Continental Rails II

Game # 27 - Turn # 14

Headline News 1867 to 1868

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1867: The first trans-Atlantic telegraph cable laid between U.S. and Europe.
  2. 1868: U.S. spends millions to purchase Alaska wasteland from Russia!

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Milton Littlefield bought MKT for $2002, Thomas Scott bought KCN for $27403, Jay Gould bought SP&D for $7578.
  • PCs Incorporated: KCS, ATSF, SM, MN.
  • New Engines Acquired: ERIE bought Atlantic 4-4-2, CP bought Atlantic 4-4-2.
  • New Technologies Acquired: N&W bought coal burning engines, GTW bought coal burning engines, CRIP bought coal burning engines, CP bought coal burning engines.
  • RoWs built: C2 by GT, KY8 by ERIE, PA8 by C&A, PA4 by B&O, MS1 by N&W, IL3 by S&A, AL4 by S&G, TN7 by GTW, WI4 by C&NW, IA7 by CRIP, WI5 by CNS, WI1 by M&SP, TX2 by V&T, NV2 by CP, ND5 by GN.
  • GT doubled B&H, B&O doubled PA9.
  • New RoWs acquired: B&O got KY3, CNS got WI7, C&NW got MN2, UP got IA5, L&A got LA4, NP got ND3, V&T got TX3, GN got MT1, CP got UT7, M&SP got MN3.
  • Stock splits: C&A splits 2 for 1.
  • New railroad Presidents: Jay Gould of SP, Jay Gould of ATSF, Cornelius Vanderbilt of KCS.
  • New Private Companies Available: SP&P, SV.
  • Milton Littlefield dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $12125. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Thomas Scott, Jay Gould, John Forbes, Jim Fisk
  • Invention of block signal system improves traffic flow, prevents major collisions.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Normal.
  • Best locomotive available: Atlantic 4-4-2
  • 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 J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Thomas Scott (7) Jay Gould (9) Jim Fisk (1) Nicolas Koechlin (2)
Rail Mogul Jay Gould (9) John Forbes (8) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Jim Fisk (1) Thomas Scott (7)
Rail Builder Milton Littlefield (6) Jay Gould (9) Thomas Scott (7) Jim Fisk (1) J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
Rail Magnate J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Milton Littlefield (6) Jay Gould (9) Thomas Scott (7) Jim Fisk (1)
Rail Prodigal Jay Gould (9) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) John Forbes (8) Thomas Scott (7) Jim Fisk (1)
Rail Baron Jay Gould (9) J. Pierpont Morgan (4) Thomas Scott (7) Milton Littlefield (6) Jim Fisk (1)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
