Continental Rails II

Game # 29 - 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: Nicholas van Rijn bought GTW for $3007, Jay Gould bought KCS for $23850, J. Pierpont Morgan bought KCN for $4125.
  • PCs Merged: NP merges into M&SP, MN merges into MC, MS merges into MC.
  • PCs Incorporated: GW, MKT.
  • New Engines Acquired: GT bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, B&A bought Prairie 2-6-2, PENN bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, B&O bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, W&M bought Prairie 2-6-2, C&H bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SCL bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, S&G bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, COG bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, TP&W bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, MC bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, GM&O bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, C&EI bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, CRIP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, CB&Q bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, M&SP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, MP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, V&T bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, CP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, WP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, UP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, KC&D bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, KP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: GT bought block signal system, SCL bought automatic couplers, S&G bought block signal system, TP&W bought block signal system, CRIP bought automatic couplers.
  • RoWs built: IL6 by B&O, GA2 by C&H, IL5 by SCL, GA5 by S&G, OH6 by LS, KY9 by TP&W, AL4 by GM&O, TN11 by SM, WI4 by C&NW, IA7 by CRIP, IA5 by CB&Q, ND1 by M&SP, OK8 by MP, TX2 by V&T, NV2 by CP, IA6 by UP, ND5 by GN.
  • PENN doubled A&GW, SCL doubled NER, M&SP doubled M&SP, V&T doubled V&T, UP doubled UP.
  • New RoWs acquired: SCL got AL8, C&NW got MN2, UP got MO7, V&T got AR8, M&SP got ND2, KP got KS3, KC&D got KS4, GN got MT1, MP got NM4, CP got UT8, SP got CA4.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost W&M $5390.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost S&G $1602.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost SM $8792.
  • Guerre tarifaire: SM declares rate war on C&H, reduces rates by 25%.
  • Stock splits: C&NW splits 2 for 1.
  • New railroad Presidents: Jay Gould of CRIP.
  • New Private Companies Available: SP&D, SL.
  • J. Pierpont Morgan dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $11111. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Nicholas van Rijn, Guy de Lusignan, Henry Farham, B., Jay Gould
  • Pullman's sleeping car design favored by for long distance travel, improves revenues.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Good to Boom.
  • Best locomotive available: Consolidation 2-8-0
  • 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 BaronGuy de Lusignan (5)B. (3)Nicholas van Rijn (2)Henry Farham (6)Jay Gould (9)
Rail MogulB. (3)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Nicholas van Rijn (2)Henry Farham (6)Guy de Lusignan (5)
Rail BuilderB. (3)Guy de Lusignan (5)Henry Farham (6)Nicholas van Rijn (2)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
Rail MagnateGuy de Lusignan (5)B. (3)Henry Farham (6)Nicholas van Rijn (2)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
Rail ProdigalB. (3)Henry Farham (6)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Jay Gould (9)Guy de Lusignan (5)
Rail BaronB. (3)Guy de Lusignan (5)Henry Farham (6)Nicholas van Rijn (2)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
5Guy de Lusignan PENNM&SP........
3B. SCLMP........
6Henry Farham C&NWGN........
2Nicholas van Rijn KPSP....GTW
4J. Pierpont Morgan CPKC&D....KCN
10Hannibal Kimball ....GTA&T....
9Jay Gould UPCRIP....KCS
13William Ogden ................
8John Forbes ........P&LE....
15Cyrus Holliday ................
14Dan Drew ................
11Thomas Durant ................
12William Palmer ................
7Thomas Scott ................
