Continental Rails II

Game # 27 - Turn # 11

Headline News 1861 to 1862

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1861: Pony Express carries mail from St. Louis to Sacramento in record time of 10 days.
  2. 1862: Telegraph line completed to California: Pony Express goes bankrupt.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: John Forbes bought CNS for $26545, Milton Littlefield bought V&T for $16201, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought L&A for $10013, John Forbes bought GN for $63256.
  • PCs Merged: FEC merges into SCL, IC merges into R&D.
  • PCs Incorporated: CP, M&SP.
  • New Engines Acquired: SCL bought Mogul 2-6-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: B&M bought steel rails, GT bought steel rails, B&H bought steel rails, NYC bought steel rails, ERIE bought steel rails, C&A bought steel rails, PENN bought steel rails, B&O bought steel rails, R&D bought steel rails, C&H bought steel rails, S&A bought steel rails, SCL bought steel rails, S&G bought steel rails, MRLE bought steel rails, G&C bought steel rails, GTW bought steel rails, NO&J bought steel rails, O&M bought steel rails, C&NW bought steel rails, CRIP bought steel rails, CB&Q bought steel rails.
  • RoWs built: C3 by ERIE, PA7 by B&O, IL7 by R&D, AL7 by N&W, KY12 by S&A, FL6 by SCL, IN6 by MRLE, MI2 by GTW, WV2 by M&C.
  • READ doubled PA6, B&O doubled IL5, R&D doubled IN10, N&W doubled N&S, GTW doubled FW&C.
  • New RoWs acquired: S&A got IL3, S&G got AL4, N&W got MS1, C&NW got WI4, CRIP got IA7, B&O got PA4, MRLE got KY8.
  • RR Mergers: READ merges into GTW, R&D merges into N&W, MRLE merges into ERIE.
  • Loan Recalls: John Forbes.
  • New railroad Presidents: Jay Gould of PENN, John Forbes of O&M, Thomas Scott of CP.
  • New Private Companies Available: UP, SLSF, GW, NP, ATSF.
  • Milton Littlefield earns the Gulf Bonus Award for linking the N&W from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Thomas Scott dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $10003. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: John Forbes, Jay Gould, Jim Fisk
  • Civil War begins: Railroads may not build a Right-of-Way this turn.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Boom.
  • Best locomotive available: Mogul 2-6-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Thomas Scott (7) Jay Gould (9) Jim Fisk (1) Nicolas Koechlin (2)
Rail Mogul Jay Gould (9) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) John Forbes (8) Jim Fisk (1) Thomas Scott (7)
Rail Builder Milton Littlefield (6) Thomas Scott (7) Jay Gould (9) Jim Fisk (1) J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
Rail Magnate Thomas Scott (7) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Jim Fisk (1) Jay Gould (9) Milton Littlefield (6)
Rail Prodigal Jay Gould (9) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) John Forbes (8) Jim Fisk (1) Thomas Scott (7)
Rail Baron Jay Gould (9) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Thomas Scott (7) Jim Fisk (1) Milton Littlefield (6)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
