Continental Rails II

Game # 32 - 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

  • Private Companies Purchased: J. Pierpont Morgan bought KC&D for $12666, Hannibal Kimball bought SP&D for $7777, Susan Morningstar bought T&P for $22426.
  • PCs Incorporated: SLSF, SV, KCN, ATSF.
  • New Engines Acquired: B&M bought Atlantic 4-4-2, NYNH bought Atlantic 4-4-2, ERIE bought Atlantic 4-4-2, PENN bought Atlantic 4-4-2, READ bought Atlantic 4-4-2, B&O bought Atlantic 4-4-2, N&W bought Atlantic 4-4-2, SCL bought Atlantic 4-4-2, N&C bought Atlantic 4-4-2, MN bought Mogul 2-6-0, L&N bought Atlantic 4-4-2, C&NW bought Atlantic 4-4-2, CRIP bought Atlantic 4-4-2, CB&Q bought Atlantic 4-4-2, CASL bought Atlantic 4-4-2, CNS bought Atlantic 4-4-2, MP bought Atlantic 4-4-2, M&LR bought Atlantic 4-4-2, L&A bought Atlantic 4-4-2, CP bought Atlantic 4-4-2, WP bought Atlantic 4-4-2, UP bought Atlantic 4-4-2, SL&A bought Atlantic 4-4-2, MKT bought Atlantic 4-4-2, SLSW bought Atlantic 4-4-2, GW bought Atlantic 4-4-2, SP bought Atlantic 4-4-2, NP bought Atlantic 4-4-2.
  • New Technologies Acquired: B&M bought Pullman sleepers, NYNH bought Pullman sleepers, PENN bought Pullman sleepers, READ bought Pullman sleepers, N&W bought Pullman sleepers, SCL bought Pullman sleepers, GM&O bought Pullman sleepers, MN bought automatic couplers, C&NW bought Pullman sleepers, CRIP bought Grand Station, CRIP bought Pullman sleepers, CB&Q bought Pullman sleepers, CASL bought Pullman sleepers, CNS bought Pullman sleepers, L&A bought Grand Station, 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, GW bought Pullman sleepers, SP bought Grand Station, SP bought Pullman sleepers, NP bought Grand Station, NP bought Pullman sleepers.
  • RoWs built: TN3 by PENN, KY13 by C&O, VA6 by N&W, NC2 by W&M, KY9 by N&C, IA5 by CRIP, MO7 by CB&Q, FL1 by FEC, ND2 by CNS, MO8 by MP, OK1 by M&LR, TX4 by V&T, TX1 by L&A, UT7 by CP, NV1 by WP, CO7 by UP, AR2 by SLSW, LA1 by GW, CA3 by SP, ND3 by NP.
  • PENN doubled GTW, N&W doubled KY11, SCL doubled A&T, GM&O doubled AL3, C&NW doubled C&NW, CRIP doubled CRIP, CB&Q doubled IA4, CASL doubled CASL, CNS doubled SP&P, L&A doubled LA2, CP doubled CP, WP doubled CA7, SP doubled CA4, NP doubled NP.
  • New RoWs acquired: C&O got WV3, N&W got IN8, N&C got TN6, SCL got MS5, MP got IA1, CASL got IA3, CB&Q got MO3, SLSW got AR7, GW got LA6, NP got ND4, C&NW got ND5, V&T got TX2, M&LR got TX12, L&A got TX16, CNS got MT6, UP got WY1, SP got AZ3, CP got UT6, WP got UT8.
  • RR Mergers: GN merges into C&NW.
  • Loan Recalls: Jim Fisk.
  • Stock splits: CRIP splits 2 for 1, CP splits 2 for 1, WP splits 3 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: NYNH, READ.
  • New railroad Presidents: Thomas Scott of ERIE, Dan Drew of SCL, Snidely Whiplash of MKT, Edward Harriman of SLSF, Hannibal Kimball of ATSF, John Forbes of SV.
  • New Private Companies Available: SL.
  • Thomas Scott dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $35350. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: William Palmer, Edward Harriman, Hannibal Kimball, Thomas Durant, J. Pierpont Morgan, Milton Littlefield, Susan Morningstar, John Forbes, Dan Drew
  • Invention of automatic brakes a major improvement in train safety.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Depression.
  • Best locomotive available: Prairie 2-6-2
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system, automatic couplers, Pullman sleepers, automatic brakes.

