Continental Rails II

Game # 22 - Turn # 7

Headline News 1853 to 1854

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1853: Franklin Pearce defeats Winfield Scott in Presidential race.
  2. 1854: Wells, Fargo and Company founded in Sacramento.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: William Palmer bought MS for $9176, Nicolas Koechlin bought MON for $23313, EugFne de STgur bought C&EI for $23250.
  • PCs Merged: A&C merges into A&WP, P&LE merges into LS.
  • PCs Incorporated: MC, SM, GM&O, A&T, N&C, WBSH.
  • New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought switch yards, PENN bought switch yards, READ bought Grand Station, READ bought switch yards, B&O bought switch yards, RF&P bought switch yards, R&D bought switch yards, N&W bought switch yards, C&H bought Grand Station, C&H bought switch yards, S&A bought switch yards, SCL bought switch yards, S&G bought Grand Station, S&G bought switch yards, COG bought switch yards, LS bought switch yards, G&C bought switch yards, GTW bought switch yards, M&C bought switch yards, A&WP bought switch yards, A&GW bought switch yards, TP&W bought switch yards.
  • RoWs built: NY1 by GT, C5 by NYC, PA8 by ERIE, PA9 by PENN, IN1 by B&O, KY1 by C&O, PA3 by RF&P, TN2 by R&D, KY2 by N&W, AL3 by C&H, FL5 by S&A, NC1 by SCL, GA7 by S&G, GA5 by COG, OH5 by LS.
  • NYC doubled B&A, PENN doubled PENN, READ doubled READ, B&O doubled MRLE, RF&P doubled PA2, N&W doubled N&S, C&H doubled GA8, SCL doubled SC1, COG doubled COG.
  • New RoWs acquired: PENN got PA10, RF&P got VA1, G&C got SC3, S&A got FL6, LS got OH6, GTW got MI2, TP&W got IN2, A&GW got IN4, N&W got KY5, R&D got TN4, C&H got TN12, S&G got AL1, A&WP got AL6, SCL got NC2, COG got FL3, B&O got IN3, C&O got IN5.
  • RR Mergers: GTW merges into ERIE.
  • Loan Recalls: George R. Obberbaron.
  • Stock splits: B&O splits 2 for 1.
  • New railroad Presidents: Frederik Conrad of B&O, Edward Harriman of WBSH, Nicholas van Rijn of MC, George R. Obberbaron of A&T, B of GM&O, George R. Obberbaron of N&C.
  • New Private Companies Available: NO&J, O&M, FW&C, C&C, L&N, CRIP.
  • Nicolas Koechlin earns the Heartland Award for linking the B&O from the Atlantic to Chicago.
  • Nicholas van Rijn dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $4001. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: B, EugFne de STgur, Stepp, Henry Farham, Jay Gould, Eudes L'Artuby
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Good to Boom.
  • Best locomotive available: Lion 0-4-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards.

Tycoon Announcements:

