Continental Rails II

Game # 27 - Turn # 13

Headline News 1865 to 1866

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1865: Nevada admitted into Union as newest state.
  2. 1866: Prussia unifies north German states by defeating Austria in 7 Weeks War

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: John Forbes bought SM for $502, John Forbes bought MN for $888, Jay Gould bought ATSF for $6764, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought KCS for $3597.
  • PCs Incorporated: NP, SL&A, SP, UP, L&A.
  • New Engines Acquired: B&M bought Atlantic 4-4-2, GT bought Atlantic 4-4-2, NYC bought Atlantic 4-4-2, C&A bought Atlantic 4-4-2, B&O bought Atlantic 4-4-2, N&W bought Atlantic 4-4-2, C&H bought Atlantic 4-4-2, SCL bought Atlantic 4-4-2, S&G bought Atlantic 4-4-2, G&C bought Atlantic 4-4-2, GTW bought Atlantic 4-4-2, M&C bought Atlantic 4-4-2, NO&J bought Atlantic 4-4-2, C&NW bought Atlantic 4-4-2, CRIP bought Atlantic 4-4-2, CB&Q bought Atlantic 4-4-2, CNS bought Atlantic 4-4-2, M&SP bought Atlantic 4-4-2, V&T bought Atlantic 4-4-2, GN bought Atlantic 4-4-2.
  • New Technologies Acquired: B&M bought coal burning engines, GT bought coal burning engines, NYC bought coal burning engines, C&A bought coal burning engines, B&O bought coal burning engines, C&H bought coal burning engines, SCL bought coal burning engines, S&G bought coal burning engines, NO&J bought coal burning engines, C&NW bought coal burning engines, CB&Q bought coal burning engines, CNS bought coal burning engines, M&SP bought coal burning engines, V&T bought coal burning engines, GN bought coal burning engines.
  • GT doubled GT, B&H doubled NYNH, C&A doubled C&A, B&O doubled PA2, N&W doubled IL7, S&A doubled AL3, CNS doubled CNS.
  • New RoWs acquired: C&A got PA8, M&SP got WI1, CNS got WI5, GN got ND5, V&T got TX2, GT got C2.
  • RR Mergers: B&H merges into GT, C&H merges into S&A.
  • Loan Recalls: John Forbes.
  • Stock splits: C&A splits 4 for 1.
  • New railroad Presidents: Hannibal Kimball of C&A, Nicolas Koechlin of S&G, EugÞne de SÚgur of G&C, Jim Fisk of C&NW, Cornelius Vanderbilt of L&A, Thomas Scott of UP, Jim Fisk of NP.
  • New Private Companies Available: KCN, SP&D.
  • Jay Gould dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $6162. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Thomas Scott, John Forbes, Jim Fisk
  • Civil War ends: Railroads may resume building Right-of-Ways.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at 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) John Forbes (8) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) 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) Milton Littlefield (6) Thomas Scott (7) Jim Fisk (1) Jay Gould (9)
Rail Prodigal Jay Gould (9) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) John Forbes (8) Thomas Scott (7) Jim Fisk (1)
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 UP .... MP
1 Jim Fisk C&NW NP .... ....
4 J. Pierpont Morgan M&C SCL .... WP
6 Milton Littlefield N&W V&T .... ....
9 Jay Gould B&O M&SP ATSF ....
3 Eugène de Ségur G&C .... .... ....
8 John Forbes GN CNS SM MN
2 Nicolas Koechlin NYC S&G .... ....
5 Cornelius Vanderbilt L&A GT KCS ....
10 Hannibal Kimball .... C&A .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....
13 William Ogden .... .... .... ....
11 Thomas Durant .... .... .... ....
12 William Palmer .... .... .... ....
14 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
B&M Boston & Maine 513 56641 31152 99 138499 12559 6 1 0 4
GT Grand Trunk 293 58544 31614 97 79618 23557 13 9 2560 0
NYC New York Central 822 110943 61018 99 141705 3156 10 8 0 0
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 2562 407598 228255 95 698853 424903 6 0 700 32
C&A Camden & Amboy 226 53005 31273 95 72105 9881 14 24 0 0
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 1955 361965 188222 99 530013 205129 11 16 445 18
N&W Norfolk & Western 3479 600515 384329 87 985597 450211 5 9 0 112
