Continental Rails II

Game # 26 - Turn # 8

Headline News 1855 to 1856

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1855: The Know-Nothing Party sweeps Northern congressional elections.
  2. 1856: Soo Canal completed connecting Lake Superior to Lake Huron.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: J. Edgar Thompson bought RF&P for $780, John Forbes bought C&EI for $13798, John Forbes bought C&NW for $21779, Edward Harriman bought CRIP for $1111.
  • PCs Merged: MON merges into M&C, N&C merges into C&H, VC merges into C&O, FW&C merges into P&LE.
  • PCs Incorporated: GM&O, SM, B&M, TP&W.
  • New Engines Acquired: N&W bought 04/04/2000.
  • New Technologies Acquired: NYNH bought coal burning engines, C&O bought Grand Station, N&W bought coal burning engines, M&C bought coal burning engines.
  • RoWs built: C5 by NYC, PA9 by PENN, IN5 by B&O, PA4 by C&O, KY1 by R&D, TN6 by C&H, SC2 by S&A, AL7 by SCL, AL3 by COG, IN2 by LS, OH6 by P&LE, MI5 by MC.
  • READ doubled READ, B&O doubled PA2, C&O doubled C&O, C&H doubled A&C.
  • New RoWs acquired: PENN got PA7, NYC got PA11, C&O got WV4, MC got MI1, P&LE got IN3, B&O got IN6, M&C got IN9, C&H got TN8, COG got TN10, A&T got AL5, LS got IN8.
  • RR Mergers: PENN merges into P&LE, SCL merges into COG.
  • New railroad Presidents: Jay Gould of S&A, Dan Drew of GM&O, Jim Hill of SM.
  • New Private Companies Available: O&M, C&C, L&N, IC, CASL, FEC, MP.
  • Jay Gould earns the Heartland Award for linking the P&LE from the Atlantic to Chicago.
  • John Forbes dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $6791. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Jim Fisk, Dan Drew, Jim Hill, J. Edgar Thompson, Jay Gould, Hannibal Kimball
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Good to Great.
  • 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) Jay Gould (8) J. Edgar Thompson (3)
Rail Mogul Jim Hill (7) Dan Drew (1) Jim Fisk (4) Hannibal Kimball (5) John Forbes (2)
Rail Builder Jay Gould (8) Jim Fisk (4) John Forbes (2) Hannibal Kimball (5) Dan Drew (1)
Rail Magnate Jay Gould (8) John Forbes (2) Jim Fisk (4) Hannibal Kimball (5) J. Edgar Thompson (3)
Rail Prodigal Dan Drew (1) John Forbes (2) Jim Hill (7) Hannibal Kimball (5) Jim Fisk (4)
Rail Baron John Forbes (2) Jay Gould (8) Jim Fisk (4) Dan Drew (1) Hannibal Kimball (5)

