Continental Rails II

Game # 29 - Turn # 15

Headline News 1869 to 1870

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1869: The Cincinnati Red Stockings organized as first professional baseball team.
  2. 1870: New Bessemer steel process reduces price of steel from $300 to $35 per ton!

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Guy de Lusignan bought G&C for $700, Henry Farham bought N&C for $6644, J. Pierpont Morgan bought CASL for $3357, Henry Farham bought L&A for $3261.
  • PCs Merged: KCN merges into KC&D, GTW merges into TP&W, A&T merges into COG.
  • New Engines Acquired: GT bought Consolidation 2-8-0, PENN bought Consolidation 2-8-0, B&O bought Consolidation 2-8-0, C&H bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SCL bought Consolidation 2-8-0, S&G bought Consolidation 2-8-0, COG bought Consolidation 2-8-0, LS bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, TP&W bought Consolidation 2-8-0, MC bought Consolidation 2-8-0, GM&O bought Consolidation 2-8-0, C&EI bought Consolidation 2-8-0, C&NW bought Consolidation 2-8-0, CRIP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, CB&Q bought Consolidation 2-8-0, M&SP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, MP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, V&T bought Consolidation 2-8-0, CP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, WP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, UP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, MKT bought Consolidation 2-8-0, GW bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, KC&D bought Consolidation 2-8-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: GT bought automatic couplers, GT bought Pullman sleepers, B&O bought automatic couplers, B&O bought Pullman sleepers, C&H bought automatic couplers, SCL bought Pullman sleepers, S&G bought automatic couplers, COG bought Pullman sleepers, LS bought automatic couplers, TP&W bought automatic couplers, MC bought Pullman sleepers, GM&O bought automatic couplers, GM&O bought Pullman sleepers, C&EI bought Pullman sleepers, C&NW bought Grand Station, C&NW bought Pullman sleepers, CRIP bought Pullman sleepers, CB&Q bought Pullman sleepers, M&SP bought Pullman sleepers, MP bought Pullman sleepers, CP bought Pullman sleepers, WP bought Pullman sleepers, UP bought Pullman sleepers, MKT bought Pullman sleepers, GW bought Pullman sleepers, SP bought Pullman sleepers, KC&D bought Pullman sleepers.
  • RoWs built: MN2 by C&NW, ND2 by M&SP, NM4 by MP, AR8 by V&T, UT8 by CP, MO7 by UP, CA4 by SP, MT1 by GN, KS4 by KC&D, KS3 by KP.
  • CRIP doubled CRIP, CP doubled CP, KC&D doubled KC&D.
  • New RoWs acquired: UP got NE1, GN got MT2, M&SP got MT6, KP got CO2, KC&D got CO4, MP got NM3, CP got UT6, SP got CA12, C&NW got C7.
  • RR Mergers: CRIP merges into UP.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost W&M $3080.
  • Guerre tarifaire: SM declares rate war on C&H, reduces rates by 25%.
  • Loan Recalls: J. Pierpont Morgan, Henry Farham, Jay Gould.
  • Stock splits: MP splits 2 for 1, GN splits 2 for 1.
  • New railroad Presidents: Hannibal Kimball of B&A, Jay Gould of V&T.
  • New Private Companies Available: SV, CT.
  • Nicholas van Rijn dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $14141. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Henry Farham, Jay Gould, B., Guy de Lusignan, J. Pierpont Morgan, Hannibal Kimball
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Boom to Panic.
  • 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 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 MagnateB. (3)Guy de Lusignan (5)Henry Farham (6)Nicholas van Rijn (2)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
Rail ProdigalB. (3)Henry Farham (6)Jay Gould (9)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)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&SPG&C....
3B. SCLMP........
2Nicholas van Rijn KPSP........
6Henry Farham C&NWGNN&CL&A
10Hannibal Kimball B&AGT........
4J. Pierpont Morgan CPKC&DCASL....
9Jay Gould UPV&T....KCS
8John Forbes ........P&LE....
13William Ogden ................
14Dan Drew ................
15Cyrus Holliday ................
12William Palmer ................
11Thomas Durant ................
7Thomas Scott ................
1Jim Fisk ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
GTGrand Trunk 32954115297639995670530748100
B&ABoston & Albany 652909466275291180531707263003
PENNPennsylvania 3122766114421363967784682971321712023
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 29085607783028199783806634540512105
W&MWilmington & Manchester 38553879371769189418393024002
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 195536279321073699460034182685116012
SCLSea Coast Line 311462645934455296759082505099124085
S&GSavannah & Gulf 2673715821923956448075398200
COGCentral of Georgia 11021564608292298256563803159300
LSLake Shore 16693204931794759553293422260710409
TP&WToledo, Peoria & Warsaw 9011458038019199234667125916960135
MCMichigan Central 458661764169191116780486726400
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 6969789053839991759988807474095
SMSouthern Mississippi 10991550821041729129514616254830045
C&EIChicago & Eastern Illinois 18427883153369942228133239100
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 720951145326495188180997092000
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 49570812389469914812449500310106
M&SPMilwaukee & St. Paul 1613219248116202984077042421673424701623
MPMissouri Pacific 9731163276281797239022145276540707
V&TVicksburg & Texas 675852395284992181292966924100
CPCentral Pacific 51363544349509914844182002541899952
WPWestern Pacific 14222291127069735240122319200
UPUnion Pacific 8211219276584097235839133873720312
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 32637393235589180503394553500
GWGreat Western 14021797146048738268188095200
SPSouthern Pacific 51367186369539917146690754532423296
GNGreat Northern 93184565541219025622514748502600
KC&DKansas City & Denver 772868434776499241993125885409801352
KPKansas Pacific 48348043283459514479177957215121068

