Continental Rails II

Game # 8 - Turn # 13

Headline News 1865 to 1866

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

1865: Nevada admitted into Union as newest state.
1866: Prussia unifies north German states by defeating Austria in 7 Weeks War

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: William Palmer bought CP for $18123, Jim Fisk bought SP for $1002.

PCs Merged: CNJ merges into READ, KC&D merges into MP, SP&P merges into M&SP.

PCs Incorporated: GN, WP.

New Engines Acquired: NYC bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, B&O bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, N&W bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, LS bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, C&NW bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, M&SP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, MP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0.

New Technologies Acquired: C&H bought coal burning engines, C&NW bought coal burning engines.

RoWs abandoned: MN2 a été abandonné by M&SP.

Double Tracked Lines: NYC doubled FW&C, READ doubled NYNH, B&O doubled NO&J, N&W doubled A&WP, LS doubled MS2, M&SP doubled CNS.

New RoWs acquired: M&SP got ND1, UP got NE1, MP got KS4.

Cornered stocks: NYC.

New railroad Presidents: Milton Littlefield of C&NW, William Palmer of WP.

New Private Companies Available: SV, SP&D.

Jay Gould dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $6012. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Milton Littlefield, Baron Eudes Santerre, Jim Fisk

Civil War ends: Railroads may resume building Right-of-Ways.

Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Normal.
Best locomotive available: Chesapeake 4-6-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Jay Gould (5) Baron Eudes Santerre (10) Jim Fisk (4) John Forbes (2) William Palmer (9)
Rail Mogul Jay Gould (5) Baron Eudes Santerre (10) John Forbes (2) Milton Littlefield (14) William Palmer (9)
Rail Builder Jay Gould (5) Baron Eudes Santerre (10) William Palmer (9) Milton Littlefield (14) John Forbes (2)
Rail Magnate Jay Gould (5) Baron Eudes Santerre (10) Milton Littlefield (14) William Palmer (9) John Forbes (2)
Rail Prodigal Jay Gould (5) Baron Eudes Santerre (10) Milton Littlefield (14) William Palmer (9) Jim Fisk (4)
Rail Baron Jay Gould (5) Baron Eudes Santerre (10) Milton Littlefield (14) William Palmer (9) John Forbes (2)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
10 Baron Eudes Santerre SCL MP .... ....
5 Jay Gould N&W M&SP .... ....
4 Jim Fisk READ .... SP ....
2 John Forbes C&H NYC A&C N&C
9 William Palmer UP WP .... CP
14 Milton Littlefield LS C&NW GW ERIE
15 Robert Schuyler .... .... .... ....
7 J. Pierpont Morgan .... .... .... ....
13 Louis McLane .... .... .... ....
11 Jim Hill .... .... .... ....
12 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
3 Collis Huntington .... .... .... ....
6 Thomas Scott .... .... .... ....
1 Henry Farham .... .... .... ....
8 J. Edgar Thompson .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
GT Grand Trunk 680   84476   47306   95   193330   45882   5   0   0   0  
NYC New York Central 1575   281177   146213   99   425563   5544   13   7   0   181  
PENN Pennsylvania 623   110429   65153   95   206625   66844   7   0   0   15  
READ Reading 1674   312662   175090   95   398348   280735   5   4   0   233  
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 2196   361633   188049   99   564580   362422   8   8   0   311  
N&W Norfolk & Western 2821   491383   255516   99   768234   489044   9   4   0   261  
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 1842   241879   135452   95   440826   43185   8   6   444   0  
SCL Sea Coast Line 2159   399441   223684   95   481488   197756   8   8   0   98  
LS Lake Shore 2623   458633   293526   87   658172   362939   6   4   0   120  
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 120   18624   10616   97   21010   11166   9   2   0   0  
M&SP Milwaukee & St. Paul 697   87332   48033   99   130123   93678   6   4   0   0  
MP Missouri Pacific 349   44854   24669   99   64005   46809   6   3   0   0  
WP Western Pacific 142   17838   11595   89   29753   21547   2   0   0   0  
UP Union Pacific 105   10725   6328   95   16304   12468   3   0   0   0  
GN Great Northern 295   22883   15332   87   53591   38809   -1   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 :   GT B&H C2 C3
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AN]
NYC :  (Double)   NYC B&A  (Double) HRL  (Double) NY3 PA11 OH3  (Double) OH5
OH6 FW&C  (Double) OH8 TP&W IN3
Unbuilt:: IN6 [Regions: AOLC]
PENN:  (Double)   PENN LV  (Double) PA9 PA10  (Double) PA8
Unbuilt:: NY1 [Regions: AL]
READ:  (Double)   READ C&A  (Double) PA2  (Double) MD1  (Double) PA5  (Double) PA6  (Double)
P&FW WV2 M&C OH7  (Double) NYNH  (Double) C&C CNJ
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AOC]
B&O :  (Double)   B&O WV1 OH1 OH4  (Double) IN1 IN2 IN9 IL6  (Double)
IN10 WBSH  (Double) L&N  (Double) TN8  (Double) MS6 NO&J  (Double)
Unbuilt:: OH2 [Regions: AOCMG]
N&W :  (Double)   N&W R&D  (Double) VA4 VA5 C&O  (Double) VC KY1 RF&P  (Double)
IN5  (Double) MON  (Double) VA2 SC5 IN7 COG  (Double) A&WP  (Double)
BRL AL6 AL7  (Double) MS1  (Double) IL5  (Double)
Unbuilt:: AL5 [Regions: ADOCMG]
C&H :  (Double)   C&H NER  (Double) SC1 G&C  (Double) GA2 GA4 W&M  (Double)
FL4 W&W  (Double) FL5 VA1  (Double) TN2
Unbuilt:: TN4 [Regions: AG]
SCL :  (Double)   SCL S&A  (Double) GA1  (Double) GA8  (Double) AL3 TN10  (Double)
MS3 GM&O  (Double) TN12 KY12 IL7 O&M  (Double) IL2 IC  (Double)
IN8
Unbuilt:: KY8 [Regions: ADOCMG]
LS :  (Double)   LS P&LE MRLE C4  (Double) A&GW C5 MC IN4 MI5
KY3 KY6 S&G GA6 GA7 AL1 A&T AL4 MS2  (Double)
TN5
Unbuilt:: NY2 [Regions: ADOLCGN]
C&NW:   C&NW
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: C]
M&SP:   M&SP CNS  (Double) SP&P
Unbuilt:: ND1 [Regions: CW]
MP :   MP KC&D
Unbuilt:: KS4 [Regions: MW]
WP :   WP
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: P]
UP :   UP
Unbuilt:: NE1 [Regions: W]
GN :   GN
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: W]

