H bought coal burning engines, A&GW bought coal burning engines, GM&O bought coal burning engines.
  • RoWs built: IN3 by NYC, IN9 by B&O, KY5 by N&W, TN8 by C&H, GA5 by SCL, IN5 by P&LE, IN6 by A&GW, KY7 by WBSH, TN5 by A&T, MS2 by GM&O, MS4 by SM, IL2 by O&M, IN8 by C&EI.
  • B&H doubled GT, NYC doubled LS, READ doubled PA1, R&D doubled R&D, C&H doubled TN10, SCL doubled COG, A&GW doubled IN4.
  • New RoWs acquired: P&LE got PA11, RF&P got VA1, SCL got GA3, NYC got OH8, C&EI got IL3, A&GW got IL4, W&M got KY3, N&W got KY8, B&O got KY12, GM&O got TN12, C&H got AL7, SM got MS7, N&C got KY13, A&T got AL2.
  • RR Mergers: S&G merges into A&T.
  • Bankrupt RRs: W&M, VC.
  • Loan Recalls: Nicholas van Rijn, J. Pierpont Morgan, Jay Gould, Eugene de Segur.
  • New railroad Presidents: Henry Farham of WBSH, Nicholas van Rijn of MN, Thomas Scott of O&M, J. Pierpont Morgan of C&NW.
  • New Private Companies Available: MP, CP, MKT, SLSW, SP.
  • Jay Gould dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $2379. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Eugene de Segur, Thomas Scott, Nicholas van Rijn, George R. Obberbaron, Milton Littlefield
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Depression.
  • Best locomotive available: Prairie 2-6-2
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines.

Tycoon Announcements:

1 Nicholas van Rijn southward ho! ho! ho!
2 Eudes L'Artuby vivement la guerre qu\'on s\'enrichisse un peu plus vite !
9 Jay Gould nice calculating tool roland!!
10 Eugene de Segur vu les années de dépression, il faudrait une bonne guerre !

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Eugene de Segur (10) Milton Littlefield (6) Henry Farham (11) Eudes L'Artuby (2) Thomas Scott (7)
Rail Mogul Henry Farham (11) Thomas Scott (7) Eugene de Segur (10) Eudes L'Artuby (2) Nicholas van Rijn (1)
Rail Builder Leland Stanford (5) Henry Farham (11) Milton Littlefield (6) Nicolas Koechlin (8) Eudes L'Artuby (2)
Rail Magnate Leland Stanford (5) Milton Littlefield (6) Henry Farham (11) Nicholas van Rijn (1) Eudes L'Artuby (2)
Rail Prodigal Jay Gould (9) Henry Farham (11) Thomas Scott (7) Nicholas van Rijn (1) Eugene de Segur (10)
Rail Baron Henry Farham (11) Milton Littlefield (6) Eugene de Segur (10) Leland Stanford (5) Thomas Scott (7)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
