Continental Rails II

Game # 34 - Turn # 22

Headline News 1883 to 1884

World & National New

  1. 1883: Rockefeller establishes Standard Oil Trust.
  2. 1884: Missouri Governor offers $10,000 reward for capture of Jesse James.

Railroad News

  • PCs Merged: DP merges into L&A.
  • New Engines Acquired: GT bought Consolidation 2-8-0, NYC bought Consolidation 2-8-0, READ bought Consolidation 2-8-0, N&W bought Consolidation 2-8-0, C&H bought Consolidation 2-8-0, S&A bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SCL bought Consolidation 2-8-0, S&G bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, COG bought Consolidation 2-8-0, MRLE bought Consolidation 2-8-0, A&WP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, L&N bought Consolidation 2-8-0, C&NW bought Consolidation 2-8-0, CRIP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, CNS bought Consolidation 2-8-0, M&LR bought Consolidation 2-8-0, V&T bought Consolidation 2-8-0, L&A bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SL&A bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SLSF bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, GN bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, KCN bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SP&D bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SL bought Consolidation 2-8-0, CT bought Consolidation 2-8-0, DRGW bought Consolidation 2-8-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: GT bought steel bridges, S&A bought refrigerated cars, MRLE bought Pullman sleepers, UP bought refrigerated cars, SL&A bought Grand Station, SL&A bought steel bridges, SP&D bought refrigerated cars.
  • RoWs built: WY2 by C&NW, C9 by CNS, KS2 by MKT, NM7 by SLSF, AR5 by GW, WI2 by KCN, AZ6 by SV, WI5 by SL, M2 by CT.
  • NYC doubled LS, SLSF doubled SLSF.
  • New RoWs acquired: PENN got IL9, SL got WI1, CNS got WI6, KCN got MN3, CT got TX8, M&LR got TX11, MKT got CO1, DRGW got CO2, SLSF got AZ5, C&NW got C10.
  • Inadequate brakes on B&O locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $14208.
  • Old R&D wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $3030.
  • Inadequate brakes on W&W locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $3870.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost MN $4228.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost IC $3234.
  • Old CRIP wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $16003.
  • Old SV wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $7696.
  • Reorganized RRs: MS.
  • Insolvent RRs: MN, IC.
  • Bankrupt RRs: R&D.
  • Loan Recalls: Milton Littlefield, Thomas Scott, Sleeping Dog.
  • Cornered stocks: N&W, C&H, SP&D.
  • New railroad Presidents: Cyrus Holliday of V&T.
  • New Private Companies Available: M&W.
  • Jim Fisk has a Transcontinental system.
  • J. Edgar Thompson has a Transcontinental system.
  • Milton Littlefield has a Transcontinental system.
  • Thomas Scott dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $51368. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: William Palmer, Leland Stanford, John Forbes, Milton Littlefield, Jim Fisk
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Recession.
  • Best locomotive available: Pacific 4-6-2
  • 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 and yet again --- another loan recall? will this ever end?
6Milton Littlefield the a&wp shenanigans have left a bitter taste in my mouth.
10Hannibal Kimball congrats mr. scott on the strange north and south linkup!