7 Thomas Scott CP UP KCN MP
9 Jay Gould SP ATSF .... SP&D
1 Jim Fisk C&NW NP .... ....
6 Milton Littlefield N&W V&T MKT ....
4 J. Pierpont Morgan M&C SCL .... WP
8 John Forbes GN CNS .... ....
2 Nicolas Koechlin NYC S&G .... ....
3 Eugène de Ségur G&C .... .... ....
5 Cornelius Vanderbilt L&A KCS .... ....
10 Hannibal Kimball .... C&A .... ....
13 William Ogden .... .... .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....
12 William Palmer .... .... .... ....
11 Thomas Durant .... .... .... ....
14 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
B&M Boston & Maine 513 55819 30700 99 143034 5774 6 1 0 2
GT Grand Trunk 549 93016 48369 99 139339 66098 10 9 0 1280
NYC New York Central 822 110002 60501 99 136697 3156 10 1 0 0
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 2702 429405 236173 96 748468 412888 7 1 0 366
C&A Camden & Amboy 301 64382 36698 97 90171 22381 4 0 0 0
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 2044 384259 203657 98 564360 226632 11 18 0 255
N&W Norfolk & Western 3618 626784 413674 85 1040573 479525 5 4 0 56
S&A Savannah & Augusta 2595 378040 196580 99 660377 191936 9 0 0 349
SCL Sea Coast Line 1793 260944 135692 99 544355 147915 8 2 0 10
S&G Savannah & Gulf 660 77212 40150 99 163613 52992 6 0 0 381
G&C Greenville & Columbia 94 10071 6546 89 26767 9676 1 0 0 0
GTW Grand Trunk Western 2326 410066 221435 97 694812 269770 9 4 0 290
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 1059 117799 64789 99 307799 119741 3 0 0 9
NO&J New Orleans & Jackson 438 56418 31030 99 139430 55167 4 0 0 7
SM Southern Mississippi 44 8117 5601 85 10787 7813 4 0 0 0
MN Michigan Northern 102 14263 9414 88 22097 16003 3 0 0 0
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 400 46820 25282 97 91656 58543 4 4 3200 0
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 358 40303 22166 99 86738 50511 4 0 0 520
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 190 23291 13043 98 53444 15736 5 1 0 0
CNS Chicago North Shore 197 40578 23535 96 63542 38418 9 16 1144 280
M&SP Milwaukee & St. Paul 411 52889 29089 99 132067 59010 4 1 0 0
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 405 41857 25533 93 99140 58542 1 1 0 0
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 90 16342 8988 99 23289 16431 8 4 1350 0
CP Central Pacific 328 32512 17881 99 85714 49810 2 0 0 0
UP Union Pacific 105 10657 5861 99 23244 16146 2 1 0 0
SL&A St Louis & Alton 99 16699 11188 87 23680 13643 5 5 0 0
SP Southern Pacific 90 18501 12766 85 23589 14130 6 2 0 0
GN Great Northern 501 37906 23502 92 134943 78387 -2 15 0 1236
NP Northern Pacific 281 25178 14855 95 60016 37524 1 1 1940 0
ATSF Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 183 18252 12411 86 35321 25579 0 0 0 0
KCS Kansas City Southern 98 12625 8206 89 20531 14869 3 0 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 
  • Boston & Maine (B&M)
    B&MME1C1GTNYCGTBoston Quebec
    B&M ; ME1 ; C1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GTB&HNYNHC2B&MNYCNYCERIEC&AC&AERIEBoston New York Philadelphia Montreal
    GT  (Double) ; B&H  (Double) ; NYNH  (Double) ; C2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYCB&AHRLNY3PA11B&MGTGTGTERIEC&AC&AERIEGTWERIEGTWERIEERIEB&Ooh3ERIEERIEBoston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Montreal London
    NYC ; B&A ; HRL ; NY3 ; PA11
