Continental Rails II

Game # 34 - Turn # 18

Headline News 1875 to 1876

World & National New

  1. 1875: Gold discovered in the Black Hills of Dakota Territory!
  2. 1876: Gen. Custer massacred by Sioux Indians on banks of Little Big Horn River.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: William Palmer bought H&S for $9862.
  • PCs Merged: LP&W merges into MKT.
  • New Engines Acquired: GT bought Prairie 2-6-2, SCL bought Prairie 2-6-2, MRLE bought Atlantic 4-4-2, MC bought Atlantic 4-4-2, CRIP bought Prairie 2-6-2, V&T bought Prairie 2-6-2, SL&A bought Prairie 2-6-2.
  • New Technologies Acquired: B&M bought refrigerated cars, GT bought automatic couplers, GT bought Pullman sleepers, NYC bought refrigerated cars, READ bought refrigerated cars, N&W bought refrigerated cars, C&H bought refrigerated cars, COG bought refrigerated cars, MRLE bought automatic couplers, A&WP bought refrigerated cars, L&N bought automatic brakes, C&NW bought refrigerated cars, CNS bought refrigerated cars, M&LR bought refrigerated cars, V&T bought automatic brakes, V&T bought refrigerated cars, L&A bought refrigerated cars, SL&A bought automatic brakes, MKT bought refrigerated cars, SLSF bought refrigerated cars, GW bought refrigerated cars, SP bought refrigerated cars, CT bought refrigerated cars.
  • RoWs built: MS1 by S&G, MT5 by C&NW, MT7 by CNS, AZ1 by MP, TX14 by L&A, CA7 by UP, KS1 by MKT, OK5 by SLSF, AR1 by SLSW, TX5 by GW, AZ2 by SP.
  • GW doubled TR, SP doubled AZ3.
  • New RoWs acquired: MKT got IL13, KCN got IA10, SLSW got AR3, V&T got AR7, GW got TX4, CNS got MT10, L&A got NM1, C&NW got ID5, SP got CA8, SV got CA9, MP got M3, CT got TX6.
  • Inadequate brakes on W&W locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $8385.
  • Inadequate brakes on MRLE locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $45060.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost MS $1428.
  • Inadequate brakes on KCN locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $6156.
  • Insolvent RRs: W&W, MS.
  • Loan Recalls: Jim Fisk, Edward Harriman, Leland Stanford, Sleeping Dog, Railroad Bill Sr , Dan Drew.
  • Stock splits: V&T splits 3 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: NYC, N&W, C&H, V&T.
  • New railroad Presidents: Jim Fisk of B&M, Jim Fisk of NYC, Cyrus Holliday of S&G, Edward Harriman of MP, Hannibal Kimball of SL.
  • New Private Companies Available: FW&D, SA&H, C&S, CW.
  • Milton Littlefield has a Transcontinental system.
  • Edward Harriman dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $32232. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Thomas Scott, William Palmer, Milton Littlefield, Leland Stanford, John Forbes, Jim Fisk
  • Engineering advances permit building steel bridges at lower cost with greater safety.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Depression to Mild Depression.
  • 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, steel bridges.

Tycoon Announcements:

5Leland Stanford help!
6Milton Littlefield a&wp stockholders at the top of the list...
10Hannibal Kimball how can the economy be considered stable if it in in depression?

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronMilton Littlefield (6)J. Edgar Thompson (3)Edward Harriman (2)Jim Fisk (1)William Palmer (12)
Rail MogulThomas Scott (7)Milton Littlefield (6)J. Edgar Thompson (3)Cyrus Holliday (15)Edward Harriman (2)
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)Sleeping Dog (9)Leland Stanford (5)
Rail ProdigalMilton Littlefield (6)Thomas Scott (7)Cyrus Holliday (15)William Palmer (12)Edward Harriman (2)
Rail BaronMilton Littlefield (6)J. Edgar Thompson (3)Edward Harriman (2)William Palmer (12)Thomas Scott (7)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
3J. Edgar Thompson N&WCNS........
12William Palmer C&HCTH&SLR&S
2Edward Harriman SPMP........
7Thomas Scott L&AC&NW........
15Cyrus Holliday SVS&G........
1Jim Fisk NYCB&M........
6Milton Littlefield PENNUP........
9Sleeping Dog SCL............
14Dan Drew SLSFSLSW........
8John Forbes ................
4J. Pierpont Morgan COG............
11Rotshild ................
13Railroad Bill Sr ........T&P....
10Hannibal Kimball KCNSL........
5Leland Stanford B&OMKT........

