Continental Rails II

Game # 26 - Turn # 7

Headline News 1853 to 1854

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1853: Franklin Pearce defeats Winfield Scott in Presidential race.
  2. 1854: Wells, Fargo and Company founded in Sacramento.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Jim Fisk bought B&M for $811, Jim Hill bought VC for $4001, Jim Fisk bought TP&W for $1121, Dan Drew bought GM&O for $5356, Hannibal Kimball bought N&C for $4800, Jay Gould bought NO&J for $12503, Jim Hill bought SM for $11999, Dan Drew bought MON for $15252, Jay Gould bought FW&C for $7703.
  • PCs Merged: A&WP merges into COG, A&C merges into C&H, A&GW merges into B&O, W&W merges into SCL.
  • PCs Incorporated: A&T.
  • New Engines Acquired: B&H bought 04/04/2000, NYC bought 04/04/2000, NYNH bought 04/04/2000, C&A bought 04/04/2000, PENN bought 04/04/2000, READ bought 04/04/2000, C&O bought 04/04/2000, R&D bought 04/04/2000, C&H bought 04/04/2000, S&A bought 04/04/2000, COG bought 04/04/2000, P&LE bought 04/04/2000, M&C bought 04/04/2000, MC bought 04/04/2000.
  • New Technologies Acquired: B&H bought coal burning engines, NYC bought Grand Station, NYC bought coal burning engines, C&A bought Grand Station, C&A bought coal burning engines, PENN bought coal burning engines, READ bought coal burning engines, C&O bought steel rails, C&O bought coal burning engines, R&D bought steel rails, R&D bought coal burning engines, C&H bought coal burning engines, S&A bought coal burning engines, SCL bought Grand Station, SCL bought steel rails, COG bought coal burning engines, P&LE bought coal burning engines, MC bought coal burning engines.
  • RoWs built: C4 by NYC, NY2 by C&A, PA3 by READ, OH2 by B&O, VA1 by N&W, FL5 by C&H, SC4 by S&A, AL6 by SCL, AL4 by COG, OH4 by LS, OH5 by P&LE, IN4 by M&C.
  • C&A doubled HRL, PENN doubled PA5, B&O doubled B&O, R&D doubled R&D, C&H doubled GA4, S&A doubled GA2, COG doubled COG.
  • New RoWs acquired: C&O got PA4, PENN got PA9, S&A got SC2, P&LE got OH6, MC got MI5, LS got IN2, B&O got IN5, R&D got KY1, C&H got TN6, COG got AL3, SCL got AL7, NYC got C5.
  • RR Mergers: C&A merges into B&O.
  • New railroad Presidents: Jay Gould of PENN, Hannibal Kimball of READ, J. Edgar Thompson of COG, Dan Drew of M&C, John Forbes of A&T.
  • New Private Companies Available: C&EI, C&NW, CRIP, CB&Q.
  • John Forbes dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $3789. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Jim Hill, Dan Drew, Jim Fisk, Hannibal Kimball
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Improved to Good.
  • Best locomotive available: American 4-4-0
  • 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 Hannibal Kimball (5) John Forbes (2) Dan Drew (1) J. Edgar Thompson (3) Jim Hill (7)
Rail Mogul Jim Hill (7) Dan Drew (1) Jim Fisk (4) Hannibal Kimball (5) John Forbes (2)
Rail Builder Jim Fisk (4) John Forbes (2) Hannibal Kimball (5) Jim Hill (7) Jay Gould (8)
Rail Magnate John Forbes (2) Hannibal Kimball (5) Jay Gould (8) Jim Fisk (4) Jim Hill (7)
Rail Prodigal Dan Drew (1) John Forbes (2) Jim Hill (7) Hannibal Kimball (5) Jim Fisk (4)
Rail Baron John Forbes (2) Hannibal Kimball (5) Jim Hill (7) Jim Fisk (4) Dan Drew (1)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
2 John Forbes B&O A&T .... ....
5 Hannibal Kimball C&H READ N&C ....
8 Jay Gould P&LE PENN FW&C NO&J
1 Dan Drew .... M&C MON GM&O
7 Jim Hill LS C&O VC SM
4 Jim Fisk NYC MC B&M TP&W
3 J. Edgar Thompson SCL COG .... ....
6 Edward Harriman .... .... .... ....
9 Erastus Corning .... .... .... ....
12 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....
15 J. Pierpont Morgan .... .... .... ....
10 William Palmer .... .... .... ....
14 William Ogden .... .... .... ....
11 Byron Kilbourn .... .... .... ....
13 Thomas Scott .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
GT Grand Trunk 329 40883 25347 95 91031 58410 2 0 0 0
B&H Boston & Hartford 110 18292 10244 98 32879 15948 7 3 0 0
NYC New York Central 638 97624 51741 98 174083 89133 8 16 444 449
NYNH New York & New Haven 110 18368 12123 88 31038 12226 5 2 0 0
PENN Pennsylvania 479 96783 50327 99 126294 67112 13 16 0 0
READ Reading 288 56361 30998 99 90826 42620 11 13 0 0
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 1756 279225 145198 99 483414 279257 8 16 625 1217
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 215 36644 20154 99 64916 41534 7 9 0 0
R&D Richmond & Danville 483 51435 28803 98 122875 73146 2 14 730 383
N&W Norfolk & Western 242 33253 19620 95 51707 24731 6 0 0 0
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 1195 181717 96310 98 319487 185468 7 4 770 510
S&A Savannah & Augusta 564 87466 48107 99 157776 101286 6 16 0 213