2 Eudes L'Artuby SCL READ .... ....
7 Thomas Scott N&W O&M .... IC
10 Eugene de Segur GM&O B&O .... UP
6 Milton Littlefield NYC C&EI .... ....
5 Leland Stanford C&H A&GW L&N ....
11 Henry Farham A&T WBSH M&SP ....
9 Jay Gould .... .... V&T FEC
1 Nicholas van Rijn P&LE MN .... CB&Q
8 Nicolas Koechlin B&M RF&P WP ....
12 William Palmer R&D B&H .... ....
13 George R. Obberbaron SM .... .... ....
4 J. Pierpont Morgan W&M C&NW SL&A ....
3 J. Edgar Thompson .... .... .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....
14 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
B&M Boston & Maine 513 48028 26416 99 92673 74993 1 2 0 424
B&H Boston & Hartford 183 29924 16458 99 35264 31138 7 1 0 0
NYC New York Central 2834 405343 210777 99 557608 309573 8 6 0 74
PENN Pennsylvania 1475 231789 129803 95 342849 206420 6 2 0 237
READ Reading 333 67850 37996 98 62800 16043 14 16 0 0
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 1198 135223 74372 99 233908 148819 4 4 0 344
RF&P Richmond, Fred. & Potomac 287 33947 20029 98 56450 43821 2 1 0 386
R&D Richmond & Danville 76 13427 7385 99 14925 12816 9 1 0 0
N&W Norfolk & Western 1382 116360 65163 95 273439 198094 0 0 0 1154
W&M Wilmington & Manchester 948 78613 52671 87 227433 161327 -3 0 0 274
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 1776 233267 121297 99 335336 172160 7 7 0 0
SCL Sea Coast Line 1514 207631 107969 99 301018 147675 7 7 0 86
P&LE Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 1292 137479 81112 95 259210 194217 1 4 0 1275
VC Virginia Central 293 19665 13765 84 40343 31499 -1 0 0 0
A&GW Atlantic & Great Western 638 76741 42975 98 102516 89508 4 1 0 420
WBSH Wabash Line 294 30107 16559 99 43448 39077 3 0 0 0
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 931 95559 56381 95 201334 136510 1 6 0 321
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 527 44882 24685 99 73688 58661 2 5 352 1292
N&C Nashville & Chattanooga 306 28123 15468 99 44717 37338 2 1 0 0
SM Southern Mississippi 323 37251 21979 95 55522 48810 2 4 844 312
MN Michigan Northern 102 12292 8359 86 15617 12418 2 2 0 0
O&M Ohio & Mississippi 274 27103 17346 90 40565 35525 1 0 0 0
C&EI Chicago & Eastern Illinois 285 29905 17046 97 45017 39824 3 1 0 0
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 120 15234 10511 85 18017 16633 2 0 0 0
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 150 16957 10683 91 21527 19873 2 0 0 0
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 185 19402 12805 88 25622 23653 1 0 0 0
CNS Chicago North Shore 85 15104 9667 90 14741 13609 6 0 0 0
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 132 12611 8449 87 17783 16417 1 0 0 0

Railroad Lines:

Regions:  A = Atlantic ;  D = Deep South ;  O = Ohio ;  L = Great Lakes ;  C = Central ;  M = Mississippi ;  G = Gulf ;  W = Midwest ;  S = Southwest ;  T = Mountain ;  P = Pacific ;  N = Canada ;  X = Mexico 
  • Boston & Maine (B&M)
    B&M ME1 C1 B&H NYC B&H Boston Quebec
    B&M ; ME1 ; C1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Boston & Hartford (B&H)
    B&H GT B&M NYC NYC NYC Boston New York Montreal
