Continental Rails II

Game # 24 - 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: Nicholas van Rijn bought C&C for $1145, Nicholas van Rijn bought IC for $3855, Thomas Durant bought CASL for $1200, Aubin Rioudu Frei bought FEC for $2500, J. Pierpont Morgan bought M&SP for $9212, Nicolas Koechlin bought M&LR for $1980.
  • PCs Merged: NO&J merges into SM, L&N merges into O&M.
  • PCs Incorporated: C&NW, CB&Q.
  • New Engines Acquired: CNJ bought Atlantic 4-4-2, PENN bought Atlantic 4-4-2, READ bought Atlantic 4-4-2, C&O bought Atlantic 4-4-2, R&D bought Atlantic 4-4-2, N&W bought Atlantic 4-4-2, SCL bought Atlantic 4-4-2, COG bought Atlantic 4-4-2, P&FW bought Atlantic 4-4-2, GTW bought Atlantic 4-4-2, M&C bought Atlantic 4-4-2, BRL bought Atlantic 4-4-2, GM&O bought Atlantic 4-4-2, SM bought Atlantic 4-4-2, O&M bought Atlantic 4-4-2.
  • New Technologies Acquired: PENN bought coal burning engines, READ bought coal burning engines, C&O bought coal burning engines, R&D bought coal burning engines, N&W bought coal burning engines, SCL bought coal burning engines, P&FW bought coal burning engines, GTW bought coal burning engines, M&C bought coal burning engines, GM&O bought coal burning engines, SM bought coal burning engines, O&M bought coal burning engines.
  • RoWs built: PA11 by NYC, IN6 by ERIE, MI5 by PENN, PA5 by READ, KY2 by B&O, AL5 by C&H, SC1 by SCL, AL4 by S&G, AL6 by COG, IL4 by P&FW, OH5 by GTW, IL6 by M&C, IN7 by TP&W, MS3 by GM&O, TN8 by N&C, MS4 by SM.
  • CNJ doubled PA8, PENN doubled MS, READ doubled PA1, SCL doubled GA4, P&FW doubled C&EI, GTW doubled OH2, M&C doubled MON.
  • New RoWs acquired: READ got PA6, SCL got FL5, NYC got OH3, R&D got OH6, PENN got MI6, TP&W got IL3, O&M got IL7, B&O got KY5, ERIE got KY8, M&C got KY12, GM&O got TN13, COG got AL7, S&G got MS2, N&C got MS6, C&H got FL6, P&FW got IN10.
  • RR Mergers: GT merges into NYC, GTW merges into B&O.
  • Loan Recalls: J. Pierpont Morgan, Henry Farham.
  • New railroad Presidents: Nicolas Koechlin of CNJ, Eugene de Segur of C&O, Aubin Rioudu Frei of C&NW.
  • New Private Companies Available: CNS, MP, L&A, CP.
  • J. Pierpont Morgan dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $2145. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Nicholas van Rijn, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Thomas Durant
  • 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.

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) Cornelius Vanderbilt (5) Thomas Durant (11) Henry B. Plant (8)
Rail Mogul J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Aubin Rioudu Frei (2) Nicholas van Rijn (3) Thomas Durant (11) Cornelius Vanderbilt (5)
Rail Builder Henry Farham (10) Aubin Rioudu Frei (2) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Cornelius Vanderbilt (5) Nicholas van Rijn (3)
Rail Magnate Henry Farham (10) Aubin Rioudu Frei (2) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Henry B. Plant (8) Nicolas Koechlin (6)
Rail Prodigal Nicholas van Rijn (3) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Aubin Rioudu Frei (2) Cornelius Vanderbilt (5) Eugene de Segur (7)
Rail Baron Aubin Rioudu Frei (2) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) 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 P&FW C&NW FEC ....