SCL Sea Coast Line 1074 131771 73792 95 263004 130723 5 4 0 103
COG Central of Georgia 547 75701 41636 99 143689 91647 5 9 810 557
LS Lake Shore 457 56338 33240 95 124096 77784 3 9 0 377
P&LE Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 358 48394 26617 99 97448 61474 5 4 0 0
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 318 36360 19998 99 74892 46932 4 0 0 313
MC Michigan Central 152 18560 10208 99 43090 25548 3 4 920 0
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 143 15767 10249 89 31784 21191 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)
    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&ANY3C4c5MCmnmsmi1mi2b&mGTB&HB&OLSny1B&Opa10pa11B&OBoston New York Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Montreal London
    NYC  (Double) ; B&A ; NY3 ; C4
    Unbuilt: C5
    [Regions: ALN]
  • New York & New Haven (NYNH)
    NYNHB&HB&OB&OcnjB&OBoston New York Philadelphia
    NYNH
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNLVPA5PA6pa9cnjpa8pa10cnjB&OREADP&LEp&fwREADB&OREADC&Opa7pa8wv2New York Philadelphia Baltimore Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh
    PENN  (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; PA5  (Double) ; PA6
    Unbuilt: PA9
    [Regions: AO]
  • Reading (READ)
    READPA1PA3B&OPENNPENNB&OB&OC&OPENNC&ONew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington
    READ ; PA1 ; PA3
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OWV1OH1A&GWOH2C&AHRLPA2ERIEC3NY2in5M&Cwbshmonc&eioh7oh8LSin3M&Cin6in7in8in9R&Dky3NYCNYCNYNHcnjPENNPENNREADLSLSp&fwP&LEM&Ctp&wwbshny1NYCREADREADC&Opa7pa8pa10pa11C&Omd2wv2wv3oh3LSP&LEoh7oh8mi1mi2M&CR&Dky3GTNYCBoston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago Montreal London
    B&O  (Double) ; WV1 ; OH1 ; A&GW ; OH2 ; C&A  (Double) ; HRL  (Double) ; PA2 ; ERIE ; C3 ; NY2
    Unbuilt: IN5
    [Regions: AOLN]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&OVA3MD1pa4PENNREADB&OREADB&OREADPENNB&Orf&pR&DN&WvcREADB&OREADmd2N&Wva2R&Dva7Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk
    C&O ; VA3 ; MD1
    Unbuilt: PA4
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&DVA4VA5ky1M&CB&Owbshwv3wv4oh7oh8M&CB&Oky2ky3C&Orf&pN&WvcN&Wva2C&Ova6va7wv3wv4ky2Washington Norfolk Cincinnati Louisville
    R&D  (Double) ; VA4 ; VA5
    Unbuilt: KY1
    [Regions: ]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&WVA1rf&pR&Dn&sSCLC&OSCLnc2Washington Norfolk Wilmington
    N&W ; VA1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&HSC1G&CGA4BRLFL4A&CFL5tn6A&Tn&ctn4tn5tn7tn9al2SCLS&ASCLSCLCOGCOGA&Tn&cfecS&Asc3S&Asc5S&AS&Aga5COGfl3fl6tn2tn4tn5Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola
    C&H  (Double) ; SC1  (Double) ; G&C ; GA4  (Double) ; BRL ; FL4 ; A&C ; FL5
    Unbuilt: TN6
    [Regions: ADG]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&AGA1GA2SC4sc2w&mSCLC&HC&HSCLC&Hsc3C&HSCLSCLCOGC&HCOGC&HC&HC&Hsc3ga3C&HCOGWilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    S&A ; GA1 ; GA2  (Double) ; SC4
    Unbuilt: SC2
    [Regions: AD]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCLNERS&GNC1GA6GA7W&WAL6al7gm&ofl6al5al8ms1n&sw&mC&HS&ACOGN&Wnc2C&HS&AS&Aga3C&Hga5fl6al1al5al8Norfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans
    SCL ; NER ; S&G ; NC1 ; GA6 ; GA7 ; W&W ; AL6
    Unbuilt: AL7
    [Regions: A]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COGGA8A&WPAL4al3A&Ttn8tn9tn10tn11tn12tn13al1al2al5ms3ms6C&HC&HA&Tgm&oS&AS&Aga3SCLal1al2al5SCLal8ms2ms3ms4Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Memphis
    COG  (Double) ; GA8 ; A&WP ; AL4
    Unbuilt: AL3
    [Regions: D]
  • Lake Shore (LS)
    LSMRLEOH4in2tp&wmonc&cc&eiP&LEoh7oh8in1in3M&CB&Oin6in7in8in9P&LEp&fwP&LEB&Otp&wc&cB&ONYCpa10pa11B&OB&Ooh3P&LEoh7oh8in1in3NYCBuffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago London
    LS ; MRLE ; OH4
    Unbuilt: IN2
    [Regions: L]
  • Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
    P&LEGTWOH5oh6tp&wmsfw&cc&cLSoh7oh8mi6in1LSin3LSLSp&fwtp&wmsfw&cPENNpa7pa11wv2B&Ooh3mi1mi2mi6Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago
    P&LE ; GTW ; OH5
    Unbuilt: OH6
    [Regions: OL]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&CIN4B&Owbshmonc&eiB&Owv2wv3B&Ooh7oh8LSin3B&Oin6in7in8in9R&Dky3Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    M&C ; IN4
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: O]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MCmi5monfw&cc&cc&eiicc&nwcripcb&qcaslcnsmi4mi6in1il1il10il12il14wi1mnmsmi1mi2mi4mi6NYCDetroit Chicago London
    MC
    Unbuilt: MI5
    [Regions: L]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&TC&Hn&cCOGtn4tn5C&Hal1al2COGCOGal5Atlanta Birmingham
    A&T
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: D]

