Continental Rails II
Game # 7 - Turn # 9
Headline News 1857 to 1858
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1857: Western Union Telegraph Company begins operations.
1858: The Dred Scott decision by Supreme Court angers Northern anti-slavery elements.
Message to All Players in This Game
Happy New Year - Bonne Année
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Milton Littlefield bought MS for $2500, John Forbes bought L&N for $16223, Henry Farham bought CB&Q for $15000, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought CNS for $444, Leland Stanford bought M&SP for $21111, Henry Farham bought M&LR for $2000.
PCs Merged: NO&J merges into SM, C&C merges into N&W.
PCs Incorporated: O&M, FW&C.
New Engines Acquired: C&H bought American 4-4-0.
New Technologies Acquired: B&O bought Grand Station.
RoWs built: MI5 by NYC, KY2 by PENN, TN13 by B&O, IL7 by N&W, FL6 by C&H, MS3 by S&A, MS6 by SCL, IL2 by MRLE, IN2 by GTW, AL7 by A&WP, TN4 by BRL, IN3 by TP&W, KY10 by N&C, MS4 by SM.
Double Tracked Lines: B&H doubled NYNH, NYC doubled P&LE, PENN doubled C&A, READ doubled LV, B&O doubled MON, N&W doubled WBSH, S&A doubled MS2, MRLE doubled IN7.
New RoWs acquired: NYC got PA9, C&O got VA2, N&W got OH4, GTW got IN8, PENN got KY6, N&C got KY8, MRLE got KY12, A&WP got TN6, B&O got TN9, S&A got TN10, SCL got TN12, SM got MS7, READ got PA8.
Loan Recalls: John Forbes, Henry Farham.
New railroad Presidents: Byron Kilbourn of C&O, RenÚ of La Sorgue of O&M.
New Private Companies Available: C&NW, FEC, MP, V&T, L&A, CP, UP, SL&A.
John Forbes dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $3623. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Cornelius Vanderbilt, Leland Stanford, William Ogden, RenÚ of La Sorgue, Milton Littlefield
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Improved.
Best locomotive available: Mogul 2-6-0
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):
|
Robber Baron
|
William Ogden (8)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
René de La Sorgue (14)
|
John Forbes (1)
|
Leland Stanford (4)
|
|
Rail Mogul
|
William Ogden (8)
|
René de La Sorgue (14)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
Dan Drew (13)
|
Thomas Durant (15)
|
|
Rail Builder
|
William Ogden (8)
|
Dan Drew (13)
|
Leland Stanford (4)
|
René de La Sorgue (14)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
|
Rail Magnate
|
Leland Stanford (4)
|
William Ogden (8)
|
Dan Drew (13)
|
René de La Sorgue (14)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
|
Rail Prodigal
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
William Ogden (8)
|
Dan Drew (13)
|
Leland Stanford (4)
|
John Forbes (1)
|
|
Rail Baron
|
William Ogden (8)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
Leland Stanford (4)
|
René de La Sorgue (14)
|
Dan Drew (13)
|
Player Summary
|
|
|
President of
|
PCs owned
|
|
Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
14
|
René de La Sorgue |
O&M
|
S&A
|
....
|
....
|
|
8
|
William Ogden |
A&WP
|
B&O
|
....
|
....
|
|
3
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
N&W
|
READ
|
....
|
CNS
|
|
4
|
Leland Stanford |
NYC
|
GTW
|
M&SP
|
....
|
|
11
|
Milton Littlefield |
N&C
|
PENN
|
....
|
MS
|
|
1
|
John Forbes |
MRLE
|
SCL
|
L&N
|
IC
|
|
13
|
Dan Drew |
GM&O
|
TP&W
|
....
|
....
|
|
15
|
Thomas Durant |
C&H
|
A&T
|
....
|
....
|
|
5
|
Henry Farham |
....
|
B&H
|
CB&Q
|
M&LR
|
|
2
|
Abraham Burger |
W&M
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
6
|
Byron Kilbourn |
VC
|
C&O
|
....
|
....
