Continental Rails II
Game # 19 - Turn # 16
Headline News 1871 to 1872
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1871: Wild Bill Hickok made Marshal of Abilene. Shoots two men and one policeman.
1872: Buffalo Bill Cody makes first stage appearance in Chicago. Broadway next!
Railroad News
PCs Merged: KCN merges into CASL, T&P merges into SLSF, SL merges into GN.
New Engines Acquired: GT bought Consolidation 2-8-0, NYC bought Consolidation 2-8-0, PENN bought Consolidation 2-8-0, READ bought Consolidation 2-8-0, P&LE bought Pacific 4-6-2, WBSH bought Pacific 4-6-2, C&NW bought Pacific 4-6-2, CRIP bought Pacific 4-6-2, CB&Q bought Pacific 4-6-2, CASL bought Pacific 4-6-2, MP bought Pacific 4-6-2, L&A bought Pacific 4-6-2, CP bought Pacific 4-6-2, WP bought Pacific 4-6-2, UP bought Pacific 4-6-2, MKT bought Pacific 4-6-2, SLSF bought Pacific 4-6-2, SLSW bought Consolidation 2-8-0, GW bought Pacific 4-6-2, SP bought Pacific 4-6-2, GN bought Pacific 4-6-2, KP bought Pacific 4-6-2.
New Technologies Acquired: GT bought coal burning engines, P&LE bought automatic couplers, WBSH bought automatic couplers, C&NW bought automatic couplers, CRIP bought automatic couplers, CB&Q bought automatic couplers, CASL bought automatic couplers, MP bought automatic couplers, L&A bought automatic couplers, CP bought automatic couplers, WP bought automatic couplers, MKT bought automatic couplers, SLSF bought automatic couplers, SLSW bought automatic couplers, GW bought automatic couplers, SP bought automatic couplers, GN bought automatic couplers, KP bought automatic couplers.
RoWs built: GA5 by READ, MI5 by B&O, KY7 by C&H, MT6 by C&NW, NE3 by CRIP, KS4 by CB&Q, NM4 by MP, TX2 by V&T, TX1 by L&A, UT6 by CP, UT8 by WP, WY1 by UP, KS2 by MKT, TX12 by SLSF, AR1 by SLSW, LA1 by GW, CA3 by SP, MT2 by GN, CO2 by KP.
P&LE doubled MS2, CASL doubled SL&A, MP doubled MP, L&A doubled L&A, CP doubled CP, SP doubled SP.
New RoWs acquired: READ got SC2, B&O got MI3, CASL got IA6, GW got LA6, M&LR got OK3, V&T got TX3, SLSF got TX11, L&A got TX16, GN got MT3, C&NW got MT7, MKT got CO1, CB&Q got CO5, KP got CO9, MP got NM6, SP got AZ3, CP got UT1, UP got UT5, WP got CA7.
Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost A&T $5334.
Insolvent RRs: A&T.
Stock splits: READ splits 3 for 1, WP splits 2 for 1, UP splits 3 for 1, GW splits 4 for 1.
New railroad Presidents: Jim Hill of GT, Griffes dÆargent of READ, B of C&H, Stepp of SCL, Thomas Durant of CRIP, Jay Gould of CASL, Cyrus Holliday of SLSW.
New Private Companies Available: CT, TR, LP&W.
Henry Farham dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $15003. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Cornelius Vanderbilt, Stepp, B, Jay Gould, Frederik Conrad, Jim Hill
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
Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
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Robber Baron
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Jim Hill (8)
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Jay Gould (7)
|
B (1)
|
Casey Jones (2)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
|
Rail Mogul
|
Casey Jones (2)
|
B (1)
|
Jay Gould (7)
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
|
Thomas Durant (11)
|
|
Rail Builder
|
B (1)
|
Casey Jones (2)
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
|
Railroad Bill (9)
|
Jay Gould (7)
|
|
Rail Magnate
|
B (1)
|
Jay Gould (7)
|
Casey Jones (2)
|
Railroad Bill (9)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
|
Rail Prodigal
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
B (1)
|
Henry Farham (6)
|
Stepp (10)
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
|
|
Rail Baron
|
B (1)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
Jay Gould (7)
|
Casey Jones (2)
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
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Player Summary
|
|
|
President of
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PCs owned
|
|
Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
11
|
Thomas Durant |
UP
|
CRIP
|
....
