Continental Rails II

Game # 31 - Turn # 19

Headline News 1877 to 1878

World & National New

  1. 1877: Bell's new telephone invention is the hit of the Philadelphia Exposition.
  2. 1878: Mark Twain publishes new novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Aubin de Verlin bought H&S for $12000, John Forbes bought C&S for $5555.
  • PCs Merged: LP&W merges into MKT, TR merges into L&A.
  • PCs Incorporated: LR&S.
  • New Engines Acquired: GT bought Consolidation 2-8-0, CNJ bought Consolidation 2-8-0, S&G bought Consolidation 2-8-0, CASL bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, WP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SLSW bought Consolidation 2-8-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought automatic brakes, CNJ bought automatic brakes, CASL bought Pullman sleepers, CASL bought automatic brakes.
  • RoWs built: NE3 by C&NW, NM7 by MP, AZ1 by M&LR, TX8 by V&T, MO3 by L&A, CO5 by SL&A, OK7 by MKT, WA1 by GN, MT7 by NP, NM2 by KP.
  • PENN doubled PA10, M&C doubled TN14, C&NW doubled MN3, V&T doubled TX1, L&A doubled MO7, GN doubled SP&D.
  • New RoWs acquired: SL&A got IL12, C&NW got IA10, SLSW got AR3, L&A got OK3, V&T got TX10, NP got MT10, KP got NM1, M&LR got AZ2, MP got AZ5, UP got ID1, SV got CA10, GN got C10.
  • Inadequate brakes on B&M locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $5130.
  • Inadequate brakes on ERIE locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $13041.
  • Inadequate signal system slows SM rail service: mail contracts worth $10720 cancelled.
  • Reorganized RRs: B&M, SM.
  • Loan Recalls: Edward Harriman, Milton Littlefield, William Ogden, Dan Drew, Cyrus Holliday.
  • Stock splits: S&G splits 3 for 1, KP splits 3 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: GT, NYC, S&G.
  • New railroad Presidents: Cyrus Holliday of WP, Aubin de Verlin of MKT, William Ogden of T&P.
  • New Private Companies Available: FW&D, SA&H, CW, DRGW, DP, A&P.
  • Milton Littlefield has a Transcontinental system.
  • Thomas Durant has a Transcontinental system.
  • Aubin de Verlin dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $100000. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: William Palmer, Milton Littlefield, Thomas Durant, William Ogden, Dan Drew, John Forbes, Jim Fisk
  • Inadequate brakes on SLSF locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $1434.
  • Invention of refrigerated freight cars permits shipment of perishable cargos long distances.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Depression to Mild Depression.
  • 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.

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)Thomas Durant (11)William Palmer (12)Dan Drew (14)John Forbes (8)
Rail BuilderDan Drew (14)Thomas Durant (11)Milton Littlefield (6)Jim Fisk (1)Cyrus Holliday (15)
Rail MagnateMilton Littlefield (6)Leland Stanford (5)Nicolas Koechlin (9)Cyrus Holliday (15)Jim Fisk (1)
Rail ProdigalMilton Littlefield (6)Thomas Durant (11)William Palmer (12)Cyrus Holliday (15)John Forbes (8)
Rail BaronMilton Littlefield (6)Thomas Durant (11)Dan Drew (14)William Palmer (12)Cyrus Holliday (15)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
3Aubin de Verlin C&NWMKT....H&S
12William Palmer MPB&O........
9Nicolas Koechlin NYC............
10Eugène de Ségur SLSFS&G....SP&P
11Thomas Durant M&CGN........
14Dan Drew ................
8John Forbes SVL&A....C&S
2Edward Harriman KPA&WP........
5Leland Stanford WBSHSL&A........
6Milton Littlefield PENNUP........
1Jim Fisk ERIENP........
13William Ogden T&PV&T........
7Thomas Scott ....GT........
15Cyrus Holliday WPM&LR....GW
4Mirti ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 513483113816575897750-3000
GTGrand Trunk 7311630651398352963231000
NYCNew York Central 204331435417603895720859322902101
ERIEErie Lackawanna 1449207202122249924371362779102100
CNJCentral New Jersey 41959975359859412418214331101
PENNPennsylvania 30675413142923089710217962778560005
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 2195300569165312966798872401762402
SCLSea Coast Line 29533768722298929086119650919313600125
S&GSavannah & Gulf 267339868522725294852127111734104
M&CMarietta & Cincinnati 2256335207174307996357303399256901
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 29413769901960379994040552201511087
WBSHWabash Line 2821379799220284937670033377224000
SMSouthern Mississippi 107211240970817911876000-1001
MNMichigan Northern 528490922896495127683580891004
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 198021527011194099405476174828449732961
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 535571493428994114978585901200
MPMissouri Pacific 154112320764067993243782063410000
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 152013379776263943579492368080201587
V&TVicksburg & Texas 191617139010797691470798313065-2700
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 205625243413126699567951610973101420
WPWestern Pacific 13171386887350598339756206086000200
UPUnion Pacific 3344343617206169918287135272200002532
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 1270130365677899922282818283550441
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 172914368774717993932262545880000
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 23921524126999564462241220000
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 1551673092019945080156493500
GNGreat Northern 249128232014680699598959329742210172
NPNorthern Pacific 12881064025532999248522749001018903401
KPKansas Pacific 782598023109799185315113560010879
SVSacramento Valley 2692576614171996902729933111410469
SLSoo Line 1501354092078620492163030100
T&PTexas & Pacific 22419617125559029204230901000
CTCentral Texas 1691451389989221533164872000
LR&SLittle Rock & Shreveport 2101561411086832609024085-1000

