Continental Rails II

Game # 29 - Turn # 17

Headline News 1873 to 1874

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1873: Jesse James and his gang commit their first train robbery in Iowa.
  2. 1874: Rich silver strike found in Nevada.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Henry Farham bought SP&D for $9600, Henry Farham bought T&P for $6720, Guy de Lusignan bought LP&W for $2500.
  • PCs Merged: SV merges into SP.
  • PCs Incorporated: SL, SLSF, M&LR.
  • New Engines Acquired: SP bought Pacific 4-6-2.
  • New Technologies Acquired: S&G bought Pullman sleepers, TP&W bought Pullman sleepers.
  • RoWs built: MT3 by C&NW, MT7 by M&SP, AZ1 by MP, OK3 by V&T, UT1 by CP, CO7 by UP, AZ6 by SP, CO9 by KC&D, MO3 by KP.
  • PENN doubled PA6, SCL doubled IN7, MP doubled ATSF, UP doubled IA6.
  • New RoWs acquired: TP&W got MI2, SM got IL7, KC&D got MO6, V&T got OK6, UP got WY1, MP got AZ2, C&NW got ID3, M&SP got ID5.
  • RR Mergers: TP&W merges into SM.
  • Bankrupt RRs: W&M.
  • Loan Recalls: Nicholas van Rijn.
  • New railroad Presidents: Henry Farham of B&O, J. Pierpont Morgan of GM&O, Nicholas van Rijn of SP.
  • New Private Companies Available: H&S.
  • Guy de Lusignan dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $25000. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Nicholas van Rijn, B., Jay Gould, Henry Farham
  • Invention of automatic brakes a major improvement in train safety.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Depression to Recession.
  • 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.

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 MogulJ. Pierpont Morgan (4)B. (3)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)Guy de Lusignan (5)Jay Gould (9)Henry Farham (6)Nicholas van Rijn (2)
Rail BaronB. (3)Guy de Lusignan (5)Nicholas van Rijn (2)Henry Farham (6)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
5Guy de Lusignan PENNM&SPLP&W....
6Henry Farham C&NWB&OSP&DT&P
3B. SCLMP........
2Nicholas van Rijn SPSM........
4J. Pierpont Morgan ....GM&O........
10Hannibal Kimball LSGT........
9Jay Gould UPV&T........
13William Ogden ................
15Cyrus Holliday ................
8John Forbes ........P&LE....
14Dan Drew ................
11Thomas Durant ................
12William Palmer ................
7Thomas Scott ................
1Jim Fisk ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
GTGrand Trunk 98111751161106993555411223983102
PENNPennsylvania 31225491963130409481274831904889012
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 3059413292223177978981132524796003
W&MWilmington & Manchester 3853811227821879527839147-1001
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 20492817061549389950064918485061106
SCLSea Coast Line 31144521332486729679707352938844041
S&GSavannah & Gulf 2672670215488966725114205000
COGCentral of Georgia 11021106025862098270646495485000
LSLake Shore 1669227593129729945522271888554004
MCMichigan Central 458463432826993124035442681000
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 6966889637892991853807925820044
SMSouthern Mississippi 20002514641307629961249027429244090
C&EIChicago & Eastern Illinois 1841975110863994514388115100
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 223619760811263694593894336886-1400
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 4955010827559991553514197210052
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 18519607121569223390185953100
M&SPMilwaukee & St. Paul 198019872410333699470905252312112382149
MPMissouri Pacific 16181454677564399327626225094140322
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 1321253980259017783164171000
V&TVicksburg & Texas 8658215546006982226771259210000
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 901404089869012957102136400
CPCentral Pacific 11289496052227992325981408741103576
WPWestern Pacific 142157909000973714284814000
UPUnion Pacific 132113714571315993161971767723120164
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 3262756817919898547841985-2000
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 23920468137148731355289450000
GWGreat Western 1401551799319040746183490000
SPSouthern Pacific 1172985285911794262330172744-1002742
KC&DKansas City & Denver 1093901804959999297108174845-152942586
KPKansas Pacific 830739223843999200453125993100719
SLSoo Line 1501287786288719655181450000

