Continental Rails II

Game # 31 - Turn # 13

Headline News 1865 to 1866

World & National New

  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: Jim Fisk bought NP for $61000, EugÞne de SÚgur bought SP&P for $60030, Edward Harriman bought KP for $10101, William Palmer bought ATSF for $26188, William Palmer bought KCS for $26188.
  • PCs Merged: SP merges into WP.
  • PCs Incorporated: SLSF, SLSW.
  • New Engines Acquired: GT bought Mogul 2-6-0, NYC bought Atlantic 4-4-2, CNJ bought Atlantic 4-4-2, B&O bought Atlantic 4-4-2, N&W bought Atlantic 4-4-2, SCL bought Atlantic 4-4-2, M&C bought Atlantic 4-4-2, A&WP bought Atlantic 4-4-2, WBSH bought Atlantic 4-4-2, N&C bought Atlantic 4-4-2, MN 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, CASL bought Atlantic 4-4-2, CNS bought Atlantic 4-4-2, MP bought Atlantic 4-4-2, M&LR bought Atlantic 4-4-2, L&A bought Atlantic 4-4-2, CP bought Atlantic 4-4-2, WP bought Atlantic 4-4-2, SL&A bought Atlantic 4-4-2, MKT bought Atlantic 4-4-2, GN bought Atlantic 4-4-2.
  • New Technologies Acquired: B&M bought coal burning engines, NYC bought coal burning engines, CNJ bought coal burning engines, B&O bought coal burning engines, N&W bought coal burning engines, SCL bought coal burning engines, M&C bought coal burning engines, A&WP bought coal burning engines, WBSH bought coal burning engines, N&C bought coal burning engines, MN bought coal burning engines, C&NW bought coal burning engines, CRIP bought coal burning engines, CB&Q bought coal burning engines, CASL bought coal burning engines, MP bought coal burning engines, M&LR bought Grand Station, M&LR bought coal burning engines, L&A bought coal burning engines, CP bought coal burning engines, WP bought coal burning engines, SL&A bought coal burning engines, MKT bought coal burning engines, GN bought coal burning engines.
  • NYC doubled NYC, N&W doubled C&C, S&G doubled SC4, M&C doubled MD1, CNS doubled CNS.
  • New RoWs acquired: CASL got IL11, M&LR got AR4, GN got ND5, MKT got KS1, CP got NV2, WP got CA4.
  • RR Mergers: N&C merges into S&G.
  • Loan Recalls: William Palmer.
  • Stock splits: CB&Q splits 2 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: GT.
  • New railroad Presidents: Aubin de Verlin of PENN, William Ogden of SM, William Ogden of V&T, Milton Littlefield of UP, EugÞne de SÚgur of SLSF.
  • New Private Companies Available: KC&D, KCN, SV, SP&D.
  • William Palmer dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $7001. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Cyrus Holliday, Milton Littlefield, Thomas Durant, John Forbes, William Ogden, Dan Drew, Aubin de Verlin
  • Civil War ends: Railroads may resume building Right-of-Ways.
  • Invention of block signal system improves traffic flow, prevents major collisions.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Improved to Good.
  • 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 BaronMilton Littlefield (6)Dan Drew (14)Nicolas Koechlin (9)Cyrus Holliday (15)Jim Fisk (1)
Rail MogulWilliam Ogden (13)Nicolas Koechlin (9)Eugène de Ségur (10)Thomas Durant (11)William Palmer (12)
Rail BuilderDan Drew (14)Jim Fisk (1)Cyrus Holliday (15)Nicolas Koechlin (9)William Palmer (12)
Rail MagnateJim Fisk (1)Nicolas Koechlin (9)William Palmer (12)Milton Littlefield (6)Cyrus Holliday (15)
Rail ProdigalThomas Durant (11)Milton Littlefield (6)Cyrus Holliday (15)William Palmer (12)John Forbes (8)
Rail BaronMilton Littlefield (6)Nicolas Koechlin (9)Cyrus Holliday (15)Dan Drew (14)Thomas Durant (11)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
6Milton Littlefield UPCRIP........
14Dan Drew WPCP........
9Nicolas Koechlin NYCCNS........
3Aubin de Verlin C&NWPENN........
10Eugène de Ségur SLSFS&G....SP&P
5Leland Stanford WBSHSL&A........
13William Ogden SMV&T........
15Cyrus Holliday SCLM&LR....GW
11Thomas Durant M&CGN........
8John Forbes CB&QL&A........
12William Palmer B&OMKTKCSATSF
2Edward Harriman N&WA&WPKP....
1Jim Fisk ERIE....NP....
7Thomas Scott ....GT........
4Mirti ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 513595533990187111337578512500
GTGrand Trunk 73143179306953171389271000
NYCNew York Central 204338093520189698632070295000107048
ERIEErie Lackawanna 1449242081142828953839292563206200
CNJCentral New Jersey 4196751037130991324621131104023
PENNPennsylvania 296662282735501394849780520910860309
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 19543221791771989648997131700280089
N&WNorfolk & Western 1864275256143132995156923114497465566
SCLSea Coast Line 23043608401876369960486837487484045
S&GSavannah & Gulf 24434338782256179969684728418511110186
M&CMarietta & Cincinnati 174530717515973199422110288841104023
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 63675887417379914589410889844220213
WBSHWabash Line 215937547419524699531836291791101000
SMSouthern Mississippi 861112490663699519833914165040043
MNMichigan Northern 52860375332069910381775045460203
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 4005660429435998451165484349600
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 358496012579399744345778030037
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 3604265723462997462139855541115105
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 185235881297399417312914951300
CNSChicago North Shore 41163646330969989971608008400
MPMissouri Pacific 28334740218869159545355734200
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 1321612096729128295199453416400
V&TVicksburg & Texas 17317950114889032863236992000
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 9017344953999226071362311411250
CPCentral Pacific 15419750118509434105240294412180
WPWestern Pacific 2323899221446995683236184958460
UPUnion Pacific 1051133369139321831158042012900
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 99239481460893225201702512000
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 32632496181989869984482522800
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 23925609163909052259348412000
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 15519714138008435879239211000
GNGreat Northern 29524631135479961851423491120600

