Continental Rails II

Game # 12 - Turn # 21

Headline News 1881 to 1882

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

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

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: Thomas Durant bought M&W for $15000.

PCs Merged: C&S merges into CB&Q, DP merges into CB&Q, SA&H merges into SLSF, H&S merges into TR.

PCs Incorporated: A&P, DRGW, L&A.

New Technologies Acquired: ERIE bought refrigerated cars, LV bought refrigerated cars, RF&P bought Pullman sleepers, SCL bought refrigerated cars, SCL bought steel bridges, S&G bought automatic couplers, S&G bought Pullman sleepers, MN bought refrigerated cars, MN bought steel bridges, CRIP bought steel bridges, SL&A bought steel bridges, GW bought steel bridges, GN bought refrigerated cars, SV bought steel bridges, SL bought steel bridges, TR bought steel bridges.

RoWs built: AL1 by PENN, IA3 by CRIP, MN1 by CB&Q, C10 by M&SP, OK7 by SL&A, CO5 by MKT, LA4 by SLSF, C9 by GN, AZ3 by ATSF.

ERIE doubled IN8, N&W doubled KY6, TP&W doubled FL6, M&SP doubled WA1, GN doubled WA2.

New RoWs acquired: GN got IL15, B&O got KY9, M&SP got WI2, CRIP got MO2, MKT got MO7, SL&A got OK5, CB&Q got CO9, ATSF got CA3, TR got M1, SLSF got M2.

RR Mergers: TR merges into MKT.

Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost B&M $7476.

Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost GT $3619.

Inadequate brakes on RF&P locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $8052.

Old SM wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $5525.

Inadequate brakes on MP locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $5016.

Old V&T wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $6695.

Inadequate brakes on SLSW locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $1085.

Reorganized RRs: GT.

Bankrupt RRs: B&M, SM.

Stock splits: CNS splits 5 for 1, SLSF splits 3 for 1.

Cornered stocks: NYC, ERIE, LV, N&W, SCL, P&LE, CNS.

New railroad Presidents: Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo of PENN, Bill Bouquett of SCL.

New Private Companies Available: CW.

Jim Fisk has a Transcontinental system.

J. Edgar Thompson has a Transcontinental system.

Thomas Scott has a Transcontinental system.

J. Edgar Thompson dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $201234. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo, Jim Fisk, Thomas Scott, Sleeping Dog

Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Improved to Good.
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

