Continental Rails II

Game # 33 - Turn # 9

Headline News 1857 to 1858

World & National New

  1. 1857: Western Union Telegraph Company begins operations.
  2. 1858: The Dred Scott decision by Supreme Court angers Northern anti-slavery elements.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Cornelius Vanderbilt bought MS for $3978, Cyrus Holliday bought L&N for $1032, William Ogden bought IC for $3856, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought M&LR for $5213.
  • PCs Merged: FW&C merges into NYC, COG merges into SCL, NO&J merges into SM.
  • PCs Incorporated: C&C, CRIP, CB&Q, C&NW, O&M.
  • New Technologies Acquired: GT bought steel rails, NYC bought coal burning engines, NYNH bought steel rails, NYNH bought coal burning engines, PENN bought coal burning engines, READ bought coal burning engines, B&O bought coal burning engines, C&O bought steel rails, C&O bought coal burning engines, R&D bought coal burning engines, W&W bought coal burning engines, C&H bought coal burning engines, SCL bought coal burning engines, S&G bought coal burning engines, P&LE bought coal burning engines, MRLE bought steel rails, M&C bought steel rails, M&C bought coal burning engines, A&WP bought coal burning engines, A&GW bought coal burning engines, WBSH bought steel rails, MC bought coal burning engines, A&T bought coal burning engines, SM bought coal burning engines.
  • RoWs built: MI1 by NYC, PA2 by PENN, PA3 by READ, IN3 by B&O, IN6 by C&O, OH8 by R&D, SC2 by W&M, KY13 by S&A, TN9 by S&G, KY12 by M&C, AL7 by A&WP, TN2 by BRL, IN7 by A&GW, IN2 by TP&W, MI5 by MC, MS3 by GM&O, MS6 by SM.
  • NYC doubled P&FW, B&O doubled IN1, R&D doubled R&D, SCL doubled GA2, A&GW doubled IN5.
  • New RoWs acquired: PENN got PA4, R&D got VA7, P&LE got MI2, MC got MI6, B&O got IN8, C&O got IN10, S&A got IL2, A&GW got IL4, M&C got KY14, BRL got TN3, GM&O got TN13, A&WP got MS1, SM got TN8, S&G got TN11.
  • RR Mergers: BRL merges into N&W, A&GW merges into NYC.
  • W&M railway workers demand safety improvements. Wildcat strike costs $2568.
  • Bankrupt RRs: W&M.
  • New railroad Presidents: Oakes Ames of C&C, Thomas Durant of C&NW.
  • New Private Companies Available: FEC, CNS, M&SP, MP, CP, WP, SL&A.
  • Thomas Durant dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $5555. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Edward Harriman, William Ogden, Cyrus Holliday
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Normal to Improved.
  • Best locomotive available: Mogul 2-6-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines.

Tycoon Announcements:

2Edward Harriman b&o and mc both now booking to chicago!
11Thomas Durant nyc announces dividend increase.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronThomas Durant (11)Cornelius Vanderbilt (14)William Ogden (13)Cyrus Holliday (15)Milton Littlefield (6)
Rail MogulWilliam Ogden (13)Cyrus Holliday (15)Thomas Durant (11)Cornelius Vanderbilt (14)Milton Littlefield (6)
Rail BuilderThomas Durant (11)Edward Harriman (2)John Forbes (8)William Ogden (13)Milton Littlefield (6)
Rail MagnateThomas Durant (11)Edward Harriman (2)Cornelius Vanderbilt (14)William Ogden (13)Thomas Scott (7)
Rail ProdigalThomas Durant (11)Cyrus Holliday (15)Oakes Ames (4)Thomas Scott (7)Cornelius Vanderbilt (14)
Rail BaronThomas Durant (11)Edward Harriman (2)Cyrus Holliday (15)William Ogden (13)Cornelius Vanderbilt (14)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
11Thomas Durant NYCC&NW........
13William Ogden TP&WS&AIC....
14Cornelius Vanderbilt PENNREADMSM&LR
15Cyrus Holliday M&CGM&O....L&N
2Edward Harriman B&OMC........
6Milton Littlefield C&OR&D....C&EI
10Hannibal Kimball ....SM........
9Jay Gould A&TNYNH........
8John Forbes S&GA&WP........
7Thomas Scott P&LE....MN....
4Oakes Ames N&WC&C........
5Mick A'Wish SCL........A&C
3J. Edgar Thompson W&M........N&C
12Sir Eton Lenefsky ................
1Mark Hopkins ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
GTGrand Trunk 570710044047297112267518566100
NYCNew York Central 25714619022401899957327139815110120618
NYNHNew York & New Haven 73210126255693991677651223656600
PENNPennsylvania 735118820653509917477493858894450
READReading 5331023995324799119937852101290428
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 96013403469696992281541391947550598
C&OChesapeake & Ohio 792876294907198169477126198311220
R&DRichmond & Danville 731788114492197145013115990310053
N&WNorfolk & Western 1177138139884099328334416900424200580
W&WWilmington & Weldon 1201327882329225317157732100
W&MWilmington & Manchester 4284571940232726146953417-3000
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 47460178330979996486270437200
S&ASavannah & Augusta 87610602473155911999301508820000
SCLSea Coast Line 53610860859735961161184907813900
S&GSavannah & Gulf 76897115505009915478711645365470781
P&LEPittsburgh & Lake Erie 420626543445999128289860814100
MRLEMad River & Lake Erie 1381700898659623055181965000
M&CMarietta & Cincinnati 8109302051161991556331187734900
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 3314255523405997085453945520361
TP&WToledo, Peoria & Warsaw 2102304112673994316132689340192
WBSHWabash Line 25434014187089951283305647300
MCMichigan Central 33643055266949264926492844200
A&TAlabama & Tennessee 14315760977192303062145421000
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 3253068817492976033345107204400
SMSouthern Mississippi 5075545632165961140928185624720700
O&MOhio & Mississippi 16518225125758533059239411000
C&CCincinnati & Chicago 20223855159838741063297372000
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 12017766117268826795194053000
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 15020242133608832015231853000
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 19023044161318438975282251000

