Continental Rails II

Game # 35 - Turn # 21

Headline News 1881 to 1882

World & National New

  1. 1881: Thomas Edison announces invention of electric light.
  2. 1882: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral leaves 3 dead, 2 wounded.

Railroad News

  • PCs Incorporated: A&P, DRGW, LR&S.
  • New Engines Acquired: B&M bought Pacific 4-6-2, NYC bought Pacific 4-6-2, CNJ bought Pacific 4-6-2, PENN bought Pacific 4-6-2, READ bought Pacific 4-6-2, B&O bought Pacific 4-6-2, W&M bought Pacific 4-6-2, S&A bought Prairie 2-6-2, S&G bought Consolidation 2-8-0, MC bought Consolidation 2-8-0, N&C bought Pacific 4-6-2, MN bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, IC bought Consolidation 2-8-0, C&NW bought Pacific 4-6-2, CRIP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, CB&Q bought Pacific 4-6-2, CASL bought Pacific 4-6-2, CNS bought Pacific 4-6-2, L&A bought Pacific 4-6-2, SLSW bought Pacific 4-6-2, GW bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SP bought Pacific 4-6-2, KCN bought Pacific 4-6-2, SV bought Pacific 4-6-2, SL bought Pacific 4-6-2, TR bought Consolidation 2-8-0, C&S bought Pacific 4-6-2.
  • New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought refrigerated cars, MC bought steel bridges, CASL bought steel bridges, SLSW bought Pullman sleepers, SLSW bought automatic brakes, SLSW bought refrigerated cars, SLSW bought steel bridges, GW bought steel bridges.
  • RoWs built: FL3 by SCL, C8 by C&NW, MT4 by CRIP, C10 by CNS, OK5 by M&LR, TX3 by L&A, CA5 by WP, AR3 by SLSW, WI2 by KCN, WI6 by SL.
  • RoWs abandoned: CA12 was abandoned by CP.
  • READ doubled MD1, CB&Q doubled CO5, KCN doubled IL14, SL doubled WI1.
  • New RoWs acquired: KCN got IL13, SL got MN1, CP got MO6, SLSW got AR2, GW got LA1, CNS got WY3, CASL got NM7, SV got AZ5, C&NW got WA6, B&M got C1, L&A got M1.
  • RR Mergers: CB&Q merges into WP, KCS merges into L&A.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost GT $2632.
  • Inadequate brakes on VC locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $6083.
  • Old IC wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $1665.
  • Old CT wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $1352.
  • Insolvent RRs: VC, CT.
  • Bankrupt RRs: GT, GN.
  • Loan Recalls: Hannibal Kimball, William Palmer.
  • Stock splits: GW splits 2 for 1.
  • New railroad Presidents: Thomas Durant of NYC, AdamZ of S&A, Aubin de Verlin of SCL, Railroad Dan of S&G, Aubin de Verlin of COG, J. Pierpont Morgan of MC, Thomas Durant of C&NW, Railroad Dan of L&A, Edward Harriman of TR, William Palmer of LR&S.
  • New Private Companies Available: CW, DP, M&W.
  • Railroad Dan has a Transcontinental system.
  • B has a Transcontinental system.
  • Jay Gould has a Transcontinental system.
  • Hannibal Kimball has a Transcontinental system.
  • J. Pierpont Morgan dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $32009. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Thomas Durant, B, AdamZ, William Palmer, Railroad Dan, Aubin de Verlin
  • Cornered stocks (at 50%): NYC, ERIE, CNJ, PENN, S&G, COG, MC, N&C, IC, C&NW, CNS, L&A, CP, SLSF, SLSW, GW, SP, GN, TR.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Recession to Improved.
  • Best locomotive available: Pacific 4-6-2
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system, automatic couplers, Pullman sleepers, automatic brakes, refrigerated cars, steel bridges.

