Continental Rails II

Game # 26 - 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: John Forbes bought N&S for $2863, J. Edgar Thompson bought C&C for $1295, John Forbes bought FEC for $2863, Jim Fisk bought M&SP for $29858, Jay Gould bought WP for $25203.
  • PCs Merged: IC merges into LS, L&N merges into C&H.
  • PCs Incorporated: O&M, MP, CB&Q, WBSH, CASL.
  • New Technologies Acquired: GT bought steel rails, LS bought coal burning engines, M&C bought Grand Station.
  • RoWs built: MI6 by NYC, KY7 by B&O, TN12 by C&H, SC3 by S&A, IL2 by LS, IN7 by P&LE, KY12 by M&C, FL6 by A&T, MS3 by GM&O, MS4 by SM.
  • NYC doubled C4, READ doubled PA3, C&O doubled PA4, C&H doubled N&C, LS doubled LS, M&C doubled IN4.
  • New RoWs acquired: RF&P got MD2, COG got GA5, TP&W got OH7, P&LE got IL3, M&C got IL6, C&H got IL8, C&O got KY2, LS got KY11, A&T got TN5, GM&O got TN13, SM got MS7, C&NW got WI4, CRIP got IA8.
  • RR Mergers: TP&W merges into NYC.
  • Loan Recalls: Edward Harriman.
  • Stock splits: A&T splits 5 for 1.
  • New railroad Presidents: John Forbes of B&O, Dan Drew of R&D, Jim Fisk of WBSH, Jim Hill of O&M, Jay Gould of CB&Q, Hannibal Kimball of MP.
  • New Private Companies Available: M&LR, UP, SL&A, SLSF, GN.
  • Jay Gould dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $14003. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Jim Hill, Dan Drew, John Forbes, Jim Fisk, J. Edgar Thompson, Hannibal Kimball
  • Invention of block signal system improves traffic flow, prevents major collisions.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Boom to Great.
  • Best locomotive available: Mogul 2-6-0
  • 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 Hannibal Kimball (5) John Forbes (2) Jay Gould (8) Dan Drew (1) J. Edgar Thompson (3)
Rail Mogul Jim Hill (7) Dan Drew (1) Jim Fisk (4) Jay Gould (8) Hannibal Kimball (5)
Rail Builder Jim Fisk (4) Jay Gould (8) John Forbes (2) J. Edgar Thompson (3) Hannibal Kimball (5)
Rail Magnate Jay Gould (8) Jim Fisk (4) John Forbes (2) J. Edgar Thompson (3) Hannibal Kimball (5)
Rail Prodigal Dan Drew (1) John Forbes (2) Jim Hill (7) Jim Fisk (4) Hannibal Kimball (5)
Rail Baron John Forbes (2) Jay Gould (8) Jim Fisk (4) Hannibal Kimball (5) Dan Drew (1)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
5 Hannibal Kimball C&H MP .... ....
2 John Forbes C&NW B&O FEC N&S
7 Jim Hill O&M C&O .... ....
8 Jay Gould P&LE CB&Q .... WP
4 Jim Fisk NYC WBSH .... M&SP
1 Dan Drew R&D M&C .... ....
3 J. Edgar Thompson .... RF&P C&C ....
6 Edward Harriman .... CRIP .... ....
14 William Ogden .... .... .... ....
11 Byron Kilbourn .... .... .... ....
10 William Palmer .... .... .... ....
12 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....
