Continental Rails II

Game # 23 - 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: Troy Phelan bought CB&Q for $30000, Nicholas van Rijn bought FEC for $7001, Nicolas Koechlin bought CNS for $6224, Henry Farham bought M&SP for $23645, Nicholas van Rijn bought MP for $29982.
  • PCs Merged: MS merges into P&FW, MN merges into NYC, C&EI merges into M&C.
  • PCs Incorporated: O&M.
  • New Technologies Acquired: B&M bought steel rails, GT bought steel rails, NYC bought steel rails, HRL bought steel rails, LV bought Grand Station, PENN bought steel rails, B&O bought steel rails, C&O bought steel rails, RF&P bought steel rails, R&D bought steel rails, N&W bought steel rails, W&W bought Grand Station, W&W bought steel rails, C&H bought steel rails, S&A bought steel rails, SCL bought steel rails, S&G bought steel rails, MRLE bought steel rails, P&FW bought steel rails, G&C bought steel rails, M&C bought steel rails, MC bought steel rails, A&T bought steel rails, N&C bought steel rails, NO&J bought steel rails, MON bought steel rails.
  • RoWs built: KY12 by NYC, PA3 by LV, MI1 by PENN, IN6 by B&O, IN8 by C&O, PA4 by RF&P, SC4 by W&W, AL7 by C&H, TN12 by S&A, GA5 by SCL, MS6 by S&G, KY3 by MRLE, KY7 by G&C, IN7 by M&C, AL5 by A&T.
  • GT doubled GT, NYC doubled FW&C, HRL doubled PA8, LV doubled LV, PENN doubled PA11, N&W doubled VA3, S&A doubled GA1, MRLE doubled A&GW, P&FW doubled P&FW, MON doubled MON.
  • New RoWs acquired: MC got MI5, G&C got IN10, C&O got IL1, M&C got IL4, NYC got IL6, WBSH got KY5, S&A got KY9, N&C got KY14, A&T got AL8, SM got MS4, NO&J got MS7, MRLE got OH6, C&H got MS1, S&G got MS5.
  • RR Mergers: M&C merges into LV.
  • New railroad Presidents: Jay Gould of B&O, J. Edgar Thompson of RF&P.
  • New Private Companies Available: CRIP, V&T, L&A, CP, WP, SL&A.
  • Hanniball Kimball dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $4500. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Eugene de Segur, Nicholas van Rijn, Jay Gould, Jim Fisk, William Ogden, Henry Farham, Edward Harriman
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Improved.
  • Best locomotive available: Norris 4-2-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails.

Tycoon Announcements:

6 Nicholas van Rijn june 21st 1858 henry clemens dies when the pennsylvania explodes

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) Henry Farham (12) Jim Fisk (1)
Rail Mogul Jim Fisk (1) Hanniball Kimball (11) Dan Drew (14) Nicholas van Rijn (6) William Ogden (13)
Rail Builder Jay Gould (9) Henry Farham (12) William Ogden (13) Jim Fisk (1) Nicolas Koechlin (7)
Rail Magnate William Ogden (13) Henry Farham (12) Jim Fisk (1) Eugene de Segur (8) Jay Gould (9)
Rail Prodigal Hanniball Kimball (11) Jim Fisk (1) Nicholas van Rijn (6) Eugene de Segur (8) Jay Gould (9)
Rail Baron Jim Fisk (1) William Ogden (13) Hanniball Kimball (11) Jay Gould (9) Henry Farham (12)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
