Continental Rails II

Game # 31 - Turn # 20

Headline News 1879 to 1880

World & National New

  1. 1879: Wyatt Earp arrives in Tombstone, Arizona.
  2. 1880: Missouri Governor offers $10,000 reward for capture of Jesse James.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Dan Drew bought FW&D for $21066, Dan Drew bought SA&H for $21066, William Palmer bought CW for $7250, William Palmer bought A&P for $34381.
  • PCs Merged: H&S merges into T&P.
  • PCs Incorporated: C&S.
  • New Engines Acquired: GT bought Pacific 4-6-2, NYC bought Pacific 4-6-2, CNJ bought Pacific 4-6-2, PENN bought Pacific 4-6-2, B&O bought Pacific 4-6-2, S&G bought Pacific 4-6-2, M&C bought Pacific 4-6-2, A&WP bought Pacific 4-6-2, WBSH bought Pacific 4-6-2, C&NW bought Pacific 4-6-2, CASL bought Consolidation 2-8-0, MP bought Pacific 4-6-2, L&A bought Pacific 4-6-2, UP bought Pacific 4-6-2, SL&A bought Pacific 4-6-2, MKT bought Pacific 4-6-2, GN bought Pacific 4-6-2, NP bought Pacific 4-6-2, KP bought Pacific 4-6-2, SL bought Pacific 4-6-2, T&P bought Pacific 4-6-2, CT bought Pacific 4-6-2, LR&S bought Pacific 4-6-2.
  • New Technologies Acquired: GT bought block signal system, NYC bought refrigerated cars, CNJ bought refrigerated cars, PENN bought refrigerated cars, B&O bought refrigerated cars, S&G bought automatic brakes, C&NW bought refrigerated cars, MP bought refrigerated cars, L&A bought refrigerated cars, UP bought refrigerated cars, GN bought refrigerated cars, NP bought refrigerated cars, KP bought refrigerated cars, T&P bought automatic brakes.
  • RoWs built: FL2 by SCL, IA10 by C&NW, AZ5 by MP, AZ2 by M&LR, TX10 by V&T, OK3 by L&A, IL12 by SL&A, AR3 by SLSW, C10 by GN, MT10 by NP, NM1 by KP, CA10 by SV.
  • C&NW doubled NE3, L&A doubled MO3, GN doubled WA1.
  • New RoWs acquired: SL&A got IL13, GN got WI2, C&NW got WI6, T&P got OK4, L&A got OK5, MP got TX13, V&T got NM8, SV got AZ6, NP got ID4, MKT got IA6.
  • Inadequate signal system slows B&M rail service: mail contracts worth $3591 cancelled.
  • Inadequate brakes on ERIE locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $17388.
  • Insolvent RRs: B&M.
  • Loan Recalls: Edward Harriman, Milton Littlefield, John Forbes.
  • Stock splits: NP splits 2 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: GT, NYC, S&G.
  • New railroad Presidents: William Ogden of CASL, William Ogden of SL.
  • New Private Companies Available: M&W.
  • 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, Cyrus Holliday
  • Engineering advances permit building steel bridges at lower cost with greater safety.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Mild 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, refrigerated cars, steel bridges.

Tycoon Announcements:

1Jim Fisk congratulations to littlefield and durant for transcontinental rr systems!
15Cyrus Holliday boilers tied down, steam to the max!

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)John Forbes (8)Dan Drew (14)
Rail BuilderDan Drew (14)Thomas Durant (11)Milton Littlefield (6)Cyrus Holliday (15)Jim Fisk (1)
Rail MagnateMilton Littlefield (6)Thomas Durant (11)Leland Stanford (5)Cyrus Holliday (15)Nicolas Koechlin (9)
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........
12William Palmer MPB&OA&PCW
9Nicolas Koechlin NYC............
10Eugène de Ségur SLSFS&G....SP&P
14Dan Drew ........FW&DSA&H
11Thomas Durant M&CGN........
5Leland Stanford WBSHSL&A........
1Jim Fisk ERIENP........
8John Forbes SVL&A........
6Milton Littlefield ....UP........
13William Ogden SLCASL........
2Edward Harriman KPA&WP........
15Cyrus Holliday WPM&LR....GW
7Thomas Scott ....GT........
4Mirti ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 5135083142190719566535090000
GTGrand Trunk 7312442709297347923151000
NYCNew York Central 20433322941827629672076288263101
ERIEErie Lackawanna 1449222139133283914464102831263000
CNJCentral New Jersey 41964160372139612351716592001
PENNPennsylvania 30675699643077799710414252028970003
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 2195317747168404987023642528193001
SCLSea Coast Line 315341414126090988908174542840100435
S&GSavannah & Gulf 267342781123957495840356144341003
M&CMarietta & Cincinnati 2256357802186056996501683480477401
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 29413995552077699996487453577921052
WBSHWabash Line 2821402762221519967958903539715000
SMSouthern Mississippi 1072119469800448719737757894001
MNMichigan Northern 528534693368591130724578861003
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 2119254125137229974374001987245402557
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 535614663687994119087557272000
MPMissouri Pacific 157213291669116993386942156850015100
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 1641163205101188893793052550020101032
V&TVicksburg & Texas 200719030912750887518771344708-2000
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 22463006671563479961718698090333170923
WPWestern Pacific 13171469998526093339756206086000120
UPUnion Pacific 3344365162222750908501155392580001772
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 1460170560886939925029130790650265
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 172915191378994994031852551900000
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 23922370140939165839235390000
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 34531968188619572999390802000
GNGreat Northern 264434337718885696638930359181210103
NPNorthern Pacific 147712696466022992872331057311104763175
KPKansas Pacific 1035816014243399233481152710070527
SVSacramento Valley 41038391226509595186515710136801221
SLSoo Line 1501416196298621644155051000
T&PTexas & Pacific 45642456237759872070572423300
CTCentral Texas 1691507088919522939156143000
LR&SLittle Rock & Shreveport 21016163108298728106222360000
C&SColorado & Southern 1161266189898318359156410000

