Continental Rails II

Game # 31 - Turn # 10

Headline News 1859 to 1860

World & National New

  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: Cyrus Holliday bought M&LR for $7601, William Ogden bought V&T for $8888, John Forbes bought L&A for $4302, Dan Drew bought CP for $18121, Dan Drew bought WP for $30015, Milton Littlefield bought UP for $35035, Leland Stanford bought SL&A for $4251.
  • PCs Merged: FEC merges into SCL, MON merges into M&C.
  • PCs Incorporated: CNS.
  • New Engines Acquired: B&M bought Norris 4-2-0, ERIE bought 2000-04-04, SCL bought 2000-04-04, A&T bought 2000-04-04, NO&J bought 2000-04-04, O&M bought 2000-04-04.
  • New Technologies Acquired: B&M bought steel rails, NYC bought steel rails, READ bought steel rails, SCL bought steel rails, S&G bought steel rails, NO&J bought steel rails, CRIP bought Grand Station.
  • RoWs built: OH3 by NYC, MI2 by ERIE, VA7 by READ, IL4 by B&O, VA4 by N&W, KY5 by W&M, KY13 by SCL, NC1 by S&G, IL2 by M&C, AL2 by A&WP, KY3 by TP&W, IL3 by WBSH, TN5 by A&T, MS3 by GM&O, KY8 by N&C, MS4 by SM, MI3 by MN, TN8 by O&M, IN2 by C&C.
  • RoWs abandoned: TN9 was abandoned by NO&J.
  • NYC doubled FW&C, CNJ doubled PA8, READ doubled PA3, N&W doubled R&D, SCL doubled S&A, S&G doubled MS1, M&C doubled KY12, WBSH doubled IL6, N&C doubled KY10, CRIP doubled CRIP.
  • New RoWs acquired: B&O got PA7, READ got MD2, W&M got VA3, N&W got VA6, S&G got SC5, MN got MI4, SCL got IL8, TP&W got KY6, A&T got KY7, N&C got KY9, WBSH got KY11, A&WP got TN6, O&M got TN11, M&C got TN13, GM&O got MS2, NO&J got MS5, C&NW got WI4, CB&Q got IA4, CRIP got IA7, SM got AL8.
  • RR Mergers: READ merges into M&C.
  • Loan Recalls: Jim Fisk, Aubin de Verlin, Milton Littlefield, Thomas Scott, John Forbes, Thomas Durant, Dan Drew, Cyrus Holliday.
  • Cornered stocks: GT.
  • New railroad Presidents: John Forbes of A&WP, Nicolas Koechlin of N&C, EugÞne de SÚgur of CNS.
  • New Private Companies Available: MKT, SLSF, GN.
  • Milton Littlefield dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $3001. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Thomas Durant, William Palmer, Dan Drew
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Recession.
  • Best locomotive available: Mogul 2-6-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails.

Tycoon Announcements:

1Jim Fisk subscribe to the railroad times for all the latest gossip and rumors.
6Milton Littlefield the railroad times is a front for erie propaganda.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronMilton Littlefield (6)Nicolas Koechlin (9)Dan Drew (14)Cyrus Holliday (15)Jim Fisk (1)
Rail MogulThomas Durant (11)Eugène de Ségur (10)William Ogden (13)Nicolas Koechlin (9)William Palmer (12)
Rail BuilderJim Fisk (1)Cyrus Holliday (15)Nicolas Koechlin (9)William Palmer (12)Milton Littlefield (6)
Rail MagnateJim Fisk (1)Nicolas Koechlin (9)Milton Littlefield (6)Cyrus Holliday (15)William Palmer (12)
Rail ProdigalThomas Durant (11)Milton Littlefield (6)Cyrus Holliday (15)Edward Harriman (2)John Forbes (8)
Rail BaronMilton Littlefield (6)Nicolas Koechlin (9)Cyrus Holliday (15)Thomas Durant (11)Jim Fisk (1)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
6Milton Littlefield PENNCRIPUP....
14Dan Drew O&MNO&JWPCP
9Nicolas Koechlin NYCN&CM&SP....
12William Palmer B&OTP&W........
3Aubin de Verlin C&NWMN........
15Cyrus Holliday SCLGM&OM&LR....
10Eugène de Ségur CNSS&G........
11Thomas Durant M&C............
5Leland Stanford WBSHW&MICSL&A
1Jim Fisk ERIE............
13William Ogden SMA&TV&T....
2Edward Harriman N&W............
8John Forbes A&WPCB&QL&A....
7Thomas Scott ....GT........
4Mirti ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 51353862323179492715534133900
GTGrand Trunk 731290885199429978106210000
NYCNew York Central 204331996416638099590393312792750290
ERIEErie Lackawanna 1449203049117770963543702424094100
CNJCentral New Jersey 4196065433966981347589303840144
PENNPennsylvania 187035896019024998561061328333670626
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 11861747209085399290542180760740229
N&WNorfolk & Western 14411709658890299389830228705440192
W&MWilmington & Manchester 130314853981695992995152035723200
SCLSea Coast Line 1547215584118569963864322369295400
S&GSavannah & Gulf 173526760713915599456091187110890155
M&CMarietta & Cincinnati 165725330113931696358559254110790127
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 4825689531293991010897851735770662
TP&WToledo, Peoria & Warsaw 50864789356339911063279097440300
WBSHWabash Line 510799244555897966217685471000
A&TAlabama & Tennessee 42341093238339990753670211160314
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 3252873418390935452345562090247
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 5036447935464991074997610759650530
NO&JNew Orleans & Jackson 4634410627787919528670709040682
SMSouthern Mississippi 1401774597599927180224115900
MNMichigan Northern 30231093171019949186406034211300
O&MOhio & Mississippi 495539123342592798466899922470432
C&CCincinnati & Chicago 2723241717829994441338917580192
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 1201724894869920789180516100
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 15025644133359925289218111002080
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 1902224312901963122322277418500
CNSChicago North Shore 8516934115158619403152475000

