Continental Rails II - Club DE

Game # 11 - Turn # 14

Headline News 1867 to 1868

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

1867: The first trans-Atlantic telegraph cable laid between U.S. and Europe.
1868: U.S. spends millions to purchase Alaska wasteland from Russia!

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: Erastus Corning bought MKT for $2123, Edward Harriman bought KC&D for $7136, Maggy bought KCS for $15666, Maggy bought SV for $15666, Florian bought SP&D for $842.

PCs Merged: KCN merges into MP.

PCs Incorporated: CRIP, CB&Q, GW, V&T.

New Engines Acquired: N&W bought Prairie 2-6-2, C&H bought Prairie 2-6-2, P&FW bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, CASL bought Chesapeake 4-6-0.

RoWs built: MI5 by ERIE, TN3 by C&O, TN4 by N&W, AL6 by C&H, PA7 by P&FW, TN14 by WBSH, KY12 by NO&J, MO1 by CASL, GA5 by FEC, ND1 by M&SP, MO6 by MP, AR4 by M&LR, NV2 by CP, NE1 by UP, CA5 by SP, ND5 by GN.

A&T doubled IL6, NO&J doubled BRL, M&SP doubled M&SP, WP doubled WP, SP doubled SP.

New RoWs acquired: N&W got VA5, ERIE got OH6, NO&J got IL2, C&O got KY4, C&NW got WI4, KP got MO3, M&SP got ND2, M&LR got OK1, GN got MT1, UP got CO7, CP got UT7, WP got NV1, SP got OR8.

Insolvent RRs: ERIE, C&O.

New Private Companies Available: ATSF, SL, T&P.

Florian dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $23458. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Edward Harriman, Maggy, Sun-E Storm, Vanderbilt

Florian dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $23458. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Edward Harriman, Maggy, Sun-E Storm, Vanderbilt

