Continental Rails II

Game # 30 - Turn # 18

Headline News 1875 to 1876

World & National New

  1. 1875: Gold discovered in the Black Hills of Dakota Territory!
  2. 1876: Gen. Custer massacred by Sioux Indians on banks of Little Big Horn River.

Railroad News

  • PCs Merged: LP&W merges into KCS, CT merges into V&T, TR merges into V&T.
  • New Engines Acquired: GT bought Consolidation 2-8-0, NYC bought Consolidation 2-8-0, PENN bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SCL bought Consolidation 2-8-0, GTW bought Consolidation 2-8-0, A&T bought Consolidation 2-8-0, NO&J bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SM bought Consolidation 2-8-0, MS bought Consolidation 2-8-0, L&N 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, CASL bought Consolidation 2-8-0, M&SP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, MP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, M&LR bought Consolidation 2-8-0, V&T bought Consolidation 2-8-0, L&A bought Consolidation 2-8-0, CP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, WP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, UP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SL&A bought Consolidation 2-8-0, MKT bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SLSW bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, KCS bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SL bought Consolidation 2-8-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought Pullman sleepers, SCL bought Pullman sleepers, A&T bought Pullman sleepers, NO&J bought Pullman sleepers, SM bought Pullman sleepers, MS bought Pullman sleepers, L&N bought Pullman sleepers, C&NW bought Pullman sleepers, CRIP bought Pullman sleepers, CB&Q bought Pullman sleepers, M&SP bought Pullman sleepers, M&LR bought Pullman sleepers, V&T bought Pullman sleepers, L&A bought Pullman sleepers, CP bought Pullman sleepers, WP bought Pullman sleepers, UP bought Pullman sleepers, SL&A bought Pullman sleepers, MKT bought Pullman sleepers, SP bought Pullman sleepers, KCS bought Pullman sleepers.
  • RoWs built: TN1 by RF&P, GA3 by A&T, ND4 by C&NW, CO5 by CRIP, NE3 by CB&Q, ID5 by M&SP, TX10 by M&LR, OK6 by L&A, UT1 by CP, IA9 by UP, IL12 by SL&A, NM4 by MKT, AZ1 by SP, MN1 by GN, CO9 by KP.
  • RoWs abandoned: UT4 was abandoned by WP.
  • NO&J doubled MS6, L&N doubled L&N, C&NW doubled ND3, CB&Q doubled IA3, L&A doubled OK4, SL&A doubled MO9.
  • New RoWs acquired: RF&P got VA6, SL&A got IL13, C&O got AL5, UP got WI3, CB&Q got MO2, L&A got MO6, V&T got LA1, SP got TX9, GN got MT3, C&NW got MT4, KP got NM2, MKT got NM6, M&LR got NM8, M&SP got WA1.
  • RR Mergers: C&O merges into SM, WP merges into UP.
  • Inadequate signal system slows FEC rail service: mail contracts worth $2392 cancelled.
  • Reorganized RRs: FEC, SLSF.
  • Bankrupt RRs: RF&P.
  • Loan Recalls: J. Edgar Thompson, Milton Littlefield, Jay Gould.
  • Stock splits: CB&Q splits 3 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: MP.
  • New railroad Presidents: Hannibal Kimball of CRIP, Milton Littlefield of MP, J. Edgar Thompson of SL.
  • New Private Companies Available: LR&S, H&S, FW&D.
  • Milton Littlefield earns the Golden Spike Award for linking the UP from the Midwest to the Pacific.
  • Milton Littlefield dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $21625. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Aubin de Verlin, Dan Drew, J. Edgar Thompson, Jim Fisk, Hannibal Kimball
  • Invention of automatic brakes a major improvement in train safety.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Mild Depression to Recession.
  • 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, automatic brakes.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronAubin de Verlin (5)Edward Harriman (2)Dan Drew (14)Hannibal Kimball (10)Henry Farham (8)
Rail MogulEdward Harriman (2)Aubin de Verlin (5)J. Edgar Thompson (3)Milton Littlefield (6)Hannibal Kimball (10)
Rail BuilderMilton Littlefield (6)Edward Harriman (2)Hannibal Kimball (10)Aubin de Verlin (5)Henry Farham (8)
Rail MagnateEdward Harriman (2)Aubin de Verlin (5)Dan Drew (14)Hannibal Kimball (10)Milton Littlefield (6)
Rail ProdigalMilton Littlefield (6)Aubin de Verlin (5)Dan Drew (14)J. Edgar Thompson (3)Hannibal Kimball (10)
Rail BaronAubin de Verlin (5)Edward Harriman (2)Milton Littlefield (6)Hannibal Kimball (10)Dan Drew (14)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
5Aubin de Verlin PENNSL&A........
2Edward Harriman SCLM&SP........
8Henry Farham SPV&TGW....
14Dan Drew NO&JM&LR........
10Hannibal Kimball CRIPSM........
7Thomas Scott L&AA&T........
1Jim Fisk MKTKP........
6Milton Littlefield MPUP........
4J. Pierpont Morgan CB&QC&NW........
3J. Edgar Thompson SLL&N........
11Cornelius Vanderbilt NYCGTW........
13William Ogden ................
15Cyrus Holliday ................
12William Palmer ................
9Jay Gould RF&PGN........

