Continental Rails II

Game # 25 - 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: Louis McLane bought CNS for $18121, Cyrus Holliday bought M&LR for $6185.
  • PCs Merged: FW&C merges into LS, L&N merges into WBSH, MON merges into N&W, C&C merges into M&C, C&EI merges into MRLE.
  • PCs Incorporated: CRIP, IC.
  • New Engines Acquired: GT bought Mogul 2-6-0, B&H bought Mogul 2-6-0, NYC bought Mogul 2-6-0, C&A bought Mogul 2-6-0, READ bought Mogul 2-6-0, B&O bought Mogul 2-6-0, N&W bought Mogul 2-6-0, C&H bought Mogul 2-6-0, SCL bought Mogul 2-6-0, COG bought Mogul 2-6-0, LS bought Mogul 2-6-0, MRLE bought Mogul 2-6-0, M&C bought Mogul 2-6-0, WBSH bought Mogul 2-6-0, GM&O bought Mogul 2-6-0, MS bought Mogul 2-6-0, O&M bought Mogul 2-6-0.
  • RoWs built: MI6 by NYC, IN7 by PENN, OH1 by READ, KY13 by N&W, TN4 by W&M, GA2 by C&H, KY12 by S&A, KY10 by SCL, TN6 by COG, IN8 by LS, KY8 by MRLE, KY3 by M&C, OH6 by WBSH, MS3 by GM&O, MS6 by SM.
  • N&W doubled N&W, C&H doubled SC1, SCL doubled S&G, COG doubled A&WP, MRLE doubled MRLE, M&C doubled OH8, WBSH doubled OH7.
  • New RoWs acquired: NYC got OH2, WBSH got IN10, S&A got IL2, PENN got IL5, O&M got IL6, N&W got IL9, M&C got KY5, MRLE got KY9, SCL got KY14, W&M got TN5, COG got TN7, GM&O got TN8, SM got TN13, LS got IL3.
  • RR Mergers: C&H merges into S&A.
  • Loan Recalls: Railroad Bill Jr, William Ogden.
  • New railroad Presidents: Railroad Bill Jr of READ, Jay Gould of CRIP.
  • New Private Companies Available: C&NW, CASL, M&SP, V&T, WP, UP.
  • Louis McLane dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $5456. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Byron Kilbourn, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Cyrus Holliday, Henry Farham
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Recession to Normal.
  • Best locomotive available: Mogul 2-6-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Byron Kilbourn (6) Maurin Jolybois (4) Louis McLane (7) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Cyrus Holliday (2)
Rail Mogul Louis McLane (7) Maurin Jolybois (4) Byron Kilbourn (6) William Ogden (8) Cyrus Holliday (2)
Rail Builder Louis McLane (7) Maurin Jolybois (4) Byron Kilbourn (6) Cyrus Holliday (2) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
Rail Magnate Louis McLane (7) Byron Kilbourn (6) Cyrus Holliday (2) Maurin Jolybois (4) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
Rail Prodigal Cyrus Holliday (2) Byron Kilbourn (6) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Louis McLane (7) Maurin Jolybois (4)
Rail Baron Byron Kilbourn (6) Louis McLane (7) Cyrus Holliday (2) Maurin Jolybois (4) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