|
|
7
|
Louis McLane |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
9
|
Jay Gould |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
10
|
Edward Harriman |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
12
|
Robert Schuyler |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
|
RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
780
|
98147
|
51036
|
99
|
166372
|
89126
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
B&H
|
Boston & Hartford
|
733
|
104104
|
54134
|
99
|
160232
|
103613
|
8
|
5
|
0
|
319
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
1700
|
328099
|
170612
|
99
|
423689
|
279779
|
12
|
7
|
0
|
15
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
982
|
167810
|
87262
|
99
|
228605
|
124626
|
10
|
8
|
0
|
234
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
374
|
82414
|
46976
|
97
|
98924
|
58150
|
12
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
1343
|
193779
|
104640
|
97
|
292394
|
191723
|
7
|
4
|
800
|
504
|
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
94
|
11957
|
8011
|
90
|
21708
|
12221
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
R&D
|
Richmond & Danville
|
589
|
77667
|
42717
|
99
|
139755
|
87685
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
253
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
1659
|
248774
|
129362
|
99
|
380226
|
196441
|
9
|
9
|
0
|
707
|
|
W&M
|
Wilmington & Manchester
|
408
|
41084
|
23829
|
99
|
92461
|
47201
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
1362
|
197892
|
110820
|
95
|
308609
|
143703
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
S&A
|
Savannah & Augusta
|
1096
|
175179
|
94597
|
97
|
241003
|
132156
|
9
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
1261
|
193480
|
110284
|
94
|
263891
|
148806
|
8
|
8
|
440
|
949
|
|
MRLE
|
Mad River & Lake Erie
|
780
|
115026
|
63265
|
99
|
170237
|
124768
|
7
|
1
|
800
|
0
|
|
GTW
|
Grand Trunk Western
|
397
|
50678
|
27873
|
99
|
93849
|
68711
|
4
|
4
|
505
|
235
|
|
VC
|
Virginia Central
|
293
|
24092
|
14937
|
92
|
49789
|
33811
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
A&WP
|
Atlanta & West Point
|
468
|
61196
|
36105
|
98
|
102656
|
75413
|
4
|
1
|
770
|
196
|
|
BRL
|
Blue Ridge Line
|
495
|
46611
|
26101
|
98
|
99572
|
62073
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
TP&W
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
|
1249
|
173641
|
90294
|
99
|
326326
|
203214
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
253
|
|
A&T
|
Alabama & Tennessee
|
143
|
16548
|
9929
|
94
|
26703
|
16778
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
GM&O
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
|
135
|
15790
|
9316
|
95
|
26155
|
15794
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
N&C
|
Nashville & Chattanooga
|
226
|
30012
|
16507
|
99
|
53737
|
37478
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
SM
|
Southern Mississippi
|
323
|
44857
|
24671
|
99
|
75373
|
47537
|
7
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
|
MN
|
Michigan Northern
|
102
|
15045
|
9478
|
91
|
20271
|
12924
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
O&M
|
Ohio & Mississippi
|
165
|
19361
|
13165
|
86
|
37049
|
24701
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
FW&C
|
Ft. Wayne & Chicago
|
114
|
18413
|
12705
|
85
|
28859
|
19241
|
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
(Double)
|
ME1
|
C1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
|
NYC :
|
|
NYC
|
HRL
(Double)
|
B&A
(Double)
|
NY3
|
LS
(Double)
|
C4
|
P&LE
(Double)
|
|
C5
|
MC
|
PA10
|
MI5
|
|
Unbuilt:: PA9 |
[Regions: AOLCN]
|
|
PENN:
(Double)
|
|
PENN
|
C&A
(Double)
|
CNJ
(Double)
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
WV2
|
WV3
|
KY2
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY6 |
[Regions: AO]
|
|
READ:
|
|
READ
|
LV
(Double)
|
PA1
|
MD1
|
|
Unbuilt:: PA8 |
[Regions: A]
|
|
B&O :
(Double)
|
|
B&O
|
WV1
|
M&C
|
OH1
|
IN5
(Double)
|
IN9
(Double)
|
MON
(Double)
|
|
KY13
|