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 25533381183599981120119661000
GTGrand Trunk 780840254789494233852419412101
NYCNew York Central 16332652781591669146839162052001
PENNPennsylvania 29975240453091879210497975016591203
READReading 333755954082197137432737492400
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 118415913597072904453612310480000
R&DRichmond & Danville 505455772871491159375373430000
N&WNorfolk & Western 262735979018709199813803231901220129
W&WWilmington & Weldon 64561606388119121511575797-10084
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 288643193222460299930799235627402
S&ASavannah & Augusta 561678643732499181970281561000
SCLSea Coast Line 2117258015144489955846468045310266
S&GSavannah & Gulf 23713028821756699391875927576710073
COGCentral of Georgia 10491028935556397295421133294000376
MRLEMad River & Lake Erie 3004422252257573901022502194008200127
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 15215781868099456115200000
MCMichigan Central 783904675337692279029151494001
MNMichigan Northern 302268221689891106139127310003
MSMichigan Southern 20418323108119576684109260000
L&NLouisville & Nashville 68677098447179318222367271200107
ICIllinois Central 294368352210191111208429790003
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 167514537575595993713542413840100
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 12311138196487797213173150381100932
CNSChicago North Shore 169917520291105993909272640541303310
MPMissouri Pacific 2413256972138765974680073279070003734
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 795714943717799146446467493000
V&TVicksburg & Texas 126311588866055972301811796980100
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 10689612252866991644911368892125300
UPUnion Pacific 2849338019185912965934964024011904074
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 37446706270909679512296335150162
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 12801251906760297240699177859160647
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 10799477351178972033821534951201417
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 4184480125088985937453065441900358
GWGreat Western 8028002544013991262191139791512401625
SPSouthern Pacific 115513181072495992091321758933502516
GNGreat Northern 44536406214809562837389512000
KCNKansas City Northern 68465469360089910603774113316950
SVSacramento Valley 15016594107868924941184382100
SP&DSt Paul & Duluth 1501507691969323636154753000
SLSoo Line 1501354077189722538170642000
CTCentral Texas 169146998231982469521887246600

