Continental Rails II

Game # 32 - Turn # 17

Headline News 1873 to 1874

World & National New

  1. 1873: Jesse James and his gang commit their first train robbery in Iowa.
  2. 1874: Rich silver strike found in Nevada.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: John Forbes bought CT for $4357, Susan Morningstar bought TR for $6422, John Forbes bought LP&W for $5689.
  • PCs Merged: T&P merges into GW.
  • PCs Incorporated: SL.
  • New Engines Acquired: B&M bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, NYC bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, NYNH bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, ERIE bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, PENN bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, B&O bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, C&O bought Atlantic 4-4-2, N&W bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SCL bought Prairie 2-6-2, GM&O bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, N&C bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, C&C bought Atlantic 4-4-2, C&NW bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, CB&Q bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, CASL bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, CNS bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, MP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, M&LR bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, V&T bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, L&A bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, CP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, WP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, UP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SL&A bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, MKT bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SLSW bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, GW bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, NP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, ATSF bought Chesapeake 4-6-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought Pullman sleepers, B&O bought automatic brakes, MP bought automatic brakes, V&T bought automatic brakes, MKT bought Grand Station, MKT bought automatic brakes.
  • RoWs built: FL3 by SCL, TN4 by N&C, MT1 by C&NW, KS4 by CB&Q, IA10 by CASL, MT7 by CNS, TX11 by M&LR, TX3 by V&T, TX7 by L&A, UT1 by CP, UT5 by WP, UT4 by UP, NM4 by MKT, MO5 by SLSF, OK2 by SLSW, AR8 by GW, AZ2 by SP, MT4 by NP, OK8 by ATSF, CA9 by SV.
  • N&W doubled KY1, N&C doubled AL5, CB&Q doubled MO3, CNS doubled MT6, M&LR doubled TX12, WP doubled UT8, UP doubled IA7, GW doubled LA6.
  • New RoWs acquired: SCL got FL2, N&C got TN9, CASL got MN3, SLSW got MO6, SLSF got KS1, GW got OK3, L&A got TX8, M&LR got TX9, C&NW got MT2, NP got MT5, CB&Q got CO4, CP got CO9, ATSF got NM5, MKT got NM6, SP got AZ1, WP got UT2, UP got ID2, CNS got ID5, SV got CA10, V&T got M1.
  • Inadequate brakes on C&O locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $27731.
  • Inadequate brakes on SCL locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $14616.
  • Inadequate brakes on MN locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $7623.
  • Inadequate brakes on L&N locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $2046.
  • Inadequate brakes on IC locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $1480.
  • Insolvent RRs: MN, FEC.
  • Bankrupt RRs: IC.
  • Loan Recalls: Edward Harriman, Susan Morningstar, Milton Littlefield, John Forbes, Jay Gould, Hannibal Kimball, William Ogden, Dan Drew.
  • Stock splits: CP splits 4 for 1, SL&A splits 4 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: NYNH, READ, GM&O, L&A, SL&A.
  • New railroad Presidents: J. Pierpont Morgan of IC.
  • New Private Companies Available: LR&S, H&S, FW&D.
  • Thomas Scott dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $57575. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: William Palmer, Edward Harriman, John Forbes, Milton Littlefield, Hannibal Kimball, Susan Morningstar, Thomas Durant, J. Pierpont Morgan
  • Invention of refrigerated freight cars permits shipment of perishable cargos long distances.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Recession.
  • Best locomotive available: Chesapeake 4-6-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system, automatic couplers, Pullman sleepers, automatic brakes, refrigerated cars.

Tycoon Announcements:

1Jim Fisk glad to see the costs of private companies have become reasonable again.
2Edward Harriman tycoons --- pinkerton agenncy engaged to determine dr. polk's whereabouts.
3Susan Morningstar mary ewing outerbridge introduces tennis to america. wtcu founded in cleveland
7Thomas Scott snidely whiplash jr hires on as boilermaker at erie rr.