Tycoon Announcements:

1Jim Fisk city wants me to kick in some money for the arch! there will be a delay.
2Edward Harriman buy 100 shares c&o get 10 free bottles of dr. polk's elixir - buy 200 get 5
3Susan Morningstar nell, horse and do-right are reported doing well at an undisclosed location
5Snidely Whiplash rope gets dusty on the plains. will wash it in colorado river.
7Thomas Scott ny daily news reports susan morningstar had snidely whiplash's love child

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronWilliam Palmer (12)Thomas Scott (7)Hannibal Kimball (10)Jay Gould (9)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
Rail MogulWilliam Palmer (12)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)John Forbes (8)Hannibal Kimball (10)Thomas Scott (7)
Rail BuilderThomas Scott (7)Milton Littlefield (6)Hannibal Kimball (10)Jim Fisk (1)Thomas Durant (11)
Rail MagnateThomas Scott (7)Hannibal Kimball (10)Thomas Durant (11)William Palmer (12)Jim Fisk (1)
Rail ProdigalWilliam Palmer (12)Edward Harriman (2)Hannibal Kimball (10)Thomas Scott (7)John Forbes (8)
Rail BaronWilliam Palmer (12)Thomas Scott (7)Hannibal Kimball (10)Milton Littlefield (6)Edward Harriman (2)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
12William Palmer N&WCNS........
9Jay Gould NPREAD........
10Hannibal Kimball ATSFSP....SP&D
3Susan Morningstar GWWPT&P....
7Thomas Scott ERIECB&QKP....
11Thomas Durant L&AGM&O........
6Milton Littlefield UPCRIP........
5Snidely Whiplash MKTNYC........
4J. Pierpont Morgan SLSWCPKC&D....
14Dan Drew SCLC&NW........
2Edward Harriman SLSFCASL........
8John Forbes V&TSV........
13William Ogden GTW&M........
1Jim Fisk M&LRN&C........
15Carl Olson ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 51349055269819910401723396208
GTGrand Trunk 7807525342142951906771386750000
NYCNew York Central 2254408499228760955924693804173306
NYNHNew York & New Haven 110152348836962682295093100
ERIEErie Lackawanna 32355230843033889385821253847010014
PENNPennsylvania 1739273110142017994742231790311003
READReading 121717778892450993460912317330004
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 1836253025134104984689689636582018
C&OChesapeake & Ohio 24003312881855229574219847479312605160
N&WNorfolk & Western 2114289798150694994782603180655400
W&MWilmington & Manchester 123111970667035952595911881721100
SCLSea Coast Line 183423356412379098475513158383470356
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 19342525671414389548884912651021131642
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 192626782813927099486033101990437701249
MNMichigan Northern 693674123977295173885746211200
C&CCincinnati & Chicago 20221058128459350707134893000
L&NLouisville & Nashville 18619670110159856954225781000
ICIllinois Central 18519402122239149797263170000
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 10159502150362982451214242521206038
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 4935604734189909737773143210878
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 583673903639197109480784853101615
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 3544036220988998096049357441278507
FECFlorida East Coast 47636599215949511027569093-1000
CNSChicago North Shore 133213610370774992880251859483400
MPMissouri Pacific 418547263447791108163636702200
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 57748315251239993182729361021801414
V&TVicksburg & Texas 524438942589795100412752260900
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 3624726024575996761425772211700342
CPCentral Pacific 5134469723242991001917411404085
WPWestern Pacific 48358858306069988810661211100
UPUnion Pacific 5073487919183998886170824-1148401730
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 1842413013271994702419847530387
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 67960485332679914625499753190428
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 23920600138028731355289450000
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 26830488176839668662426731100
GWGreat Western 27830660180909263916401742121300
SPSouthern Pacific 764794594131999128609984952223903831
NPNorthern Pacific 475391352113397114801715810144601358
ATSFAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 1831521197359023750219250000
KCNKansas City Northern 22319312131328629015267850000
SVSacramento Valley 15015931100379120942193332000