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 ; FL2
    Unbuilt none
    [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  (Double) ; IA10
    Unbuilt WI6
    [Regions: CWTN]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL ; IL11 ; IA2 ; MO9
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CW]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MP ; ATSF ; OK8 ; NM4 ; NM6 ; NM7 ; AZ5
    Unbuilt TX13
    [Regions: MW]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR (Double) ; AR4  (Double) ; OK1  (Double) ; TX12 (Double) ; TX11 ; TX9 ; AZ1 ; AZ2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MST]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T  (Double) ; TX2 ; TX3 ; M1 ; M2 ; TX1  (Double) ; TX8 ; TX10
    Unbuilt NM8
    [Regions: MSX]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A  (Double) ; LA4 ; AR8 ; CB&Q (Double) ; IA4 ; MO7  (Double) ; MO6 ; OK2 ; LA2 ; TR ; MO3  (Double) ; OK3
    Unbuilt OK5
    [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 ; IL12
    Unbuilt IL13
    [Regions: CMWT]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKT ; KCS ; KS1 ; KS2 ; CO2 ; CO9 ; CO3 ; LP&W ; OK7
    Unbuilt IA6
    [Regions: MW]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSF
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
    SLSW ; AR3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Great Northern (GN)
    GN ; ND5 ; MT1 ; MT9 ; CNS  (Double) ; M&SP (Double) ; WI5 ; SP&D (Double) ; MT5 ; ID5 ; WA1  (Double) ; C10
    Unbuilt WI2
    [Regions: CWTPN]
  • Northern Pacific (NP)
    NP  (Double) ; ND3 ; ND4 ; MT6 ; MT7 ; MT10
    Unbuilt ID4
    [Regions: WT]
  • Kansas Pacific (KP)
    KP ; KS3 ; CO1 ; NM2 ; NM1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: WT]
  • Sacramento Valley (SV)
    SV ; CA9 ; CA10
    Unbuilt AZ6
    [Regions: P]
  • Soo Line (SL)
    SL
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: N]
  • Texas & Pacific (T&P)
    T&P ; H&S
    Unbuilt OK4
    [Regions: S]
  • Central Texas (CT)
    CT
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: S]
  • Little Rock & Shreveport (LR&S)
    LR&S
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ]
  • Colorado & Southern (C&S)
    C&S
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: T]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
B&M172023+6 1184 2 565 0 1113
GT141414+0 77 1 825 0771 3 11 13 14
NYC574738-19 883 30 666 0992 3 10
ERIE192328+9 1486 7 245 0113 8 12
CNJ151515+0 875 8 380 0 12 3 8 11
PENN7911+4 150105 300 075 0 14
B&O342721-13 3515 21 966 012123 13
SCL403224-16 7109 15 647 125  
S&G443731-13 2243 80 003 22310103 5 9 11
M&C515457+6 1939 11 280 0111112
A&WP594430-29 5039 25 463 0227 8 9
WBSH141721+7 3743 14 105 05511 13
SM172023+6 2867 5 360 0 1112
MN302725-5 477 2 640 0 38 11 13
C&NW292726-3 2431 12 526 693312
CASL695643-26 492 3 959 661352 11
MP756046-29 4643 30 050 1512123 8 11
M&LR172126+9 23540 36 615 601515
V&T707784+14 3318 9 689 346 138 10 11
L&A292726-3 2729 24 440 95882 6
WP131722+9 29267 48 035 01515
UP313336+5 8138 33 625 06614
SL&A455056+11 2170 9 220 95553 10
MKT121518+6 10284 32 445 0338 13
SLSF171616-1 218 2 357 3310108 11 12 13
SLSW688194+26 141 1 615 110 31 8 11
GN181818+0 3950 25 819 76111113
NP9610759+22 3387 33 002 188112
KP413530-11 2145 12 545 45028
SV355576+41 422 3 325 70883 13
SL161923+7 226 707 431368 11
T&P121926+14 482 2 105 175 311 13
CT182329+11 243 809 36 63 11
LR&S111417+6 579 971 79  
C&S0012+12 0 522 58 8

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
DRGWDenver & Rio Grande Western 580
DPDenver Pacific 530
M&WMissouri & Western 985
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