Continental Rails II

Game # 27 - Turn # 12

Headline News 1863 to 1864

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1863: Congress passes Homestead Act giving free land to homesteaders.
  2. 1864: Otto von Bismark appointed minister president of Prussia by William I.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Thomas Scott bought MP for $20003, Thomas Scott bought UP for $27645, Jim Fisk bought SL&A for $600, Jay Gould bought SP for $1214, Jim Fisk bought NP for $65000.
  • PCs Incorporated: V&T, GN, CNS.
  • New Technologies Acquired: B&H bought Grand Station, M&C bought steel rails, C&NW bought Grand Station.
  • PENN doubled LV, B&O doubled PA7, N&W doubled IC, GTW doubled P&FW, O&M doubled WBSH.
  • New RoWs acquired: O&M got TN7, CP got NV2.
  • RR Mergers: PENN merges into B&O, O&M merges into GTW.
  • Loan Recalls: Jim Fisk, Milton Littlefield, John Forbes, Jay Gould.
  • Cornered stocks: GT.
  • New railroad Presidents: Cornelius Vanderbilt of GT, Thomas Scott of C&A, Jim Fisk of C&H, John Forbes of CNS, Jay Gould of M&SP, Milton Littlefield of V&T, John Forbes of GN.
  • New Private Companies Available: MKT, KC&D, KP, KCS.
  • Jay Gould dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $9565. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Thomas Scott, John Forbes, Jim Fisk
  • Civil War continues: Railroads may not build a Right-of-Way this turn.
  • Invention of coal burning engine for locomotives improves operations, reduces operating costs.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Boom to Normal.
  • Best locomotive available: Atlantic 4-4-2
  • 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 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 J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Thomas Scott (7) Milton Littlefield (6) Jim Fisk (1) Jay Gould (9)
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
7 Thomas Scott CP C&A UP MP
4 J. Pierpont Morgan M&C SCL .... WP
9 Jay Gould B&O M&SP .... SP
1 Jim Fisk C&H S&A NP SL&A
6 Milton Littlefield N&W V&T .... ....
8 John Forbes GN CNS .... ....
3 Eugène de Ségur .... .... .... ....
2 Nicolas Koechlin NYC .... .... ....
5 Cornelius Vanderbilt B&H GT .... L&A
10 Hannibal Kimball .... .... .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....
11 Thomas Durant .... .... .... ....
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 67064 36885 99 134662 22518 8 3 0 6
GT Grand Trunk 73 16646 9988 94 16057 263 15 1 0 0
B&H Boston & Hartford 220 42325 22009 99 56871 22216 13 9 0 0
NYC New York Central 822 132058 72631 99 153731 1973 12 6 0 0
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 2562 487296 253395 99 677947 421229 12 37 700 59
C&A Camden & Amboy 226 50779 29959 95 69339 8579 14 2 0 0
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 1955 424416 220693 99 516719 198873 16 9 445 33
N&W Norfolk & Western 3479 712444 448841 88 957208 452914 9 9 0 203
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 672 108853 56604 99 124302 1774 13 7 0 0
S&A Savannah & Augusta 1814 306180 162276 98 467500 192927 11 9 545 65
SCL Sea Coast Line 1793 312856 168942 97 515094 237590 10 5 0 35
S&G Savannah & Gulf 508 72341 38340 98 127468 54382 8 4 760 4
G&C Greenville & Columbia 94 11792 7665 89 25361 11226 3 1 0 0
GTW Grand Trunk Western 2226 474753 256364 97 645173 321280 13 16 500 134
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 1059 142071 78139 99 290516 147269 6 4 0 25
NO&J New Orleans & Jackson 438 67674 37221 99 133473 66552 7 1 0 25
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 120 21694 11715 97 36792 20548 10 4 0 0
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 150 24524 14714 94 45171 25721 6 0 1040 0
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 190 27504 16502 94 50344 21819 6 0 0 0
CNS Chicago North Shore 85 21257 14030 88 33263 17137 10 0 0 0
M&SP Milwaukee & St. Paul 326 38219 25989 86 96989 36192 2 3 0 0
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 173 20648 14247 85 50423 25977 1 0 0 0
CP Central Pacific 154 23533 12943 99 52056 26072 6 22 0 0
GN Great Northern 295 27920 19265 85 81311 41889 0 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&AERIEGTWERIEGTWERIEERIEB&Ooh3ERIEERIEBoston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Montreal London
    NYC ; B&A ; HRL ; NY3 ; PA11
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIENY2C4C5MCMI1LSMI5NY1C3MRLEA&GWOH4IN2IN7IL4IN6ky8GTWGTWGTWN&WN&Wky7ky9ky10ky11NYCNYCNYCB&HC&AC&AGTWGTWGTWM&CGTWGTWmnGTWGTWB&OGTWc&cM&CGTWN&WC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslCNSmpsl&amktslsfslswm&wNYCpa8B&ONYCGTWoh2oh3GTWoh6GTWoh8GTWmi4mi6in1in3B&OM&CB&OM&CN&Wil1N&WS&AB&OGTWN&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&HERIEB&OB&OGTWN&WB&Opa8B&ONew York Philadelphia Baltimore
    C&A ; CNJ
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OWV1WV3KY1IN4MONIN8IL5PA7PENNLVPA9PA10PA2pa4GTWN&WN&WGTWN&WC&AC&AGTWERIEGTWGTWM&CERIEGTWGTWc&cM&CN&WC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslCNSmpsl&amktslsfslswm&wERIENYCN&WN&WGTWGTWpa8NYCN&Wmd2va5M&CN&WGTWGTWoh8ERIEin1ERIEin3M&CERIEERIEM&Cil1N&WS&AERIEGTWN&Wil8il9il10il12il14N&Wky3wi1mo2mo3mo4ERIENew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Kansas City London
    B&O  (Double) ; WV1 ; WV3 ; KY1  (Double) ; IN4  (Double) ; MON  (Double) ; IN8 ; IL5  (Double) ; PA7  (Double) ; PENN  (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; PA9 ; PA10 ; PA2
    Unbuilt: PA4
    [Regions: AOLCM]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&WN&SRF&PNC2W&WSC5BRLTN2TN4C&OMD1PA1PA3N&CA&WPTN8AL6AL7R&DVCWV4KY2KY5IN10IL2ICIL7ms1S&ANO&Jl&agwms2la3C&AB&OB&OGTWB&OC&HSCLG&CGTWSCLS&AS&AGTWB&OGTWc&cM&CGTWC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslCNSmpsl&amktslsfslswm&wB&OB&OGTWmd2va1va2va3va4va5va7nc1sc3S&AS&GS&ASCLB&OERIEin1ERIEERIEB&OM&Cil1S&AERIEB&OGTWil8il9il10il12il14B&Oky3ky4ky6ky7ERIEky10ky11S&AM&Cky14tn1tn3tn5SCLGTWSCLS&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  (Double) ; 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&OMS3TN12KY12il3GTWN&WERIEB&OM&CN&Wil1N&WERIEB&OGTWN&Wky11M&CSCLS&GSCLN&WN&WSCLN&WNO&JsmGTWm&lrC&HC&HSCLSCLM&CN&WN&WGTWN&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&Wtn5GTWN&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&FWOH1MI2READPA5PA6O&MWBSHL&NIL6tn7N&Wky10ky14SCLN&WSCLal2C&AB&OB&OERIEERIEM&CERIEERIEN&WmnB&Oc&cM&CN&WC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslCNSmpsl&amktslsfslswm&wN&WB&ON&WB&OB&ONYCB&OM&CB&Ooh2oh3ERIEoh6oh8ERIEERIEmi6in1ERIEin3B&OM&CERIEM&CN&Wil1N&WS&AERIEB&ON&Wil8il9il10il12il14B&Oky3N&Wky7ERIEky10ky11S&AM&Cky14N&Wwi1mo2mo3mo4ERIENew York Philadelphia Baltimore Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Birmingham Chicago St. Louis Kansas City London
    GTW  (Double) ; TP&W ; OH5 ; MS ; FW&C  (Double) ; OH7 ; P&LE  (Double) ; P&FW  (Double) ; OH1 ; MI2 ; READ  (Double) ; PA5 ; PA6  (Double) ; O&M ; WBSH  (Double) ; L&N ; IL6
    Unbuilt: TN7
    [Regions: AOLCM]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&CIN5C&EIIN9KY13TN13WV2GTWGTWERIEGTWGTWB&OGTWc&cN&WC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslCNSGTWB&OB&OB&OGTWGTWoh8ERIEin1ERIEin3B&OERIEERIEB&ON&Wil1N&WS&AGTWN&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]
  • 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]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNSB&OGTWc&cM&CN&WC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslM&SPERIEin1il1il10il12il14wi1wi2wi5Chicago St. Paul
    CNS
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP)
    M&SPCNSnpsp&psp&dwi1wi2C&NWwi5wi6mn1mn2mn3mn5mn6Chicago Duluth St. Paul
    M&SP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: W]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&Tsmt&plr&sh&sNO&Jar6ar8la4la5la6tx2tx5Vicksburg Ft. Worth Houston
    V&T
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: M]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CPnv2ut7ut8nv1wpspsvca7Sacramento San Francisco
    CP
    Unbuilt: NV2
    [Regions: P]
  • Great Northern (GN)
    GNsp&dwi7wi8mn1mn2nd5c7c8Duluth St. Paul Winnipeg
    GN
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: W]