15 J. Pierpont Morgan .... .... .... ....
9 Erastus Corning .... .... .... ....
13 Thomas Scott .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
B&M Boston & Maine 145 24115 16157 87 42221 17920 5 0 0 0
GT Grand Trunk 329 47608 27137 97 98078 50898 6 0 0 0
B&H Boston & Hartford 110 21506 11828 99 35486 7186 12 2 0 0
NYC New York Central 1575 300289 159154 98 496234 264759 11 9 0 462
NYNH New York & New Haven 110 21420 13495 91 33975 7245 9 1 0 0
READ Reading 288 89442 50088 98 97455 39919 7 8 0 0
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 2357 473404 246170 99 714331 358527 13 2 0 156
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 655 103980 54069 99 190492 111707 9 21 625 36
RF&P Richmond, Fred. & Potomac 117 18673 11577 92 35857 19733 5 4 0 0
R&D Richmond & Danville 629 77224 42473 99 173188 63277 6 7 0 75
N&W Norfolk & Western 242 37628 20695 99 29722 639 12 18 0 0
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 1918 340097 176851 99 572437 167972 12 4 0 159
S&A Savannah & Augusta 783 129504 72521 98 231038 138904 8 0 0 15
COG Central of Georgia 1937 329100 181004 96 550853 120264 10 4 0 103
LS Lake Shore 922 150879 78458 99 295856 166886 9 16 170 250
P&LE Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 1376 290869 151253 99 405268 227930 14 16 0 88
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 810 125942 65491 99 219976 126138 9 16 495 386
WBSH Wabash Line 114 20234 13961 85 38543 19857 4 0 0 0
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 320 48206 26514 99 98293 56556 7 0 640 159
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 325 35746 19660 99 91127 49343 4 16 440 380
SM Southern Mississippi 323 51972 28585 99 103423 55510 8 19 0 134
O&M Ohio & Mississippi 165 21998 14519 88 50159 25841 3 0 0 0
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 120 21974 12305 98 40060 21770 9 9 1400 0
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 150 24056 13231 99 49859 26641 7 1 1005 0
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 190 26467 16939 90 59135 30465 4 0 0 0
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 185 26814 17429 89 57815 29785 4 0 0 0
MP Missouri Pacific 283 39924 25551 90 85535 44065 4 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&MGTNYCB&Hme1Boston
    B&M
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GTC2B&MNYCB&HB&OBoston Montreal
    GT ; C2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Boston & Hartford (B&H)
    B&HB&MGTNYCNYNHBoston New York
    B&H
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYCB&ANY3C4C5PA11MCMI5MI1MI6TP&Woh7M&CB&OWBSHc&cLSP&LEoh8in1LSP&LEM&CB&OR&Dky3B&MGTB&HB&OLSP&LELSP&LEmnmsM&CP&LEc&cB&OLSC&NWCRIPCB&QCASLcnsny1B&Opa10B&Ooh3LSP&LEP&LEoh8mi2mi4in1LSP&LEil1il10il12il14wi1B&OBoston New York Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago Montreal London
    NYC  (Double) ; B&A ; NY3 ; C4  (Double) ; C5 ; PA11 ; MC ; MI5 ; MI1 ; MI6 ; TP&W
    Unbuilt: OH7
    [Regions: ALCN]
  • New York & New Haven (NYNH)
    NYNHB&HB&OB&OcnjB&OBoston New York Philadelphia
    NYNH
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Reading (READ)
    READPA1PA3B&OP&LEP&LEB&OB&OC&OP&LEC&ONew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington
    READ  (Double) ; PA1  (Double) ; PA3  (Double)
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OWV1OH1A&GWOH2C&AHRLPA2ERIEC3NY2IN5C&EIIN6KY7NYCNYCNYNHcnjP&LEP&LEREADLSLSp&fwP&LEM&CNYCWBSHO&MM&CP&LEc&cC&HLSC&NWCRIPCB&QCASLcnsny1NYCREADREADC&Opa7pa8pa10NYCC&ORF&Pwv2wv3oh3LSP&LENYCoh8NYCmi2NYCin1LSP&LEM&CP&LELSM&Cin10il1il10il12il14R&Dky3ky5ky6ky8A&Twi1GTNYCBoston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago Montreal London