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIENY2C4C5MCMI1LSMI5NY1C3MRLEA&GWOH4IN2IN7IL4IN6KY8NYCNYCNYCGTC&AC&AGTWGTWGTWM&CGTWGTWMNGTWGTWB&OGTWc&cM&CGTWN&WC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslCNSmpSL&Amktslsfslswm&wNYCC&AB&ONYCGTWoh2oh3GTWoh6GTWoh8GTWmi4mi6in1in3B&OM&CB&OM&CN&Wil1N&WS&AB&OGTWN&Wil8il9il10il12il14B&OB&ON&Wky7ky9ky10ky11M&SPmo2mo3mo4GTBoston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Kansas City Montreal London
    ERIE ; NY2 ; C4 ; C5 ; MC ; MI1 ; LS ; MI5 ; NY1 ; C3 ; MRLE ; A&GW ; OH4 ; IN2 ; IN7 ; IL4 ; IN6 ; KY8
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AOLCMN]
  • Camden & Amboy (C&A)
    C&ACNJPA8NYCGTERIEB&OB&OGTWERIEERIEN&WB&OB&ONew York Philadelphia Baltimore Buffalo
    C&A  (Double) ; CNJ ; PA8
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OWV1WV3KY1IN4MONIN8IL5PA7PENNLVPA9PA10PA2PA4ky3M&CERIEGTWGTWoh8M&CN&Wky4N&Wky6C&AC&AGTWERIEGTWGTWM&CERIEGTWGTWc&cM&CN&WC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslCNSmpSL&Amktslsfslswm&wERIENYCN&WN&WGTWGTWC&ANYCN&Wmd2va5M&CN&WGTWGTWoh8ERIEin1ERIEin3M&CERIEERIEM&Cil1N&WS&AERIEGTWN&Wil8il9il10il12il14N&WM&SPmo2mo3mo4ERIENew York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Kansas City London
    B&O  (Double) ; WV1 ; WV3 ; KY1  (Double) ; IN4  (Double) ; MON  (Double) ; IN8 ; IL5  (Double) ; PA7  (Double) ; PENN  (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; PA9  (Double) ; PA10 ; PA2  (Double) ; PA4
    Unbuilt: KY3
    [Regions: AOLCM]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&WN&SRF&PNC2W&WSC5BRLTN2TN4C&OMD1PA1PA3N&CA&WPTN8AL6AL7R&DVCWV4KY2KY5IN10IL2ICIL7MS1C&AB&OB&OGTWB&OS&ASCLG&CGTWSCLS&AS&ANO&JGTWB&OGTWc&cM&CGTWC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslCNSmpL&ASL&Amktslsfslswgwm&wB&OB&OGTWmd2va1va2va3va4va5va7nc1sc3S&AS&GS&ASCLB&OERIEin1ERIEERIEB&OM&Cil1S&AERIEB&OGTWil8il9il10il12il14B&OB&Oky4ky6ky7ERIEky10ky11S&AM&Cky14tn1tn3tn5SCLGTWSCLS&ASCLS&AM&CS&GS&Aal5al8ms2S&AS&AM&SPmo2mo3mo4la3New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington Cincinnati Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans Chicago St. Louis Memphis Kansas City
    N&W  (Double) ; N&S  (Double) ; RF&P  (Double) ; NC2 ; W&W ; SC5 ; BRL ; TN2 ; TN4 ; C&O ; MD1  (Double) ; PA1  (Double) ; PA3  (Double) ; N&C ; A&WP  (Double) ; TN8 ; AL6 ; AL7 ; R&D  (Double) ; VC ; WV4 ; KY2 ; KY5 ; IN10  (Double) ; IL2 ; IC  (Double) ; IL7  (Double) ; MS1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ADOCMG]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&AGA1GA8A&TAL3MS6TN10MS4GM&OMS3TN12KY12C&HNERW&MSC1SC4IL3N&WSCLS&GSCLG&CN&WN&WSCLN&WNO&JSMGTWN&Wm&lrnc1sc2sc3SCLSCLERIEB&OM&CN&Wil1N&WERIEB&OGTWN&Wil8il9ky9ky11M&Cky14N&Wtn5SCLN&WSCLSCLM&Ctn14tn15S&Gal2S&Gal5N&Wal8N&Wms2NO&JNO&Jar1ar5Wilmington Charleston Savannah Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Chicago St. Louis Memphis Vicksburg
    S&A  (Double) ; GA1  (Double) ; GA8  (Double) ; A&T  (Double) ; AL3  (Double) ; MS6 ; TN10 ; MS4 ; GM&O  (Double) ; MS3 ; TN12 ; KY12 ; C&H  (Double) ; NER ; W&M ; SC1 ; SC4 ; IL3
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCLGA2GA4COGFL4A&CFL5TN6TN9TN11FECFL6S&AS&AS&AS&GN&WN&WS&AN&Wm&lrS&AS&Aga3ga5S&Afl1fl2fl3N&Wtn5GTWN&WS&AS&AM&Ctn14tn15al2S&Aal5N&WN&Wal8S&AS&ANO&Jar1ar5Charleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile Memphis
    SCL  (Double) ; GA2  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; COG ; FL4 ; A&C ; FL5 ; TN6 ; TN9 ; TN11 ; FEC ; FL6
