Continental Rails II

Game # 29 - Turn # 21

Headline News 1881 to 1882

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1881: Thomas Edison announces invention of electric light.
  2. 1882: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral leaves 3 dead, 2 wounded.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Henry Farham bought CW for $6263, Guy de Lusignan bought DP for $1890.
  • PCs Incorporated: C&S, DRGW, A&P.
  • New Engines Acquired: W&M bought Chesapeake 4-6-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: MC bought refrigerated cars, C&NW bought refrigerated cars, L&A bought refrigerated cars, GW bought refrigerated cars, KC&D bought Grand Station, SL bought refrigerated cars.
  • RoWs built: MS1 by C&H, MO1 by CASL, WI6 by M&SP, TX13 by MP, M2 by V&T, ID2 by UP, MO2 by KC&D.
  • PENN doubled NY2, SCL doubled KY1, M&SP doubled C10, MP doubled CA3.
  • New RoWs acquired: MC got MI5, KC&D got OK2, L&A got TX1, UP got OR3, M&SP got C6, MP got M3.
  • RR Mergers: V&T merges into UP.
  • Cornered stocks: GT, PENN.
  • New railroad Presidents: Jay Gould of A&P.
  • New Private Companies Available: M&W.
  • B. has a Transcontinental system.
  • Guy de Lusignan has a Transcontinental system.
  • Guy de Lusignan dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $60000. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: B., Henry Farham, Jay Gould, J. Pierpont Morgan
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Improved to Good.
  • 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.

Tycoon Announcements:

5Guy de Lusignan encore une belle partie - encore bravo mister nash !

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

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
5Guy de Lusignan PENNM&SP....DP
6Henry Farham MCL&ACW....
3B. SCLMPFW&D....
2Nicholas van Rijn SPSM........
4J. Pierpont Morgan CASLKC&D........
9Jay Gould UPA&P........
10Hannibal Kimball ....GT....CT
13William Ogden ................
8John Forbes ........P&LE....
14Dan Drew ................
11Thomas Durant ................
15Cyrus Holliday ................
12William Palmer ................
7Thomas Scott ................
1Jim Fisk ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
GTGrand Trunk 275249348325661399107014912786811401
PENNPennsylvania 312270573838815696907345296819141401
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 3059517446294942949803381288589501
W&MWilmington & Manchester 3854627731931919503018484001
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 3290574049332948939025262135489000
SCLSea Coast Line 3114575690316627968875035697469903
S&GSavannah & Gulf 267335321844399608386418300
MCMichigan Central 458581833200099145652454415400
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 8511059135931298238431832815003
SMSouthern Mississippi 2165342064184715977043531811978205
C&EIChicago & Eastern Illinois 184243981341999480265528700
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 29533982162070739984099041997731043
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 495631663474099170091174252003
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 35441864230259971764438515270930
M&SPMilwaukee & St. Paul 295145322724021098742886334651580385
MPMissouri Pacific 238030418416121798538841354533440649
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 132167519213992194973378400
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 27835474195109962884377615900
WPWestern Pacific 142197961088899402455549100
UPUnion Pacific 4688709590610247651185629728991-310015
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 9918142130628224971126364300
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 32633387223698790942417980000
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 23927077148929939907164586100
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 15521089137088941446209733100
GWGreat Western 14019837119029445271157205000
SPSouthern Pacific 1172122331697309729873362372410136
KC&DKansas City & Denver 2651335666181260977041233736685110608
KPKansas Pacific 103011796561342992693396683161049
SLSoo Line 15016419101809225274126654100
TRTexas Road 841254980319019700104775000
H&SHouston & Shreveport 23225767146879748823264374000
C&SColorado & Southern 1161437696328726519176812000
DRGWDenver & Rio Grande Western 11614613102298426519176811000
A&PAtlantic & Pacific 1161138478558524569163810000