S&A Savannah & Augusta 2486 363713 189129 99 616304 170667 9 10 545 36
SCL Sea Coast Line 1793 262253 136372 99 532163 195338 7 1 0 17
S&G Savannah & Gulf 508 60425 32025 98 130577 34414 6 4 760 2
G&C Greenville & Columbia 94 9766 6446 88 25936 9521 1 2 0 0
GTW Grand Trunk Western 2226 394854 217169 96 660310 311806 8 0 500 80
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 1059 118315 65072 99 298437 124361 3 1 0 15
NO&J New Orleans & Jackson 438 56244 30934 99 136154 54820 4 6 0 15
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 120 18000 9540 98 37608 19651 6 0 0 0
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 150 20535 11500 98 46191 23928 4 1 1040 0
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 190 23414 13346 97 51894 18932 5 1 0 0
CNS Chicago North Shore 85 25600 16384 90 34535 17735 11 11 560 0
M&SP Milwaukee & St. Paul 326 31638 17401 99 104969 39948 1 1 0 0
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 173 16195 10365 90 52776 25984 -1 1 0 0
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 90 15757 10084 90 21575 15625 6 0 0 0
CP Central Pacific 154 19210 11718 93 52265 26171 1 1 0 0
UP Union Pacific 105 10657 7353 85 20531 14869 0 0 0 0
SL&A St Louis & Alton 99 16828 11275 87 23141 16759 4 0 0 0
SP Southern Pacific 90 18208 12746 84 22793 16507 5 0 0 0
GN Great Northern 295 23458 14779 91 86527 44343 -2 5 2060 0
NP Northern Pacific 281 24996 17497 84 52373 37927 -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 
  • Boston & Maine (B&M)
    B&MME1C1GTNYCGTBoston Quebec
    B&M ; ME1 ; C1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GTB&HNYNHc2ERIEB&MNYCNYCERIEC&AC&ABoston New York Philadelphia Montreal
    GT  (Double) ; B&H ; NYNH  (Double)
    Unbuilt: C2
    [Regions: A]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYCB&AHRLNY3PA11B&MGTGTGTERIEC&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&Wky7ky9ky10ky11NYCNYCNYCGTC&AC&AGTWGTWGTWM&CGTWGTWmnGTWGTWB&OGTWc&cM&CGTWN&WC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslCNSmpSL&Amktslsfslswm&wNYCC&AB&ONYCGTWoh2oh3GTWoh6GTWoh8GTWmi4mi6in1in3B&OM&CB&OM&CN&Wil1N&WS&AB&OGTWN&Wil8il9il10il12il14B&Oky3N&Wky7M&SPmo2mo3mo4GTBoston 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&ACNJpa8ERIEB&OERIEERIEB&ONYCGTERIEB&OB&OGTWN&WB&OB&ONew York Philadelphia Baltimore Buffalo
    C&A  (Double) ; CNJ
    Unbuilt: PA8
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OWV1WV3KY1IN4MONIN8IL5PA7PENNLVPA9PA10PA2pa4GTWN&WN&WGTWN&WC&AC&AGTWERIEGTWGTWM&CERIEGTWGTWc&cM&CN&WC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslCNSmpSL&Amktslsfslswm&wERIENYCN&WN&WGTWGTWC&ANYCN&Wmd2va5M&CN&WGTWGTWoh8ERIEin1ERIEin3M&CERIEERIEM&Cil1N&WS&AERIEGTWN&Wil8il9il10il12il14N&Wky3M&SPmo2mo3mo4ERIENew 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  (Double)
    Unbuilt: PA4
    [Regions: AOLCM]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&WN&SRF&PNC2W&WSC5BRLTN2TN4C&OMD1PA1PA3N&CA&WPTN8AL6AL7R&DVCWV4KY2KY5IN10IL2ICIL7ms1S&ANO&JL&Agwms2la3C&AB&OB&OGTWB&OS&ASCLG&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&AM&SPmo2mo3mo4New 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  (Double)
    Unbuilt: MS1
    [Regions: ADOCMG]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&AGA1GA8A&TAL3MS6TN10MS4GM&OMS3TN12KY12C&HNERW&MSC1SC4il3GTWN&WERIEB&OM&CN&Wil1N&WERIEB&OGTWN&Wky11M&CN&WSCLS&GSCLG&CN&WN&WSCLN&WNO&JsmGTWm&lrnc1sc2sc3SCLSCLM&CN&WN&WGTWN&Wil8il9ky9ky11M&Cky14N&Wtn5SCLN&WSCLSCLM&Ctn14tn15S&Gal2S&Gal5N&Wal8N&Wms2NO&JNO&Jar1ar5Wilmington Charleston Savannah Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Chicago St. Louis Memphis Vicksburg
    S&A  (Double) ; GA1  (Double) ; GA8  (Double) ; A&T  (Double) ; AL3  (Double) ; MS6 ; TN10 ; MS4 ; GM&O  (Double) ; MS3 ; TN12 ; KY12 ; C&H  (Double) ; NER ; W&M ; SC1 ; SC4
    Unbuilt: IL3
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCLGA2GA4COGFL4A&CFL5TN6TN9TN11FECFL6S&AS&AS&AS&GN&WN&WS&AN&Wm&lrS&AS&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&AS&ASCLga3SCLga5S&Aal2S&Aal5N&WCharleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans
    S&G ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1
    Unbuilt: AL4
    [Regions: AD]
  • Greenville & Columbia (G&C)
    G&CS&AN&WS&Asc2sc3S&AN&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&WM&SPmo2mo3mo4ERIENew 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&AM&SPCleveland 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&QcaslCNSERIEin1il1il10il12il14il15M&SPwi2wi3Chicago Duluth St. Paul
    C&NW
    Unbuilt: WI4
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIPia7kcnil13il14il15ia3ia4ia5ia6ia8ia10mo7B&OGTWc&cM&CN&WC&NWCB&QcaslCNSERIEin1il1il10il12il13il14il15M&SPia8Chicago Omaha Kansas City
    CRIP
    Unbuilt: IA7
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&QB&OGTWc&cM&CN&WC&NWCRIPcaslCNSERIEin1il1il10il11il12il13il14M&SPia1ia2ia4Chicago
    CB&Q
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNSwi5M&SPM&SPwi2wi6wi7wi9c6B&OGTWc&cM&CN&WC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslM&SPERIEin1il1il10il12il14M&SPwi2Chicago Duluth St. Paul Slt Ste Marie
    CNS  (Double)
    Unbuilt: WI5
    [Regions: C]
  • Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP)
    M&SPwi1B&OGTWc&cM&CN&WC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslCNSERIEin1il1il10il12il14wi2CNSCNSNPsp&psp&dwi2C&NWCNSwi6mn1mn2mn3mn5mn6Chicago Duluth St. Paul
    M&SP
    Unbuilt: WI1
    [Regions: W]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&Ttx2t&pcttrlr&sh&ssa&har6ar8la4la6tx1tx3tx5tx16smt&plr&sh&sNO&Jar6ar8la4la5la6tx5Vicksburg Ft. Worth Houston
    V&T
    Unbuilt: TX2
    [Regions: M]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&ANO&JgwN&Wms2la2la3la4la5Mobile New Orleans Vicksburg
    L&A
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: G]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CPnv2ut7ut8nv1wpSPsvca7Sacramento San Francisco
    CP
    Unbuilt: NV2
    [Regions: P]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UPlp&wia5ia6ia9ia11ne1ne2Omaha Kansas City
    UP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: W]
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
    SL&Acaslmpmktslsfslswm&wERIEB&OGTWN&Wil8il9il11mo1mo2mo3mo4Chicago St. Louis Kansas City
    SL&A
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: M]
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
    SPCPwpsvca4ca5ca7ca8Sacramento San Francisco Los Angeles
    SP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: P]
  • Great Northern (GN)
    GNnd5mn2mt1c7c8sp&dwi7wi8mn1mn2c7c8Duluth St. Paul Winnipeg
    GN
    Unbuilt: ND5
    [Regions: W]
  • Northern Pacific (NP)
    NPM&SPsp&psp&dC&NWwi6mn1mn2mn3mn5mn6nd3Duluth St. Paul
    NP
    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 35 34 33 -2  693 2531 34   8 4 9
GT 68 53 34 -34  60 1465 0 5 5 6 8 9
NYC 36 43 51 +15  1004 4077 40 2 9 5 8 10
ERIE 72 71 70 -2  2658 12810 0   7 4
C&A 61 119 44 +115  105 4520 0 10 7 1 6
B&O 42 43 45 +3  2489 9788 0 9 9
N&W 35 40 46 +11  4423 17399 0 6 6 1
S&A 53 63 68 +15  2376 12436 0   1 6
SCL 58 51 45 -13  2455 8849 123 4 4 9
S&G 44 36 28 -16  966 2540 0 2 5 9
G&C 40 35 31 -9  97 449 21 3 3 8 9
GTW 72 63 54 -18  2682 11491 174   7 4 8
M&C 28 33 38 +10  1715 5202 93 4 4 8 9
NO&J 46 37 28 -18  847 2177 13   9 6 8
C&NW 77 60 43 -34  126 600 0 1 1 5 6 8 9
CRIP 90 66 42 -48  150 750 0   9 5 6 7 8
CB&Q 37 33 30 -7  118 919 31   4 6 7 8 9
CNS 18 30 43 +25  196 425 0 8 8
M&SP 17 20 23 +6  565 1630 0 9 9 8
V&T 18 27 36 +18  368 865 0 6 6
L&A 0 0 14 +14  0 405 45 5 5
CP 42 65 88 +46  235 770 0 7 7 6 8 9
UP 0 0 14 +14  0 473 52 7 7
SL&A 0 0 14 +14  0 446 49   1
SP 0 0 14 +14  0 405 45   9
GN 18 28 38 +20  615 1475 0 8 8
NP 0 0 14 +14  0 1265 140 1 1

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
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
KCN Kansas City Northern 1115
SP&D St Paul & Duluth 750
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