# 18PA: The Dawn of Rail – Empire Building From The Seaboard to the Ohio

18PA: The Dawn of Rail – Empire Building From The Seaboard to the Ohio is a board game for 3–5 players. It plays in 180 minutes. Ludoya players call it best with 4.

- **Players:** 3–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 180 minutes
- **Complexity:** 3.5 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2011
- **Categories:** Economic, Trains
- **Mechanics:** Stock Holding, Network and Route Building
- **Owned by:** 1 Ludoya players

**Designers:** David G. D. Hecht

**Publishers:** (Web published)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/18pa)
- [18PA: The Dawn of Rail – Empire Building From The Seaboard to the Ohio in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/18pa)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/114386)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-10-01. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._