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&leLSTP&WB&OTP&WB&OSCLLSTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&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&NWUPCB&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&OCOGCOGSMSCLLSTP&WC&EIB&OC&NWUPCB&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&OCOGLSTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&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&WPGA6AL6AL7TN5A&TS&GC&HGM&On&cC&HC&HS&Gga7C&HSCLky6ky7tn4tn6al1al2C&HGM&OSCLSCLms1Savannah Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans
    COG ; GA3 ; A&C ; A&WP ; GA6 ; AL6 ; AL7 ; TN5 ; A&T
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: DG]
  • Lake Shore (LS)
    LSPA10OH3MI1MRLEOH5FW&CNYCHRLNY3C4C5OH6B&APENNPENNPENNPENNp&lePENNTP&WPENNTP&WMCMCMCSCLTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&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&CIN2IN6KY8KY9GTWLSp&leLSB&OSMSCLLSC&EIB&OC&HC&NWUPCB&QcaslM&SPPENNoh2LSPENNLSLSoh7oh8LSmi2mi5PENNPENNSCLB&OSCLPENNB&OC&HB&Oil8il9il10il12il14ky5ky7GM&OSMC&HSMky14C&HSMtn14tn15wi1Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Memphis
    TP&W (Double) ; C&C ; IN2 ; IN6 ; KY8 ; KY9 ; GTW
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: OLC]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MCMNMSLSLSLSLSmi2mi3mi4mi5mi6LSDetroit Chicago London
    MC ; MN ; MS
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: L]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&OMS3TN8KY10AL4COGn&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&NWUPCB&QcaslM&SPmi5PENNTP&WPENNSCLB&OTP&WSCLPENNB&OB&Oil10il12il14wi1Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    C&EI
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NWWI4MN2c7GNGNc8SCLLSTP&WC&EIC&HUPCB&QcaslM&SPM&SPGNM&SPM&SPsp&dmi5PENNB&Oil10il12il14il15wi1wi2wi3wi6mn1mn3mn5mn6GNc8Chicago Duluth St. Paul Winnipeg
    C&NW ; WI4 ; MN2
    Unbuilt: C7
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&QIA4IA5SCLLSTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWUPcaslM&SPUPKC&Dlp&wmi5PENNB&Oil10il11il12il13il14wi1ia1ia2ia3UPUPia9ia10ia11UPne2Chicago Omaha Kansas City
    CB&Q ; IA4 ; IA5
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: CW]
  • Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP)
    M&SPCNSSP&PNPND1ND2mt6nd4mt4mt7mt8wy3id1SCLLSTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&Qcaslsp&dmi5PENNB&Oil10il12il14wi1wi2C&NWwi5wi6mn1C&NWmn3mn5mn6nd3nd4mt4wy3Chicago Duluth St. Paul Butte