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron J. Edgar Thompson (3) Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9) Thomas Scott (7) Sleeping Dog (2) Bill Bouquett (10)
Rail Mogul J. Edgar Thompson (3) Sleeping Dog (2) Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9) Thomas Scott (7) Jim Fisk (1)
Rail Builder J. Edgar Thompson (3) Thomas Scott (7) Jim Fisk (1) Sleeping Dog (2) Bill Bouquett (10)
Rail Magnate J. Edgar Thompson (3) Sleeping Dog (2) Thomas Scott (7) Bill Bouquett (10) Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
Rail Prodigal Jim Fisk (1) J. Edgar Thompson (3) Sleeping Dog (2) Thomas Scott (7) Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9)
Rail Baron J. Edgar Thompson (3) Thomas Scott (7) Sleeping Dog (2) Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo (9) Jim Fisk (1)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
9 Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo SLSF PENN .... ....
3 J. Edgar Thompson M&SP N&W T&P ....
7 Thomas Scott GN ERIE .... ....
2 Sleeping Dog ATSF TP&W FW&D ....
10 Bill Bouquett SCL MKT .... ....
1 Jim Fisk CRIP B&O .... ....
11 Thomas Durant SL&A CB&Q M&W ....
15 Cyrus Holliday C&A .... .... ....
4 J. Pierpont Morgan NYC .... .... ....
13 William Ogden .... .... .... ....
14 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
12 William Palmer .... .... .... ....
6 Milton Littlefield LV .... .... ....
8 John Forbes .... .... .... ....
5 Leland Stanford S&G SM .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
B&M Boston & Maine 623   78282   70453   67   133086   12287   -1   0   0   1  
GT Grand Trunk 329   40983   38114   67   90475   0   -1   0   0   0  
NYC New York Central 1818   327312   170202   99   459970   5999   14   5   0   0  
NYNH New York & New Haven 633   108541   56441   99   207751   10586   12   3   0   0  
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 2171   433281   225306   99   670168   162367   13   8   0   2  
C&A Camden & Amboy 380   79150   58571   86   116599   51686   4   0   0   0  
LV Lehigh Valley 130   23030   12897   98   40930   546   11   0   0   0  
PENN Pennsylvania 3148   624623   343541   96   990775   522109   7   0   0   1  
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 2536   351938   278031   75   503612   17093   3   7   0   25  
RF&P Richmond, Fred. & Potomac 732   81978   45088   99   213067   8101   6   0   0   1  
N&W Norfolk & Western 2965   582574   302938   99   900146   530763   11   9   0   4  
SCL Sea Coast Line 3088   623707   343037   96   1222113   532178   9   14   0   5  
S&G Savannah & Gulf 282   32098   17653   99   72282   1015   7   1   0   0  
P&LE Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 313   45814   25197   99   74859   1221   10   2   0   0  
TP&W Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw 3000   605935   315086   99   919110   10800   15   10   0   102  
SM Southern Mississippi 425   55930   38592   85   121294   46028   1   0   0   1  
MN Michigan Northern 102   15602   8581   99   29042   3891   9   2   0   0  
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 3828   508043   350548   82   950770   604604   0   0   0   2341  
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 2017   262144   154664   95   438829   305072   1   3   2230   1555  
CNS Chicago North Shore 85   19123   11283   95   5286   281   4   1   0   0  
M&SP Milwaukee & St. Paul 2399   371422   193139   99   492910   352773   9   9   0   2602  
MP Missouri Pacific 418   53265   33557   91   143661   47478   2   0   0   0  
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 515   53597   32694   93   91223   47215   4   0   0   0  
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 90   17405   10791   92   24179   16121   8   0   0   0  
SL&A St Louis & Alton 1287   184179   116033   91   268181   179423   2   5   3170   2076  
MKT Missouri, Kansas & Texas 2464   304603   170579   95   559554   350091   5   9   0   0  
SLSF St Louis & San Francisco 1789   197446   102673   99   437774   270490   2   9   0   1238  
SLSW St Louis & Southwestern 155   20877   12526   94   52010   21879   3   0   0   0  
GW Great Western 140   19837   11704   95   23403   12273   8   1   0   0  
GN Great Northern 2554   356889   189151   98   579295   337063   7   7   0   0  
SP&P St Paul & Pacific 286   27576   16270   95   66404   944   5   0   0   0  
ATSF Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 2156   257471   133886   99   482671   119272   7   2   502   1809  
SV Sacramento Valley 150   20191   12115   94   26027   12897   7   0   0   0  
SL Soo Line 400   42836   23560   99   59889   37627   5   0   0   0  
DRGW Denver & Rio Grande Western 116   14534   9738   87   26519   17681   2   0   0   0  
A&P Atlantic & Pacific 116   11621   7902   86   24569   16381   0   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)
Boston & Maine (B&M ):   B&M B&H ME1 C1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AN]
Grand Trunk (GT ):   GT C2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AN]
New York Central (NYC ):   NYC  (Double) B&A  (Double) HRL  (Double) NY3 C4 C5 MC MI1
MI5  (Double) OH3 MI4 MI3
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ALCN]
New York & New Haven (NYNH):   NYNH CNJ  (Double) PA9 PA10  (Double) PA8
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AL]
Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):   ERIE  (Double) NY2 NY1  (Double) C3  (Double) LS  (Double) GTW  (Double)
OH2 OH5 A&GW  (Double) IN5  (Double) FW&C  (Double) IN8  (Double)
IL5  (Double) MI6
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AOLCMN]
Camden & Amboy (C&A ):   C&A READ PA1 PA3
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
Lehigh Valley (LV ):   LV
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
Pennsylvania (PENN):   PENN  (Double) PA5  (Double) PA6  (Double) P&FW  (Double) WV2 OH4 IN3
MRLE  (Double) IN9  (Double) IL3 KY11 C&EI  (Double) KY13 KY10
TN7 GM&O  (Double) MS3 TN13 IL8  (Double) AL2  (Double) MS2
TN14  (Double) PA4 AL1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADOLCMG]
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):   B&O WV1 PA7 M&C OH1 PA2 OH7 IN1 KY3 C&O MD1  (Double)
