Continental Rails II

Game # 28 - 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

PCs Incorporated: A&P, M&W.
New Engines Acquired: PENN bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SCL bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, NO&J bought Consolidation 2-8-0, L&A bought Consolidation 2-8-0, LR&S bought Consolidation 2-8-0.
New Technologies Acquired: C&O bought automatic brakes, W&M bought automatic brakes, SCL bought automatic brakes, A&WP bought automatic couplers, SLSW bought Pullman sleepers.
RoWs built: NE2 by C&NW, WI5 by CNS, C7 by V&T, WI2 by CP, CA10 by MKT, TX13 by SP, C9 by GN, WA4 by SP&P, CO3 by KP, WI9 by SL, TX12 by T&P, CO5 by CW.
RoWs abandoned: CO6 was abandoned by UP.
NYNH doubled OH8, C&O doubled C&O, VC doubled C&C, IC doubled TP&W, CP doubled NV3, UP doubled CO7.
New RoWs acquired: SP got IL12, SL got WI8, CNS got MN6, KCN got IA6, M&LR got AR3, V&T got LA3, T&P got LA6, C&NW got NE3, KP got TX14, UP got UT2, CP got CA2, MKT got CA11, GN got WA6, CW got CO6.
RR Mergers: SP&P merges into V&T.
Inadequate signal system slows FEC rail service: mail contracts worth $3289 cancelled.
Inadequate brakes on SLSW locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $1395.
Guerre tarifaire: SCL declares rate war on IC, reduces rates by 50%, CP declares rate war on SP, reduces rates by 50%.
Bankrupt Tycoons: Dan Drew.
Stock splits: PENN splits 2 for 1, C&O splits 4 for 1, A&WP splits 4 for 1, NO&J splits 4 for 1, V&T splits 4 for 1, L&A splits 3 for 1, UP splits 3 for 1, SLSW splits 2 for 1, GW splits 3 for 1, KP splits 5 for 1, TR splits 2 for 1.
Cornered stocks: B&O, C&O, S&A, SCL, VC, A&WP, NO&J, IC, C&NW, CP, UP, GW, KP.
New railroad Presidents: Leland Stanford of B&O, Hannibal Kimball of S&A, John Forbes of SCL, Railroad Bill Jr of L&A, Jay Gould of SP&D, Edward Harriman of T&P, J. Pierpont Morgan of LR&S.
New Private Companies Available: DRGW.
Thomas Scott has a Transcontinental system.
Jay Gould has a Transcontinental system.
Hannibal Kimball dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $2000000. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Leland Stanford, J. Pierpont Morgan, Edward Harriman, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Railroad Bill Jr, Milton Littlefield, Thomas Scott
Invention of refrigerated freight cars permits shipment of perishable cargos long distances.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Good to Boom.
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.

