Continental Rails II
Game # 7 - Turn # 14
Headline News 1867 to 1868
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1867: The first trans-Atlantic telegraph cable laid between U.S. and Europe.
1868: U.S. spends millions to purchase Alaska wasteland from Russia!
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Dan Drew bought SLSW for $2650, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought KP for $6300.
PCs Merged: WP merges into CP.
PCs Incorporated: L&A, C&EI, SP.
New Technologies Acquired: W&M bought coal burning engines.
RoWs built: KY3 by PENN, PA2 by B&O, MI2 by N&W, AL2 by S&A, TN14 by SCL, IL6 by O&M, WI4 by C&NW, IA4 by CB&Q, MN1 by CNS, MO6 by MP, AR4 by M&LR, TX2 by V&T, NV2 by CP, NE1 by UP, OK6 by MKT, ND5 by GN.
Double Tracked Lines: READ doubled MI5.
New RoWs acquired: PENN got KY9, O&M got KY11, C&H got AL8, C&NW got MN2, MP got MO7, V&T got LA4, M&LR got OK3, GN got MT1, UP got CO7, CP got UT8, N&W got VA6.
Loan Recalls: John Forbes, RenÚ of La Sorgue.
Stock splits: Les actions of CP se divisent à 3 for 1.
New railroad Presidents: RenÚ of La Sorgue of S&A, RenÚ of La Sorgue of CRIP, Leland Stanford of CNS, Cornelius Vanderbilt of SLSF, Milton Littlefield of NP.
New Private Companies Available: KCN, SV, T&P.
William Ogden dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $16036. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Leland Stanford, Dan Drew, RenÚ of La Sorgue, Milton Littlefield, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Henry Farham
L'invention de la signalisation par blocs fluidifie le trafic et évite les collisions.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Boom to Panic.
Best locomotive available: Prairie 2-6-2
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system
Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
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Robber Baron
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
William Ogden (8)
|
René de La Sorgue (14)
|
Leland Stanford (4)
|
John Forbes (1)
|
|
Rail Mogul
|
William Ogden (8)
|
René de La Sorgue (14)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
Milton Littlefield (11)
|
Dan Drew (13)
|
|
Rail Builder
|
William Ogden (8)
|
Dan Drew (13)
|
René de La Sorgue (14)
|
Leland Stanford (4)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
|
Rail Magnate
|
William Ogden (8)
|
Leland Stanford (4)
|
John Forbes (1)
|
Dan Drew (13)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
|
Rail Prodigal
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
William Ogden (8)
|
Dan Drew (13)
|
Leland Stanford (4)
|
John Forbes (1)
|
|
Rail Baron
|
William Ogden (8)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
René de La Sorgue (14)
|
Leland Stanford (4)
|
Dan Drew (13)
|
Player Summary
|
|
|
President of
|
PCs owned
|
|
Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
3
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
N&W
|
SLSF
|
KP
|
....
|
|
8
|
William Ogden |
UP
|
CP
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
|
René de La Sorgue |
CRIP
|
S&A
|
....
|
....
|
|
4
|
Leland Stanford |
GN
|
CNS
|
....
|
....
|
|
1
|
John Forbes |
MKT
|
SCL
|
ATSF
|
KCS
|
|
11
|
Milton Littlefield |
NP
|
PENN
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
Dan Drew |
O&M
|
C&NW
|
SP&P
|
SLSW
|
|
15
|
Thomas Durant |
....
|
A&T
|
....
|
....
|
|
6
|
Byron Kilbourn |
VC
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
5
|
Henry Farham |
CB&Q
|
M&LR
|
KC&D
|
....