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&M ; ME1 ; C1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GT
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC ; B&A  (Double) ; B&H  (Double) ; NY3 ; HRL  (Double) ; C3 ; C2 ; MRLE ; LS ; OH2 ; OH5 ; FW&C (Double) ; OH3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ALCN]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIE ; NY2 ; C4  (Double) ; C5 ; MS ; MC ; MI5 ; MI6 ; MI2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ALCN]
  • Central New Jersey (CNJ)
    CNJ  (Double) ; PA8  (Double) ; NY1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENN (Double) ; C&A  (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; NYNH (Double) ; PA9 ; PA10 ; PA11 (Double) ; PA1  (Double) ; P&LE (Double) ; P&FW ; OH4 ; IN1  (Double) ; IN3 ; IN6
    Unbuilt IN8
    [Regions: AOLC]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O ; WV1 ; OH1 ; A&GW ; PA2  (Double) ; IN5 ; C&EI ; IN7 ; IL4
    Unbuilt PA7
    [Regions: AOCM]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W  (Double) ; R&D  (Double) ; C&O ; N&S ; RF&P (Double) ; VC ; WV4 ; KY1 ; OH7 ; OH6 ; VA4
    Unbuilt VA6
    [Regions: AO]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&M ; W&W ; SC2 ; VA1  (Double) ; G&C ; TN2 ; BRL  (Double) ; TN3 ; KY4 ; KY5
    Unbuilt VA3
    [Regions: ADO]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL  (Double) ; S&A  (Double) ; GA4 ; GA1 ; GA8  (Double) ; AL3 ; TN10 ; TN12 ; FEC ; KY13
    Unbuilt IL8
    [Regions: ADM]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL6 ; AL7 ; C&H  (Double) ; NER ; SC1  (Double) ; GA2  (Double) ; COG  (Double) ; SC3 ; SC4 ; MS1  (Double) ; NC1
    Unbuilt SC5
    [Regions: ADG]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&C ; IN4  (Double) ; IN9  (Double) ; KY12 (Double) ; MON ; IL2 ; READ (Double) ; PA5  (Double) ; PA6  (Double) ; WV2 ; PA3  (Double) ; MD1 ; VA7
    Unbuilt TN13
    [Regions: AOC]
  • Atlanta & West Point (A&WP)
    A&WP ; AL1 ; AL5 ; AL2
    Unbuilt TN6
    [Regions: D]
  • Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
    TP&W ; GTW ; MI1 ; OH8 ; KY3
    Unbuilt KY6
    [Regions: OL]
  • Wabash Line (WBSH)
    WBSH (Double) ; IN10 ; IL6  (Double) ; IL3
    Unbuilt KY11
    [Regions: OM]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&T ; AL4 ; TN5
    Unbuilt KY7
    [Regions: D]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&O ; MS3
    Unbuilt MS2
    [Regions: G]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&C ; A&C ; KY10 (Double) ; KY8
    Unbuilt KY9
    [Regions: DO]
  • New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J)
    NO&J ; MS6
    Unbuilt MS5
    [Regions: G]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SM ; MS4
    Unbuilt AL8
    [Regions: M]
  • Michigan Northern (MN)
    MN ; MI3
    Unbuilt MI4
    [Regions: L]
  • Ohio & Mississippi (O&M)
    O&M ; L&N ; TN8
    Unbuilt TN11
    [Regions: O]
  • Cincinnati & Chicago (C&C)
    C&C ; IN2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NW
    Unbuilt WI4
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIP (Double)
    Unbuilt IA7
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Q
    Unbuilt IA4
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNS
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 925
MPMissouri Pacific 1415
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 1630
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 1195
GNGreat Northern 1475
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