Continental Rails II

Game # 21 - Turn # 9

Headline News 1857 to 1858

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1857: Western Union Telegraph Company begins operations.
  2. 1858: The Dred Scott decision by Supreme Court angers Northern anti-slavery elements.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Leland Stanford bought MON for $3646, Nicholas van Rijn bought FW&C for $2999, J. Pierpont Morgan bought C&NW for $1500, Eugene de Segur bought CRIP for $4021, Milton Littlefield bought CASL for $4011, Eudes L'Artuby bought CNS for $2385, Henry Farham bought M&SP for $20021, Thomas Scott bought M&LR for $721.
  • PCs Merged: M&C merges into C&O, NO&J merges into SM.
  • PCs Incorporated: MN.
  • New Engines Acquired: B&M bought Atlantic 4-4-2, B&H bought Atlantic 4-4-2, NYC bought Atlantic 4-4-2, READ bought Atlantic 4-4-2, R&D bought Atlantic 4-4-2, C&H bought Atlantic 4-4-2, SCL bought Atlantic 4-4-2, VC bought Atlantic 4-4-2, A&GW bought Atlantic 4-4-2, WBSH bought Atlantic 4-4-2, GM&O bought Atlantic 4-4-2, N&C bought Atlantic 4-4-2, O&M bought Atlantic 4-4-2, C&EI bought Atlantic 4-4-2.
  • New Technologies Acquired: B&H bought coal burning engines, NYC bought coal burning engines, READ bought coal burning engines, R&D bought coal burning engines, SCL bought coal burning engines, WBSH bought coal burning engines, A&T bought coal burning engines, N&C bought coal burning engines, O&M bought coal burning engines, C&EI bought coal burning engines.
  • RoWs built: OH6 by NYC, OH7 by PENN, PA3 by READ, MI2 by B&O, VA3 by RF&P, KY2 by N&W, KY4 by W&M, AL5 by C&H, AL8 by SCL, MI1 by P&LE, IN7 by A&GW, IN2 by TP&W, AL4 by A&T, MS3 by GM&O, KY14 by N&C.
  • NYC doubled C4, C&O doubled C&O, SCL doubled A&WP, TP&W doubled C&C.
  • New RoWs acquired: SCL got GA5, NYC got IN3, C&O got IN5, A&GW got IN6, TP&W got IN9, O&M got IL2, N&W got KY5, WBSH got KY7, A&T got TN5, C&H got TN8, GM&O got MS2, SM got MS4, C&EI got IN8.
  • RR Mergers: C&O merges into P&LE, TP&W merges into B&O.
  • Insolvent RRs: W&M, VC.
  • Loan Recalls: Henry Farham.
  • New railroad Presidents: Nicolas Koechlin of B&M, Eudes L'Artuby of READ, Eugene de Segur of B&O, Nicolas Koechlin of RF&P, Henry Farham of S&G, Thomas Scott of N&C, George R. Obberbaron of SM.
  • New Private Companies Available: CB&Q, FEC, V&T, L&A, WP, UP, SL&A.
  • Eugene de Segur dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $2012. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Henry Farham, Jay Gould, Nicholas van Rijn, Thomas Scott, Milton Littlefield
  • 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.

