Continental Rails II

Game # 22 - 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: B bought IC for $41677, Nicholas van Rijn bought C&NW for $58185, Troy Phelan bought FEC for $15000, EugFne de STgur bought MP for $37229.
  • PCs Merged: FW&C merges into LS, NO&J merges into SM, O&M merges into WBSH, C&EI merges into A&GW.
  • PCs Incorporated: CRIP, C&C.
  • RoWs built: MI6 by NYC, IN9 by B&O, IN7 by C&O, VA7 by RF&P, KY8 by N&W, KY12 by C&H, AL5 by S&A, AL2 by S&G, OH8 by LS, SC2 by G&C, OH7 by M&C, AL7 by A&WP, OH2 by A&GW, IN8 by TP&W, MI5 by MC, TN5 by A&T, MS3 by GM&O, TN7 by N&C.
  • RoWs abandoned: was abandoned by WBSH.
  • NYC doubled NY3, PENN doubled CNJ, READ doubled PA4, N&W doubled KY5, C&H doubled GA1.
  • New RoWs acquired: A&GW got MI1, MC got MI3, MON got IN6, C&O got IL1, C&H got IL3, TP&W got IL5, WBSH got IL6, LS got KY3, N&W got KY9, B&O got KY13, N&C got TN8, GM&O got TN10, A&T got AL4, S&A got AL8, NYC got MI4, S&G got TN9.
  • RR Mergers: C&O merges into R&D, RF&P merges into N&W, M&C merges into PENN, MC merges into ERIE.
  • Loan Recalls: Nicholas van Rijn, Nicolas Koechlin, William Palmer, Henry Farham, Frederik Conrad, Casey Jones, Cornelius Vanderbilt, EugFne de STgur, B.
  • Stock splits: READ splits 3 for 1, G&C splits 2 for 1, TP&W splits 2 for 1.
  • New railroad Presidents: Nicholas van Rijn of GT, Casey Jones of A&WP, Troy Phelan of SM, Jay Gould of C&C, Frederik Conrad of CRIP.
  • New Private Companies Available: CB&Q, CASL, CNS, M&SP, M&LR, L&A, CP, WP, UP, SL&A.
  • Nicholas van Rijn dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $7007. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Henry Farham, B, EugFne de STgur, Troy Phelan, Stepp, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jay Gould, Eudes L'Artuby
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Boom to Panic.
  • Best locomotive available: Lion 0-4-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards.

Tycoon Announcements:

2 Nicholas van Rijn gmarrs 1924 the iron horse d john ford
8 Henry Farham gmarrs runaway train 1985 jon voight eric roberts rebecca de mornay

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 B (15) Nicholas van Rijn (2) Troy Phelan (1) Casey Jones (10) Henry Farham (8)
Rail Builder Nicolas Koechlin (3) Nicholas van Rijn (2) Henry Farham (8) William Palmer (7) Jay Gould (13)
Rail Magnate Nicholas van Rijn (2) William Palmer (7) Frederik Conrad (9) Jay Gould (13) Nicolas Koechlin (3)
Rail Prodigal B (15) Stepp (5) Nicholas van Rijn (2) Henry Farham (8) Eugène de Ségur (12)
Rail Baron Nicholas van Rijn (2) B (15) Henry Farham (8) Nicolas Koechlin (3) Jay Gould (13)

