Continental Rails II

Game # 24 - Turn # 10

Headline News 1859 to 1860

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1859: John Brown is executed after seizing arsenal at Harper's Ferry.
  2. 1860: Rich silver strike at Comstock Lode in Nevada Territory.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Henry B. Plant bought MN for $600, J. Pierpont Morgan bought CNS for $5615, Aubin Rioudu Frei bought MP for $8701, Eugene de Segur bought L&A for $1800, Henry B. Plant bought CP for $10000.
  • PCs Merged: IC merges into TP&W, C&C merges into R&D, FEC merges into SCL, FW&C merges into B&O.
  • PCs Incorporated: M&SP, M&LR, CASL.
  • New Engines Acquired: ERIE bought Atlantic 4-4-2, C&H bought Atlantic 4-4-2, S&G bought Mogul 2-6-0, TP&W bought Atlantic 4-4-2, N&C bought Atlantic 4-4-2.
  • New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought steel rails, ERIE bought Grand Station, C&H bought coal burning engines, S&G bought steel rails, TP&W bought coal burning engines, N&C bought coal burning engines.
  • RoWs built: OH3 by NYC, KY8 by ERIE, MI6 by PENN, PA6 by READ, KY5 by B&O, OH6 by R&D, FL6 by C&H, FL5 by SCL, MS2 by S&G, AL7 by COG, IN10 by P&FW, KY12 by M&C, IL3 by TP&W, TN13 by GM&O, MS6 by N&C, IL7 by O&M.
  • ERIE doubled IN1, READ doubled PA5, B&O doubled OH5, C&H doubled G&C, SCL doubled SC1, COG doubled A&WP, P&FW doubled IL4, M&C doubled IL6.
  • New RoWs acquired: B&O got PA2, C&O got VA3, SCL got NC1, C&H got SC2, READ got WV2, TP&W got MI2, O&M got IL2, R&D got KY3, GM&O got KY9, ERIE got KY10, P&FW got KY11, N&C got TN5, S&G got AL2, COG got MS1, C&NW got WI4, M&C got TN14.
  • Loan Recalls: Henry B. Plant.
  • New railroad Presidents: Eugene de Segur of CNJ, Aubin Rioudu Frei of PENN, Thomas Durant of N&W, Henry B. Plant of P&FW, Cornelius Vanderbilt of SM, Thomas Durant of CASL, Nicolas Koechlin of M&LR.
  • New Private Companies Available: V&T, WP, SL&A, MKT, SLSW, GW, SP.
  • Nicholas van Rijn dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $2600. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Eugene de Segur, J. Pierpont Morgan, Aubin Rioudu Frei, Thomas Durant
  • Invention of block signal system improves traffic flow, prevents major collisions.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Mild Depression.
  • Best locomotive available: Atlantic 4-4-2
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Aubin Rioudu Frei (2) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Thomas Durant (11) Cornelius Vanderbilt (5) Henry B. Plant (8)
Rail Mogul J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Aubin Rioudu Frei (2) Nicholas van Rijn (3) Thomas Durant (11) Eugene de Segur (7)
Rail Builder Henry Farham (10) Aubin Rioudu Frei (2) Cornelius Vanderbilt (5) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Nicholas van Rijn (3)
Rail Magnate Henry Farham (10) Aubin Rioudu Frei (2) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Nicolas Koechlin (6) Henry B. Plant (8)
Rail Prodigal Nicholas van Rijn (3) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Aubin Rioudu Frei (2) Cornelius Vanderbilt (5) Eugene de Segur (7)
Rail Baron J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Aubin Rioudu Frei (2) Nicholas van Rijn (3) Henry Farham (10) Cornelius Vanderbilt (5)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
