Continental Rails II

Game # 27 - 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: John Forbes bought TP&W for $1356, Jim Fisk bought N&C for $4500, John Forbes bought O&M for $1450, Jay Gould bought MON for $4357, J. Pierpont Morgan bought C&EI for $2761.
  • PCs Merged: A&C merges into SCL, A&GW merges into MRLE, CNJ merges into C&A, A&T merges into S&A.
  • PCs Incorporated: GM&O, NO&J.
  • New Technologies Acquired: ERIE bought Grand Station, N&W bought Grand Station, S&A bought Grand Station.
  • RoWs built: C1 by B&M, C5 by ERIE, PA2 by PENN, KY1 by B&O, PA3 by C&O, KY2 by R&D, TN4 by N&W, AL3 by S&A, FL5 by SCL, GA7 by S&G, OH4 by MRLE, IN5 by M&C.
  • READ doubled READ, C&O doubled PA1.
  • New RoWs acquired: READ got PA6, P&FW got OH1, GTW got OH5, ERIE got MI1, MRLE got IN2, B&O got IN4, M&C got IN9, R&D got KY5, SCL got TN6, S&A got MS6.
  • RR Mergers: C&O merges into N&W.
  • New railroad Presidents: Milton Littlefield of R&D, John Forbes of P&LE, Jim Fisk of GM&O, Jay Gould of NO&J.
  • New Private Companies Available: MS, FW&C, IC, CRIP, CB&Q.
  • J. Pierpont Morgan dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $1531. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Jay Gould, John Forbes, Jim Fisk
  • Development of switch yards facilitates operations, reduces operating costs.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Good to Improved.
  • Best locomotive available: American 4-4-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Jay Gould (9) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Nicolas Koechlin (2) Eugène de Ségur (3) Thomas Scott (7)
Rail Mogul Jay Gould (9) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) John Forbes (8) Jim Fisk (1) Thomas Scott (7)
Rail Builder Thomas Scott (7) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Jay Gould (9) Jim Fisk (1) Nicolas Koechlin (2)
Rail Magnate Thomas Scott (7) Jim Fisk (1) Nicolas Koechlin (2) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Jay Gould (9)
Rail Prodigal Jay Gould (9) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) John Forbes (8) Jim Fisk (1) Nicolas Koechlin (2)
Rail Baron Jay Gould (9) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Thomas Scott (7) Jim Fisk (1) John Forbes (8)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
