Continental Rails II - Club DE

Game # 13 - 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: Louis McLane bought KCN for $15111, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought SP&D for $46680.

PCs Merged: KCS merges into MKT, SL&A merges into CASL.

PCs Incorporated: SLSF, FEC, ATSF.

New Engines Acquired: B&H bought Prairie 2-6-2, N&W bought Mogul 2-6-0, C&H bought Atlantic 4-4-2, P&LE bought Prairie 2-6-2, IC bought Prairie 2-6-2.

New Technologies Acquired: B&H bought coal burning engines, C&EI bought coal burning engines, CASL bought Grand Station, M&SP bought Grand Station, MP bought Grand Station.

RoWs built: ME1 by B&H, VA5 by C&A, KY10 by PENN, VA3 by N&W, VA1 by C&H, MS1 by SCL, KY9 by COG, IN4 by MRLE, KY3 by MC, TN6 by GM&O, OH2 by SM, IN5 by C&EI, WI4 by C&NW, IA7 by CRIP, MO8 by CB&Q, WI5 by CNS, ND1 by M&SP, KS4 by MP, AR4 by M&LR, TX2 by V&T, LA2 by L&A, NV2 by CP, NV1 by WP, NE1 by UP, AR1 by SLSW, ND5 by GN.

MRLE doubled MRLE, MC doubled C4, NO&J doubled TN10, M&SP doubled M&SP, MP doubled KC&D.

New RoWs acquired: MRLE got KY2, MC got KY4, NO&J got TN7, M&SP got WI1, CNS got WI6, C&NW got MN2, CASL got MO1, CB&Q got MO6, MKT got MO7, V&T got AR8, M&LR got OK2, GN got MT1, MP got CO5, UP got CO7, WP got UT7, PENN got PA3, CRIP got IA6, CP got UT8.

Loan Recalls: Salvator.

Stock splits: M&SP splits 3 for 1, CP splits 2 for 1, UP splits 4 for 1.

New railroad Presidents: Cornelius Vanderbilt of SM, Thomas Scott of ATSF.

New Private Companies Available: SV, T&P.

MaldoNash dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $33150. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Thomas Scott, Maggy, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Salvator, Louis McLane, Sun-E Storm, Darkwing, Gyro Gearloose

