Continental Rails II

Game # 34 - Turn # 16

Headline News 1871 to 1872

World & National New

  1. 1871: Wild Bill Hickok made Marshal of Abilene. Shoots two men and one policeman.
  2. 1872: Buffalo Bill Cody makes first stage appearance in Chicago. Broadway next!

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: William Palmer bought CT for $11011, Edward Harriman bought TR for $55555.
  • PCs Incorporated: SL.
  • New Engines Acquired: NYC bought Atlantic 4-4-2, READ bought Atlantic 4-4-2, S&A bought Atlantic 4-4-2, A&GW bought Atlantic 4-4-2, SL&A bought Atlantic 4-4-2, SLSF bought Atlantic 4-4-2.
  • New Technologies Acquired: B&M bought Pullman sleepers, NYC bought automatic couplers, PENN bought Pullman sleepers, READ bought automatic couplers, READ bought Pullman sleepers, N&W bought Pullman sleepers, C&H bought automatic couplers, C&H bought Pullman sleepers, COG bought Pullman sleepers, A&WP bought Pullman sleepers, L&N bought Pullman sleepers, C&NW bought Pullman sleepers, CRIP bought automatic couplers, CRIP bought Pullman sleepers, CASL bought Pullman sleepers, CNS bought Pullman sleepers, V&T bought Pullman sleepers, L&A bought Pullman sleepers, WP bought Pullman sleepers, UP bought Pullman sleepers, SL&A bought automatic couplers, SL&A bought Pullman sleepers, MKT bought Pullman sleepers, SLSF bought automatic couplers, SLSF bought Pullman sleepers, GW bought Pullman sleepers, SP bought Pullman sleepers, GN bought Pullman sleepers, SV bought Pullman sleepers, SP&D bought Pullman sleepers.
  • RoWs built: WV3 by C&H, ND2 by C&NW, NE2 by CRIP, IA3 by CASL, ND4 by CNS, NM4 by MP, M1 by V&T, TX16 by L&A, UT5 by WP, WY1 by UP, MO9 by MKT, AR2 by SLSW, LA1 by GW, M4 by SP, MN1 by GN, MO3 by KCN.
  • PENN doubled P&FW, C&H doubled SC4, COG doubled FL2, CASL doubled CASL, MP doubled KC&D, WP doubled WP, UP doubled MO7, SP doubled CA3.
  • New RoWs acquired: SL&A got IL12, MKT got IA1, V&T got AR8, GW got LA6, CRIP got NE3, SLSF got OK4, L&A got TX15, CNS got MT6, UP got CO8, MP got NM3, SP got AZ3, WP got UT2, C&NW got MT4.
  • RR Mergers: CASL merges into MP.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost B&O $16576.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost MRLE $42056.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost MS $2448.
  • Insolvent RRs: B&O, MS.
  • Loan Recalls: Leland Stanford, John Forbes, Hannibal Kimball, Railroad Bill Sr , Dan Drew.
  • Stock splits: IC splits 3 for 1, MKT splits 2 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: NYC, READ, N&W, MS.
  • New railroad Presidents: Jim Fisk of NYC, William Palmer of S&A, Cyrus Holliday of S&G, Cyrus Holliday of A&GW, Milton Littlefield of WP, Dan Drew of SLSW.
  • New Private Companies Available: LP&W, LR&S.
  • Thomas Scott dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $25432. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Milton Littlefield, Edward Harriman, William Palmer, Leland Stanford, Cyrus Holliday, John Forbes, J. Pierpont Morgan, Jim Fisk
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost GT $6240.
  • 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:

5Leland Stanford yes! another loan recall! all is right with the world!
6Milton Littlefield stock market pricing defies logic.
8John Forbes i thought i was home free when i saw the light at the end of the tunnel ......
10Hannibal Kimball well, that wasn't pleasant but not bankrupt. no game left now.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronMilton Littlefield (6)J. Edgar Thompson (3)Jim Fisk (1)Edward Harriman (2)William Palmer (12)
Rail MogulMilton Littlefield (6)Thomas Scott (7)Cyrus Holliday (15)J. Edgar Thompson (3)Jim Fisk (1)
Rail BuilderMilton Littlefield (6)Edward Harriman (2)J. Edgar Thompson (3)William Palmer (12)Sleeping Dog (9)
Rail MagnateJ. Edgar Thompson (3)Milton Littlefield (6)William Palmer (12)Hannibal Kimball (10)Leland Stanford (5)
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
3J. Edgar Thompson N&WCNS........
1Jim Fisk MPNYC........
2Edward Harriman SPGWTR....
7Thomas Scott L&AC&NW........
12William Palmer C&HS&ACT....
6Milton Littlefield WPUP........
15Cyrus Holliday S&GA&GW........
9Sleeping Dog SCLM&LR........
14Dan Drew SLSFSLSW........
8John Forbes ....READ........
4J. Pierpont Morgan COG............
5Leland Stanford B&OMKT........
10Hannibal Kimball ................
13Railroad Bill Sr GN....T&P....
11Rotshild B&M............

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 25532776180279977168205190000
GTGrand Trunk 780829734314599223213487662001
NYCNew York Central 16332548941427399546058880672101
PENNPennsylvania 29975225732717389910349324942301206
READReading 333751333982098131238699532100
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 118415909289091954380212265480000
R&DRichmond & Danville 505456652694295150608384660000
N&WNorfolk & Western 262735599918512199777971209939440247
W&WWilmington & Weldon 64561922371539420511771773000200
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 288642076422300498884277334937404
S&ASavannah & Augusta 561678533935596171187249831000
SCLSea Coast Line 205024940714964491563301579412246976
S&GSavannah & Gulf 15551670181002099151827423049100012
COGCentral of Georgia 1049983655115099281112149002010772
MRLEMad River & Lake Erie 300441337123148895985253249139200301
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 15215277840299472026930000
A&GWAtlantic & Great Western 6778995651275972504419162300160
MCMichigan Central 783904405426491267863302923001
MNMichigan Northern 302272621608495101458145830007
MSMichigan Southern 20418323106279673775106280000
L&NLouisville & Nashville 68675932432819417244075878220252
ICIllinois Central 294364412259489106286419800006
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 132111683361920983070121886270000
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 7486933738829981385371086400701912
CNSChicago North Shore 133212901967089993139212000371114824073
MPMissouri Pacific 1768199323107634973588832367790133203318
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 577507102890494109237634821200
V&TVicksburg & Texas 9939039349716991796871424060400
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 53256616311399991673724413400
WPWestern Pacific 908806084433599195973133288041083346
UPUnion Pacific 170915824182286993429002237211204904
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 1842449714453954891824005330332
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 7947147539311961656191114611101233
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 597489822547199126126849691116501704
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 2682527113899993649532870300734
GWGreat Western 2783026716646994181038470402130966
SPSouthern Pacific 7959025249638991400221170223423902770
GNGreat Northern 44535178218109255663428891700
KCNKansas City Northern 68465898362449996707851023000
SVSacramento Valley 15016096112678421779170921200
SP&DSt Paul & Duluth 15015739102308921404165232200
SLSoo Line 1501312687948719655181450000

