Continental Rails II

Game # 9 - Turn # 11

Headline News 1861 to 1862

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

1861: Pony Express carries mail from St. Louis to Sacramento in record time of 10 days.
1862: Telegraph line completed to California: Pony Express goes bankrupt.

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: Crazy French II bought L&N for $6798, Leland Stanford bought CRIP for $20203, William Ogden bought V&T for $27789, Cante bought WP for $3789, Crazy French II bought UP for $13789, Sleeping Dog bought MKT for $35190, Baron Louis Aubade bought SLSW for $1676, Jim Hill bought GW for $1000.

PCs Merged: SL&A merges into CASL.

PCs Incorporated: CNS, L&A.

New Technologies Acquired: MRLE bought steel rails, FW&C bought steel rails.

RoWs built: KY8 by PENN, IL6 by B&O, IL1 by C&O, OH6 by R&D, SC1 by W&M, AL6 by S&G, MS2 by COG, IL5 by P&LE, KY13 by MRLE, IL7 by WBSH, TN4 by A&C, KY6 by A&T, TN11 by GM&O, IL9 by N&C, KY10 by NO&J, MI2 by FW&C, IL4 by IC, WI4 by C&NW.

Double Tracked Lines: PENN doubled C&EI, B&O doubled IN7, R&D doubled OH8, WBSH doubled IN10.

New RoWs acquired: WBSH got GA1, W&M got GA2, FEC got FL1, R&D got MI6, CASL got IL11, PENN got KY9, B&O got KY11, C&O got KY12, N&C got TN7, A&T got TN9, MRLE got TN13, S&G got MS1, GM&O got MS4, NO&J got MS7, C&NW got MN2, CB&Q got IA4, FW&C got C5, P&LE got MI3, A&C got TN1.

Loan Recalls: Jay Gould, Crazy French II, Sleeping Dog, William Ogden, Jim Hill.

New railroad Presidents: J. Pierpont Morgan of MP, Byron Kilbourn of L&A.

New Private Companies Available: KC&D, KP, ATSF.

Byron Kilbourn dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $4126. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Cante, Sleeping Dog, Crazy French II, William Ogden, Edward Harriman, Jay Gould, Henry Farham, Jim Hill

Civil War begins: Railroads may not build a Right-of-Way this turn.

Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Recession to Improved.
Best locomotive available: Norris 4-2-0
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 Edward Harriman (3) Crazy French II (6) J. Pierpont Morgan (10) Byron Kilbourn (1) Leland Stanford (2)
Rail Mogul Edward Harriman (3) William Ogden (8) Baron Louis Aubade (4) Crazy French II (6) Cante (13)
Rail Builder Sleeping Dog (7) Crazy French II (6) Baron Louis Aubade (4) J. Pierpont Morgan (10) Edward Harriman (3)
Rail Magnate Crazy French II (6) Edward Harriman (3) Baron Louis Aubade (4) Sleeping Dog (7) J. Pierpont Morgan (10)
Rail Prodigal William Ogden (8) Edward Harriman (3) Crazy French II (6) J. Pierpont Morgan (10) Jay Gould (5)
Rail Baron Edward Harriman (3) Crazy French II (6) Sleeping Dog (7) J. Pierpont Morgan (10) William Ogden (8)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
3 Edward Harriman PENN NO&J M&SP ....
2 Leland Stanford A&T C&O CRIP ....
1 Byron Kilbourn N&C L&A .... ....
13 Cante P&LE C&NW .... WP
4 Baron Louis Aubade B&O A&C .... SLSW
7 Sleeping Dog FEC WBSH MKT ....
6 Crazy French II CB&Q MRLE L&N UP
11 Jim Hill .... S&G GW ....
14 Henry Farham CASL W&M .... ....
8 William Ogden GM&O SM M&LR V&T
10 J. Pierpont Morgan MP COG .... CP
12 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....
5 Jay Gould FW&C .... .... ....
15 Louis McLane GTW MN .... ....
9 William Palmer .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
GT Grand Trunk 439   64895   35692   99   144551   77102   4   0   0   0  
PENN Pennsylvania 1750   282838   147076   99   444352   144573   10   9   0   37  
READ Reading 288   50962   31597   95   98819   55340   4   0   0   0  
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 1563   229495   119336   99   392592   115129   9   9   0   38  
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 1195   147322   76607   99   287750   95819   6   5   0   76  
R&D Richmond & Danville 1129   125387   68962   99   293368   193240   2   7   0   711  
W&M Wilmington & Manchester 485   51761   28468   99   104865   78505   2   2   516   737  
S&G Savannah & Gulf 972   121113   70247   99   255278   165838   2   6   0   398  
COG Central of Georgia 3593   550559   368873   87   1056067   648782   1   3   0   256  
LS Lake Shore 182   20920   12343   98   50901   25837   2   0   0   0  
P&LE Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 1493   203321   117927   99   399182   245212   3   6   0   290  
MRLE Mad River & Lake Erie 2203   357185   185735   99   641393   350582   7   7   0   549  
GTW Grand Trunk Western 107   12374   6929   98   31138   11055   4   0   0   0  
WBSH Wabash Line 2473   395459   205639   99   621526   38274   12   9   171   757  
A&C Atlanta & Chattanooga 248   24232   14055   96   41065   34919   2   9   0   361  
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 535   47370   26053   99   97372   63781   2   2   800   772  
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 419   43785   31087   86   92130   64360   -1   8   0   240  
N&C Nashville & Chattanooga 536   55126   31973   96   122612   86321   1   9   500   349  
NO&J New Orleans & Jackson 682   78163   42989   99   126377   95478   4   9   1055   798  
SM Southern Mississippi 44   7819   5161   88   6871   5669   6   12   0   0  
MN Michigan Northern 102   13613   7487   99   30975   10285   6   0   0   0  
FW&C Ft. Wayne & Chicago 292   45653   26935   95   74019   49706   5   9   444   46  
IC Illinois Central 305   40548   23923   95   53439   45971   5   13   0   390  
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 400   45417   26342   99   69360   57115   4   17   0   0  
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 190   22361   13193   95   29217   25743   4   13   0   0  
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 284   39601   26137   88   51726   42644   3   1   0   0  
FEC Florida East Coast 299   22353   12965   96   41436   30239   1   4   0   0  
CNS Chicago North Shore 85   16724   10871   89   19403   15247   7   0   0   0  
MP Missouri Pacific 283   31257   20317   89   40709   31175   3   1   0   0  
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 90   15525   10557   86   19095   15005   4   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 B&H  (Double) C2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AN]
PENN:  (Double)   PENN LV  (Double) PA5 PA6 P&FW PA9 PA10 A&GW PA4
IN5 C&EI  (Double) IN6 KY8
Unbuilt:: KY9 [Regions: AOLC]
READ:   READ PA3 PA2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
B&O :  (Double)   B&O PA7  (Double) WV2 M&C OH1 OH2 IN4  (Double) MON  (Double)
IN7  (Double) IL3 IL6
Unbuilt:: KY11 [Regions: AOCM]
C&O :   C&O VA4 VA5 KY2 KY5  (Double) O&M  (Double) IL2 IL1
Unbuilt:: KY12 [Regions: AOC]
R&D :  (Double)   R&D VA7 VC VA2 WV4 KY1 OH8  (Double) OH6
Unbuilt:: MI6 [Regions: AO]
W&M :   W&M NC1 SC2 SC1
Unbuilt:: GA2 [Regions: A]
S&G :  (Double)   S&G GA3 GA6 GA7 AL1 AL5 AL7 AL6
Unbuilt:: MS1 [Regions: ADG]
COG :  (Double)   COG A&WP BRL GA8  (Double) AL3 AL4 N&W  (Double) N&S
VA1  (Double) W&W NC2 SC5 SC3 TN12 NYNH  (Double) CNJ  (Double)
C&A  (Double) ERIE PA1  (Double) MD1 NY2 RF&P MD2 IL8
MS2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADLMG]
LS :   LS
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: L]
P&LE:  (Double)   P&LE OH3 TP&W MI1 IN2 MC MS MI5 MI4 IN8
IL5
Unbuilt:: MI3 [Regions: OLCM]
MRLE:   MRLE OH4 NYC B&A  (Double) B&M  (Double) NY3 HRL  (Double) C3  (Double)
PA11 C4 IN1  (Double) IN3 IN9 KY13
Unbuilt:: TN13 [Regions: ALCN]
GTW :   GTW
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: L]
WBSH:  (Double)   WBSH OH7 C&C IN10  (Double) C&H  (Double) G&C SC4 TN2
TN3 SCL  (Double) S&A  (Double) NER GA4 FL4 KY4 KY3
FL5 IL7
Unbuilt:: GA1 [Regions: AOCMG]
A&C :   A&C TN4
Unbuilt:: TN1 [Regions: D]
A&T :   A&T TN5 TN6 KY6
Unbuilt:: TN9 [Regions: D]
GM&O:   GM&O MS3 TN11
Unbuilt:: MS4 [Regions: MG]
N&C :   N&C KY14 IL9
Unbuilt:: TN7 [Regions: M]
NO&J:  (Double)   NO&J MS6 TN8 KY10
Unbuilt:: MS7 [Regions: G]
SM :   SM
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
MN :   MN
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: L]
FW&C:  (Double)   FW&C OH5 MI2
Unbuilt:: C5 [Regions: LC]
IC :   IC IL4
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CM]
C&NW:   C&NW WI4
Unbuilt:: MN2 [Regions: CW]
CB&Q:   CB&Q
Unbuilt:: IA4 [Regions: C]
CASL:   CASL SL&A
Unbuilt:: IL11 [Regions: CM]
FEC :   FEC
Unbuilt:: FL1 [Regions: ]
CNS :   CNS
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: C]
MP :   MP
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: MW]
L&A :   L&A
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: G]