1Jim Fisk ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
GTGrand Trunk 32948471266599993170522846100
B&ABoston & Albany 652845935498595175080748873009
PENNPennsylvania 3122704625387543967571143003881514067
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 290850609326317099809335389740104016
W&MWilmington & Manchester 38548772317019585614411314006
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 19553261971894059944369024348081029
SCLSea Coast Line 3114574401315919967354164976251090243
S&GSavannah & Gulf 26733714185429962654168887100
COGCentral of Georgia 9591246286605298205157763078100
LSLake Shore 16692886731616569551771326974380022
TP&WToledo, Peoria & Warsaw 7941097546146298192923124289610337
MCMichigan Central 458603683742892113299588854100
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 696884524953398171766107736500316
SMSouthern Mississippi 10991416508873995285123175193300129
C&EIChicago & Eastern Illinois 18424771136249940690156957100
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 400529613124795953815250821000
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 35844251230109987116513116200
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 49565226365269814398668735200304
M&SPMilwaukee & St. Paul 12281636978512399295553186066243850788
MPMissouri Pacific 8599462249204992010791270295401768
V&TVicksburg & Texas 405497083032293103679662123000
CPCentral Pacific 3283632822160938382249805241850870
WPWestern Pacific 14220535125269333945150346000
UPUnion Pacific 2402954018905906238739898208920
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 32633579224988777034472161000
GWGreat Western 14019780138468436672224782000
SPSouthern Pacific 90204801126499301761810412168460
GNGreat Northern 5014367925771951178907622011300
KC&DKansas City & Denver 661164964079919992119568438640
KPKansas Pacific 178194821071599462872748131030500

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)
    GTC2PENNB&APENNB&ABoston Montreal
    GT  (Double) ; C2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Boston & Albany (B&A)
    B&AC3NY1PENNGTPENNLSLSPENNPENNPENNGTBoston New York Buffalo Montreal
    B&A ; C3 ; NY1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNC&APA5ERIEPA6LVPA8CNJNY2PA11P&FWA&GWOH4NYNHIN1IN3IN8B&HB&MME1C1IL4GTB&ALSB&OLSp&leLSgtwB&OTP&WB&OSCLLSTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslM&SPMPsl&aMKTslsfslswm&wB&ALSB&Opa2B&Opa4B&Opa9LSwv2oh1oh2LSLSoh7oh8mi5TP&WSCLB&OTP&WSCLB&OB&OC&HB&OSCLB&Oil7il8il9il10il12il14SCLky3wi1mo2mo3mo4LSBoston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Kansas City Quebec London
    PENN (Double) ; C&A  (Double) ; PA5 ; ERIE (Double) ; PA6 ; LV  (Double) ; PA8 ; CNJ  (Double) ; NY2 ; PA11 (Double) ; P&FW ; A&GW (Double) ; OH4 ; NYNH (Double) ; IN1  (Double) ; IN3 ; IN8 ; B&H  (Double) ; B&M  (Double) ; ME1 ; C1 ; IL4  (Double)
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AOLCMN]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OWV1M&CWV3WBSHIN5IN9L&NN&WRF&PN&SMD2MD1PA7PA1PA3READIL3IL1W&WIL6PENNPENNPENNSCLSCLW&Mp&lePENNPENNn&cSMSCLLSTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslM&SPMPsl&aMKTslsfslswm&wpa2pa4PENNPENNSCLva3SCLva7SCLnc2wv2wv4oh1oh7oh8mi5PENNTP&WPENNSCLTP&WSCLPENNC&HC&HPENNSCLil7il8il9il10il12il14SCLky2ky3ky5ky7TP&WGM&OSMC&HSMky14tn7GM&Owi1mo2mo3mo4New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Kansas City
    B&O  (Double) ; WV1 ; M&C  (Double) ; WV3 ; WBSH (Double) ; IN5 ; IN9 ; L&N ; N&W ; RF&P ; N&S ; MD2  (Double) ; MD1  (Double) ; PA7 ; PA1  (Double) ; PA3 ; READ (Double) ; IL3 ; IL1 ; W&W ; IL6
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AOCM]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&MSC2SC1B&OSCLC&HC&HSCLS&Gg&cSCLsc3C&HC&HSCLWilmington Charleston Savannah
