Continental Rails II

Game # 12 - Turn # 22

Headline News 1883 to 1884

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

1883: Rockefeller establishes Standard Oil Trust.
1884: Missouri Governor offers $10,000 reward for capture of Jesse James.

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: Thomas Durant bought CW for $10000.

New Engines Acquired: C&A bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, CRIP bought Pacific 4-6-2, SP&P bought Pacific 4-6-2.

New Technologies Acquired: LV bought steel bridges, S&G bought automatic brakes, S&G bought refrigerated cars.

RoWs built: KY9 by B&O, MO2 by CRIP, CO9 by CB&Q, WI2 by M&SP, OK5 by SL&A, MO7 by MKT, M2 by SLSF, IL15 by GN, CA3 by ATSF.

N&W doubled VA5, TP&W doubled TP&W, M&SP doubled C10, GN doubled ID3, ATSF doubled KP.

New RoWs acquired: B&O got IL9, GN got IL13, M&SP got WI5, SLSF got LA3, ATSF got TX13, SL&A got TX14, CB&Q got UT1, CRIP got CA2.

Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost B&O $34658.

Old S&G wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $2820.

Old V&T wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $5150.

Inadequate brakes on SLSW locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $930.

Reorganized RRs: B&M.

Insolvent RRs: GT.

Loan Recalls: Jim Fisk, Thomas Durant.

Stock splits: PENN splits 2 for 1, SCL splits 4 for 1, CNS splits 3 for 1.

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

Jim Fisk has a Transcontinental system.

Sleeping Dog has a Transcontinental system.

J. Edgar Thompson has a Transcontinental system.

Thomas Scott has a Transcontinental system.

Jim Fisk dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $600000. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: J. Edgar Thompson, Virgil Bonnefoy-Dumo, Thomas Durant, Thomas Scott, Sleeping Dog

Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Good to Panic.
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) Sleeping Dog (2) Thomas Scott (7) Jim Fisk (1) 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) Sleeping Dog (2) Thomas Scott (7) 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 .... ....
10 Bill Bouquett SCL MKT .... ....
7 Thomas Scott GN ERIE .... ....
2 Sleeping Dog ATSF TP&W FW&D ....
3 J. Edgar Thompson M&SP N&W T&P ....
4 J. Pierpont Morgan NYC .... .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday C&A .... .... ....
11 Thomas Durant SL&A CB&Q M&W CW
13 William Ogden .... .... .... ....
14 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
5 Leland Stanford S&G SM .... ....
12 William Palmer .... .... .... ....
8 John Forbes .... .... .... ....
1 Jim Fisk CRIP B&O .... ....
6 Milton Littlefield LV .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
B&M Boston & Maine 623   81835   73651   67   186900   0   -1   0   0   0  
GT Grand Trunk 329   42254   39297   67   94292   1566   -2   0   0   0  
NYC New York Central 1818   344574   179179   99   428252   5090   15   10   0   0  
NYNH New York & New Haven 633   113685   59116   99   201364   2127   13   3   0   0  
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 2171   452493   235298   99   688925   109662   15   9   0   1  
C&A Camden & Amboy 380   82574   60279   87   119335   46650   5   0   0   0  
LV Lehigh Valley 130   23383   12861   99   40069   328   12   4   0   0  
PENN Pennsylvania 3148   654996   366798   95   1013441   530923   7   16   0   1  
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 2666   385144   308113   74   558543   46672   2   2   0   10  
RF&P Richmond, Fred. & Potomac 732   87366   48051   99   216654   2460   7   0   0   0  
N&W Norfolk & Western 2965   614183   325515   98   921494   539065   12   9   0   2  
SCL Sea Coast Line 3088   656628   361143   96   1239900   534293   10   0   0   3  
S&G Savannah & Gulf 282   34478   18963   99   72881   1026   7   0   0   0  
P&LE Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 313   48626   26744   99   68459   1052   11   4   0   0  
TP&W Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw 3000   636546   331005   99   945030   10080   16   16   0   51  
SM Southern Mississippi 425   59077   40764   85   121294   46028   1   0   0   0  
MN Michigan Northern 102   16272   8950   99   29776   1635   10   3   0   0  
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 4025   596255   435265   78   1049703   655981   0   0   0   936  
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 2240   303798   179240   95   511824   344932   2   5   2020   1514  
CNS Chicago North Shore 85   20276   11355   98   1881   262   1   0   0   0  
M&SP Milwaukee & St. Paul 2489   416688   216678   99   535137   374786   10   9   0   1301  
MP Missouri Pacific 418   55204   34778   91   148476   48444   3   0   0   0  
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 515   55867   32962   95   97156   47345   4   0   0   0  
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 90   18298   11162   93   24957   13180   10   2   0   0  
SL&A St Louis & Alton 1604   225642   153437   86   339790   223314   1   5   3100   2361  
MKT Missouri, Kansas & Texas 2687   351938   183006   99   632884   323956   7   2   0   0  
SLSF St Louis & San Francisco 2109   257205   141464   96   537888   328966   0   2   0   619  
SLSW St Louis & Southwestern 155   21760   12838   95   53349   21096   4   0   0   0  
GW Great Western 140   20881   12111   96   24613   10638   9   2   0   0  
GN Great Northern 2624   387147   201317   99   622295   358065   8   8   0   0  
SP&P St Paul & Pacific 286   28685   16924   95   66722   801   5   0   0   0  
ATSF Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 2407   318136   165431   99   558091   79855   9   9   1510   924  
SV Sacramento Valley 150   21153   12057   97   27539   11026   8   1   0   0  
SL Soo Line 400   45198   24859   99   62769   33021   6   0   0   0  
DRGW Denver & Rio Grande Western 116   15889   10010   91   27605   14180   5   1   0   0  
A&P Atlantic & Pacific 116   12341   7898   90   25488   14259   2   4   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 KY9
Unbuilt:: IL9 [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  (Double) 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  (Double) 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 MO2
Unbuilt:: CA2 [Regions: CMWTP]
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):   CB&Q  (Double) IA4  (Double) KCN IA6 UP IA11 MN5 NE1 CO6
C&S DP MN1 CO9
Unbuilt:: UT1 [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  (Double) WI2
Unbuilt:: WI5 [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 OK5
Unbuilt:: TX14 [Regions: CMW]
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT ):   MKT KCS KC&D OK6 OK4 TX4 KS4 CO5 TR CT TX3
H&S MO7
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: MWST]
St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF):   SLSF  (Double) AR7 OK1 MO5 AR8 TX2 SA&H LA4 M2
Unbuilt:: LA3 [Regions: MSX]
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  (Double)
WA2  (Double) C9 IL15
Unbuilt:: IL13 [Regions: CWTPN]
St Paul & Pacific (SP&P):   SP&P
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: W]
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF):   ATSF  (Double) KP  (Double) OK8 NM5 MO3  (Double) NM3 AZ1 AZ2
AZ3 CA3
Unbuilt:: TX13 [Regions: MWTP]
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 16   14   6   -10  1526   3115   0      
GT 19   18   18   -1  691   1645   0     3  
NYC 42   70   99   +57  535   9048   79   4   4   2     3     5     7     9    
NYNH 43   31   19   -24  1343   3165   0     9   2     3     4     7    
ERIE 77   66   56   -21  638   10855   0   7   7   2     3     9    
C&A 22   30   39   +17  434   1900   0   15   15   1     2     3    
LV 29   26   24   -5  55   650   0   6   11   1     2     3     9    
PENN 84   93   51   +18  3908   44418   0   9   9   4     7     10    
B&O 37   49   61   +24  4822   13265   65   1   1   2    
RF&P 26   23   21   -5  851   3655   5     3   7     11    
N&W 84   62   41   -43  1065   14845   0   3   3   2     7     9    
SCL 46   97   37   +102  556   61900   0   10   10   3     7     9    
S&G 24   29   34   +10  284   1407   3   5   5   2     3     7     9    
P&LE 38   34   30   -8  86   1565   0     4   2     3     7     9     10    
TP&W 58   64   71   +13  1855   15032   0   2   2   3     7     9    
SM 17   19   21   +4  1293   4225   0   5   5   3     13    
MN 45   39   33   -12  69   503   7     9   1     2     3     7    
CRIP 31   35   39   +8  43538   111307   98   1   1  
CB&Q 47   34   21   -26  10510   25569   111   11   11   2    
CNS 40   82   41   +83  162   24891   609     4   2     3     7     9     10    
M&SP 24   24   25   +1  2467   12400   45   3   3   2     7    
MP 22   19   16   -6  398   2079   11     3   2     5     9    
V&T 50   35   20   -30  966   2525   50     10   3     7     9    
L&A 15   18   22   +7  181   416   34     3   2     9    
SL&A 49   32   15   -34  8817   16722   158   11   11   13    
MKT 83   90   97   +14  1805   13163   272   10   10   2     3     7    
SLSF 47   50   53   +6  5067   53565   160   9   9   3     7     10     11    
SLSW 22   25   28   +6  192   775   0     9   1     3     11    
GW 30   33   37   +7  169   677   23     2   1     9    
GN 48   41   35   -13  2755   13085   35   7   7   2     3     10     11    
SP&P 41   32   23   -18  634   1430   0     1   3    
ATSF 48   58   69   +21  2003   11910   125   2   2   3     7    
SV 33   28   23   -10  107   725   25     2   1     3     9    
SL 36   43   51   +15  329   1946   54     3   2     7     9     10    
DRGW 15   16   17   +2  186   536   44     9   2    
A&P 15   12   10   -5  197   536   44     2  

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