|
....
|
|
8
|
Jim Hill |
GT
|
CP
|
....
|
....
|
|
5
|
Griffes d’argent |
READ
|
CB&Q
|
....
|
....
|
|
7
|
Jay Gould |
CASL
|
KP
|
....
|
....
|
|
2
|
Casey Jones |
CNJ
|
C&NW
|
....
|
....
|
|
4
|
Frederik Conrad |
SP
|
SLSF
|
....
|
....
|
|
1
|
B |
C&H
|
MP
|
SV
|
....
|
|
3
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
NYC
|
GN
|
....
|
....
|
|
9
|
Railroad Bill |
B&O
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
15
|
Cyrus Holliday |
SLSW
|
M&LR
|
....
|
....
|
|
6
|
Henry Farham |
L&A
|
MKT
|
....
|
....
|
|
10
|
Stepp |
V&T
|
SCL
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
|
Dan Drew |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
12
|
William Palmer |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
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RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
952
|
120221
|
67323
|
95
|
192801
|
3713
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
2081
|
419314
|
234817
|
95
|
710730
|
405624
|
9
|
4
|
0
|
5
|
|
CNJ
|
Central New Jersey
|
1863
|
309114
|
173105
|
95
|
578431
|
312047
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
34
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
2310
|
427554
|
239430
|
95
|
652343
|
316097
|
9
|
2
|
0
|
11
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
2133
|
329281
|
187689
|
94
|
476337
|
128578
|
9
|
6
|
0
|
21
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
1390
|
193877
|
108571
|
95
|
375096
|
177760
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
17
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
2408
|
348652
|
251031
|
79
|
746479
|
411834
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
1829
|
300624
|
174361
|
93
|
508336
|
306145
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
2630
|
386097
|
277990
|
79
|
660369
|
424827
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
38
|
|
P&LE
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
|
2999
|
522442
|
271670
|
99
|
832133
|
458071
|
10
|
14
|
0
|
85
|
|
WBSH
|
Wabash Line
|
2928
|
583583
|
303464
|
99
|
699778
|
466330
|
12
|
9
|
0
|
36
|
|
A&T
|
Alabama & Tennessee
|
381
|
38988
|
29241
|
79
|
71755
|
51881
|
-1
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
2004
|
223908
|
120909
|
97
|
432716
|
313056
|
4
|
12
|
0
|
2432
|
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
1231
|
141746
|
73708
|
99
|
240064
|
105892
|
7
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
|
CB&Q
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
1415
|
167490
|
90444
|
97
|
282436
|
91771
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
|
CASL
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis
|
811
|
126357
|
65705
|
99
|
166691
|
89036
|
10
|
0
|
1350
|
475
|
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
1071
|
132714
|
69012
|
99
|
201623
|
143260
|
6
|
4
|
2490
|
1856
|
|
M&LR
|