Tycoon Announcements:

1Railroad Dan slsw issues parachutes to passengers
7Edward Harriman wow, down 150,000 but up 2 spaces in the net worth column!
11Thomas Durant graaf had no good answer when i asked why there are no favorable random events.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronJ. Pierpont Morgan (4)Thomas Durant (11)Jay Gould (9)AdamZ (2)Hannibal Kimball (10)
Rail MogulHannibal Kimball (10)Aubin de Verlin (8)AdamZ (2)Thomas Durant (11)Jay Gould (9)
Rail BuilderHannibal Kimball (10)William Palmer (12)Thomas Durant (11)B (3)Jay Gould (9)
Rail MagnateHannibal Kimball (10)Jay Gould (9)William Palmer (12)Thomas Durant (11)AdamZ (2)
Rail ProdigalAdamZ (2)Thomas Durant (11)B (3)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)William Palmer (12)
Rail BaronHannibal Kimball (10)Thomas Durant (11)AdamZ (2)B (3)Jay Gould (9)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
4J. Pierpont Morgan WPMC........
1Railroad Dan S&GL&A........
11Thomas Durant NYCC&NW........
12William Palmer LR&SSLSW....H&S
10Hannibal Kimball ....CNS........
7Edward Harriman TRSL........
9Jay Gould PENNSP........
2AdamZ N&WS&A........
3B N&CCP........
8Aubin de Verlin SCLCOG........
13William Ogden ....SV........
14Dan Drew ................
6Louis J Desy Jr ................
15Cyrus Holliday ................
5Leland Stanford ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 2813223517729996334921021100
GTGrand Trunk 3293719329383756716250341000
NYCNew York Central 1883383267199299996176242638324401
ERIEErie Lackawanna 2228416662233330957353731947873001
CNJCentral New Jersey 52378372407549911568319565100
PENNPennsylvania 29275231242720239910508403850264601
READReading 503108284584739710643615396700
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 1930287888149701996654332636791601
N&WNorfolk & Western 2344333214226586837160634066140000
W&MWilmington & Manchester 60570104406619613246822637000
S&ASavannah & Augusta 1667225425146526865065781898062001
SCLSea Coast Line 250637945621249695779983700996001
S&GSavannah & Gulf 1837255572143121956069872499443005
COGCentral of Georgia 132221480812029395413973128491004
VCVirginia Central 55341618328797512915926320000
MCMichigan Central 18802676601498899561298183104001
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 19362733641421499962565913368121030
MNMichigan Northern 102141808933914272115694000
MSMichigan Southern 20421108143538649844192151000
ICIllinois Central 1852191412272956837469265000
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 231829854116121197638518359500341900230
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 2240232468139480915396933013401001400
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 180821401511128899519908189700110265
CNSChicago North Shore 239932393416844599685002225800110340
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 17141575609926391424415255673-1000
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 319941393823180695885652474634120378
CPCentral Pacific 312632643918606894647221441007110217
WPWestern Pacific 3337432660255267928573873646701103252
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 23924647165138770943217330000
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 3453400118701998287644715211017732
GWGreat Western 14017602103859545357151823013800
SPSouthern Pacific 3012372670197514988982414791331201352
GNGreat Northern 2952246715053877105429137-1000
KPKansas Pacific 4833784625357871201663048900043
KCNKansas City Northern 1024156416813369925712314463646432223
SVSacramento Valley 77867338383839714226271026110729
SLSoo Line 8831209766290899181023136022640833
CTCentral Texas 1691684611287875512423356-1000
TRTexas Road 30333509211119171557391312100
LR&SLittle Rock & Shreveport 21017320110859034341269840000
FW&DFt Worth & Denver 19518211122018728020203011000
C&SColorado & Southern 1161379488289021938137553200
DRGWDenver & Rio Grande Western 1161307890248520943164571000
A&PAtlantic & Pacific 1161044264749219403152471000