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
GTGrand Trunk 570736524124598184077390945001
NYCNew York Central 680897184665399127988269310700
HRLHudson River Line 184125652114365195603764288559340286
PENNPennsylvania 292853006527563299815151185014301
RF&PRichmond, Fred. & Potomac 251725534418640278795952312569-1006
W&MWilmington & Manchester 607554653494391188163466480000
SCLSea Coast Line 29555228112823209710267894625937603
GTWGrand Trunk Western 3273481619497988744010596101
A&TAlabama & Tennessee 11371293916728299278191126900460942
NO&JNew Orleans & Jackson 303148025125933597955102195828840133
SMSouthern Mississippi 2689478200258228979632048936947018
MSMichigan Southern 42856404304589710454316959400
L&NLouisville & Nashville 28024327572336889784289428417871108
ICIllinois Central 30539874251209197192272711000
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 16911614948397699477188287682100142
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 15031647568732098343714177857240230
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 133514080473218993119652085302001315
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 44046680294089113818529081200164
FECFlorida East Coast 299218761465787598000-1000
M&SPMilwaukee & St. Paul 1937200977106517985210313174580301286
MPMissouri Pacific 77694065489139921216087365100399
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 12071049225456099252618148413102241614
V&TVicksburg & Texas 130011877265323993071571390912000
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 11051384167197699206368785823402012
CPCentral Pacific 11299540749612992639121577961303219
UPUnion Pacific 2333233106121215995056093279481104248
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 906115925626009720034581348640727
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 9897485838926991972561355541001583
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 459377932381091918000-1000
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 15517804108609346806166782000
SPSouthern Pacific 143713652676455983739232293590100
GNGreat Northern 1211894375276895273786485461000
KPKansas Pacific 852633673548595192625119348-160321
KCSKansas City Southern 5334737427477969610753863200802
SP&DSt Paul & Duluth 1501613996839449817206320000
SLSoo Line 1501354786709019064137412000