Final Victory Points

Robber BaronRail MogulRail BuilderRail MagnateRail ProdigalRail Baron
82J. Edgar Thompson (3)314Thomas Scott (7)57Milton Littlefield (6)178Milton Littlefield (6)156Thomas Scott (7)451Milton Littlefield (6)
70Milton Littlefield (6)297J. Edgar Thompson (3)47Edward Harriman (2)167J. Edgar Thompson (3)142Milton Littlefield (6)365J. Edgar Thompson (3)
53William Palmer (12)244Edward Harriman (2)45J. Edgar Thompson (3)117Jim Fisk (1)66Cyrus Holliday (15)315Thomas Scott (7)
50Edward Harriman (2)236Milton Littlefield (6)30Thomas Scott (7)103William Palmer (12)65William Palmer (12)290Edward Harriman (2)
43Jim Fisk (1)232Cyrus Holliday (15)26William Palmer (12)92Sleeping Dog (9)50Edward Harriman (2)276William Palmer (12)
32John Forbes (8)217William Palmer (12)20Leland Stanford (5)81Leland Stanford (5)40Leland Stanford (5)201Jim Fisk (1)
31Thomas Scott (7)194Jim Fisk (1)19Sleeping Dog (9)71Edward Harriman (2)29John Forbes (8)198Cyrus Holliday (15)
22Hannibal Kimball (10)165John Forbes (8)19Cyrus Holliday (15)68Hannibal Kimball (10)25Jim Fisk (1)161Sleeping Dog (9)
21J. Pierpont Morgan (4)118Sleeping Dog (9)15Hannibal Kimball (10)47Thomas Scott (7)24Sleeping Dog (9)160Leland Stanford (5)
21Leland Stanford (5)102Hannibal Kimball (10)4Jim Fisk (1)45Cyrus Holliday (15)3J. Pierpont Morgan (4)132John Forbes (8)
21Sleeping Dog (9)100Dan Drew (14)4Dan Drew (14)42John Forbes (8)0J. Edgar Thompson (3)122Hannibal Kimball (10)
21Rotshild (11)97Leland Stanford (5)2Railroad Bill Sr (13)22Dan Drew (14)0Hannibal Kimball (10)75Dan Drew (14)
21Railroad Bill Sr (13)55Railroad Bill Sr (13)0J. Pierpont Morgan (4)17J. Pierpont Morgan (4)0Rotshild (11)50Railroad Bill Sr (13)
21Dan Drew (14)42J. Pierpont Morgan (4)0John Forbes (8)9Rotshild (11)0Railroad Bill Sr (13)48J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
21Cyrus Holliday (15)23Rotshild (11)0Rotshild (11)9Railroad Bill Sr (13)0Dan Drew (14)37Rotshild (11)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
3J. Edgar Thompson N&WCNS........
12William Palmer C&HCTA&P....
2Edward Harriman GWMC........
1Jim Fisk NYCSP........
7Thomas Scott L&AC&NW........
15Cyrus Holliday V&T............
6Milton Littlefield PENNUP........
10Hannibal Kimball KCNSL........
14Dan Drew SLSFSL&A........
9Sleeping Dog SCL............
8John Forbes M&LR............
11Rotshild ................
5Leland Stanford DRGWMKT........
4J. Pierpont Morgan COGREAD........
13Railroad Bill Sr ........T&P....

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
GTGrand Trunk 780961145382395259061175273101
NYCNew York Central 225640111220857899713830591173701
PENNPennsylvania 29975909793545879111606255586631101
READReading 333848474412199146923395514300
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 11841778001209048330696560386000
R&DRichmond & Danville 50551337364498317840345102-1000
N&WNorfolk & Western 26274025592093329989009127120124017
W&WWilmington & Weldon 645687954884483156439246730012
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 2886483371251354991020322503618901
S&ASavannah & Augusta 56177336425359919220820982100
SCLSea Coast Line 211729208415188699527775863752040
S&GSavannah & Gulf 23713382001927749410140262958562008
COGCentral of Georgia 1049114594595899932863211868410052
MRLEMad River & Lake Erie 30044681792902728911097399286320016
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 152177311046195398894130000
MCMichigan Central 7831033305786595309096217226201
MNMichigan Northern 302308462190083116920126830001
MSMichigan Southern 2042022513551874590000000
L&NLouisville & Nashville 6868737850679931994284093230017
ICIllinois Central 29440680284768111579443714-1001
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 2775313785163167996258694192981101293
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 12311275657398796248158121491200101
CNSChicago North Shore 255132643416974699616483423671470419
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 98598534532099720745866644352568618
V&TVicksburg & Texas 148314738482535983031111658390000
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 178320229711328698323899250886490833
UPUnion Pacific 301639755323853491714609473168110572
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 5046521435216971205995579666021
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 18952178061328629037276827495523076
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 17611669048679299346469254638330141
GWGreat Western 14441665749827995286195192727220430
SPSouthern Pacific 3729556289378278838888084209430201103
GNGreat Northern 44540324237929577833295823000
KCNKansas City Northern 1269151299786749924685917672559695323
SVSacramento Valley 962790005293087184355137801-1000
SP&DSt Paul & Duluth 1501759196759928568109556100
SLSoo Line 79879691438309915264963338390952
CTCentral Texas 218325916513476799397543266856493114480
DRGWDenver & Rio Grande Western 1161350893218524429175310800