Railroad Lines

Regions:  A = Atlantic ;  D = Deep South ;  O = Ohio ;  L = Great Lakes ;  C = Central ;  M = Mississippi ;  G = Gulf ;  W = Midwest ;  S = Southwest ;  T = Mountain ;  P = Pacific ;  N = Canada ;  X = Mexico 
  • Boston & Maine (B&M)
    B&M ; ME1
    Unbuilt C1
    [Regions: A]
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GT ; C2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AN]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC  (Double) ; B&A  (Double) ; B&H  (Double) ; NY3  (Double) ; LS  (Double) ; C4  (Double) ; C5  (Double) ; MI1  (Double) ; P&LE (Double) ; OH3  (Double) ; OH5  (Double) ; OH6 ; FW&C (Double) ; MI6 ; OH7  (Double)
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLCN]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIE (Double) ; NY2 ; PA11 (Double) ; MRLE (Double) ; A&GW (Double) ; IN4 ; MON  (Double) ; IN2  (Double) ; IN7 ; IL4  (Double) ; IL3 ; HRL  (Double) ; C3  (Double) ; NY1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLCMN]
  • Central New Jersey (CNJ)
    CNJ  (Double) ; PA9 ; PA10 ; PA8  (Double)
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENN (Double) ; C&A  (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; PA5 ; PA6 ; NYNH (Double) ; WV2 ; PA2  (Double) ; PA4 ; M&C ; WBSH (Double) ; KY3 ; KY8 ; KY9 ; IL9 ; C&C  (Double) ; OH8 ; SM ; NO&J ; MS6 ; TN13 ; TN11
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOCMG]
  • Reading (READ)
    READ (Double) ; PA1  (Double) ; MD1  (Double) ; PA3  (Double) ; VA7 ; VA3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O  (Double) ; WV1 ; OH1 ; OH4 ; IN1  (Double) ; IN3 ; IN6  (Double) ; TP&W ; IN8 ; GTW  (Double) ; IL5  (Double) ; WV3 ; KY2 ; KY4 ; TN3 ; WV4
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLCM]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W  (Double) ; R&D  (Double) ; N&S  (Double) ; VA4  (Double) ; C&O  (Double) ; VA5 ; KY1 ; IN5 ; IN9 ; C&EI (Double) ; IL6  (Double) ; KY13 ; TN14 ; IN10 ; VA6 ; TN1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOCM]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&M ; W&W  (Double) ; SC2 ; SC1 ; NC1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&A  (Double) ; GA1  (Double) ; GA8  (Double) ; AL3 ; MS3 ; A&WP (Double) ; BRL ; TN8 ; KY14 ; AL6 ; TN10
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ADM]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; FL4 ; FL5  (Double) ; FL6 ; AL8 ; MS4  (Double) ; MS7  (Double) ; FEC ; MS5 ; A&T  (Double) ; AL5  (Double) ; AL7 ; MS1  (Double) ; GA5 ; FL1 ; FL3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1  (Double) ; AL2 ; TN9 ; TN12 ; IL8  (Double) ; GM&O ; MS2  (Double) ; AL4 ; TN15 ; GA3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COG  (Double) ; A&C  (Double) ; GA2  (Double) ; TN5 ; KY7 ; O&M  (Double) ; IL2  (Double) ; IL1  (Double) ; KY12
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ADOC]
  • Virginia Central (VC)
    VC ; VA2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MC ; MI5  (Double) ; P&FW (Double) ; OH2 ; MI2  (Double) ; MI4 ; RF&P (Double) ; VA1 ; NC2 ; MD2 ; PA7 ; MI3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLC]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&C  (Double) ; KY10 ; L&N  (Double) ; KY11 ; IL7  (Double) ; C&H  (Double) ; SC4  (Double) ; SC3  (Double) ; G&C  (Double) ; SC5 ; TN2 ; TN4 ; TN6  (Double) ; TN7 ; KY5  (Double) ; KY6
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOM]
  • Michigan Northern (MN)
    MN
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: L]
  • Michigan Southern (MS)
    MS
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: L]
  • Illinois Central (IC)
    IC
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NW (Double) ; WI4  (Double) ; MN2  (Double) ; ND5 ; MT1 ; MT2 ; MT3 ; ID3 ; WA1 ; C8
    Unbuilt WA6
    [Regions: CWTPN]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIP (Double) ; IA8 ; MN3  (Double) ; IA9  (Double) ; IA6 ; IA11 ; NP ; SP&D ; ND3 ; ND4 ; MT4
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL (Double) ; SL&A (Double) ; MO1 ; MO8  (Double) ; IA3 ; ATSF (Double) ; OK8 ; IA10 ; NM4 ; NM6
    Unbuilt NM7