    B&O  (Double) ; WV1 ; OH1 ; A&GW  (Double) ; OH2 ; C&A  (Double) ; HRL  (Double) ; PA2  (Double) ; ERIE ; C3 ; NY2 ; IN5 ; C&EI ; IN6 ; KY7
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AOLCN]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&OVA3MD1VCPA4WV4ky2R&Dwv3R&Dky3ky4ky5ky6P&LEREADB&ORF&PR&DN&WREADB&OREADP&LERF&PN&Wva2R&DR&Dva7wv3R&DPhiladelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk Cincinnati Louisville
    C&O  (Double) ; VA3 ; MD1 ; VC ; PA4  (Double) ; WV4
    Unbuilt: KY2
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P)
    RF&Pmd2B&OC&Opa7C&Ova7B&OC&OR&DN&WC&ON&WC&Ova7Baltimore Washington Norfolk Pittsburgh
    RF&P
    Unbuilt: MD2
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&DVA4VA5KY1C&ORF&PN&WM&CC&OB&OWBSHN&Wva2C&Ova6va7wv3C&ONYCoh8M&CB&OC&Oky3Washington Norfolk Cincinnati Louisville
    R&D  (Double) ; VA4 ; VA5 ; KY1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: O]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&WVA1RF&PR&Dn&sCOGC&OCOGnc2Washington Norfolk Wilmington
    N&W ; VA1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&HSC1G&CGA4BRLFL4A&CFL5N&CTN6TN8L&NTN12il8MPsl&amktslsfslswm&wil4il5M&Cil7il9ky9M&Cky13ky14GM&Otn14tn15mo2mo3mo4COGS&ACOGCOGCOGCOGWBSHA&TO&MfecS&AS&AS&Asc5S&AS&ACOGCOGfl3A&TB&Oin10il9ky5B&Oky8ky9ky10M&Cky13ky14tn2tn4A&Ttn7tn9COGtn11GM&Otn14tn15al2COGGM&Oms6Charleston Savannah Cincinnati Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola St. Louis Memphis Kansas City
    C&H  (Double) ; SC1  (Double) ; G&C ; GA4  (Double) ; BRL  (Double) ; FL4 ; A&C  (Double) ; FL5 ; N&C  (Double) ; TN6 ; TN8 ; L&N ; TN12
    Unbuilt: IL8
    [Regions: ADOG]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&AGA1GA2SC4SC2SC3w&mCOGC&HCOGCOGCOGC&HCOGC&HC&Hva2COGnc2C&Hsc5ga3C&HCOGWilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    S&A ; GA1 ; GA2  (Double) ; SC4 ; SC2 ; SC3
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AD]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COGGA8A&WPAL4AL3SCLNERS&GNC1GA6GA7W&WAL6AL7TN10ga5fecga3C&Hfl3C&Hn&sw&mC&HS&AC&HC&HA&TGM&Om&lrN&Wnc2C&HS&AS&AS&Aga3C&HA&TC&Htn9tn11C&HGM&Otn14tn15al1al2A&Tal8ms1ms2GM&OSMms6SMar1ar5Norfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans Memphis
    COG  (Double) ; GA8 ; A&WP ; AL4 ; AL3 ; SCL ; NER ; S&G ; NC1 ; GA6 ; GA7 ; W&W ; AL6 ; AL7 ; TN10
    Unbuilt: GA5
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Lake Shore (LS)
    LSMRLEOH4IN2IN8ICIL2ky11O&MM&Cin10P&LEM&Cil7ky8ky9ky10M&Cky13P&LEp&fwP&LEB&ONYCO&MM&CP&LEc&cB&OC&NWCRIPCB&QCASLcnsB&ONYCpa10NYCB&OB&Ooh3P&LENYCoh8NYCin1P&LEM&CB&OB&OP&LEM&Cin10il1P&LEil4il5M&Cil7il10il12il14M&Cky13wi1NYCBuffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis London
    LS  (Double) ; MRLE ; OH4 ; IN2 ; IN8 ; IC ; IL2
    Unbuilt: KY11
    [Regions: LC]
  • Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
    P&LEGTWOH5FW&COH6PENNLVPA5PA6PA9IN3IN7il3O&MLSLSM&Cin10il1LSil4il5M&Cil7LSM&Cky13cnjB&OREADLSLSp&fwNYCmsM&Cc&cB&OLSC&NWCRIPCB&QCASLcnsREADB&OREADC&Opa7pa8pa10NYCwv2B&Ooh3LSNYCoh8NYCmi2NYCNYCin1LSM&CB&OB&OLSM&Cil1LSil4il5il10il12il14wi1New York Philadelphia Baltimore Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis
    P&LE ; GTW ; OH5 ; FW&C ; OH6 ; PENN  (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; PA5  (Double) ; PA6 ; PA9 ; IN3 ; IN7
    Unbuilt: IL3
    [Regions: AOLC]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&CIN4MONIN9KY12il6O&MMPsl&amktslsfslswm&win10LSP&LEil4il5il7C&Hil9LSky13mo2mo3mo4B&OWBSHO&MP&LEc&cB&OLSC&NWCRIPCB&QCASLcnsB&Owv2wv3B&ONYCoh8NYCin1LSP&LEB&OB&OP&LELSin10il1LSP&LEil7C&Hil9il10il12il14R&Dky3ky9LSky13ky14C&HGM&Otn14tn15wi1Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Memphis Kansas City