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&GGA6GA7AL1AL4S&ASCLN&WS&AS&AS&ASCLga3SCLga5S&Aal2S&Aal5N&Wal8ms2S&AS&ACharleston Savannah Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans
    S&G ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1 ; AL4
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AD]
  • Greenville & Columbia (G&C)
    G&CS&AN&WS&Asc2sc3S&AN&WN&WCharleston Savannah Atlanta
    G&C
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ]
  • Grand Trunk Western (GTW)
    GTWTP&WOH5MSFW&COH7P&LEP&FWOH1MI2READPA5PA6O&MWBSHL&NIL6TN7C&AB&OB&OERIEERIEM&CERIEERIEN&WMNB&Oc&cM&CN&WC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslCNSmpSL&Amktslsfslswm&wN&WB&ON&WB&OB&ONYCB&OM&CB&Ooh2oh3ERIEoh6oh8ERIEERIEmi6in1ERIEin3B&OM&CERIEM&CN&Wil1N&WS&AERIEB&ON&Wil8il9il10il12il14B&OB&ON&Wky7ERIEky10ky11S&AM&Cky14SCLN&WSCLal2M&SPmo2mo3mo4ERIENew York Philadelphia Baltimore Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Birmingham Chicago St. Louis Kansas City London
    GTW  (Double) ; TP&W ; OH5 ; MS ; FW&C  (Double) ; OH7 ; P&LE  (Double) ; P&FW  (Double) ; OH1 ; MI2 ; READ  (Double) ; PA5 ; PA6  (Double) ; O&M ; WBSH  (Double) ; L&N ; IL6 ; TN7
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AOLCM]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&CIN5C&EIIN9KY13TN13WV2GTWGTWERIEGTWGTWB&OGTWc&cN&WC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslCNSGTWB&OB&OB&OGTWGTWoh8ERIEin1ERIEin3B&OERIEERIEB&ON&Wil1N&WS&AGTWN&Wil8il9il10il12il14B&OB&Oky9ky11S&Aky14N&WSCLS&ASCLS&Atn14tn15S&AS&AS&AM&SPCleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Birmingham Chicago St. Louis Memphis
    M&C ; IN5 ; C&EI ; IN9 ; KY13 ; TN13 ; WV2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: OC]
  • New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J)
    NO&JMS7MS5SMm&lrV&TL&AgwS&ASCLtn14tn15N&Wms2S&AS&Aar1ar5la3la5Mobile New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg
    NO&J ; MS7 ; MS5
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: MG]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SMNO&JV&TS&ANO&JS&ANO&Jla5New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg
    SM
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: M]
  • Michigan Northern (MN)
    MNERIEGTWERIEGTWmi3ERIEDetroit London
    MN
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: L]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NWWI4mn2M&SPGNNPsp&psp&dwi6mn1M&SPmn5mn6GNc7c8B&OGTWc&cM&CN&WCRIPCB&QcaslCNSM&SPNPsp&psp&dERIEin1il1il10il12il14il15M&SPwi2wi3wi6mn1M&SPmn5mn6Chicago Duluth St. Paul Winnipeg
    C&NW ; WI4
    Unbuilt: MN2
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIPIA7B&OGTWc&cM&CN&WC&NWCB&QcaslCNSkcnERIEin1il1il10il12il13il14il15M&SPia3ia4UPia6ia8ia10mo7Chicago Omaha Kansas City
    CRIP ; IA7
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&QB&OGTWc&cM&CN&WC&NWCRIPcaslCNSERIEin1il1il10il11il12il13il14M&SPia1ia2ia4Chicago
    CB&Q
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNSWI5wi7GNsp&dwi6wi8wi9mn1c6B&OGTWc&cM&CN&WC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslM&SPERIEin1il1il10il12il14M&SPwi2wi6wi9c6Chicago Duluth St. Paul Slt Ste Marie
    CNS  (Double) ; WI5
    Unbuilt: WI7
    [Regions: C]
  • Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP)
    M&SPWI1mn3NPsp&psp&dwi3C&NWwi6mn1C&NWmn4mn5mn6ia8ia9ia10B&OGTWc&cM&CN&WC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslCNSNPsp&psp&dERIEin1il1il10il12il14wi2C&NWCNSwi6mn1C&NWmn5mn6Chicago Duluth St. Paul Omaha
