Continental Rails II

Game # 34 - Turn # 19

Headline News 1877 to 1878

World & National New

  1. 1877: Bell's new telephone invention is the hit of the Philadelphia Exposition.
  2. 1878: Mark Twain publishes new novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: J. Edgar Thompson bought SA&H for $10011, Thomas Scott bought C&S for $51234, Milton Littlefield bought CW for $1066.
  • PCs Merged: H&S merges into CT.
  • New Engines Acquired: B&M bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, N&W bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, C&H bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, S&A bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SCL bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, COG bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, A&WP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, MC bought Prairie 2-6-2, CRIP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, CNS bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, M&LR bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, L&A bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, MKT bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SLSF bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SLSW bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, GW bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SP&D bought Prairie 2-6-2, SL bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, CT bought Chesapeake 4-6-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: B&M bought steel bridges, PENN bought refrigerated cars, N&W bought steel bridges, C&H bought steel bridges, SCL bought Pullman sleepers, S&G bought refrigerated cars, S&G bought steel bridges, A&WP bought steel bridges, C&NW bought steel bridges, CNS bought steel bridges, L&A bought steel bridges, MKT bought steel bridges, SLSF bought steel bridges, SLSW bought refrigerated cars, SLSW bought steel bridges, GW bought steel bridges, SP bought steel bridges, KCN bought automatic brakes, SL bought steel bridges, CT bought Grand Station.
  • RoWs built: ID5 by C&NW, MT10 by CNS, M3 by MP, AR7 by V&T, NM1 by L&A, IL13 by MKT, AR3 by SLSW, TX4 by GW, IA10 by KCN, CA9 by SV, TX6 by CT.
  • RoWs abandoned: CA8 was abandoned by SP.
  • New RoWs acquired: B&M got ME1, MKT got IL14, KCN got WI3, SL got WI8, UP got IA9, CT got LA4, MP got TX13, L&A got CO3, SLSF got NM5, CNS got ID3, SV got CA10, C&NW got WA1.
  • RR Mergers: B&M merges into NYC, MP merges into SP.
  • Inadequate brakes on PENN locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $41958.
  • Inadequate brakes on B&O locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $11840.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost R&D $4040.
  • Old S&A wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $6732.
  • Inadequate brakes on SCL locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $21170.
  • Old COG wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $11539.
  • Inadequate brakes on MRLE locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $27036.
  • MN bridge collapsed! Many passengers killed in plunge. Damages amount to $2416.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost IC $4116.
  • CRIP bridge collapsed! Many passengers killed in plunge. Damages amount to $12310.
  • Old UP wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $28490.
  • Old SL&A wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $4488.
  • Inadequate brakes on SV locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $1883.
  • Old CT wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $3066.
  • Insolvent RRs: B&O, R&D, IC.
  • Bankrupt RRs: W&W.
  • Loan Recalls: Edward Harriman, Milton Littlefield, John Forbes, Sleeping Dog, Railroad Bill Sr , Dan Drew, Cyrus Holliday.
  • Stock splits: SLSW splits 2 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: N&W, SCL, MS, SL.
  • New railroad Presidents: J. Pierpont Morgan of READ, Edward Harriman of MC, John Forbes of M&LR, Dan Drew of SL&A, Edward Harriman of GW, Jim Fisk of SP.
  • New Private Companies Available: DRGW, DP.
  • Milton Littlefield has a Transcontinental system.
  • Thomas Scott dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $32323. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: William Palmer, John Forbes, Edward Harriman, Leland Stanford, Milton Littlefield, Cyrus Holliday
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Mild Depression to 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, steel bridges.

Tycoon Announcements:

5Leland Stanford 4 loan recalls --- is this #5 or am i bankrupt?
6Milton Littlefield the rich get richer.
10Hannibal Kimball you know you aren't doing well when an abacus is better off.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronJ. Edgar Thompson (3)Milton Littlefield (6)Edward Harriman (2)William Palmer (12)Jim Fisk (1)
Rail MogulThomas Scott (7)J. Edgar Thompson (3)Milton Littlefield (6)Cyrus Holliday (15)Edward Harriman (2)
Rail BuilderMilton Littlefield (6)Edward Harriman (2)J. Edgar Thompson (3)William Palmer (12)Sleeping Dog (9)
Rail MagnateMilton Littlefield (6)J. Edgar Thompson (3)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&WCNSSA&H....
2Edward Harriman GWMC........
12William Palmer C&HCT....LR&S
7Thomas Scott L&AC&NWC&S....
1Jim Fisk NYCSP........
15Cyrus Holliday SVS&G........
6Milton Littlefield PENNUPCW....
9Sleeping Dog SCL............
8John Forbes M&LR............
14Dan Drew SLSFSL&A........
4J. Pierpont Morgan COGREAD........
10Hannibal Kimball KCNSL........
11Rotshild ................
5Leland Stanford ....MKT........
13Railroad Bill Sr ........T&P....