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)Hannibal Kimball (10)John Forbes (8)Jay Gould (9)
Rail BuilderThomas Scott (7)Milton Littlefield (6)Hannibal Kimball (10)William Palmer (12)Jim Fisk (1)
Rail MagnateThomas Scott (7)William Palmer (12)Thomas Durant (11)Jim Fisk (1)Hannibal Kimball (10)
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)Jay Gould (9)Milton Littlefield (6)

Player Summary

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

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 51354702317279610099819196103
GTGrand Trunk 780844405404287200661144291-1000
NYCNew York Central 2254461568276940916271803998023203
NYNHNew York & New Haven 110168229252992837167854000
ERIEErie Lackawanna 3235591742343211939079015664211006
PENNPennsylvania 1739309755161071995008641110222001
READReading 1217202414113352953623262410550102
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 183628616014880399495884537275608
C&OChesapeake & Ohio 252137942822765891786619471243200321
N&WNorfolk & Western 2215349244181606995199083464828400
W&MWilmington & Manchester 123113286275731942753481970352100
SCLSea Coast Line 208829294216697694538496204083420127
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 19342854281484219952335114616031131271
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 219133442317390099556003152290541120848
MNMichigan Northern 693758075079287185014751690000
C&CCincinnati & Chicago 20222787143569154076108603000
L&NLouisville & Nashville 18621409134889159342223581000
ICIllinois Central 1852168515396835252427487-1000
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 165115993683167993521371265753403524
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 141518733999290982443831884386401049
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 63571950374149913996495303466951363
FECFlorida East Coast 47640972274528711760568833-2000
CNSChicago North Shore 1699204549108411983571422401915400
MPMissouri Pacific 548756674615793133067471001200
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 11161090455670399194230154773314553050
V&TVicksburg & Texas 112810758460247982240971733052900
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 657862154483299118000668141151901808
CPCentral Pacific 1128109135578419821637516779001032
WPWestern Pacific 8449479749294991455031119630100
UPUnion Pacific 161815901192226933028961496231123504156
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 1842718714953994949311352800188
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 11101065446179693214629156099000209
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 3423411420128955753747813211560510
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 7236814138158981492141091311400
GWGreat Western 98510609559413951793801326732119002655
SPSouthern Pacific 11241293756727599202460239005431302426
NPNorthern Pacific 130611423159401992599031932641104364
ATSFAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 7546442135431991311291072782002162
KCNKansas City Northern 22322272138099232855255463000
SVSacramento Valley 26929223172429547201393443900
SLSoo Line 1501485598048825871203291000