4 J. Pierpont Morgan M&C SCL .... WP
7 Thomas Scott CP ERIE .... ....
1 Jim Fisk C&NW S&A .... ....
9 Jay Gould B&O PENN .... ....
6 Milton Littlefield N&W .... V&T ....
8 John Forbes GTW O&M GN CNS
3 Eugène de Ségur C&H GT .... ....
5 Cornelius Vanderbilt B&H S&G .... L&A
2 Nicolas Koechlin NYC .... .... ....
10 Hannibal Kimball C&A .... .... ....
11 Thomas Durant .... .... .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....
13 William Ogden .... .... .... ....
14 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
12 William Palmer .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
B&M Boston & Maine 513 66942 37488 98 130373 32879 7 0 0 21
GT Grand Trunk 73 16476 9721 95 17153 245 16 1 0 0
B&H Boston & Hartford 220 42670 23468 99 55199 21688 12 4 0 0
NYC New York Central 822 133462 73404 99 158437 2565 12 4 0 0
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 2562 488402 253969 99 658476 415080 12 8 700 196
C&A Camden & Amboy 226 51237 31254 93 67278 13212 13 5 0 0
PENN Pennsylvania 643 125324 72688 96 163952 4159 13 8 0 11
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 1312 245818 127827 99 334977 189096 12 9 445 82
N&W Norfolk & Western 3479 697020 432151 89 930768 464564 9 7 0 507
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 672 109769 57079 99 135750 1774 13 2 0 0
S&A Savannah & Augusta 1814 306794 159533 99 455092 219009 11 9 545 216
SCL Sea Coast Line 1793 312985 169012 97 498742 286842 10 0 0 100
S&G Savannah & Gulf 508 72220 38277 98 122835 52919 8 4 760 12
G&C Greenville & Columbia 94 12158 7781 90 24218 12149 4 1 0 0
GTW Grand Trunk Western 1596 322275 174028 97 451987 239405 12 9 0 237
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 1059 145092 85605 98 283272 175354 5 0 0 82
NO&J New Orleans & Jackson 438 67278 37003 99 129478 74250 7 0 0 63
O&M Ohio & Mississippi 630 101122 59662 95 169502 74395 8 7 0 99
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 120 21694 11932 99 35971 21289 9 4 0 0
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 150 24642 13800 98 44031 25769 8 16 1040 0
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 190 28542 17981 91 48034 24003 6 0 0 0
M&SP Milwaukee & St. Paul 326 37202 24925 87 94511 48689 1 0 0 0
CP Central Pacific 154 22332 14739 88 48311 24889 3 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&MME1C1GTNYCB&HBoston Quebec
    B&M ; ME1 ; C1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GTB&MNYCB&Hc2Boston Montreal
    GT
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Boston & Hartford (B&H)
    B&HNYNHB&MGTNYCNYCERIEC&AC&ABoston New York Philadelphia
    B&H ; NYNH
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYCB&AHRLNY3PA11B&MGTB&HB&HERIEC&AC&AERIEGTWERIEGTWERIEERIEPENNoh3ERIEERIEBoston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Montreal London
    NYC ; B&A ; HRL ; NY3 ; PA11
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIENY2C4C5MCMI1LSMI5NY1C3MRLEA&GWOH4IN2IN7IL4IN6ky8O&MO&MO&MN&WN&Wky7ky9ky10ky11NYCNYCNYCB&HC&AC&AGTWGTWGTWM&CGTWO&MmnGTWO&MB&OGTWc&cM&CO&MN&WC&NWCRIPCB&Qcaslcnsmpsl&amktslsfslswm&wNYCpa8PENNNYCGTWoh2oh3GTWoh6GTWoh8GTWmi4mi6in1in3B&OM&CB&OM&CN&Wil1N&WS&AB&OO&MN&Wil8il9il10il12il14B&Oky3N&Wky7wi1mo2mo3mo4c2Boston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Kansas City Montreal London
    ERIE ; NY2 ; C4 ; C5 ; MC ; MI1 ; LS ; MI5 ; NY1 ; C3 ; MRLE ; A&GW ; OH4 ; IN2 ; IN7 ; IL4 ; IN6
    Unbuilt: KY8
    [Regions: AOLCMN]
  • Camden & Amboy (C&A)
    C&ACNJNYCB&HERIEPENNPENNGTWN&WPENNpa8PENNNew York Philadelphia Baltimore
    C&A ; CNJ