FINAL VICTORY POINTS

Robber Baron		Rail Mogul		Rail Builder		Rail Magnate		Rail Prodigal		Rail Baron
64	Jay Gould (9)	280	Leland Stanford (5)	47	Hannibal Kimball (10)	166	Jay Gould (9)	109	Leland Stanford (5)	459	Hannibal Kimball (10)
64	Hannibal Kimball (10)	280	Zorglub von Raspouti (11)	43	Leland Stanford (5)	163	Hannibal Kimball (10)	103	Hannibal Kimball (10)	411	Leland Stanford (5)
50	Thomas Scott (7)	244	Edward Harriman (2)	40	Jay Gould (9)	132	Jim Fisk (1)	95	Jim Fisk (1)	385	Jim Fisk (1)
48	Jim Fisk (1)	233	Jim Fisk (1)	35	Milton Littlefield (6)	131	Leland Stanford (5)	87	Edward Harriman (2)	333	Jay Gould (9)
43	Milton Littlefield (6)	233	J. Pierpont Morgan (4)	34	Thomas Scott (7)	85	Thomas Scott (7)	85	Thomas Scott (7)	326	Edward Harriman (2)
43	Zorglub von Raspouti (11)	188	Hannibal Kimball (10)	29	Jim Fisk (1)	81	Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)	67	J. Pierpont Morgan (4)	314	Thomas Scott (7)
40	Edward Harriman (2)	177	Railroad Bill Jr (12)	28	Edward Harriman (2)	80	Milton Littlefield (6)	35	Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)	234	J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
27	Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)	135	Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)	18	J. Pierpont Morgan (4)	77	Railroad Bill Jr (12)	17	Milton Littlefield (6)	233	Milton Littlefield (6)
27	Leland Stanford (5)	135	Jay Gould (9)	14	John Forbes (8)	66	Edward Harriman (2)	2	Railroad Bill Jr (12)	226	Zorglub von Raspouti (11)
24	John Forbes (8)	123	John Forbes (8)	13	Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)	54	John Forbes (8)	0	John Forbes (8)	197	Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
21	J. Pierpont Morgan (4)	102	Thomas Scott (7)	13	Zorglub von Raspouti (11)	54	Zorglub von Raspouti (11)	0	Jay Gould (9)	161	Railroad Bill Jr (12)
21	Railroad Bill Jr (12)	83	Milton Littlefield (6)	9	Railroad Bill Jr (12)	34	J. Pierpont Morgan (4)	0	Zorglub von Raspouti (11)	141	John Forbes (8)
21	Cyrus Holliday (15)	0	William Ogden (13)	0	William Ogden (13)	0	William Ogden (13)	0	William Ogden (13)	32	Cyrus Holliday (15)
19	William Ogden (13)	0	Dan Drew (14)	0	Dan Drew (14)	0	Dan Drew (14)	0	Dan Drew (14)	29	William Ogden (13)
19	Dan Drew (14)	0	Cyrus Holliday (15)	0	Cyrus Holliday (15)	0	Cyrus Holliday (15)	0	Cyrus Holliday (15)	29	Dan Drew (14)

Player Summary

		President of		PCs owned
Player #	Tycoon name	RR 1	RR 2	PC 1	PC 2
6	Milton Littlefield	UP	C&O	....	....
9	Jay Gould	CNS	SP&D	....	....
7	Thomas Scott	CP	NYNH	....	....
11	Zorglub von Raspouti	TR	KCN	....	....
10	Hannibal Kimball	S&A	V&T	....	....
2	Edward Harriman	T&P	CW	....	....
1	Jim Fisk	C&NW	IC	....	....
4	J. Pierpont Morgan	LR&S	....	....	....
5	Leland Stanford	B&O	SL	....	....
12	Railroad Bill Jr	W&M	L&A	....	....
3	Cornelius Vanderbilt	KP	VC	....	....
8	John Forbes	MKT	SCL	....	....
13	William Ogden	....	....	....	....
14	Dan Drew	....	....	....	....
15	Cyrus Holliday	....	....	....	....

