Continental Rails II

Game # 9 - Turn # 12

Headline News 1863 to 1864

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

1863: Congress passes Homestead Act giving free land to homesteaders.
1864: Otto von Bismark appointed minister president of Prussia by William I.

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: Leland Stanford bought KC&D for $2003, J. Pierpont Morgan bought KP for $20379, Sleeping Dog bought ATSF for $26974.

PCs Merged: L&N merges into PENN.

PCs Incorporated: CRIP, UP, CP, MKT, GW, SLSW, WP, M&LR, V&T.

New Technologies Acquired: GT bought steel rails, READ bought steel rails, W&M bought Grand Station, FW&C bought Grand Station, C&NW bought steel rails, MP bought Grand Station.

RoWs abandoned: KY9 a été abandonné by PENN, TN9 a été abandonné by A&T, MS7 a été abandonné by NO&J.

Double Tracked Lines: PENN doubled P&FW, B&O doubled IL6, C&O doubled IL1, MRLE doubled PA11, WBSH doubled OH7, N&C doubled IL9, NO&J doubled KY10.

New RoWs acquired: NO&J got TN9, MP got MO7, L&A got LA4.

RR Mergers: C&O merges into A&T, WBSH merges into FEC, NO&J merges into PENN.

Loan Recalls: Sleeping Dog.

Stock splits: Les actions of C&NW se divisent à 3 for 1.

New railroad Presidents: Byron Kilbourn of R&D, Byron Kilbourn of LS, Baron Louis Aubade of GTW, Edward Harriman of SM, William Ogden of M&LR, William Ogden of V&T, J. Pierpont Morgan of CP, Cante of WP, Crazy French II of UP, Sleeping Dog of MKT.

New Private Companies Available: SLSF, SP, NP, SP&P.

William Ogden dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $4258. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Byron Kilbourn, Cante, Edward Harriman, Crazy French II, J. Pierpont Morgan, Sleeping Dog