Player Summary

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

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
B&M Boston & Maine 145 21691 14967 85 38842 23808 3 0 0 0
GT Grand Trunk 329 43144 26750 95 93637 57511 3 0 0 0
B&H Boston & Hartford 110 19714 10843 99 33671 14251 9 0 0 0
NYC New York Central 749 123423 67883 96 215443 113249 8 16 910 357
NYNH New York & New Haven 110 19557 12712 89 31830 10876 7 0 0 0
READ Reading 288 67932 37363 99 92692 41346 14 9 0 0
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 1881 322452 177348 96 532767 306958 8 16 560 737
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 597 84011 43686 99 165094 102116 7 16 290 0
R&D Richmond & Danville 629 70452 40158 97 161375 95373 3 0 0 557
N&W Norfolk & Western 242 34266 19874 96 44014 881 10 1 0 0
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 1500 231064 124775 97 409090 188019 8 4 720 576
S&A Savannah & Augusta 674 104895 57692 99 189745 119650 7 0 0 85
COG Central of Georgia 1843 272684 147249 97 502897 227318 7 4 0 735
LS Lake Shore 527 69932 41260 95 152152 93654 3 1 303 170
P&LE Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 1205 235287 124700 98 330406 192432 12 9 140 0
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 502 66016 36309 99 125811 77333 5 9 740 125
TP&W Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw 140 14300 9724 86 33200 20350 0 0 0 0
MC Michigan Central 336 47400 26070 99 99475 59863 5 16 290 368
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 143 17336 9535 99 34873 22392 4 1 665 0
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 135 16156 11471 83 33634 20616 0 0 0 0
SM Southern Mississippi 44 9181 6519 83 13453 8247 5 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&ANY3C4C5pa11LSP&LELSP&LEB&Opa10oh3B&MGTB&HB&OLSMCmnmsny1B&Opa10MCmi2B&OBoston New York Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Montreal London
    NYC  (Double) ; B&A ; NY3 ; C4 ; C5
    Unbuilt: PA11
    [Regions: ALN]
  • 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 ; PA3
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OWV1OH1A&GWOH2C&AHRLPA2ERIEC3NY2IN5in6wbsho&mM&Cc&eil&nLSP&LEM&Cin7LSM&Cin10ky5ky7ky8NYCNYCNYNHcnjP&LEP&LEREADLSLSp&fwP&LEM&CTP&WwbshM&Cc&einy1NYCREADREADC&Opa7pa8pa10NYCC&Omd2wv2wv3oh3LSP&LEoh7oh8MCmi2LSP&LEM&Cin7LSM&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  (Double) ; ERIE ; C3 ; NY2 ; IN5
    Unbuilt: IN6
    [Regions: AOLN]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&OVA3MD1VCPA4wv4R&Dwv3R&Dky2P&LEREADB&Orf&pR&DN&WREADB&OREADP&LEmd2N&Wva2R&Dva7Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk Cincinnati
    C&O  (Double) ; VA3 ; MD1 ; VC ; PA4
    Unbuilt: WV4
    [Regions: A]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&DVA4VA5KY1C&Orf&pN&WM&CC&OB&OwbshN&Wva2C&Ova6va7wv3C&Ooh7oh8M&CB&Oky2ky3Washington 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&nky10ky14tn7tn9COGtn11tn12tn13COGms3ms6COGS&ACOGCOGCOGCOGA&Tl&nfecS&Asc3S&Asc5S&AS&Aga5COGfl3fl6ky10ky14tn2tn4tn5tn7tn9al2Charleston Savannah Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Memphis
    C&H  (Double) ; SC1  (Double) ; G&C ; GA4  (Double) ; BRL ; FL4 ; A&C  (Double) ; FL5 ; N&C ; TN6
    Unbuilt: TN8
    [Regions: ADG]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&AGA1GA2SC4SC2w&mCOGC&HCOGCOGCOGC&HCOGC&HC&HCOGC&Hsc3ga3C&HCOGWilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    S&A ; GA1 ; GA2  (Double) ; SC4 ; SC2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AD]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COGGA8A&WPAL4AL3SCLNERS&GNC1GA6GA7W&WAL6AL7tn10m&lrC&Htn9tn11tn12tn13tn14tn15ms3ms6ms7ar1ar5n&sw&mC&HS&AC&HC&HA&TGM&ON&Wnc2C&HS&AS&AS&Aga3C&Hga5fl6C&Htn9tn11tn12tn13al1al2A&Tal8ms1ms2ms3ms4ms6Norfolk 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