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNLVPA9PA10PA2C&AC&AGTWB&OERIEERIENYCN&WN&WB&OGTWpa8NYCN&WERIENew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cleveland London
    PENN  (Double) ; LV ; PA9 ; PA10 ; PA2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OWV1WV3KY1IN4MONIN8IL5PA7pa4PENNGTWN&WPENNN&WGTWN&WGTWGTWM&CERIEO&MGTWc&cM&CN&WC&NWCRIPCB&Qcaslcnsmpsl&amktslsfslswm&wN&WPENNN&WGTWN&Wmd2va5M&CN&WGTWGTWoh8ERIEin1ERIEin3M&CERIEERIEM&Cil1N&WS&AERIEO&MN&Wil8il9il10il12il14N&Wky3wi1mo2mo3mo4Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Kansas City
    B&O  (Double) ; WV1 ; WV3 ; KY1  (Double) ; IN4  (Double) ; MON  (Double) ; IN8 ; IL5  (Double) ; PA7
    Unbuilt: PA4
    [Regions: AOCM]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&WN&SRF&PNC2W&WSC5BRLTN2TN4C&OMD1PA1PA3N&CA&WPTN8AL6AL7R&DVCWV4KY2KY5IN10IL2ICIL7ms1S&ANO&Jl&agwms2la3C&APENNPENNGTWB&OC&HSCLG&CO&MSCLS&AS&AO&MB&OGTWc&cM&CO&MC&NWCRIPCB&Qcaslcnsmpsl&amktslsfslswm&wPENNB&OGTWmd2va1va2va3va4va5va7nc1sc3S&AS&GS&ASCLB&OERIEin1ERIEERIEB&OM&Cil1S&AERIEB&OO&Mil8il9il10il12il14B&Oky3ky4ky6ky7ERIEky10ky11S&AM&Cky14tn1tn3tn5SCLtn7SCLS&ASCLS&AM&CS&GS&Aal5al8S&AS&Awi1mo2mo3mo4New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington Cincinnati Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans Chicago St. Louis Memphis Kansas City
    N&W  (Double) ; N&S  (Double) ; RF&P  (Double) ; NC2 ; W&W ; SC5 ; BRL ; TN2 ; TN4 ; C&O ; MD1  (Double) ; PA1  (Double) ; PA3  (Double) ; N&C ; A&WP  (Double) ; TN8 ; AL6 ; AL7 ; R&D  (Double) ; VC ; WV4 ; KY2 ; KY5 ; IN10  (Double) ; IL2 ; IC ; IL7
    Unbuilt: MS1
    [Regions: ADOCMG]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&HNERW&MSC1SC4N&WS&ASCLS&GG&Cnc1sc2sc3S&ASCLSCLWilmington Charleston Savannah Atlanta
    C&H  (Double) ; NER ; W&M ; SC1 ; SC4
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&AGA1GA8A&TAL3MS6TN10MS4GM&OMS3TN12KY12il3O&MN&WERIEB&OM&CN&Wil1N&WERIEB&OO&MN&Wky11M&CSCLS&GSCLN&WN&WSCLN&WNO&JsmO&Mm&lrC&HC&HSCLSCLM&CN&WN&WO&MN&Wil8il9ky9ky11M&Cky14N&Wtn5SCLN&WSCLSCLM&Ctn14tn15S&Gal2S&Gal5N&Wal8N&Wms2NO&JNO&Jar1ar5Charleston Savannah Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Chicago St. Louis Memphis Vicksburg
    S&A  (Double) ; GA1  (Double) ; GA8  (Double) ; A&T  (Double) ; AL3 ; MS6 ; TN10 ; MS4 ; GM&O  (Double) ; MS3 ; TN12 ; KY12
    Unbuilt: IL3
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCLGA2GA4COGFL4A&CFL5TN6TN9TN11FECFL6C&HC&HS&AS&GN&WN&WS&AN&Wm&lrC&HS&Aga3ga5S&Afl1fl2fl3N&Wtn5tn7N&WS&AS&AM&Ctn14tn15al2S&Aal5N&WN&Wal8S&AS&ANO&Jar1ar5Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile Memphis
    SCL  (Double) ; GA2  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; COG ; FL4 ; A&C ; FL5 ; TN6 ; TN9 ; TN11 ; FEC ; FL6
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&GGA6GA7AL1al4S&AS&AS&Aal2S&Aal5al8ms2S&AS&AS&ASCLN&WS&AC&HSCLga3SCLga5S&Aal2S&Aal5N&WCharleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans
    S&G ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1
    Unbuilt: AL4
    [Regions: AD]
  • Greenville & Columbia (G&C)
    G&CC&HN&WC&Hsc2sc3C&HN&WN&WCharleston Savannah Atlanta
    G&C
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ]
  • Grand Trunk Western (GTW)
    GTWTP&WOH5MSFW&COH7P&LEP&FWOH1MI2READPA5PA6C&APENNPENNERIEERIEM&CERIEO&MERIEmnB&Oc&cM&CN&WC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslcnsN&WPENNN&WB&OB&ONYCB&OM&CB&Ooh2oh3ERIEoh6oh8ERIEERIEmi6in1ERIEin3B&OM&Cil1il10il12il14B&Oky3wi1ERIENew York Philadelphia Baltimore Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago London