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&AC3NY1LSPA10OH3MI1MRLEOH5FW&CNYCHRLNY3C4C5OH6OH7PENNPENNPENNPENNPENNPENNp&lePENNSMB&OPENNSMB&OMCMCMCSCLSMC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPPENNPENNpa9PENNoh1oh2PENNoh8mi2MCmi6PENNSMPENNSCLB&OB&Oil10il12il14SCLky3wi1Boston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago Montreal London
    GT  (Double) ; C2  (Double) ; B&A  (Double) ; C3 ; NY1 ; LS ; PA10 ; OH3 ; MI1 ; MRLE ; OH5 ; FW&C ; NYC  (Double) ; HRL ; NY3 ; C4 ; C5 ; OH6 ; OH7
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AOLCN]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNC&APA5ERIEPA6LVPA8CNJNY2PA11P&FWA&GWOH4NYNHIN1IN3IN8B&HB&MME1C1IL4GTGTGTB&OGTp&leGTSMB&OSMB&OSCLGTSMC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPMPSL&AMKTSLSFSLSWm&wGTGTB&Opa2B&Opa4B&Opa9GTwv2oh1oh2GTGTGToh8MCSMSCLB&OSMSCLB&OB&OC&HB&OSCLB&OSMil8il9il10il12il14SCLky3wi1KC&DKPmo4GTBoston 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  (Double) ; PA11 (Double) ; P&FW (Double) ; A&GW (Double) ; OH4 ; NYNH (Double) ; IN1  (Double) ; IN3 ; IN8 ; B&H  (Double) ; B&M  (Double) ; ME1 ; C1  (Double) ; IL4  (Double)
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AOLCMN]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OWV1M&CWV3WBSHIN5IN9L&NN&WRF&PN&SMD2MD1PA7PA1PA3READIL3IL1W&WIL6N&CPENNPENNPENNSCLSCLW&Mp&lePENNPENNC&HC&HSMSCLGTSMC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPMPSL&AMKTSLSFSLSWm&wpa2pa4PENNPENNSCLva3SCLva7SCLnc2wv2wv4oh1GToh8MCPENNSMPENNSCLSMSCLPENNC&HC&HPENNSCLSMil8il9il10il12il14SCLky2ky3ky5ky7SMGM&OSMC&HSMGM&Otn4C&Htn6tn7GM&Owi1KC&DKPmo4New 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&CCOGGA3A&CA&WPGA6AL6AL7TN5A&TMS1SCLSCLS&GB&OGM&OB&OSMSMSCLGTSMC&EIB&OC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPM&LRL&AGWW&MW&Msc3sc5SCLS&Gga7SCLMCPENNSMSCLPENNB&OB&OB&OPENNSCLB&OSMil8il9il10il12il14ky5ky6ky7SMSMSMSMGM&Otn2tn4tn6GM&Otn9SMSMtn14tn15al1al2GM&OSCLSCLms2GM&OSMms7wi1ar1ar5UPCharleston Savannah Cincinnati Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans Chicago St. Louis Memphis
    C&H  (Double) ; SC4 ; S&A  (Double) ; GA1 ; GA8 ; AL3 ; TN10 ; TN12 ; KY12 ; BRL ; IN10 ; IC ; IL2 ; GA2 ; G&C ; COG ; GA3 ; A&C ; A&WP ; GA6 ; AL6 ; AL7 ; TN5 ; A&T ; MS1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ADOCMG]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCLNERGA4FL4NC1VA1FL5R&DC&OVA4VA5VCKY1IN4MONIN7FL6FECAL5IL5al8GM&OGM&OC&HC&Hms2GM&Oms4B&OB&OB&OB&OW&MC&HC&HS&GB&OPENNB&OC&HGTSMC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPMPSL&AMKTSLSFSLSWm&wB&OB&Ova2va3va6va7nc2W&MW&MC&HS&GC&Hfl1fl2fl3B&Owv4GToh8MCPENNSMPENNB&OSMPENNB&OB&OC&HB&OPENNB&OSMil8il9il10il12il14ky2ky3al1al2C&HGM&OC&HC&Hwi1KC&DKPmo4Baltimore 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  (Double) ; IN4  (Double) ; MON  (Double) ; IN7  (Double) ; FL6  (Double) ; FEC ; AL5  (Double) ; IL5  (Double)
    Unbuilt: AL8
    [Regions: ADOCMG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&GGA5C&HSCLSCLW&MC&HC&HSCLC&Hfl3SCLCharleston Savannah
    S&G ; GA5
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MCMNMSmi5SCLGTSMC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPmi4mi6PENNB&Oil10il12il14wi1GTGTGTGTmi2mi3mi4mi6GTDetroit Chicago London
    MC ; MN ; MS
    Unbuilt: MI5
    [Regions: L]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&OMS3TN8KY10AL4KY14C&HB&OB&OC&Hil8il9SMSMSMC&HSMtn7tn9C&HSMC&HSMtn14tn15al1al2C&HSCLC&HSCLC&Hms2ms4SMLouisville Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans St. Louis Memphis