    [Regions: CMW]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNS  (Double) ; M&SP (Double) ; SP&P (Double) ; ND1 ; ND2 ; MT6 ; MT7 ; ID5 ; WA2 ; C10
    Unbuilt WY3
    [Regions: CWTPN]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR (Double) ; AR4 ; OK1 ; TX12 ; TX11 ; TX9 ; OK3 ; OK5
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MS]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A  (Double) ; LA4  (Double) ; AR8 ; T&P  (Double) ; OK2 ; LA5 ; LA2 ; TX1 ; TX3 ; KCS  (Double) ; MKT ; KC&D ; MO9 ; IA1 ; IL12 ; OK6 ; OK4
    Unbuilt M1
    [Regions: CMGWS]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CP ; NV2 ; UT8 ; UT5 ; UT2 ; UT9 ; UP ; NE1 ; CO6 ; CO8 ; WY1 ; LP&W ; UT4 ; MP ; NV3
    Unbuilt MO6
    [Regions: MWTP]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP  (Double) ; NV1 ; UT7  (Double) ; UT6 ; UT1  (Double) ; CA7 ; CA5 ; CB&Q (Double) ; IA4  (Double) ; IA5  (Double) ; NE2  (Double) ; NE3  (Double) ; CO5  (Double) ; CO4 ; CO9 ; CO3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CWTP]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSF
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
    SLSW ; AR3
    Unbuilt AR2
    [Regions: M]
  • Great Western (GW)
    GW
    Unbuilt LA1
    [Regions: G]
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
    SP  (Double) ; CA4  (Double) ; CA3 ; AZ3 ; AZ2 ; AZ1 ; M3 ; V&T  (Double) ; TX2 ; TX16 ; TX7 ; TX8 ; TX10 ; NM8 ; M4
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MSTPX]
  • Great Northern (GN)
    GN
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas Pacific (KP)
    KP ; KS3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas City Northern (KCN)
    KCN  (Double) ; MO3  (Double) ; IA7 ; IL15 (Double) ; IL14 (Double) ; WI2
    Unbuilt IL13
    [Regions: CMW]
  • Sacramento Valley (SV)
    SV ; CA9 ; CA10 ; AZ6
    Unbuilt AZ5
    [Regions: P]
  • Soo Line (SL)
    SL ; C6  (Double) ; WI5 ; WI1  (Double) ; WI6
    Unbuilt MN1
    [Regions: CWN]
  • Central Texas (CT)
    CT
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: S]
  • Texas Road (TR)
    TR ; SA&H
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: S]
  • Little Rock & Shreveport (LR&S)
    LR&S
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ]
  • Ft Worth & Denver (FW&D)
    FW&D
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: S]
  • Colorado & Southern (C&S)
    C&S
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: T]
  • Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW)
    DRGW
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: T]
  • Atlantic & Pacific (A&P)
    A&P
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: T]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
B&M57327-50 5541 8 430 0 111
GT202122+2 711 1 645 0  
NYC ©385980+42 1396 26 684 01114
ERIE ©222324+2 2380 33 420 0 124 9 10
CNJ ©554740-15 1267 5 230 0 127 11
PENN ©202939+19 2541 29 280 09910
READ985512-86 3205 6 785 0 111
B&O595246-13 3579 9 658 0 127
N&W7810+3 8877 28 432 022
W&M211714-7 1030 3 021 4 83
S&A111214+3 2620 8 335 0227 8
SCL121722+10 4635 18 167 10588
S&G ©121722+10 3242 14 075 01111
COG ©91216+7 5084 39 660 08813
VC131415+2 1329 2 765 0  
MC ©242323-1 4977 18 764 36442
N&C ©142027+13 1845 28 824 0332 7 8
MN332619-14 288 510 0 2
MS141517+3 407 1 020 0 10
IC ©232731+8 178 925 0 102 7 12
C&NW ©344046+12 2236 15 503 8711111
CRIP222019-3 3799 11 610 340 47
CASL91113+4 5100 36 916 164 47
CNS ©262219-7 23651 81 264 76101012
M&LR534027-26 3148 8 340 230 312
L&A ©322525-7 6081 57 259 1861111
CP ©292828-1 4226 24 158 232334 7
WP131516+3 10980 61 612 2034411
SLSF ©464748+2 243 1 172 23 122 10 11
SLSW ©263239+13 151 1 630 95121210 11
GW © (x2)859350+15 187 1 400 0 122 3 7 8
SP ©443731-13 5948 50 505 159124 10
GN ©373432-5 400 1 475 0 113 7 10
KP344046+12 299 2 387 28 83
KCN414651+10 1602 8 645 45 71
SV443628-16 3776 9 469 5711313
SL434037-6 992 4 280 135772
CT121417+5 338 845 0 34
TR ©414855+14 309 1 415 100772 3 4
LR&S0013+13 0 945 1051212
FW&D161311-5 462 920 55 210
C&S131620+7 231 536 44 2
DRGW0013+13 0 522 58 7
A&P0013+13 0 522 58  

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
CWColorado Western 835
DPDenver Pacific 530
M&WMissouri & Western 985
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