8 Henry B. Plant NYC .... .... ....
11 Thomas Durant READ SCL CASL ....
4 J. Pierpont Morgan M&C C&H M&SP ....
3 Nicholas van Rijn S&G TP&W IC C&C
7 Eugene de Segur C&O COG .... ....
6 Nicolas Koechlin B&O CNJ FW&C M&LR
10 Henry Farham GM&O ERIE CRIP ....
5 Cornelius Vanderbilt R&D N&C .... ....
1 Pascu O&M BRL .... ....
13 William Ogden .... .... .... ....
14 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
9 CamilloN .... .... .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....
12 William Palmer .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
NYC New York Central 1392 172932 108947 91 412656 225329 1 10 0 0
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 1462 194600 114813 95 388255 199741 3 0 420 392
CNJ Central New Jersey 1152 168336 89218 98 328061 144999 6 6 0 528
PENN Pennsylvania 1397 223394 116166 99 306684 169880 9 16 0 144
READ Reading 560 114362 59469 99 163346 57436 13 9 0 0
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 1203 128544 68127 98 280302 130000 4 9 550 1295
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 484 42503 23802 98 93819 44362 3 6 0 0
R&D Richmond & Danville 769 78896 43393 99 207024 115163 1 4 0 288
N&W Norfolk & Western 1387 130972 70725 97 355659 162986 2 2 0 109
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 1017 131627 73710 95 244362 141684 4 4 220 1219
SCL Sea Coast Line 770 107445 60169 95 164076 80429 6 6 0 141
S&G Savannah & Gulf 798 88456 55727 91 203578 135799 0 0 404 736
COG Central of Georgia 529 71948 37413 99 103955 73393 7 9 300 604
P&FW Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne 951 139662 74020 98 196027 118102 7 16 0 0
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 815 101604 55882 99 164907 119763 4 4 800 1113
BRL Blue Ridge Line 185 17088 11107 89 29450 24575 0 6 0 0
TP&W Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw 311 31663 18681 95 53672 46468 2 10 327 450
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 325 27333 15033 99 54486 46409 1 1 440 0
N&C Nashville & Chattanooga 575 56519 33346 95 99713 83340 2 1 0 432
SM Southern Mississippi 323 38432 21138 99 53324 45278 5 0 0 336
O&M Ohio & Mississippi 351 37251 22351 94 59571 49449 2 5 0 0
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 120 16551 11586 84 20789 17711 2 0 0 0
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 190 20517 13746 87 30239 25761 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&AHRLNY3PA11GTC2C3oh3ERIEERIEERIEB&OTP&WB&OB&OPENNmi2CNJCNJCNJERIECNJREADERIEERIEERIEB&OCNJERIEPENNPENNBoston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Montreal London
    NYC  (Double) ; B&A ; HRL ; NY3 ; PA11 ; GT ; C2 ; C3
    Unbuilt: OH3
    [Regions: ALN]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIENY2LSMRLEP&LEOH4IN1IN2IN6ky8P&FWO&MO&MP&FWB&Oky7ky9ky10ky11NYCCNJCNJREADP&FWB&OP&FWTP&WP&FWO&MM&Cfw&cc&cP&FWO&MicC&NWcripCB&QcaslcnsCNJNYCREADB&OCNJPENNNYCwv2B&OB&ONYCR&DR&Doh8PENNTP&WM&CP&FWTP&WP&FWM&CP&FWil1il10il12il14B&Oky7wi1PENNNew York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago London
    ERIE ; NY2 ; LS  (Double) ; MRLE ; P&LE ; OH4 ; IN1 ; IN2 ; IN6
    Unbuilt: KY8
    [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)
