Continental Rails II

Game # 29 - Turn # 10

Headline News 1859 to 1860

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1859: John Brown is executed after seizing arsenal at Harper's Ferry.
  2. 1860: Rich silver strike at Comstock Lode in Nevada Territory.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Guy de Lusignan bought BRL for $930, Nicholas van Rijn bought FW&C for $2951, Henry Farham bought FEC for $1503, B. bought MP for $1421, J. Pierpont Morgan bought CP for $13452, J. Pierpont Morgan bought WP for $8888.
  • PCs Merged: READ merges into B&O, MRLE merges into LS.
  • PCs Incorporated: M&SP, CRIP.
  • New Engines Acquired: NYC bought Prairie 2-6-2, S&G bought Atlantic 4-4-2, LS bought Mogul 2-6-0, GM&O bought Prairie 2-6-2.
  • New Technologies Acquired: LS bought switch yards, GM&O bought coal burning engines.
  • RoWs built: C1 by B&H, IN8 by PENN, IL3 by B&O, KY12 by C&H, FL6 by SCL, TN5 by COG, OH5 by LS, IN6 by TP&W, TN8 by GM&O, TN13 by SM.
  • B&H doubled B&M, PENN doubled NYNH, B&O doubled MD2, TP&W doubled TP&W.
  • New RoWs acquired: C&H got IN10, B&O got IL1, IC got IL2, PENN got IL4, TP&W got KY8, GM&O got KY10, SM got KY13, SCL got AL5, CB&Q got IA4, O&M got KY11.
  • RR Mergers: B&H merges into PENN.
  • New railroad Presidents: Nicholas van Rijn of NYC, B. of S&G, Nicholas van Rijn of LS, Jay Gould of CRIP, Guy de Lusignan of M&SP.
  • New Private Companies Available: CNS, V&T, L&A, UP, MKT, SLSW, GN.
  • Nicholas van Rijn dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $4001. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Guy de Lusignan, B., Jay Gould, J. Pierpont Morgan, Henry Farham
  • Invention of block signal system improves traffic flow, prevents major collisions.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Normal.
  • Best locomotive available: Prairie 2-6-2
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronGuy de Lusignan (5)B. (3)Nicholas van Rijn (2)Jay Gould (9)Henry Farham (6)
Rail MogulB. (3)Nicholas van Rijn (2)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Henry Farham (6)Guy de Lusignan (5)
Rail BuilderB. (3)Guy de Lusignan (5)Henry Farham (6)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Nicholas van Rijn (2)
Rail MagnateGuy de Lusignan (5)B. (3)Henry Farham (6)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Nicholas van Rijn (2)
Rail ProdigalB. (3)Henry Farham (6)Jay Gould (9)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Guy de Lusignan (5)
Rail BaronB. (3)Guy de Lusignan (5)Henry Farham (6)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Nicholas van Rijn (2)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
5Guy de Lusignan PENNM&SP....BRL
3B. SCLS&GMP....
2Nicholas van Rijn LSNYC....FW&C
4J. Pierpont Morgan TP&WGM&OCPWP
6Henry Farham C&HICFEC....
9Jay Gould B&OCRIP........
10Hannibal Kimball CB&QGT........
8John Forbes ........P&LE....
13William Ogden ................
14Dan Drew ................
15Cyrus Holliday ................
12William Palmer ................
11Thomas Durant ................
7Thomas Scott ................
1Jim Fisk ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
GTGrand Trunk 32944108269059983497572003000
B&ABoston & Albany 65277009539079015048785026100154
NYCNew York Central 748117537787509318944691720400161
PENNPennsylvania 300255415629370398641139353241129600496
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 243832188816738299618068374963550284
W&MWilmington & Manchester 385442313051991718925031910083
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 118217089593993992261281595587400
SCLSea Coast Line 256237753419631799525708377539840530
S&GSavannah & Gulf 157192111248795328177035000
COGCentral of Georgia 95911148857974991782671445105000
LSLake Shore 765918786247689162453119056100376
TP&WToledo, Peoria & Warsaw 5246767037895981090038296959700116
MCMichigan Central 15217676107829328394181424100
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 469456652557298995327504829375314
SMSouthern Mississippi 5956699539527951248449566424640568
O&MOhio & Mississippi 1651865410633973397125209334250
C&EIChicago & Eastern Illinois 18422638124519934632235025900
ICIllinois Central 1852246513030963749928276405450
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 12018624121068925021147255400
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 15019950133668732015231852000
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 19022920132949639146292943100
M&SPMilwaukee & St. Paul 32630790209378662291451090000

