Continental Rails II

Game # 32 - Turn # 12

Headline News 1863 to 1864

World & National New

  1. 1863: Congress passes Homestead Act giving free land to homesteaders.
  2. 1864: Otto von Bismark appointed minister president of Prussia by William I.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: J. Pierpont Morgan bought SLSW for $2005, Susan Morningstar bought GW for $44242, Dan Drew bought GN for $61000, Jay Gould bought NP for $12637, William Palmer bought SP&P for $122616.
  • PCs Merged: M&SP merges into CNS.
  • PCs Incorporated: SP, V&T, MKT, SL&A.
  • New Engines Acquired: B&M bought 2000-04-04, GT bought 2000-04-04, NYC bought 2000-04-04, NYNH bought 2000-04-04, ERIE bought 2000-04-04, PENN bought 2000-04-04, READ bought 2000-04-04, B&O bought 2000-04-04, C&O bought 2000-04-04, N&W bought 2000-04-04, W&M bought 2000-04-04, S&A bought 2000-04-04, SCL bought 2000-04-04, WBSH bought 2000-04-04, A&T bought 2000-04-04, GM&O bought 2000-04-04, N&C bought 2000-04-04, MN bought 2000-04-04, O&M bought 2000-04-04, C&C bought 2000-04-04, L&N bought 2000-04-04, C&NW bought 2000-04-04, CRIP bought 2000-04-04, CASL bought 2000-04-04, FEC bought 2000-04-04, CNS bought 2000-04-04, M&LR bought 2000-04-04, L&A bought 2000-04-04, CP bought 2000-04-04, WP bought 2000-04-04, UP bought 2000-04-04.
  • New Technologies Acquired: B&M bought automatic couplers, GT bought coal burning engines, NYC bought automatic couplers, NYNH bought automatic couplers, ERIE bought automatic couplers, PENN bought automatic couplers, READ bought automatic couplers, B&O bought automatic couplers, C&O bought automatic couplers, N&W bought automatic couplers, W&M bought automatic couplers, S&A bought automatic couplers, WBSH bought automatic couplers, A&T bought automatic couplers, GM&O bought automatic couplers, N&C bought automatic couplers, O&M bought automatic couplers, L&N bought automatic couplers, C&NW bought automatic couplers, CRIP bought automatic couplers, CASL bought automatic couplers, FEC bought automatic couplers, CNS bought automatic couplers, M&LR bought automatic couplers, L&A bought automatic couplers, CP bought automatic couplers, WP bought Grand Station, WP bought automatic couplers, UP bought automatic couplers.
  • RoWs abandoned: IN8 was abandoned by ERIE, MS5 was abandoned by SCL.
  • NYC doubled MS, ERIE doubled MRLE, C&O doubled BRL, N&W doubled IL4, S&A doubled AL2, WBSH doubled IL7, GM&O doubled GM&O, N&C doubled IL9, CNS doubled CNS, WP doubled WP.
  • New RoWs acquired: FEC got GA5, CRIP got IA7, L&A got LA2, UP got NE1, CP got NV2, WP got CA7.
  • RR Mergers: S&A merges into ERIE, A&T merges into SCL.
  • Lack of modern signal system causes major head-on collison: claims against GT exceed $3900.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost IC $2035.
  • Guerre tarifaire: N&C declares rate war on GM&O, reduces rates by 5%.
  • Stock splits: NYC splits 2 for 1, PENN splits 2 for 1, READ splits 2 for 1, C&O splits 2 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: NYNH.
  • New railroad Presidents: Snidely Whiplash of NYC, Edward Harriman of O&M, Dan Drew of C&NW, John Forbes of V&T, Jay Gould of SL&A, Thomas Scott of MKT, Hannibal Kimball of SP.
  • New Private Companies Available: KP, KCS.
  • Thomas Scott earns the Gulf Bonus Award for linking the ERIE from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Thomas Scott dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $7575. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Edward Harriman, Hannibal Kimball, William Palmer, John Forbes, Jim Fisk, J. Pierpont Morgan, Milton Littlefield, Dan Drew
  • Civil War continues: Railroads may not build a Right-of-Way this turn.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Great to Boom.
  • Best locomotive available: Mogul 2-6-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system, automatic couplers.

Tycoon Announcements:

1Jim Fisk rr bridges have arches. an arch is a perfect symbol for the n&c in st. louis.
2Edward Harriman let's go shoppin now, everybody's learning how --- buy the c&o!
3Susan Morningstar nyc spokeswoman baba-wawa: where's that wascally whiplash?
5Snidely Whiplash hmmm. will i need 9'4" employees now? and twice as much rope? sigh.
7Thomas Scott nyc daily news - erie awards honorary board position to snidely whiplash