Memphis & Little Rock
|
296
|
28907
|
18212
|
91
|
53809
|
20738
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
160
|
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
405
|
44028
|
29499
|
87
|
100810
|
61688
|
0
|
0
|
3720
|
0
|
|
L&A
|
Louisiana & Arkansas
|
362
|
55771
|
30673
|
99
|
87912
|
59341
|
4
|
1
|
1700
|
0
|
|
CP
|
Central Pacific
|
724
|
77593
|
40349
|
99
|
148664
|
93765
|
5
|
0
|
2424
|
1153
|
|
WP
|
Western Pacific
|
578
|
53631
|
29498
|
99
|
119326
|
52085
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
1615
|
|
UP
|
Union Pacific
|
991
|
76286
|
42720
|
98
|
181049
|
66309
|
1
|
1
|
1760
|
348
|
|
MKT
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
|
903
|
92878
|
48297
|
99
|
209606
|
143747
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
SLSF
|
St Louis & San Francisco
|
1182
|
133886
|
73638
|
99
|
250812
|
172063
|
4
|
9
|
3210
|
1885
|
|
SLSW
|
St Louis & Southwestern
|
495
|
55563
|
33893
|
93
|
106741
|
60749
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
GW
|
Great Western
|
278
|
31674
|
17420
|
99
|
68218
|
41898
|
4
|
0
|
426
|
0
|
|
SP
|
Southern Pacific
|
764
|
88812
|
49735
|
98
|
157861
|
109754
|
4
|
9
|
2390
|
1104
|
|
GN
|
Great Northern
|
2022
|
251369
|
130712
|
99
|
471202
|
325684
|
5
|
4
|
1960
|
2411
|
|
KP
|
Kansas Pacific
|
547
|
47158
|
26880
|
97
|
109820
|
76375
|
2
|
4
|
2007
|
288
|
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)
|
Grand Trunk (GT )
|
|
GT
|
C2
|
B&M
|
B&H
|
ME1
|
C1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
|
New York Central (NYC )
|
|
NYC
|
HRL
(Double)
|
C&A
(Double)
|
NYNH
(Double)
|
NY3
|
B&A
(Double)
|
C3
|
|
C4
|
C5
(Double)
|
MI1
(Double)
|
PA11
|
TP&W
|
C&C
(Double)
|
IN3
|
|
PA2
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ALCN]
|
|
Central New Jersey (CNJ )
|
|
CNJ
(Double)
|
ERIE
(Double)
|
PA9
|
PA10
|
NY1
|
LS
(Double)
|
OH3
|
OH5
|
|
FW&C
|
OH6
|
OH8
|
KY3
|
KY4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AOLC]
|
|
Pennsylvania (PENN)
|
|
PENN
(Double)
|
LV
(Double)
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
WV2
|
WV3
|
PA8
|
NY2
|
KY2
|
|
P&FW
(Double)
|
A&GW
|
IN5
(Double)
|
IN7
|
IC
(Double)
|
IL4
(Double)
|
|
IL2
|
KY5
|
PA3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AOLCM]
|
|
Reading (READ)
|
|
READ
(Double)
|
PA1
(Double)
|
MD1
(Double)
|
RF&P
(Double)
|
VA7
(Double)
|
VA1
(Double)
|
|
NC2
|
SC3
|
G&C
(Double)
|
TN2
|
TN4
|
BRL
(Double)
|
SC1
(Double)
|
|
GA2
|
PA4
|
GA3
|
GA5
|
|
|
Unbuilt: SC2 |
[Regions: AD]
|
|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O )
|
|
B&O
|
WV1
|
OH1
|
OH2
|
MC
|
MN
(Double)
|
MS
|
MI6
|
MI2
|
MI5
|
|
Unbuilt: MI3 |
[Regions: ALC]
|
|
Norfolk & Western (N&W )
|
|
N&W
|
N&S
|
R&D
|
W&W
|
VA4
|
VA5
|
KY1
|
IN4
|
IN8
|
M&C
|
OH7
(Double)
|
|
IN1
|
IL5
(Double)
|
IL3
|
VA6
|
TN1
|
TN3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AOCM]
|
|
