Continental Rails II

Game # 31 - Turn # 15

Headline News 1869 to 1870

World & National New

  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

  • PCs Merged: KCN merges into CRIP, SP&D merges into CNS.
  • PCs Incorporated: SV.
  • New Engines Acquired: GT bought Prairie 2-6-2, NYC bought Prairie 2-6-2, PENN bought Prairie 2-6-2, S&G bought Prairie 2-6-2, WBSH bought Prairie 2-6-2, MN bought Prairie 2-6-2, CASL bought Prairie 2-6-2, V&T bought Prairie 2-6-2, GN bought Prairie 2-6-2.
  • New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought block signal system, ERIE bought steel rails, ERIE bought coal burning engines, ERIE bought block signal system, CNJ bought automatic couplers, PENN bought coal burning engines, PENN bought block signal system, PENN bought automatic couplers, N&W bought automatic couplers, SCL bought automatic couplers, S&G bought block signal system, M&C bought automatic couplers, A&WP bought automatic couplers, WBSH bought automatic couplers, C&NW bought automatic couplers, CRIP bought block signal system, CRIP bought automatic couplers, CB&Q bought Grand Station, CB&Q bought automatic couplers, CASL bought block signal system, CNS bought coal burning engines, MP bought Grand Station, MP bought automatic couplers, M&LR bought automatic couplers, V&T bought coal burning engines, V&T bought block signal system, L&A bought automatic couplers, CP bought automatic couplers, WP bought Grand Station, WP bought automatic couplers, UP bought automatic couplers, SL&A bought Grand Station, SL&A bought automatic couplers, MKT bought Grand Station, MKT bought automatic couplers, SLSW bought automatic couplers, GN bought block signal system, GN bought automatic couplers, NP bought automatic couplers, KP bought automatic couplers.
  • RoWs built: MD2 by B&O, NC2 by N&W, GA5 by SCL, TN9 by M&C, TN4 by A&WP, C7 by C&NW, IA3 by CRIP, MO6 by CB&Q, OK1 by M&LR, TX3 by V&T, UT8 by CP, CA3 by WP, CO6 by UP, MO8 by SL&A, KS2 by MKT, MT1 by GN.
  • SCL doubled GM&O, WBSH doubled VA3, M&LR doubled AR4.
  • New RoWs acquired: SCL got FL4, A&WP got FL5, M&C got WV3, WBSH got KY2, C&NW got MN3, SL&A got IA1, L&A got AR8, NP got ND3, KP got KS3, CB&Q got OK2, MP got OK8, M&LR got TX12, GN got MT9, MKT got CO2, UP got CO7, CP got UT6, V&T got M1, WP got M4.
  • RR Mergers: CRIP merges into UP.
  • Inadequate signal system slows B&M rail service: mail contracts worth $5643 cancelled.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost ERIE $15939.
  • Stock splits: PENN splits 5 for 1, N&W splits 2 for 1, CB&Q splits 2 for 1, CNS splits 2 for 1, MP splits 2 for 1, M&LR splits 3 for 1, SL&A splits 2 for 1, GN splits 3 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: GT, PENN.
  • New railroad Presidents: Aubin de Verlin of CNJ, Milton Littlefield of PENN, Edward Harriman of N&W, William Ogden of CASL, Thomas Durant of CNS, Milton Littlefield of WP, Dan Drew of UP, John Forbes of SV.
  • New Private Companies Available: T&P, CT.
  • Milton Littlefield dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $100101. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Cyrus Holliday, William Palmer, William Ogden, Thomas Durant, Jim Fisk, Dan Drew, John Forbes, Aubin de Verlin
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Boom.
  • Best locomotive available: Prairie 2-6-2
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system, automatic couplers.

Tycoon Announcements:

1Jim Fisk ny tribune editor horace greeley says "go west, young man!"
15Cyrus Holliday let the good times roll!

