Continental Rails II

Game # 32 - Turn # 11

Headline News 1861 to 1862

World & National New

  1. 1861: Pony Express carries mail from St. Louis to Sacramento in record time of 10 days.
  2. 1862: Telegraph line completed to California: Pony Express goes bankrupt.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: William Palmer bought M&SP for $41623, Snidely Whiplash bought MP for $45025, John Forbes bought V&T for $26543, Jay Gould bought SL&A for $13101, Thomas Scott bought MKT for $8401, Edward Harriman bought SLSF for $7890, Hannibal Kimball bought SP for $67632.
  • PCs Merged: FW&C merges into READ.
  • PCs Incorporated: FEC, L&A, CP, UP, CRIP, WP.
  • New Technologies Acquired: GT bought Grand Station, MN bought block signal system, CASL bought Grand Station.
  • RoWs built: MI6 by NYC, KY3 by PENN, PA4 by READ, TN15 by B&O, KY7 by C&O, IL4 by N&W, VA7 by W&M, IL8 by C&H, MS7 by SCL, IL7 by WBSH, MS2 by GM&O, IL9 by N&C, MI3 by MN, IL6 by O&M, WI4 by C&NW.
  • NYC doubled MI5, ERIE doubled MON, B&O doubled IL5, C&O doubled C&O, N&W doubled IL1, C&H doubled TN10, S&A doubled AL1, WBSH doubled IN10, N&C doubled MS1, SM doubled TN8, MN doubled MN.
  • New RoWs acquired: C&O got PA3, W&M got MD2, MN got MI4, PENN got KY4, N&W got KY11, O&M got KY13, B&O got TN13, N&C got AL5, CNS got WI2, C&NW got MN2, CB&Q got IA4, CASL got MO1, M&LR got AR4, A&T got KY6, C&H got TN2, SCL got MS5.
  • RR Mergers: C&H merges into GM&O, SM merges into S&A.
  • Stock splits: S&A splits 2 for 1, A&T splits 3 for 1, N&C splits 2 for 1, MN splits 2 for 1, C&NW splits 3 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: NYNH.
  • New railroad Presidents: Thomas Scott of S&A, Dan Drew of A&T, J. Pierpont Morgan of L&N, Milton Littlefield of CRIP, John Forbes of FEC, Thomas Durant of L&A, J. Pierpont Morgan of CP, Susan Morningstar of WP, Milton Littlefield of UP.
  • New Private Companies Available: SLSW, GW, GN, NP, SP&P.
  • Thomas Scott dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $5001. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Hannibal Kimball, John Forbes, William Palmer, Edward Harriman, Jim Fisk, J. Pierpont Morgan, Dan Drew
  • Civil War begins: Railroads may not build a Right-of-Way this turn.
  • Invention of automatic couplers facilitates operations, improves safety.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Great.
  • Best locomotive available: American 4-4-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system, automatic couplers.

Tycoon Announcements:

1Jim Fisk st. louis needs something to acknowledge the n&c.
2Edward Harriman buy 10 shares of c&o get 1 free dr. polk's soothing syrup & elixir of long life
3Susan Morningstar rcmp do-right & horse head west on rumors of whiplash sightings. hold on, nell!
5Snidely Whiplash short people, got a reason to live, doo wah doo wah
7Thomas Scott nyc daily news reports that thomas scott walks out as cb&q president

