Continental Rails II

Game # 34 - Turn # 14

Headline News 1867 to 1868

World & National New

  1. 1867: The first trans-Atlantic telegraph cable laid between U.S. and Europe.
  2. 1868: U.S. spends millions to purchase Alaska wasteland from Russia!

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: John Forbes bought KP for $14300, Thomas Scott bought SV for $31654, Thomas Scott bought SP&D for $31654.
  • PCs Merged: ATSF merges into MP, KCS merges into MKT.
  • PCs Incorporated: GW, SLSW, KCN, GN.
  • New Engines Acquired: B&M bought Mogul 2-6-0, GT bought Mogul 2-6-0, NYC bought Mogul 2-6-0, PENN bought Mogul 2-6-0, B&O bought Mogul 2-6-0, R&D bought Mogul 2-6-0, N&W bought Mogul 2-6-0, C&H bought Mogul 2-6-0, S&A bought Mogul 2-6-0, COG bought Mogul 2-6-0, MRLE bought Mogul 2-6-0, A&WP bought Mogul 2-6-0, A&GW bought Mogul 2-6-0, MN bought Mogul 2-6-0, MS bought Mogul 2-6-0, L&N bought Mogul 2-6-0, IC bought Mogul 2-6-0, C&NW bought Mogul 2-6-0, CRIP bought Mogul 2-6-0, CB&Q bought Mogul 2-6-0, CASL bought Mogul 2-6-0, CNS bought Mogul 2-6-0, MP bought Mogul 2-6-0, M&LR bought Mogul 2-6-0, V&T bought Mogul 2-6-0, L&A bought Mogul 2-6-0, UP bought Mogul 2-6-0, SL&A bought Mogul 2-6-0, MKT bought Mogul 2-6-0, SLSF bought Mogul 2-6-0, SP bought Mogul 2-6-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: CB&Q bought Grand Station, CNS bought Grand Station, MKT bought Grand Station.
  • RoWs built: IN3 by NYC, IL5 by N&W, SC2 by W&W, AL1 by C&H, TN7 by SCL, MS5 by S&G, TN6 by COG, KY7 by MRLE, KY10 by A&GW, KY9 by L&N, IA7 by CRIP, IA5 by CB&Q, MO1 by CASL, MO6 by MP, AR4 by M&LR, TX2 by V&T, LA2 by L&A, NV1 by WP, NE1 by UP, IL11 by SL&A, MO5 by SLSF, CA4 by SP.
  • RoWs abandoned: WV3 was abandoned by B&O.
  • NYC doubled NYC, N&W doubled IL1, C&H doubled VC, S&A doubled S&A, COG doubled GA5, MRLE doubled BRL, A&GW doubled IL7, L&N doubled L&N, IC doubled IC, CB&Q doubled CB&Q, CNS doubled M&SP, MP doubled MP, SP doubled SP.
  • New RoWs acquired: COG got FL2, L&N got IL8, SCL got KY14, N&W got MS2, CRIP got IA6, CB&Q got MO7, CASL got MO8, M&LR got OK1, SLSF got OK6, MP got OK8, L&A got TX1, V&T got TX3, UP got CO7, WP got UT7, SP got CA3, MKT got OK2.
  • Loan Recalls: Hannibal Kimball.
  • Stock splits: B&M splits 2 for 1, GT splits 2 for 1, B&O splits 2 for 1, A&GW splits 2 for 1, MN splits 2 for 1, CRIP splits 4 for 1, CASL splits 3 for 1, CNS splits 2 for 1, MP splits 5 for 1, M&LR splits 2 for 1, V&T splits 4 for 1, WP splits 4 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: NYC, PENN, MS, CB&Q.
  • New railroad Presidents: Jim Fisk of GT, Dan Drew of SLSW, Edward Harriman of GW, Railroad Bill Sr of GN, Hannibal Kimball of KCN.
  • New Private Companies Available: SL, T&P.
  • Cyrus Holliday dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $12385. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: William Palmer, Milton Littlefield, Thomas Scott, John Forbes, Leland Stanford, Sleeping Dog, Edward Harriman, Jim Fisk
  • Invention of automatic couplers facilitates operations, improves safety.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Panic to Depression.
  • Best locomotive available: Atlantic 4-4-2
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system, automatic couplers.

Tycoon Announcements:

5Leland Stanford yet again a loan recall?
6Milton Littlefield time to start building track again.
10Hannibal Kimball well, that wasn't pleasant. i expect that to continue on me.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronMilton Littlefield (6)J. Edgar Thompson (3)William Palmer (12)Jim Fisk (1)Edward Harriman (2)
Rail MogulMilton Littlefield (6)Cyrus Holliday (15)Thomas Scott (7)J. Edgar Thompson (3)John Forbes (8)
Rail BuilderMilton Littlefield (6)J. Edgar Thompson (3)Edward Harriman (2)William Palmer (12)Leland Stanford (5)
Rail MagnateJ. Edgar Thompson (3)Milton Littlefield (6)Hannibal Kimball (10)William Palmer (12)Edward Harriman (2)
Rail ProdigalMilton Littlefield (6)Thomas Scott (7)Cyrus Holliday (15)William Palmer (12)Leland Stanford (5)
Rail BaronMilton Littlefield (6)J. Edgar Thompson (3)William Palmer (12)Edward Harriman (2)Cyrus Holliday (15)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
6Milton Littlefield CB&QUP........
1Jim Fisk MPGT........
3J. Edgar Thompson N&WCNS........
8John Forbes WPPENNKP....
12William Palmer C&H............
2Edward Harriman SPGW........
7Thomas Scott L&AC&NWSVSP&D
15Cyrus Holliday CRIPV&T........
13Railroad Bill Sr GNL&N........
9Sleeping Dog SCLM&LR........
14Dan Drew SLSWCASL........
5Leland Stanford B&OMKT........
4J. Pierpont Morgan COG............
11Rotshild B&M............
10Hannibal Kimball MRLEKCN........

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 25530244178439573058248821000
GTGrand Trunk 780788834101999214992456774401
NYCNew York Central 163323798912375299458894189292301
PENNPennsylvania 29974809972501189998847846575911013
READReading 333703383938995126489744871000
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 1184149135790409841599921305011000
R&DRichmond & Danville 505429922407598142468364020100
N&WNorfolk & Western 242529959715579099711764159509470505
W&WWilmington & Weldon 64556805335149519551980004-100472
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 276537709619986398827030239406907
S&ASavannah & Augusta 561638213510299162143292311400
SCLSea Coast Line 189521678512140095519329246383215525
S&GSavannah & Gulf 1555157516882099549320822912300029
COGCentral of Georgia 849770794008099237975133563001000575
MRLEMad River & Lake Erie 300438371020336598936828252100230662
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 152142207821994856712320000
A&GWAtlantic & Great Western 677851104681099242046146316190328
MCMichigan Central 783845484734795255241456653001
MNMichigan Northern 302258721500696967771434114016
MSMichigan Southern 2041756296599971499124430000
L&NLouisville & Nashville 45647002282029112967664613030516
ICIllinois Central 29434184225618510100041795-12015
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 686653953531397219090111110-1100
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 35832135179969877704542230900
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 49553355288119714667357858010404
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 35430433161299882459511760613500
CNSChicago North Shore 6927109736971992114321087681519400
MPMissouri Pacific 630730053869298149251835190139300
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 29622417123299965594338780200
V&TVicksburg & Texas 40533335183349985682582020900
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 278263611449999528603798021600
WPWestern Pacific 54744775264189513281778712-1118502008
UPUnion Pacific 3632319613918946257148274-211442064
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 18422387123139945382227404130680
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 42436217210069310933462626-1223500
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 3422783914477998577652516-152550695
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 1551485898068818399184011000
GWGreat Western 1401424089719116899169012000
SPSouthern Pacific 51349414271789988064723512425103172
GNGreat Northern 2951907412398893079930801-1000
KCNKansas City Northern 22317016114018724799248010000