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)
    GT  (Double) ; C2 ; C3  (Double)
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AN]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC ; B&A  (Double) ; NY3 ; LS
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Hudson River Line (HRL)
    HRL  (Double) ; NY1  (Double) ; NY2 ; PA11 ; OH3 ; MI2 ; MRLE (Double) ; OH1 ; WV3 ; KY1 ; IN5 ; PA8 ; C&EI ; IN3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLC]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENN (Double) ; C&A  (Double) ; NYNH (Double) ; ERIE (Double) ; PA5  (Double) ; B&H  (Double) ; CNJ  (Double) ; PA6 ; P&LE (Double) ; B&M  (Double) ; P&FW (Double) ; WV2 ; A&GW (Double) ; OH4 ; C&C  (Double) ; IN4  (Double) ; IN7 ; IL4  (Double) ; IN9 ; KY13 ; IL2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLCM]
  • Richmond, Fred. & Potomac (RF&P)
    RF&P (Double) ; MD2 ; N&W  (Double) ; R&D  (Double) ; N&S ; VA1 ; VC ; W&W ; VA4 ; PA7 ; WV4 ; KY2 ; KY5 ; KY3 ; KY4 ; VA5 ; TN3 ; TN1
    Unbuilt VA6
    [Regions: AO]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&M  (Double) ; NC1  (Double) ; NC2 ; SC2 ; SC3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL  (Double) ; S&A  (Double) ; GA1  (Double) ; COG  (Double) ; GA8  (Double) ; AL3 ; TN10 ; S&G  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; FL4 ; FL5 ; TN12 ; KY12 ; O&M ; IL3 ; TP&W ; IN2 ; IN8 ; IL1  (Double) ; MN ; MI1 ; IL6  (Double)
    Unbuilt OH7
    [Regions: ADOLCMG]
  • Grand Trunk Western (GTW)
    GTW ; OH5 ; OH6
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: L]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&T ; A&C ; AL4 ; MS2  (Double) ; AL1  (Double) ; GA7 ; GA6 ; GA3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: DG]
  • New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J)
    NO&J (Double) ; MS6  (Double) ; C&H  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; SC4  (Double) ; G&C ; SC1  (Double) ; TN2 ; TN4 ; TN5 ; KY7 ; IN6  (Double) ; TN6 ; N&C ; TN8  (Double) ; TN13 ; IL8  (Double) ; MON  (Double) ; AL2 ; TN14 (Double) ; MS5
    Unbuilt GA2
    [Regions: ADOCMG]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SM ; MS7 ; C&O ; VA2 ; SC5 ; BRL ; MD1  (Double) ; A&WP (Double) ; PA2  (Double) ; AL6 ; AL8 ; LV  (Double) ; PA9 ; PA10 ; READ (Double) ; C4  (Double) ; C5  (Double) ; MC  (Double) ; MI5  (Double) ; AL7 ; MS4
    Unbuilt AL5
    [Regions: ADLCMGN]
  • Michigan Southern (MS)
    MS ; FW&C (Double) ; MI6
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: LC]
  • Louisville & Nashville (L&N)
    L&N  (Double) ; TN7 ; GM&O (Double) ; MS3 ; TN9 ; IN10 ; B&O  (Double) ; WV1 ; PA1  (Double) ; PA3  (Double) ; M&C  (Double) ; WBSH (Double) ; OH8 ; IN1  (Double) ; KY8 ; KY9 ; TN15 (Double) ; IL9 ; MS1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOCMG]
  • Illinois Central (IC)
    IC ; IL5
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CM]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NW (Double) ; WI4 ; NP  (Double) ; MN6 ; MN7  (Double) ; ND3  (Double) ; ND4
    Unbuilt MT4
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIP ; IA7 ; MO7 ; KC&D ; MO3 ; KS4 ; CO5
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CMWT]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Q (Double) ; IA1  (Double) ; IA3  (Double) ; IA5 ; NE2 ; NE3
    Unbuilt MO2
    [Regions: CWT]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL ; IL11 ; IA4
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Florida East Coast (FEC)
    FEC
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ]
  • Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP)
    M&SP (Double) ; CNS  (Double) ; SP&P ; ND1 ; ND2 ; MT6 ; MT7 ; ID5
    Unbuilt WA1
    [Regions: CWT]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MP  (Double) ; KCN ; MO8 ; IA6
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MW]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR (Double) ; AR4 ; OK1 ; TX12 ; TX11 ; TX10
    Unbuilt NM8
    [Regions: MS]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T ; TX2 ; AR8 ; TX3 ; CT ; TR
    Unbuilt LA1
    [Regions: MS]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A  (Double) ; LA4  (Double) ; T&P  (Double) ; LA5 ; OK4  (Double) ; OK6
    Unbuilt MO6
    [Regions: MGS]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CP ; NV2 ; UT7 ; UT5 ; UT2 ; UT1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: TP]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP  (Double) ; NE1 ; CO6  (Double) ; CO8  (Double) ; WY1 ; IA9 ; WP  (Double) ; NV1 ; UT8 ; UT6  (Double) ; SV ; UT3
    Unbuilt WI3
    [Regions: WTP]
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
    SL&A (Double) ; MO1 ; MO9  (Double) ; ATSF (Double) ; IA2 ; IL12
    Unbuilt IL13
    [Regions: CMW]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKT ; KS1 ; OK8 ; NM4
    Unbuilt NM6
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSF ; AR7
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
    SLSW
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
    SP  (Double) ; CA4 ; CA3 ; AZ3 ; AZ2 ; AZ1
    Unbuilt TX9
    [Regions: TP]
  • Great Northern (GN)
    GN ; ND5 ; MT1 ; MT2 ; MN1
    Unbuilt MT3
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas Pacific (KP)
    KP ; KS3 ; CO1 ; CO2 ; CO9
    Unbuilt NM2
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas City Southern (KCS)
    KCS ; OK2 ; LP&W
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • St Paul & Duluth (SP&D)
    SP&D
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Soo Line (SL)
    SL
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: N]

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
LR&SLittle Rock & Shreveport 1050
H&SHouston & Shreveport 1160
FW&DFt Worth & Denver 975
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