2 Aubin Rioudu Frei PENN C&NW .... MP
11 Thomas Durant N&W CASL .... ....
4 J. Pierpont Morgan M&C C&H .... CNS
3 Nicholas van Rijn S&G TP&W .... ....
7 Eugene de Segur CNJ COG .... L&A
8 Henry B. Plant NYC P&FW CP MN
6 Nicolas Koechlin B&O M&LR .... ....
1 Pascu O&M BRL .... ....
5 Cornelius Vanderbilt SM N&C .... ....
10 Henry Farham GM&O ERIE CRIP ....
13 William Ogden .... .... .... ....
14 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
9 CamilloN .... .... .... ....
12 William Palmer .... .... .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
NYC New York Central 1499 186314 113650 90 441598 247346 1 1 0 0
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 1602 222859 115887 99 425537 227538 6 3 150 528
CNJ Central New Jersey 1152 167191 86940 99 336908 140001 7 6 0 317
PENN Pennsylvania 1507 238380 123959 99 333798 186328 9 0 0 86
READ Reading 670 133675 69510 99 184121 55201 13 16 0 0
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 1427 179479 93329 99 327945 155493 6 9 0 1107
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 484 42309 23270 99 97536 46453 2 3 0 0
R&D Richmond & Danville 1071 125233 68880 99 263726 161671 3 1 0 173
N&W Norfolk & Western 1387 132301 72765 96 366311 167150 2 0 0 71
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 1061 145054 75428 99 263772 154830 6 4 0 1007
SCL Sea Coast Line 1273 159658 87811 96 247120 147808 5 9 0 92
S&G Savannah & Gulf 1000 116218 65083 95 253495 174480 2 6 0 741
COG Central of Georgia 589 90035 46819 99 119760 80999 8 12 0 542
P&FW Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne 1073 161358 83906 99 222566 138774 8 14 0 0
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 975 124155 69528 98 197797 146273 4 9 0 1243
BRL Blue Ridge Line 185 16763 10058 94 31581 25774 1 1 0 0
TP&W Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw 605 62522 36262 96 109037 91981 2 8 290 505
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 413 34466 18956 99 71901 60644 1 1 650 264
N&C Nashville & Chattanooga 855 76790 43771 97 153451 127202 1 4 128 259
SM Southern Mississippi 323 39076 21883 98 55184 35269 5 5 0 202
O&M Ohio & Mississippi 516 59611 32786 99 94260 78025 4 7 218 0
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 120 16621 9474 97 23861 19439 4 1 0 0
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 190 21406 14342 87 31820 22383 2 1 0 0
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 185 19786 13652 85 29564 25186 1 0 0 0
M&SP Milwaukee & St. Paul 326 28093 19665 84 48329 41171 -1 0 0 0
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 132 13045 8479 89 20519 17481 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 
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYCB&AHRLNY3PA11GTC2C3OH3CNJCNJCNJERIECNJREADERIEERIEERIEB&OTP&WCNJERIEPENNB&OB&OPENNTP&WPENNBoston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Montreal London
    NYC  (Double) ; B&A ; HRL ; NY3 ; PA11 ; GT ; C2 ; C3 ; OH3