7 Louis McLane NYC WBSH CNS ....
6 Byron Kilbourn PENN GM&O .... ....
2 Cyrus Holliday MRLE SCL .... M&LR
4 Maurin Jolybois N&W SM .... ....
3 Cornelius Vanderbilt S&A .... .... ....
5 Henry Farham LS COG .... ....
9 Jay Gould CRIP W&M .... CB&Q
8 William Ogden M&C O&M .... ....
10 Edward Harriman .... .... .... ....
13 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
12 Robert Schuyler .... .... .... ....
11 Milton Littlefield .... .... .... ....
15 Thomas Durant .... .... .... ....
1 Railroad Bill Jr READ .... .... ....
14 William Palmer .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
GT Grand Trunk 851 95724 52648 99 248832 96356 3 0 0 0
B&H Boston & Hartford 110 16957 9835 99 34796 11140 6 1 0 0
NYC New York Central 1253 213349 117342 99 320106 199708 8 9 675 451
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 952 107501 66651 95 288738 108279 2 0 0 0
C&A Camden & Amboy 635 94651 52058 99 179987 77643 7 3 0 0
PENN Pennsylvania 1513 256029 151055 95 415946 253115 6 6 0 536
READ Reading 769 100633 58366 99 157626 55557 6 9 0 245
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 560 68542 39754 99 124260 49561 5 2 0 121
N&W Norfolk & Western 1981 243779 134079 99 393306 138299 6 9 0 166
W&M Wilmington & Manchester 1136 113519 78328 88 271503 183503 -1 3 0 235
S&A Savannah & Augusta 2012 279456 153699 99 505390 324617 5 9 545 1418
SCL Sea Coast Line 1370 196628 108145 99 306126 200380 6 9 0 702
COG Central of Georgia 708 86478 50157 99 155453 111405 3 1 0 0
LS Lake Shore 834 108764 63083 99 182655 134297 4 1 218 61
MRLE Mad River & Lake Erie 815 117068 69070 98 179433 128906 5 4 0 517
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 598 77177 46306 97 131503 92546 1 1 0 0
WBSH Wabash Line 502 71717 43030 97 113836 82515 4 16 488 573
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 325 28935 16783 99 55544 46161 1 14 144 522
SM Southern Mississippi 507 55967 34699 95 91747 75668 2 4 440 770
MS Michigan Southern 204 20100 13065 92 28138 22241 2 1 0 0
O&M Ohio & Mississippi 165 17415 10101 99 25060 21980 3 4 0 0
IC Illinois Central 185 21228 15072 86 33725 26500 0 0 0 0
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 150 18582 13007 87 28335 22265 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 
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GTB&MC2C3ME1NYCB&HNYCERIEERIEc1Boston New York Quebec Montreal
    GT ; B&M ; C2 ; C3 ; ME1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Boston & Hartford (B&H)
    B&HGTGTNYCERIEBoston New York
    B&H
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYCB&ANY3C4C5MCMI1MI5MI6oh2MRLEPENNPENNMRLELSREADLSPENNLSmi2GTGTB&HERIELSPENNLSmnMSN&WLSM&CMRLEICc&nwCRIPcb&qcaslcnsERIEERIEC&Apa11LSLSWBSHmi2mi4PENNil1il10il12il14wi1GTBoston New York Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago Montreal London
    NYC  (Double) ; B&A  (Double) ; NY3 ; C4  (Double) ; C5  (Double) ; MC ; MI1 ; MI5 ; MI6
    Unbuilt: OH2
    [Regions: ALCN]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIENY2NYNHHRLNY1NYCB&HNYCC&AC&ALSNYCpa8C&Apa11GTNYCBoston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Montreal London
    ERIE ; NY2 ; NYNH ; HRL ; NY1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Camden & Amboy (C&A)
    C&ACNJPA1PA9PA10ERIEERIEERIEPENNPENNREADB&OLSERIENYCPENNREADB&Opa8pa11READNYCNew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cleveland London
    C&A ; CNJ ; PA1 ; PA9 ; PA10
