Continental Rails II

Game # 23 - 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: Hanniball Kimball bought MC for $10100, Eugene de Segur bought GM&O for $13104, Nicholas van Rijn bought N&C for $6901, William Ogden bought NO&J for $17127, Casiny bought MN for $4854, Nicolas Koechlin bought MON for $10476, Dan Drew bought FW&C for $5001.
  • PCs Merged: A&C merges into G&C, P&LE merges into LV, A&GW merges into MRLE.
  • PCs Incorporated: A&T, SM, WBSH.
  • New Technologies Acquired: HRL bought Grand Station, RF&P bought switch yards, R&D bought switch yards, W&W bought switch yards, C&H bought Grand Station, G&C bought switch yards.
  • RoWs built: C1 by B&M, NY1 by NYC, PA8 by HRL, WV2 by LV, PA11 by PENN, IN1 by B&O, KY1 by C&O, PA7 by RF&P, TN2 by R&D, VA1 by W&W, FL5 by C&H, AL4 by S&A, GA3 by SCL, AL1 by S&G, IN2 by LS, OH2 by P&FW, SC2 by G&C.
  • GT doubled C3, NYC doubled C4, HRL doubled CNJ, PENN doubled PA2, C&H doubled GA4, S&A doubled S&A.
  • New RoWs acquired: LV got PA1, N&W got VA7, W&W got SC3, C&H got FL6, PENN got OH3, MRLE got OH7, P&FW got MI2, B&O got IN3, C&O got IN4, LS got IN9, R&D got TN4, G&C got TN5, S&G got AL3, S&A got MS3, NYC got C5, M&C got IN5.
  • New railroad Presidents: J. Edgar Thompson of RF&P, Casiny of WBSH, Jay Gould of A&T.
  • New Private Companies Available: MS, O&M, C&EI, L&N.
  • Jay Gould earns the Heartland Award for linking the B&O from the Atlantic to Chicago.
  • Hanniball Kimball dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $3000. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Nicholas van Rijn, J. Edgar Thompson, Jay Gould, William Ogden, Jim Fisk
  • Hanniball Kimball dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $2501. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: William Ogden
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Improved to Good.
  • Best locomotive available: Norris 4-2-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards.

Tycoon Announcements:

6 Nicholas van Rijn do i finally get another pc ?

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Dan Drew (14) Hanniball Kimball (11) Leland Stanford (5) Nicholas van Rijn (6) Nicolas Koechlin (7)
Rail Mogul Dan Drew (14) Jim Fisk (1) William Ogden (13) Jay Gould (9) J. Edgar Thompson (3)
Rail Builder Jay Gould (9) Jim Fisk (1) Nicolas Koechlin (7) Henry Farham (12) William Ogden (13)
Rail Magnate William Ogden (13) Jim Fisk (1) Jay Gould (9) Nicolas Koechlin (7) Eugene de Segur (8)
Rail Prodigal Jim Fisk (1) Hanniball Kimball (11) Nicholas van Rijn (6) William Ogden (13) Jay Gould (9)
Rail Baron Jim Fisk (1) Jay Gould (9) Hanniball Kimball (11) William Ogden (13) Dan Drew (14)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