Railroad Summary

RR	Name	Tracks	Revenues	Expense	Efficiency	Bonds	Loans	Profit / share	Dividend / share	Grant	Land
NYNH	New York & New Haven	3160	693588	388409	95	991052	474196	0	0	0	0
PENN	Pennsylvania	2906	625337	325173	99	833672	292592	5	9	0	13
READ	Reading	288	83576	50981	90	76081	46322	2	0	0	0
B&O	Baltimore & Ohio	2831	508962	264661	99	742096	389577	2	1	0	1
C&O	Chesapeake & Ohio	1626	218752	113750	99	401644	278556	0	0	0	7
W&M	Wilmington & Manchester	233	26334	14484	99	58529	7313	6	9	0	0
S&A	Savannah & Augusta	3521	861106	568329	85	1028248	693119	3	2	0	0
SCL	Sea Coast Line	3022	538710	323315	92	810513	282092	1	0	0	2
VC	Virginia Central	3147	564058	315872	95	987353	187859	1	1	0	5
A&WP	Atlanta & West Point	315	44052	24228	99	89117	15025	8	1	0	0
NO&J	New Orleans & Jackson	534	91508	56734	92	136705	1346	0	0	0	0
IC	Illinois Central	3365	691489	422015	91	1018477	404722	1	1	0	4
C&NW	Chicago & Northwestern	1824	263856	137204	99	426953	236369	0	0	4830	46
FEC	Florida East Coast	299	25027	16768	87	76610	2077	2	0	0	0
CNS	Chicago North Shore	2511	386296	200873	99	683936	454446	0	1	0	231
M&LR	Memphis & Little Rock	132	17264	9495	99	35716	7640	7	7	0	0
V&T	Vicksburg & Texas	5649	950986	998534	46	1428758	728653	-1	0	0	2429
L&A	Louisiana & Arkansas	1805	245563	135058	99	427776	252932	0	0	0	587
CP	Central Pacific	3797	586500	421021	83	1042181	688829	0	0	0	15
UP	Union Pacific	2925	476978	248028	99	697589	11466	0	0	0	137
MKT	Missouri, Kansas & Texas	2218	226387	119985	98	524330	343589	1	0	1710	564
SLSW	St Louis & Southwestern	155	21650	12124	98	42845	10369	7	1	0	0
GW	Great Western	140	20281	11966	95	35318	9839	7	1	0	0
SP	Southern Pacific	3189	427973	251896	95	953471	591788	1	2	0	722
GN	Great Northern	2179	267195	138942	99	491205	321311	2	7	0	72
KP	Kansas Pacific	1950	225758	117394	99	470542	233218	1	1	1240	369
KCN	Kansas City Northern	223	25311	14174	98	49235	17438	5	9	0	0
SP&D	St Paul & Duluth	150	19940	12163	93	38552	17288	5	0	0	0
SL	Soo Line	295	34237	18830	99	74069	42248	4	4	2000	0
T&P	Texas & Pacific	926	105972	58285	99	239542	143684	1	11	0	0
TR	Texas Road	84	13326	8262	92	20560	9420	6	9	0	0
LR&S	Little Rock & Shreveport	210	19755	12051	93	46143	23390	2	0	0	0
H&S	Houston & Shreveport	232	26994	18086	87	59443	27988	2	0	0	0
C&S	Colorado & Southern	116	15889	10646	87	31432	15486	3	0	0	0
CW	Colorado Western	257	34321	18876	99	75040	44594	5	16	0	405
DP	Denver Pacific	106	15240	9601	91	28562	13419	5	4	0	0
A&P	Atlantic & Pacific	116	12009	8046	87	27341	16759	1	0	0	0
M&W	Missouri & Western	197	24359	16808	85	49041	30059	1	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

New York & New Haven (NYNH)

NYNH (Double) ; ERIE (Double) ; NY2 ; B&H (Double) ; PA11 (Double) ; GTW (Double) ; P&LE (Double) ; OH5 ; FW&C (Double) ; OH6 ; CNJ (Double) ; PA9 (Double) ; PA10 ; PA8 (Double) ; IN3 ; IN8 ; GT (Double) ; C2 (Double) ; C3 (Double) ; NY1 ; IL5 (Double) ; OH8 (Double)

Unbuilt: none

[Regions: AOLCMN]

Pennsylvania (PENN)

PENN (Double) ; LV (Double) ; PA5 (Double) ; PA6 (Double) ; PA7 ; P&FW (Double) ; OH2 ; MC (Double) ; MS (Double) ; MI5 (Double) ; MN (Double) ; MI1 ; OH3 (Double) ; MI4 ; C&A (Double) ; PA2 (Double) ; MD1 (Double) ; RF&P (Double) ; PA4 (Double) ; VA3 (Double) ; VA7 (Double) ; MI6 (Double) ; MI3

Unbuilt: none

[Regions: AOLC]

Reading (READ)
READ (Double) ; PA1 (Double) ; PA3 (Double)
Unbuilt: none
[Regions: A]

Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)

B&O (Double) ; WV1 ; M&C ; OH1 ; IN4 (Double) ; IN9 (Double) ; KY12 ; C&EI (Double) ; TN12 (Double) ; IL6 (Double) ; GM&O (Double) ; MS3 (Double) ; AL8 (Double) ; MS1 (Double) ; TN14 (Double) ; WV2 ; WV3 ; TN8 (Double) ; KY9 ; KY10

Unbuilt: none

[Regions: AOCMG]

Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)

C&O (Double) ; VA2 ; SC5 ; BRL (Double) ; MD2 ; A&C (Double) ; NC2 ; TN6 ; TN9 ; TN11 ; VA1

Unbuilt: none

[Regions: ADM]

Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
W&M ; NC1
Unbuilt: none
[Regions: A]

Savannah & Augusta (S&A)

S&A (Double) ; GA1 ; GA8 (Double) ; AL4 ; MS2 (Double) ; AL2 ; TN7 ; L&N (Double) ; LS (Double) ; MRLE ; A&GW ; OH4 ; NYC (Double) ; HRL (Double) ; B&A (Double) ; B&M (Double) ; NY3 ; C4 (Double) ; C5 (Double) ; IN1 (Double) ; WBSH (Double) ; KY8 ; KY11 ; IL7 (Double)