    M&SP (Double) ; CNS  (Double) ; SP&P ; NP ; ND1 ; ND2
    Unbuilt: MT6
    [Regions: CW]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MPATSFOK8NM4nm3tx9tx10nm5nm6nm8az1m3sl&aMKTslsfslswKC&DKPkcsKC&Dlp&wm&wPENNSCLB&Oil7il8il9mo2mo3mo4mo6UPmo8mo9ks1ks2ok5ok7tx13tx14nm1nm5nm6St. Louis Omaha Kansas City Juarez
    MP ; ATSF ; OK8 ; NM4
    Unbuilt: NM3
    [Regions: MW]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&TTX2AR8SMt&pcttrlr&sh&ssa&hms5ar4ar6ar7la4la5la6ok1ok2ok3tx1tx3tx5tx16Vicksburg Ft. Worth Houston
    V&T  (Double) ; TX2 ; AR8
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: MS]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CPNV2UT8ut6ut1ut2ut3ut5ut7ut9WPSPsvut5ut7nv1ca7Salt Lake City Sacramento San Francisco
    CP  (Double) ; NV2 ; UT8
    Unbuilt: UT6
    [Regions: P]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WPCPSPsvnv1ca6ca7Sacramento San Francisco
    WP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: P]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UPIA6MO7CRIPIA7ne1co6co7SCLLSTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWCB&QcaslM&SPMPKC&DKPMPkcsKC&Dlp&wmi5PENNB&Oil10il12il13il14il15wi1ia3CB&QCB&Qia8ia9ia10ia11mo3mo6mo8mo9ne2Chicago St. Louis Omaha Kansas City Denver
    UP  (Double) ; IA6 ; MO7 ; CRIP (Double) ; IA7
    Unbuilt: NE1
    [Regions: CW]
  • 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)
    SPCA4ca12az6nv3ca2ca3ca10ca11CPWPsvca2ca3ca5ca7ca8ca11Sacramento San Francisco Los Angeles
    SP ; CA4
    Unbuilt: CA12
    [Regions: P]
  • Great Northern (GN)
    GNND5MT1mt2mt3mt9sp&dwi7wi8mn1C&NWmt9C&NWc8Duluth St. Paul Winnipeg
    GN ; ND5 ; MT1
    Unbuilt: MT2
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas City & Denver (KC&D)
    KC&DKCNKS4co4c&sdrgwKPco3co5co9MPKPMPkcslp&wia3CB&QCB&QUPUPia10mo3mo6UPmo8mo9co5St. Louis Omaha Kansas City Denver
    KC&D (Double) ; KCN ; KS4
    Unbuilt: CO4
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas Pacific (KP)
    KPKS3co2c&sdrgwks2co1co3KC&Dco9MPKC&DMPkcsKC&Dlp&wmo3mo6UPmo8mo9ks2co1St. Louis Omaha Kansas City Denver
    KP ; KS3
    Unbuilt: CO2
    [Regions: W]

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 660
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 495
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 1195
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 775
SVSacramento Valley 750
SP&DSt Paul & Duluth 750
SLSoo Line 750
CTCentral Texas 845
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