Continental Rails II SdH 2012

Game # 20 - 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

  • Private Companies Purchased: Jim Fisk bought CNS for $1100, Edward Harriman bought KP for $3111, Leland Stanford bought T&P for $1125, Thomas Durant bought CT for $2000.
  • PCs Merged: SV merges into CP, SP&D merges into C&NW.
  • PCs Incorporated: CB&Q, FEC, L&A, GW, GN.
  • New Engines Acquired: GT bought Consolidation 2-8-0, NYC bought Consolidation 2-8-0, PENN bought Consolidation 2-8-0, READ bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, C&O bought Consolidation 2-8-0, N&W bought Consolidation 2-8-0, NER bought Consolidation 2-8-0, C&H bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SCL bought Consolidation 2-8-0, COG bought Consolidation 2-8-0, TP&W bought Consolidation 2-8-0, NO&J bought Consolidation 2-8-0, O&M bought Consolidation 2-8-0, C&NW bought Consolidation 2-8-0, CASL bought Consolidation 2-8-0, M&SP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, MP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, M&LR bought Consolidation 2-8-0, V&T bought Prairie 2-6-2, CP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, UP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SLSF bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SLSW bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, ATSF bought Consolidation 2-8-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: GT bought Pullman sleepers, NYC bought Pullman sleepers, PENN bought Pullman sleepers, READ bought Pullman sleepers, N&W bought Pullman sleepers, C&H bought Pullman sleepers, SCL bought Pullman sleepers, COG bought Pullman sleepers, P&FW bought Pullman sleepers, NO&J bought Pullman sleepers, C&NW bought Pullman sleepers, M&LR bought Pullman sleepers, CP bought Pullman sleepers, UP bought Pullman sleepers, SL&A bought Grand Station, SL&A bought Pullman sleepers, SLSF bought Grand Station, SLSF bought Pullman sleepers, SLSW bought Pullman sleepers, SP bought Pullman sleepers, ATSF bought Pullman sleepers.
  • RoWs built: IL6 by PENN, TN14 by W&M, KY3 by P&FW, IL5 by TP&W, MI6 by MS, ND3 by C&NW, AR4 by M&LR, CO7 by UP, MO1 by SL&A, AZ3 by SP, MO3 by ATSF.
  • SCL doubled A&T, C&NW doubled WI6, CRIP doubled KCN, ATSF doubled KCS.
  • New RoWs acquired: W&M got IL8, P&FW got KY4, PENN got KY12, SL&A got IA1, SLSF got AR7, C&NW got ND4, ATSF got OK8, UP got WY1, SP got AZ2.
  • RR Mergers: UP merges into CRIP.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost ERIE $3157.
  • Insolvent RRs: ERIE.
  • New railroad Presidents: J. Edgar Thompson of N&W, Jay Gould of W&M, William Palmer of MP, Hannibal Kimball of L&A, Leland Stanford of CP, Karl Von Backenheime of GN.
  • New Private Companies Available: TR, LR&S.
  • Jim Fisk dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $2000. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: William Palmer, Edward Harriman
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Normal 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.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Jim Fisk (1) J. Edgar Thompson (3) Jay Gould (9) Edward Harriman (2) Leland Stanford (5)
Rail Mogul Jim Fisk (1) J. Edgar Thompson (3) William Palmer (12) Edward Harriman (2) Leland Stanford (5)
Rail Builder Jim Fisk (1) Leland Stanford (5) Jay Gould (9) Thomas Scott (7) Edward Harriman (2)
Rail Magnate Jim Fisk (1) Jay Gould (9) J. Edgar Thompson (3) Leland Stanford (5) Thomas Scott (7)
Rail Prodigal Jim Fisk (1) Edward Harriman (2) William Palmer (12) Leland Stanford (5) J. Edgar Thompson (3)
Rail Baron Jim Fisk (1) Jay Gould (9) J. Edgar Thompson (3) Edward Harriman (2) Leland Stanford (5)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
1 Jim Fisk SCL C&NW .... CNS
3 J. Edgar Thompson PENN N&W .... ....
5 Leland Stanford SP CP .... T&P
9 Jay Gould NYC W&M .... ....
2 Edward Harriman .... CRIP KP WP
12 William Palmer MP MS .... ....
7 Thomas Scott .... O&M .... ....
11 Thomas Durant P&FW SL&A CT MKT
6 Karl Von Backenheime SLSF GN .... ....
10 Hannibal Kimball V&T L&A .... ....
8 John Forbes .... .... .... ....
4 J. Pierpont Morgan C&H CASL .... ....
14 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
13 William Ogden .... .... .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
GT Grand Trunk 329 39245 22370 97 69030 948 7 1 0 0
NYC New York Central 2729 446665 232267 99 629436 8733 12 5 0 0
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 287 27915 18703 87 80348 48110 -1 0 0 0
PENN Pennsylvania 2591 507031 278867 96 698489 124646 13 16 0 7
READ Reading 1498 251341 140751 95 404708 5752 11 1 0 0
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 949 94068 51738 99 247341 61079 4 0 0 0
N&W Norfolk & Western 1705 274858 142927 99 306309 7093 13 8 0 0
W&M Wilmington & Manchester 1954 226572 145006 87 512943 340723 1 3 0 0
NER Northeastern Line 1107 151895 78984 99 309902 50495 8 1 0 0
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 321 49879 28431 97 65207 822 10 2 0 0
SCL Sea Coast Line 2965 625131 325066 99 787605 8539 16 14 0 19
COG Central of Georgia 410 56199 31471 98 105371 17826 8 1 0 0
P&FW Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne 757 75760 42425 95 180939 118409 2 3 0 0
TP&W Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw 717 112411 58454 99 187442 112603 8 4 0 0
NO&J New Orleans & Jackson 603 78266 44612 97 153317 31251 7 2 0 0
SM Southern Mississippi 255 30807 18176 95 68309 25951 4 0 0 0
MS Michigan Southern 598 85392 50381 95 183126 92151 1 3 0 0
O&M Ohio & Mississippi 165 18654 10819 96 41208 7541 5 1 0 0
IC Illinois Central 185 23427 15462 88 50845 24303 2 0 0 0
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 1296 154544 81908 98 293259 53499 7 5 0 0
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 1223 143753 79063 99 298375 151647 4 4 3872 780
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 190 22797 16414 82 38975 28225 0 0 0 0
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 185 23187 14840 90 41395 19071 3 0 0 0
FEC Florida East Coast 299 24501 17396 83 54287 39313 -1 0 0 0
M&SP Milwaukee & St. Paul 612 58774 37028 91 147097 72106 1 0 0 0
MP Missouri Pacific 572 69558 38256 99 148605 50521 5 0 0 0
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 296 28365 15884 95 59377 34667 3 6 0 0
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 173 16757 10724 90 37678 18680 1 0 0 0
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 90 15991 10714 87 21575 15625 5 0 0 0
CP Central Pacific 729 71500 45045 91 164927 77649 2 4 0 0
SL&A St Louis & Alton 353 44181 24741 95 84621 57389 4 3 0 0
SLSF St Louis & San Francisco 239 25788 14183 96 52970 27425 4 0 0 0
SLSW St Louis & Southwestern 155 19581 12140 92 37460 20170 3 2 0 0
GW Great Western 140 17891 11987 87 29405 21295 2 0 0 0
SP Southern Pacific 1003 119379 62077 99 233871 111270 6 1 0 0
GN Great Northern 295 23075 14999 89 53591 38809 0 0 0 0
ATSF Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 564 71131 39122 99 138138 91002 4 1 0 0