4 J. Pierpont Morgan M&C SCL C&EI ....
7 Thomas Scott MRLE ERIE .... MC
1 Jim Fisk GM&O S&A N&C ....
9 Jay Gould B&O NO&J MON ....
6 Milton Littlefield N&W R&D .... ....
8 John Forbes P&LE P&FW TP&W O&M
2 Nicolas Koechlin NYC .... .... ....
3 Eugène de Ségur C&H GT .... G&C
5 Cornelius Vanderbilt .... S&G .... NYNH
10 Hannibal Kimball C&A .... .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....
13 William Ogden .... .... .... ....
11 Thomas Durant .... .... .... ....
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 62205 37945 99 114799 74927 4 0 0 482
GT Grand Trunk 73 15155 9245 99 15705 7876 12 2 0 0
B&H Boston & Hartford 110 19163 13031 92 18865 11628 6 1 0 0
NYC New York Central 822 121807 74303 99 147863 51926 8 1 0 0
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 741 102889 60705 98 137875 105405 6 4 0 0
C&A Camden & Amboy 226 46351 32909 89 60259 36277 5 3 0 0
PENN Pennsylvania 643 115500 70454 99 143543 73337 9 4 0 318
READ Reading 239 46927 28625 99 43559 27451 10 12 550 96
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 632 70373 42928 99 130842 70638 4 4 625 658
R&D Richmond & Danville 552 60905 37152 99 112589 82212 3 2 0 385
N&W Norfolk & Western 1610 233241 135281 99 319898 199814 7 4 0 277
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 672 100132 59078 98 125951 47058 8 2 0 0
S&A Savannah & Augusta 771 115492 70450 96 167266 115574 6 4 0 0
SCL Sea Coast Line 1042 179914 106150 98 250420 153302 8 1 770 537
S&G Savannah & Gulf 411 47398 28912 99 84676 55136 4 0 0 290
P&LE Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 131 21425 15212 89 29587 17181 4 4 0 0
MRLE Mad River & Lake Erie 391 55038 33574 99 97950 64326 5 4 0 0
P&FW Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne 191 22453 14819 94 33468 22628 3 6 400 0
GTW Grand Trunk Western 107 14480 9412 95 25025 17141 3 9 600 0
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 318 38098 23240 99 71650 49820 3 9 0 0
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 135 16349 11608 89 33634 20616 1 0 0 0
NO&J New Orleans & Jackson 183 24566 17688 88 47088 28862 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&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&HB&MGTNYCnynhBoston New York
    B&H
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYCB&AHRLNY3PA11B&MGTB&HnynhERIEC&AC&AlsP&LEMRLEGTWny1ERIEPENNoh3c3ERIEBoston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Montreal London
    NYC ; B&A ; HRL ; NY3 ; PA11
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIENY2C4C5mi1GTWtp&wmcmnmsoh2oh3GTWmi2NYCnynhC&AC&Alsmcmnmsny1NYCpa8PENNNYCmi2New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit London
    ERIE ; NY2 ; C4 ; C5
    Unbuilt: MI1
    [Regions: ALN]
  • Camden & Amboy (C&A)
    C&ACNJNYCnynhERIEPENNPENNREADN&WPENNpa8PENNNew York Philadelphia Baltimore
    C&A ; CNJ
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNLVPA9PA10PA2C&AC&AREADB&OlsERIENYCN&WN&Wpa4READpa8NYCN&WERIENew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cleveland London
    PENN  (Double) ; LV ; PA9 ; PA10 ; PA2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Reading (READ)
    READPA5pa6P&LEP&FWpa7wv2C&APENNPENNN&WPENNN&Wpa4New York Philadelphia Baltimore Cleveland Pittsburgh
    READ  (Double) ; PA5
    Unbuilt: PA6
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OWV1WV3KY1in4M&CMRLEwbshmonc&eioh7oh8MRLEin3M&Cin6in7in8M&Cky3M&CMRLEwbshN&WPENNN&Wpa4pa7N&Wmd2va5wv2R&DP&FWoh7oh8M&CR&Dky3Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    B&O  (Double) ; WV1 ; WV3 ; KY1
    Unbuilt: IN4
    [Regions: AO]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&DVCWV4KY2ky5wbsho&ml&nin6in10ky3ky4ky6ky7ky8N&WN&WN&Wva1va2va3va4va5va7B&OB&Oky3ky4ky6Washington Norfolk Cincinnati Louisville
    R&D  (Double) ; VC ; WV4 ; KY2
    Unbuilt: KY5
    [Regions: ]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&WN&SRF&PNC2W&WSC5BRLTN2TN4C&OMD1PA1PA3C&APENNPENNREADB&OR&DC&HSCLg&cR&Da&wpSCLS&An&cPENNpa4READmd2va1va2va3va4va7nc1sc3S&AS&Atn1tn3tn5SCLNew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington Atlanta Birmingham