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  (Double) ; MC  (Double) ; MI5  (Double) ; MI6 ; MI2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ALCN]
  • Central New Jersey (CNJ)
    CNJ  (Double) ; PA8  (Double) ; NY1  (Double)
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENN (Double) ; C&A  (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; NYNH (Double) ; PA9 ; PA10 (Double) ; PA11 (Double) ; PA1  (Double) ; P&LE (Double) ; P&FW (Double) ; 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]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL  (Double) ; S&A  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; GA1  (Double) ; GA8  (Double) ; AL3  (Double) ; TN10 ; TN12 ; FEC  (Double) ; KY13 ; IL8 ; GM&O (Double) ; MS3 ; MS2 ; KY14 ; GA5 ; FL4 ; GA3 ; FL1
    Unbuilt FL2
    [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  (Double) ; TN13 (Double) ; IL5  (Double) ; TN9 ; WV3 ; TN14 (Double)
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOCM]
  • Atlanta & West Point (A&WP)
    A&WP ; AL1 ; AL5 ; AL2 ; TN6 ; FL6 ; TN4 ; 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 FL5
    [Regions: ADOCG]
  • 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 ; KY2 ; VA5
    Unbuilt none
    [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  (Double) ; MN2  (Double) ; C7 ; MN3  (Double) ; IA9 ; NE2 ; NE3
    Unbuilt IA10
    [Regions: CWTN]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL ; IL11 ; IA2 ; MO9
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CW]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MP ; ATSF ; OK8 ; NM4 ; NM6 ; NM7
    Unbuilt AZ5
    [Regions: MW]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR (Double) ; AR4  (Double) ; OK1  (Double) ; TX12 (Double) ; TX11 ; TX9 ; AZ1
    Unbuilt AZ2
    [Regions: MS]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T  (Double) ; TX2 ; TX3 ; M1 ; M2 ; TX1  (Double) ; TX8
    Unbuilt TX10
    [Regions: MSX]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A  (Double) ; LA4 ; AR8 ; CB&Q (Double) ; IA4 ; MO7  (Double) ; MO6 ; OK2 ; LA2 ; TR ; MO3
    Unbuilt OK3
    [Regions: CMGWS]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP  (Double) ; SP  (Double) ; CA4 ; CA3 ; M4 ; AZ3 ; CA12
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: TPX]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP ; NE1 ; CO6 ; CRIP (Double) ; IA7 ; IA5 ; KCN ; IA3 ; CO7 ; WY1 ; UT4 ; CP  (Double) ; NV2 ; UT8 ; UT6 ; UT2 ; UT1
    Unbuilt ID1
    [Regions: CWTP]
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
    SL&A (Double) ; MO1 ; MO8 ; KC&D ; IA1 ; KS4 ; CO4 ; CO5
    Unbuilt IL12
    [Regions: MWT]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKT ; KCS ; KS1 ; KS2 ; CO2 ; CO9 ; CO3 ; LP&W ; OK7
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MW]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSF
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
    SLSW
    Unbuilt AR3
    [Regions: M]
  • Great Northern (GN)
    GN ; ND5 ; MT1 ; MT9 ; CNS  (Double) ; M&SP (Double) ; WI5 ; SP&D (Double) ; MT5 ; ID5 ; WA1
    Unbuilt C10
    [Regions: CWTP]
  • Northern Pacific (NP)
    NP  (Double) ; ND3 ; ND4 ; MT6 ; MT7
    Unbuilt MT10
    [Regions: WT]
  • Kansas Pacific (KP)
    KP ; KS3 ; CO1 ; NM2
    Unbuilt NM1
    [Regions: WT]
  • Sacramento Valley (SV)
    SV ; CA9
    Unbuilt CA10
    [Regions: P]
  • Soo Line (SL)
    SL
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: N]
  • Texas & Pacific (T&P)
    T&P
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: S]
  • Central Texas (CT)
    CT
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: S]
  • Little Rock & Shreveport (LR&S)
    LR&S
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
B&M9817+8 744 2 565 0  
GT151414-1 75 1 825 0771 3 11 13 14
NYC213957+36 3011 30 666 0992 3 10
ERIE533619-34 1929 7 245 0118 12
CNJ171615-2 855 8 380 0 12 3 8 11
PENN58327-51 270536 300 075 066
B&O132334+21 5595 21 966 012123 13
SCL645240-24 7946 14 739 33 15
S&G639844+69 1966 79 929 29710103 5 9 11
M&C414651+10 2655 11 280 0111112
A&WP947659-35 3899 25 463 0227 8 9
WBSH292114-15 4114 14 105 05513
SM261917-9 2140 5 360 0  
MN222630+8 639 2 640 0 38 11 13
C&NW373329-8 1780 11 659 2413312
CASL526069+17 715 3 938 87 52 11 13
MP405775+35 5478 29 751 15912123 8 11
M&LR282217-11 22349 35 869 2011515
V&T455770+25 2170 9 279 301131310 11
L&A262729+3 2327 23 402 183882 6
WP302113-17 28712 47 397 6381515
UP252831+6 13680 33 356 2696614
SL&A434445+2 1271 8 320 455510
MKT7912+5 14431 32 187 25838
SLSF242017-7 229 2 346 4410108 11 12 13
SLSW546168+14 59 756 19 31 8 11
GN222018-4 7482 24 976 154111113
NP497296+47 3644 15 590 601112 13
KP9510941+28 359 11 406 32428
SV634935-28 303 2 690 0883 13
SL111316+5 309 693 57 611 13
T&P141312-2 401 1 057 63131311
CT141618+4 220 797 48 63 11
LR&S0011+11 0 945 105  

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
FW&DFt Worth & Denver 975
SA&HSan Antonio & Houston 1095
CWColorado Western 835
DRGWDenver & Rio Grande Western 580
DPDenver Pacific 530
A&PAtlantic & Pacific 580
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