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ALN]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIENY2LSMRLEP&LEOH4IN1IN2IN6KY8ky10N&CO&MGM&OP&FWky14tn7N&CNYCCNJCNJREADP&FWB&OP&FWTP&WP&FWO&MM&CB&OR&DP&FWO&MTP&WC&NWcripCB&QCASLcnsCNJNYCREADB&OCNJPENNNYCREADB&OB&ONYCR&DR&Doh8PENNTP&WM&CP&FWTP&WP&FWM&CP&FWil1il10il12il14B&Oky7GM&OP&FWwi1PENNNew York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago London
    ERIE ; NY2 ; LS  (Double) ; MRLE ; P&LE ; OH4 ; IN1  (Double) ; IN2 ; IN6 ; KY8
    Unbuilt: KY10
    [Regions: AOLC]
  • Central New Jersey (CNJ)
    CNJNYNHPA8NY1B&HB&MME1C1NYCNYCNYCNYCERIEREADPENNERIEPENNNYCBoston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Quebec Montreal
    CNJ  (Double) ; NYNH  (Double) ; PA8  (Double) ; NY1  (Double) ; B&H  (Double) ; B&M  (Double) ; ME1 ; C1  (Double)
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNLVPA9PA10C4C5MCMSMI1MI5MI6CNJREADREADERIEB&OTP&WmnM&CB&OR&DP&FWTP&WC&NWcripCB&QCASLcnsERIENYCREADB&Opa3READREADCNJNYCB&ONYCB&OR&DTP&Wmi4ERIEil1il10il12il14wi1New York Philadelphia Baltimore Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Chicago London
    PENN  (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; PA9 ; PA10  (Double) ; C4 ; C5 ; MC ; MS  (Double) ; MI1 ; MI5 ; MI6
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ALCN]
  • Reading (READ)
    READC&APA1MD1PA4PA5PA6wv2ERIEP&FWM&CB&OB&OB&OB&ONYCCNJERIECNJPENNPENNB&OC&ON&WERIEP&FWB&Opa3B&ON&WR&DNew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    READ  (Double) ; C&A  (Double) ; PA1  (Double) ; MD1 ; PA4 ; PA5  (Double) ; PA6
    Unbuilt: WV2
    [Regions: AO]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OWV1PA7WV3OH1KY2GTWOH2OH5FW&CKY5pa2READPENNPENNREADREADpa3READREADERIEERIEERIEP&FWM&CP&FWTP&WP&FWPENNO&MM&CR&DP&FWO&MTP&WC&NWcripCB&QCASLcnsREADpa3READREADNYCREADN&Wva5READR&DNYCERIER&DPENNTP&WPENNPENNERIEERIEP&FWil1il10il12il14R&DR&Dky4ky6ky7ERIEwi1New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    B&O  (Double) ; WV1 ; PA7  (Double) ; WV3 ; OH1 ; KY2 ; GTW  (Double) ; OH2  (Double) ; OH5  (Double) ; FW&C ; KY5
    Unbuilt: PA2
    [Regions: AOLC]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&OVA4VA2va3N&WR&DN&WR&Dva1R&DN&WR&DR&DREADN&Wva5va6R&DN&Wsc3N&WBaltimore Washington Norfolk
    C&O  (Double) ; VA4 ; VA2
    Unbuilt: VA3
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&DVCVA7WV4KY1OH7C&COH6ky3M&CP&FWP&FWoh8M&CP&FWB&Oky4B&Oky6C&ON&WN&WM&CP&FWTP&WP&FWPENNM&CB&OP&FWTP&WC&NWcripCB&QCASLcnsREADN&Wva1C&OC&OC&Ova5B&OERIEB&Ooh8PENNPENNERIEERIETP&WM&CP&FWil1il10il12il14B&Owi1Baltimore Washington Norfolk Detroit Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    R&D ; VC ; VA7 ; WV4 ; KY1 ; OH7 ; C&C ; OH6
    Unbuilt: KY3
    [Regions: AOC]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&WRF&PN&SMD2W&WNC2SC5TN2W&MTN4B&OC&OR&DSCLC&HBRLN&CN&CN&CB&OREADva1C&OC&OR&DSCLC&Hsc3B&Otn1tn3N&Ctn6Baltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington Charleston Pittsburgh Atlanta Birmingham
    N&W  (Double) ; RF&P  (Double) ; N&S ; MD2 ; W&W ; NC2 ; SC5 ; TN2 ; W&M ; TN4
