Continental Rails II
Game # 7 - Turn # 8
Headline News 1855 to 1856
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1855: The Know-Nothing Party sweeps Northern congressional elections.
1856: Soo Canal completed connecting Lake Superior to Lake Huron.
Message to All Players in This Game
Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année !
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: William Ogden bought NO&J for $12187, RenÚ of La Sorgue bought O&M for $3500, Leland Stanford bought FW&C for $1111, John Forbes bought IC for $12223.
PCs Merged: MC merges into NYC, MON merges into B&O.
PCs Incorporated: A&T, MN, VC.
New Engines Acquired: R&D bought American 4-4-0.
New Technologies Acquired: GT bought steel rails, B&H bought steel rails, NYC bought steel rails, PENN bought steel rails, READ bought steel rails, B&O bought steel rails, R&D bought steel rails, C&H bought steel rails, S&A bought steel rails, SCL bought steel rails, MRLE bought steel rails, GTW bought steel rails, BRL bought steel rails, TP&W bought steel rails, WBSH bought steel rails, GM&O bought steel rails, N&C bought steel rails, SM bought steel rails.
RoWs built: NY1 by GT, C1 by B&H, PA10 by NYC, MI1 by ERIE, WV3 by PENN, KY13 by B&O, OH7 by N&W, FL5 by C&H, MS2 by S&A, AL3 by SCL, IN7 by MRLE, OH6 by GTW, AL6 by A&WP, TN2 by BRL, IN1 by TP&W, IN10 by WBSH.
Double Tracked Lines: NYC doubled LS, PENN doubled CNJ, B&O doubled IN9, C&H doubled GA4, S&A doubled GA1, SCL doubled AL1, MRLE doubled A&GW.
New RoWs acquired: C&H got FL6, NYC got MI5, GTW got IN2, MRLE got IL2, WBSH got IL7, PENN got KY2, N&C got KY10, BRL got TN4, B&O got TN13, A&WP got AL7, S&A got MS3, SM got MS4, SCL got MS6, TP&W got IN3.
RR Mergers: ERIE merges into TP&W, WBSH merges into N&W.
New railroad Presidents: Cornelius Vanderbilt of READ, Henry Farham of C&O, Byron Kilbourn of VC, Thomas Durant of A&T, Dan Drew of GM&O.
New Private Companies Available: L&N, CRIP, CB&Q, CASL, CNS, M&SP, M&LR.
William Ogden gagne la Médaille du Centre for avoir relié le B&O entre la région Atlantique et Chicago.
Dan Drew gagne la Médaille du Centre for avoir relié le TP&W entre la région Atlantique et Chicago.
Leland Stanford dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $3456. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Dan Drew, Cornelius Vanderbilt, John Forbes, William Ogden, RenÚ of La Sorgue
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Recession to Improved.
Best locomotive available: American 4-4-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails
Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
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Robber Baron
|
William Ogden (8)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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John Forbes (1)
|
Leland Stanford (4)
|
René de La Sorgue (14)
|
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Rail Mogul
|
William Ogden (8)
|
René de La Sorgue (14)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
Dan Drew (13)
|
John Forbes (1)
|
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Rail Builder
|
William Ogden (8)
|
Dan Drew (13)
|
René de La Sorgue (14)
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Leland Stanford (4)
|
John Forbes (1)
|
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Rail Magnate
|
Leland Stanford (4)
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William Ogden (8)
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Dan Drew (13)
|
René de La Sorgue (14)
|
John Forbes (1)
|
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Rail Prodigal
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
William Ogden (8)
|
Dan Drew (13)
|
Leland Stanford (4)
|
John Forbes (1)
|
|
Rail Baron
|
William Ogden (8)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
Dan Drew (13)
|
Leland Stanford (4)
|
René de La Sorgue (14)
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Player Summary
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|
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President of
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PCs owned
|
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Player #
|
Tycoon name
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RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
8
|
William Ogden |
A&WP
|
B&O
|
NO&J
|
....
|
|
14
|
René de La Sorgue |
SM
|
S&A
|
....
|
O&M
|
|
4
|
Leland Stanford |
NYC
|
GTW
|
....
|
FW&C
|
|
3
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
N&W
|
READ
|
C&C
|
....
|
|
1
|
John Forbes |
MRLE
|
SCL
|
....
|
IC
|
|
11
|
Milton Littlefield |
N&C
|
PENN
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
Dan Drew |
GM&O
|
TP&W
|
....
|
....
|
|
15
|
Thomas Durant |
C&H
|
A&T
|
....
|
....
|
|
5
|
Henry Farham |
C&O
|
B&H
|
....
|
....