    B&H ; GT  (Double)
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC B&A HRL ERIENY3 NYNHLS C4 C5 C3 MC MS C2 GTW OH5 OH6 FW&CIN3 oh8 P&LEA&GWB&O WBSHB&O PENNPENNPENNB&O A&GWP&LEky1 W&M B&M B&H B&H PENNPENNP&LEPENNB&O MN A&GWB&O C&EIic C&NWCRIPcb&qCASLCNS ny1 ny2 pa8 pa10P&LEB&O P&LEPENNPENNP&LEB&O mi4 mi5 mi6 PENNB&O A&GWP&LEA&GWA&GWC&EIB&O il1 il10il12il14wi1 Boston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago Montreal London
    NYC ; B&A  (Double) ; HRL  (Double) ; ERIE  (Double) ; NY3 ; NYNH ; LS  (Double) ; C4  (Double) ; C5  (Double) ; C3 ; MC ; MS ; C2 ; GTW  (Double) ; OH5 ; OH6 ; FW&C ; IN3
    Unbuilt: OH8
    [Regions: ALCN]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNC&A LV CNJ PA5 PA6 MRLEP&FWOH4 IN1 OH7 NYC NYC NYC READNYC P&LENYC P&LEA&GWB&O WBSHA&GWNYC B&O C&EIic C&NWCRIPcb&qCASLCNS READpa2 READpa4 P&LEpa8 pa9 P&LEP&LEB&O B&O P&LENYC NYC mi5 B&O NYC A&GWP&LEil1 il10il12il14ky1 W&M wi1 New York Philadelphia Baltimore Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    PENN ; C&A  (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; CNJ  (Double) ; PA5 ; PA6 ; MRLE ; P&FW ; OH4 ; IN1 ; OH7
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AOLC]
  • Reading (READ)
    READPA1 MD1 PA3 PENNPENNPENNB&O P&LERF&Ppa2 pa4 PENNP&LERF&PNew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington
    READ  (Double) ; PA1  (Double) ; MD1 ; PA3
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O WV1 OH1 OH2 MI2 TP&WC&C IN2 IN9 ky12O&M in10O&M C&EIil6 il7 il8 il9 ky9 ky11N&C N&C GM&Otn13tn14tn15PENNPENNNYC P&LEA&GWNYC MN NYC O&M A&GWNYC C&EIic C&NWCRIPcb&qCASLCNS READpa2 READpa4 P&LEREADP&LEP&LEP&LEP&LEPENNNYC NYC PENNNYC P&LEmi5 PENNNYC A&GWP&LEA&GWA&GWC&EIin10il1 O&M C&EIil6 il7 il10il12il14ky11N&C wi1 NYC Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Memphis London
    B&O ; WV1 ; OH1 ; OH2 ; MI2 ; TP&W ; C&C  (Double) ; IN2 ; IN9
    Unbuilt: KY12
    [Regions: ALC]
  • Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P)
    RF&PVA7 VA3 va1 R&D N&W N&W W&M W&M N&W P&LER&D N&W VC READP&LEN&W N&W Baltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington
    RF&P ; VA7 ; VA3
    Unbuilt: VA1
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&D P&LERF&PN&W VC RF&PN&W RF&PN&W RF&PWashington Norfolk
    R&D  (Double)
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W N&S NC2 VA2 VA4 VA5 KY2 KY5 ky8 WBSHO&M l&n A&GWin10WBSHky9 ky10ky11P&LERF&PR&D W&M VC WBSHO&M l&n RF&PRF&Pva6 RF&PW&M C&H C&H P&LEwv4 A&GWin10ky1 W&M W&M ky6 WBSHWashington Norfolk Wilmington Cincinnati Louisville
    N&W ; N&S ; NC2 ; VA2 ; VA4 ; VA5 ; KY2 ; KY5
    Unbuilt: KY8
    [Regions: AO]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&M W&W SC2 G&C NC1 TN2 TN3 KY4 ky3 P&LEA&GWWBSHPENNNYC A&GWP&LEky1 N&W N&W ky6 N&W SCL C&H C&H RF&PN&W C&H C&H sc4 C&H N&W N&W ky6 tn1 tn4 Norfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah Cincinnati Louisville Atlanta
    W&M  (Double) ; W&W  (Double) ; SC2 ; G&C ; NC1 ; TN2 ; TN3 ; KY4
    Unbuilt: KY3
