Continental Rails II

Game # 21 - Turn # 8

Headline News 1855 to 1856

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

1855: The Know-Nothing Party sweeps Northern congressional elections.
1856: Soo Canal completed connecting Lake Superior to Lake Huron.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Jay Gould bought M&C for $2173, George R. Obberbaron bought NO&J for $4150, Nicholas van Rijn bought MN for $1397, Leland Stanford bought L&N for $7663, Thomas Scott bought IC for $3532.
  • PCs Merged: MC merges into NYC, A&WP merges into SCL, C&C merges into TP&W, MS merges into NYC.
  • PCs Incorporated: O&M, C&EI, SM, WBSH, VC.
  • New Engines Acquired: B&M bought Mogul 2-6-0, B&H bought Mogul 2-6-0, B&O bought Mogul 2-6-0, C&O bought Mogul 2-6-0, S&G bought Mogul 2-6-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: B&H bought steel rails, PENN bought Grand Station, W&M bought steel rails.
  • RoWs built: C2 by NYC, IN1 by PENN, MD1 by READ, OH2 by B&O, WV3 by C&O, VA7 by RF&P, VA5 by N&W, TN3 by W&M, TN10 by C&H, FL6 by SCL, OH3 by P&LE, IN4 by A&GW.
  • NYC doubled C5, PENN doubled LV, READ doubled READ, C&H doubled GA1, SCL doubled GA4, GTW doubled GTW.
  • New RoWs acquired: READ got PA3, NYC got OH6, PENN got OH7, P&LE got MI1, TP&W got IN2, A&GW got IN7, N&W got KY2, W&M got KY4, N&C got KY14, A&T got AL4, SCL got AL8, GM&O got MS3, RF&P got VA3, B&O got MI2, C&H got AL5.
  • RR Mergers: GTW merges into NYC.
  • Loan Recalls: George R. Obberbaron.
  • New railroad Presidents: Nicholas van Rijn of C&O, Henry Farham of WBSH, Eudes L'Artuby of SM, Thomas Scott of O&M, Milton Littlefield of C&EI.
  • New Private Companies Available: C&NW, CRIP, CASL, CNS, M&SP, M&LR.
  • Henry Farham earns the Heartland Award for linking the PENN from the Atlantic to Chicago.
  • Leland Stanford earns the Heartland Award for linking the C&H from the Atlantic to the Mississippi region.
  • Thomas Scott dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1503. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Jay Gould, Nicholas van Rijn, George R. Obberbaron, Eugene de Segur
  • Invention of coal burning engine for locomotives improves operations, reduces operating costs.
  • 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, coal burning engines.

Tycoon Announcements:

13 George R. Obberbaron maybe i´m going to shorten my name in the next games :)

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) Thomas Scott (7) Eudes L'Artuby (2)
Rail Mogul Henry Farham (11) Thomas Scott (7) Nicholas van Rijn (1) Leland Stanford (5) Eugene de Segur (10)
Rail Builder Leland Stanford (5) Henry Farham (11) Milton Littlefield (6) Eudes L'Artuby (2) Eugene de Segur (10)
Rail Magnate Milton Littlefield (6) Leland Stanford (5) 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) Leland Stanford (5) Milton Littlefield (6) Eugene de Segur (10) Thomas Scott (7)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
6 Milton Littlefield NYC C&EI .... ....
11 Henry Farham A&T WBSH .... ....
10 Eugene de Segur GM&O B&M .... ....
9 Jay Gould .... .... .... M&C
7 Thomas Scott N&W O&M .... IC
2 Eudes L'Artuby SCL SM .... ....
5 Leland Stanford C&H A&GW L&N ....
1 Nicholas van Rijn P&LE C&O .... MN
8 Nicolas Koechlin B&O TP&W .... ....
12 William Palmer R&D B&H .... ....
4 J. Pierpont Morgan W&M .... .... ....
3 J. Edgar Thompson .... .... .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....
14 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
13 George R. Obberbaron .... .... NO&J ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
B&M Boston & Maine 513 47541 26148 99 86311 73453 2 5 0 755
B&H Boston & Hartford 183 26864 14775 99 32540 29470 6 1 0 0
NYC New York Central 2550 318895 172203 97 473495 251168 6 6 0 152
PENN Pennsylvania 1373 217063 112873 99 305099 207419 8 13 0 487
READ Reading 244 48234 27011 98 45011 25531 12 9 0 0
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 580 45995 26678 99 112158 56384 1 4 0 358
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 678 61653 36375 95 124444 89792 1 0 0 1046
RF&P Richmond, Fred. & Potomac 211 22816 14145 95 38569 30700 1 11 380 306
R&D Richmond & Danville 76 10910 6437 95 13512 11949 5 1 0 0
N&W Norfolk & Western 1147 89487 46534 99 225099 158119 1 1 0 1412
W&M Wilmington & Manchester 856 72163 45464 91 183031 129924 -1 1 0 522
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 1499 200000 106000 98 275884 124214 8 9 0 0
SCL Sea Coast Line 1286 177900 92508 99 253395 115447 8 7 0 190
S&G Savannah & Gulf 508 56070 35324 94 114077 73563 1 0 0 0
P&LE Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 238 28263 17523 95 43651 34981 2 11 174 375
VC Virginia Central 293 19342 13346 85 35801 33049 -1 0 0 0
A&GW Atlantic & Great Western 241 26533 14593 99 38584 34817 3 1 0 0
TP&W Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw 342 30314 17582 96 52720 46433 1 0 0 0
WBSH Wabash Line 114 14207 9235 89 17081 15769 3 0 0 0
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 143 13317 7324 99 21907 19344 2 0 760 0
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 135 12707 7116 98 20478 17803 2 1 950 0
N&C Nashville & Chattanooga 151 14027 8136 96 21410 19330 2 1 0 0
SM Southern Mississippi 44 6996 4757 86 7253 6697 4 0 0 0
O&M Ohio & Mississippi 165 15127 10740 83 22229 20521 -1 0 0 0
C&EI Chicago & Eastern Illinois 184 18836 13185 84 25505 23545 0 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
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC B&A HRL ERIENY3 NYNHLS C4 C5 C3 MC MS C2 GTW OH5 oh6 TP&Wfw&cTP&WPENNPENNoh8 mi6 PENNTP&Win3 B&M B&H B&H PENNPENNP&LEPENNTP&Wmn fw&cny1 ny2 pa8 pa10pa11B&O P&LEP&LEB&O mi4 mi5 mi6 Boston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago Montreal London
    NYC ; B&A  (Double) ; HRL  (Double) ; ERIE  (Double) ; NY3 ; NYNH ; LS ; C4 ; C5  (Double) ; C3 ; MC ; MS ; C2 ; GTW  (Double) ; OH5
    Unbuilt: OH6