14 Dan Drew P&FW .... .... ....
12 Henry Farham LV .... .... M&SP
13 William Ogden NO&J NYC .... ....
1 Jim Fisk C&H G&C .... ....
8 Eugene de Segur GT S&A .... ....
11 Hanniball Kimball PENN MC .... ....
6 Nicholas van Rijn N&C W&W MP FEC
3 J. Edgar Thompson C&O RF&P .... ....
7 Nicolas Koechlin MRLE MON CNS ....
2 Edward Harriman B&M S&G .... ....
10 Troy Phelan .... HRL CB&Q ....
9 Jay Gould B&O A&T L&N ....
4 Casiny .... WBSH .... ....
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 58424 33886 96 109834 28387 5 4 0 0
GT Grand Trunk 680 108638 56492 99 147618 61000 10 4 0 79
NYC New York Central 2102 349787 188886 97 511382 301875 9 9 0 928
HRL Hudson River Line 665 122434 63665 99 158311 90701 11 8 0 87
LV Lehigh Valley 1558 271582 141222 99 389977 177032 11 21 0 359
PENN Pennsylvania 1238 243361 126546 99 295446 195506 12 10 0 393
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 966 129541 72544 98 234077 122418 6 0 0 509
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 1166 127078 69893 99 246372 176322 3 2 0 483
RF&P Richmond, Fred. & Potomac 553 82798 45539 99 123868 51880 8 0 0 0
R&D Richmond & Danville 721 71067 39088 99 165302 81775 3 2 0 192
N&W Norfolk & Western 495 70424 40142 97 114017 35755 7 4 0 0
W&W Wilmington & Weldon 627 71799 37335 99 162842 110066 4 5 0 216
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 883 142642 75600 98 190994 51929 11 9 0 0
S&A Savannah & Augusta 1031 155138 80672 99 249966 130001 8 7 0 267
SCL Sea Coast Line 1077 168380 87557 99 260784 93295 10 10 0 0
S&G Savannah & Gulf 950 108052 61590 97 206624 85917 5 4 0 0
MRLE Mad River & Lake Erie 457 70324 38678 99 125019 72000 7 5 500 355
P&FW Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne 588 78348 43875 98 133744 76956 6 9 0 163
G&C Greenville & Columbia 834 95161 56146 95 188120 66323 5 4 0 68
WBSH Wabash Line 114 18328 11547 94 30487 15313 5 3 550 0
MC Michigan Central 152 18664 10825 96 40536 24454 3 2 0 0
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 276 32477 17862 99 71702 46507 3 0 590 366
N&C Nashville & Chattanooga 151 16709 9190 99 40700 24284 3 5 310 0
NO&J New Orleans & Jackson 183 24324 13378 99 50675 30399 4 9 1055 0
SM Southern Mississippi 44 8703 5048 99 13578 7719 9 1 480 0
O&M Ohio & Mississippi 165 19249 12127 91 37049 24701 2 0 0 0
MON Monon Line 184 32526 17889 99 52199 31093 9 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  (Double) ; 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 MN KY12il6 O&M mp sl&amkt slsfslswm&w G&C il2 il3 LV il5 il7 il8 il9 ky11ky13mo2 mo3 mo4 B&M GT GT HRL PENNLV MRLEMC P&FWO&M MON c&c LV ic c&nwcripcb&qcaslcns PENNHRL HRL PENNP&FWPENNB&O MRLEMRLEoh8 PENNP&FWmi3 MC mi6 B&O B&O C&O LV B&O LV C&O G&C C&O il2 il3 il7 il8 il9 il10il12il14S&A ky11ky13N&C S&A tn13tn14tn15wi1 GT Boston New York Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Memphis Kansas City Montreal London
    NYC ; B&A  (Double) ; NY3 ; C4  (Double) ; NY1 ; C5 ; LS ; GTW ; TP&W ; OH5 ; IN2 ; FW&C  (Double) ; IN9 ; MN ; KY12
    Unbuilt: IL6
    [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  (Double)
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Lehigh Valley (LV)
    LV READPA5 PA6 P&LEWV2 PA1 PA3 M&C IN5 C&EIIN7 il4 ic mp sl&amkt slsfslswm&w C&O C&O il2 il3 il5 NYC il7 il8 il9 mo2 mo3 mo4 HRL PENNPENNB&O NYC MRLEP&FWNYC MRLEWBSHMON NYC c&c ic c&nwcripcb&qcaslcns PENNRF&PRF&PHRL HRL PENNRF&PB&O wv3 B&O PENNMRLEoh8 MC B&O NYC B&O C&O B&O C&O NYC C&O il2 il3 il5 il10il12il14C&O MRLEwi1 New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Kansas City
    LV  (Double) ; READ ; PA5 ; PA6 ; P&LE ; WV2 ; PA1 ; PA3 ; M&C ; IN5 ; C&EI ; IN7
    Unbuilt: IL4