|
|
2
|
Abraham Burger |
W&M
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
7
|
Louis McLane |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
9
|
Jay Gould |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
12
|
Robert Schuyler |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
10
|
Edward Harriman |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
|
RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
780
|
112112
|
60540
|
97
|
195700
|
3978
|
10
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
B&H
|
Boston & Hartford
|
733
|
136153
|
83054
|
90
|
181577
|
58648
|
11
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
1797
|
332277
|
172783
|
99
|
554365
|
223566
|
12
|
12
|
0
|
3
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
3010
|
762645
|
404203
|
98
|
896598
|
477815
|
17
|
34
|
0
|
12
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
2550
|
501907
|
260992
|
99
|
675045
|
401722
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
47
|
|
R&D
|
Richmond & Danville
|
589
|
89644
|
51096
|
97
|
162290
|
21551
|
9
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
1989
|
369312
|
199426
|
97
|
546445
|
182868
|
12
|
9
|
0
|
8
|
|
W&M
|
Wilmington & Manchester
|
408
|
47751
|
26740
|
98
|
108691
|
23301
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
1661
|
258894
|
134624
|
99
|
453606
|
4784
|
11
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
|
S&A
|
Savannah & Augusta
|
1434
|
275496
|
151522
|
96
|
384190
|
113839
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
3045
|
670461
|
355344
|
98
|
802144
|
114893
|
16
|
1
|
0
|
32
|
|
VC
|
Virginia Central
|
647
|
66117
|
36364
|
99
|
154979
|
48625
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
BRL
|
Blue Ridge Line
|
495
|
53954
|
29674
|
99
|
120422
|
35399
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
A&T
|
Alabama & Tennessee
|
143
|
19135
|
10524
|
99
|
32374
|
3581
|
9
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
GM&O
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
|
274
|
43546
|
23950
|
99
|
81717
|
31091
|
8
|
0
|
236
|
0
|
|
SM
|
Southern Mississippi
|
534
|
82605
|
45433
|
99
|
141765
|
35113
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
MN
|
Michigan Northern
|
102
|
17195
|
10489
|
93
|
24620
|
3268
|
10
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
O&M
|
Ohio & Mississippi
|
1871
|
339075
|
186492
|
96
|
579248
|
291032
|
10
|
9
|
255
|
551
|
|
FW&C
|
Ft. Wayne & Chicago
|
318
|
49834
|
31894
|
90
|
90565
|
31638
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&EI
|
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
|
184
|
26448
|
17985
|
86
|
57551
|
29649
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
400
|
56652
|
31159
|
99
|
118376
|
59339
|
7
|
4
|
3200
|
168
|
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
150
|
24408
|
16353
|
87
|
45413
|
20596
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
CB&Q
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
360
|
48633
|
27721
|
97
|
102641
|
56259
|
6
|
5
|
0
|
255
|
|
CNS
|
Chicago North Shore
|
561
|
96354
|
50104
|
99
|
167162
|
78363
|
10
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
381
|
56510
|
31080
|
99
|
116940
|
57171
|
7
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
|
M&LR
|
Memphis & Little Rock
|
296
|
33036
|
19161
|
96
|
84896
|
42931
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
405
|
50005
|
27503
|
99
|
114787
|
53297
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
L&A
|
Louisiana & Arkansas
|
90
|
19400
|
13580
|
84
|
32735
|
16865
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
CP
|
Central Pacific
|
470
|
61112
|
34835
|
97
|
151244
|
79600
|
3
|
4
|
1850
|
348
|
|
UP
|
Union Pacific
|
363
|
34920
|
19206
|
99
|
117494
|
59956
|
2
|
4
|
1440
|
774
|
|
SL&A
|
St Louis & Alton
|
99
|
20580
|
12348
|
94
|
36748
|
11832
|
11