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 ; WV3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ADOM]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W  (Double) ; R&D  (Double) ; N&S  (Double) ; VA4 ; RF&P (Double) ; W&W  (Double) ; VA5 ; KY1  (Double) ; IN4  (Double) ; IN9  (Double) ; IL2  (Double) ; IL1  (Double) ; IL4  (Double) ; KY11 (Double) ; VA6 ; IN8
    Unbuilt none
    [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 ; MS5 ; FL3
    Unbuilt FL2
    [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  (Double) ; KY9 ; TN6 ; TN4
    Unbuilt TN9
    [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 ; ND5 ; MT1
    Unbuilt MT2
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Q (Double) ; IA4  (Double) ; MO7  (Double) ; KC&D ; MO3  (Double) ; KS4
    Unbuilt CO4
    [Regions: CMW]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL (Double) ; MO1 ; IA3 ; IA10
    Unbuilt MN3
    [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  (Double) ; ND2 ; MT6  (Double) ; MT7
    Unbuilt ID5
    [Regions: CWT]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MP  (Double) ; MO8 ; IA1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MW]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR (Double) ; AR4 ; OK1 ; TX12 (Double) ; TX11
    Unbuilt TX9
    [Regions: MS]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T ; TX5 ; TX4 ; TX2 ; TX3
    Unbuilt M1
    [Regions: MS]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A  (Double) ; LA2  (Double) ; TX1 ; TX16 ; TX7
    Unbuilt TX8
    [Regions: GS]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CP  (Double) ; NV2 ; UT7 ; UT6 ; UT1
    Unbuilt CO9
    [Regions: TP]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP  (Double) ; CA7  (Double) ; NV1  (Double) ; UT8  (Double) ; UT5
    Unbuilt UT2
    [Regions: P]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP ; NE1 ; CO7 ; WY1 ; CRIP (Double) ; IA7  (Double) ; IA5 ; UT4
    Unbuilt ID2
    [Regions: CW]
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
    SL&A ; IL11
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKT ; KCS ; OK6 ; OK5 ; NM4
    Unbuilt NM6
    [Regions: MW]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSF ; MO5
    Unbuilt KS1
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
    SLSW (Double) ; AR2 ; AR7 ; OK2
    Unbuilt MO6
    [Regions: M]
  • Great Western (GW)
    GW  (Double) ; LA1  (Double) ; LA6  (Double) ; T&P ; AR8
    Unbuilt OK3
    [Regions: GS]
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
    SP  (Double) ; CA4  (Double) ; CA3 ; AZ3 ; AZ2
    Unbuilt AZ1
    [Regions: TP]
  • Northern Pacific (NP)
    NP  (Double) ; ND3 ; SP&D ; ND4 ; MT4
    Unbuilt MT5
    [Regions: W]
  • Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)
    ATSF ; KP ; OK8
    Unbuilt NM5
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas City Northern (KCN)
    KCN
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Sacramento Valley (SV)
    SV ; CA9
    Unbuilt CA10
    [Regions: P]
  • Soo Line (SL)
    SL
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: N]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
B&M454750+5 288 2 545 20 144 12 13
GT161616+0 811 3 900 01384 12
NYC444444+0 1389 25 109 0553 9 12 13
NYNH191817-2 42 1 100 0 144 8 12 13
ERIE121315+3 23271 71 165 0774
PENN151821+6 5925 48 291 29 98 10
READ524335-17 799 36 510 0992 10 12
B&O614734-27 1919 18 376 0669 10 12
C&O483522-26 2542 21 620 90 24 9 10
N&W212121+0 2706 11 079 012129
W&M272422-5 1165 6 155 0131310 12
SCL474136-11 1496 14 550 12714148 10
GM&O262728+2 2594 27 038 011119 10 12
N&C314050+19 3297 19 215 55114 10 13
MN222019-3 1583 5 752 48 813
C&C242119-5 165 991 19 84 12
L&N212224+3 446 930 0 14 10 11
IC151822+7 354 925 0448 10
C&NW242934+10 2245 11 937 318141410
CB&Q162840+24 1378 7 784 241774 11 12
CASL606264+4 416 3 106 69229 10
FEC201817-3 781 2 330 50 8
CNS191919+0 2606 8 435 601212
MP476176+29 1905 7 959 261 53 4 9 10
M&LR625956-6 516 6 740 1601110 11 12 13
V&T816753-28 965 5 454 1868810
L&A496887+38 2424 19 004 2 11111119 10 12
CP7010937+78 2615 96 012 808447 11 12
WP684114-54 8933 36 442 88336
UP595245-14 3602 22 998 67661 3 10
SL&A7411840+86 148 3 608 72 29 12 14
MKT554536-19 2004 15 453 57553 4 7
SLSF162534+18 385 1 659 51224
SLSW384859+21 716 3 498 117 47
GW666871+5 988 7 133 247335
SP867054-32 1434 8 125 6010109 11
NP636874+11 2510 11 768 117997 10
ATSF192735+16 552 3 574 19610107
KCN192735+16 336 1 052 63 84 11
SV223446+24 201 1 286 5988
SL0013+13 0 675 75 4

Private Companies Available for Purchase

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