11 Hanniball Kimball PENN .... MC ....
14 Dan Drew P&FW .... .... FW&C
6 Nicholas van Rijn .... W&W .... N&C
12 Henry Farham M&C LV .... ....
1 Jim Fisk C&H G&C .... ....
3 J. Edgar Thompson C&O RF&P .... ....
9 Jay Gould B&O A&T .... ....
13 William Ogden LS NYC NO&J ....
7 Nicolas Koechlin MRLE GT MON ....
10 Troy Phelan .... HRL .... ....
2 Edward Harriman B&M S&G .... ....
8 Eugene de Segur .... S&A GM&O ....
5 Leland Stanford SCL .... .... ....
4 Casiny .... WBSH .... MN
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
B&M Boston & Maine 513 59744 34652 99 102201 58207 5 2 0 0
GT Grand Trunk 680 98544 54199 99 137962 79999 8 4 0 352
NYC New York Central 848 123632 72942 98 189445 117224 6 4 555 861
HRL Hudson River Line 665 116331 63982 99 147006 107816 9 4 0 433
LV Lehigh Valley 771 118722 68858 99 166192 120158 7 1 0 576
PENN Pennsylvania 1073 205896 113242 99 234338 160449 11 7 535 455
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 784 89292 51789 99 174205 95656 4 4 0 729
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 940 92708 53770 99 176396 135073 2 2 625 123
RF&P Richmond, Fred. & Potomac 464 62438 36214 99 93685 54445 6 4 0 0
R&D Richmond & Danville 610 60086 34850 99 130480 97856 2 4 0 873
N&W Norfolk & Western 401 53645 32187 97 82323 44728 5 2 0 0
W&W Wilmington & Weldon 435 47523 28039 98 97247 71013 2 5 109 252
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 779 124465 69700 98 151672 83955 9 6 0 0
S&A Savannah & Augusta 618 90304 53279 98 138901 89999 6 4 0 238
SCL Sea Coast Line 967 152227 83726 99 209821 103857 9 5 0 0
S&G Savannah & Gulf 508 63031 36559 99 102484 53840 5 2 0 0
LS Lake Shore 619 74391 44634 97 126820 96716 3 4 740 370
MRLE Mad River & Lake Erie 254 35468 22345 94 59351 40951 4 1 510 0
P&FW Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne 326 35424 21255 97 62647 46329 3 4 290 371
G&C Greenville & Columbia 526 58356 34429 98 109493 73862 3 1 0 302
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 193 19054 11051 99 35581 26801 3 1 125 0
WBSH Wabash Line 114 17860 12323 88 28469 18981 3 0 0 0
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 143 15962 11173 87 31784 21191 0 0 0 0
SM Southern Mississippi 44 8643 6137 86 12089 8061 4 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 GT NYC GT Boston Quebec
    B&M ; ME1 ; C1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GT B&H C2 C3 B&M NYC NYC HRL PENNNYC Boston New York Montreal
    GT ; B&H ; C2 ; C3  (Double)
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC B&A NY3 C4 NY1 c5 mc mn ms mi1 P&FWB&M GT GT HRL PENNLS PENNHRL HRL PENNGT Boston New York Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Montreal London
    NYC ; B&A ; NY3 ; C4  (Double) ; NY1
    Unbuilt: C5
    [Regions: ALN]
  • Hudson River Line (HRL)
    HRL CNJ PA9 PA10PA8 NYC NYC PENNPENNPENNLV LS NYC PENNNYC PENNGT NYC Boston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Montreal London
    HRL  (Double) ; CNJ  (Double) ; PA9 ; PA10 ; PA8
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Lehigh Valley (LV)
    LV READPA5 PA6 P&LEWV2 pa1 PENNPENNB&O PENNpa3 pa4 RF&PHRL PENNPENNLS MRLEP&FWLS M&C PENNpa3 pa4 RF&PHRL HRL PENNB&O wv3 B&O PENNNew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    LV ; READ ; PA5 ; PA6 ; P&LE ; WV2