    [Regions: AOLC]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNC&A NYNHERIEPA2 NY2 PA11OH3 MI1 GT HRL HRL LV LV B&O NYC LV MRLENYC NYC MC NYC P&FWNYC NYC LV LV RF&PLV HRL HRL RF&PP&FWNYC P&FWNYC NYC 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  (Double) ; OH3 ; MI1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O WV1 OH1 OH4 IN1 IN3 IN6 MRLEP&FWLV MRLENYC WBSHO&M MON NYC c&c LV l&n ic c&nwcripcb&qcaslcns LV PENNLV RF&PRF&PRF&PRF&PLV wv3 P&FWMRLEMRLEoh8 MC NYC C&O LV LV C&O NYC G&C C&O il10il12il14WBSHG&C ky8 wi1 Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    B&O ; WV1 ; OH1 ; OH4 ; IN1 ; IN3 ; IN6
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AOC]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&O VC VA4 VA5 KY1 IN4 IN8 il1 MON NYC c&c LV ic c&nwcripcb&qcaslcns MC B&O LV il2 il3 LV il5 il10il12il14wi1 RF&PR&D LV MRLEWBSHMON LV ic RF&PRF&PR&D N&W va6 N&W wv3 wv4 MRLEoh8 NYC B&O LV B&O LV NYC il2 il3 LV il5 ky2 MRLEBaltimore Washington Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis
    C&O  (Double) ; VC ; VA4 ; VA5 ; KY1 ; IN4 ; IN8
    Unbuilt: IL1
    [Regions: AO]
  • Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P)
    RF&PMD1 MD2 PA7 PA4 PENNLV B&O C&O R&D N&W LV P&FWLV PENNLV LV LV W&W N&W N&W B&O LV Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk Cleveland Pittsburgh
    RF&P ; MD1  (Double) ; MD2 ; PA7 ; PA4
    Unbuilt: none
    [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  (Double) ; VA7
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Wilmington & Weldon (W&W)
    W&W NC2 VA1 SC3 SC4 RF&PR&D N&W N&W SCL C&H S&A G&C R&D N&W SCL C&H G&C R&D S&A Washington Norfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta
    W&W ; NC2 ; VA1 ; SC3 ; SC4
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H SC1 GA4 FL4 FL5 FL6 AL7 ms1 S&A NO&Jl&a gw ms2 la3 SCL S&A SCL S&G G&C S&A fec G&C W&W W&W SCL SCL fl3 A&T al6 A&T Charleston Savannah Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans
    C&H  (Double) ; SC1  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; FL4 ; FL5 ; FL6 ; AL7
    Unbuilt: MS1
    [Regions: AG]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&A GA1 GA8 AL4 GM&OMS3 TN12ky9 il8 il9 ky8 ky10ky11NYC ky13N&C tn13tn14tn15SCL S&G SCL a&wpG&C G&C A&T C&H W&W SCL C&H il8 il9 NYC ky13N&C tn8 tn9 tn10tn11tn13tn14tn15S&G al2 S&G A&T C&H A&T C&H ms2 SM S&G Charleston Savannah Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans St. Louis Memphis
    S&A  (Double) ; GA1  (Double) ; GA8  (Double) ; AL4 ; GM&O ; MS3 ; TN12
    Unbuilt: KY9
    [Regions: ADG]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL NER W&M GA2 NC1 COG GA3 GA5 N&W W&W C&H S&A S&G a&wpG&C G&C fec W&W W&W C&H G&C S&A C&H S&G S&A fl3 C&H Norfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    SCL  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; W&M ; GA2 ; NC1 ; COG  (Double) ; GA3 ; GA5
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AD]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G GA6 GA7 AL1 AL3 MS6 ms5 NO&JSM v&t SM NO&Jla5 S&A SCL a&wpA&T NO&JSM C&H SCL SCL C&H SCL S&A tn8 tn9 tn10tn11S&A tn13al2 S&A A&T al6 S&A SM NO&JCharleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg
    S&G ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1 ; AL3 ; MS6
    Unbuilt: MS5
    [Regions: AD]
  • Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE)
    MRLEA&GWOH7 KY3 oh6 NYC P&FWNYC c&c B&O NYC oh8 mi6 B&O NYC B&O NYC LV P&FWNYC LV NYC WBSHc&c PENNB&O P&FWPENNB&O oh8 B&O NYC B&O C&O LV C&O ky2 ky4 WBSHky6 Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    MRLE ; A&GW  (Double) ; OH7 ; KY3
    Unbuilt: OH6
    [Regions: OL]
  • Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW)
    P&FWOH2 MI2 MS LV MRLENYC MRLENYC MC NYC NYC LV RF&PLV B&O PENNB&O NYC MRLEPENNmi6 NYC Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago London
