Continental Rails II

Game # 23 - Turn # 8

Headline News 1855 to 1856

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1855: The Know-Nothing Party sweeps Northern congressional elections.
  2. 1856: Soo Canal completed connecting Lake Superior to Lake Huron.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Leland Stanford bought A&WP for $12583, Jim Fisk bought MS for $1508, Hanniball Kimball bought O&M for $13000, Henry Farham bought C&EI for $16503, Jay Gould bought L&N for $17193.
  • PCs Merged: GM&O merges into S&A, FW&C merges into LS.
  • PCs Incorporated: MON, MC, N&C, NO&J.
  • New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought Grand Station, S&A bought Grand Station.
  • RoWs built: C5 by NYC, PA1 by LV, OH3 by PENN, IN3 by B&O, IN4 by C&O, TN4 by R&D, VA7 by N&W, SC3 by W&W, FL6 by C&H, MS3 by S&A, AL3 by S&G, IN9 by LS, OH7 by MRLE, MI2 by P&FW, TN5 by G&C, IN5 by M&C.
  • GT doubled B&H, NYC doubled B&A, HRL doubled PA10, PENN doubled NY2, RF&P doubled MD1, S&A doubled GA8, SCL doubled COG.
  • New RoWs acquired: LV got PA3, W&W got SC4, SCL got GA5, PENN got MI1, B&O got IN6, M&C got IN7, MRLE got KY3, G&C got KY7, LS got KY12, S&A got TN12, A&T got AL5, S&G got MS6, RF&P got PA4, C&O got IN8, C&H got AL7.
  • RR Mergers: LS merges into NYC.
  • Loan Recalls: Leland Stanford, Jay Gould.
  • New railroad Presidents: Eugene de Segur of GT, J. Edgar Thompson of N&W, Hanniball Kimball of MC, Nicholas van Rijn of N&C, William Ogden of NO&J, Jay Gould of SM, Nicolas Koechlin of MON.
  • New Private Companies Available: IC, C&NW, CB&Q, FEC, CNS, M&SP, MP.
  • Nicholas van Rijn dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $3201. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Hanniball Kimball, J. Edgar Thompson, Eugene de Segur, Jay Gould, Jim Fisk, Henry Farham, William Ogden, Edward Harriman
  • Technology advance to steel rails improves track durability, reduces operating costs.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Good to Improved.
  • Best locomotive available: Norris 4-2-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails.

Tycoon Announcements:

1 Jim Fisk voici venir le moment charnière !
6 Nicholas van Rijn beware the polar vortex ! arrrgh !! & broncos by 7

Top Victory Points

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

Player Summary

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

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
B&M Boston & Maine 513 61780 36450 98 105525 29040 6 4 0 0
GT Grand Trunk 680 109927 60460 99 142858 65999 10 4 0 158
NYC New York Central 1840 318568 178398 98 436571 284382 9 4 800 1263
HRL Hudson River Line 665 126903 72334 97 151794 91444 10 7 0 173
LV Lehigh Valley 866 146613 85034 99 201254 74058 9 7 0 230
PENN Pennsylvania 1180 236240 129933 99 271281 181361 12 16 290 495
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 854 105678 61293 99 201983 111418 4 4 560 365
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 1065 119692 69421 99 215713 157656 4 1 505 374
RF&P Richmond, Fred. & Potomac 464 67826 39339 99 97026 40744 8 4 0 0
R&D Richmond & Danville 721 73835 43562 98 160255 96376 3 5 0 349
N&W Norfolk & Western 495 69650 41791 97 109513 53824 6 1 0 0
W&W Wilmington & Weldon 544 63611 36894 99 135341 92819 3 5 249 144
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 823 137882 75836 99 170210 54306 11 7 0 0
S&A Savannah & Augusta 943 145144 82733 97 222006 134000 7 4 440 95
SCL Sea Coast Line 967 163691 90029 99 230708 111980 10 5 0 0
S&G Savannah & Gulf 670 86702 50287 99 145269 62017 6 4 0 0
MRLE Mad River & Lake Erie 356 53729 31163 99 94994 56000 6 4 505 204
P&FW Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne 384 50647 29881 98 83328 53164 5 4 0 297
G&C Greenville & Columbia 654 74198 44519 97 143170 63771 4 1 0 151
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 318 37912 22747 97 74945 48539 3 0 505 63
WBSH Wabash Line 114 19037 12755 90 29290 19300 4 2 0 0
MC Michigan Central 152 19552 13100 90 38408 23542 2 0 0 0
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 143 17541 10700 96 35079 22472 3 1 665 0
N&C Nashville & Chattanooga 151 16964 11875 87 37106 22744 0 0 0 0
NO&J New Orleans & Jackson 183 24174 16197 90 47088 28862 2 0 0 0
SM Southern Mississippi 44 9118 6474 86 12469 7244 5 3 0 0
MON Monon Line 184 24244 17456 85 47305 28995 1 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  (Double) ; C2 ; C3  (Double)
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC B&A NY3 C4 NY1 C5 LS GTW TP&WOH5 IN2 FW&CIN9 ky12o&m in10il2 il3 il6 il7 il8 il9 ky9 ky11ky13ky14S&A tn13tn14tn15B&M GT GT HRL PENNLV MRLEMC mn ms o&m MON c&c c&eiic c&nwcripcb&qcaslcns PENNHRL HRL PENNP&FWPENNB&O oh6 MRLEoh8 PENNP&FWmi5 mi6 B&O B&O C&O M&C B&O M&C C&O in10il1 il2 il3 il6 il7 il10il12il14ky11ky13wi1 GT Boston New York Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Memphis Montreal London
    NYC ; B&A  (Double) ; NY3 ; C4  (Double) ; NY1 ; C5 ; LS ; GTW ; TP&W ; OH5 ; IN2 ; FW&C ; IN9
    Unbuilt: KY12
    [Regions: ALCN]
  • Hudson River Line (HRL)
    HRL CNJ PA9 PA10PA8 NYC NYC PENNPENNPENNLV NYC NYC PENNNYC PENNGT NYC Boston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Montreal London
    HRL  (Double) ; CNJ  (Double) ; PA9 ; PA10  (Double) ; PA8
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Lehigh Valley (LV)
    LV READPA5 PA6 P&LEWV2 PA1 pa3 PENNB&O PENNRF&PRF&PHRL PENNPENNB&O NYC MRLEP&FWNYC M&C PENNRF&PRF&PHRL HRL PENNRF&PB&O wv3 B&O PENNNew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    LV ; READ ; PA5 ; PA6 ; P&LE ; WV2 ; PA1
    Unbuilt: PA3
    [Regions: AOL]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNC&A NYNHERIEPA2 NY2 PA11OH3 mi1 NYC NYC MC mn ms P&FWNYC P&FWNYC GT HRL HRL LV LV B&O NYC LV MRLENYC NYC NYC NYC LV LV RF&PLV HRL HRL RF&PP&FWNYC P&FWNYC Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh London