Player Summary

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

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
GT Grand Trunk 890 133971 75024 98 307813 110552 7 0 0 57
NYC New York Central 1350 276072 151839 99 447095 86563 13 9 452 175
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 1350 224468 134680 97 479168 247753 6 5 400 384
PENN Pennsylvania 1585 325840 185729 97 524471 180467 11 9 0 373
READ Reading 288 88745 48809 99 111803 6138 22 16 0 0
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 1331 218276 122234 98 420513 126239 4 5 800 226
R&D Richmond & Danville 1690 212483 116864 99 584531 208295 5 6 925 513
N&W Norfolk & Western 1903 325400 178969 99 641470 191187 9 10 0 149
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 1135 189873 104430 99 367314 179740 8 16 545 458
S&A Savannah & Augusta 823 126442 69543 99 276730 36357 9 4 354 8
SCL Sea Coast Line 1026 174452 97694 98 340454 43563 10 9 0 0
S&G Savannah & Gulf 608 87778 49156 98 214187 112674 3 5 800 316
COG Central of Georgia 558 73377 42558 99 179735 63565 5 19 0 153
LS Lake Shore 856 146232 84814 99 279879 53651 9 4 0 31
G&C Greenville & Columbia 313 38137 22119 99 106389 51786 3 25 0 296
A&WP Atlanta & West Point 468 71173 41281 99 153057 76545 6 0 0 120
A&GW Atlantic & Great Western 560 85578 49635 99 190907 98486 6 36 290 358
TP&W Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw 311 41570 24111 99 102116 38989 2 4 0 151
WBSH Wabash Line 279 43112 25004 99 87763 47131 6 10 825 0
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 271 31988 23031 85 80749 44516 0 1 760 0
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 325 36907 21776 98 101067 54333 3 9 470 332
N&C Nashville & Chattanooga 251 34879 24066 88 76361 42509 2 1 720 0
SM Southern Mississippi 227 38408 23813 95 73451 35212 7 3 0 0
MON Monon Line 184 27023 17565 92 61746 28974 3 1 560 0
C&C Cincinnati & Chicago 202 27996 20157 85 62303 32097 1 0 0 0
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 150 24056 16839 87 48575 25025 3 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 MS MI6 mi4 ERIEERIEERIEGT GT PENNERIEPENNPENNLS ERIEERIELS me1 GT ERIEPENNERIELS LS A&GWERIEERIEGT Boston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Chicago Montreal London
    NYC  (Double) ; HRL  (Double) ; B&A  (Double) ; B&M  (Double) ; NY3  (Double) ; C4 ; C5 ; MS ; MI6
    Unbuilt: MI4
    [Regions: ALN]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIENY2 PA11PA8 GTW MI2 MC MN MI5 mi3 NYC NYC PENNPENNPENNPENNLS LS B&O TP&WNYC MON LS C&C A&GWic c&nwCRIPcb&qcaslcns GT NYC PENNPENNA&GWLS LS A&GWNYC NYC B&O R&D il10il12il14wi1 NYC NYC New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Chicago London
    ERIE ; NY2 ; PA11 ; PA8 ; GTW ; MI2 ; MC ; MN ; MI5
    Unbuilt: MI3
    [Regions: ALC]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNLV C&A NYNHPA5 CNJ PA6 WV2 PA9 PA10M&C OH7 GT NYC ERIEREADLS LS B&O A&GWTP&WWBSHC&C ERIENYC READN&W N&W READpa7 ERIEERIEB&O wv3 B&O B&O LS LS B&O TP&WB&O A&GWR&D R&D LS NYC Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago London
    PENN  (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; C&A  (Double) ; NYNH ; PA5 ; CNJ  (Double) ; PA6 ; WV2 ; PA9 ; PA10 ; M&C ; OH7
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AOL]
  • Reading (READ)
    READPA1 PA4 PENNPENNPENNB&O N&W N&W PENNN&W New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington
    READ  (Double) ; PA1  (Double) ; PA4  (Double)
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O WV1 OH1 P&FWMRLEOH4 IN1 IN3 IN9 ky13WBSHin10il2 C&H WBSHil7 il8 il9 N&W ky11C&H ky14C&H tn13tn14tn15LS LS ERIEPENNA&GWTP&WWBSHMON LS C&C A&GWic c&nwCRIPcb&qcaslcns READN&W N&W READPENNpa7 ERIEN&W R&D PENNwv3 A&GWLS LS PENNLS ERIETP&WA&GWR&D MON R&D TP&Win10R&D il2 C&H WBSHil7 il10il12il14ky11C&H wi1 Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Memphis
    B&O ; WV1 ; OH1 ; P&FW ; MRLE  (Double) ; OH4 ; IN1 ; IN3 ; IN9