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronMilton Littlefield (6)Dan Drew (14)Nicolas Koechlin (9)Aubin de Verlin (3)Cyrus Holliday (15)
Rail MogulWilliam Ogden (13)Nicolas Koechlin (9)Thomas Durant (11)William Palmer (12)Eugène de Ségur (10)
Rail BuilderDan Drew (14)Cyrus Holliday (15)Eugène de Ségur (10)Jim Fisk (1)Milton Littlefield (6)
Rail MagnateNicolas Koechlin (9)Jim Fisk (1)Cyrus Holliday (15)William Palmer (12)Leland Stanford (5)
Rail ProdigalThomas Durant (11)Milton Littlefield (6)Cyrus Holliday (15)William Palmer (12)John Forbes (8)
Rail BaronMilton Littlefield (6)Cyrus Holliday (15)Thomas Durant (11)Dan Drew (14)William Palmer (12)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
6Milton Littlefield PENNWP........
14Dan Drew UPCP........
3Aubin de Verlin C&NWCNJ........
12William Palmer MPMKT........
15Cyrus Holliday SCLM&LR....GW
13William Ogden CASLV&T........
9Nicolas Koechlin NYC............
11Thomas Durant CNSGN........
8John Forbes CB&QSV........
2Edward Harriman N&WA&WP........
5Leland Stanford WBSHSL&AKC&D....
10Eugène de Ségur SLSFS&G....SP&P
1Jim Fisk ERIENP........
7Thomas Scott ....GT........
4Mirti ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 513677604811083123115584932000
GTGrand Trunk 731647610215983306265702000
NYCNew York Central 20434349682392339666222520355613207
ERIEErie Lackawanna 14492755091460209840537426385511200
CNJCentral New Jersey 419784154312999126729130713203
PENNPennsylvania 30677389004211729491580055083734049
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 219541383922347197603238368786110014
N&WNorfolk & Western 2150356226185239996308813271971010130
SCLSea Coast Line 256946488124173999724784434992119825161
S&GSavannah & Gulf 267355292628752199796503220963159028
M&CMarietta & Cincinnati 20254192402180049952661634153514904
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 7911164356403999210119141291750513
WBSHWabash Line 241947564727587693625005309952111000
SMSouthern Mississippi 107215843493476952845321876216606
MNMichigan Northern 5286885440625951127727015060028
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 8951285596685199218639109396621390134
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 68196904503909918357162614522350494
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 27041055238119667670348527400
CNSChicago North Shore 673114379594769917639463139121600
MPMissouri Pacific 466655903410799114667635628100
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 57772943379319917019496548642180820
V&TVicksburg & Texas 77789820494019922232512624241600
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 315446942458299890563239112700158
CPCentral Pacific 51355760306689914611785123390183
WPWestern Pacific 9061233696415299262547152085290101
UPUnion Pacific 14181963781060429737976222628739432550
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 403689663793196105824632891000472
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 90310676955520992496641461205100
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 23929641192678957039279304000
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 15523376154288839550203685000
GNGreat Northern 9318580247190992328971333713401342
NPNorthern Pacific 2813065320231886958735788213880
KPKansas Pacific 17821532118439947319275175130500
SVSacramento Valley 15022256151348647255243453000