    PENN  (Double) ; C&A  (Double) ; NYNH  (Double) ; ERIE  (Double) ; PA2  (Double) ; NY2  (Double) ; PA11 ; OH3
    Unbuilt: MI1
    [Regions: AL]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O WV1 OH1 OH4 IN1 IN3 in6 WBSHo&m MON c&eil&n NYC C&O M&C M&C C&O NYC in10ky5 G&C ky8 MRLEP&FWM&C MRLENYC MON NYC c&c c&eiic c&nwcripcb&qcaslcns LV PENNLV RF&PRF&PRF&PRF&PLV wv3 P&FWoh6 MRLEoh8 mi5 NYC C&O M&C M&C C&O NYC il1 il10il12il14wi1 Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    B&O ; WV1 ; OH1 ; OH4 ; IN1 ; IN3
    Unbuilt: IN6
    [Regions: AC]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&O VC VA4 VA5 KY1 IN4 in8 MON c&eiic NYC B&O M&C B&O M&C NYC il1 il2 il3 il4 il5 RF&PR&D M&C MRLEWBSHMON c&eiRF&PRF&PR&D N&W va6 N&W wv3 wv4 MRLEoh8 NYC B&O M&C B&O M&C NYC ky2 MRLEBaltimore Washington Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis
    C&O  (Double) ; VC ; VA4 ; VA5 ; KY1 ; IN4
    Unbuilt: IN8
    [Regions: AO]
  • Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P)
    RF&PMD1 MD2 PA7 pa4 PENNLV B&O LV PENNLV LV B&O C&O R&D N&W LV P&FWLV PENNLV LV W&W N&W N&W B&O LV Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk Cleveland Pittsburgh
    RF&P ; MD1  (Double) ; MD2 ; PA7
    Unbuilt: PA4
    [Regions: AO]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&D VA2 SC5 TN2 TN4 C&O RF&PN&W G&C C&O G&C G&C A&T N&C W&W N&W C&O N&W W&W W&W tn1 tn3 G&C tn6 Washington Norfolk Atlanta Birmingham
    R&D ; VA2 ; SC5 ; TN2 ; TN4
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W N&S VA3 VA7 C&O RF&PR&D W&W C&O RF&PRF&PW&W R&D C&O SCL W&W Baltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington
    N&W  (Double) ; N&S ; VA3 ; VA7
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Wilmington & Weldon (W&W)
    W&W NC2 VA1 SC3 sc4 C&H S&A G&C C&H G&C S&A RF&PR&D N&W N&W SCL C&H G&C R&D N&W SCL C&H G&C R&D Washington Norfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta
    W&W ; NC2 ; VA1 ; SC3
    Unbuilt: SC4
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H SC1 GA4 FL4 FL5 FL6 al7 S&A A&T al6 al8 ms1 SCL S&A SCL S&G G&C fec G&C W&W W&W SCL SCL fl3 A&T al6 al8 Charleston Savannah Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans
    C&H  (Double) ; SC1  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; FL4 ; FL5 ; FL6
    Unbuilt: AL7
    [Regions: AG]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&A GA1 GA8 AL4 GM&OMS3 tn12il8 il9 ky9 NYC ky13ky14tn8 tn9 tn10tn11tn13tn14tn15S&G S&G SCL S&G SCL a&wpG&C G&C A&T C&H W&W SCL C&H tn8 tn9 tn10tn11tn13S&G al2 S&G A&T C&H al8 ms1 ms2 ms4 S&G Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans St. Louis Memphis
    S&A  (Double) ; GA1 ; GA8  (Double) ; AL4 ; GM&O ; MS3
    Unbuilt: TN12
    [Regions: ADG]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL NER W&M GA2 NC1 COG GA3 ga5 S&G fec C&H S&G fl3 C&H 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 S&G S&A Norfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    SCL  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; W&M ; GA2 ; NC1 ; COG  (Double) ; GA3
    Unbuilt: GA5
    [Regions: AD]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G GA6 GA7 AL1 AL3 ms6 NO&JSM tn8 tn9 tn10tn11S&A tn13S&A ms4 ms5 ms7 S&A SCL a&wpA&T C&H SCL SCL C&H SCL S&A tn8 tn9 tn10tn11S&A tn13al2 S&A A&T al6 S&A Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg
    S&G ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1 ; AL3
    Unbuilt: MS6
    [Regions: AD]
  • Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE)
    MRLEA&GWOH7 ky3 M&C WBSHoh8 C&O M&C C&O ky2 ky4 ky5 ky6 NYC LV P&FWNYC M&C NYC WBSHc&c PENNB&O P&FWPENNB&O oh6 oh8 B&O NYC B&O C&O M&C C&O Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    MRLE ; A&GW ; OH7