2 Nicholas van Rijn gmarrs planes trains % automobiles s martin j candy

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Casey Jones (10) Troy Phelan (1) Nicholas van Rijn (2) Henry Farham (8) Jay Gould (13)
Rail Mogul Nicholas van Rijn (2) B (15) Troy Phelan (1) Casey Jones (10) Jay Gould (13)
Rail Builder Nicolas Koechlin (3) Nicholas van Rijn (2) William Palmer (7) Henry Farham (8) Jay Gould (13)
Rail Magnate Nicolas Koechlin (3) William Palmer (7) Jay Gould (13) B (15) Nicholas van Rijn (2)
Rail Prodigal B (15) Stepp (5) Eugène de Ségur (12) Henry Farham (8) Nicholas van Rijn (2)
Rail Baron B (15) Nicholas van Rijn (2) Nicolas Koechlin (3) Jay Gould (13) Henry Farham (8)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
10 Casey Jones C&O A&WP .... ....
1 Troy Phelan N&W RF&P .... ....
2 Nicholas van Rijn ERIE MC .... ....
8 Henry Farham LS S&A .... ....
13 Jay Gould PENN M&C .... ....
15 B C&H GM&O .... ....
6 Edward Harriman WBSH S&G .... ....
9 Frederik Conrad B&O .... .... ....
12 Eugène de Ségur SCL G&C C&EI ....
14 Eudes L'Artuby TP&W READ .... ....
3 Nicolas Koechlin A&GW .... .... MON
11 Cornelius Vanderbilt .... .... .... MN
7 William Palmer NYC .... MS ....
5 Stepp .... .... .... ....
4 Railroad Bill Jr A&T N&C .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
GT Grand Trunk 890 121859 70679 99 290903 150796 4 0 0 475
NYC New York Central 1036 197854 108820 99 330231 101190 11 9 0 98
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 854 110768 66461 97 286609 150718 2 10 290 217
PENN Pennsylvania 1130 207929 116441 98 362401 140489 9 9 800 591
READ Reading 288 68600 37730 99 107425 21636 15 4 0 0
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 1113 167026 91864 99 334211 85615 8 9 0 45
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 743 80113 48870 99 236071 124931 1 0 625 469
RF&P Richmond, Fred. & Potomac 346 77504 44952 99 128482 66471 10 8 480 236
R&D Richmond & Danville 610 63106 34708 99 196650 42271 4 4 555 578
N&W Norfolk & Western 1053 125626 69095 99 333386 111738 4 3 220 376
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 887 137883 77214 98 282149 138685 6 16 440 543
S&A Savannah & Augusta 646 83240 48279 99 210089 70806 4 1 0 55
SCL Sea Coast Line 871 142719 79923 98 280361 79849 8 9 0 0
S&G Savannah & Gulf 411 47513 26607 98 130893 71558 2 6 485 346
COG Central of Georgia 348 46320 26866 99 112496 62437 3 30 1050 408
LS Lake Shore 540 76879 44590 99 166296 76541 5 1 0 300
G&C Greenville & Columbia 94 10810 6378 98 27439 12999 3 4 545 0
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 193 20514 12103 98 53178 29432 2 4 0 0
A&WP Atlanta & West Point 289 36764 21323 99 83830 47610 4 1 0 0
A&GW Atlantic & Great Western 116 17125 9932 99 36846 20205 5 1 625 0
TP&W Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw 140 14100 8460 97 39743 16832 2 1 0 0
WBSH Wabash Line 114 18548 12984 87 31681 19419 3 0 0 0
MC Michigan Central 152 19118 13383 87 38408 23542 1 0 0 0
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 143 16518 12058 84 35370 21680 0 0 0 0
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 135 15770 11354 85 33634 20616 0 0 0 0
N&C Nashville & Chattanooga 151 16856 11125 91 37106 22744 1 0 0 0
SM Southern Mississippi 44 9054 6247 88 13453 8247 5 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 
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GT B&H C2 C3 NY1 NYC NYC NYC NYC PENNERIEERIEERIEBoston New York Buffalo Montreal
    GT  (Double) ; B&H ; C2 ; C3 ; NY1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC HRL B&A B&M NY3 C4 C5 GT GT PENNERIEPENNPENNLS MC mn ms me1 GT ERIEPENNERIEmi1 ERIEGT Boston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Montreal London
    NYC  (Double) ; HRL  (Double) ; B&A  (Double) ; B&M ; NY3 ; C4 ; C5