TN13
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN9 |
[Regions: AOC]
|
|
C&O :
|
|
C&O
|
|
Unbuilt:: VA2 |
[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
(Double)
|
IN10
|
C&C
|
|
IL7
|
|
Unbuilt:: OH4 |
[Regions: AOCM]
|
|
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
|
FL6
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AG]
|
|
S&A :
(Double)
|
|
S&A
|
GA1
(Double)
|
COG
|
GA8
(Double)
|
AL4
|
MS2
(Double)
|
MS3
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN10 |
[Regions: ADG]
|
|
SCL :
(Double)
|
|
SCL
|
S&G
(Double)
|
GA2
(Double)
|
GA6
|
GA7
(Double)
|
AL1
(Double)
|
|
AL3
|
MS6
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN12 |
[Regions: AD]
|
|
MRLE:
(Double)
|
|
MRLE
|
A&GW
(Double)
|
P&FW
|
IN4
|
IN7
(Double)
|
IL2
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY12 |
[Regions: OL]
|
|
GTW :
|
|
GTW
|
OH5
|
OH6
|
IN2
|
|
Unbuilt:: IN8 |
[Regions: L]
|
|
VC :
|
|
VC
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ]
|
|
A&WP:
|
|
A&WP
|
A&C
|
AL6
|
AL7
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN6 |
[Regions: DG]
|
|
BRL :
|
|
BRL
|
TN2
|
TN4
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
|
|
TP&W:
|
|
TP&W
|
IN1
|
ERIE
|
NY2
|
PA11
|
OH3
|
MI1
|
IN3
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ALC]
|
|
A&T :
|
|
A&T
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
|
|
GM&O:
|
|
GM&O
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: G]
|
|
N&C :
|
|
N&C
|
KY10
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY8 |
[Regions: ]
|
|
SM :
|
|
SM
|
NO&J
|
MS4
|
|
Unbuilt:: MS7 |
[Regions: MG]
|
|
MN :
|
|
MN
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
|
|
O&M :
|
|
O&M
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: O]
|
|
FW&C:
|
|
FW&C
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
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
|
30
|
29
|
29
|
-1
|
1352
|
3731
|
169
|
|
14
|
|
|
B&H
|
40
|
38
|
37
|
-3
|
722
|
3299
|
366
|
5
|
5
|
8
14
|
|
NYC
|
31
|
31
|
32
|
+1
|
2224
|
8415
|
92
|
4
|
4
|
11
|
|
PENN
|
48
|
45
|
42
|
-6
|
998
|
4853
|
62
|
11
|
11
|
3
8
|
|
READ
|
39
|
46
|
54
|
+15
|
426
|
1870
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
4
13
|
|
B&O
|
31
|
32
|
33
|
+2
|
1703
|
6679
|
44
|
8
|
8
|
13
|
|
C&O
|
29
|
22
|
15
|
-14
|
182
|
449
|
21
|
6
|
6
|
8
|
|
R&D
|
27
|
27
|
27
|
+0
|
1040
|
2876
|
69
|
|
8
|
|
|
N&W
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
+2
|
1813
|
8116
|
183
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
W&M
|
17
|
18
|
19
|
+2
|
691
|
1995
|
45
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
C&H
|
33
|
33
|
33
|
+0
|
1784
|
6692
|
124
|
15
|
15
|
3
|
|
S&A
|
35
|
45
|
55
|
+20
|
1655
|
5385
|
95
|
14
|
14
|
8
|
|
SCL
|
39
|
42
|
45
|
+6
|
1224
|
6172
|
140
|
1
|
1
|
14
|
|
MRLE
|
47
|
41
|
35
|
-12
|
928
|
3846
|
54
|
1
|
1
|
4
14
|
|
GTW
|
34
|
36
|
39
|
+5
|
437
|
1950
|
35
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
|
VC
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
+2
|
496
|
1355
|
110
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
A&WP
|
28
|
28
|
28
|
+0
|
551
|
2310
|
30
|
8
|
8
|
4
|
|
BRL
|
18
|
21
|
24
|
+6
|
708
|
2345
|
130
|
|
15
|
11
|
|
TP&W
|
26
|
27
|
29
|
+3
|
1614
|
6112
|
133
|
13
|
13
|
3
|
|
A&T
|
13
|
15
|
18
|
+5
|
267
|
661
|
54
|
15
|
15
|
14
|
|
GM&O
|
23
|
36
|
49
|
+26
|
216
|
636
|
39
|
13
|
13
|
1
8
14
|
|
N&C
|
21
|
31
|
41
|
+20
|
231
|
1093
|
37
|
11
|
11
|
3
8
|
|
SM
|
23
|
34
|
46
|
+23
|
66
|
1476
|
139
|
|
14
|
8
|
|
MN
|
13
|
16
|
20
|
+7
|
199
|
471
|
39
|
|
14
|
|
|
O&M
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
+15
|
0
|
743
|
82
|
14
|
14
|
|
|
FW&C
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
+15
|
0
|
513
|
57
|
|
4
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
C&EI
|
920
|
C&NW
|
600
|
CRIP
|
750
|
CASL
|
925
|
FEC
|
1495
|
MP
|
1415
|
V&T
|
865
|
|
L&A
|
450
|
CP
|
770
|
UP
|
525
|
SL&A
|
495
|
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