    Unbuilt: KY3
    [Regions: OL]
  • Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW)
    P&FWOH2 MI2 LV MRLENYC MRLENYC MC mn ms LV RF&PLV B&O PENNB&O NYC PENNNYC Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati London
    P&FW ; OH2 ; MI2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: OL]
  • Greenville & Columbia (G&C)
    G&C BRL A&C SC2 TN5 ky7 WBSHo&m l&n B&O in10ky5 ky6 ky8 SCL SCL C&H SCL a&wpA&T N&C SCL C&H W&W W&W R&D S&A S&A ky6 R&D R&D tn6 Wilmington Charleston Savannah Cincinnati Louisville Atlanta Birmingham
    G&C ; BRL ; A&C ; SC2 ; TN5
    Unbuilt: KY7
    [Regions: D]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&C IN5 in7 MON c&eiic NYC B&O C&O B&O C&O NYC il1 il2 il3 il4 il5 MRLEWBSHMON c&eiB&O LV wv3 B&O MRLEoh8 NYC B&O C&O B&O C&O NYC C&O MRLEPittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis
    M&C ; IN5
    Unbuilt: IN7
    [Regions: O]
  • Wabash Line (WBSH)
    WBSHM&C MRLEo&m l&n MRLEoh8 C&O M&C B&O in10C&O MRLEky5 G&C ky8 Cincinnati Louisville
    WBSH
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: O]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MC mn ms PENNP&FWmi4 mi5 mi6 NYC Detroit Chicago London
    MC
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: L]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&T al5 S&A C&H S&G al2 S&G S&A al6 C&H al8 G&C N&C S&A R&D G&C tn6 S&G al2 S&G S&A Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile
    A&T
    Unbuilt: AL5
    [Regions: D]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&C G&C A&T l&n ky10ky14R&D G&C tn6 tn7 tn8 Louisville Atlanta Birmingham
    N&C
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ]
  • New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J)
    NO&JSM l&a gw ms1 ms2 ms4 ms5 S&G ms7 la3 Mobile New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg
    NO&J
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: G]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SM NO&Jv&t ms4 ms5 S&G ms7 la5 New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg
    SM
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: M]
  • Monon Line (MON)
    MON NYC c&c c&eiic c&nwcripcb&qcaslcns mi5 B&O NYC B&O C&O M&C B&O M&C C&O NYC il1 il10il12il14wi1 Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    MON
    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 32 36 40 +8  860 2565 0 2 2 1
GT 38 41 45 +7  1033 3280 120 8 7
NYC 31 31 31 +0  1194 9021 186 13 13
HRL 28 32 37 +9  1069 3325 0 10 10
LV 47 44 41 -6  1153 4283 47 12 12 6
PENN 40 41 43 +3  1219 5613 292 11 11 12 14
B&O 26 26 27 +1  1363 4243 35   9
C&O 35 34 34 -1  1161 5263 62 3 3 11
RF&P 31 35 40 +9  647 2320 0   3 1
R&D 42 37 33 -9  956 3475 130   9 11
N&W 27 35 43 +16  690 2432 47 3 3 6
W&W 22 23 24 +2  711 2666 54 6 6
C&H 41 44 48 +7  1132 4099 22 1 1 2 6
S&A 32 40 49 +17  978 4553 162 8 8 14
SCL 40 37 34 -6  1103 4842 0 5 5 7 14
S&G 26 27 28 +2  775 3269 81 2 2 1
MRLE 28 33 38 +10  349 1729 51 7 7 8
P&FW 35 43 51 +16  477 1891 29 14 14 6 11
G&C 35 33 32 -3  629 3206 64 1 1
M&C 23 35 47 +24  289 1528 62 12 12
WBSH 15 24 34 +19  239 570 0 4 4
MC 0 0 16 +16  0 684 76 11 11
A&T 15 22 29 +14  292 715 0 9 9
N&C 0 0 16 +16  0 680 75 6 6
NO&J 0 0 16 +16  0 824 91 13 13
SM 15 22 29 +14  95 203 17 9 9
MON 0 0 16 +16  0 828 92 7 7

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
IC Illinois Central 925
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 600
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 950
FEC Florida East Coast 1495
CNS Chicago North Shore 425
M&SP Milwaukee & St. Paul 1630
MP Missouri Pacific 1415
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