    GTW  (Double) ; TP&W ; OH5 ; MS ; FW&C  (Double) ; OH7 ; P&LE  (Double) ; P&FW ; OH1 ; MI2 ; READ  (Double) ; PA5 ; PA6  (Double)
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AOLC]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&CIN5C&EIIN9KY13TN13WV2GTWGTWERIEO&MO&MB&OGTWc&cN&WC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslcnsGTWB&OB&OB&OGTWGTWoh8ERIEin1ERIEin3B&OERIEERIEB&ON&Wil1N&WS&AO&MN&Wil8il9il10il12il14B&Oky3ky9ky11S&Aky14N&WSCLS&ASCLS&Atn14tn15S&AS&AS&Awi1Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Birmingham Chicago St. Louis Memphis
    M&C ; IN5 ; C&EI ; IN9 ; KY13 ; TN13 ; WV2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: OC]
  • New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J)
    NO&JMS7MS5smm&lrv&tl&agwS&ASCLtn14tn15N&Wms2S&AS&Aar1ar5la3la5Mobile New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg
    NO&J ; MS7 ; MS5
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: MG]
  • Ohio & Mississippi (O&M)
    O&MWBSHL&NIL6M&CERIEN&Wmpsl&amktslsfslswm&wGTWoh8B&OM&CERIEM&CN&WN&WS&AERIEB&ON&Wil8il9B&Oky3N&Wky7ERIEky10ky11S&AM&Cky14tn7N&Wmo2mo3mo4Cincinnati Louisville St. Louis Kansas City
    O&M ; WBSH ; L&N ; IL6
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: OM]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NWwi4M&SPnpsp&psp&dil10il15wi2wi3wi6mn1mn2mn3mn5mn6B&OGTWc&cM&CN&WCRIPCB&QcaslcnsERIEin1il1il10il12il14il15wi1wi2wi3Chicago Duluth St. Paul
    C&NW
    Unbuilt: WI4
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIPia7kcnil13il14il15ia3ia4ia5ia6ia8ia10mo7B&OGTWc&cM&CN&WC&NWCB&QcaslcnsERIEin1il1il10il12il13il14il15wi1ia8Chicago Omaha Kansas City
    CRIP
    Unbuilt: IA7
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&QB&OGTWc&cM&CN&WC&NWCRIPcaslcnsERIEin1il1il10il11il12il13il14wi1ia1ia2ia4Chicago
    CB&Q
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP)
    M&SPcnsnpsp&psp&dwi1wi2C&NWwi5wi6mn1mn2mn3mn5mn6Chicago Duluth St. Paul
    M&SP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: W]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CPwpspsvnv2ca7Sacramento San Francisco
    CP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: P]

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 46 45 44 -2  767 2506 59   8 4 9
GT 39 52 65 +26  67 356 9 3 4 1 8 9
B&H 38 60 82 +44  275 1100 0 5 5 6 8 9
NYC 53 46 39 -14  1448 4077 40 2 9 8 10
ERIE 60 59 65 +5  2015 12634 176 7 7 4
C&A 64 49 34 -30  248 1099 31 10 7 1 6
PENN 53 53 53 +0  893 3148 72 9 9 8
B&O 46 48 50 +4  1566 6493 75 9 9 2
N&W 47 59 61 +14  2474 17195 204 6 6 1
C&H 37 47 57 +20  714 3323 43 3 3 1 4 9
S&A 42 44 47 +5  2094 8990 80 1 1 6
SCL 52 51 50 -2  3271 8754 218 4 4
S&G 48 49 51 +3  427 2540 0 5 5 2 9
G&C 16 21 27 +11  196 434 36   3
GTW 84 78 69 -15  1086 8486 29 8 8 4 7 9
M&C 55 51 48 -7  2051 5171 124 4 4 8
NO&J 83 80 77 -6  446 2168 22   9 6 8
O&M 69 77 86 +17  889 2976 174 8 8 7
C&NW 16 25 34 +18  262 600 0 1 1
CRIP 16 27 38 +22  330 750 0   9
CB&Q 33 53 74 +41  282 896 54   4 6 7 8 9
M&SP 0 0 18 +18  0 1467 163   9
CP 0 0 18 +18  0 693 77 7 7

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
SM Southern Mississippi 220
MN Michigan Northern 510
C&C Cincinnati & Chicago 1010
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 925
MP Missouri Pacific 1415
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 660
UP Union Pacific 525
SL&A St Louis & Alton 495
SLSF St Louis & San Francisco 1195
SLSW St Louis & Southwestern 775
GW Great Western 700
SP Southern Pacific 450
NP Northern Pacific 1405
ATSF Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 915

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