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&HSC4G&CGA1GA8AL3TN12AL5FL6sc2N&WSCLSCLSCLsc3SCLS&GSCLCOGCOGBRLN&CN&CSCLsc3N&WSCLil8il9GM&OM&Cky13ky14N&WN&Ctn9tn10tn11GM&OM&Ctn15S&GS&GS&GCOGCOGal8GM&ON&CWilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile St. Louis Memphis
    C&H  (Double) ; SC4 ; G&C  (Double) ; GA1  (Double) ; GA8  (Double) ; AL3 ; TN12 ; AL5 ; FL6
    Unbuilt: SC2
    [Regions: ADG]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCLNERGA4FL4SC1FECFL5nc1N&WN&WN&Wva1N&WC&HN&WC&HS&GS&GC&HC&Hsc3C&HCOGga5fl1fl2fl3C&HNorfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah Pensacola
    SCL  (Double) ; NER ; GA4  (Double) ; FL4 ; SC1  (Double) ; FEC ; FL5
    Unbuilt: NC1
    [Regions: AG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&GS&AGA6GA7AL1AL4MS2al2N&CC&Htn6tn7tn9C&HC&HSCLCOGN&CGM&OSMl&agwSCLC&HC&HCOGga3SCLga5C&HC&HC&HCOGal8COGGM&OSMla3Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans
    S&G ; S&A ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1 ; AL4 ; MS2
    Unbuilt: AL2
    [Regions: ADG]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COGA&WPGA2AL6AL7ms1GM&OSMl&agwS&Gla3S&GSCLS&GBRLN&CGM&OSCLC&Hga3SCLS&GC&HC&HS&GC&Hal8Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans
    COG  (Double) ; A&WP  (Double) ; GA2  (Double) ; AL6 ; AL7
    Unbuilt: MS1
    [Regions: ADG]
  • Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW)
    P&FWA&GWWBSHIN5C&EIIN8IL4IN10ky11O&MM&CO&MTP&WM&CO&MERIEGM&OERIEM&Cky13ERIEERIEM&CO&MM&CB&OR&DO&MTP&WC&NWcripCB&QCASLcnsmpsl&amktslsfslswm&wREADB&OREADB&OB&OERIER&Doh8PENNERIEERIETP&WM&CERIETP&WM&Cil1O&MTP&Wil5M&CO&Mil8il9il10il12il14R&DR&DB&Oky7ERIEM&Cky13wi1mo2mo3mo4Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Kansas City
    P&FW  (Double) ; A&GW ; WBSH  (Double) ; IN5 ; C&EI  (Double) ; IN8 ; IL4  (Double) ; IN10
    Unbuilt: KY11
    [Regions: OCM]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&CIN4MONIN9IL6KY12tn14M&LRil8il9GM&Oky13ky14tn10tn11C&HGM&Otn15ms7ar1ar5P&FWP&FWO&MB&OR&DP&FWTP&WC&NWcripCB&QCASLcnsmpsl&amktslsfslswm&wB&OREADB&OB&OR&Doh8PENNERIEERIETP&WP&FWERIETP&WP&FWP&FWil1O&MTP&WP&FWil5O&Mil8il9il10il12il14R&DR&DGM&OP&FWky13ky14C&HGM&Otn15wi1mo2mo3mo4Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Memphis Kansas City
    M&C ; IN4 ; MON  (Double) ; IN9 ; IL6  (Double) ; KY12
    Unbuilt: TN14
    [Regions: OCM]
  • Blue Ridge Line (BRL)
    BRLCOGC&HCOGN&CN&WC&HC&HN&WAtlanta Birmingham
    BRL
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: D]
  • Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
    TP&WIN3IN7ICIL3mi2B&OPENNmnPENNB&ONYCB&OPENNPENNB&OO&MM&CB&OR&DP&FWC&NWcripCB&QCASLcnsB&ONYCERIEB&OR&DR&Doh8PENNPENNERIEERIEM&CP&FWERIEP&FWM&CP&FWil1O&MP&FWil5M&CO&Mil10il12il14P&FWM&Cky13wi1Cleveland Detroit Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis London
    TP&W ; IN3 ; IN7 ; IC ; IL3
    Unbuilt: MI2
    [Regions: C]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&OMS3TN13ky9il8il9ERIEERIEP&FWM&Cky13ky14C&HM&Ctn15il8il9M&Cky13ky14N&Ctn9tn10tn11C&HM&Ctn15C&HS&GCOGal8COGS&GSMN&CLouisville Birmingham Mobile New Orleans St. Louis Memphis