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H SC1 SC3 SC5 S&A GA1 BRL GA8 A&C AL3 TN10AL5 TN8 al7 GM&OSCL al6 SCL ms1 SCL SCL A&T SCL W&M SCL A&T N&C l&n M&LRN&W N&W W&M sc4 SCL SCL SCL ky10N&C W&M tn4 A&T tn6 tn7 tn9 tn11GM&Otn13tn14tn15A&T A&T A&T al6 SCL GM&Oms6 SM ar1 ar5 Charleston Savannah Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans Memphis
    C&H  (Double) ; SC1  (Double) ; SC3  (Double) ; SC5 ; S&A  (Double) ; GA1  (Double) ; BRL ; GA8  (Double) ; A&C ; AL3 ; TN10  (Double) ; AL5 ; TN8
    Unbuilt: AL7
    [Regions: ADM]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL NER GA2 GA4 FL4 COG FL5 A&WPFL6 AL8 GA5 ga3 A&T A&T W&M C&H C&H A&T C&H C&H GM&Ofec W&M C&H W&M C&H A&T A&T C&H fl3 A&T A&T C&H al6 C&H GM&OGM&OSM Wilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans
    SCL  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; GA2  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; FL4 ; COG  (Double) ; FL5 ; A&WP  (Double) ; FL6 ; AL8 ; GA5
    Unbuilt: GA3
    [Regions: ADG]
  • Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
    P&LEOH3 MI1 C&O MD2 PA7 WV2 WV3 M&C IN5 pa11NYC PENNNYC ny2 NYC pa10NYC B&O RF&PR&D NYC PENNPENNNYC VC A&GWB&O WBSHNYC MN NYC A&GWC&EIPENNREADN&W RF&PN&W N&W RF&PB&O wv4 B&O B&O NYC PENNNYC B&O B&O NYC A&GWA&GWA&GWC&EIB&O ky1 N&W W&M NYC Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago London
    P&LE ; OH3 ; MI1 ; C&O  (Double) ; MD2 ; PA7 ; WV2 ; WV3 ; M&C ; IN5
    Unbuilt: PA11
    [Regions: AOL]
  • Virginia Central (VC)
    VC P&LER&D N&W RF&PN&W RF&Pwv4 Washington
    VC
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ]
  • Atlantic & Great Western (A&GW)
    A&GWIN4 IN7 MON IN6 il4 ic mp sl&amkt slsfslswm&w C&EIil1 O&M C&EIil5 il6 il7 il8 il9 mo2 mo3 mo4 PENNPENNP&LEWBSHO&M NYC B&O C&EIl&n ic C&NWCRIPcb&qCASLCNS B&O B&O PENNPENNNYC mi5 PENNB&O NYC P&LEC&EIB&O in10il1 O&M C&EIil5 il10il12il14ky1 W&M N&W WBSHN&W wi1 Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Kansas City
    A&GW ; IN4  (Double) ; IN7 ; MON ; IN6
    Unbuilt: IL4
    [Regions: OC]
  • Wabash Line (WBSH)
    WBSHKY7 P&LEA&GWO&M l&n PENNNYC A&GWP&LEA&GWin10ky1 W&M N&W ky6 N&W A&T Cincinnati Louisville
    WBSH ; KY7
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: O]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&T AL4 TN5 S&G GA6 GA7 AL1 al2 C&H tn6 tn7 tn9 C&H C&H C&H SCL SCL C&H GM&ON&C C&H SCL SCL SCL SCL C&H ky6 WBSHtn4 tn6 C&H C&H al6 SCL GM&OGM&OSM Charleston Savannah Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans
    A&T ; AL4 ; TN5 ; S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1
    Unbuilt: AL2
    [Regions: AD]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&OMS3 MS2 tn12il8 il9 ky9 B&O N&C N&C C&H tn9 C&H tn11tn13tn14tn15C&H ms6 SM l&a gw C&H tn9 C&H tn11tn13C&H A&T C&H SCL ms1 SM ms6 la3 Birmingham Mobile New Orleans St. Louis Memphis
    GM&O ; MS3 ; MS2
    Unbuilt: TN12
    [Regions: G]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&C KY14ky13O&M B&O in10O&M C&EIil6 il7 il8 il9 ky9 ky11B&O GM&Otn13tn14tn15C&H A&T l&n il8 il9 ky9 ky10B&O tn4 A&T tn6 tn7 C&H GM&Otn13tn14tn15Louisville Atlanta Birmingham St. Louis Memphis