    Unbuilt: KY13
    [Regions: AOLC]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&D VA2 SC5 TN2 TN4 C&O VC MD2 WV4 KY1 IN5 IN7 il1 MON LS C&C A&GWic c&nwCRIPcb&qcaslcns ERIEB&O TP&Wil2 C&H il4 TP&Wil10il12il14wi1 B&O N&W N&W G&C PENNC&H A&GWWBSHA&WPA&T N&C MON A&GWic pa7 N&W N&W N&W N&W N&W N&W SCL G&C B&O wv3 PENNLS TP&WB&O A&GWMON TP&WB&O il2 C&H il4 TP&WN&W LS tn1 tn3 A&T tn6 Baltimore Washington Norfolk Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Chicago St. Louis
    R&D ; VA2 ; SC5 ; TN2 ; TN4 ; C&O ; VC ; MD2 ; WV4 ; KY1 ; IN5 ; IN7
    Unbuilt: IL1
    [Regions: AO]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W N&S VA3 W&W VA4 VA5 KY2 KY5 KY8 RF&PMD1 PA2 PA3 VA1 VA7 ky9 il8 il9 ky10ky11C&H B&O ky14C&H tn13tn14tn15PENNPENNPENNREADB&O R&D R&D SCL R&D WBSHWBSHl&n READREADPENNR&D R&D va6 SCL SCL wv3 R&D MON in10R&D LS ky4 ky6 ky7 ky10ky11New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington Cincinnati Louisville St. Louis Memphis
    N&W  (Double) ; N&S  (Double) ; VA3  (Double) ; W&W  (Double) ; VA4 ; VA5 ; KY2 ; KY5  (Double) ; KY8 ; RF&P ; MD1  (Double) ; PA2  (Double) ; PA3  (Double) ; VA1 ; VA7
    Unbuilt: KY9
    [Regions: AO]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H SC4 GA1 BRL GA8 AL3 TN12KY12il3 WBSHic R&D TP&WB&O in10R&D il2 il4 TP&WWBSHil7 ky11B&O SCL S&A SCL COG G&C A&WPA&WPA&T WBSHSCL G&C G&C R&D B&O in10il2 WBSHil7 il8 il9 N&W ky11B&O ky14R&D N&C S&G GM&Otn11tn13tn14tn15S&G S&G A&T S&A GM&Oms6 Charleston Savannah Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Chicago St. Louis Memphis
    C&H  (Double) ; SC4  (Double) ; GA1  (Double) ; BRL ; GA8  (Double) ; AL3 ; TN12 ; KY12
    Unbuilt: IL3
    [Regions: AD]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&A GA4 FL4 FL5 FL6 AL5 al8 GM&OA&T A&WPA&WPms2 GM&Oms4 SCL S&G A&T fec SCL C&H C&H SCL COG C&H COG S&G S&G C&H A&T A&WPA&WPCharleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans
    S&A ; GA4 ; FL4 ; FL5 ; FL6 ; AL5
    Unbuilt: AL8
    [Regions: ADG]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL NER W&M GA2 SC1 NC1 NC2 N&W N&W C&H S&A S&G COG G&C N&W R&D G&C G&C C&H R&D COG S&A Norfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta
    SCL  (Double) ; NER ; W&M ; GA2 ; SC1  (Double) ; NC1 ; NC2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G GA6 GA7 AL1 AL2 tn9 tn6 N&C N&C GM&Otn11C&H tn13C&H GM&Oms6 S&A SCL A&WPA&T SCL SCL COG S&A COG C&H tn6 N&C C&H A&T S&A A&WPCharleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Memphis
    S&G ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1 ; AL2
    Unbuilt: TN9
    [Regions: AD]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COG GA3 GA5 FL3 S&G A&WPC&H A&WPfec C&H SCL S&A S&G C&H fl2 S&A Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    COG  (Double) ; GA3 ; GA5 ; FL3
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: D]
  • Lake Shore (LS)
    LS OH3 P&LEOH5 OH6 FW&COH8 ky3 PENNA&GWWBSHPENNA&GWR&D R&D N&W ky4 N&W ky6 B&O B&O ERIEPENNA&GWTP&WWBSHNYC MON C&C A&GWic c&nwCRIPcb&qcaslcns ERIENYC PENNpa7 PENNERIEPENNA&GWB&O PENNA&GWERIEERIENYC B&O TP&WB&O A&GWR&D R&D il10il12il14R&D wi1 NYC Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago London
    LS ; OH3 ; P&LE ; OH5 ; OH6 ; FW&C ; OH8
    Unbuilt: KY3
    [Regions: OLC]
  • Greenville & Columbia (G&C)
    G&C SC3 SC2 SCL SCL C&H C&H R&D SCL SCL SCL C&H R&D R&D Wilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta
    G&C ; SC3 ; SC2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ]
  • Atlanta & West Point (A&WP)
    A&WPA&C AL6 AL7 COG C&H A&T GM&ON&C C&H S&G C&H S&A R&D A&T tn6 S&G S&A S&A ms1 Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans
    A&WP ; A&C ; AL6 ; AL7
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: DG]
  • Atlantic & Great Western (A&GW)