    Unbuilt: PA1
    [Regions: AOL]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNC&A NYNHERIEPA2 NY2 PA11oh3 LS LV MRLELS LS P&FWLS mi1 P&FWGT HRL HRL LV LV B&O LS LV MRLELS NYC NYC LV pa3 pa4 LV HRL HRL RF&PNYC Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh London
    PENN  (Double) ; C&A  (Double) ; NYNH  (Double) ; ERIE  (Double) ; PA2  (Double) ; NY2 ; PA11
    Unbuilt: OH3
    [Regions: AL]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O WV1 OH1 OH4 IN1 in3 LS mon c&c c&eioh6 MRLEoh8 LS C&O M&C in6 in7 in8 LS MRLEP&FWM&C MRLELS mon fw&cc&c c&eiic c&nwcripcb&qcaslcns LV PENNpa3 pa4 RF&PRF&PRF&PLV wv3 P&FWoh6 MRLEoh8 mi5 LS il1 il10il12il14wi1 Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    B&O ; WV1 ; OH1 ; OH4 ; IN1
    Unbuilt: IN3
    [Regions: AC]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&O VC VA4 VA5 KY1 in4 M&C MRLEWBSHmon c&eiMRLEoh8 LS B&O M&C in6 in7 in8 LS ky3 RF&PR&D M&C MRLEWBSHRF&PRF&PR&D N&W va6 N&W wv3 wv4 MRLEoh8 M&C ky2 ky3 Baltimore Washington Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    C&O  (Double) ; VC ; VA4 ; VA5 ; KY1
    Unbuilt: IN4
    [Regions: AO]
  • Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P)
    RF&PMD1 MD2 PA7 B&O C&O R&D N&W LV P&FWLV PENNpa3 pa4 LV W&W N&W N&W B&O LV Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk Cleveland Pittsburgh
    RF&P ; MD1 ; MD2 ; PA7
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AO]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&D VA2 SC5 TN2 tn4 G&C A&T n&c tn1 tn3 G&C tn6 C&O RF&PN&W G&C C&O G&C W&W N&W C&O N&W W&W W&W tn1 tn3 Washington Norfolk Atlanta Birmingham
    R&D ; VA2 ; SC5 ; TN2
    Unbuilt: TN4
    [Regions: ]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W N&S VA3 va7 C&O RF&PR&D C&O RF&PRF&PR&D C&O C&O RF&PR&D W&W C&O W&W R&D C&O SCL W&W Baltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington
    N&W  (Double) ; N&S ; VA3
    Unbuilt: VA7
    [Regions: A]
  • Wilmington & Weldon (W&W)
    W&W NC2 VA1 sc3 C&H G&C R&D C&H G&C sc4 R&D RF&PR&D N&W N&W SCL R&D N&W SCL R&D Washington Norfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah
    W&W ; NC2 ; VA1
    Unbuilt: SC3
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H SC1 GA4 FL4 FL5 fl6 al5 al6 al7 al8 SCL S&A SCL S&G G&C fec G&C W&W sc4 SCL ga5 fl3 Charleston Savannah Birmingham Pensacola Mobile
    C&H  (Double) ; SC1  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; FL4 ; FL5
    Unbuilt: FL6
    [Regions: AG]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&A GA1 GA8 AL4 ms3 gm&otn8 tn9 tn10tn11tn12tn13S&G al8 ms2 ms4 ms6 SCL S&G SCL a&wpG&C G&C A&T gm&oC&H sc4 SCL C&H S&G al2 S&G al5 al8 ms2 ms4 Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Memphis
    S&A  (Double) ; GA1 ; GA8 ; AL4
    Unbuilt: MS3
    [Regions: AD]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL NER W&M GA2 NC1 COG GA3 N&W W&W C&H S&A S&G a&wpG&C G&C W&W W&W C&H G&C S&A C&H ga5 S&G S&A Norfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    SCL  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; W&M ; GA2 ; NC1 ; COG ; GA3