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 
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GTC2PENNB&APENNB&ABoston Montreal
    GT  (Double) ; C2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Boston & Albany (B&A)
    B&AC3NY1PENNGTPENNNYCNYCPENNPENNPENNGTBoston New York Buffalo Montreal
    B&A ; C3 ; NY1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYCHRLNY3C4C5MI2B&APENNPENNPENNPENNLSgtwTP&WMCmnmsB&APENNLSPENNoh2LSLSLSB&ABoston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Montreal London
    NYC  (Double) ; HRL ; NY3 ; C4 ; C5 ; MI2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ALN]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNC&APA5ERIEPA6LVPA8CNJNY2PA11P&FWA&GWOH4NYNHIN1IN3IN8B&HB&MME1C1il4ICmpsl&amktslsfslswm&wSCLB&OICB&Oil5il6il7il8il9mo2mo3mo4GTB&ANYCB&OLSp&leLSgtwB&OTP&WB&OSCLfw&cTP&WC&EIICC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslcnsB&ANYCB&Opa2B&Opa4B&Opa9LSwv2oh1oh2LSoh6oh7oh8mi5TP&WSCLB&OTP&WSCLB&OB&OICB&Oil5il10il12il14SCLky3wi1NYCBoston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Kansas City Quebec London
    PENN (Double) ; C&A  (Double) ; PA5 ; ERIE (Double) ; PA6 ; LV  (Double) ; PA8 ; CNJ  (Double) ; NY2 ; PA11 (Double) ; P&FW ; A&GW ; OH4 ; NYNH (Double) ; IN1 ; IN3 ; IN8 ; B&H ; B&M  (Double) ; ME1 ; C1
    Unbuilt: IL4
    [Regions: AOLCN]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OWV1M&CWV3WBSHIN5IN9L&NN&WRF&PN&SMD2MD1PA7PA1PA3READIL3il1SCLfw&cTP&WC&EIICC&NWCRIPCB&Qcaslcnsmi5PENNSCLPENNICPENNil5il10il12il14wi1PENNPENNPENNSCLSCLw&wp&lePENNPENNn&cO&MSCLC&EIICpa2pa4PENNPENNSCLva3SCLva7SCLnc2wv2wv4oh1oh7oh8TP&WPENNSCLTP&WSCLPENNC&HICPENNil5il6il7SCLky2ky3ky5ky7TP&WGM&OO&MC&HSMky14tn7GM&ONew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis
    B&O  (Double) ; WV1 ; M&C  (Double) ; WV3 ; WBSH (Double) ; IN5 ; IN9 ; L&N ; N&W ; RF&P ; N&S ; MD2  (Double) ; MD1  (Double) ; PA7 ; PA1 ; PA3 ; READ ; IL3
    Unbuilt: IL1
    [Regions: AO]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&MSC2SC1w&wSCLC&HC&HSCLS&Gg&cSCLsc3C&Hga2SCLWilmington Charleston Savannah
    W&M ; SC2 ; SC1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&HSC4S&AGA1GA8AL3TN10TN12KY12in10B&OO&MB&OTP&WB&OICB&Oil6il7ky5ky7TP&WO&MSMSCLSCLS&GCOGg&cCOGbrlCOGa&tO&Mm&lrW&MW&Msc3ga2SCLB&OICB&Oil6il7il8il9ky9O&MSMky14GM&Otn9tn11SMtn14tn15al1al2al4SCLGM&OSMms7ar1ar5Charleston Savannah Cincinnati Louisville Atlanta Birmingham St. Louis Memphis
    C&H  (Double) ; SC4 ; S&A  (Double) ; GA1 ; GA8 ; AL3 ; TN10 ; TN12 ; KY12
    Unbuilt: IN10
    [Regions: ADM]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCLNERGA4FL4NC1VA1FL5R&DC&OVA4VA5VCKY1IN4MONIN7FL6al5a&tC&Hal1al2C&Hal4COGCOGal8B&OB&OB&Ow&wW&MC&HC&HS&GB&OPENNB&Ofw&cTP&WC&EIICC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslfeccnsB&OB&Ova2va3va6va7nc2W&MW&Mga2ga5fl3B&Owv4oh7oh8mi5PENNTP&WPENNB&OTP&WPENNB&OB&OICB&OPENNil5il10il12il14ky2ky3COGCOGal8wi1Baltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah Cincinnati Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile Chicago St. Louis
    SCL  (Double) ; NER ; GA4  (Double) ; FL4 ; NC1 ; VA1 ; FL5 ; R&D  (Double) ; C&O  (Double) ; VA4 ; VA5 ; VC ; KY1 ; IN4 ; MON ; IN7 ; FL6
    Unbuilt: AL5
    [Regions: AOCG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&GC&HSCLW&Mga2COGSCLga5COGCharleston Savannah
    S&G
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COGGA3A&CA&WPGA6AL6AL7TN5S&Gbrla&tGM&On&cC&Hga2ga5ga7C&HSCLky6ky7tn4tn6al1SCLal8ms1Savannah Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans
    COG ; GA3 ; A&C ; A&WP ; GA6 ; AL6 ; AL7 ; TN5