    N&W  (Double) ; N&S ; RF&P ; NC2 ; W&W ; SC5 ; BRL ; TN2 ; TN4 ; C&O ; MD1  (Double) ; PA1  (Double) ; PA3
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AD]
  • 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&TAL3ms6NO&Jsmtn8tn9tn10tn11tn12tn13ms3ms4ms5ms7SCLS&GSCLa&wpN&WSCLn&cC&HC&HSCLSCLN&Wtn5SCLtn8tn9tn10tn11tn12tn13al1al2al4al5ms3Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg
    S&A  (Double) ; GA1 ; GA8 ; A&T ; AL3
    Unbuilt: MS6
    [Regions: AD]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCLGA2GA4COGFL4A&CFL5tn6S&An&cN&Wtn5tn7tn9al2C&HC&HS&AS&Ga&wpN&WS&An&cfecC&HS&Aga3ga5S&Afl3fl6N&Wtn5Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola
    SCL  (Double) ; GA2 ; GA4  (Double) ; COG ; FL4 ; A&C ; FL5
    Unbuilt: TN6
    [Regions: ADG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&GGA6GA7S&ASCLa&wpC&HSCLga3SCLga5al1al6Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham
    S&G ; GA6 ; GA7
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
    P&LElsMRLEP&FWGTWREADpa7NYCwv2oh3Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh
    P&LE
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: OL]
  • Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE)
    MRLEA&GWOH4in2tp&wmonc&cc&eioh6oh7oh8in1in3B&OM&Cin6in7in8M&ClsP&LEP&FWGTWM&Ctp&wwbshc&cNYCP&FWoh2oh3oh6oh7oh8in1in3B&OM&CB&Oky3Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    MRLE ; A&GW ; OH4
    Unbuilt: IN2
    [Regions: OL]
  • Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW)
    P&FWoh1MRLEM&CMRLEB&Owv2B&Ooh2MRLEP&LEMRLEMRLEREADpa7wv2oh2MRLECleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati
    P&FW
    Unbuilt: OH1
    [Regions: O]
  • Grand Trunk Western (GTW)
    GTWoh5tp&wmsfw&coh2oh3oh6ERIEmi2mi6lsP&LEMRLEtp&wNYCoh2oh3ERIEmi2Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Chicago
    GTW
    Unbuilt: OH5
    [Regions: L]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&CIN5in9o&mmonc&eiMRLEin3B&Oin6in7in8in10il2il3il6il7ky11ky12ky13MRLEwbshmonc&eiB&Owv2B&OP&FWoh7oh8MRLEin3B&Oin6in7in8B&Oky3Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis
    M&C ; IN5
    Unbuilt: IN9
    [Regions: O]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&Oal4al7al8ms1ms2ms3ms4Birmingham Mobile New Orleans
    GM&O
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: G]
  • New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J)
    NO&Jsml&agwms1ms2ms4ms5S&Ams7la3Mobile New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg
    NO&J
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: G]

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 22 23 24 +2  486 2381 184   8
GT 21 22 23 +2  110 344 21 3 3 4
B&H 20 21 22 +2  130 550 0   8 9
NYC 27 27 28 +1  1098 4024 93 2 2 8 10
ERIE 33 33 33 +0  901 3650 55 7 7 3
C&A 22 31 41 +19  150 1036 94 10 6
PENN 35 37 40 +5  888 3093 127   9
READ 45 45 46 +1  278 1195 0   9 4 8
B&O 38 37 37 -1  668 3095 73 9 9 2
R&D 23 28 34 +11  643 2698 62 6 1
N&W 35 37 37 +2  1308 7955 99 6 6 1 7
C&H 31 30 30 -1  683 3265 101 3 3 1 4
S&A 27 33 40 +13  721 3703 152 1 1
SCL 35 34 33 -2  1246 5047 170 4 4
S&G 21 28 35 +14  469 1929 126 5 5 2
P&LE 14 16 19 +5  231 606 49 8 8 1
MRLE 21 28 36 +15  211 1829 126 7 7
P&FW 24 41 59 +35  282 955 0 8 8 1 4 7 9
GTW 14 18 23 +9  211 535 0   9
M&C 21 32 43 +22  311 1528 62 4 4
GM&O 0 0 16 +16  0 608 67 1 1
NO&J 0 0 16 +16  0 824 91 9 9

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
LS Lake Shore 910
A&WP Atlanta & West Point 760
WBSH Wabash Line 570
SM Southern Mississippi 220
MN Michigan Northern 510
MS Michigan Southern 1020
FW&C Ft. Wayne & Chicago 570
C&C Cincinnati & Chicago 1010
IC Illinois Central 925
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 750
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 950
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