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  (Double) ; C4  (Double) ; OH3 ; OH5 ; OH6 ; OH7 ; FW&C ; MI1 ; IN3 ; B&M ; B&H  (Double) ; ME1 ; C1
    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 IL9
    [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 ; WA1 ; WY3 ; WY2
    Unbuilt C10
    [Regions: CWTP]
  • 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 ; ID3 ; WA2 ; C9
    Unbuilt WI6
    [Regions: CWTPN]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR (Double) ; AR4 ; OK1 ; TX12 (Double) ; OK3
    Unbuilt TX11
    [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 ; CO3 ; C&S ; LA5 ; DP
    Unbuilt TX7
    [Regions: MGST]
  • 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 ; CW
    Unbuilt UT9
    [Regions: CWTP]
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
    SL&A ; IL11 ; IL12 ; IA2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CM]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKT  (Double) ; KCS ; OK2 ; MO9 ; IA1 ; LP&W ; KS1 ; IL13 ; IL14 ; IL15 ; KS2
    Unbuilt CO1
    [Regions: CMW]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSF (Double) ; MO5 ; OK6 ; OK4 ; OK5 ; NM5 ; NM6 ; NM7
    Unbuilt AZ5
    [Regions: MS]
  • Great Western (GW)
    GW  (Double) ; LA1 ; TR  (Double) ; LA6 ; TX5 ; TX4 ; FW&D ; AR6 ; AR5
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MGS]
  • 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 ; TX13
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CMWTPX]
  • Great Northern (GN)
    GN ; MN1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas City Northern (KCN)
    KCN ; KP ; MO3 ; IA10 ; WI3 ; IL10 ; WI2
    Unbuilt MN3
    [Regions: CMW]
  • Sacramento Valley (SV)
    SV ; CA9 ; CA10 ; NV3 ; AZ6
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: P]
  • St Paul & Duluth (SP&D)
    SP&D
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Soo Line (SL)
    SL ; WI8 ; WI7 ; WI5
    Unbuilt WI1
    [Regions: WN]
  • Central Texas (CT)
    CT ; H&S ; TX6 ; SA&H ; LA4 ; LA3 ; SLSW (Double) ; AR2 ; AR1 ; AR3 ; LR&S ; M2
    Unbuilt TX8
    [Regions: MGSX]
  • Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW)
    DRGW
    Unbuilt CO2
    [Regions: T]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
GT151516+1 1613 7 800 0 32 7
NYC201816-4 12949 40 031 167113
PENN141414+0 28492 72 430 066
READ171717+0 1636 6 660 0472
B&O171921+4 2710 5 920 0 7
R&D101011+1 1970 8 975 0 72 3
N&W ©323029-3 3029 39 256 0332 12 15
W&W212326+5 1538 3 225 0 7
C&H ©394245+6 1749 19 192 012122 3 7
S&A141414+0 2421 8 415 0 123 7
SCL734619-54 3241 19 551 23993 7 12 14
S&G242220-4 5438 22 756 39 23 7 12
COG12109-3 3237 10 870 0443 7
MRLE171616-1 11224 35 840 0 37
A&WP556+1 72108 218 880 0 123
MC303745+15 1021 3 915 0223 7 12
MN111111+0 1096 3 011 9 37
MS8721+13 896 1 020 0  
L&N242322-2 1454 5 043 17 73
IC121213+1 1096 4 410 0 31 6 7
C&NW131314+1 8605 32 459 276773
CRIP141414+0 3466 11 437 88 67
CNS192021+2 2999 16 072 1433310 12
M&LR614836-25 1822 6 402 388
V&T172329+12 7909 48 308 3421532
L&A352923-12 2398 8 731 184776
UP131212-1 8577 32 285 0668
SL&A313642+11 645 2 520 014143 7 10
MKT202428+8 4888 13 284 161553
SLSF282624-4 1413 8 646 15914143 6 12
GW262423-3 3384 12 712 258223
SP141516+2 16241 97 511 74112
GN222630+8 553 2 206 19 72 6 10
KCN876543-44 1269 6 300 4510103 7 8 12
SV333742+9 765 4 348 462 37 12
SP&D ©384859+21 99 735 15 71 2 3 10 12
SL373635-2 1043 5 934 5610106 7 12
CT435363+20 2626 13 795 16012123 14
DRGW142332+18 247 580 055

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