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronWilliam Palmer (12)Thomas Scott (7)Hannibal Kimball (10)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Jay Gould (9)
Rail MogulWilliam Palmer (12)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Thomas Scott (7)John Forbes (8)Hannibal Kimball (10)
Rail BuilderMilton Littlefield (6)Hannibal Kimball (10)Jim Fisk (1)Susan Morningstar (3)Thomas Scott (7)
Rail MagnateMilton Littlefield (6)Thomas Scott (7)Hannibal Kimball (10)Susan Morningstar (3)Thomas Durant (11)
Rail ProdigalHannibal Kimball (10)Edward Harriman (2)William Palmer (12)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)John Forbes (8)
Rail BaronWilliam Palmer (12)Hannibal Kimball (10)Thomas Scott (7)Milton Littlefield (6)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
7Thomas Scott S&AERIEMKT....
10Hannibal Kimball PENN....SP....
12William Palmer N&WCNS....M&SP
9Jay Gould O&MREAD....SL&A
4J. Pierpont Morgan L&NCP........
14Dan Drew SCLA&T........
13William Ogden GTW&M........
2Edward Harriman C&OCASL....SLSF
5Snidely Whiplash WBSH....MP....
1Jim Fisk M&LRN&C........
3Susan Morningstar NYCWP........
8John Forbes FECMN....V&T
6Milton Littlefield UPCRIP........
11Thomas Durant L&AGM&O........
15Carl Olson ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 5136473435604991053992929381076
GTGrand Trunk 78010054852285991694611286916400
NYCNew York Central 175137015919248299398506267719141200
NYNHNew York & New Haven 11020610113359923894188085000
ERIEErie Lackawanna 1569288055149789993733912690111116085
PENNPennsylvania 1547333814173585993916001821701511058
READReading 121723086712005099301207210899129079
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 17483253861822189540646827139610100278
C&OChesapeake & Ohio 1821312228162360994697173165991060132
N&WNorfolk & Western 18783324971728999939524726565211900
W&MWilmington & Manchester 92412566365345991973621411217400
S&ASavannah & Augusta 1572284316156376993813862739351090159
SCLSea Coast Line 130122245912012897296037156251119220131
WBSHWabash Line 5039410454580961288008218736085
A&TAlabama & Tennessee 423495322724299970092205363550190
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 1735284980151039984012251822841149951264
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 1663304190158179993931121336671310665620
MNMichigan Northern 4676890739277971326518280463300
O&MOhio & Mississippi 330492162706999952025770875800330
C&CCincinnati & Chicago 20227584182058844320235464100
L&NLouisville & Nashville 18625916171058849094249744400
ICIllinois Central 18526112143629944321298896700
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 40055039302719910347159904740560
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 15022606149208844159248414000
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 19026501159019453669315714163400
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 1852569713619985094430331638450
FECFlorida East Coast 29927058170479174879421211000
CNSChicago North Shore 85211341162499294801751014900
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 132170639726973571821178418200
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 9018390117709029759167418000
CPCentral Pacific 15421401149818443919247062000
WPWestern Pacific 14220938129829241039230865000
UPUnion Pacific 1051256987988428319159311000