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H )
|
|
C&H
(Double)
|
NER
(Double)
|
W&M
|
SC4
(Double)
|
GA1
(Double)
|
GA8
(Double)
|
|
AL3
|
TN10
(Double)
|
TN12
|
KY13
|
IN10
(Double)
|
IL7
|
KY7
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ADOM]
|
|
Sea Coast Line (SCL )
|
|
SCL
(Double)
|
GA4
(Double)
|
FL4
|
FL5
|
FL6
|
AL5
(Double)
|
AL2
(Double)
|
|
FEC
|
TN7
|
FL3
|
SM
(Double)
|
NO&J
|
MS6
|
TN9
|
MS7
|
TN8
|
|
KY10
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ADMG]
|
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
|
|
P&LE
(Double)
|
MRLE
(Double)
|
GTW
(Double)
|
OH4
|
IN2
|
C&O
|
MD2
|
VC
|
|
PA7
(Double)
|
VA2
|
MON
(Double)
|
IN9
|
KY12
|
KY11
|
IL6
(Double)
|
|
GM&O
|
MS3
|
TN13
|
TN14
|
MS2
(Double)
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AOLCMG]
|
|
Wabash Line (WBSH)
|
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
O&M
(Double)
|
IN6
|
C&EI
(Double)
|
COG
(Double)
|
A&WP
(Double)
|
|
A&C
|
AL6
|
AL7
|
S&G
(Double)
|
S&A
(Double)
|
GA6
|
GA7
|
AL1
(Double)
|
|
AL4
|
MS1
(Double)
|
MS4
|
MS5
|
N&C
(Double)
|
KY14
|
IL8
(Double)
|
|
L&N
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ADOCMG]
|
|
Alabama & Tennessee (A&T )
|
|
A&T
|
TN5
|
KY6
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: D]
|
|
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
|
|
C&NW
|
WI4
|
NP
|
ND3
|
SP&P
|
SP&D
|
ND4
|
MT6
|
|
|
Unbuilt: MT7 |
[Regions: CWT]
|
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
|
|
CRIP
|
IA7
|
IA5
|
NE2
|
NE3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: CWT]
|
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
|
|
CB&Q
|
IA4
|
MO7
|
KC&D
|
MO3
|
KS4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: CO5 |
[Regions: CMW]
|
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
|
|
CASL
(Double)
|
SL&A
(Double)
|
MO1
|
MO8
|
KCN
|
|
|
Unbuilt: IA6 |
[Regions: CMW]
|
|
Missouri Pacific (MP )
|
|
MP
(Double)
|
ATSF
|
MO6
(Double)
|
OK8
|
NM4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: NM6 |
[Regions: MW]
|
|
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
|
|
M&LR
|
AR4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: OK3 |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T )
|
|
V&T
|
TX2
|
|
|
Unbuilt: TX3 |
[Regions: MS]
|
|
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A )
|
|
L&A
(Double)
|
LA2
|
TX1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: TX16 |
[Regions: GS]
|
|
Central Pacific (CP )
|
|
CP
(Double)
|
NV2
|
UT7
|
UT6
|
|
|
Unbuilt: UT1 |
[Regions: TP]
|
|
Western Pacific (WP )
|
|
WP
|
NV1
|
UT8
|
|
|
Unbuilt: CA7 |
[Regions: P]
|
|
Union Pacific (UP )
|
|
UP
|
NE1
|
CO7
|
WY1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: UT5 |
[Regions: W]
|
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT )
|
|
MKT
|
KCS
|
KS1
|
KS2
|
|
|
Unbuilt: CO1 |
[Regions: MW]
|
|
St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