    PENNLVPA9PA10C4C5MCMSMI1MI5mi6fw&cB&OR&Dmi4CNJREADREADERIEB&OTP&WmnM&Cfw&cc&cP&FWicC&NWcripCB&QcaslcnsERIENYCREADpa2pa3READREADCNJNYCB&ONYCB&OR&Dmi2mi4ERIEil1il10il12il14wi1New York Philadelphia Baltimore Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Chicago London
    PENN  (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; PA9 ; PA10  (Double) ; C4 ; C5 ; MC ; MS  (Double) ; MI1 ; MI5
    Unbuilt: MI6
    [Regions: ALCN]
  • Reading (READ)
    READC&APA1MD1PA4PA5pa6ERIEP&FWB&Owv2NYCCNJERIECNJPENNPENNB&OC&ON&Wpa2pa3N&WR&DNew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Cleveland Pittsburgh
    READ  (Double) ; C&A  (Double) ; PA1  (Double) ; MD1 ; PA4 ; PA5
    Unbuilt: PA6
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OWV1PA7WV3OH1KY2GTWOH2OH5ky5P&FWO&MO&MERIEP&FWky3ky4ky6ky7ERIEERIEERIEERIEP&FWM&CP&FWTP&WPENNfw&cREADpa2pa3READREADNYCREADN&Wva5wv2R&DNYCERIER&DPENNmi2PENNR&Dky3ky4ky6Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    B&O  (Double) ; WV1 ; PA7  (Double) ; WV3 ; OH1 ; KY2 ; GTW  (Double) ; OH2  (Double) ; OH5
    Unbuilt: KY5
    [Regions: AOL]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&OVA4VA2N&WR&DR&DREADN&Wva3va5va6R&DN&Wsc3N&WBaltimore Washington
    C&O  (Double) ; VA4 ; VA2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&DVCVA7WV4KY1OH7oh6TP&WPENNfw&cc&cERIEB&Ooh8PENNERIEERIETP&WC&ON&WN&WM&CP&FWTP&WP&FWc&cREADN&Wva1C&Ova3C&Ova5B&OERIEoh8ERIEERIETP&WM&CP&FWB&Oky3Baltimore Washington Norfolk Detroit Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    R&D ; VC ; VA7 ; WV4 ; KY1 ; OH7
    Unbuilt: OH6
    [Regions: AO]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&WRF&PN&SMD2W&WNC2SC5TN2W&MTN4B&OC&OR&DSCLC&HBRLN&CN&CN&CB&OREADva1C&Ova3R&Dnc1sc2sc3B&Otn1tn3tn5tn6Baltimore 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&CGA1GA8AL3TN12AL5fl6SCLCOGCOGal8SCLS&GSCLCOGCOGBRLN&CN&CSCLsc2sc3N&Wil8il9ky9M&Cky13ky14N&WN&Ctn9tn10tn11GM&Otn14tn15S&Gal2S&GCOGCOGal8GM&ON&CCharleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile St. Louis Memphis
    C&H  (Double) ; SC4 ; G&C ; GA1  (Double) ; GA8  (Double) ; AL3 ; TN12 ; AL5
    Unbuilt: FL6
    [Regions: AD]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCLNERGA4FL4SC1fl5C&HN&WC&HS&GS&GC&Hfecnc1sc2sc3C&HCOGga5fl3Wilmington Charleston Savannah Pensacola
    SCL  (Double) ; NER ; GA4  (Double) ; FL4 ; SC1
    Unbuilt: FL5
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&GS&AGA6GA7AL1AL4ms2GM&OSMl&agwal8ms1GM&OSMla3SCLCOGN&CGM&OSCLC&HC&HCOGga3SCLga5C&Hal2C&HC&HCOGal8GM&OSMCharleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans
    S&G ; S&A ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1 ; AL4
    Unbuilt: MS2
    [Regions: AD]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COGA&WPGA2AL6al7GM&OC&HC&Hal8ms1S&GSCLS&GBRLN&CSCLC&Hga3SCLS&GC&HC&HS&GC&Hal8Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans
    COG  (Double) ; A&WP ; GA2  (Double) ; AL6
    Unbuilt: AL7
    [Regions: AD]
  • Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW)
    P&FWA&GWWBSHIN5C&EIIN8IL4in10O&MO&MERIEM&Cil2TP&WM&CO&MB&Oky7ERIEky11M&Cky13ERIEERIEM&CO&MM&Cfw&cc&cO&MicC&NWcripCB&Qcaslcnsmpsl&amktslsfslswm&wREADB&Owv2B&OB&OERIER&Doh8PENNERIEERIETP&WM&CERIETP&WM&Cil1il2TP&Wil5M&CO&Mil8il9il10il12il14R&Dky3B&Oky7ERIEwi1mo2mo3mo4Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Kansas City
    P&FW  (Double) ; A&GW ; WBSH  (Double) ; IN5 ; C&EI  (Double) ; IN8 ; IL4