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 44 39 35 -9  690 2520 45   8 4 9
GT 65 66 68 +3  121 358 7 5 5 1 3 4 8 9
B&H 82 73 65 -17  101 1100 0 5 5 6 8 9
NYC 39 37 36 -3  823 4077 40 2 9 8 10
ERIE 65 68 72 +7  3419 12810 0   7 4
C&A 34 47 61 +27  144 1099 31 7 7 1 6 10
B&O 50 46 42 -8  2177 9788 0 9 9
N&W 61 48 35 -26  7606 17399 0 6 6 1
C&H 57 57 58 +1  858 3333 33 1 1 3 4 9
S&A 47 50 53 +6  2668 9070 0 1 1 6
SCL 50 54 58 +8  3292 8808 164 4 4 9
S&G 51 47 44 -7  437 2540 0   5 2 9
G&C 27 33 40 +13  161 443 27   3 8 9
GTW 69 69 72 +3  2912 11491 174   7 4 8
M&C 48 38 28 -20  2758 5202 93 4 4 8
NO&J 77 61 46 -31  602 2173 17   9 6 8
C&NW 34 55 77 +43  180 600 0   1 5 6 8 9
CRIP 38 64 90 +52  207 750 0   9 5 6 7 8
CB&Q 74 55 37 -37  210 909 41   4 6 7 8 9
CNS 0 0 18 +18  0 383 42 8 8
M&SP 18 17 17 -1  508 1507 123 9 9
V&T 0 0 18 +18  0 779 86 6 6
CP 18 30 42 +24  337 770 0 7 7
GN 0 0 18 +18  0 1328 147 8 8

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
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 660
MKT Missouri, Kansas & Texas 1630
SLSF St Louis & San Francisco 1195
SLSW St Louis & Southwestern 775
GW Great Western 700
KC&D Kansas City & Denver 330
KP Kansas Pacific 890
ATSF Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 915
KCS Kansas City Southern 490

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