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 ; C2 ; C3 ; NY1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AN]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC ; HRL  (Double) ; B&A  (Double) ; B&H  (Double) ; NY3 ; C4  (Double) ; C5  (Double) ; MS  (Double) ; MC  (Double) ; OH6 ; MI5  (Double) ; MI6 ; WBSH (Double) ; OH7 ; IN10 (Double) ; IL7  (Double)
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLCMN]
  • New York & New Haven (NYNH)
    NYNH
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIE (Double) ; NY2 ; PA11 (Double) ; MRLE (Double) ; A&GW ; OH4 ; IN2 ; MON  (Double) ; IN6 ; KY8 ; S&A  (Double) ; S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1  (Double) ; AL2  (Double) ; TN7 ; KY10 (Double) ; SM ; NO&J (Double) ; MS6 ; TN8  (Double) ; TN11
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ADOLCMG]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENN (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; PA9 ; PA10 (Double) ; LS  (Double) ; PA2  (Double) ; TP&W ; GTW  (Double) ; IN1  (Double) ; IN3 ; OH8 ; KY3 ; KY4 ; TN3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLC]
  • Reading (READ)
    READ (Double) ; PA5 ; PA6 ; P&FW (Double) ; WV2 ; OH2 ; OH5 ; MI2 ; FW&C (Double) ; PA4
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLC]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O ; WV1 ; M&C ; PA7 ; P&LE (Double) ; IN5  (Double) ; IN7 ; C&EI (Double) ; IL5  (Double) ; IL3 ; KY12 ; TN15 ; TN13
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLCM]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&O  (Double) ; MD1  (Double) ; VC ; VA2 ; C&A  (Double) ; CNJ  (Double) ; PA1  (Double) ; PA8 ; SC5 ; WV4 ; BRL  (Double) ; KY2 ; KY5  (Double) ; KY7 ; O&M ; IL6  (Double) ; PA3 ; KY13
    Unbuilt WV3
    [Regions: ADOM]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W  (Double) ; R&D  (Double) ; N&S  (Double) ; VA4 ; RF&P (Double) ; W&W ; VA5 ; KY1 ; IN4  (Double) ; IN9  (Double) ; IL2  (Double) ; IL1  (Double) ; IL4  (Double) ; KY11 (Double) ; VA6
    Unbuilt IN8
    [Regions: AOCM]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&M ; SC2 ; SC1 ; SC3 ; NC1 ; VA1 ; VA3 ; VA7 ; MD2 ; NC2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; FL4 ; FL5 ; FL6  (Double) ; AL8 ; MS4 ; MS7 ; A&T  (Double) ; AL4 ; TN5 ; KY6
    Unbuilt MS5
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&O (Double) ; MS2  (Double) ; C&H  (Double) ; SC4  (Double) ; G&C ; GA1 ; GA8  (Double) ; AL3  (Double) ; TN10 (Double) ; TN12 ; MS3 ; IL8  (Double) ; TN2
    Unbuilt TN1
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&C  (Double) ; A&C  (Double) ; KY14 ; TN14 (Double) ; COG  (Double) ; A&WP (Double) ; GA2  (Double) ; GA3 ; AL6 ; AL7  (Double) ; MS1  (Double) ; IL9  (Double) ; AL5 ; KY9
    Unbuilt TN6
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Michigan Northern (MN)
    MN  (Double) ; MI1 ; OH3 ; MI3 ; MI4
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: L]
  • Cincinnati & Chicago (C&C)
    C&C
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Louisville & Nashville (L&N)
    L&N
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: O]
  • Illinois Central (IC)
    IC
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NW (Double) ; WI4 ; MN2 ; GN
    Unbuilt ND5
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIP (Double) ; IA7 ; IA5