Invention of block signal system improves traffic flow, prevents major collisions.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Panic to Mild Depression.
Best locomotive available: Consolidation 2-8-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Florian (4) Edward Harriman (9) Maggy (7) Erastus Corning (10) Sun-E Storm (2)
Rail Mogul Florian (4) Maggy (7) Edward Harriman (9) Erastus Corning (10) Vanderbilt (3)
Rail Builder Edward Harriman (9) Erastus Corning (10) Florian (4) Vanderbilt (3) Maggy (7)
Rail Magnate Edward Harriman (9) Erastus Corning (10) Florian (4) Vanderbilt (3) Scrooge McDuck (8)
Rail Prodigal Florian (4) Maggy (7) Erastus Corning (10) Edward Harriman (9) Sun-E Storm (2)
Rail Baron Edward Harriman (9) Florian (4) Erastus Corning (10) Maggy (7) Vanderbilt (3)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
4 Florian GN C&NW .... SP&D
9 Edward Harriman WP A&T KC&D ....
7 Maggy CP UP KCS SV
10 Erastus Corning M&SP SP .... MKT
3 Vanderbilt M&LR KP .... ....
8 Scrooge McDuck N&W NO&J L&A ....
2 Sun-E Storm ERIE C&O .... ....
1 George R. Obberbaron .... .... .... ....
13 Collis Huntington .... .... .... ....
11 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
12 Hannibal Kimball .... .... .... ....
15 Thomas Durant .... .... .... ....
14 Leland Stanford .... .... .... ....
5 Jim Hill .... .... .... ....
6 Jay Gould .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 1452   155895   106008   83   432259   239865   -3   0   0   3  
PENN Pennsylvania 3270   501916   291112   93   899957   486070   4   0   0   22  
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 773   60189   45141   79   227700   103637   -4   0   0   257  
N&W Norfolk & Western 1863   164860   107156   89   439438   285527   -2   0   0   6  
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 1143   112245   69591   92   285768   170647   -1   0   0   22  
P&FW Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne 1107   119945   70769   95   265971   167653   1   1   0   3  
WBSH Wabash Line 2964   427684   222394   99   949210   349836   6   2   0   4  
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 3045   488841   268862   96   803814   515661   1   9   0   104  
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 325   24225   13808   97   76772   14701   2   1   0   56  
NO&J New Orleans & Jackson 2426   277963   158438   94   562258   370127   2   7   0   5  
SM Southern Mississippi 44   6631   3647   99   10957   211   10   1   0   0  
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 120   14587   8023   99   36820   18551   2   8   2800   0  
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 150   15804   10431   88   18399   18401   1   0   0   0  
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 190   17645   11999   86   22399   22401   0   0   0   0  
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 453   46050   27169   95   105339   64227   1   1   0   676  
FEC Florida East Coast 409   27582   15721   97   88972   51608   -1   0   0   495  
M&SP Milwaukee & St. Paul 947   96659   50262   99   219281   138066   2   9   0   0  
MP Missouri Pacific 604   55944   30769   99   105303   73481   0   0   0   686  
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 296   24393   13172   97   58273   34885   1   4   2810   738  
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 173   13226   8729   88   19099   19101   0   0   0   0  
CP Central Pacific 328   26250   14437   99   66177   41406   0   1   0   487  
WP Western Pacific 142   19075   10873   97   44447   25358   2   3   2510   0  
UP Union Pacific 363   23220   12770   99   60025   48023   -1   18   0   580  
GW Great Western 140   14604   9054   92   16899   16901   2   0   0   0  
SP Southern Pacific 406   41972   23084   99   71389   58561   2   19   0   0  
GN Great Northern 501   30846   16965   99   103293   70887   -2   5   4300   1648  
KP Kansas Pacific 178   13891   7779   98   48508   27465   -2   1   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)
Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):   ERIE NY2 LS PA8 OH3 MI1 MS MC MI5
Unbuilt:: OH6 [Regions: ALC]
Pennsylvania (PENN):   PENN  (Double) LV  (Double) PA5 C&A  (Double) PA6 CNJ  (Double) GT  (Double)
B&M C2 C3 HRL  (Double) NY1 PA9 PA10 PA1  (Double)
B&O  (Double) WV1 M&C IN4  (Double) IN7 IL4 IL1  (Double)
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AOLCMN]
Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):   C&O VA2 MD1 SC5 TN2 TN3
Unbuilt:: KY4 [Regions: A]
Norfolk & Western (N&W ):   N&W  (Double) RF&P  (Double) R&D  (Double) N&S VA1  (Double) VC W&W
VA7 NC2 VA4 VA6 TN1 TN4
Unbuilt:: VA5 [Regions: A]
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H ):   C&H SC4 SC1 GA4 FL4 FL5 FL6 AL8 AL6
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AG]
Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW):   P&FW OH2 TP&W OH5 IN1 MI2  (Double) C5 PA7
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: OLCN]
Wabash Line (WBSH):   WBSH  (Double) IN6 MON  (Double) IN10 KY13 IL8  (Double) SCL  (Double)
S&G  (Double) S&A  (Double) NER W&M GA1 A&WP GA8  (Double)
AL4 MS2 AL3 TN12 MS4 TN14
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADOCMG]
Alabama & Tennessee (A&T ):   A&T AL5 TN5 AL7 P&LE  (Double) MRLE OH4 NYC  (Double) B&A  (Double)
NY3 PA11  (Double) C4 IN3 C&EI  (Double) GTW IN9 B&H  (Double)
A&GW O&M KY7 NYNH  (Double) IL6  (Double)
Unbuilt:: MS1 [Regions: ADOLCMGN]
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O):   GM&O MS3
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: G]
New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J):   NO&J  (Double) MS6 COG  (Double) GA2  (Double) A&C GA3 BRL  (Double)
TN6 G&C TN9 TN10 TN13 N&C L&N TN8 KY12
Unbuilt:: IL2 [Regions: ADOMG]
Southern Mississippi (SM ):   SM
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):   C&NW
Unbuilt:: WI4 [Regions: C]
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):   CRIP
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: C]
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):   CB&Q
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: C]
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL):   CASL SL&A MO1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CM]
Florida East Coast (FEC ):   FEC GA5
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ]
Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP):   M&SP  (Double) CNS  (Double) SP&P ND1
Unbuilt:: ND2 [Regions: CW]
Missouri Pacific (MP ):   MP KCN MO6
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: MW]
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR):   M&LR  (Double) AR4
Unbuilt:: OK1 [Regions: M]
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T ):   V&T
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
Central Pacific (CP ):   CP NV2
Unbuilt:: UT7 [Regions: P]
Western Pacific (WP ):   WP  (Double)
Unbuilt:: NV1 [Regions: P]
Union Pacific (UP ):   UP NE1
Unbuilt:: CO7 [Regions: W]
Great Western (GW ):   GW
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: G]
Southern Pacific (SP ):   SP  (Double) CA5
Unbuilt:: OR8 [Regions: P]
Great Northern (GN ):   GN ND5
Unbuilt:: MT1 [Regions: W]
Kansas Pacific (KP ):   KP
Unbuilt:: MO3 [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
ERIE 20   18   17   -3  1531   7168   92   2   2   4     7    
PENN 85   75   65   -20  2863   16363   0     4   7    
C&O 23   20   18   -5  617   3815   50   2   2   1     7     9    
N&W 37   27   18   -19  4797   9264   55   8   8  
C&H 34   34   35   +1  2360   5662   59     4  
P&FW 42   41   40   -2  2858   5460   75     9   7    
WBSH 78   64   51   -27  2219   14772   55     10   4     7    
A&T 20   20   21   +1  8115   45696   0   9   9   4    
GM&O 38   42   47   +9  398   1584   41     3   2    
NO&J 44   52   60   +16  2619   12050   80   8   3  
SM 40   39   38   -2  51   212   8     10   2     4    
C&NW 13   15   18   +5  232   600   0   4   4   9    
CRIP 0   0   10   +10  0   675   75     2  
CB&Q 0   0   10   +10  0   855   95     2  
CASL 41   44   48   +7  624   2144   121     9   2     7    
FEC 15   15   15   +0  492   1990   55     3  
M&SP 56   51   47   -9  1413   4610   125   10   10   4     9    
MP 50   41   32   -18  1004   7105   160     9   2     4     7     10    
M&LR 72   76   80   +8  143   1398   82   3   3   2     4     9     10    
V&T 0   0   10   +10  0   779   86     4  
CP 76   71   67   -9  250   1553   87   7   7   2     9     10    
WP 17   22   27   +10  272   639   71   9   9  
UP 32   46   61   +29  195   1686   129   7   7  
GW 0   0   10   +10  0   630   70     8  
SP 19   28   37   +18  164   1872   158   10   10  
GN 18   21   24   +6  427   2402   103   4   4  
KP 17   23   30   +13  361   890   0   3   3  

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
READ 520   MN 510   FW&C 570   C&C 1010   IC 925   SLSF 1195   SLSW 775  
NP 1405   ATSF 915   SL 750   T&P 1120  

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