Unbuilt: none

[Regions: ADOLCMGN]

Sea Coast Line (SCL)

SCL (Double) ; NER (Double) ; S&G (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1 (Double) ; AL3 (Double) ; TN10 (Double) ; MS6 ; TN13 ; KY13 (Double) ; IL8 ; MS5 ; MON (Double) ; IN7 ; IL2 ; IN5 (Double) ; KY3 ; KY2 ; VA5 ; KY6

Unbuilt: none

[Regions: ADOCM]

Virginia Central (VC)

VC ; WV4 ; KY1 ; OH7 ; A&T (Double) ; N&C (Double) ; AL5 ; AL7 ; N&W (Double) ; R&D (Double) ; N&S (Double) ; VA4 ; W&W ; VA6 ; TN1 ; TN4 ; TN5 ; KY7 ; IN10 ; KY14 ; IL9 (Double) ; C&C (Double)

Unbuilt: none

[Regions: ADOCMG]

Atlanta & West Point (A&WP)
A&WP ; AL6 ; FL6
Unbuilt: none
[Regions: DG]

New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J)

NO&J (Double) ; SM ; MS7 (Double) ; MS4

Unbuilt: none

[Regions: MG]

Illinois Central (IC)

IC (Double) ; IL4 (Double) ; C&H (Double) ; SC4 (Double) ; G&C (Double) ; SC1 (Double) ; TN2 ; TN3 ; GA4 (Double) ; FL4 ; KY4 ; FL5 ; TP&W (Double) ; IN2 ; IN6 (Double) ; KY5 (Double) ; O&M (Double) ; IL3 (Double) ; MI2 ; SC3 ; SC2 (Double) ; COG (Double) ; GA2 (Double) ; GA3 (Double) ; GA5 ; FL3

Unbuilt: none

[Regions: ADOLCMG]

Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)

C&NW (Double) ; WI4 (Double) ; WI6 (Double) ; MN3 ; C6 (Double) ; WI7 (Double) ; IA9 ; NE2

Unbuilt: NE3

[Regions: CWN]

Florida East Coast (FEC)
FEC
Unbuilt: none
[Regions: ]

Chicago North Shore (CNS)

CNS (Double) ; M&SP (Double) ; NP ; ND3 ; ND4 ; MT6 ; MT7 ; ID5 ; WA1 ; C10 ; WI5

Unbuilt: MN6

[Regions: CWTPN]

Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
M&LR
Unbuilt: AR3
[Regions: M]

Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)

V&T (Double) ; AR8 ; OK2 ; TX2 (Double) ; CT (Double) ; TX5 ; LA4 (Double) ; OK1 ; CASL (Double) ; SL&A (Double) ; MO1 (Double) ; MO8 (Double) ; MO6 (Double) ; IL11 ; LP&W (Double) ; IL13 ; IA11 ; MN5 ; MN2 ; C7 ; SP&P ; ND1 ; ND2 ; MT4 ; MT5 ; MT10 ; ID4 ; WA3 ; WA4

Unbuilt: LA3

[Regions: CMWSTPN]

Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)

L&A (Double) ; LA2 ; TX1 ; TX3 ; M1 ; LA5 ; SA&H ; M2 ; TX16

Unbuilt: none

[Regions: MGSX]

Central Pacific (CP)

CP (Double) ; NV2 ; UT8 ; UT6 (Double) ; UT1 (Double) ; CO9 (Double) ; UT9 (Double) ; CRIP (Double) ; IA7 (Double) ; MO7 (Double) ; KC&D (Double) ; MO3 (Double) ; KS4 (Double) ; CO4 ; IL15 (Double) ; NV3 (Double) ; CA12 ; WI2

Unbuilt: CA2

[Regions: CMWTP]

Union Pacific (UP)

UP (Double) ; NE1 ; CO7 (Double) ; CB&Q (Double) ; IA4 (Double) ; IA5 (Double) ; IA3 (Double) ; WY1 ; UT5 ; CO8 ; MO2 ; SV (Double) ; WP (Double) ; NV1 ; UT7 ; CA7 (Double)

Unbuilt: UT2

[Regions: CMWTP]

Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)