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)
    GTC2B&AC3NY1PENNPENNLSLSPENNPENNPENNBoston New York Buffalo Montreal
    GT  (Double) ; C2  (Double) ; B&A  (Double) ; C3 ; NY1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNC&APA5ERIEPA6LVPA8CNJNY2PA11P&FWA&GWOH4NYNHIN1IN3IN8B&HB&MME1C1IL4GTGTLSB&OLSp&leLSSMB&OSMB&OSCLLSSMC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPMPsl&aMKTSLSFslswm&wGTLSB&Opa2B&Opa4B&Opa9LSwv2oh1oh2LSLSoh7oh8mi5SMSCLB&OSMSCLB&OB&OC&HB&OSCLB&OSMil8il9il10il12il14SCLky3wi1mo2KPmo4LSBoston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Kansas City Quebec London
    PENN (Double) ; C&A  (Double) ; PA5  (Double) ; ERIE (Double) ; PA6  (Double) ; 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&WIL6N&CPENNPENNPENNSCLSCLW&Mp&lePENNPENNCOGCOGSMSCLLSSMC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPMPsl&aMKTSLSFslswm&wpa2pa4PENNPENNSCLva3SCLva7SCLnc2wv2wv4oh1oh7oh8mi5PENNSMPENNSCLSMSCLPENNC&HC&HPENNSCLSMil8il9il10il12il14SCLky2ky3ky5ky7SMGM&OSMC&HSMky14tn4COGtn6tn7GM&Owi1mo2KPmo4New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Atlanta Birmingham 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 ; N&C
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AOCM]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&MSC2SC1B&OSCLC&HC&HSCLS&GC&HSCLsc3C&HC&HSCLWilmington Charleston Savannah
    W&M ; SC2 ; SC1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&HSC4S&AGA1GA8AL3TN10TN12KY12BRLIN10ICIL2GA2G&CSCLSCLS&GCOGCOGB&OCOGCOGSMSCLLSSMC&EIB&OC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPM&LRW&MW&Msc3sc5COGSCLmi5PENNSMSCLPENNB&OB&OB&OPENNSCLB&OSMil8il9il10il12il14ky5ky7SMSMSMSMky14tn2GM&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 ; G&C
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ADOCM]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCLNERGA4FL4NC1VA1FL5R&DC&OVA4VA5VCKY1IN4MONIN7FL6FECAL5IL5al8GM&OGM&OCOGCOGms2GM&Oms4B&OB&OB&OB&OW&MC&HC&HS&GB&OPENNB&OCOGLSSMC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPMPsl&aMKTSLSFslswm&wB&OB&Ova2va3va6va7nc2W&MW&MC&HS&GC&Hfl1fl2fl3B&Owv4oh7oh8mi5PENNSMPENNB&OSMPENNB&OB&OC&HB&OPENNB&OSMil8il9il10il12il14ky2ky3al1al2C&HGM&OCOGCOGwi1mo2KPmo4Baltimore 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  (Double) ; FL6 ; FEC ; AL5 ; IL5  (Double)
    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&OB&OC&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&CNYCHRLNY3C4C5OH6GTPENNPENNPENNPENNp&lePENNSMPENNSMMCMCMCSCLSMC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPGTPENNpa9PENNoh1oh2PENNoh7oh8mi2mi5mi6PENNSMPENNB&Oil10il12il14wi1GTBoston 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]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MCMNMSLSLSLSLSmi2mi3mi4mi5mi6LSDetroit Chicago London
    MC ; MN ; MS
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: L]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&OMS3TN8KY10AL4COGB&OB&OC&HSMSMSMky14tn7tn9C&HSMC&HSMal1al2C&HSCLCOGSCLms1ms2ms4SMLouisville Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Memphis
    GM&O ; MS3 ; TN8 ; KY10 ; AL4
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: DG]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SMNO&JMS6TN13KY13O&MKY11TN11TP&WC&CIN2IN6KY8KY9GTWil7MPsl&aMKTSLSFslswm&wB&OC&HC&HB&OPENNSCLB&Oil8il9C&Hmo2KPmo4LSp&leLSB&OSCLLSC&EIB&OC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPM&LRV&TL&AGWPENNoh2LSPENNLSLSoh7oh8LSmi2mi5PENNPENNSCLB&OSCLPENNB&OC&HB&OC&HB&OB&Oil8il9il10il12il14ky5ky7GM&OC&Hky14GM&Otn9C&HC&Htn14tn15C&Hms1ms2GM&Oms4ms5ms7wi1ar1ar5la3la5Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Chicago St. Louis Memphis Vicksburg Kansas City
    SM  (Double) ; NO&J (Double) ; MS6 ; TN13 ; KY13 ; O&M ; KY11 ; TN11 ; TP&W (Double) ; C&C ; IN2 ; IN6 ; KY8 ; KY9 ; GTW
    Unbuilt: IL7
    [Regions: OLCMG]
  • Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C&EI)
    C&EISCLLSSMC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPmi5PENNSMPENNSCLB&OSMSCLPENNB&OB&Oil10il12il14wi1Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    C&EI
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NWWI4MN2C7GNND5MT1MT2MT3id3mt10id4M&SPwa1wa2wa3c9SCLLSSMC&EIC&HUPCB&QCASLM&SPM&SPM&SPM&SPsp&dmi5PENNB&Oil10il12il14il15wi1wi2wi3wi6wi7wi8mn1mn3mn5mn6mt9mt10id4c8c9Chicago Duluth St. Paul Spokane Seattle Winnipeg Calgary