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 ; B&H
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GT  (Double) ; C2  (Double) ; C3 ; NY1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AN]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC  (Double) ; HRL  (Double) ; B&A  (Double) ; NY3 ; LS ; C4 ; OH3 ; OH5 ; OH6 ; OH7 ; FW&C ; MI1 ; IN3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLCN]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENN (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; C&A  (Double) ; CNJ  (Double) ; NYNH (Double) ; PA5 ; PA6 ; P&FW ; P&LE (Double) ; WV2 ; PA1  (Double) ; PA3  (Double) ; M&C ; IN4  (Double) ; IN9 ; C&EI (Double) ; KY12 ; TN13 ; TN14 ; SM  (Double) ; NO&J (Double) ; MS6
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLCMG]
  • Reading (READ)
    READ (Double) ; PA2  (Double) ; MD1  (Double) ; PA4  (Double)
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O  (Double) ; WV1 ; OH1 ; OH4  (Double) ; IN1  (Double) ; IN2  (Double) ; IN8  (Double) ; IL4  (Double) ; IL3  (Double)
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ACM]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&D ; VA7 ; VA2 ; SC5
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W  (Double) ; N&S ; RF&P (Double) ; VA3 ; VA4 ; VA5 ; KY1 ; IN5 ; IN7 ; IL1  (Double) ; VA6 ; A&T ; AL4 ; GM&O ; TN4 ; TN1 ; IL5
    Unbuilt MS2
    [Regions: ADOCMG]
  • Wilmington & Weldon (W&W)
    W&W  (Double) ; NC2 ; VA1 ; NC1 ; SC2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H  (Double) ; SC4 ; GA1  (Double) ; GA8  (Double) ; AL3  (Double) ; TN12 ; KY13 ; O&M  (Double) ; IL6  (Double) ; TN15 ; C&O  (Double) ; VC  (Double) ; MD2 ; PA7  (Double) ; WV4 ; KY2 ; KY5  (Double) ; IN6  (Double) ; MON  (Double) ; AL1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ADOCM]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&A  (Double) ; GA2 ; SC1 ; SC3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL  (Double) ; NER ; GA4  (Double) ; FL4 ; FL5 ; FL6 ; AL5 ; W&M ; AL2 ; TN9 ; FEC ; TN10 (Double) ; TN7
    Unbuilt KY14
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL6 ; AL8 ; MS3 ; AL7 ; MS4 ; N&C  (Double) ; TN8 ; TN11 ; TN5 ; MS5
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AMG]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COG  (Double) ; A&C  (Double) ; GA3  (Double) ; GA5  (Double) ; FL3 ; TN6
    Unbuilt FL2
    [Regions: D]
  • Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE)
    MRLE (Double) ; OH2 ; TP&W ; MI2  (Double) ; C&C  (Double) ; OH8  (Double) ; KY3 ; ERIE (Double) ; NY2  (Double) ; PA11 (Double) ; GTW ; PA8  (Double) ; PA10 ; PA9  (Double) ; KY6 ; G&C  (Double) ; BRL  (Double) ; TN2 ; TN3 ; KY4 ; KY7
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ADOLC]
  • Atlanta & West Point (A&WP)
    A&WP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: D]
  • Atlantic & Great Western (A&GW)
    A&GW ; WBSH ; IN10 ; IL7  (Double) ; KY11 ; KY10
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: OM]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MC ; C5  (Double) ; MI6 ; MI5 ; MI4
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: LCN]
  • Michigan Northern (MN)
    MN ; MI3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: L]
  • Michigan Southern (MS)
    MS
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: L]
  • Louisville & Nashville (L&N)
    L&N  (Double) ; KY8 ; KY9
    Unbuilt IL8
    [Regions: O]
  • Illinois Central (IC)
    IC  (Double) ; IL2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NW ; WI4  (Double) ; SP&P
    Unbuilt ND1
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIP ; IA7
    Unbuilt IA6
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Q (Double) ; IA4 ; IA5
    Unbuilt MO7
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL ; MO1
    Unbuilt MO8
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNS ; M&SP (Double) ; NP
    Unbuilt ND3
    [Regions: CW]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MP  (Double) ; KC&D ; ATSF ; MO6
    Unbuilt OK8
    [Regions: MW]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR ; AR4
    Unbuilt OK1
    [Regions: M]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T ; TX2
    Unbuilt TX3
    [Regions: MS]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A ; LA2
    Unbuilt TX1
    [Regions: G]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP ; CP ; NV1
    Unbuilt UT7
    [Regions: P]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP ; NE1
    Unbuilt CO7
    [Regions: W]
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
    SL&A ; IL11
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKT ; KCS
    Unbuilt OK2
    [Regions: MW]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSF ; MO5
    Unbuilt OK6
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
    SLSW
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Great Western (GW)
    GW
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: G]
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
    SP  (Double) ; CA4
    Unbuilt CA3
    [Regions: P]
  • Great Northern (GN)
    GN
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas City Northern (KCN)
    KCN
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
B&M658553+41 556 7 138 1621116 7
GT578051+45 1120 7 800 0116 8
NYC ©293541+12 3469 31 023 35 12 3
PENN ©465768+22 5904 72 430 08613
READ386082+44 929 6 660 0 84 6 7
B&O759053+31 1094 11 856 0552 6 7
R&D221916-6 1554 8 975 0 73 8 12
N&W504439-11 1843 18 558 60332 12 15
W&W777369-8 467 3 170 55 13 7 8
C&H415060+19 3344 18 539 4812122 3 8
S&A383227-11 953 8 415 0 103 7 12 15
SCL685339-29 3261 18 414 50991 12 14
S&G625140-22 2277 15 308 22 153 6
COG342211-23 2889 9 793 77443 15
MRLE513316-35 9600 35 750 90101015
A&WP50286-44 112888 218 880 0 122 3
A&GW738952+31 593 6 696 74 23 7 15
MC996838-61 2256 3 915 0 10
MN7810162+46 346 2 934 86 51 2 3 7
MS ©403123-17 209 2 985 75 151 3 5 7
L&N534333-20 319 3 845 6513136 9 15
IC406386+46 332 1 470 0 131 6 9
C&NW564228-28 2644 22 290 0772 6 13
CRIP9813643+74 185 6 744 41615156 7
CB&Q ©926742-50 541 11 408 67662 7 8 15
CASL5010251+103 662 13 383 25214147 12
CNS769456+36 771 6 920 03310 12
MP5011636+130 982 69 525 700112
M&LR589364+70 114 2 796 1649913
V&T6110135+79 412 11 096 4641515
L&A222732+10 129 1 296 94776
WP7813950+122 244 10 440 500886
UP203244+24 188 1 686 1296612
SL&A172024+7 173 878 42 14
MKT182431+13 629 1 908 21255
SLSF202326+6 314 1 659 51 146
SLSW0010+10 0 698 771414
GW0010+10 0 630 7022
SP222936+14 149 2 354 211221
GN0010+10 0 1 328 1471313
KCN0010+10 0 1 004 1111010

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
SLSoo Line 750
T&PTexas & Pacific 1120
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