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  (Double) ; 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 (Double) ; 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 ; FL1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL6 ; AL8 ; MS3 ; AL7 ; MS4 ; N&C  (Double) ; TN8 ; TN11 ; TN5 ; MS5 ; A&GW ; WBSH ; IN10 ; IL7  (Double) ; KY11 ; KY10 ; MS1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOMG]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COG  (Double) ; A&C  (Double) ; GA3  (Double) ; GA5  (Double) ; FL3  (Double) ; 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]
  • 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 ; MT4 ; MT5
    Unbuilt ID5
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIP ; IA7 ; IA6 ; NE2 ; NE3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CWT]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNS  (Double) ; M&SP (Double) ; NP ; ND3 ; ND4 ; MT6 ; MT7
    Unbuilt MT10
    [Regions: CWT]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MP  (Double) ; KC&D (Double) ; ATSF (Double) ; MO6 ; OK8 ; NM4 ; CASL (Double) ; MO1 ; MO8  (Double) ; IA3 ; NM3 ; AZ1
    Unbuilt M3
    [Regions: CMW]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR (Double) ; AR4 ; OK1 ; TX12
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MS]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T  (Double) ; TX2 ; TX3 ; M1 ; AR8
    Unbuilt AR7
    [Regions: MSX]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A ; LA2 ; TX1 ; TX16 ; TX15 ; TX14
    Unbuilt NM1
    [Regions: GS]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP ; NE1 ; CO7 ; CB&Q (Double) ; IA4  (Double) ; IA5  (Double) ; MO7  (Double) ; WY1 ; CO8 ; WP  (Double) ; CP  (Double) ; NV1 ; UT7 ; UT5 ; UT2 ; CA7
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CWTP]
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
    SL&A ; IL11 ; IL12
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CM]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKT  (Double) ; KCS ; OK2 ; MO9 ; IA1 ; LP&W ; KS1
    Unbuilt IL13
    [Regions: MW]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSF ; MO5 ; OK6 ; OK4 ; OK5
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MS]
  • St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
    SLSW (Double) ; AR2 ; AR1
    Unbuilt AR3
    [Regions: M]
  • Great Western (GW)
    GW  (Double) ; LA1 ; TR  (Double) ; LA6 ; TX5
    Unbuilt TX4
    [Regions: GS]
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
    SP  (Double) ; CA4  (Double) ; CA3  (Double) ; M4  (Double) ; AZ3  (Double) ; AZ2
    Unbuilt CA8
    [Regions: TPX]
  • Great Northern (GN)
    GN ; MN1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas City Northern (KCN)
    KCN ; KP ; MO3
    Unbuilt IA10
    [Regions: MW]
  • Sacramento Valley (SV)
    SV
    Unbuilt CA9
    [Regions: P]
  • St Paul & Duluth (SP&D)
    SP&D
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Soo Line (SL)
    SL
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: N]
  • Central Texas (CT)
    CT
    Unbuilt TX6
    [Regions: S]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
B&M223345+23 597 7 248 52113 7 11
GT222733+11 1225 7 800 0 13 7
NYC ©282522-6 1415 31 058 0112 3
PENN91113+4 45086 72 430 066
READ33207-26 992 6 660 0 74
B&O201715-5 2372 11 856 0552 7
R&D131313+0 1512 8 975 0 72 3 12
N&W ©636669+6 1271 39 256 0332 7 12 15
W&W22159-13 1191 3 207 18 23 7
C&H ©436383+40 1608 19 192 012122 3 7 8
S&A101112+2 2348 8 415 0 152 3 7 12
SCL211918-3 1908 19 505 69991 3 12 14
S&G302113-17 4465 22 726 6915152 3 12
COG141312-2 1160 10 870 0442 3 15
MRLE141414+0 10075 35 840 0 315
A&WP543-2 82315 218 880 0 122 3
MC202225+5 1249 3 915 0 27
MN23157-16 772 2 992 28 21 3 7
MS8911+3 434 3 060 0 151 3 7
L&N393124-15 368 5 010 50 137
IC221917-5 781 4 410 0 61 3 7
C&NW1197-4 8346 27 176 59772
CRIP161413-3 2881 11 249 276 156 7
CNS211917-4 1738 11 895 603310 12
MP201817-3 6082 90 849 15621
M&LR283338+10 1391 5 241 214 18 13
V&T ©719137+40 1856 46 620 930 152 3 9 14
L&A242629+5 1084 5 185 155772 6 15
UP222223+1 17148 31 334 11666
SL&A886644-44 378 1 798 72 143 7
MKT805123-57 2644 9 913 457552 14
SLSF394552+13 712 5 157 23814141 6 12
SLSW587388+30 201 2 015 7514147
GW443527-17 2368 9 647 113 2
SP997756-43 668 5 715 60221 3 15
GN403327-13 629 2 168 57 76
KCN302724-6 838 3 420 010107 8
SV181717-1 162 693 5715712
SP&D151720+5 200 707 43 71 3 12
SL253138+13 191 707 4310157
CT111213+2 362 845 012127

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
FW&DFt Worth & Denver 975
SA&HSan Antonio & Houston 1095
C&SColorado & Southern 580
CWColorado Western 835
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