    N&C ; KY14
    Unbuilt: KY13
    [Regions: ]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SM NO&JMS4 ms7 M&LRC&H tn11tn14tn15ms5 ms6 ar1 ar5 GM&Ov&t l&a gw A&T SCL ms1 GM&OGM&Oms5 ms6 la3 la5 Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg
    SM ; NO&J ; MS4
    Unbuilt: MS7
    [Regions: MG]
  • Michigan Northern (MN)
    MN NYC NYC P&LEB&O mi3 NYC Detroit London
    MN
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: L]
  • Ohio & Mississippi (O&M)
    O&M IL2 WBSHl&n ic A&GWA&GWC&EIB&O in10il1 C&EIA&GWil5 il6 il7 N&W WBSHN&W ky11B&O N&C Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis
    O&M ; IL2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: O]
  • Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C&EI)
    C&EIIN8 il3 O&M ic A&GWB&O in10il1 O&M A&GWil5 il6 il7 ky11B&O N&C A&GWNYC B&O ic C&NWCRIPcb&qCASLCNS mi5 PENNB&O NYC A&GWP&LEA&GWA&GWB&O il1 O&M A&GWil5 il10il12il14wi1 Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis
    C&EI ; IN8
    Unbuilt: IL3
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NWA&GWNYC B&O C&EIic CRIPcb&qCASLCNS mi5 PENNil1 il10il12il14il15wi1 wi2 wi3 wi4 Chicago St. Paul
    C&NW
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIPA&GWNYC B&O C&EIic C&NWcb&qCASLCNS mi5 PENNil1 il10il12il13il14il15wi1 ia7 ia8 Chicago
    CRIP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASLA&GWNYC B&O C&EIic C&NWCRIPcb&qCNS sl&ami5 PENNil1 il10il11il12il14wi1 mo1 Chicago St. Louis
    CASL
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNS A&GWNYC B&O C&EIic C&NWCRIPcb&qCASLm&spmi5 PENNil1 il10il12il14wi1 wi2 wi5 Chicago St. Paul
    CNS
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LRlr&sC&H tn11tn14tn15SM ar1 ar3 ar4 ar5 Memphis
    M&LR
    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
B&M 13 12 11 -2  973 2565 0 8 8 10
B&H 16 19 23 +7  190 915 0 12 12 7 9 11
NYC 26 22 19 -7  4103 14085 92 6 6 9
PENN 31 27 23 -8  2402 7266 114   11
READ 41 43 46 +5  693 1665 0 2 2 6 11
B&O 32 36 40 +8  932 5924 74 10 10 7 8
RF&P 22 19 16 -6  376 1435 0 8 1 7
R&D 25 27 29 +4  65 342 38 12 12 3 11
N&W 10 11 12 +2  2183 6859 55 7 7 9
W&M 12 10 9 -3  1607 4740 0 4 4
C&H 28 30 33 +5  2368 8814 72 5 5 2 10
SCL 37 36 35 -2  1513 7522 55 2 2 1 6
P&LE 29 25 21 -8  1434 6398 62 1 7 9
VC 10 10 11 +1  626 1465 0   12 5
A&GW 39 31 23 -16  407 3042 148 5 5 9
WBSH 30 40 51 +21  149 1380 90 11 11
A&T 26 32 36 +10  478 4591 64 11 11 7
GM&O 32 34 36 +4  487 2534 101 10 10 9
N&C 13 17 22 +9  473 1530 0   7 9 11
SM 31 41 51 +20  410 1567 48 13 13 2
MN 11 16 21 +10  236 471 39 1 1
O&M 20 23 27 +7  207 1316 54 7 7 9
C&EI 15 21 28 +13  279 1375 50 6 6 12
C&NW 0 0 11 +11  0 540 60 4 4
CRIP 0 0 11 +11  0 675 75   10
CASL 0 0 11 +11  0 833 92   6
CNS 0 0 11 +11  0 383 42   2
M&LR 0 0 11 +11  0 594 66   7

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
MP Missouri Pacific 1415
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 450
CP Central Pacific 770
MKT Missouri, Kansas & Texas 1630
SLSW St Louis & Southwestern 775
SP Southern Pacific 450
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