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: DG]
  • Lake Shore (LS)
    LSPA10OH3MI1MRLEOH5p&lePENNgtwPENNTP&WMCmnmsfw&cPENNNYCpa9PENNoh1oh2PENNoh6NYCmi6NYCNYCBuffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago London
    LS ; PA10 ; OH3 ; MI1 ; MRLE ; OH5
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: L]
  • Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
    TP&WC&CIN2IN6ky8B&OO&MB&OC&Hky5ky7ky9GM&OO&MgtwB&OO&MSCLfw&cC&EIB&OICC&NWCRIPCB&Qcaslcnsoh2LSPENNLSoh6oh7oh8LSNYCmi5PENNPENNSCLB&OSCLPENNB&OC&HB&Oil10il12il14ky5ky7wi1Cleveland Detroit Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    TP&W (Double) ; C&C ; IN2 ; IN6
    Unbuilt: KY8
    [Regions: OC]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MCmnmsLSNYCmi4mi5mi6NYCDetroit Chicago London
    MC
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: L]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&OMS3TN8ky10n&cB&OTP&Wky9O&Mky14tn7n&cB&Oky14tn7tn9C&Htn11C&HSMC&Hal4COGal8ms1ms2ms4SMLouisville Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Memphis
    GM&O ; MS3 ; TN8
    Unbuilt: KY10
    [Regions: G]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SMNO&JMS6TN13ky13O&MB&OC&HICB&Oil6il7il8il9ky9O&MC&Hky14C&Htn14tn15v&tl&agwil8il9ky9C&Hky14GM&Otn9C&Htn11C&Htn14tn15C&Hms1ms2GM&Oms4ms5ms7la3la5Louisville Birmingham Mobile New Orleans St. Louis Memphis Vicksburg
    SM ; NO&J ; MS6 ; TN13
    Unbuilt: KY13
    [Regions: MG]
  • Ohio & Mississippi (O&M)
    O&Mky11B&OC&HICB&Oil6il7TP&Wky9GM&OC&HSMB&OB&OTP&WB&OC&HICB&Oil6il7ky5ky7TP&WC&HSMCincinnati Louisville St. Louis
    O&M
    Unbuilt: KY11
    [Regions: O]
  • Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C&EI)
    C&EISCLfw&cTP&WICC&NWCRIPCB&Qcaslcnsmi5PENNTP&WPENNSCLB&OTP&WSCLPENNB&OB&Oil10il12il14wi1Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    C&EI
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Illinois Central (IC)
    ICil2O&MSCLPENNB&OC&HB&OB&OPENNil5il6il7O&MC&HSMSCLfw&cTP&WC&EIC&NWCRIPCB&Qcaslcnsmi5PENNSCLPENNB&OB&OPENNil5il10il12il14wi1Louisville Chicago St. Louis
    IC
    Unbuilt: IL2
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NWSCLfw&cTP&WC&EIICCRIPCB&Qcaslcnsmi5PENNB&Oil10il12il14il15wi1wi2wi3wi4Chicago St. Paul
    C&NW
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIPSCLfw&cTP&WC&EIICC&NWCB&Qcaslcnsmi5PENNB&Oil10il12il13il14il15wi1ia7ia8Chicago
    CRIP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Qia4kcnil11il12il13ia1ia2ia3ia5ia6ia7ia10mo7SCLfw&cTP&WC&EIICC&NWCRIPcaslcnsmi5PENNB&Oil10il11il12il13il14wi1ia1ia2Chicago Omaha Kansas City
    CB&Q
    Unbuilt: IA4
    [Regions: C]
  • Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP)
    M&SPcnsnpsp&psp&dwi1wi2wi4wi5wi6mn1mn2mn3mn5mn6Chicago Duluth St. Paul
    M&SP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: W]

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
W&WWilmington & Weldon 600
G&CGreenville & Columbia 470
GTWGrand Trunk Western 535
A&TAlabama & Tennessee 715
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 755
MNMichigan Northern 510
MSMichigan Southern 1020
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 925
CNSChicago North Shore 425
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 660
V&TVicksburg & Texas 865
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 450
UPUnion Pacific 525
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 495
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 1630
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 775
GNGreat Northern 1475
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