    P&FW  (Double) ; OH2 ; MI2 ; MS
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: OL]
  • Greenville & Columbia (G&C)
    G&C BRL A&C SC2 TN5 KY7 in10WBSHO&M l&n B&O NYC il2 il3 NYC il7 WBSHky8 ky11NYC ky13SCL SCL C&H SCL a&wpWBSHA&T N&C O&M l&n SCL C&H W&W W&W R&D S&A S&A B&O WBSHky6 ky8 R&D R&D tn6 Wilmington Charleston Savannah Cincinnati Louisville Atlanta Birmingham St. Louis
    G&C ; BRL ; A&C ; SC2 ; TN5 ; KY7
    Unbuilt: IN10
    [Regions: DO]
  • Wabash Line (WBSH)
    WBSHky5 O&M l&n B&O G&C ky2 MRLEky4 ky6 G&C ky8 LV MRLEO&M l&n MRLEoh8 C&O LV B&O G&C C&O MRLEG&C ky8 Cincinnati Louisville
    WBSH
    Unbuilt: KY5
    [Regions: O]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MC mi5 MON NYC c&c LV ic c&nwcripcb&qcaslcns mi4 mi6 B&O C&O il10il12il14wi1 NYC P&FWPENNP&FWmi4 mi6 NYC Detroit Chicago London
    MC
    Unbuilt: MI5
    [Regions: L]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&T AL5 al8 S&A C&H S&A al6 C&H ms2 S&A SM G&C N&C S&A C&H R&D G&C tn6 S&G al2 S&G S&A al6 C&H Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans
    A&T ; AL5
    Unbuilt: AL8
    [Regions: D]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&C ky14l&n il8 il9 S&A ky10NYC ky13tn7 tn8 S&A tn13tn14tn15G&C A&T l&n ky10R&D G&C tn6 tn7 tn8 Louisville Atlanta Birmingham St. Louis Memphis
    N&C
    Unbuilt: KY14
    [Regions: ]
  • New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J)
    NO&Jms7 SM m&lrtn10tn11tn14tn15SM S&G S&G ar1 ar5 SM l&a gw C&H ms2 SM S&G S&G la3 Mobile New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg
    NO&J
    Unbuilt: MS7
    [Regions: G]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SM ms4 S&A NO&JS&A A&T ms2 S&A S&G S&G NO&JNO&Jv&t S&G S&G NO&Jla5 Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg
    SM
    Unbuilt: MS4
    [Regions: M]
  • Ohio & Mississippi (O&M)
    O&M WBSHl&n B&O NYC G&C il2 il3 NYC il7 WBSHG&C ky8 ky11NYC ky13Cincinnati Louisville St. Louis
    O&M
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: O]
  • Monon Line (MON)
    MON NYC c&c LV ic c&nwcripcb&qcaslcns MC B&O NYC B&O C&O LV B&O LV C&O NYC C&O il10il12il14wi1 Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    MON  (Double)
    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 40 38 37 -3  639 2565 0 2 2 1
GT 45 44 44 -1  1022 3340 60 8 8 7
NYC 31 32 34 +3  2892 10386 131 13 13
HRL 37 44 51 +14  978 3325 0 10 10 13
LV 41 49 57 +16  1317 7604 186 12 12
PENN 43 44 45 +2  1357 6074 121 11 11 12 14
B&O 27 28 29 +2  1460 4747 91 9 9
C&O 34 33 32 -2  1343 5780 50 3 3 11
RF&P 40 41 43 +3  572 2721 44 3 3 1
R&D 33 27 21 -12  1841 3475 130   11
N&W 43 48 54 +11  577 2453 26   3 6 14
W&W 24 25 26 +2  1021 3094 41 6 6
C&H 48 47 46 -2  1033 4391 30 1 1 2 6
S&A 49 61 73 +24  1243 5111 44 8 8 7 14
SCL 34 33 33 -1  1374 5337 55 5 5 7 14
S&G 28 31 35 +7  961 4610 140 2 2 1
MRLE 38 43 49 +11  467 2235 50 7 7 8
P&FW 51 53 56 +5  611 2838 102 14 14 1 6 11
G&C 32 32 32 +0  982 4080 90 1 1
WBSH 34 44 55 +21  129 570 0 4 4 13
MC 16 22 28 +12  305 760 0 11 11
A&T 29 33 38 +9  163 1314 66 9 9
N&C 16 21 26 +10  288 755 0 6 6
NO&J 16 24 33 +17  375 915 0 13 13
SM 29 41 54 +25  63 220 0   9 11 13
O&M 0 0 15 +15  0 743 82   11
MON 16 23 31 +15  377 828 92 7 7

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
IC Illinois Central 925
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 600
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 750
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 865
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 450
CP Central Pacific 770
WP Western Pacific 710
SL&A St Louis & Alton 495
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