Invention of block signal system improves traffic flow, prevents major collisions.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Great to Panic.
Best locomotive available: Chesapeake 4-6-0
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 Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Louis McLane (10) MaldoNash (11) Maggy (8) Thomas Scott (7)
Rail Mogul Maggy (8) MaldoNash (11) Thomas Scott (7) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Darkwing (9)
Rail Builder Thomas Scott (7) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Louis McLane (10) Maggy (8) Darkwing (9)
Rail Magnate Thomas Scott (7) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Louis McLane (10) Darkwing (9) Maggy (8)
Rail Prodigal Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) MaldoNash (11) Thomas Scott (7) Maggy (8) Darkwing (9)
Rail Baron Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Thomas Scott (7) Louis McLane (10) Maggy (8) MaldoNash (11)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
10 Louis McLane PENN C&NW .... KCN
11 MaldoNash NO&J M&LR .... ....
8 Maggy UP WP .... ....
7 Thomas Scott ATSF CNS .... ....
3 Cornelius Vanderbilt SM GN .... SP&D
9 Darkwing M&SP MC .... ....
2 Salvator MP C&A .... ....
6 Gyro Gearloose CRIP CP .... KP
1 Sun-E Storm V&T CB&Q .... ....
4 J. Pierpont Morgan MRLE CASL .... ....
12 William Palmer .... .... .... ....
13 William Ogden .... .... .... ....
14 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
5 Derpendja von Rense .... .... .... NYNH
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
B&H Boston & Hartford 391   58737   37591   90   120558   50679   1   0   0   54  
C&A Camden & Amboy 2285   415726   216176   99   575677   378714   11   10   0   32  
PENN Pennsylvania 1552   308809   169846   96   433673   249168   5   8   0   136  
N&W Norfolk & Western 401   55485   39394   89   117751   14819   3   0   0   133  
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 735   103085   60821   95   198506   88630   4   0   0   22  
SCL Sea Coast Line 2925   634972   342884   97   776158   481201   13   19   0   25  
COG Central of Georgia 1723   321327   167089   99   448804   176751   13   4   0   272  
P&LE Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 1153   207965   126859   90   317470   165140   8   1   0   6  
MRLE Mad River & Lake Erie 1858   319399   169281   98   507232   310559   9   10   0   29  
MC Michigan Central 2343   494181   256973   99   720426   392247   13   12   184   200  
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 541   69716   38345   99   139552   68681   6   1   0   62  
NO&J New Orleans & Jackson 701   102647   56456   99   166328   110273   7   9   100   22  
SM Southern Mississippi 2575   496894   258382   99   678104   246805   13   1   0   59  
C&EI Chicago & Eastern Illinois 410   62160   38540   92   107179   60146   5   0   0   8  
IC Illinois Central 305   49685   31799   90   80746   45665   5   0   0   0  
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 400   53873   29630   99   120012   67714   2   11   0   98  
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 358   46306   27784   94   95165   57635   4   8   405   0  
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 455   62201   34210   99   118851   56324   4   4   980   0  
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 284   46959   30993   85   89522   49294   4   3   0   0  
FEC Florida East Coast 299   27283   17734   89   74879   42121   0   0   0   0  
CNS Chicago North Shore 197   38106   22101   96   71765   39680   8   9   2710   392  
M&SP Milwaukee & St. Paul 1143   129613   67399   99   316572   171280   4   9   0   1125  
MP Missouri Pacific 832   114259   60557   98   225073   124590   7   0   0   0  
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 296   31685   17743   98   72252   43721   2   16   2350   0  
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 405   48181   26499   99   106808   58612   5   4   540   0  
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 278   38591   21225   99   80662   37952   7   3   0   0  
CP Central Pacific 328   37980   23548   92   86098   51166   3   8   555   0  
WP Western Pacific 483   63625   33085   99   152488   84403   6   30   1665   1130  
UP Union Pacific 363   33037   19161   96   102475   59135   1   60   0   580  
MKT Missouri, Kansas & Texas 424   53087   29198   99   123026   57251   5   9   2230   0  
SLSF St Louis & San Francisco 239   28406   19316   86   64319   36181   1   0   0   0  
SLSW St Louis & Southwestern 305   40948   22521   99   89775   40717   6   10   0   0  
GW Great Western 140   21307   13636   90   43459   16335   5   1   0   0  
GN Great Northern 501   45157   26642   95   143025   78795   1   9   4300   927  
ATSF Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 183   20032   13822   85   48719   27406   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 & Hartford (B&H ):   B&H B&M ME1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
Camden & Amboy (C&A ):   C&A  (Double) CNJ  (Double) PA9 READ  (Double) PA1  (Double) PA10 PA8  (Double)
RF&P  (Double) C&O MD1  (Double) PA4  (Double) VA2  (Double) SC5
BRL TN2 VA4 VA5
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADL]
Pennsylvania (PENN):   PENN  (Double) LV  (Double) PA5 PA6 P&FW OH4 IN3 C&C  (Double)
IN9 IL6 KY11 KY10
Unbuilt:: PA3 [Regions: AOCM]
Norfolk & Western (N&W ):   N&W N&S VA3
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H ):   C&H G&C SC1 SC2 NC1 VA1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