    W&M ; SC2 ; SC1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&HSC4S&AGA1GA8AL3TN10TN12KY12BRLIN10ICIL2GA2SCLSCLS&GCOGg&cCOGB&OCOGa&tSMSCLLSTP&WC&EIB&OC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslM&SPm&lrW&MW&Msc3sc5COGSCLmi5PENNTP&WSCLPENNB&OB&OB&OPENNSCLB&Oil7il8il9il10il12il14ky5ky7TP&WTP&WSMSMky14tn2GM&Otn9SMSMtn14tn15al1al2GM&OSCLGM&OSMms7wi1ar1ar5Charleston Savannah Cincinnati Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Chicago St. Louis Memphis
    C&H  (Double) ; SC4 ; S&A  (Double) ; GA1 ; GA8 ; AL3 ; TN10 ; TN12 ; KY12 ; BRL ; IN10 ; IC ; IL2 ; GA2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ADOCM]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCLNERGA4FL4NC1VA1FL5R&DC&OVA4VA5VCKY1IN4MONIN7FL6FECAL5IL5al8GM&OGM&OCOGCOGms2GM&Oms4B&OB&OB&OB&OW&MC&HC&HS&GB&OPENNB&Oa&tLSTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslM&SPMPsl&aMKTslsfslswm&wB&OB&Ova2va3va6va7nc2W&MW&MC&HS&GC&Hfl1fl2fl3B&Owv4oh7oh8mi5PENNTP&WPENNB&OTP&WPENNB&OB&OC&HB&OPENNB&Oil7il8il9il10il12il14ky2ky3al1al2C&HGM&OCOGCOGwi1mo2mo3mo4Baltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah Cincinnati Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans Chicago St. Louis Kansas City
    SCL  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; FL4 ; NC1 ; VA1 ; FL5 ; R&D  (Double) ; C&O  (Double) ; VA4 ; VA5 ; VC ; KY1 ; IN4  (Double) ; MON  (Double) ; IN7 ; FL6 ; FEC ; AL5 ; IL5
    Unbuilt: AL8
    [Regions: ADOCMG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&GGA5C&HSCLSCLW&MC&HCOGSCLCOGfl3SCLCharleston Savannah
    S&G ; GA5
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COGGA3A&CA&WPGA6AL6AL7TN5S&GC&Ha&tGM&On&cC&HC&HS&Gga7C&HSCLky6ky7tn4tn6al1SCLSCLms1Savannah Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans
    COG ; GA3 ; A&C ; A&WP ; GA6 ; AL6 ; AL7 ; TN5
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: DG]
  • Lake Shore (LS)
    LSPA10OH3MI1MRLEOH5FW&CNYCHRLNY3C4C5OH6B&APENNPENNPENNPENNp&lePENNgtwPENNTP&WMCMCMCSCLTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslM&SPB&APENNpa9PENNoh1oh2PENNoh7oh8mi2mi5mi6PENNTP&WPENNB&Oil10il12il14wi1B&ABoston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago Montreal London
    LS ; PA10 ; OH3 ; MI1 ; MRLE ; OH5 ; FW&C ; NYC  (Double) ; HRL ; NY3 ; C4 ; C5 ; OH6
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ALCN]
  • Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
    TP&WC&CIN2IN6KY8KY9gtwB&OSMSCLLSC&EIB&OC&HC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslM&SPoh2LSPENNLSLSoh7oh8LSmi2mi5PENNPENNSCLB&OSCLPENNB&OC&HB&Oil8il9il10il12il14ky5ky7GM&OSMC&HSMky14C&HSMtn14tn15wi1Cleveland Detroit Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Memphis
    TP&W (Double) ; C&C ; IN2 ; IN6 ; KY8 ; KY9
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: OC]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MCMNMSLSLSLSLSmi2mi3mi4mi5mi6LSDetroit Chicago London
    MC ; MN ; MS
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: L]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&OMS3TN8KY10AL4a&tn&cB&OC&HTP&WTP&WSMky14tn7tn9C&HSMC&HSMal1al2C&HSCLCOGSCLms1ms2ms4SMLouisville Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Memphis
    GM&O ; MS3 ; TN8 ; KY10 ; AL4
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: DG]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SMNO&JMS6TN13KY13O&MKY11TN11B&OB&Om&lrV&Tl&aGWTP&WB&OC&HC&HB&OB&Oil7il8il9ky5ky7TP&WTP&WGM&OC&Hky14GM&Otn9C&HC&Htn14tn15C&Hms1ms2GM&Oms4ms5ms7ar1ar5la3la5Cincinnati Louisville Birmingham Mobile New Orleans St. Louis Memphis Vicksburg
    SM  (Double) ; NO&J (Double) ; MS6 ; TN13 ; KY13 ; O&M ; KY11 ; TN11
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: OMG]
  • Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C&EI)
    C&EISCLLSTP&WC&HC&NWCRIPCB&QcaslM&SPmi5PENNTP&WPENNSCLB&OTP&WSCLPENNB&OB&Oil10il12il14wi1Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    C&EI