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 ; C2 ; C3 ; NY1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AN]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC ; HRL  (Double) ; B&A  (Double) ; B&H  (Double) ; NY3 ; C4  (Double) ; C5  (Double) ; MS ; MC ; OH6 ; MI5  (Double) ; MI6
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ALCN]
  • New York & New Haven (NYNH)
    NYNH
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIE (Double) ; NY2 ; PA11 (Double) ; MRLE ; A&GW ; OH4 ; IN2 ; MON  (Double) ; IN6 ; KY8
    Unbuilt IN8
    [Regions: AOLC]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENN (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; PA9 ; PA10 ; LS  (Double) ; PA2  (Double) ; TP&W ; GTW ; IN1  (Double) ; IN3 ; OH8 ; KY3
    Unbuilt KY4
    [Regions: AOLC]
  • Reading (READ)
    READ (Double) ; PA5 ; PA6 ; P&FW (Double) ; WV2 ; OH2 ; OH5 ; MI2 ; FW&C ; PA4
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLC]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O ; WV1 ; M&C ; PA7 ; P&LE (Double) ; IN5  (Double) ; IN7 ; C&EI (Double) ; IL5  (Double) ; IL3 ; KY12 ; TN15
    Unbuilt TN13
    [Regions: AOLCM]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&O  (Double) ; MD1  (Double) ; VC ; VA2 ; C&A  (Double) ; CNJ  (Double) ; PA1  (Double) ; PA8 ; SC5 ; WV4 ; BRL ; KY2 ; KY5 ; KY7
    Unbuilt PA3
    [Regions: ADO]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W  (Double) ; R&D  (Double) ; N&S ; VA4 ; RF&P (Double) ; W&W ; VA5 ; KY1 ; IN4  (Double) ; IN9 ; IL2  (Double) ; IL1  (Double) ; IL4
    Unbuilt KY11
    [Regions: AOCM]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&M ; SC2 ; SC1 ; SC3 ; NC1 ; VA1 ; VA3 ; VA7
    Unbuilt MD2
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&A  (Double) ; S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1  (Double) ; AL2 ; TN7 ; KY10 ; SM ; NO&J (Double) ; MS6 ; TN8  (Double)
    Unbuilt TN11
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; FL4 ; FL5 ; FL6  (Double) ; AL8 ; MS4 ; MS7
    Unbuilt MS5
    [Regions: AMG]
  • Wabash Line (WBSH)
    WBSH (Double) ; OH7 ; IN10 (Double) ; IL7
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: OM]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&T ; AL4 ; TN5
    Unbuilt KY6
    [Regions: D]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&O ; MS2 ; C&H  (Double) ; SC4  (Double) ; G&C ; GA1 ; GA8  (Double) ; AL3 ; TN10 (Double) ; TN12 ; MS3 ; IL8
    Unbuilt TN2
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&C ; A&C  (Double) ; KY14 ; TN14 ; COG  (Double) ; A&WP (Double) ; GA2  (Double) ; GA3 ; AL6 ; AL7  (Double) ; MS1  (Double) ; IL9
    Unbuilt AL5
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Michigan Northern (MN)
    MN  (Double) ; MI1 ; OH3 ; MI3
    Unbuilt MI4
    [Regions: L]
  • Ohio & Mississippi (O&M)
    O&M ; IL6
    Unbuilt KY13
    [Regions: OM]
  • Cincinnati & Chicago (C&C)
    C&C
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Louisville & Nashville (L&N)
    L&N
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: O]
  • Illinois Central (IC)
    IC
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NW ; WI4
    Unbuilt MN2
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Q
    Unbuilt IA4
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL
    Unbuilt MO1
    [Regions: C]
  • Florida East Coast (FEC)
    FEC
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNS
    Unbuilt WI2
    [Regions: C]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR
    Unbuilt AR4
    [Regions: M]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: G]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: P]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: P]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
B&M726558-14 499 2 461 104 144 13
GT494949+0 830 3 900 01384 12
NYC606570+10 1709 8 707 55335 9 12
NYNH173145+28 77 1 100 0 48 12 13 14
ERIE718089+18 1667 7 845 0774
PENN597387+28 1534 7 690 5010109 12
READ647791+27 994 5 984 1019910 12
B&O464647+1 1770 8 693 55 610
C&O607387+27 1477 9 015 902210
N&W343740+6 2129 9 334 6012124 9
W&M424753+11 948 4 573 47131312
S&A8610059+32 628 15 720 0774
SCL555046-9 1658 6 407 105141412
WBSH364453+17 1652 7 503 825511
A&T8511347+56 623 6 345 014148 10
GM&O273856+29 200 8 465 216111110
N&C799151+23 1610 16 400 2301110
MN799455+31 363 4 470 2008813
O&M274156+29 259 1 568 8299
C&C273340+13 255 934 76 84
L&N162126+10 398 860 7044
IC273441+14 253 925 0 8
C&NW408241+83 153 5 580 420 14
CRIP0017+17 0 675 7566
CB&Q162738+22 418 950 0 7
CASL162330+14 403 925 022
FEC0017+17 0 1 346 14988
CNS162636+20 185 425 01212
M&LR162432+16 278 660 011
L&A0017+17 0 405 451111
CP0017+17 0 693 7744
WP0017+17 0 639 7133
UP0017+17 0 473 5266

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 775
GWGreat Western 700
GNGreat Northern 1475
NPNorthern Pacific 1405
SP&PSt Paul & Pacific 1430
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