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)
    GT  (Double) ; C2 ; C3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AN]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC ; B&A  (Double) ; HRL  (Double) ; NY3 ; ERIE (Double) ; B&H ; LS  (Double) ; C4 ; OH3 ; OH2 ; B&M ; P&FW (Double) ; OH5 ; FW&C ; MI1 ; A&GW ; IN5  (Double) ; IN7
    Unbuilt IL4
    [Regions: AOLCN]
  • New York & New Haven (NYNH)
    NYNH (Double) ; CNJ ; PA8 ; NY2 ; NY1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENN ; LV ; C&A ; PA9 ; PA10 ; PA2
    Unbuilt PA4
    [Regions: AL]
  • Reading (READ)
    READ (Double) ; PA1  (Double) ; PA5 ; PA6 ; PA3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AO]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O ; PA7 ; WV2 ; OH1 ; OH4 ; IN1  (Double) ; IN3
    Unbuilt IN8
    [Regions: AOC]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&O  (Double) ; VC ; WV4 ; KY2 ; KY5 ; IN6
    Unbuilt IN10
    [Regions: AO]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&D  (Double) ; VA4 ; VA5 ; KY1 ; OH8
    Unbuilt VA7
    [Regions: O]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W ; N&S ; RF&P ; VA3 ; MD1 ; NC2 ; SC5 ; BRL ; TN2
    Unbuilt TN3
    [Regions: AD]
  • Wilmington & Weldon (W&W)
    W&W
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&M ; NER ; SC2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H ; SC1 ; G&C ; SC3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&A ; GA1 ; GA8 ; AL3 ; TN12 ; KY13
    Unbuilt IL2
    [Regions: AD]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; GA2  (Double) ; COG
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AD]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1  (Double) ; AL2 ; TN9
    Unbuilt TN11
    [Regions: AD]
  • Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
    P&LE (Double) ; GTW ; PA11
    Unbuilt MI2
    [Regions: OL]
  • Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE)
    MRLE
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: L]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&C ; IN4 ; MON ; IN9 ; KY12
    Unbuilt KY14
    [Regions: OC]
  • Atlanta & West Point (A&WP)
    A&WP ; AL6 ; AL7
    Unbuilt MS1
    [Regions: DG]
  • Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
    TP&W ; IN2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ]
  • Wabash Line (WBSH)
    WBSH ; KY8
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: O]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MC ; MI5
    Unbuilt MI6
    [Regions: LC]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&T
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: D]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&O ; MS3
    Unbuilt TN13
    [Regions: G]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SM ; NO&J ; MS6
    Unbuilt TN8
    [Regions: MG]
  • Ohio & Mississippi (O&M)
    O&M
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: O]
  • Cincinnati & Chicago (C&C)
    C&C
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NW
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Q
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
GT303030+0 1130 2 710 140 13
NYC384347+9 2552 12 726 1361111
NYNH363637+1 978 3 295 3659913
PENN303235+5 973 3 633 471415
READ283032+4 669 2 621 441414
B&O494949+0 1030 4 773 352211
C&O232629+6 1197 3 904 566611
R&D272932+5 786 3 604 516610 13
N&W242524+0 1059 5 612 27744
W&W141721+7 246 555 45 1311 15
W&M141516+2 462 2 085 5533
C&H595246-13 422 2 359 17 915
S&A333741+8 973 4 300 80131311
SCL484848+0 562 2 644 43556 13
S&G424345+3 554 3 760 808811
P&LE657177+12 424 2 100 0779 14
MRLE323844+12 165 690 0 1311 15
M&C525559+7 758 3 970 801515
A&WP202428+8 461 1 625 30882
TP&W171820+3 200 1 015 3513136
WBSH364351+15 414 1 217 53 1513
MC161922+6 240 1 588 9222
A&T142026+12 299 644 7199
GM&O243649+25 171 1 530 951515
SM284460+32 54 2 304 2311010
O&M0014+14 0 743 82 13
C&C0014+14 0 909 10144
C&NW0014+14 0 540 601111
CRIP0014+14 0 675 75 7
CB&Q0014+14 0 855 95 15

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
FECFlorida East Coast 1495
CNSChicago North Shore 425
M&SPMilwaukee & St. Paul 1630
MPMissouri Pacific 1415
CPCentral Pacific 770
WPWestern Pacific 710
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 495
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