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AD]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G GA6 GA7 AL1 al3 A&T S&A tn8 tn9 tn10tn11tn12tn13al2 S&A al5 S&A ms6 S&A SCL a&wpA&T C&H SCL SCL C&H ga5 S&A al2 S&A al5 al6 Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Memphis
    S&G ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1
    Unbuilt: AL3
    [Regions: AD]
  • Lake Shore (LS)
    LS GTW TP&WOH5 IN2 in9 o&m mon c&eiB&O C&O M&C in6 in7 in8 in10il2 il3 il6 il7 ky11ky12ky13LV MRLEms mon fw&cc&c c&eiPENNNYC HRL PENNP&FWPENNB&O oh6 MRLEoh8 mi1 P&FWmi6 B&O B&O C&O M&C in6 in7 in8 NYC Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis London
    LS ; GTW ; TP&W ; OH5 ; IN2
    Unbuilt: IN9
    [Regions: L]
  • Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE)
    MRLEA&GWoh7 M&C LS WBSHc&c B&O oh6 oh8 B&O LS B&O C&O M&C C&O ky3 LS LV P&FWLS M&C WBSHPENNB&O P&FWPENNB&O oh8 C&O M&C C&O ky3 Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    MRLE ; A&GW
    Unbuilt: OH7
    [Regions: OL]
  • Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW)
    P&FWOH2 mi2 LS LS mc mn ms PENNLS mi1 NYC LV MRLELS MRLELS LV RF&PLV B&O PENNB&O LS mi1 Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati London
    P&FW ; OH2
    Unbuilt: MI2
    [Regions: O]
  • Greenville & Columbia (G&C)
    G&C BRL A&C SC2 tn5 A&T n&c ky6 ky7 R&D tn6 SCL SCL C&H SCL a&wpA&T n&c SCL C&H W&W sc4 R&D S&A S&A R&D R&D tn6 Wilmington Charleston Savannah Louisville Atlanta Birmingham
    G&C ; BRL ; A&C ; SC2
    Unbuilt: TN5
    [Regions: D]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&C in5 MRLEWBSHmon c&eiMRLEoh8 LS B&O C&O in6 in7 in8 LS C&O ky3 MRLEWBSHB&O LV wv3 B&O MRLEoh8 C&O C&O ky3 Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    M&C
    Unbuilt: IN5
    [Regions: O]
  • Wabash Line (WBSH)
    WBSHM&C MRLEo&m l&n MRLEoh8 C&O M&C in6 in10C&O ky3 ky5 ky7 ky8 Cincinnati Louisville
    WBSH
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: O]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&T G&C n&c S&A R&D G&C tn6 S&G al2 S&G S&A al5 Atlanta Birmingham
    A&T
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: D]
  • 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
B&M 25 28 32 +7  423 2449 116 2 2
GT 40 39 38 -2  1227 3280 120 7 7
NYC 27 29 31 +4  808 4142 105 13 13 4
HRL 27 27 28 +1  1068 3288 37 10 10
LV 39 43 47 +8  763 3710 145 12 12 6
PENN 34 37 40 +6  951 5131 239 11 11 12 14
B&O 23 24 26 +3  875 3827 101 9 9
C&O 26 30 35 +9  1214 4627 73 3 3 11
RF&P 21 26 31 +10  612 2188 132 3 3
R&D 34 38 42 +8  544 2951 99   9 11
N&W 24 25 27 +3  438 2009 0   3
W&W 18 20 22 +4  519 2095 80 6 6
C&H 33 37 41 +8  756 3799 102 1 1 6
S&A 22 27 32 +10  829 3014 76 8 8 14
SCL 33 36 40 +7  955 4659 183 5 5 7 14
S&G 21 23 26 +5  544 2492 48 2 2 1
LS 24 26 29 +5  748 3060 35 13 13
MRLE 13 20 28 +15  289 1212 58 7 7
P&FW 19 27 35 +16  317 1563 67 14 14
G&C 25 30 35 +10  375 2507 123 1 1
M&C 13 18 23 +10  381 965 0 12 12
WBSH 0 0 15 +15  0 513 57 4 4
A&T 0 0 15 +15  0 644 71 9 9
SM 0 0 15 +15  0 198 22   9

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
A&WP Atlanta & West Point 760
MS Michigan Southern 1020
O&M Ohio & Mississippi 825
C&EI Chicago & Eastern Illinois 920
L&N Louisville & Nashville 930
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