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NWWI4mn2M&SPGNM&SPM&SPsp&dwi6mn1mn3mn5mn6GNc7c8SCLLSTP&WC&EIC&HCRIPCB&QcaslM&SPM&SPM&SPM&SPsp&dmi5PENNB&Oil10il12il14il15wi1wi2wi3wi6mn1mn3mn5mn6Chicago Duluth St. Paul Winnipeg
    C&NW ; WI4
    Unbuilt: MN2
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIPIA7SCLLSTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWCB&QcaslM&SPkcnmi5PENNB&Oil10il12il13il14il15wi1ia3CB&QCB&QUPia8ia10UPChicago Omaha Kansas City
    CRIP ; IA7
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&QIA4IA5SCLLSTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWCRIPcaslM&SPUPkcnlp&wmi5PENNB&Oil10il11il12il13il14wi1ia1ia2ia3UPCRIPia9ia10ia11UPne2Chicago Omaha Kansas City
    CB&Q ; IA4 ; IA5
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: CW]
  • Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP)
    M&SPCNSSP&PNPND1nd2nd4mt4mt6wy3SCLLSTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWCRIPCB&Qcaslsp&dmi5PENNB&Oil10il12il14wi1wi2C&NWwi5wi6mn1C&NWmn3mn5mn6nd3Chicago Duluth St. Paul Butte
    M&SP (Double) ; CNS  (Double) ; SP&P ; NP ; ND1
    Unbuilt: ND2
    [Regions: CW]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MPATSFOK8nm4ok5tx13tx14nm1nm3nm5nm6sl&aMKTslsfslswKC&DKPkcskcnlp&wm&wPENNSCLB&Oil7il8il9mo2mo3mo4mo6UPmo8mo9ks1ks2ok5ok7tx13tx14nm1nm5St. Louis Omaha Kansas City
    MP ; ATSF ; OK8
    Unbuilt: NM4
    [Regions: MW]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&TTX2ar8t&plr&sh&sar4ar6ar7la4la6ok1ok2ok3tx5SMt&pcttrlr&sh&ssa&hms5ar6la4la5la6tx1tx3tx5tx16Vicksburg Ft. Worth Houston
    V&T  (Double) ; TX2
    Unbuilt: AR8
    [Regions: MS]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CPNV2ut8ut5ut6ut7nv1WPSPsvut7nv1ca7Salt Lake City Sacramento San Francisco
    CP ; NV2
    Unbuilt: UT8
    [Regions: P]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WPCPSPsvnv1ca6ca7Sacramento San Francisco
    WP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: P]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UPIA6mo7MPKC&DKPMPkcskcnlp&wia3CB&QCB&QCRIPia10mo3mo6mo8mo9kcnlp&wia3CB&QCB&QCRIPia9ia10ia11ne1ne2St. Louis Omaha Kansas City
    UP  (Double) ; IA6
    Unbuilt: MO7
    [Regions: W]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKTMPsl&aslsfslswkcsm&wPENNSCLB&Oil7il8il9mo2mo3mo4mo5mo6ks1ok2ok6St. Louis Kansas City
    MKT
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: M]
  • Great Western (GW)
    GWSMl&ams1ms2la1la3Mobile New Orleans
    GW
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: G]
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
    SPca4ca2ca3ca5ca7ca8ca11ca12CPWPsvca5ca7ca8Sacramento San Francisco Los Angeles
    SP
    Unbuilt: CA4
    [Regions: P]
  • Great Northern (GN)
    GNND5mt1mt2mt9sp&dwi7wi8mn1C&NWc7c8Duluth St. Paul Winnipeg
    GN ; ND5
    Unbuilt: MT1
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas City & Denver (KC&D)
    KC&Dks4co4co5MPKPMPkcskcnlp&wmo3mo6UPmo8mo9St. Louis Omaha Kansas City Denver
    KC&D
    Unbuilt: KS4
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas Pacific (KP)
    KPks3ks2co1co2MPKC&DMPkcskcnlp&wmo3mo6UPmo8mo9St. Louis Omaha Kansas City
    KP
    Unbuilt: KS3
    [Regions: W]

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
G&CGreenville & Columbia 470
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 755
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 925
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 660
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 450
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 495
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 1195
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 775
SP&DSt Paul & Duluth 750
SLSoo Line 750
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