Sea Coast Line (SCL ):   SCL  (Double) S&G  (Double) S&A  (Double) GA1  (Double) NER  (Double) GA8  (Double)
W&M AL3  (Double) W&W TN12 KY13 IL3 O&M  (Double) IL1  (Double)
A&T N&C AL5  (Double) AL7 IL8  (Double) MS1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADOCMG]
Central of Georgia (COG ):   COG  (Double) GA2  (Double) A&C GA4 TN5  (Double) KY7 IN6 A&WP  (Double)
AL6 FL6 KY8 MON KY9
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADOCG]
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE):   P&LE  (Double) LS  (Double) OH3 TP&W PA7  (Double) IN2  (Double) MD2
IN8 IL4
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AOLM]
Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE):   MRLE  (Double) GTW PA11  (Double) OH1 OH5 FW&C  (Double) MS WV3
KY1 R&D  (Double) VC VA7 WV4 IN4
Unbuilt:: KY2 [Regions: AOLC]
Michigan Central (MC ):   MC MN MI6 NYC B&A  (Double) HRL  (Double) GT ERIE NY3
C4  (Double) C5  (Double) C3  (Double) OH6 OH8 MI5  (Double)
KY3
Unbuilt:: KY4 [Regions: AOLCN]
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O):   GM&O AL4 AL2 TN6
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: DG]
New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J):   NO&J  (Double) MS6 TN10  (Double) TN8
Unbuilt:: TN7 [Regions: MG]
Southern Mississippi (SM ):   SM  (Double) MS4 MS3 MS2  (Double) B&O WV1 M&C PA2  (Double)
A&GW OH7 WBSH  (Double) IN1  (Double) IN10 L&N  (Double) KY12
TN13 IL7  (Double) OH2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AOCMG]
Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C&EI):   C&EI IN7 IN5
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: OC]
Illinois Central (IC ):   IC IL5
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CM]
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):   C&NW WI4
Unbuilt:: MN2 [Regions: CW]
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):   CRIP IA7
Unbuilt:: IA6 [Regions: C]
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):   CB&Q IA1 MO8
Unbuilt:: MO6 [Regions: CW]
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL):   CASL SL&A
Unbuilt:: MO1 [Regions: CM]
Florida East Coast (FEC ):   FEC
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ]
Chicago North Shore (CNS ):   CNS WI5
Unbuilt:: WI6 [Regions: C]
Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP):   M&SP  (Double) SP&P NP ND1
Unbuilt:: WI1 [Regions: W]
Missouri Pacific (MP ):   MP  (Double) KC&D  (Double) KS4
Unbuilt:: CO5 [Regions: MW]
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR):   M&LR AR4
Unbuilt:: OK2 [Regions: M]
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T ):   V&T TX2
Unbuilt:: AR8 [Regions: MS]
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A ):   L&A LA2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: G]
Central Pacific (CP ):   CP NV2
Unbuilt:: UT8 [Regions: P]
Western Pacific (WP ):   WP SP NV1
Unbuilt:: UT7 [Regions: P]
Union Pacific (UP ):   UP NE1
Unbuilt:: CO7 [Regions: W]
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT ):   MKT KCS
Unbuilt:: MO7 [Regions: MW]
St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF):   SLSF
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW):   SLSW AR1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
Great Western (GW ):   GW
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: G]
Great Northern (GN ):   GN ND5
Unbuilt:: MT1 [Regions: W]
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF):   ATSF
Unbuilt:: none [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
B&H 12   11   10   -2  1636   5712   68     5  
C&A 57   51   45   -12  1157   11287   138   2   2   3     6    
PENN 68   78   88   +20  1606   15160   37   10   10   11    
N&W 39   32   25   -14  341   1967   38     11   7     8    
C&H 21   18   15   -6  1173   4981   80     7   1     11    
SCL 44   44   44   +0  2989   14591   69     7   8     11    
COG 51   43   36   -15  1954   8550   65     8   3    
P&LE 30   27   24   -6  1994   5731   34     8   9    
MRLE 44   41   38   -6  1786   9228   62   4   4   2    
MC 68   50   33   -35  3259   11702   50   9   9   3     8     11    
GM&O 50   39   29   -21  720   2628   77     9  
NO&J 70   52   34   -36  1136   3505   0   11   11   7     10    
SM 70   61   52   -18  1714   12848   67   3   3   2     6    
C&EI 34   28   23   -11  236   1988   62     11   1     8    
IC 36   30   24   -12  499   1491   34     6  
C&NW 40   44   48   +8  372   4260   140   10   10   1     3     7     11    
CRIP 40   36   32   -8  71   1686   104   6   6   3     10     11    
CB&Q 39   32   26   -13  359   3808   67   1   1   6     8     9    
CASL 17   19   21   +4  330   1371   49   4   4   8    
FEC 0   0   17   +17  0   1346   149     11  
CNS 26   34   42   +16  151   929   56   7   7   4    
M&SP 58   93   42   +68  1356   16770   375   9   9   10    
MP 28   39   50   +22  553   3919   241   2   2  
M&LR 57   48   39   -18  113   2058   82   11   11   1     7     8    
V&T 34   48   63   +29  251   1909   116   1   1  
L&A 28   30   33   +5  125   1296   94     11  
CP 74   89   52   +30  275   3106   174   6   6   7     8     11    
WP 41   67   94   +53  400   2290   125   8   8  
UP 92   146   50   +108  87   6744   516   8   8  
MKT 31   49   68   +37  500   2071   49     3   7     10    
SLSF 0   0   17   +17  0   1076   119     8  
SLSW 23   28   33   +10  309   1450   75     11  
GW 21   25   30   +9  278   647   53     1   4     7    
GN 37   65   94   +57  549   2402   103   3   3  
ATSF 0   0   17   +17  0   824   91   7   7  

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
SV 750   T&P 1120  

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