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

Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Improved to Good.
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) Byron Kilbourn (1)
Rail Builder Sleeping Dog (7) Crazy French II (6) Edward Harriman (3) Baron Louis Aubade (4) J. Pierpont Morgan (10)
Rail Magnate Crazy French II (6) Edward Harriman (3) Sleeping Dog (7) Baron Louis Aubade (4) J. Pierpont Morgan (10)
Rail Prodigal William Ogden (8) Edward Harriman (3) Crazy French II (6) J. Pierpont Morgan (10) Byron Kilbourn (1)
Rail Baron Edward Harriman (3) Crazy French II (6) Sleeping Dog (7) J. Pierpont Morgan (10) Baron Louis Aubade (4)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
3 Edward Harriman PENN SM M&SP ....
2 Leland Stanford A&T .... .... KC&D
1 Byron Kilbourn LS R&D .... ....
6 Crazy French II UP MRLE .... ....
13 Cante P&LE WP .... ....
4 Baron Louis Aubade B&O GTW .... ....
11 Jim Hill .... S&G .... ....
7 Sleeping Dog FEC MKT .... ATSF
14 Henry Farham CASL W&M .... ....
8 William Ogden M&LR V&T .... ....
10 J. Pierpont Morgan MP CP KP ....
12 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....
5 Jay Gould FW&C .... .... ....
15 Louis McLane .... MN .... ....
9 William Palmer .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
GT Grand Trunk 439   71377   37116   99   147931   72760   7   0   0   0  
PENN Pennsylvania 2618   477477   253063   98   635229   187817   12   12   0   417  
READ Reading 288   56229   30925   99   101238   53151   9   0   0   0  
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 1563   262143   136315   99   403533   89818   11   9   0   21  
R&D Richmond & Danville 1129   138222   76023   99   303642   195223   4   0   0   320  
W&M Wilmington & Manchester 485   57658   29983   99   111655   81415   4   2   516   369  
S&G Savannah & Gulf 972   133951   77692   99   268886   171670   4   5   0   179  
COG Central of Georgia 3593   610627   415225   86   1086248   661717   3   3   0   128  
LS Lake Shore 182   22874   13267   99   52302   25261   4   0   0   0  
P&LE Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 1493   225139   130581   99   409633   249691   4   5   0   130  
MRLE Mad River & Lake Erie 2203   403615   209880   99   656814   357191   10   10   0   302  
GTW Grand Trunk Western 107   13895   7642   99   31887   10151   6   0   0   0  
A&C Atlanta & Chattanooga 248   26703   14686   99   43843   35980   4   4   0   199  
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 1730   247205   131019   98   399654   165828   8   8   0   382  
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 419   47960   35490   83   92130   64360   -1   3   0   108  
N&C Nashville & Chattanooga 536   67491   37120   99   128615   88894   4   14   500   157  
SM Southern Mississippi 44   8613   6029   84   6871   5669   7   7   0   0  
MN Michigan Northern 102   15254   8390   99   31903   8499   8   2   0   0  
FW&C Ft. Wayne & Chicago 292   50453   26236   99   78107   51458   9   9   444   21  
IC Illinois Central 305   45484   26836   95   56214   46989   6   0   0   176  
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 400   50472   27760   99   72160   58315   5   6   0   0  
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 150   20640   13416   89   35879   23921   3   0   0   0  
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 190   24844   13664   99   31611   26769   6   7   0   0  
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 284   43669   24891   97   56696   44774   7   2   0   0  
FEC Florida East Coast 2772   470094   244448   99   689024   79246   12   9   171   379  
CNS Chicago North Shore 85   19180   12275   90   20236   13410   10   3   0   0  
MP Missouri Pacific 283   35320   18366   99   47048   33892   7   0   0   0  
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 132   15490   10533   86   29639   19761   1   0   0   0  
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 173   17123   11130   89   37244   24831   1   0   0   0  
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 90   17282   9505   99   21363   15977   10   16   1125   0  
CP Central Pacific 154   19645   13162   87   35684   23791   2   0   0   0  
WP Western Pacific 142   19021   13695   82   33344   22231   1   0   0   0  
UP Union Pacific 105   10975   7353   87   23009   15341   1   0   0   0  
MKT Missouri, Kansas & Texas 326   32052   21795   86   69224   46151   0   0   0   0  
SLSW St Louis & Southwestern 155   19925   13350   87   35879   23921   2   0   0   0  
GW Great Western 140   18403   12882   84   32954   21971   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 :  (Double)   GT B&H  (Double) C2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AN]
PENN:  (Double)   PENN LV  (Double) PA5 PA6 P&FW  (Double) PA9 PA10 A&GW
PA4 IN5 C&EI  (Double) IN6 KY8 L&N NO&J  (Double) MS6
TN8 KY10  (Double)
Unbuilt:: TN9 [Regions: AOLCG]
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  (Double)
Unbuilt:: KY11 [Regions: AOCM]
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  (Double) C4 IN1  (Double) IN3 IN9 KY13
Unbuilt:: TN13 [Regions: ALCN]
GTW :   GTW
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: L]
A&C :   A&C TN4
Unbuilt:: TN1 [Regions: D]
A&T :   A&T TN5 TN6 KY6 C&O VA4 VA5 KY2 KY5  (Double) O&M  (Double)
IL2 IL1  (Double)
Unbuilt:: KY12 [Regions: ADOC]
GM&O:   GM&O MS3 TN11
Unbuilt:: MS4 [Regions: MG]
N&C :   N&C KY14 IL9  (Double)
Unbuilt:: TN7 [Regions: M]
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]
CRIP:   CRIP
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: C]
CB&Q:   CB&Q
Unbuilt:: IA4 [Regions: C]
CASL:   CASL SL&A
Unbuilt:: IL11 [Regions: CM]
FEC :   FEC WBSH  (Double) OH7  (Double) 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]
CNS :   CNS
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: C]
MP :   MP
Unbuilt:: MO7 [Regions: MW]
M&LR:   M&LR
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
V&T :   V&T
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
L&A :   L&A
Unbuilt:: LA4 [Regions: G]
CP :   CP
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: P]
WP :   WP
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: P]
UP :   UP
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: W]
MKT :   MKT
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
SLSW:   SLSW
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
GW :   GW
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 37   35   34   -3  473   2195   0     4   3     6    
PENN 78   72   68   -10  1582   13002   93   3   3   2    
READ 35   35   35   +0  481   1440   0     8  
B&O 66   63   60   -6  1626   7823   0   4   4   2     6     11    
R&D 29   30   31   +2  1556   5595   50   1   1   3    
W&M 32   33   34   +2  562   2425   0   14   14   3    
S&G 34   38   43   +9  1688   4860   0   11   11   1     2    
COG 24   25   26   +2  7790   17969   0     10   6    
LS 25   26   27   +2  157   910   0   1   13   4     6    
P&LE 79   75   71   -8  5772   9645   0   13   13   14    
MRLE 28   34   40   +12  2056   10942   80   6   6   4     11    
GTW 45   56   67   +22  75   517   18   4   4   3     13     15    
A&C 21   22   24   +3  405   1240   0     4  
A&T 36   41   47   +11  721   8650   0   2   2   1     3     7    
GM&O 66   70   75   +9  681   2095   0     8  
N&C 36   35   35   -1  925   2680   0     1  
SM 35   43   51   +16  48   220   0   3   8   1    
MN 25   26   27   +2  101   487   23   15   15   2     3     13    
FW&C 42   49   57   +15  455   1460   0   5   5   3    
IC 13   18   24   +11  804   1465   60      
C&NW 60   86   37   +51  840   6000   0     13   2    
CRIP 0   0   15   +15  0   675   75     2  
CB&Q 26   32   39   +13  250   950   0     6   13    
CASL 16   22   28   +12  497   1420   0   14   14   1    
FEC 18   24   52   +34  490   13791   82   7   7   8    
CNS 13   19   26   +13  185   393   32     2  
MP 23   43   63   +40  391   1415   0   10   10  
M&LR 0   0   15   +15  0   594   66   8   8  
V&T 0   0   15   +15  0   779   86   8   8  
L&A 13   17   21   +8  173   450   0     1  
CP 0   0   15   +15  0   693   77   10   10  
WP 0   0   15   +15  0   639   71   13   13  
UP 0   0   15   +15  0   473   52   6   6  
MKT 0   0   15   +15  0   1467   163   7   7  
SLSW 0   0   15   +15  0   698   77     4  
GW 0   0   15   +15  0   630   70     11  

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
SLSF 1195   SP 450   NP 1405   SP&P 1430  

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