    [Regions: ALN]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNC&A LV CNJ PA5 PA6 MRLEP&FWOH4 IN1 oh7 m&c A&GWTP&WWBSHTP&WNYC oh8 TP&Win3 A&GWin5 ky1 ky3 NYC NYC NYC READNYC P&LENYC A&GWTP&Wmon fw&cTP&WC&EIic c&nwcripcb&qcaslcns READpa2 READpa4 C&O pa8 pa9 pa11C&O B&O B&O P&LENYC oh8 mi5 TP&Win3 il1 il10il12il14wi1 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
    Unbuilt: OH7
    [Regions: AOLC]
  • Reading (READ)
    READPA1 MD1 pa3 PENNB&O pa2 pa4 PENNPENNPENNPENNB&O C&O RF&Ppa2 pa4 PENNC&O RF&PNew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington
    READ  (Double) ; PA1 ; MD1
    Unbuilt: PA3
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O WV1 OH1 OH2 mi2 NYC TP&WNYC mn NYC P&LENYC P&LENYC PENNPENNNYC m&c A&GWTP&WREADpa2 READpa4 C&O READC&O C&O C&O P&LEPENNNYC P&LEPhiladelphia Baltimore Washington Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati London
    B&O ; WV1 ; OH1 ; OH2
    Unbuilt: MI2
    [Regions: A]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&O MD2 PA7 WV2 WV3 B&O RF&PR&D P&LEPENNm&c VC PENNREADN&W RF&PN&W N&W RF&PB&O wv4 B&O ky1 N&W Baltimore Washington Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    C&O ; MD2 ; PA7 ; WV2 ; WV3
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AO]
  • Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P)
    RF&PVA7 va3 C&O R&D N&W VC va1 N&W N&W C&O R&D N&W VC READC&O va1 N&W N&W Baltimore Washington Norfolk
    RF&P ; VA7
    Unbuilt: VA3
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&D C&O RF&PN&W VC va1 N&W RF&PN&W RF&PWashington Norfolk
    R&D
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W N&S NC2 VA2 VA4 VA5 ky2 C&O wv4 ky1 ky3 W&M ky5 ky6 C&O RF&PR&D W&M VC va1 RF&Pva6 RF&PW&M C&H C&H C&O wv4 ky1 Washington Norfolk Wilmington Cincinnati Louisville
    N&W ; N&S ; NC2 ; VA2 ; VA4 ; VA5
    Unbuilt: KY2
    [Regions: A]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&M W&W SC2 G&C NC1 TN2 TN3 ky4 N&W ky3 ky5 ky6 N&W SCL C&H C&H va1 N&W C&H C&H sc4 C&H tn1 tn4 Norfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah Cincinnati Louisville Atlanta
    W&M  (Double) ; W&W  (Double) ; SC2 ; G&C ; NC1 ; TN2 ; TN3
    Unbuilt: KY4
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H SC1 SC3 SC5 S&A GA1 BRL GA8 A&C AL3 TN10al5 A&T SCL S&G al2 A&T al6 al7 SCL SCL SCL S&G SCL W&M SCL A&T N&C m&lrN&W N&W W&M sc4 SCL SCL W&M tn4 tn5 tn6 tn8 tn9 tn11tn12tn13tn14tn15S&G al2 A&T GM&Oms6 ms7 ar1 ar5 Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile Memphis
    C&H  (Double) ; SC1  (Double) ; SC3  (Double) ; SC5 ; S&A  (Double) ; GA1  (Double) ; BRL ; GA8  (Double) ; A&C ; AL3 ; TN10
    Unbuilt: AL5
    [Regions: ADM]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL NER GA2 GA4 FL4 COG FL5 A&WPFL6 al8 GM&OA&T C&H al6 al7 ms2 GM&Oms4 W&M C&H C&H S&G C&H C&H fec W&M C&H W&M C&H ga3 ga5 S&G C&H fl3 S&G C&H al6 al7 Wilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans
    SCL  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; GA2  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; FL4 ; COG ; FL5 ; A&WP ; FL6
    Unbuilt: AL8
    [Regions: ADG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G GA6 GA7 AL1 C&H SCL SCL A&T C&H SCL ga3 SCL ga5 C&H al2 C&H A&T C&H al6 Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AD]
  • Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
    P&LEOH3 mi1 NYC TP&WNYC mn NYC B&O NYC B&O NYC NYC PENNPENNNYC TP&WPENNC&O pa11C&O B&O NYC B&O Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh London
    P&LE ; OH3
    Unbuilt: MI1
    [Regions: OL]
  • Virginia Central (VC)
    VC C&O R&D N&W RF&PN&W RF&Pwv4 Washington