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ALN]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIENY2 PA11PA8 GTW mi2 TP&WMC mn ms oh2 LS LS mi1 NYC NYC PENNPENNPENNPENNLS LS B&O TP&WGT NYC PENNPENNoh2 LS LS mi1 NYC New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh London
    ERIE ; NY2 ; PA11 ; PA8 ; GTW
    Unbuilt: MI2
    [Regions: AL]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNLV C&A NYNHPA5 CNJ PA6 WV2 PA9 pa10LS ERIENYC ERIENYC GT NYC ERIEREADLS B&O M&C READRF&PRF&PREADpa7 ERIEB&O wv3 B&O Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati London
    PENN  (Double) ; LV ; C&A  (Double) ; NYNH ; PA5 ; CNJ ; PA6 ; WV2 ; PA9
    Unbuilt: PA10
    [Regions: AO]
  • Reading (READ)
    READPA1 PA4 PENNPENNPENNB&O RF&PRF&PPENNRF&PNew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington
    READ  (Double) ; PA1 ; PA4
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O WV1 OH1 P&FWMRLEOH4 IN1 in3 TP&Wmon c&c c&eiLS oh7 oh8 TP&WA&GWC&O in6 in7 in8 in9 LS LS ERIEM&C A&GWTP&Wmon fw&cc&c c&eiic c&nwcripcb&qcaslcns READRF&PRF&PREADPENNpa7 ERIERF&PC&O PENNwv3 oh2 LS LS oh7 oh8 mi5 TP&Wil1 il10il12il14wi1 Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    B&O ; WV1 ; OH1 ; P&FW ; MRLE  (Double) ; OH4 ; IN1
    Unbuilt: IN3
    [Regions: AOLC]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&O VC MD2 WV4 KY1 in5 M&C A&GWWBSHmon c&eioh7 oh8 TP&WB&O A&GWin6 in7 in8 in9 ky3 B&O RF&PR&D M&C A&GWWBSHpa7 RF&PR&D N&W N&W N&W va7 B&O wv3 oh7 oh8 A&GWN&W ky3 Baltimore Washington Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    C&O ; VC ; MD2 ; WV4 ; KY1
    Unbuilt: IN5
    [Regions: AO]
  • Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P)
    RF&PMD1 PA2 PA3 va1 R&D N&W N&W N&W N&W SCL SCL PENNPENNPENNREADB&O C&O R&D N&W READREADPENNC&O N&W va7 New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington
    RF&P ; MD1  (Double) ; PA2  (Double) ; PA3
    Unbuilt: VA1
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&D VA2 SC5 TN2 tn4 A&WPA&T N&C tn1 tn3 tn5 tn6 C&O RF&PN&W G&C C&O C&H RF&PN&W N&W va7 SCL G&C tn1 tn3 Washington Norfolk Atlanta Birmingham
    R&D ; VA2 ; SC5 ; TN2
    Unbuilt: TN4
    [Regions: ]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W N&S VA3 W&W VA4 VA5 KY2 ky5 WBSHo&m l&n in6 in10ky3 ky4 ky6 ky7 ky8 C&O RF&PR&D SCL C&O RF&PR&D va6 va7 SCL SCL wv3 C&O C&O ky3 ky4 ky6 Washington Norfolk Wilmington Cincinnati Louisville
    N&W  (Double) ; N&S  (Double) ; VA3  (Double) ; W&W ; VA4 ; VA5 ; KY2
    Unbuilt: KY5
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H SC4 GA1 BRL GA8 AL3 tn12il8 il9 ky9 ky12ky13ky14tn8 tn9 tn10tn11tn13tn14tn15ms3 ms6 SCL S&A SCL COG G&C A&WPA&WPA&T SCL sc2 G&C R&D R&D tn8 tn9 tn10tn11tn13S&G al2 al4 al5 ms3 ms6 Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham St. Louis Memphis
    C&H  (Double) ; SC4 ; GA1 ; BRL ; GA8  (Double) ; AL3
    Unbuilt: TN12
    [Regions: AD]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&A GA4 FL4 FL5 fl6 al5 A&WPal7 al8 SCL S&G fec SCL C&H C&H SCL COG COG Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile
    S&A ; GA4 ; FL4 ; FL5
    Unbuilt: FL6
    [Regions: AG]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL NER W&M GA2 SC1 NC1 nc2 N&W N&W RF&PR&D G&C R&D N&W N&W C&H S&A S&G COG G&C RF&Psc2 G&C C&H COG S&A Norfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta
    SCL  (Double) ; NER ; W&M ; GA2 ; SC1  (Double) ; NC1
    Unbuilt: NC2
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G GA6 GA7 al1 A&WPA&T C&H al2 C&H al4 al5 A&WPS&A SCL A&WPSCL SCL COG S&A COG A&WPCharleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    S&G ; GA6 ; GA7
    Unbuilt: AL1
    [Regions: A]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COG GA3 GA5 fl3 fec S&A fl2 S&A S&G A&WPC&H A&WPfec C&H SCL S&A S&G C&H S&A Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    COG  (Double) ; GA3 ; GA5