    GM&O ; MS3 ; TN8 ; KY10 ; AL4 ; KY14
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: DG]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SMNO&JMS6TN13KY13O&MKY11TN11TP&WC&CIN2IN6KY8KY9GTWIL7GTp&leGTB&OSCLGTC&EIB&OC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPMPM&LRUPL&ASL&AMKTSLSFSLSWGWm&wPENNoh2GTPENNGTGTGToh8GTmi2MCPENNPENNSCLB&OSCLPENNB&OC&HB&OC&HB&OPENNSCLB&Oil8il9il10il12il14ky5ky7GM&OC&HGM&OGM&Otn9C&HC&Htn14tn15C&HC&Hms2GM&Oms4ms5ms7wi1KC&DKPmo4ar1ar5UPla5Buffalo 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 ; IL7
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: OLCMG]
  • Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C&EI)
    C&EISCLGTSMC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPMCPENNSMPENNSCLB&OSMSCLPENNB&OB&Oil10il12il14wi1Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    C&EI
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NWWI4MN2C7GNND5MT1MT2MT3SP&DID3WA1WA6SCLGTSMC&EIC&HUPCB&QCASLM&SPM&SPM&SPM&SPMCPENNB&Oil10il12il14il15wi1wi2wi3M&SPwi7wi8mn1mn3mn5mn6mt9mt10id4M&SPor1or2or7M&SPwa3wa4c8c9M&SPChicago Duluth St. Paul Spokane Seattle Portland Winnipeg Calgary Vancouver
    C&NW (Double) ; WI4 ; MN2 ; C7 ; GN ; ND5 ; MT1 ; MT2 ; MT3 ; SP&D ; ID3 ; WA1 ; WA6
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: CWTPN]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&QIA4IA5SCLGTSMC&EIC&HC&NWUPCASLM&SPUPKC&DKPMCPENNB&Oil10il11il12il13il14wi1ia1ia2ia3UPUPia9ia10ia11UPne2Chicago Omaha Kansas City
    CB&Q ; IA4 ; IA5
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASLMO1SCLGTSMC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&QM&SPSL&Am&wMCPENNB&Oil10il11il12il14wi1ia1ia2ia3KC&DKC&Dmo9Chicago St. Louis Kansas City
    CASL ; MO1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP)
    M&SPCNSSP&PNPND1ND2MT6MT7ID5WA2C10WI6c6SLwi5wi7wi9SCLGTSMC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLC&NWMCPENNB&Oil10il12il14wi1wi2C&NWwi5wi7wi9mn1C&NWmn3mn5mn6nd3nd4mt4mt5mt8mt10wy3id1C&NWid4C&NWwa3wa4C&NWChicago Duluth St. Paul Spokane Butte Seattle Portland Slt Ste Marie Vancouver
    M&SP (Double) ; CNS  (Double) ; SP&P (Double) ; NP  (Double) ; ND1 ; ND2 ; MT6 ; MT7 ; ID5 ; WA2  (Double) ; C10  (Double) ; WI6
    Unbuilt: C6
    [Regions: CWTPN]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MPATSFOK8NM4NM3AZ1AZ2AZ3CA3TX13m3tx9tx10nm8SL&AMKTSLSFSLSWKC&DKPUPKC&DKPfw&dm&wPENNSCLB&OSMil8il9KC&DKPmo4KC&DUPKC&Dmo9ks1ks2ok5ok7tx9tx10tx14nm1nm5nm6nm8az4ca1ca2SPca11SPm4St. Louis Omaha Kansas City Ft. Worth Phoenix San Francisco Los Angeles Juarez Mexicali
    MP  (Double) ; ATSF (Double) ; OK8 ; NM4 ; NM3 ; AZ1  (Double) ; AZ2  (Double) ; AZ3  (Double) ; CA3  (Double) ; TX13
    Unbuilt: M3
    [Regions: MWTP]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LRUPC&HSMtn14tn15ms7ar1ar3ar4ar5Memphis
    M&LR
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: M]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&ALA2tx1ctTRH&SUPla1la6UPtx3tx16SMGWTRC&Hms2la1UPUPla5la6Mobile New Orleans Vicksburg Houston
    L&A ; LA2
    Unbuilt: TX1
    [Regions: G]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WPKC&DSPSPnv1ca6ca7Sacramento San Francisco