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
MKT
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
|
581
|
61885
|
37749
|
90
|
171773
|
79251
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
SLSF
|
St Louis & San Francisco
|
239
|
29827
|
19984
|
87
|
67044
|
30393
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
SP
|
Southern Pacific
|
90
|
21709
|
14979
|
85
|
34583
|
17817
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
GN
|
Great Northern
|
501
|
46638
|
25650
|
99
|
162312
|
81258
|
1
|
0
|
3010
|
0
|
|
NP
|
Northern Pacific
|
281
|
29995
|
19497
|
89
|
74802
|
34861
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
Railroad Lines:
(Region Key: A=Atl D=DpSouth O=Ohio L=GtLakes C=Central M=Miss G=Gulf W=MidWest S=SWest T=Mtn P=Pacific N=Canada X=Mexico)
|
GT :
(Double)
|
|
GT
|
C2
|
C3
|
NY1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
|
B&H :
(Double)
|
|
B&H
|
B&M
(Double)
|
NYNH
(Double)
|
ME1
|
C1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
|
PENN:
(Double)
|
|
PENN
|
C&A
(Double)
|
CNJ
(Double)
|
PA5
(Double)
|
PA6
(Double)
|
WV2
(Double)
|
|
WV3
|
KY2
|
KY6
|
KY5
|
N&C
(Double)
|
KY10
|
KY8
(Double)
|
TN5
|
|
KY3
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY9 |
[Regions: AO]
|
|
READ:
(Double)
|
|
READ
|
LV
(Double)
|
PA1
(Double)
|
MD1
|
PA8
|
PA3
|
NYC
|
HRL
(Double)
|
|
B&A
(Double)
|
NY3
|
LS
(Double)
|
C4
(Double)
|
P&LE
(Double)
|
C5
(Double)
|
|
MC
|
PA10
|
MI5
(Double)
|
PA9
|
GTW
(Double)
|
OH5
|
OH6
|
IN2
|
|
IN8
|
IL4
(Double)
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOLCMN]
|
|
B&O :
(Double)
|
|
B&O
|
WV1
|
M&C
|
OH1
|
IN5
(Double)
|
IN9
(Double)
|
MON
(Double)
|
|
KY13
(Double)
|
TN13
(Double)
|
TN9
|
IL8
(Double)
|
A&WP
(Double)
|
A&C
|
|
AL6
|
AL7
(Double)
|
TN6
|
TN7
|
PA2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADOCMG]
|
|
R&D :
|
|
R&D
|
RF&P
|
MD2
|
PA7
|
VA7
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AO]
|
|
N&W :
|
|
N&W
|
N&S
|
VA3
|
VA4
|
VA5
|
KY1
|
OH7
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
IN10
|
C&C
(Double)
|
|
IL7
|
OH4
|
OH2
|
MI2
|
|
Unbuilt:: VA6 |
[Regions: AOLCM]
|
|
W&M :
|
|
W&M
|
W&W
|
NC2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
C&H :
(Double)
|
|
C&H
|
SC1
(Double)
|
G&C
|
GA4
(Double)
|
NER
|
NC1
|
VA1
|
FL4
|
|
FL5
|
FL6
|
FEC
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL8 |
[Regions: AG]
|
|
S&A :
(Double)
|
|
S&A
|
GA1
(Double)
|
COG
(Double)
|
GA8
(Double)
|
AL4
|
MS2
(Double)
|
|
MS3
|
TN10
(Double)
|
TN8
|
AL2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADMG]
|
|
SCL :
(Double)
|
|
SCL
|
S&G
(Double)
|
GA2
(Double)
|
GA6
|
GA7
(Double)
|
AL1
(Double)
|
|
AL3
(Double)
|
MS6
(Double)
|
TN12
|
KY14
|
MRLE
(Double)
|
A&GW
(Double)
|
|
P&FW
(Double)
|
IN4
(Double)
|
IN7
(Double)
|
IL2
|
IC
(Double)
|
KY12
|
|
IL5
|
L&N
|
TN14
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADOLCM]
|
|
VC :
|
|
VC
|
C&O
|
VA2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
BRL :
|
|
BRL
|
TN2
|
TN4
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
|
|
A&T :
|
|
A&T
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
|
|
GM&O:
|
|
GM&O
|
MS1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: G]
|
|
SM :
(Double)
|
|
SM
|
NO&J
|
MS4
|
MS7
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: MG]
|
|
MN :
|
|
MN
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
|
|
O&M :
|
|
O&M
|
KY7
|
TP&W
|
IN1
|
ERIE
|
NY2
|
PA11
(Double)
|
OH3
|
MI1
|
IN3
|
|
IN6
|
IL6
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY11 |
[Regions: AOLCM]
|
|
FW&C:
|
|
FW&C
|
MS
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: LC]
|
|
C&EI:
|
|
C&EI
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
C&NW:
|
|
C&NW
|
WI4
|
|
Unbuilt:: MN2 |
[Regions: CW]
|
|
CRIP:
|
|
CRIP
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
CB&Q:
|
|
CB&Q
|
IA4