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 41 38 36 -5  773 1645 0   7
B&H 31 32 33 +2  133 550 0   4 1
NYC 37 39 42 +5  681 3127 70 4 4 7
NYNH 30 30 31 +1  138 526 24   4 1 7
PENN 72 74 77 +5  836 2400 0 8 8 5
READ 40 50 60 +20  314 1349 91 5 5 2
B&O 48 55 66 +18  689 8562 226 2 2
C&O 33 38 44 +11  341 1075 0 7 7 1
R&D 36 38 40 +4  805 2415 0   1
N&W 86 68 50 -36  111 1134 80   7 4
C&H 43 48 54 +11  1275 5811 170 5 5
S&A 33 41 49 +16  871 2779 41   8 7
SCL 39 38 37 -2  1049 5258 119 3 3 1 5
COG 29 42 56 +27  451 2583 152 3 3 1
LS 19 23 28 +9  564 2217 68 7 7
P&LE 24 38 53 +29  415 1730 60 8 8
M&C 27 44 62 +35  303 1528 62 1 1
MC 16 23 30 +14  317 760 0 4 4
A&T 0 0 15 +15  0 644 71 2 2

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
CNJ Central New Jersey 670
RF&P Richmond, Fred. & Potomac 585
N&S Norfolk & Southern 1215
W&M Wilmington & Manchester 665
P&FW Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne 955
WBSH Wabash Line 570
MN Michigan Northern 510
MS Michigan Southern 1020
C&EI Chicago & Eastern Illinois 920
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 600
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 750
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 950
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