|
|
2
|
Abraham Burger |
W&M
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
6
|
Byron Kilbourn |
VC
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
7
|
Louis McLane |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
10
|
Edward Harriman |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
9
|
Jay Gould |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
12
|
Robert Schuyler |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
|
RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
780
|
87421
|
45458
|
99
|
159274
|
102817
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
B&H
|
Boston & Hartford
|
733
|
88362
|
45948
|
99
|
155101
|
111414
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
638
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
1516
|
242283
|
138101
|
94
|
350658
|
236648
|
7
|
9
|
0
|
28
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
857
|
131764
|
68518
|
99
|
191633
|
107118
|
8
|
10
|
0
|
425
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
374
|
66182
|
38386
|
96
|
94212
|
56130
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
1255
|
156624
|
86144
|
99
|
264890
|
175477
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
1119
|
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
94
|
11050
|
7293
|
91
|
20721
|
11798
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
R&D
|
Richmond & Danville
|
589
|
70285
|
38657
|
99
|
135220
|
89082
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
460
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
1292
|
143461
|
74599
|
99
|
282853
|
164511
|
4
|
1
|
825
|
461
|
|
W&M
|
Wilmington & Manchester
|
408
|
37788
|
22672
|
97
|
89319
|
48313
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
1318
|
171511
|
96047
|
95
|
286424
|
181752
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
S&A
|
Savannah & Augusta
|
906
|
135810
|
71980
|
98
|
189782
|
121517
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
981
|
150312
|
79665
|
98
|
206757
|
110715
|
9
|
8
|
1400
|
497
|
|
MRLE
|
Mad River & Lake Erie
|
671
|
88493
|
48671
|
99
|
140776
|
106244
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
GTW
|
Grand Trunk Western
|
327
|
36127
|
19870
|
99
|
71213
|
54273
|
3
|
4
|
350
|
119
|
|
VC
|
Virginia Central
|
293
|
21978
|
14725
|
87
|
47123
|
37027
|
-1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
A&WP
|
Atlanta & West Point
|
408
|
43011
|
24946
|
99
|
84201
|
63788
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
357
|
|
BRL
|
Blue Ridge Line
|
384
|
33589
|
18474
|
99
|
73680
|
55880
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
TP&W
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
|
1179
|
142610
|
74157
|
99
|
300089
|
201896
|
4
|
1
|
70
|
436
|
|
A&T
|
Alabama & Tennessee
|
143
|
14619
|
9649
|
88
|
25101
|
19724
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
GM&O
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
|
135
|
14120
|
8048
|
97
|
25116
|
16957
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
N&C
|
Nashville & Chattanooga
|
151
|
15304
|
10713
|
84
|
27828
|
21462
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
SM
|
Southern Mississippi
|
44
|
7901
|
4346
|
99
|
10534
|
6010
|
9
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
MN
|
Michigan Northern
|
102
|
13550
|
8807
|
89
|
19557
|
15368
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Railroad Lines:
(Region Key: A=Atl D=DpSouth O=Ohio L=GtLakes C=Central M=Miss G=Gulf W=MidWest S=SWest T=Mtn P=Pacific N=Canada X=Mexico)
|
GT :
(Double)
|
|
GT
|
C2
|
C3
|
NY1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
|
B&H :
|
|
B&H
|
B&M
|
NYNH
|
ME1
|
C1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
|
NYC :
|
|
NYC
|
HRL
(Double)
|
B&A
(Double)
|
NY3
|
LS
(Double)
|
C4
|
P&LE
|
C5
|
|
MC
|
PA10
|
|
Unbuilt:: MI5 |
[Regions: AOLN]
|
|
PENN:
(Double)
|
|
PENN
|
C&A
|
CNJ
(Double)
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
WV2
|
WV3
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY2 |
[Regions: AO]
|
|
READ:
|
|
READ
|
LV
|
PA1
|