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNLVPA5PA6PA2P&LEP&FWGTWOH4IN1IN3IN7il5ICmpsl&amktslsfslswm&wLSil1S&ALSil4O&Mil7il8N&Wmo2mo3mo4C&AC&AREADB&OLSMRLEMRLELSN&WLSM&CMRLEICc&nwCRIPcb&qcaslcnsC&AREADB&OB&Opa8C&Apa11READB&OREADNYCLSLSWBSHWBSHM&CNYCmi2NYCLSN&WMRLEMRLELSN&Wil1S&ALSil4il10il12il14wi1New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Kansas City
    PENN  (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; PA5 ; PA6 ; PA2  (Double) ; P&LE ; P&FW ; GTW ; OH4 ; IN1 ; IN3 ; IN7
    Unbuilt: IL5
    [Regions: AOLC]
  • Reading (READ)
    READPA3MD1MD2C&OWV1OH1C&APENNPENNB&ON&WN&WMRLEPENNM&CN&WMRLEC&APENNB&OPENNB&Ova2va3N&Wva7B&Owv3NYCPENNNew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    READ  (Double) ; PA3 ; MD1 ; MD2  (Double) ; C&O ; WV1 ; OH1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OPA7PA4WV2PENNREADPENNPENNM&CC&APENNREADPENNPENNREADREADREADwv3READPhiladelphia Baltimore Washington Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    B&O  (Double) ; PA7 ; PA4 ; WV2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AO]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&WR&DVA4RF&PVA5KY1N&SIN4VCIN9MONKY13il9mpsl&amktslsfslswm&wil4PENNO&Mil7il8MRLES&ASCLS&ASMtn14tn15mo2mo3mo4READW&MM&CMRLEWBSHO&MLSM&CMRLEICc&nwCRIPcb&qcaslcnsREADREADva1va2va3va6va7nc1nc2wv3wv4WBSHM&CNYCPENNLSPENNMRLEMRLEPENNLSWBSHil1S&ALSO&Mil7il8il10il12il14ky2M&CMRLEky11S&ASCLS&ASMtn14tn15wi1Baltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Memphis Kansas City
    N&W  (Double) ; R&D ; VA4 ; RF&P  (Double) ; VA5 ; KY1 ; N&S ; IN4  (Double) ; VC ; IN9 ; MON ; KY13
    Unbuilt: IL9
    [Regions: AOC]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&MW&WSC2G&CSC3BRLSC5TN2TN4tn5COGSCLSCLky6ky7COGN&WS&AS&ACOGCOGCOGSCLSCLva1va2nc1nc2S&Asc4S&AS&Atn1tn3COGNorfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah Louisville Atlanta Birmingham
    W&M ; W&W ; SC2 ; G&C ; SC3 ; BRL ; SC5 ; TN2 ; TN4
    Unbuilt: TN5
    [Regions: AD]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&AGA1GA8AL3TN12KY12C&HNERSC1GA4FL4FL5GA2il2O&MICPENNLSN&WWBSHil1LSil4PENNO&Mil7ky11N&WW&MSCLSCLCOGW&MCOGW&MCOGSCLO&Mfecnc1W&MW&Msc4ga3ga5fl3fl6N&WWBSHLSO&Mil7il8N&WMRLEky11N&WSCLGM&Otn9tn10tn11SMtn14tn15SCLal2SCLal5GM&OSMWilmington Charleston Savannah Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Chicago St. Louis Memphis
    S&A  (Double) ; GA1 ; GA8  (Double) ; AL3 ; TN12 ; KY12 ; C&H  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; SC1  (Double) ; GA4 ; FL4 ; FL5 ; GA2
    Unbuilt: IL2
    [Regions: ADG]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCLS&GGA6GA7AL1A&TAL4N&CMS2KY10ky14WBSHil8N&WMRLES&AN&WCOGGM&OS&ASMtn14tn15S&AS&AS&ACOGCOGGM&OSMWBSHl&agwS&AS&Aga3S&Aga5S&AMRLEMRLEky11W&MW&MCOGCOGGM&Oal2S&Aal5COGal8ms1GM&Oms4la3Charleston Savannah Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans St. Louis Memphis
    SCL  (Double) ; S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1  (Double) ; A&T ; AL4 ; N&C ; MS2 ; KY10
    Unbuilt: KY14
    [Regions: ADG]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COGA&WPAL6A&CAL7TN6tn7SCLWBSHSCLSCLGM&Otn9al2W&MSCLGM&OSCLS&AS&Aga3SCLS&Afl6W&MW&Mtn9SCLal2al5al8ms1Savannah Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans
    COG ; A&WP  (Double) ; AL6 ; A&C ; AL7 ; TN6
    Unbuilt: TN7
    [Regions: DG]
  • Lake Shore (LS)
    LSOH3TP&WOH5IN2FW&CIN8il3O&MICPENNN&WWBSHil1S&Ail4PENNO&Mil7ky11S&AN&WPENNMRLEPENNMSN&WM&CMRLEICc&nwCRIPcb&qcaslcnsERIENYCC&Apa11NYCPENNWBSHWBSHM&CNYCmi2NYCNYCPENNPENNN&WMRLEMRLEPENNN&Wil1S&Ail4PENNil10il12il14wi1NYCBuffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis London
    LS  (Double) ; OH3 ; TP&W ; OH5 ; IN2 ; FW&C ; IN8
    Unbuilt: IL3
    [Regions: LC]
  • Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE)
    MRLEA&GWIN5IN6C&EIKY8ky9il8N&WSCLky11S&AN&WSCLS&ASMtn14tn15LSPENNPENNPENNM&CWBSHO&MN&WLSM&CWBSHICc&nwCRIPcb&qcaslcnspa11READNYCLSPENNWBSHM&CNYCPENNLSPENNN&WPENNLSN&WWBSHil1il10il12il14N&WM&CM&Cky7SCLky11wi1Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Memphis
    MRLE  (Double) ; A&GW  (Double) ; IN5 ; IN6 ; C&EI ; KY8
    Unbuilt: KY9
    [Regions: OLC]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&COH8C&CKY3ky5WBSHO&MWBSHMRLEWBSHky2ky4ky6ky7MRLEMRLELSWBSHN&WLSMRLEICc&nwCRIPcb&qcaslcnsREADB&Owv3READPENNWBSHWBSHNYCPENNLSPENNN&WMRLEil1il10il12il14N&Wky2ky4ky6wi1Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    M&C  (Double) ; OH8  (Double) ; C&C ; KY3
    Unbuilt: KY5
    [Regions: OC]
  • Wabash Line (WBSH)
    WBSHOH7L&NOH6in10O&MMRLEN&WS&ALSO&Mil7M&Cky7MRLEky11S&AN&WM&CMRLELSSCLMSO&MLSM&CPENNLSM&CNYCPENNLSPENNN&WMRLEMRLEN&WM&CM&Cky7MRLESCLSCLCOGGM&ODetroit Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis
    WBSH  (Double) ; OH7  (Double) ; L&N ; OH6
    Unbuilt: IN10
    [Regions: O]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&OMS3tn8SCLWBSHSCLSCLCOGtn9tn10tn11S&ASMS&ASMtn9tn10tn11S&ASMS&ASCLCOGal8ms1SCLms4SMLouisville Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Memphis
    GM&O ; MS3
    Unbuilt: TN8
    [Regions: G]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SMNO&JMS6tn13il8N&WMRLES&AN&WSCLGM&Otn9tn10tn11S&Atn14tn15S&AGM&Ov&tl&agwGM&Otn9tn10tn11S&AS&Ams1SCLGM&Oms4ms5ms7la3la5Birmingham Mobile New Orleans St. Louis Memphis Vicksburg
    SM  (Double) ; NO&J ; MS6
    Unbuilt: TN13
    [Regions: MG]
  • Michigan Southern (MS)
    MSNYCmnLSLSWBSHNYCmi2NYCNYCDetroit Chicago London
    MS
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: L]
  • Ohio & Mississippi (O&M)
    O&Mil6mpsl&amktslsfslswm&wN&WWBSHS&ALSil4PENNil7il8N&Wky11S&AN&Wmo2mo3mo4WBSHWBSHMRLEN&WWBSHS&ALSil7M&Cky7MRLEky11S&AN&WCincinnati Louisville St. Louis Kansas City
    O&M
    Unbuilt: IL6
    [Regions: O]
  • Illinois Central (IC)
    ICN&WLSM&CMRLEc&nwCRIPcb&qcaslcnsNYCPENNPENNLSil1S&ALSil4PENNil10il12il14wi1Chicago St. Louis
    IC
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIPN&WLSM&CMRLEICc&nwcb&qcaslcnsNYCPENNil1il10il12il13il14il15wi1ia7ia8Chicago
    CRIP
    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
GT 25 24 23 -2  1284 4149 106   4 8
B&H 43 35 28 -15  136 550 0   7 2 4 8
NYC 38 38 39 +1  2096 6217 55 7 7 5
ERIE 27 25 23 -4  1414 4573 187   5 3
C&A 29 34 40 +11  1124 3086 89   8 2 4
PENN 45 38 32 -13  2374 7520 50 6 6 5
READ 57 49 42 -15  1177 3693 152 1 8 4 6
B&O 34 29 25 -9  1083 2715 93   4 7
N&W 39 40 41 +2  1669 9737 172 4 4 3 6
W&M 51 56 61 +10  2243 5625 55 9 9
S&A 38 39 35 -3  719 9900 166 3 3 7
SCL 44 44 45 +1  1535 6820 37 2 2 7
COG 32 36 40 +8  818 3463 77 5 5 7
LS 35 32 29 -6  845 4063 107 5 5
MRLE 59 50 42 -17  575 3913 162 2 2 6 7
M&C 36 25 15 -21  1983 5767 173 8 8
WBSH 57 72 87 +30  288 2367 143 7 7 6
GM&O 17 30 43 +26  197 1530 95 6 6
SM 14 18 22 +8  499 2383 152 4 4
MS 11 13 15 +4  341 943 77   7 2
O&M 11 15 20 +9  339 812 13 8 8
IC 0 0 13 +13  0 833 92   3
CRIP 0 0 13 +13  0 675 75 9 9

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
MN Michigan Northern 510
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 600
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 925
FEC Florida East Coast 1495
M&SP Milwaukee & St. Paul 1630
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 865
WP Western Pacific 710
UP Union Pacific 525
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