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  (Double) ; B&A  (Double) ; B&H  (Double) ; NY3 ; HRL  (Double) ; C3  (Double) ; C2 ; MRLE ; LS  (Double) ; OH2 ; OH5 ; FW&C (Double) ; OH3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ALCN]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIE ; NY2 ; C4  (Double) ; C5  (Double) ; MS ; MC ; MI5  (Double) ; 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 ; NO&J (Double) ; MS6 ; MS5 ; O&M ; L&N  (Double) ; TN8 ; TN11
    Unbuilt IN8
    [Regions: AOLCMG]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O ; WV1 ; OH1 ; A&GW ; PA2  (Double) ; IN5 ; C&EI ; IN7 ; IL4 ; PA7 ; TP&W ; GTW ; MI1 ; OH8 ; KY3 ; KY6
    Unbuilt PA4
    [Regions: AOLCM]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W  (Double) ; R&D  (Double) ; C&O ; N&S ; RF&P (Double) ; VC ; WV4 ; KY1 ; OH7 ; OH6 ; VA4 ; VA6 ; C&C  (Double) ; IN2
    Unbuilt TN1
    [Regions: AOC]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL  (Double) ; S&A  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; GA1 ; GA8  (Double) ; AL3  (Double) ; TN10 ; TN12 ; FEC ; KY13 ; IL8 ; GM&O ; MS3 ; MS2
    Unbuilt KY14
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL6 ; AL7  (Double) ; C&H  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; SC1  (Double) ; GA2  (Double) ; COG  (Double) ; SC3 ; SC4  (Double) ; MS1  (Double) ; NC1 ; SC5 ; N&C ; A&C  (Double) ; KY10 (Double) ; KY8  (Double) ; KY9
    Unbuilt IL9
    [Regions: ADOG]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&C ; IN4  (Double) ; IN9  (Double) ; KY12 (Double) ; MON  (Double) ; IL2  (Double) ; READ (Double) ; PA5  (Double) ; PA6  (Double) ; WV2 ; PA3  (Double) ; MD1  (Double) ; VA7 ; TN13
    Unbuilt IL5
    [Regions: AOC]
  • Atlanta & West Point (A&WP)
    A&WP ; AL1 ; AL5 ; AL2 ; TN6
    Unbuilt FL6
    [Regions: D]
  • Wabash Line (WBSH)
    WBSH (Double) ; IN10 (Double) ; IL6  (Double) ; IL3 ; IC  (Double) ; KY11 ; W&M ; W&W ; SC2 ; VA1  (Double) ; G&C ; TN2 ; BRL  (Double) ; TN3 ; KY4 ; KY5 ; VA3
    Unbuilt VA2
    [Regions: ADOCM]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SM  (Double) ; MS4 ; AL8 ; A&T  (Double) ; AL4 ; TN5 ; KY7
    Unbuilt MS7
    [Regions: DOM]
  • Michigan Northern (MN)
    MN  (Double) ; MI3  (Double) ; MI4
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: L]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NW (Double) ; WI4
    Unbuilt MN2
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIP (Double) ; IA7
    Unbuilt IA5
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Q ; IA4
    Unbuilt MO7
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL
    Unbuilt IL11
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNS  (Double) ; M&SP
    Unbuilt WI5
    [Regions: CW]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MW]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR
    Unbuilt AR4
    [Regions: M]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T
    Unbuilt TX2
    [Regions: M]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A
    Unbuilt LA4
    [Regions: G]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CP
    Unbuilt NV2
    [Regions: P]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP ; SP
    Unbuilt CA4
    [Regions: P]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP
    Unbuilt NE1
    [Regions: W]
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
    SL&A (Double)
    Unbuilt MO1
    [Regions: M]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKT
    Unbuilt KS1
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSF
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
    SLSW
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Great Northern (GN)
    GN
    Unbuilt ND5
    [Regions: W]

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
KC&DKansas City & Denver 330
KCNKansas City Northern 1115
SVSacramento Valley 750
SP&DSt Paul & Duluth 750
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