MD1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
B&O :
(Double)
|
|
B&O
|
WV1
|
M&C
|
OH1
|
IN5
(Double)
|
IN9
(Double)
|
MON
|
KY13
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN13 |
[Regions: AOC]
|
|
C&O :
|
|
C&O
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
R&D :
|
|
R&D
|
RF&P
|
MD2
|
PA7
|
VA7
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AO]
|
|
N&W :
|
|
N&W
|
N&S
|
VA3
|
VA4
|
VA5
|
KY1
|
OH7
|
WBSH
|
IN10
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL7 |
[Regions: AO]
|
|
W&M :
|
|
W&M
|
W&W
|
NC2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
C&H :
(Double)
|
|
C&H
|
SC1
(Double)
|
G&C
|
GA4
(Double)
|
NER
|
NC1
|
VA1
|
FL4
|
|
FL5
|
|
Unbuilt:: FL6 |
[Regions: AG]
|
|
S&A :
(Double)
|
|
S&A
|
GA1
(Double)
|
COG
|
GA8
(Double)
|
AL4
|
MS2
|
|
Unbuilt:: MS3 |
[Regions: ADG]
|
|
SCL :
(Double)
|
|
SCL
|
S&G
(Double)
|
GA2
(Double)
|
GA6
|
GA7
(Double)
|
AL1
(Double)
|
|
AL3
|
|
Unbuilt:: MS6 |
[Regions: AD]
|
|
MRLE:
(Double)
|
|
MRLE
|
A&GW
(Double)
|
P&FW
|
IN4
|
IN7
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL2 |
[Regions: OL]
|
|
GTW :
|
|
GTW
|
OH5
|
OH6
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN2 |
[Regions: L]
|
|
VC :
|
|
VC
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ]
|
|
A&WP:
|
|
A&WP
|
A&C
|
AL6
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL7 |
[Regions: D]
|
|
BRL :
|
|
BRL
|
TN2
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN4 |
[Regions: D]
|
|
TP&W:
|
|
TP&W
|
IN1
|
ERIE
|
NY2
|
PA11
|
OH3
|
MI1
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN3 |
[Regions: ALC]
|
|
A&T :
|
|
A&T
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
|
|
GM&O:
|
|
GM&O
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: G]
|
|
N&C :
|
|
N&C
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY10 |
[Regions: ]
|
|
SM :
|
|
SM
|
|
Unbuilt:: MS4 |
[Regions: M]
|
|
MN :
|
|
MN
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
|
Stock Market Report
|
RR stock data
|
|
RR
|
Start price
|
Trade price
|
End price
|
Net change
|
# Shares traded
|
# Shares issued
|
# Shares in treasury
|
President
|
Chairman
|
Directors
|
|
GT
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
+2
|
880
|
3675
|
225
|
|
14
|
|
|
B&H
|
30
|
35
|
40
|
+10
|
637
|
3299
|
366
|
5
|
5
|
8
14
|
|
NYC
|
27
|
29
|
31
|
+4
|
1612
|
7431
|
156
|
4
|
4
|
11
|
|
PENN
|
40
|
44
|
48
|
+8
|
1268
|
4230
|
60
|
11
|
11
|
3
8
|
|
READ
|
30
|
34
|
39
|
+9
|
562
|
1769
|
101
|
3
|
13
|
4
15
|
|
B&O
|
32
|
31
|
31
|
-1
|
1347
|
5975
|
308
|
8
|
8
|
13
|
|
C&O
|
21
|
25
|
29
|
+8
|
120
|
449
|
21
|
5
|
5
|
6
8
|
|
R&D
|
30
|
28
|
27
|
-3
|
889
|
2853
|
92
|
|
8
|
|
|
N&W
|
25
|
26
|
28
|
+3
|
1359
|
6352
|
112
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
W&M
|
14
|
15
|
17
|
+3
|
762
|
1980
|
60
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
C&H
|
34
|
33
|
33
|
-1
|
1582
|
6494
|
102
|
15
|
15
|
3
|
|
S&A
|
24
|
29
|
35
|
+11
|
1269
|
4429
|
101
|
14
|
14
|
|
|
SCL
|
33
|
36
|
39
|
+6
|
1176
|
4831
|
81
|
1
|
1
|
14
|
|
MRLE
|
31
|
39
|
47
|
+16
|
883
|
3305
|
50
|
1
|
1
|
4
14
|
|
GTW
|
26
|
30
|
34
|
+8
|
330
|
1585
|
50
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
VC
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
+13
|
0
|
1319
|
146
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
A&WP
|
20
|
24
|
28
|
+8
|
454
|
1837
|
203
|
8
|
8
|
4
|
|
BRL
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
+2
|
273
|
1821
|
99
|
|
15
|
|
|
TP&W
|
18
|
21
|
26
|
+8
|
198
|
5765
|
130
|
13
|
13
|
3
|
|
A&T
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
+13
|
0
|
644
|
71
|
15
|
15
|
|
|
GM&O
|
13
|
18
|
23
|
+10
|
278
|
624
|
51
|
13
|
13
|
|
|
N&C
|
13
|
17
|
21
|
+8
|
301
|
755
|
0
|
11
|
11
|
|
|
SM
|
13
|
18
|
23
|
+10
|
93
|
220
|
0
|
14
|
14
|
|
|
MN
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
+13
|
0
|
459
|
51
|
|
14
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
MS
|
1020
|
C&EI
|
920
|
L&N
|
930
|
CRIP
|
750
|
CB&Q
|
950
|
CASL
|
925
|
CNS
|
425
|
|
M&SP
|
1630
|
M&LR
|
660
|
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