|
|
SLSF
(Double)
|
AR7
|
OK1
|
T&P
|
TX12
|
|
|
Unbuilt: TX11 |
[Regions: MS]
|
|
St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
|
|
SLSW
|
AR3
|
AR1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Great Western (GW )
|
|
GW
|
LA1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: LA6 |
[Regions: G]
|
|
Southern Pacific (SP )
|
|
SP
(Double)
|
CA4
|
CA3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: AZ3 |
[Regions: P]
|
|
Great Northern (GN )
|
|
GN
|
ND5
|
MT1
|
CNS
(Double)
|
M&SP
(Double)
|
MN1
|
WI8
|
SL
|
MT2
|
|
Unbuilt: MT3 |
[Regions: CWN]
|
|
Kansas Pacific (KP )
|
|
KP
|
KS3
|
CO2
|
|
|
Unbuilt: CO9 |
[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
|
|
GT
|
33
|
36
|
40
|
+7
|
1686
|
4760
|
0
|
8
|
8
|
1
7
|
|
NYC
|
39
|
38
|
38
|
-1
|
1510
|
10412
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
1
2
|
|
CNJ
|
40
|
41
|
42
|
+2
|
2193
|
9315
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1
3
|
|
PENN
|
31
|
32
|
33
|
+2
|
3556
|
11530
|
25
|
|
6
|
7
|
|
READ
|
91
|
114
|
45
|
+44
|
1308
|
31830
|
165
|
5
|
5
|
11
15
|
|
B&O
|
25
|
25
|
25
|
+0
|
1853
|
6866
|
92
|
9
|
9
|
5
|
|
N&W
|
20
|
21
|
23
|
+3
|
4374
|
11957
|
87
|
|
9
|
|
|
C&H
|
39
|
39
|
40
|
+1
|
1483
|
9061
|
90
|
1
|
4
|
6
8
|
|
SCL
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
+2
|
4613
|
13088
|
69
|
10
|
10
|
|
|
P&LE
|
32
|
46
|
60
|
+28
|
3901
|
14995
|
0
|
|
1
|
4
7
8
|
|
WBSH
|
50
|
50
|
50
|
+0
|
1963
|
14640
|
0
|
|
8
|
7
|
|
A&T
|
25
|
26
|
27
|
+2
|
480
|
1905
|
0
|
|
2
|
1
7
|
|
C&NW
|
78
|
79
|
80
|
+2
|
2782
|
9897
|
123
|
2
|
2
|
3
7
|
|
CRIP
|
64
|
80
|
97
|
+33
|
549
|
5914
|
241
|
11
|
11
|
3
4
5
9
|
|
CB&Q
|
75
|
68
|
61
|
-14
|
1225
|
6834
|
241
|
5
|
5
|
2
8
11
|
|
CASL
|
35
|
45
|
56
|
+21
|
710
|
3944
|
111
|
7
|
8
|
1
|
|
MP
|
34
|
40
|
46
|
+12
|
1323
|
5298
|
57
|
1
|
1
|
2
4
7
|
|
M&LR
|
34
|
56
|
78
|
+44
|
293
|
1480
|
0
|
15
|
15
|
1
3
5
11
|
|
V&T
|
83
|
91
|
100
|
+17
|
175
|
1909
|
116
|
10
|
10
|
1
5
6
9
|
|
L&A
|
51
|
56
|
62
|
+11
|
586
|
3158
|
42
|
6
|
6
|
2
8
9
|
|
CP
|
40
|
47
|
54
|
+14
|
628
|
3515
|
105
|
8
|
8
|
4
7
|
|
WP
|
78
|
93
|
54
|
+30
|
678
|
5596
|
184
|
|
11
|
2
|
|
UP
|
74
|
98
|
41
|
+49
|
2247
|
30474
|
726
|
11
|
11
|
2
3
|
|
MKT
|
38
|
44
|
51
|
+13
|
816
|
4354
|
161
|
6
|
6
|
2
7
|
|
SLSF
|
46
|
60
|
75
|
+29
|
1073
|
5689
|
221
|
4
|
4
|
1
8
|
|
SLSW
|
26
|
31
|
36
|
+10
|
488
|
2328
|
147
|
15
|
15
|
6
7
|
|
GW
|
87
|
143
|
50
|
+113
|
145
|
5284
|
276
|
|
10
|
|
|
SP
|
67
|
64
|
62
|
-5
|
866
|
3695
|
125
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
GN
|
52
|
49
|
47
|
-5
|
2405
|
9630
|
480
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
|
KP
|
55
|
63
|
72
|
+17
|
674
|
2551
|
184
|
7
|
7
|
9
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
CT
|
845
|
TR
|
420
|
LP&W
|
1000
|
|
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