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 
  • Boston & Maine (B&M)
    B&M ; ME1 ; C1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GT
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC  (Double) ; B&A  (Double) ; B&H  (Double) ; NY3 ; HRL  (Double) ; C3  (Double) ; C2 ; MRLE ; LS  (Double) ; OH2 ; OH5 ; FW&C (Double) ; OH3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ALCN]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIE ; NY2 ; C4  (Double) ; C5  (Double) ; MS ; MC ; MI5  (Double) ; MI6 ; MI2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ALCN]
  • Central New Jersey (CNJ)
    CNJ  (Double) ; PA8  (Double) ; NY1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENN (Double) ; C&A  (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; NYNH (Double) ; PA9 ; PA10 ; PA11 (Double) ; PA1  (Double) ; P&LE (Double) ; P&FW ; OH4 ; IN1  (Double) ; IN3 ; IN6 ; NO&J (Double) ; MS6 ; MS5 ; O&M ; L&N  (Double) ; TN8 ; TN11 ; IN8
    Unbuilt TN7
    [Regions: AOLCMG]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O ; WV1 ; OH1 ; A&GW ; PA2  (Double) ; IN5 ; C&EI ; IN7 ; IL4 ; PA7 ; TP&W ; GTW ; MI1 ; OH8 ; KY3 ; KY6 ; PA4 ; MD2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLCM]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W  (Double) ; R&D  (Double) ; C&O ; N&S ; RF&P (Double) ; VC ; WV4 ; KY1 ; OH7 ; OH6 ; VA4 ; VA6 ; C&C  (Double) ; IN2 ; TN1 ; NC2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOC]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL  (Double) ; S&A  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; GA1 ; GA8  (Double) ; AL3  (Double) ; TN10 ; TN12 ; FEC ; KY13 ; IL8 ; GM&O (Double) ; MS3 ; MS2 ; KY14 ; GA5
    Unbuilt FL4
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL6 ; AL7  (Double) ; C&H  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; SC1  (Double) ; GA2  (Double) ; COG  (Double) ; SC3 ; SC4  (Double) ; MS1  (Double) ; NC1 ; SC5 ; N&C ; A&C  (Double) ; KY10 (Double) ; KY8  (Double) ; KY9 ; IL9
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ADOMG]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&C ; IN4  (Double) ; IN9  (Double) ; KY12 (Double) ; MON  (Double) ; IL2  (Double) ; READ (Double) ; PA5  (Double) ; PA6  (Double) ; WV2 ; PA3  (Double) ; MD1  (Double) ; VA7 ; TN13 (Double) ; IL5 ; TN9
    Unbuilt WV3
    [Regions: AOCM]
  • Atlanta & West Point (A&WP)
    A&WP ; AL1 ; AL5 ; AL2 ; TN6 ; FL6 ; TN4
    Unbuilt FL5
    [Regions: DG]
  • Wabash Line (WBSH)
    WBSH (Double) ; IN10 (Double) ; IL6  (Double) ; IL3 ; IC  (Double) ; KY11 ; W&M ; W&W ; SC2 ; VA1  (Double) ; G&C ; TN2 ; BRL  (Double) ; TN3 ; KY4 ; KY5 ; VA3  (Double) ; VA2
    Unbuilt KY2
    [Regions: ADOCM]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SM  (Double) ; MS4 ; AL8 ; A&T  (Double) ; AL4 ; TN5 ; KY7 ; MS7
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: DOM]
  • Michigan Northern (MN)
    MN  (Double) ; MI3  (Double) ; MI4
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: L]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NW (Double) ; WI4 ; MN2 ; C7
    Unbuilt MN3
    [Regions: CWN]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Q ; IA4 ; MO7 ; MO6
    Unbuilt OK2
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL ; IL11
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNS  (Double) ; M&SP ; WI5 ; SP&D
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CW]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MP ; ATSF
    Unbuilt OK8
    [Regions: MW]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR (Double) ; AR4  (Double) ; OK1
    Unbuilt TX12
    [Regions: MS]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T ; TX2 ; TX3
    Unbuilt M1
    [Regions: MS]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A ; LA4
    Unbuilt AR8
    [Regions: G]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CP ; NV2 ; UT8
    Unbuilt UT6
    [Regions: P]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP ; SP  (Double) ; CA4 ; CA3
    Unbuilt M4
    [Regions: P]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP ; NE1 ; CO6 ; CRIP (Double) ; IA7 ; IA5 ; KCN ; IA3
    Unbuilt CO7
    [Regions: CWT]
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
    SL&A (Double) ; MO1 ; MO8
    Unbuilt IA1
    [Regions: MW]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKT ; KCS ; KS1 ; KS2
    Unbuilt CO2
    [Regions: MW]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSF
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
    SLSW
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Great Northern (GN)
    GN ; ND5 ; MT1
    Unbuilt MT9
    [Regions: W]
  • Northern Pacific (NP)
    NP
    Unbuilt ND3
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas Pacific (KP)
    KP
    Unbuilt KS3
    [Regions: W]
  • Sacramento Valley (SV)
    SV
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: P]

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
T&PTexas & Pacific 1120
CTCentral Texas 845
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