    VC
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ]
  • Atlantic & Great Western (A&GW)
    A&GWIN4 in7 mon C&EIic TP&Win3 in5 in6 in8 in9 il1 il2 il3 il4 il5 PENNPENNm&c WBSHmon C&EIB&O B&O PENNPENNoh8 TP&Win3 in5 in6 in8 in9 ky1 ky3 Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis
    A&GW ; IN4
    Unbuilt: IN7
    [Regions: O]
  • Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
    TP&WC&C in2 mon C&EIPENNNYC PENNoh8 PENNin3 A&GWin5 in6 A&GWin8 in9 NYC mon fw&cC&EIic c&nwcripcb&qcaslcns B&O P&LEPENNNYC NYC PENNoh8 P&LEB&O mi5 PENNin3 il1 il10il12il14wi1 Cleveland Detroit Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    TP&W ; C&C
    Unbuilt: IN2
    [Regions: C]
  • Wabash Line (WBSH)
    WBSHm&c A&GWO&M l&n PENNoh8 A&GWin5 in6 in10ky1 ky3 ky5 ky7 ky8 Cincinnati Louisville
    WBSH
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: O]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&T al4 GM&OC&H S&G al2 C&H C&H SCL ms2 GM&Oms4 C&H N&C C&H tn4 tn5 tn6 S&G al2 C&H C&H Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans
    A&T
    Unbuilt: AL4
    [Regions: D]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&Oms3 tn8 tn9 C&H tn11tn12tn13C&H A&T SCL ms2 ms4 ms6 A&T al7 SCL ms1 ms2 ms4 Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Memphis
    GM&O
    Unbuilt: MS3
    [Regions: G]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&C ky14l&n il8 il9 ky9 ky10ky12ky13tn7 tn8 tn12tn13tn14tn15C&H A&T l&n ky10tn4 tn5 tn6 tn7 tn8 Louisville Atlanta Birmingham St. Louis Memphis
    N&C
    Unbuilt: KY14
    [Regions: ]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SM no&jv&t ms4 ms5 ms6 ms7 la5 New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg
    SM
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: M]
  • Ohio & Mississippi (O&M)
    O&M WBSHl&n in6 in9 in10il2 il3 il6 il7 ky5 ky7 ky8 ky11ky12ky13Cincinnati Louisville St. Louis
    O&M
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: O]
  • Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C&EI)
    C&EImon fw&cTP&Wic c&nwcripcb&qcaslcns mi5 PENNTP&Win3 A&GWin5 in6 A&GWin8 in9 il1 il10il12il14wi1 Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    C&EI
    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
B&M 18 17 16 -2  1008 2565 0 10 10
B&H 19 18 18 -1  193 915 0 12 12 7 11
NYC 24 25 26 +2  2151 12451 306 6 6 9 10
PENN 22 28 34 +12  2350 6769 101   11
READ 42 34 27 -15  490 1198 22   2
B&O 33 32 31 -2  576 2841 67 8 8 7 10
C&O 11 12 13 +2  1033 3270 120 1 7
RF&P 27 29 31 +4  89 1008 47   1 7 8
R&D 20 26 33 +13  113 342 38 12 12 3 11
N&W 11 11 11 +0  1439 5601 138 7 7
W&M 14 13 13 -1  1323 4178 102 4 4
C&H 27 27 27 +0  1897 7255 246 5 5 10
SCL 29 29 29 +0  1424 6223 214 2 2 1
S&G 42 33 24 -18  756 2456 84   11 7
P&LE 25 31 38 +13  171 1137 53 1 1 7 8 9
VC 0 0 11 +11  0 1319 146   12
A&GW 19 22 25 +6  169 1143 62 5 5
TP&W 11 14 18 +7  270 1539 171 8 10
WBSH 0 0 11 +11  0 513 57 11 11
A&T 11 11 11 +0  296 715 0 11 11 7
GM&O 11 13 15 +4  256 675 0 10 10 9
N&C 11 13 15 +4  297 755 0   7 9 11
SM 0 0 11 +11  0 198 22 2 2
O&M 0 0 11 +11  0 743 82 7 7
C&EI 0 0 11 +11  0 828 92 6 6

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
MON Monon Line 920
FW&C Ft. Wayne & Chicago 570
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 600
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 750
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 925
CNS Chicago North Shore 425
M&SP Milwaukee & St. Paul 1630
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 660
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