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)Jay Gould (9)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
Rail MogulWilliam Palmer (12)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)John Forbes (8)Hannibal Kimball (10)Thomas Scott (7)
Rail BuilderThomas Scott (7)Milton Littlefield (6)Hannibal Kimball (10)William Palmer (12)Jim Fisk (1)
Rail MagnateThomas Scott (7)Milton Littlefield (6)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 MKTERIE........
10Hannibal Kimball PENNSP........
9Jay Gould SL&AREADNP....
12William Palmer N&WCNSSP&P....
4J. Pierpont Morgan L&NCPSLSW....
5Snidely Whiplash WBSHNYCMP....
1Jim Fisk M&LRN&C........
14Dan Drew SCLC&NWGN....
13William Ogden GTW&M........
2Edward Harriman C&OO&M....SLSF
11Thomas Durant L&AGM&O........
8John Forbes V&TMN........
6Milton Littlefield UPCRIP........
3Susan Morningstar ....WPGW....
15Carl Olson ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 5136565536110991091951368481034
GTGrand Trunk 78010023152120991752331307196400
NYCNew York Central 175138289820293698411463272272141200
NYNHNew York & New Haven 11020363114039824545160625100
ERIEErie Lackawanna 31416846803765739677802155111289098
PENNPennsylvania 1547336413174936994064821523991512020
READReading 121723300012349098312915215012119028
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 1748330393178412974206972197071230111
C&OChesapeake & Ohio 1821323597168271995034053284361011059
N&WNorfolk & Western 18783456601832009840914427053512900
W&MWilmington & Manchester 92412733768761972042001435237400
SCLSea Coast Line 17242965871571919842235112903079550144
WBSHWabash Line 50310558960185971332678375636030
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 173529245215294899419200103599129995569
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 1663314947174417964054185799166665279
MNMichigan Northern 467676883790598137489845042300
O&MOhio & Mississippi 330492162706999983775882365800148
C&CCincinnati & Chicago 20228037182248945964194365100
L&NLouisville & Nashville 18625361139499953498265226100
ICIllinois Central 18525974153259545827303015000
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 40055338304369910672728271260224
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 15023503148079146379256214000
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 1902664215719955521631840403400
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 1852708014082995436631534758450
FECFlorida East Coast 299266121516997806324414211000
CNSChicago North Shore 411704643875599118440669109900
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 1321775410297963708621658418200
V&TVicksburg & Texas 17319659123859145839257862000
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 9019130105219931757174431217520
CPCentral Pacific 1542209112150994847726308611740
WPWestern Pacific 14228243166639242090234559000
UPUnion Pacific 1051249084938629873164771112900
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 9919352129668731919179566000
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 32635835243688685199479261000
SPSouthern Pacific 9021142145888531439176867000

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  (Double) ; 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 (Double) ; A&GW ; OH4 ; IN2 ; MON  (Double) ; IN6 ; KY8 ; S&A  (Double) ; S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1  (Double) ; AL2  (Double) ; TN7 ; KY10 ; SM ; NO&J (Double) ; MS6 ; TN8  (Double)
    Unbuilt TN11
    [Regions: ADOLCMG]
  • 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  (Double) ; 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  (Double)
    Unbuilt KY11
    [Regions: AOCM]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&M ; SC2 ; SC1 ; SC3 ; NC1 ; VA1 ; VA3 ; VA7
    Unbuilt MD2
    [Regions: A]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; FL4 ; FL5 ; FL6  (Double) ; AL8 ; MS4 ; MS7 ; A&T ; AL4 ; TN5
    Unbuilt KY6
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Wabash Line (WBSH)
    WBSH (Double) ; OH7 ; IN10 (Double) ; IL7  (Double)
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: OM]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&O (Double) ; 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  (Double)
    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 IA7
    [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 GA5
    [Regions: ]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNS  (Double) ; M&SP
    Unbuilt WI2
    [Regions: CW]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR
    Unbuilt AR4
    [Regions: M]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A
    Unbuilt LA2
    [Regions: G]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CP
    Unbuilt NV2
    [Regions: P]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP  (Double)
    Unbuilt CA7
    [Regions: P]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP
    Unbuilt NE1
    [Regions: W]
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
    SL&A
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKT
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
    SP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: P]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
B&M585655-3 552 2 487 78 144 13
GT495052+3 774 3 900 01384 12
NYC708752+34 1808 17 524 0539 12
NYNH454647+2 27 1 100 0 48 12 13 14
ERIE898694+5 1220 23 565 0774
PENN8710460+33 1260 15 480 010109 12
READ9110357+23 903 12 058 1129910 12
B&O475053+6 1858 8 693 55 610
C&O879652+17 1322 18 210 0229 10
N&W404346+6 2247 9 394 012124 9
W&M535354+1 998 4 620 0131312
SCL465456+10 1789 12 857 0141410
WBSH537088+35 1892 7 585 0556 8 11
GM&O566983+27 2337 8 681 011119 10
N&C516375+24 4013 16 630 01110 13
MN556167+12 1257 4 670 08813
O&M567390+34 497 1 650 0298
C&C404040+0 187 953 57 84
L&N263239+13 283 930 0441
IC414346+5 212 925 0 8
C&NW415570+29 2276 5 685 31514141 10
CRIP172329+12 302 750 066
CB&Q385164+26 283 950 0 74
CASL304459+29 294 925 0 29 10
FEC172329+12 582 1 495 0 8
CNS365065+29 109 1 892 1631212
M&LR324865+33 184 660 01111
V&T0017+17 0 779 8688
L&A172839+22 191 405 451111
CP173044+27 349 693 7744
WP173146+29 325 710 033
UP172941+24 234 525 066
SL&A0017+17 0 446 4999
MKT0017+17 0 1 467 16377
SP0017+17 0 405 451010

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
KPKansas Pacific 890
KCSKansas City Southern 490
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