    Unbuilt: FL3
    [Regions: D]
  • Lake Shore (LS)
    LS OH3 P&LEOH5 oh6 TP&Wms fw&cc&c B&O oh7 oh8 mi6 B&O TP&WB&O B&O B&O ERIETP&Wms fw&cERIENYC PENNpa7 PENNERIEPENNoh2 mi1 ERIEmi6 NYC Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago London
    LS ; OH3 ; P&LE ; OH5
    Unbuilt: OH6
    [Regions: OL]
  • Greenville & Columbia (G&C)
    G&C sc3 C&H R&D SCL SCL sc2 C&H R&D C&H C&H SCL sc2 C&H R&D R&D Charleston Savannah Atlanta
    G&C
    Unbuilt: SC3
    [Regions: ]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&C A&GWWBSHB&O PENNwv3 B&O oh7 oh8 A&GWC&O C&O ky3 Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville
    M&C
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: O]
  • Atlanta & West Point (A&WP)
    A&WPA&C al6 S&G S&A S&G al5 al7 al8 COG C&H A&T N&C C&H S&G C&H R&D tn5 tn6 S&G Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile
    A&WP ; A&C
    Unbuilt: AL6
    [Regions: D]
  • Atlantic & Great Western (A&GW)
    A&GWin4 M&C WBSHmon c&eioh7 oh8 TP&WB&O C&O in6 in7 in8 in9 C&O ky3 B&O B&O M&C WBSHB&O oh2 B&O oh7 oh8 C&O C&O ky3 Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    A&GW
    Unbuilt: IN4
    [Regions: O]
  • Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
    TP&Win2 mon c&c c&eiB&O LS oh7 oh8 B&O B&O A&GWC&O in6 in7 in8 in9 ERIEc&c oh2 LS B&O LS LS oh7 oh8 mi1 ERIEB&O B&O Cleveland Detroit Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    TP&W
    Unbuilt: IN2
    [Regions: ]
  • Wabash Line (WBSH)
    WBSHM&C A&GWo&m l&n oh7 oh8 A&GWC&O in6 in10C&O ky3 N&W ky7 ky8 Cincinnati Louisville
    WBSH
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: O]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MC mn ms mi1 ERIEmi4 mi5 mi6 NYC Detroit Chicago London
    MC
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: L]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&T A&WPN&C C&H R&D tn5 tn6 S&G al2 C&H al4 al5 Atlanta Birmingham
    A&T
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: D]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&Oal4 al7 al8 ms1 ms2 ms3 ms4 Birmingham Mobile New Orleans
    GM&O
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: G]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&C A&WPA&T l&n ky10ky14R&D tn5 tn6 tn7 tn8 Louisville Atlanta Birmingham
    N&C
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SM no&jv&t ms4 ms5 ms6 ms7 la5 New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg
    SM
    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
GT 59 61 63 +4  1046 4225 225   2 6
NYC 49 50 52 +3  1322 5132 55 7 7 11
ERIE 51 50 47 -4  1086 4233 37 2 2 8
PENN 53 60 68 +15  1283 5578 77 13 13 1 8 14
READ 70 70 71 +1  354 1440 0 14 14 1
B&O 93 97 50 +7  915 10710 436 9 3 10
C&O 34 39 45 +11  959 3642 73 10 10
RF&P 41 49 57 +16  434 1686 44 1 1 2
R&D 71 67 64 -7  539 2951 99   10 6
N&W 47 51 56 +9  1331 5207 62 1 1 10
C&H 57 63 69 +12  1107 4360 81 15 15
S&A 46 59 72 +26  769 3128 102 8 8 2
SCL 57 66 75 +18  1154 4312 50 12 12 13
S&G 96 98 100 +4  439 1991 64 6 6 8
COG 55 69 84 +29  410 1685 55   15
LS 40 42 44 +4  359 2575 125 8 8 2
G&C 17 27 38 +21  213 470 0 12 12
M&C 17 29 41 +24  437 965 0 13 13
A&WP 17 28 40 +23  338 1377 68 10 10
A&GW 17 29 41 +24  249 580 0 3 3
TP&W 17 30 43 +26  306 700 0 14 14
WBSH 0 0 16 +16  0 513 57 6 6
MC 0 0 16 +16  0 684 76 2 2
A&T 0 0 16 +16  0 644 71 4 4
GM&O 0 0 16 +16  0 608 67 15 15
N&C 0 0 16 +16  0 680 75 4 4
SM 0 0 16 +16  0 198 22   15

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
NO&J New Orleans & Jackson 915
O&M Ohio & Mississippi 825
FW&C Ft. Wayne & Chicago 570
C&C Cincinnati & Chicago 1010
L&N Louisville & Nashville 930
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 750

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