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 44   40   37   -7  431   2195   0     4   3     6    
PENN 75   76   78   +3  1550   8685   70   3   3   2    
READ 62   48   35   -27  578   1440   0     8  
B&O 61   63   66   +5  1143   7741   82   4   4   2     6     11    
C&O 48   49   50   +2  887   5883   92   2   2   1     3     7    
R&D 25   27   29   +4  1558   5595   50     1   3    
W&M 23   27   32   +9  457   2354   71   14   14   3     8    
S&G 36   35   34   -2  1057   4801   59   11   11   1     2    
COG 21   22   24   +3  7133   17868   101   10   10   6    
LS 17   21   25   +8  225   910   0     13   1     4     6    
P&LE 73   76   79   +6  2596   9585   60   13   13   14    
MRLE 43   35   28   -15  4493   10942   80   6   6   11    
GTW 32   38   45   +13  98   512   23   15   15   3     4     13    
WBSH 81   74   67   -14  1845   12296   82   7   7   8     11    
A&C 12   16   21   +9  268   1185   55   4   4  
A&T 41   38   36   -5  465   2620   55   2   2   1     7    
GM&O 48   57   66   +18  563   1953   142   8   8  
N&C 46   41   36   -10  434   2565   115   1   1  
NO&J 71   82   93   +22  790   3373   37   3   3   4     13    
SM 15   25   35   +20  73   220   0   8   8   1     3    
MN 27   26   25   -2  91   480   30   15   15   2     3     13    
FW&C 53   47   42   -11  368   1431   29   5   5  
IC 11   12   13   +2  592   1465   60      
C&NW 24   42   60   +36  203   1860   140   13   13  
CB&Q 11   18   26   +15  435   950   0   6   6  
CASL 11   13   16   +5  348   1371   49   14   14  
FEC 11   14   18   +7  598   1495   0   7   7  
CNS 0   0   13   +13  0   383   42     2  
MP 11   17   23   +12  658   1309   106   10   10  
L&A 0   0   13   +13  0   405   45   1   1  

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
KC&D 330   KP 890   ATSF 915  

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