    M&SP ; WI1
    Unbuilt: MN3
    [Regions: CW]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&TTX2tx3cttrh&ssa&htx1tx16m1SMt&pcttrlr&sh&ssa&hNO&Jar6ar8L&Ala5la6tx1tx5tx16Vicksburg Ft. Worth Houston Monterey
    V&T ; TX2
    Unbuilt: TX3
    [Regions: MS]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&Ala4V&Tt&plr&sh&sar6ar8la2la3la5la6V&Ttx5NO&JgwN&Wms2la2la3la5Mobile New Orleans Vicksburg Ft. Worth Houston
    L&A
    Unbuilt: LA4
    [Regions: G]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CPNV2ut7ut5ut6ut8nv1wpSPsvut8nv1ca7Salt Lake City Sacramento San Francisco
    CP ; NV2
    Unbuilt: UT7
    [Regions: P]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UPia5kcnlp&wia3ia4ia6CRIPia9ia10ia11mo7ne2lp&wia6ia9ia11ne1ne2Omaha Kansas City
    UP
    Unbuilt: IA5
    [Regions: W]
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
    SL&Acaslmpmktslsfslswm&wERIEB&OGTWN&Wil8il9il11mo1mo2mo3mo4Chicago St. Louis Kansas City
    SL&A
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: M]
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
    SPCPwpsvca4ca5ca7ca8Sacramento San Francisco Los Angeles
    SP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: P]
  • Great Northern (GN)
    GNND5mt1mt2mt9sp&dCNSwi8mn1C&NWc7c8Duluth St. Paul Winnipeg
    GN ; ND5
    Unbuilt: MT1
    [Regions: W]
  • Northern Pacific (NP)
    NPnd3nd4M&SPsp&psp&dC&NWwi6mn1C&NWM&SPmn5mn6Duluth St. Paul
    NP
    Unbuilt: ND3
    [Regions: W]
  • Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)
    ATSFmpkc&dkpKCSkcnlp&wmo3mo6mo7mo8mo9ks1ks2ok7ok8St. Louis Omaha Kansas City
    ATSF
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas City Southern (KCS)
    KCSmpmktkc&dkpATSFkcnlp&wmo3mo4mo5mo6mo7mo8mo9ks1ok2ok6St. Louis Omaha Kansas City
    KCS
    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&M 33 32 31 -2  649 2539 26   8 4 9
GT 34 48 63 +29  175 2617 128   5 6 8 9
NYC 51 62 73 +22  1284 4077 40 2 2 5 8 9 10
ERIE 70 52 34 -36  5205 13440 70   7 4
C&A 44 81 59 +74  212 9716 74 10 7 1 6
B&O 45 46 48 +3  2852 10189 44   9
N&W 46 38 31 -15  6032 18025 69 6 6 1
S&A 68 59 50 -18  2331 12927 54   1 6
SCL 45 38 32 -13  3336 8879 93 4 4 9
S&G 28 28 28 +0  457 3224 76 2 5 9
G&C 31 28 26 -5  94 454 16 3 3 8 9
GTW 54 60 66 +12  2266 11984 181   7 4 8 9
M&C 38 34 31 -7  1123 5225 70 4 4 8 9
NO&J 28 28 29 +1  480 2177 13   9 6 8
SM 0 0 14 +14  0 198 22   8
MN 0 0 14 +14  0 459 51   8
C&NW 43 55 68 +25  272 1860 140 1 1 5 6 8 9
CRIP 42 37 33 -9  75 1686 104   9 5 6 7 8
CB&Q 30 28 26 -4  124 926 24   4 6 7 8 9
CNS 43 61 79 +36  98 929 56 8 8
M&SP 23 22 21 -2  445 2013 42   9 8
V&T 36 55 74 +38  210 1909 116 6 6
L&A 14 19 24 +10  176 450 0 5 5
CP 88 62 36 -52  255 1553 87 7 7 6 8 9
UP 14 18 23 +9  212 525 0 7 7
SL&A 14 16 19 +5  172 458 37   1 8
SP 14 14 15 +1  160 416 34 9 9
GN 38 59 80 +42  375 2402 103 8 8
NP 14 18 23 +9  582 1405 0 1 1
ATSF 0 0 14 +14  0 824 91 9 9
KCS 0 0 14 +14  0 441 49 5 5

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price
C&C Cincinnati & Chicago 1010
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 925
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 660
SLSF St Louis & San Francisco 1195
SLSW St Louis & Southwestern 775
GW Great Western 700
SP&P St Paul & Pacific 1430
KC&D Kansas City & Denver 330
KP Kansas Pacific 890
SV Sacramento Valley 750
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