    WP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: P]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UPIA6MO7CRIPIA7KCSNE1CO7WY1UT4CO8ID2V&TTX2AR8OK3OK6T&PLA4SA&HLR&SLA3M2or3or1or2or4wa5SMSMSCLGTSMC&EIC&HC&NWCB&QCASLM&SPMPM&LRL&AMKTGWKC&DKPMPKC&DctTRKPH&Sfw&dC&ScwDRGWdpMCPENNB&Oil10il12il13il14il15C&Hms2ms5wi1ia3CB&QCB&Qia8ia9ia10ia11KPmo4mo5KC&DKC&Dmo9ar3ar4ar6ar7L&Ala5la6ne2ne3ks1ok1KC&Dok4ok5ok7L&Atx3tx4tx5tx7tx8tx12tx16wy2co5co6ut2ut3ut5id1m1Mobile New Orleans Chicago St. Louis Memphis Vicksburg Omaha Kansas City Ft. Worth Houston Butte Salt Lake City Denver Portland Monterey
    UP  (Double) ; IA6  (Double) ; MO7  (Double) ; CRIP (Double) ; IA7 ; KCS  (Double) ; NE1 ; CO7 ; WY1 ; UT4 ; CO8 ; ID2 ; V&T  (Double) ; TX2  (Double) ; AR8  (Double) ; OK3 ; OK6 ; T&P ; LA4 ; SA&H ; LR&S ; LA3 ; M2
    Unbuilt: OR3
    [Regions: CMGWSTX]
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
    SL&ACASLMPMKTSLSFSLSWm&wPENNSCLB&OSMil8il9il11CASLKC&DKPmo4Chicago St. Louis Kansas City
    SL&A
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: M]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKTMPSL&ASLSFSLSWUPm&wPENNSCLB&OSMil8il9KC&DKPmo4mo5KC&Dks1KC&DUPSt. Louis Kansas City
    MKT
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSFMPSL&AMKTSLSWm&wPENNSCLB&OSMil8il9KC&DKPmo4mo5ar2ar7St. Louis Kansas City
    SLSF
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
    SLSWMPSL&AMKTSLSFm&wPENNSCLB&OSMil8il9KC&DKPmo4ar1ar2ar3St. Louis Memphis Kansas City
    SLSW
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: M]
  • Great Western (GW)
    GWSML&AC&Hms2la1UPMobile New Orleans
    GW
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: G]
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
    SPCA4CA12SVAZ6KC&DWPaz4az5nv3ca2MPca5ca7ca8ca9ca10ca11Phoenix Sacramento San Francisco Los Angeles
    SP ; CA4 ; CA12 ; SV ; AZ6
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: P]
  • Kansas City & Denver (KC&D)
    KC&DKCNKS4CO4CO9MO6CPNV2UT8UT6UT1MO8MO2ok2MKTUPmo4mo5ar4ar7UPks1ok1UPUPMPWPSL&AMKTSLSFSLSWSPKPMPUPSPKPC&ScwDRGWm&wPENNSCLB&OSMil8il9ia1ia2ia3CB&QCB&QUPUPia10CASLKPmo4mo5UPmo9ks1UPKPco3co5ut2ut3ut5ut7ut9nv1ca7St. Louis Omaha Kansas City Ft. Worth Salt Lake City Denver Sacramento San Francisco
    KC&D (Double) ; KCN  (Double) ; KS4 ; CO4 ; CO9 ; MO6 ; CP  (Double) ; NV2 ; UT8 ; UT6 ; UT1 ; MO8 ; MO2
    Unbuilt: OK2
    [Regions: MWTP]
  • Kansas Pacific (KP)
    KPKS3CO2MO3LP&WMPUPSL&AMKTSLSFSLSWKC&DMPUPKC&DC&SDRGWm&wPENNSCLB&OSMil8il9CB&QUPia9ia11KC&Dmo4KC&DUPKC&Dmo9ne2ks2co1co3KC&DKC&DSt. Louis Omaha Kansas City Denver
    KP  (Double) ; KS3 ; CO2 ; MO3 ; LP&W
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: MW]
  • Soo Line (SL)
    SLwi8wi9M&SPDuluth Slt Ste Marie
    SL
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: N]
  • Texas Road (TR)
    TRctH&SUPla1L&Ala6L&AUPtx3tx16Houston
    TR
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: S]
  • Houston & Shreveport (H&S)
    H&SUPUPctTRUPUPar6UPUPla6L&AUPtx3tx5tx16Vicksburg Ft. Worth Houston
    H&S
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: S]
  • Colorado & Southern (C&S)
    C&ScwDRGWdpne3KPco3KC&Dco5co6UPKC&DDenver
    C&S
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: T]
  • Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW)
    DRGWC&Scwdpne3KPco3KC&Dco5co6UPKC&DDenver
    DRGW
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: T]
  • Atlantic & Pacific (A&P)
    A&Pnm2nm6nm7nm8Santa Fe
    A&P
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: T]

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