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 33   32   32   -1  573   3400   0     10   2     5     14    
NYC 32   43   55   +23  1120   7882   0   2   2   5     10     14    
PENN 40   36   32   -8  1329   3120   0     5  
READ 29   37   45   +16  2209   14018   67   4   4   5     10    
B&O 32   32   33   +1  2590   10988   0     9   5    
N&W 22   23   24   +2  4145   14109   0   5   5   9    
C&H 24   28   33   +9  2818   9216   0   2   2   5    
SCL 43   42   42   -1  3503   15114   0   10   10   4    
LS 22   23   25   +3  3339   13115   0   14   14   5    
C&NW 34   47   61   +27  118   566   34   14   14   2     5     10    
M&SP 29   37   45   +16  418   3342   143   5   5   14    
MP 15   21   28   +13  516   1712   33   10   10   5    
WP 0   0   14   +14  0   639   71   9   9  
UP 16   21   26   +10  174   525   0   9   9   5    
GN 0   0   14   +14  0   1328   147     5  

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
B&M 725   N&S 1215   GTW 535   SM 220   MN 510   MS 1020   C&EI 920  
CRIP 750   CB&Q 950   CASL 925   FEC 1495   M&LR 660   V&T 865   L&A 450  
SL&A 495   MKT 1630   SLSF 1195   SLSW 775   NP 1405   KP 890   ATSF 915  
KCS 490   KCN 1115   SV 750   SP&D 750  

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