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) Nicholas van Rijn (1) Leland Stanford (5) Eugene de Segur (10)
Rail Builder Leland Stanford (5) Henry Farham (11) Nicolas Koechlin (8) Eudes L'Artuby (2) Milton Littlefield (6)
Rail Magnate Leland Stanford (5) Milton Littlefield (6) Henry Farham (11) Nicolas Koechlin (8) Nicholas van Rijn (1)
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) Eugene de Segur (10) Milton Littlefield (6) Thomas Scott (7)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
10 Eugene de Segur GM&O B&O CRIP ....
6 Milton Littlefield NYC C&EI CASL ....
2 Eudes L'Artuby SCL READ CNS ....
7 Thomas Scott N&W N&C M&LR IC
9 Jay Gould .... .... .... ....
5 Leland Stanford C&H A&GW L&N MON
11 Henry Farham A&T S&G M&SP ....
1 Nicholas van Rijn P&LE .... FW&C ....
8 Nicolas Koechlin B&M RF&P .... ....
12 William Palmer R&D B&H .... ....
4 J. Pierpont Morgan W&M .... .... C&NW
13 George R. Obberbaron SM .... .... ....
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 47722 26247 99 89492 73402 1 3 0 566
B&H Boston & Hartford 183 26842 14763 99 33902 30304 6 1 0 0
NYC New York Central 2650 334528 177301 98 509434 277479 6 6 0 106
PENN Pennsylvania 1475 231512 129647 95 331875 225412 6 0 0 365
READ Reading 333 61402 34385 98 60529 33651 11 1 0 0
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 1050 120401 71036 95 199305 121689 3 3 296 233
RF&P Richmond, Fred. & Potomac 287 33758 22281 91 51824 42061 1 0 0 514
R&D Richmond & Danville 76 10658 5862 99 14360 12469 6 1 0 0
N&W Norfolk & Western 1272 97340 54511 95 250344 179219 0 1 550 988
W&M Wilmington & Manchester 948 78202 52395 87 209800 150520 -2 0 0 392
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 1632 214830 113860 98 304007 147005 7 7 0 0
SCL Sea Coast Line 1404 194837 105213 97 275312 133454 7 8 0 133
S&G Savannah & Gulf 508 56809 35222 95 117542 72251 1 0 0 0
P&LE Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 1167 122132 72057 95 222818 165560 2 4 625 1196
VC Virginia Central 293 19179 13617 83 38163 30163 -1 0 0 0
A&GW Atlantic & Great Western 342 37187 20453 99 55427 49948 3 2 560 0
WBSH Wabash Line 114 14773 8125 99 19201 17069 5 10 0 0
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 295 27156 16022 95 45764 41313 1 7 0 494
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 325 26397 14518 99 44647 38789 2 3 1010 712
N&C Nashville & Chattanooga 306 27952 15932 97 42820 36175 2 3 0 0
SM Southern Mississippi 227 26829 15829 95 37708 33239 3 8 480 0
MN Michigan Northern 102 11897 8090 86 14858 13717 1 0 0 0
O&M Ohio & Mississippi 165 16130 10646 88 24275 21775 0 1 0 0
C&EI Chicago & Eastern Illinois 184 19141 10528 99 30068 26342 3 2 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 in3 B&O mon B&O C&EIPENNPENNoh8 PENNB&O A&GWP&LEA&GWA&GWC&EIB&O B&M B&H B&H PENNPENNP&LEPENNB&O MN fw&cB&O ny1 ny2 pa8 pa10pa11B&O P&LEPENNPENNoh8 P&LEB&O mi4 mi5 mi6 PENNB&O Boston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago Montreal London
    NYC ; B&A  (Double) ; HRL  (Double) ; ERIE  (Double) ; NY3 ; NYNH ; LS ; C4  (Double) ; C5  (Double) ; C3 ; MC ; MS ; C2 ; GTW  (Double) ; OH5 ; OH6
    Unbuilt: IN3
    [Regions: ALN]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNC&A LV CNJ PA5 PA6 MRLEP&FWOH4 IN1 OH7 NYC NYC NYC READNYC P&LENYC P&LEA&GWB&O WBSHmon fw&cB&O C&EIic c&nwcripcb&qcaslcns READpa2 READpa4 P&LEpa8 pa9 pa11P&LEB&O B&O P&LENYC oh8 mi5 B&O NYC A&GWP&LEil1 il10il12il14ky1 ky3 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 ; MD1 ; PA3
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O WV1 OH1 OH2 MI2 TP&WC&C IN2 in9 O&M mon C&EINYC A&GWP&LEA&GWA&GWC&EIin10O&M il3 il6 il7 ky11ky12ky13PENNPENNNYC P&LEA&GWNYC MN NYC mon fw&cC&EIic c&nwcripcb&qcaslcns READpa2 READpa4 P&LEREADP&LEP&LEP&LEP&LEPENNNYC NYC PENNoh8 P&LEmi5 PENNNYC A&GWP&LEA&GWA&GWC&EIil1 il10il12il14wi1 NYC Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis London
    B&O ; WV1 ; OH1 ; OH2 ; MI2 ; TP&W ; C&C  (Double) ; IN2
    Unbuilt: IN9
    [Regions: ALC]
  • Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P)
    RF&PVA7 VA3 P&LER&D N&W VC READP&LEva1 N&W N&W Baltimore Washington Norfolk
    RF&P ; VA7 ; VA3
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&D P&LERF&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 ky5 WBSHO&M l&n A&GWin10ky3 W&M ky6 WBSHky8 P&LERF&PR&D W&M VC va1 RF&Pva6 RF&PW&M C&H C&H P&LEwv4 ky1 ky3 W&M ky6 Washington Norfolk Wilmington Cincinnati Louisville
    N&W ; N&S ; NC2 ; VA2 ; VA4 ; VA5 ; KY2
    Unbuilt: KY5