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 (Double) ; 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  (Double) ; MS2
    Unbuilt none
    [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  (Double) ; 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  (Double) ; WV3
    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 ; KY14
    Unbuilt FL1
    [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  (Double) ; FL2  (Double)
    Unbuilt none
    [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  (Double)
    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 ; IL8
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: OM]
  • Illinois Central (IC)
    IC  (Double) ; IL2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NW ; WI4  (Double) ; SP&P ; ND1 ; ND2
    Unbuilt MT4
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIP ; IA7 ; IA6 ; NE2
    Unbuilt NE3
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNS  (Double) ; M&SP (Double) ; NP ; ND3 ; ND4
    Unbuilt MT6
    [Regions: CW]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MP  (Double) ; KC&D (Double) ; ATSF (Double) ; MO6 ; OK8 ; NM4 ; CASL (Double) ; MO1 ; MO8 ; IA3
    Unbuilt NM3
    [Regions: CMW]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR (Double) ; AR4 ; OK1
    Unbuilt TX12
    [Regions: MS]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T  (Double) ; TX2 ; TX3 ; M1
    Unbuilt AR8
    [Regions: MSX]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A ; LA2 ; TX1 ; TX16
    Unbuilt TX15
    [Regions: GS]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP  (Double) ; CP  (Double) ; NV1 ; UT7 ; UT5
    Unbuilt UT2
    [Regions: P]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP ; NE1 ; CO7 ; CB&Q (Double) ; IA4  (Double) ; IA5 ; MO7  (Double) ; WY1
    Unbuilt CO8
    [Regions: CW]
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
    SL&A ; IL11
    Unbuilt IL12
    [Regions: M]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKT ; KCS ; OK2 ; MO9
    Unbuilt IA1
    [Regions: MW]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSF ; MO5 ; OK6
    Unbuilt OK4
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
    SLSW ; AR2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Great Western (GW)
    GW  (Double) ; LA1
    Unbuilt LA6
    [Regions: G]
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
    SP  (Double) ; CA4  (Double) ; CA3  (Double) ; M4
    Unbuilt AZ3
    [Regions: PX]
  • Great Northern (GN)
    GN ; MN1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas City Northern (KCN)
    KCN ; KP ; MO3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MW]
  • Sacramento Valley (SV)
    SV
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: P]
  • St Paul & Duluth (SP&D)
    SP&D
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • 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&M824610-72 1567 7 208 921117 8
GT755638-37 476 7 800 0 13 6
NYC ©272932+5 2226 31 037 21112 3
PENN202021+1 11189 72 430 0 6
READ ©264259+33 451 6 660 0883 4 6 7
B&O413428-13 1107 11 856 0552 6 7
R&D121416+4 1897 8 975 0 72 3 12
N&W ©758289+14 1278 19 628 0332 7 12 15
W&W846037-47 379 3 193 32 12 3 7
C&H415162+21 4238 19 132 6012122 3 8
S&A111111+0 1327 8 415 012153 7 10
SCL283543+15 2970 19 162 77991 3 12 14
S&G222222+0 2672 15 317 1315153 6 12
COG223243+21 1928 10 870 0442 3 15
MRLE221916-6 11228 35 840 0 315
A&WP655-1 61801 218 880 0 122 3
A&GW423426-16 1041 6 714 561523 7
MC494031-18 1253 3 915 0 79
MN302215-15 412 2 971 49 51 3 7
MS ©161311-5 196 3 017 43 151 3 5 7
L&N503826-24 554 4 973 87 136 9 15
IC518238+63 196 4 410 0 61 3 7
C&NW181513-5 2819 25 273 192772 6 13
CRIP252118-7 2037 8 983 127 156 7
CNS242832+8 1153 9 897 2233310 12
MP243246+22 6586 87 652 128112 9 14
M&LR977656-41 792 4 225 140998 13
V&T745741-33 1761 14 267 233 152 9 14
L&A494134-15 403 2 575 85776 15
WP483829-19 1770 12 565 180668
UP515764+13 1870 17 303 242662 8
SL&A404550+10 204 920 0 143 7
MKT568153+50 862 7 726 214556 14
SLSF322722-10 727 2 985 014146
SLSW172533+16 214 1 284 561414
GW214264+43 185 1 321 6922
SP516987+36 1147 3 960 15221 15
GN212529+8 301 2 150 7513136
KCN212224+3 720 3 212 208 8
SV111214+3 266 693 57 715
SP&D111316+5 293 693 57 73 12
SL0011+11 0 675 75 15

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
LP&WLevenworth, Pawnee & Western 1000
LR&SLittle Rock & Shreveport 1050
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