    A&GWIN4 C&EIOH2 mi1 ERIETP&WERIEERIENYC LS LS ERIENYC B&O B&O ERIEPENNTP&WWBSHMON LS C&C ic c&nwCRIPcb&qcaslcns B&O LS B&O LS PENNLS ERIEERIEB&O TP&WB&O R&D MON R&D TP&WB&O R&D il10il12il14R&D LS wi1 Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago London
    A&GW ; IN4 ; C&EI ; OH2
    Unbuilt: MI1
    [Regions: OC]
  • Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
    TP&WIN2 IN8 il5 ic mp sl&amkt slsfslswm&w R&D R&D il2 C&H il4 WBSHil7 il8 il9 mo2 mo3 mo4 ERIEMON C&C A&GWic A&GWLS B&O LS LS PENNLS A&GWERIEB&O B&O A&GWR&D MON R&D B&O R&D il2 C&H il4 Cleveland Detroit Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Kansas City
    TP&W ; IN2 ; IN8
    Unbuilt: IL5
    [Regions: ]
  • Wabash Line (WBSH)
    WBSHO&M il6 mp sl&amkt slsfslswm&w B&O in10il2 C&H il4 TP&Wil7 il8 il9 ky11C&H B&O mo2 mo3 mo4 PENNA&GWl&n PENNLS A&GWR&D MON B&O in10il2 C&H il7 R&D LS N&W ky7 N&W ky11C&H B&O Cincinnati Louisville St. Louis Kansas City
    WBSH ; O&M
    Unbuilt: IL6
    [Regions: O]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&T TN5 al4 GM&OC&H S&G S&G C&H S&A S&A ms2 GM&Oms4 A&WPN&C C&H ky6 ky7 R&D tn6 S&G S&G C&H S&A Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans
    A&T ; TN5
    Unbuilt: AL4
    [Regions: D]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&OMS3 tn10m&lrN&C S&G tn11C&H tn13tn14tn15C&H ms6 ms7 ar1 ar5 N&C S&G tn11C&H tn13C&H A&T A&WPS&A ms1 ms2 ms4 ms6 Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Memphis
    GM&O ; MS3
    Unbuilt: TN10
    [Regions: G]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&C TN7 tn8 l&n ky10ky14S&G GM&Otn11C&H tn13C&H GM&Oms6 A&WPA&T l&n ky10ky14R&D A&T tn6 S&G S&G Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Memphis
    N&C ; TN7
    Unbuilt: TN8
    [Regions: ]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SM NO&Jv&t l&a gw ms1 ms2 ms4 ms5 ms6 ms7 la3 la5 Mobile New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg
    SM ; NO&J
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: MG]
  • Monon Line (MON)
    MON in6 WBSHWBSHA&GWl&n TP&WB&O A&GWR&D R&D TP&WB&O in10N&W ky7 N&W LS C&C A&GWic c&nwCRIPcb&qcaslcns ERIEB&O TP&WB&O A&GWR&D R&D TP&WB&O R&D il10il12il14wi1 Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    MON
    Unbuilt: IN6
    [Regions: C]
  • Cincinnati & Chicago (C&C)
    C&C TP&WMON LS A&GWic c&nwCRIPcb&qcaslcns B&O LS PENNLS ERIEB&O TP&WB&O R&D il10il12il14wi1 Cincinnati Chicago
    C&C
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIPMON LS C&C A&GWic c&nwcb&qcaslcns ERIEB&O R&D il10il12il13il14il15wi1 ia7 ia8 Chicago
    CRIP
    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
GT 44 52 61 +17  1576 4281 169 2 2 7
NYC 70 61 52 -18  1472 6600 157 7 7 11
ERIE 55 46 46 -9  1290 6658 92 2 2
PENN 71 73 91 +20  1264 7879 51 13 13 8 14
READ 83 100 39 +34  361 4320 0 14 14 1
B&O 59 49 40 -19  1947 12162 74 9 9 3 10 12
R&D 80 63 35 -45  906 8400 50 10 10
N&W 48 51 55 +7  1628 9402 117 1 1
C&H 83 71 59 -24  1431 5601 80 15 15 14
S&A 65 64 63 -2  894 4049 66 8 8 2
SCL 80 73 66 -14  1150 5137 0 12 12 3 13
S&G 53 61 69 +16  1344 5530 50 6 6 8 10
COG 91 66 41 -50  933 2670 120   15
LS 63 61 59 -4  774 4172 108 8 8 2 15
G&C 85 97 55 +25  380 3020 110 12 12 3 13
A&WP 67 66 66 -1  670 2251 89 10 10 1
A&GW 77 79 82 +5  308 2641 159 3 3 12
TP&W 44 73 51 +58  772 7210 100 14 14
WBSH 34 65 96 +62  173 1313 82 6 6 2
A&T 28 39 50 +22  218 1291 64 4 4
GM&O 29 42 56 +27  217 1530 95 15 15
N&C 25 34 44 +19  256 1205 50 4 4 6
SM 30 44 59 +29  70 1031 104 1 1 15
MON 18 23 29 +11  363 920 0 3 3
C&C 0 0 18 +18  0 909 101 13 13
CRIP 0 0 18 +18  0 675 75 9 9

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 950
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 925
CNS Chicago North Shore 425
M&SP Milwaukee & St. Paul 1630
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 660
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 450
CP Central Pacific 770
WP Western Pacific 710
UP Union Pacific 525
SL&A St Louis & Alton 495
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