    C&NW (Double) ; WI4 ; MN2 ; C7 ; GN ; ND5 ; MT1 ; MT2 ; MT3
    Unbuilt: ID3
    [Regions: CWN]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&QIA4IA5SCLLSSMC&EIC&HC&NWUPCASLM&SPUPKC&Dlp&wmi5PENNB&Oil10il11il12il13il14wi1ia1ia2ia3UPUPia9ia10ia11UPne2Chicago Omaha Kansas City
    CB&Q ; IA4 ; IA5
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASLSCLLSSMC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&QM&SPsl&ami5PENNB&Oil10il11il12il14wi1mo1Chicago St. Louis
    CASL
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP)
    M&SPCNSSP&PNPND1ND2MT6MT7id5mt5mt10C&NWid4wa1wa2wa3SCLLSSMC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLsp&dmi5PENNB&Oil10il12il14wi1wi2C&NWwi5wi6mn1C&NWmn3mn5mn6nd3nd4mt4mt5mt8mt10wy3id1Chicago Duluth St. Paul Spokane Butte Seattle
    M&SP (Double) ; CNS  (Double) ; SP&P (Double) ; NP ; ND1 ; ND2 ; MT6 ; MT7
    Unbuilt: ID5
    [Regions: CWT]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MPATSFOK8NM4NM3AZ1az2az3az4sl&aMKTSLSFslswKC&DKPUPKC&Dlp&wm&wPENNSCLB&OSMil8il9mo2KPmo4KC&DUPmo8mo9ks1ks2ok5ok7tx9tx10tx13tx14nm1nm5nm6nm8m3St. Louis Omaha Kansas City Phoenix Juarez
    MP  (Double) ; ATSF (Double) ; OK8 ; NM4 ; NM3 ; AZ1
    Unbuilt: AZ2
    [Regions: MW]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LRlr&sC&HSMtn14tn15ms7ar1ar3ar4ar5Memphis
    M&LR
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: M]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&TTX2AR8OK3ok6MKTUPmo4mo5KC&Dks1ok2ok4ok5ok7SMt&pcttrlr&sh&ssa&hms5ar4ar6ar7la4la5la6ok1ok2ok4ok5ok7tx1tx3tx5tx16St. Louis Vicksburg Kansas City Ft. Worth Houston
    V&T  (Double) ; TX2  (Double) ; AR8 ; OK3
    Unbuilt: OK6
    [Regions: MS]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&ASMGWms1ms2la2la3la4la5Mobile New Orleans Vicksburg
    L&A
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: G]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CPNV2UT8UT6UT1WPSPSPcwKC&Dut2ut3ut5ut7ut9nv1ca7Salt Lake City Denver Sacramento San Francisco
    CP  (Double) ; NV2 ; UT8 ; UT6 ; UT1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: TP]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WPCPSPSPnv1ca6ca7Sacramento San Francisco
    WP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: P]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UPIA6MO7CRIPIA7KCSNE1CO7wy1dpwy2co8ut2ut3ut4ut5SCLLSSMC&EIC&HC&NWCB&QCASLM&SPMPMKTKC&DKPMPKC&Dlp&wdpmi5PENNB&Oil10il12il13il14il15wi1ia3CB&QCB&Qia8ia9ia10ia11KPmo4mo5KC&Dmo8mo9ne2ks1ok2V&Twy2co6co8Chicago St. Louis Omaha Kansas City Salt Lake City Denver
    UP  (Double) ; IA6  (Double) ; MO7  (Double) ; CRIP (Double) ; IA7 ; KCS ; NE1 ; CO7
    Unbuilt: WY1
    [Regions: CW]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKTMPsl&aSLSFslswUPm&wPENNSCLB&OSMil8il9mo2KPmo4mo5KC&Dks1ok2V&TSt. Louis Kansas City
    MKT
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSFMPsl&aMKTslswm&wPENNSCLB&OSMil8il9mo2KPmo4mo5ar2ar7St. Louis Kansas City
    SLSF
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: M]
  • Great Western (GW)
    GWSML&Ams1ms2la1la3Mobile New Orleans
    GW
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: G]
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
    SPCA4CA12SVAZ6CPWPaz4az5nv3ca2ca3ca5ca7ca8ca9ca10ca11Phoenix Sacramento San Francisco Los Angeles
    SP ; CA4 ; CA12 ; SV ; AZ6
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: P]
  • Kansas City & Denver (KC&D)
    KC&DKCNKS4CO4CO9mo6MPMKTKPMPUPlp&wKPmo4mo5UPmo8mo9ks1ok2V&TMPKPMPUPlp&wc&scwdrgwia3CB&QCB&QUPUPia10KPUPmo8mo9KPco3co5CPSt. Louis Omaha Kansas City Salt Lake City Denver
    KC&D (Double) ; KCN  (Double) ; KS4 ; CO4 ; CO9
    Unbuilt: MO6
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas Pacific (KP)
    KPKS3CO2MO3MPsl&aMKTSLSFslswKC&DMPUPKC&Dlp&wc&sdrgwm&wPENNSCLB&OSMil8il9mo2mo4KC&DUPmo8mo9ks2co1co3KC&DKC&DSt. Louis Omaha Kansas City Denver
    KP  (Double) ; KS3 ; CO2 ; MO3
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: MW]
  • Soo Line (SL)
    SLwi8wi9c6Duluth Slt Ste Marie
    SL
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: N]

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 495
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 775
CTCentral Texas 845
TRTexas Road 420
LR&SLittle Rock & Shreveport 1050
H&SHouston & Shreveport 1160
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