    Unbuilt: TN10
    [Regions: ADG]
  • Lake Shore (LS)
    LSMRLEOH4IN2in8M&Cc&eiicP&LEM&CB&OB&Oin7M&Cil1il2il3il4il5P&LEp&fwP&LEB&OTP&WM&Cc&cc&eiB&ONYCpa10NYCB&OB&Ooh3P&LEoh7oh8in1P&LEM&CB&OB&Oin7M&CNYCBuffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis London
    LS ; MRLE ; OH4 ; IN2
    Unbuilt: IN8
    [Regions: L]
  • Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
    P&LEGTWOH5FW&COH6PENNLVPA5PA6PA9in3TP&WM&Cc&cc&eiLSoh7oh8in1LSM&CB&OB&Oin7LSM&CcnjB&OREADLSLSp&fwTP&WmsM&Cc&cc&eiicc&nwcripcb&qcaslcnsREADB&OREADC&Opa7pa8pa10NYCwv2B&Ooh3LSoh7oh8MCmi2MCmi6in1LSil1il10il12il14wi1New York Philadelphia Baltimore Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    P&LE ; GTW ; OH5 ; FW&C ; OH6 ; PENN  (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; PA5  (Double) ; PA6 ; PA9
    Unbuilt: IN3
    [Regions: AOLC]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&CIN4MONin9o&mc&eiLSP&LEB&OB&Oin7LSin10il2il3il6il7ky11ky12ky13B&OwbshP&LEc&cc&eiicc&nwcripcb&qcaslcnsB&Owv2wv3B&Ooh7oh8MCin1LSP&LEB&OB&Oin7LSil1il10il12il14R&Dky3wi1Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis
    M&C ; IN4 ; MON
    Unbuilt: IN9
    [Regions: OC]
  • Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
    TP&WP&LEc&cB&Ooh3LSP&LEP&LEoh7oh8MCmi2in1LSP&LECleveland Detroit Cincinnati Chicago
    TP&W
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MCMI5mi1P&LETP&WmnmsB&Ooh3P&LEmi2NYCmnmsM&CP&LEc&cc&eiicc&nwcripcb&qcaslcnsmi2mi4mi6in1il1il10il12il14wi1NYCCleveland Detroit Chicago London
    MC ; MI5
    Unbuilt: MI1
    [Regions: LC]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&Tal5COGfl6al1al2COGCOGCOGCOGal8C&HC&HCOGtn4tn5C&Hal1al2COGCOGAtlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile
    A&T
    Unbuilt: AL5
    [Regions: D]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&OCOGCOGal8ms1ms2ms3ms4Birmingham Mobile New Orleans
    GM&O
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: G]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SMno&jv&tms4ms5ms6ms7la5New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg
    SM
    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
B&M 0 0 16 +16  0 653 72   4
GT 36 37 38 +2  524 1645 0   7
B&H 33 41 49 +16  156 550 0   4 1 7
NYC 42 50 58 +16  950 3697 55 4 4 7
NYNH 31 32 34 +3  142 532 18   4 1 7
READ 60 69 78 +18  721 1440 0 5 5 2 4
B&O 66 73 80 +14  2328 9351 62 2 2 8
C&O 44 53 63 +19  340 2795 190   7 1
R&D 40 47 55 +15  877 3072 73   1 7
N&W 50 56 62 +12  387 1154 60   1 4 7
C&H 54 52 50 -4  1536 7354 152 5 5
S&A 49 50 52 +3  782 3274 96 8 8 7
COG 56 50 47 -9  806 9111 111 3 3 1
LS 28 33 39 +11  735 2600 35 7 7 1
P&LE 53 77 87 +34  507 5846 184 8 8 5
M&C 62 72 83 +21  563 2418 92 1 1 4
TP&W 0 0 16 +16  0 630 70   4
MC 30 42 55 +25  205 1588 92 4 4
A&T 15 25 35 +20  312 715 0 2 2
GM&O 0 0 16 +16  0 608 67 1 1
SM 0 0 16 +16  0 198 22 7 7

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
CNJ Central New Jersey 670
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
O&M Ohio & Mississippi 825
C&C Cincinnati & Chicago 1010
L&N Louisville & Nashville 930
IC Illinois Central 925
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 950
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 925
FEC Florida East Coast 1495
MP Missouri Pacific 1415

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