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
GTGrand Trunk 780902755055595239842421492001
NYCNew York Central 188832380317809296598272272272501
PENNPennsylvania 29975508943305389110804865189221002
READReading 333804674506295139137709042000
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 1184169297108350874491502331790000
R&DRichmond & Danville 505483903242187164223383320000
N&WNorfolk & Western 26273791701971689983229724230421090
W&WWilmington & Weldon 64565580439388722006978583-10059
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 288645771523801199952963210308401
S&ASavannah & Augusta 561726563996199185919216842000
SCLSea Coast Line 2117274288153600955725807621400186
S&GSavannah & Gulf 23713199241791569594607329113112047
COGCentral of Georgia 10491085115751298304820131639100263
MRLEMad River & Lake Erie 300444321626592991104557318626720076
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 15216353915898449106020000
MCMichigan Central 78395646535619528504297586001
MNMichigan Northern 302291591953687108458117680002
MSMichigan Southern 20419042119969178251118070000
L&NLouisville & Nashville 6868251346207951861746387530075
ICIllinois Central 294390832501387113466434610002
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 1913187340104911954155532759350000
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 12311219566829598221051139812100606
CNSChicago North Shore 1888199819103907994341802974402302152
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 795752593913599151534383694000
V&TVicksburg & Texas 148313948282295952694472071120000
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 132111943365687992061551704052401771
UPUnion Pacific 2849356413199591956226704188111002444
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 3745017429603958286331380600105
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 13521414097918995257139190679170388
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 1079999505197499210288157379210850
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 60862349342919988778773414401581
GWGreat Western 926991265451999150899997132302005
SPSouthern Pacific 3578512027327699877890664218490112084062
GNGreat Northern 44538460242309166255359952000
KCNKansas City Northern 82384310497439513468797253310452
SVSacramento Valley 26926704168239147026367531600
SP&DSt Paul & Duluth 1501605194709525076148594000
SLSoo Line 1501407378819823882178203112500
CTCentral Texas 511456852375699785066669030225429

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 
  • 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 ; B&M ; B&H
    Unbuilt ME1
    [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 ; ID5
    Unbuilt WA1
    [Regions: CWT]
  • 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 ; MT10
    Unbuilt ID3
    [Regions: CWT]
  • 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 ; AR7
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MSX]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A ; LA2 ; TX1 ; TX16 ; TX15 ; TX14 ; NM1
    Unbuilt CO3
    [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 IA9
    [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 ; IL13
    Unbuilt IL14
    [Regions: MW]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSF ; MO5 ; OK6 ; OK4 ; OK5
    Unbuilt NM5
    [Regions: MS]
  • St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
    SLSW (Double) ; AR2 ; AR1 ; AR3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Great Western (GW)
    GW  (Double) ; LA1 ; TR  (Double) ; LA6 ; TX5 ; TX4
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: GS]
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
    SP  (Double) ; CA4  (Double) ; CA3  (Double) ; M4  (Double) ; AZ3  (Double) ; AZ2 ; MP  (Double) ; KC&D (Double) ; ATSF (Double) ; MO6 ; OK8 ; NM4 ; CASL (Double) ; MO1 ; MO8  (Double) ; IA3 ; NM3 ; AZ1 ; M3
    Unbuilt TX13
    [Regions: CMWTPX]
  • Great Northern (GN)
    GN ; MN1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas City Northern (KCN)
    KCN ; KP ; MO3 ; IA10
    Unbuilt WI3
    [Regions: MW]
  • Sacramento Valley (SV)
    SV ; CA9
    Unbuilt CA10
    [Regions: P]
  • St Paul & Duluth (SP&D)
    SP&D
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Soo Line (SL)
    SL
    Unbuilt WI8
    [Regions: N]
  • Central Texas (CT)
    CT ; H&S ; TX6
    Unbuilt LA4
    [Regions: S]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
GT332110-23 3618 7 800 0 37
NYC222225+3 1516 38 306 52112 3
PENN131415+2 31991 72 430 066
READ789+2 2285 6 660 047
B&O151822+7 2986 11 856 0 23 7
R&D131313+0 1628 8 975 0 72 3 12
N&W ©697072+3 1767 39 256 0332 7 12 15
W&W9910+1 911 3 225 0 23 7
C&H835018-65 2604 19 192 012122 3 7
S&A121213+1 1310 8 415 0 152 3 7 12
SCL ©182226+8 2221 19 522 52991 3 12 14
S&G131824+11 4864 22 726 6915152 3 12
COG121417+5 1174 10 870 0442 3 7 15
MRLE141517+3 11000 35 840 0 37 15
A&WP333+0 90185 218 880 0 123
MC252831+6 1281 3 915 0223 7
MN778+1 534 2 999 21 23 7
MS ©111417+6 492 3 060 0 151 2 3 7
L&N242221-3 1326 5 022 38 137
IC172024+7 906 4 410 0 61 2 3 7
C&NW789+2 7236 28 306 119772
CRIP131313+0 2840 11 318 207 156 7
CNS171717+0 1925 12 806 943310 12
M&LR383635-3 2337 5 294 1618813
V&T373125-12 3000 47 842 808 152 3
L&A292624-5 1277 6 479 126772 6 15
UP232222-1 8988 31 450 0668
SL&A444240-4 343 1 798 7214143 7
MKT232425+2 1863 10 694 36552 14
SLSF523824-28 1574 5 157 23814146 12
SLSW8810157+26 393 5 740 340 147 12
GW273135+8 2756 10 205 175223
SP564716-40 720 96 825 5112
GN272421-6 608 2 182 43 76
KCN243444+20 1046 4 046 6910107 8
SV172024+7 192 1 229 11615127
SP&D201918-2 149 717 33 71 3 12
SL ©386083+45 153 750 010106 7 12 15
CT131823+10 335 2 384 17112127

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
FW&DFt Worth & Denver 975
DRGWDenver & Rio Grande Western 580
DPDenver Pacific 530
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