Railroad Lines:

Regions:  A = Atlantic ;  D = Deep South ;  O = Ohio ;  L = Great Lakes ;  C = Central ;  M = Mississippi ;  G = Gulf ;  W = Midwest ;  S = Southwest ;  T = Mountain ;  P = Pacific ;  N = Canada ;  X = Mexico 
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
  • New York Central (NYC)
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
  • Reading (READ)
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
  • Northeastern Line (NER)
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
  • Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW)
  • Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
  • New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J)
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
  • Michigan Southern (MS)
  • Ohio & Mississippi (O&M)
  • Illinois Central (IC)
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
  • Florida East Coast (FEC)
  • Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP)
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
  • Central Pacific (CP)
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
  • St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
  • Great Western (GW)
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
  • Great Northern (GN)
  • Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)

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 32 33 35 +3  380 1631 14   2 1 3
NYC 37 39 41 +4  2734 13604 48 9 9 3
ERIE 29 29 30 +1  285 1435 0   12 3
PENN 72 63 54 -18  2970 12886 82 3 3 7
READ 32 39 47 +15  2243 7490 0   2 1 3
C&O 21 22 24 +3  1271 4701 44   11 1 5
N&W 41 50 60 +19  2039 8475 54 3 3 1 5
W&M 49 42 36 -13  3149 9715 55 9 5
NER 29 36 43 +14  1622 5490 45   5 3 12
C&H 48 38 29 -19  685 1611 0 4 4 3 10
SCL 43 51 59 +16  3125 14832 0 1 1 2
COG 28 30 32 +4  431 1985 65   10 1 12
P&FW 25 30 35 +10  1171 3735 50 11 11 3 12
TP&W 32 33 34 +2  729 3525 60   3 12
NO&J 32 38 45 +13  919 2910 105   2 1 3
SM 18 21 24 +6  578 1196 79    
MS 37 37 37 +0  909 7815 55 12 12 2 11
O&M 24 25 27 +3  203 816 9 7 7 3 12
IC 17 19 21 +4  336 856 69   3
C&NW 62 50 39 -23  2486 6308 172 1 1 3 12
CRIP 60 49 40 -20  1364 6043 72 2 2 1
CB&Q 0 0 14 +14  0 855 95   3
CASL 22 23 25 +3  280 895 30 4 4 12
FEC 0 0 14 +14  0 1346 149   3
M&SP 20 23 27 +7  889 2794 266   12
MP 60 49 39 -21  933 2779 81 12 1 3
M&LR 24 25 27 +3  148 1398 82   6 1
V&T 22 23 24 +2  260 837 28 10 10 12
L&A 0 0 14 +14  0 405 45 10 10
CP 67 81 95 +28  1517 3379 266 5 5 2
SL&A 23 28 33 +10  351 1681 84 11 11
SLSF 19 21 23 +4  327 1195 0 6 6 12
SLSW 15 16 18 +3  295 717 58   6
GW 0 0 14 +14  0 630 70   10
SP 50 69 88 +38  1398 4896 119 5 5 12
GN 0 0 14 +14  0 1328 147 6 6
ATSF 24 29 35 +11  440 2679 141   5

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
SL 750 TR 420 LR&S 1050
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