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
CNS :
(Double)
|
|
CNS
|
M&SP
|
MN1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: CW]
|
|
MP :
|
|
MP
|
MO6
|
|
Unbuilt:: MO7 |
[Regions: MW]
|
|
M&LR:
|
|
M&LR
|
AR4
|
|
Unbuilt:: OK3 |
[Regions: M]
|
|
V&T :
|
|
V&T
|
TX2
|
|
Unbuilt:: LA4 |
[Regions: MS]
|
|
L&A :
|
|
L&A
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: G]
|
|
CP :
|
|
CP
|
WP
|
NV2
|
|
Unbuilt:: UT8 |
[Regions: P]
|
|
UP :
|
|
UP
|
NE1
|
|
Unbuilt:: CO7 |
[Regions: W]
|
|
SL&A:
|
|
SL&A
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
MKT :
|
|
MKT
|
OK6
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
SLSF:
|
|
SLSF
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
SP :
|
|
SP
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: P]
|
|
GN :
|
|
GN
|
ND5
|
|
Unbuilt:: MT1 |
[Regions: W]
|
|
NP :
|
|
NP
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: W]
|
Stock Market Report
|
RR stock data
|
|
RR
|
Start price
|
Trade price
|
End price
|
Net change
|
# Shares traded
|
# Shares issued
|
# Shares in treasury
|
President
|
Chairman
|
Directors
|
|
GT
|
45
|
39
|
33
|
-12
|
1417
|
3859
|
41
|
|
14
|
|
|
B&H
|
41
|
37
|
34
|
-7
|
815
|
3390
|
275
|
|
5
|
8
14
|
|
PENN
|
54
|
49
|
45
|
-9
|
1902
|
8940
|
50
|
11
|
11
|
3
8
|
|
READ
|
71
|
68
|
65
|
-6
|
2809
|
15057
|
0
|
|
4
|
3
11
|
|
B&O
|
52
|
48
|
44
|
-8
|
3329
|
12711
|
47
|
|
8
|
13
|
|
R&D
|
46
|
38
|
31
|
-15
|
866
|
2927
|
18
|
|
8
|
11
|
|
N&W
|
88
|
83
|
79
|
-9
|
2699
|
9920
|
29
|
3
|
3
|
1
14
|
|
W&M
|
37
|
38
|
40
|
+3
|
710
|
2028
|
12
|
2
|
8
|
|
|
C&H
|
72
|
77
|
82
|
+10
|
2039
|
8311
|
0
|
|
14
|
3
15
|
|
S&A
|
96
|
94
|
93
|
-3
|
1367
|
7120
|
50
|
14
|
14
|
3
8
|
|
SCL
|
84
|
79
|
75
|
-9
|
2458
|
15177
|
55
|
1
|
1
|
3
14
|
|
VC
|
33
|
26
|
20
|
-13
|
1138
|
3154
|
81
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
BRL
|
39
|
31
|
24
|
-15
|
809
|
2433
|
42
|
|
15
|
11
|
|
A&T
|
51
|
52
|
53
|
+2
|
181
|
697
|
18
|
15
|
15
|
5
8
11
14
|
|
GM&O
|
65
|
55
|
46
|
-19
|
130
|
1370
|
0
|
|
14
|
1
8
11
13
|
|
SM
|
51
|
39
|
28
|
-23
|
879
|
5340
|
0
|
|
14
|
8
11
13
|
|
MN
|
42
|
51
|
61
|
+19
|
86
|
496
|
14
|
|
14
|
1
8
11
13
|
|
O&M
|
48
|
43
|
39
|
-9
|
2226
|
9273
|
82
|
13
|
13
|
3
|
|
FW&C
|
37
|
38
|
40
|
+3
|
466
|
1528
|
62
|
|
14
|
4
11
|
|
C&EI
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
+18
|
0
|
828
|
92
|
|
14
|
|
|
C&NW
|
42
|
36
|
31
|
-11
|
121
|
1860
|
140
|
13
|
13
|
8
|
|
CRIP
|
17
|
18
|
19
|
+2
|
273
|
693
|
57
|
14
|
14
|
8
|
|
CB&Q
|
55
|
42
|
30
|
-25
|
255
|
1620
|
180
|
5
|
5
|
4
8
|
|
CNS
|
93
|
70
|
47
|
-46
|
236
|
2730
|
75
|
4
|
4
|
1
3
13
|
|
MP
|
65
|
71
|
78
|
+13
|
199
|
1856
|
49
|
|
11
|
1
4
8
13
|
|
M&LR
|
71
|
53
|
36
|
-35
|
73
|
1348
|
132
|
5
|
5
|
4
8
14
|
|
V&T
|
52
|
61
|
70
|
+18
|
145
|
1909
|
116
|
|
14
|
8
13
|
|
L&A
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
+18
|
0
|
405
|
45
|
|
11
|
|
|
CP
|
51
|
99
|
49
|
+96
|
216
|
8886
|
474
|
8
|
8
|
4
|
|
UP
|
38
|
53
|
69
|
+31
|
140
|
1686
|
129
|
8
|
8
|
|
|
SL&A
|
24
|
32
|
40
|
+16
|
199
|
458
|
37
|
|
13
|
|
|
MKT
|
24
|
31
|
39
|
+15
|
666
|
2778
|
127
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
SLSF
|
17
|
19
|
22
|
+5
|
432
|
1105
|
90
|
3
|
3
|
8
|
|
SP
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
+18
|
0
|
405
|
45
|
|
4
|
|
|
GN
|
29
|
36
|
43
|
+14
|
444
|
2402
|
103
|
4
|
4
|
11
|
|
NP
|
17
|
20
|
23
|
+6
|
563
|
1300
|
105
|
11
|
11
|
4
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Price
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CF
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Price
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CF
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Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
CASL
|
925
|
GW
|
700
|
KCN
|
1115
|
SV
|
750
|
T&P
|
1120
|
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