    GM&O ; MS3 ; TN13
    Unbuilt: KY9
    [Regions: G]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&CA&CA&TTN8MS6tn5ky6ky7N&Wtn6COGCOGBRLSMSMO&MC&HC&HERIEky14N&Wtn6tn7tn9tn10tn11C&HGM&OS&GS&GC&HS&GC&HGM&OSMms5ms7Louisville Atlanta Birmingham New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg
    N&C ; A&C ; A&T ; TN8 ; MS6
    Unbuilt: TN5
    [Regions: D]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SMNO&JMS4GM&Ov&tl&agwS&Gal8COGS&GGM&Oms5N&Cms7la3la5Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg
    SM ; NO&J ; MS4
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: MG]
  • Ohio & Mississippi (O&M)
    O&ML&NIL7il2TP&WTP&WP&FWM&CP&FWil1TP&WP&FWil5M&CP&FWM&Cky13P&FWN&Cmpsl&amktslsfslswm&wERIEM&CP&FWTP&WP&FWil5M&Cil8il9B&Oky7ERIEERIEP&FWM&Cky13ky14tn7N&Cmo2mo3mo4Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Kansas City
    O&M ; L&N ; IL7
    Unbuilt: IL2
    [Regions: OM]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NWwi4M&SPnpsp&psp&dil10il15wi2wi3wi6mn1mn2mn3mn5mn6M&CB&OR&DP&FWTP&WcripCB&QCASLcnsPENNERIEil1il10il12il14il15wi1wi2wi3Chicago Duluth St. Paul
    C&NW
    Unbuilt: WI4
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&QM&CB&OR&DP&FWTP&WC&NWcripCASLcnsPENNERIEil1il10il11il12il13il14wi1ia1ia2ia4Chicago
    CB&Q
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASLM&CB&OR&DP&FWTP&WC&NWcripCB&Qcnssl&aPENNERIEil1il10il11il12il14wi1mo1Chicago St. Louis
    CASL
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP)
    M&SPcnsnpsp&psp&dwi1wi2C&NWwi5wi6mn1mn2mn3mn5mn6Chicago Duluth St. Paul
    M&SP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: W]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LRlr&stn10tn11M&Ctn15ms7ar1ar3ar4ar5Memphis
    M&LR
    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
NYC 66 47 29 -37  3067 7449 53 8 8
ERIE 34 28 23 -11  2708 7849 161 10 10
CNJ 24 28 33 +9  1637 5760 0 7 7 2 6
PENN 42 41 40 -2  1573 7393 147 2 2 4 11
READ 53 70 88 +35  718 3295 55   11 2
B&O 40 38 37 -3  1183 7031 112 6 6 1 3
C&O 27 24 22 -5  663 2420 0   7 4 11
R&D 16 15 14 -2  1321 5098 257   5
N&W 15 14 14 -1  1664 6771 168 11 2 4
C&H 30 29 28 -2  1377 5289 22 4 4 11
SCL 25 29 33 +8  1118 6121 251   4 2 11
S&G 22 21 21 -1  1166 4899 101 3 3
COG 45 46 48 +3  795 2915 30 7 7 6
P&FW 68 72 76 +8  1224 5304 61 8 2 11
M&C 18 18 18 +0  1421 4795 80 4 4
BRL 15 21 27 +12  323 925 0 1 1 4
TP&W 30 25 20 -10  490 2879 146 3 3 4
GM&O 30 32 35 +5  429 2021 44 10 10 3
N&C 28 28 29 +1  590 4114 161 5 5 3
SM 48 37 27 -21  758 1494 121 5 4
O&M 22 30 39 +17  554 2498 82 1 1 7
C&NW 12 16 21 +9  234 600 0 2 2
CB&Q 12 17 23 +11  438 878 72   10
CASL 0 0 12 +12  0 833 92 11 11
M&SP 0 0 12 +12  0 1467 163   4
M&LR 0 0 12 +12  0 594 66 6 6

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 865
WP Western Pacific 710
SL&A St Louis & Alton 495
MKT Missouri, Kansas & Texas 1630
SLSW St Louis & Southwestern 775
GW Great Western 700
SP Southern Pacific 450
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