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Q (Double) ; IA4  (Double) ; MO7
    Unbuilt MO3
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL (Double) ; MO1
    Unbuilt IA3
    [Regions: C]
  • Florida East Coast (FEC)
    FEC ; GA5 ; FL1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNS  (Double) ; M&SP (Double) ; SP&P (Double) ; ND1 ; ND2
    Unbuilt MT6
    [Regions: CW]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MP  (Double) ; MO8
    Unbuilt IA1
    [Regions: MW]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR ; AR4 ; OK1
    Unbuilt TX12
    [Regions: MS]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T ; TX5 ; TX4
    Unbuilt TX2
    [Regions: MS]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A  (Double) ; LA2  (Double) ; TX1
    Unbuilt TX16
    [Regions: GS]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CP  (Double) ; NV2 ; UT7
    Unbuilt UT6
    [Regions: P]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP  (Double) ; CA7  (Double) ; NV1
    Unbuilt UT8
    [Regions: P]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP ; NE1 ; CO7
    Unbuilt WY1
    [Regions: W]
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
    SL&A ; IL11
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKT ; KCS ; OK6
    Unbuilt OK5
    [Regions: MW]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSF
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
    SLSW (Double) ; AR2
    Unbuilt AR7
    [Regions: M]
  • Great Western (GW)
    GW  (Double) ; LA1
    Unbuilt LA6
    [Regions: G]
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
    SP  (Double) ; CA4  (Double) ; CA3
    Unbuilt AZ3
    [Regions: P]
  • Northern Pacific (NP)
    NP  (Double) ; ND3
    Unbuilt ND4
    [Regions: W]
  • Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)
    ATSF
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas City Northern (KCN)
    KCN
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Sacramento Valley (SV)
    SV
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: P]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
B&M473932-15 390 2 531 34 144 12 13
GT282318-10 849 3 900 01384 12
NYC344964+30 3601 25 109 0553 9 12
NYNH252219-6 359 1 100 0 144 8 12 13
ERIE568+3 30563 71 129 3677
PENN61359-52 12962 48 270 50 910
READ495052+3 1239 36 510 0992 10 12
B&O526374+22 1665 9 112 76 69 10 12
C&O575146-11 1708 21 025 80 29 10
N&W252321-4 2589 10 499 7512124 9
W&M705235-35 977 6 078 77131310 12
SCL506274+24 1861 13 407 014148 10
GM&O262830+4 3013 27 038 011119 10
N&C624937-25 1858 17 880 65114 10 13
MN423325-17 1539 5 715 85 813
C&C201817-3 199 977 33 84
L&N353025-10 141 930 0 41 3
IC372820-17 155 925 0 4
C&NW1007347-53 1018 9 075 0141410
CRIP869350+14 348 4 796 134661 3 10
CB&Q161515-1 334 3 754 111774 11 12
CASL535761+8 305 1 770 0229 10
FEC363025-11 639 2 292 88 8
CNS211917-4 1236 6 468 1921212
MP285175+47 415 2 023 67 5
M&LR273442+15 369 4 065 1401111 12 13
V&T506274+24 742 2 446 17488
L&A506887+37 1455 5 382 59811119 10 12
CP507853+56 1918 20 946 184447 11 12
WP509949+97 1265 34 350 375337
UP394756+17 2982 14 973 72663
SL&A334455+22 316 888 32 92 14
MKT496990+41 949 3 395 0573 4
SLSF0011+11 0 1 076 11922
SLSW222631+9 232 1 284 56447
GW314662+31 175 1 321 6933
SP516478+27 1927 6 260 1251010
NP345781+47 334 2 278 9799
ATSF0011+11 0 824 911010
KCN0011+11 0 1 004 111 8
SV0011+11 0 675 7588

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