    Unbuilt: IN10
    [Regions: OCM]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&CIN4MONIN9IL6ky12O&MP&FWil2TP&WO&Mil8il9ky9ky11ky13ky14C&HGM&Otn14tn15P&FWP&FWO&Mfw&cc&cP&FWicC&NWcripCB&Qcaslcnsmpsl&amktslsfslswm&wB&Owv2B&OB&OR&Doh8PENNERIEERIETP&WP&FWERIETP&WP&FWP&FWil1il2TP&WP&FWil5O&Mil8il9il10il12il14R&Dky3ky11ky13wi1mo2mo3mo4Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Memphis Kansas City
    M&C ; IN4 ; MON  (Double) ; IN9 ; IL6
    Unbuilt: KY12
    [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&WIN3IN7il3O&MicP&FWM&CP&FWil1il2P&FWil5M&CO&Mky11M&Cky13B&OM&Cc&cP&FWicB&ONYCERIEB&OR&DR&Doh8PENNmi2ERIEERIEM&CP&FWERIEP&FWM&Cil1il2P&FWil5Cleveland Detroit Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis
    TP&W ; IN3 ; IN7
    Unbuilt: IL3
    [Regions: ]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&OMS3tn13il8il9ky9M&Cky13ky14N&Ctn9tn10tn11C&Htn14tn15C&HN&CN&Ctn9tn10tn11C&HC&HS&GCOGal8ms1S&GSMN&CBirmingham Mobile New Orleans St. Louis Memphis
    GM&O ; MS3
    Unbuilt: TN13
    [Regions: G]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&CA&CA&TTN8ms6SMSMtn9tn10tn11C&HGM&OC&HGM&OSMms5ms7COGCOGBRLO&MC&HC&Hky10ky14N&Wtn5tn6tn7tn9tn10tn11C&HGM&OS&Gal2C&HS&GC&HGM&OLouisville Atlanta Birmingham New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg
    N&C ; A&C ; A&T ; TN8
    Unbuilt: MS6
    [Regions: D]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SMNO&JMS4GM&Ov&tl&agwS&Gal8ms1S&GGM&Oms5N&Cms7la3la5Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg
    SM ; NO&J ; MS4
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: MG]
  • Ohio & Mississippi (O&M)
    O&ML&Nil7mpsl&amktslsfslswm&wM&CP&FWil2TP&WP&FWil5M&Cil8il9ky11M&Cky13mo2mo3mo4P&FWN&CERIEM&CP&FWil2TP&WM&CB&Oky7ERIEky10ky11M&Cky13ky14tn7N&CCincinnati Louisville St. Louis Kansas City
    O&M ; L&N
    Unbuilt: IL7
    [Regions: O]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NWM&Cfw&cc&cP&FWiccripCB&QcaslcnsPENNERIEil1il10il12il14il15wi1wi2wi3wi4Chicago St. Paul
    C&NW
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&QM&Cfw&cc&cP&FWicC&NWcripcaslcnsPENNERIEil1il10il11il12il13il14wi1ia1ia2ia4Chicago
    CB&Q
    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
NYC 80 80 66 -14  1275 6876 91 8 8
ERIE 50 42 34 -16  2111 7219 91 10 10
CNJ 26 25 24 -2  1344 5760 0 6 7
PENN 41 41 42 +1  1345 6898 92   2 4 11
READ 49 51 53 +4  386 2733 67 11 11 2
B&O 47 46 40 -7  527 5901 122 6 6 1 3
C&O 34 30 27 -7  662 2285 135 7 11 4
R&D 18 17 16 -2  1359 3739 106 5 5
N&W 12 13 15 +3  2243 6771 168   2 4 11
C&H 36 33 30 -6  1145 5025 66 4 4 11
SCL 39 32 25 -14  1020 3786 71 11 4
S&G 30 26 22 -8  1007 3914 76 3 3
COG 40 42 45 +5  591 2500 145 7 7
P&FW 55 61 68 +13  864 4695 60 2 2 8
M&C 42 30 18 -24  1627 3945 130 4 4
BRL 12 13 15 +3  448 925 0 1 1 4
TP&W 34 32 30 -4  191 1505 50 3 3 4 5
GM&O 20 25 30 +10  167 1530 95 10 10
N&C 20 24 28 +8  680 2633 242 5 5 3
SM 22 35 48 +26  64 1454 161   4 5
O&M 12 17 22 +10  335 1662 93 1 1 7
C&NW 0 0 12 +12  0 540 60 2 2
CB&Q 0 0 12 +12  0 855 95   10

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
MN Michigan Northern 510
CNS Chicago North Shore 425
MP Missouri Pacific 1415
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 450
CP Central Pacific 770

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