    M&C ; IN4  (Double) ; MON  (Double) ; IN9 ; KY12
    Unbuilt: IL6
    [Regions: OC]
  • Wabash Line (WBSH)
    WBSHM&CB&OO&MC&HNYCoh8M&CB&OB&Oin10R&Dky3ky5B&Oky8Cincinnati Louisville
    WBSH
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: O]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&TAL5FL6tn5C&HC&Hky6B&Otn4C&HC&HC&HCOGC&Htn4C&Hal1al2COGCOGCOGCOGal8Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile
    A&T ; AL5 ; FL6
    Unbuilt: TN5
    [Regions: DG]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&OMS3tn13C&Hil9ky9M&Cky13ky14C&Htn9COGtn11C&Htn14tn15COGms6C&Htn9COGtn11C&HCOGCOGCOGal8ms1ms2SMms6Birmingham Mobile New Orleans St. Louis Memphis
    GM&O ; MS3
    Unbuilt: TN13
    [Regions: G]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SMNO&JMS4ms7m&lrCOGtn11tn14tn15ms5ms6ar1ar5GM&Ov&tl&agwCOGal8ms1ms2GM&Oms5ms6la3la5Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg
    SM ; NO&J ; MS4
    Unbuilt: MS7
    [Regions: MG]
  • Ohio & Mississippi (O&M)
    O&MWBSHC&HB&OM&Cin10LSP&LEM&Cil7ky5B&Oky8LSM&Cky13Cincinnati Louisville St. Louis
    O&M
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: O]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NWwi4m&spnpsp&psp&dil10il15wi2wi3wi6mn1mn2mn3mn5mn6M&CP&LEc&cB&OLSCRIPCB&QCASLcnsNYCin1il1il10il12il14il15wi1wi2wi3Chicago Duluth St. Paul
    C&NW
    Unbuilt: WI4
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIPia8il13il14il15wi3mn3mn4ia7ia9ia10M&CP&LEc&cB&OLSC&NWCB&QCASLcnsNYCin1il1il10il12il13il14il15wi1ia7Chicago St. Paul Omaha
    CRIP
    Unbuilt: IA8
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&QM&CP&LEc&cB&OLSC&NWCRIPCASLcnsNYCin1il1il10il11il12il13il14wi1ia1ia2ia4Chicago
    CB&Q
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASLM&CP&LEc&cB&OLSC&NWCRIPCB&Qcnssl&aNYCin1il1il10il11il12il14wi1mo1Chicago St. Louis
    CASL
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MPsl&amktslsfslswkc&dkpatsfkcskcnlp&wm&wil4il5M&Cil7C&Hil9mo2mo3mo4mo6mo7mo8mo9St. Louis Omaha Kansas City
    MP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: MW]

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 27 33 39 +12  220 671 54   4 1
GT 41 40 40 -1  559 1645 0   7
B&H 51 58 65 +14  186 550 0   4 1 7 8
NYC 61 59 57 -4  1828 7827 55 4 4 7
NYNH 49 48 48 -1  111 539 11   4 1 7 8
READ 38 49 61 +23  648 4320 0   2 4 5 8
B&O 67 65 64 -3  2854 11555 238 2 2 8
C&O 83 81 79 -4  586 3275 0 7 7 1 4
RF&P 17 19 22 +5  184 585 0 3 3
R&D 52 56 60 +8  1437 3103 42 1 1 3 7
N&W 81 73 65 -16  250 1180 34   1 2 4 7
C&H 65 76 87 +22  2305 9459 137 5 5 4
S&A 75 71 68 -7  1136 3861 54   8 7
COG 67 54 41 -26  3287 9692 0   1 5
LS 58 58 58 +0  732 4464 146   7 1
P&LE 70 69 69 -1  1501 6835 50 8 8 5
M&C 58 58 59 +1  796 3970 80 1 1 4
WBSH 0 0 18 +18  0 513 57 4 4
A&T 95 135 35 +80  478 7890 110   2 4 7 8
GM&O 36 52 69 +33  180 1530 95   1
SM 37 57 78 +41  427 1567 48   8 7
O&M 0 0 18 +18  0 743 82 7 7
C&NW 17 26 35 +18  250 600 0 2 2
CRIP 17 29 41 +24  343 750 0 6 6
CB&Q 0 0 18 +18  0 855 95 8 8
CASL 0 0 18 +18  0 833 92   1
MP 0 0 18 +18  0 1274 141 5 5

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
CNJ Central New Jersey 670
W&M Wilmington & Manchester 665
P&FW Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne 955
MN Michigan Northern 510
MS Michigan Southern 1020
CNS Chicago North Shore 425
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 660
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 865
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 450
UP Union Pacific 525
SL&A St Louis & Alton 495
SLSF St Louis & San Francisco 1195
GN Great Northern 1475

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