    [Regions: A]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&M W&W SC2 G&C NC1 TN2 TN3 KY4 N&W SCL C&H C&H va1 N&W C&H C&H sc4 C&H N&W ky3 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: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H SC1 SC3 SC5 S&A GA1 BRL GA8 A&C AL3 TN10AL5 tn8 N&C l&n ky10N&C tn7 tn9 tn11tn12tn13GM&Oms6 SCL SCL S&G SCL W&M SCL A&T N&C m&lrN&W N&W W&M sc4 SCL SCL SCL W&M tn4 A&T tn6 tn9 tn11tn12tn13tn14tn15S&G al2 A&T al6 al7 SCL GM&Oms6 ms7 ar1 ar5 Charleston Savannah Louisville 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 ; AL5
    Unbuilt: TN8
    [Regions: ADM]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL NER GA2 GA4 FL4 COG FL5 A&WPFL6 AL8 ga5 S&G fec ga3 S&G fl3 W&M C&H C&H S&G C&H C&H GM&Ofec W&M C&H W&M C&H ga3 S&G C&H fl3 S&G A&T C&H al6 al7 GM&OGM&OSM Wilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans
    SCL  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; GA2  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; FL4 ; COG ; FL5 ; A&WP  (Double) ; FL6 ; AL8
    Unbuilt: GA5
    [Regions: ADG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G GA6 GA7 AL1 C&H SCL SCL A&T C&H SCL ga3 SCL SCL 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 C&O MD2 PA7 WV2 WV3 M&C in5 A&GWWBSHmon C&EIPENNoh8 B&O NYC A&GWA&GWA&GWC&EIB&O ky1 ky3 B&O RF&PR&D NYC PENNPENNNYC VC A&GWB&O WBSHNYC MN NYC PENNpa11READN&W RF&PN&W N&W RF&PB&O wv4 B&O B&O NYC PENNoh8 B&O A&GWky1 N&W ky3 NYC Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago London
    P&LE ; OH3 ; MI1 ; C&O  (Double) ; MD2 ; PA7 ; WV2 ; WV3 ; M&C
    Unbuilt: IN5
    [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 in6 WBSHO&M mon C&EIl&n B&O NYC P&LEC&EIB&O in10N&W WBSHky8 PENNPENNP&LEWBSHmon C&EIic B&O B&O PENNPENNoh8 B&O NYC P&LEC&EIB&O il1 O&M il3 il4 il5 ky1 ky3 Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis
    A&GW ; IN4 ; IN7
    Unbuilt: IN6
    [Regions: O]
  • Wabash Line (WBSH)
    WBSHky7 O&M l&n A&GWin10N&W ky6 ky8 A&T P&LEA&GWO&M l&n PENNoh8 A&GWP&LEA&GWin10ky1 ky3 N&W ky8 Cincinnati Louisville
    WBSH
    Unbuilt: KY7
    [Regions: O]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&T AL4 tn5 C&H N&C ky6 WBSHtn4 tn6 C&H GM&ON&C C&H tn4 tn6 S&G al2 C&H C&H SCL GM&OGM&OSM Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans
    A&T ; AL4
    Unbuilt: TN5
    [Regions: D]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&OMS3 ms2 SM l&a gw A&T SCL ms1 SM la3 C&H tn9 C&H tn11tn12tn13C&H A&T al7 SCL ms1 SM ms6 Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Memphis
    GM&O ; MS3
    Unbuilt: MS2
    [Regions: G]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&C KY14C&H A&T l&n il8 il9 ky9 ky10ky12ky13tn4 A&T tn6 tn7 C&H tn12tn13tn14tn15Louisville Atlanta Birmingham St. Louis Memphis
    N&C ; KY14
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SM NO&Jms4 GM&OA&T SCL GM&OGM&Oms5 ms6 ms7 v&t l&a gw ms1 GM&Oms5 ms6 ms7 la3 la5 Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg
    SM ; NO&J
    Unbuilt: MS4
    [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 ic A&GWC&EIB&O in10il1 il3 il4 il5 il6 il7 ky11ky12ky13WBSHl&n A&GWB&O in10il3 il6 il7 N&W WBSHky8 ky11ky12ky13Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis
    O&M
    Unbuilt: IL2
    [Regions: O]
  • Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C&EI)
    C&EIin8 mon ic B&O NYC A&GWP&LEA&GWA&GWB&O il1 O&M il3 il4 il5 mon fw&cB&O ic c&nwcripcb&qcaslcns mi5 PENNB&O NYC A&GWP&LEA&GWA&GWB&O il1 il10il12il14wi1 Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis
    C&EI
    Unbuilt: IN8
    [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 16 14 13 -3  1209 2565 0 8 10
B&H 18 17 16 -2  171 915 0 12 12 7 11
NYC 26 26 26 +0  2577 12901 356 6 6 9 10
PENN 34 32 31 -3  2401 7228 152   11
READ 27 34 41 +14  375 1599 66 2 2 11
B&O 31 32 32 +1  580 5127 131 10 10 7 8
RF&P 31 26 22 -9  282 1350 85 8 1 7
R&D 33 29 25 -8  53 342 38 12 12 3 11
N&W 11 10 10 -1  1921 6302 62 7 7
W&M 13 12 12 -1  1377 4694 46 4 4
C&H 27 27 28 +1  2106 8100 66 5 5 10
SCL 29 33 37 +8  1824 6968 59 2 2 1 6
S&G 24 20 16 -8  724 2477 63 11 11 7
P&LE 38 44 29 -9  233 5710 125 1 7 9
VC 11 10 10 -1  549 1355 110   12
A&GW 25 32 39 +14  387 1660 50 5 5 9
WBSH 11 20 30 +19  262 570 0   11
A&T 11 18 26 +15  288 1399 76 11 11 7
GM&O 15 23 32 +17  216 1530 95 10 10 9
N&C 15 14 13 -2  163 1453 77 7 7 9 11
SM 11 21 31 +20  99 1044 91 13 13 2
MN 0 0 11 +11  0 459 51   1
O&M 11 15 20 +9  336 825 0   7
C&EI 11 13 15 +4  342 920 0 6 6 12

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 950
FEC Florida East Coast 1495
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 865
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 450
WP Western Pacific 710
UP Union Pacific 525
SL&A St Louis & Alton 495
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