VA2 SC5 NC2 NC1 VA1 SC3 KY5 KY8
Unbuilt:: KY9 [Regions: AOC]
Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P):   RF&P MD2 VA7 VC VA3
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
Norfolk & Western (N&W ):   N&W  (Double) R&D  (Double) VA4  (Double) N&S  (Double) VA5 KY1  (Double)
W&W  (Double) IN4  (Double) KY2 MON  (Double) KY6  (Double) IN7  (Double)
COG  (Double) A&WP  (Double) A&C  (Double) GA2  (Double) AL6  (Double)
TN5  (Double) AL7  (Double) IL4  (Double) W&M  (Double) MS1  (Double)
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADOCMG]
Sea Coast Line (SCL ):   SCL  (Double) S&A  (Double) NER GA1  (Double) GA8  (Double) AL3  (Double)
TN10  (Double) A&T TN12 KY12 IL2 IC  (Double) WBSH  (Double)
O&M  (Double) OH8 NO&J MS6 MS5 OH6 IL6 MS
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADOLCMG]
Savannah & Gulf (S&G ):   S&G GA6
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE):   P&LE PA11
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: OL]
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W):   TP&W C&C  (Double) IN2  (Double) IN6  (Double) L&N  (Double) MI2  (Double)
G&C C&H  (Double) SC4  (Double) SC1  (Double) GA4  (Double) BRL  (Double)
TN2 FL4 FL5  (Double) TN4 N&C  (Double) FEC FL6  (Double)
IN10  (Double) IL7  (Double)
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADOLCMG]
Southern Mississippi (SM ):   SM MS4 AL4 AL5
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: DM]
Michigan Northern (MN ):   MN
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: L]
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):   CRIP  (Double) IA7 IA5  (Double) NE2 NE3 CO8 WY1 UT2 UT9
CP SP  (Double) WP NV2 UT7 UT6 CA4 IA3
Unbuilt:: MO2 [Regions: CWTP]
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):   CB&Q  (Double) IA4  (Double) KCN IA6 UP IA11 MN5 NE1 CO6
C&S DP MN1
Unbuilt:: CO9 [Regions: CWT]
Chicago North Shore (CNS ):   CNS
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: C]
Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP):   M&SP  (Double) NP  (Double) WI1  (Double) ND3  (Double) ND4 MT6  (Double)
MT7  (Double) ID5 WA1  (Double) C10
Unbuilt:: WI2 [Regions: CWTPN]
Missouri Pacific (MP ):   MP MO8
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: MW]
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T ):   V&T LR&S M&LR
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A ):   L&A
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: G]
St Louis & Alton (SL&A):   SL&A  (Double) CASL  (Double) MO1 MO9 LP&W MO6 KS1 OK7
Unbuilt:: OK5 [Regions: CMW]
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT ):   MKT KCS KC&D OK6 OK4 TX4 KS4 CO5 TR CT TX3
H&S
Unbuilt:: MO7 [Regions: MWST]
St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF):   SLSF  (Double) AR7 OK1 MO5 AR8 TX2 SA&H LA4
Unbuilt:: M2 [Regions: MS]
St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW):   SLSW
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
Great Western (GW ):   GW
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: G]
Great Northern (GN ):   GN ND5 MT1 C&NW  (Double) WI4 SP&D  (Double) MT2 MT3 ID3
WA2  (Double) C9
Unbuilt:: IL15 [Regions: CWTPN]
St Paul & Pacific (SP&P):   SP&P
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: W]
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF):   ATSF  (Double) KP OK8 NM5 MO3  (Double) NM3 AZ1 AZ2 AZ3
Unbuilt:: CA3 [Regions: MWT]
Sacramento Valley (SV ):   SV
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: P]
Soo Line (SL ):   SL WI8
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: WN]
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
RR Start price Trade price End price Net change # Shares traded # Shares issued # Shares in treasury President Chairman Directors
B&M 13   14   16   +3  1477   3115   0      
GT 14   15   19   +5  772   1645   0      
NYC 38   40   42   +4  383   9048   79   4   4   2     3     5     7     9    
NYNH 27   35   43   +16  659   3165   0     9   2     3     4     7    
ERIE 35   56   77   +42  1586   10855   0   7   7   2     3     9    
C&A 19   20   22   +3  358   1900   0   15   15   1     2     3    
LV 24   26   29   +5  50   650   0   6   11   1     2     3     9    
PENN 68   76   84   +16  4009   22128   81   9   9   4     7     10    
B&O 27   32   37   +10  5516   12680   0   1   1   2    
RF&P 22   24   26   +4  907   3654   6     3   7     11    
N&W 65   74   84   +19  2263   14845   0   3   3   2     7     9    
SCL 95   70   46   -49  8393   15475   0   10   10   3     7     9    
S&G 20   22   24   +4  238   1407   3   5   5   2     3     7    
P&LE 38   38   38   +0  75   1565   0     4   2     3     7     9     10    
TP&W 49   53   58   +9  2057   15032   0   2   2   3     7     9    
SM 13   15   17   +4  1237   4225   0   5   5   13    
MN 30   37   45   +15  121   501   9     9   1     2     3     7    
CRIP 25   28   31   +6  47642   110349   71   1   1  
CB&Q 23   35   47   +24  4443   24379   186   11   11   1     2     3    
CNS 91   145   40   +109  68   8230   270     4   2     3     7     9     10    
M&SP 19   21   24   +5  2513   11919   76   3   3   2     7    
MP 19   20   22   +3  420   2076   14     3   2     5     9    
V&T 26   38   50   +24  850   2509   66     10   3     7     9    
L&A 0   0   15   +15  0   405   45     3  
SL&A 29   39   49   +20  3733   15173   122   11   11   1     13    
MKT 37   65   83   +46  1512   12159   161   10   10   2     3     7    
SLSF 76   109   47   +65  1132   51462   663   9   9   3     10     11    
SLSW 15   18   22   +7  292   775   0     9   1     3    
GW 18   24   30   +12  273   670   30     1   9    
GN 51   49   48   -3  2351   12627   143   7   7   2     3     10     11    
SP&P 29   35   41   +12  731   1430   0     1   3    
ATSF 34   41   48   +14  2106   10661   119   2   2   3     7    
SV 36   34   33   -3  104   717   33     2   1     3     9    
SL 56   46   36   -20  450   1929   71     3   2     9     10    
DRGW 0   0   15   +15  0   522   58     9  
A&P 0   0   15   +15  0   522   58     2  

Private Companies Available for Purchase

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