Continental Rails II

Game # 9 - Turn # 15

Headline News 1869 to 1870

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

1869: The Cincinnati Red Stockings organized as first professional baseball team.
1870: New Bessemer steel process reduces price of steel from $300 to $35 per ton!

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: William Ogden bought SV for $64370, Crazy French II bought SP&D for $15789, Baron Louis Aubade bought SL for $16500, Baron Louis Aubade bought T&P for $22200.

PCs Merged: ATSF merges into MKT.

PCs Incorporated: KCN.

New Engines Acquired: GT bought American 4-4-0, PENN bought American 4-4-0, READ bought American 4-4-0, B&O bought American 4-4-0, R&D bought American 4-4-0, W&M bought American 4-4-0, S&G bought American 4-4-0, COG bought American 4-4-0, LS bought American 4-4-0, P&LE bought American 4-4-0, MRLE bought American 4-4-0, A&C bought American 4-4-0, A&T bought American 4-4-0, N&C bought American 4-4-0, MN bought American 4-4-0, FW&C bought American 4-4-0, IC bought American 4-4-0, C&NW bought American 4-4-0, CRIP bought American 4-4-0, CB&Q bought American 4-4-0, CASL bought American 4-4-0, FEC bought American 4-4-0, CNS bought American 4-4-0, MP bought American 4-4-0, CP bought American 4-4-0, UP bought American 4-4-0, MKT bought American 4-4-0, GW bought American 4-4-0, NP bought American 4-4-0.

New Technologies Acquired: GT bought coal burning engines, PENN bought coal burning engines, READ bought coal burning engines, B&O bought coal burning engines, R&D bought coal burning engines, W&M bought coal burning engines, P&LE bought steel rails, P&LE bought coal burning engines, A&C bought coal burning engines, A&T bought coal burning engines, GM&O bought coal burning engines, MN bought coal burning engines, FW&C bought coal burning engines, C&NW bought coal burning engines, CB&Q bought coal burning engines, CASL bought coal burning engines, FEC bought coal burning engines, CNS bought coal burning engines, MP bought coal burning engines, UP bought coal burning engines, MKT bought coal burning engines, GW bought coal burning engines, NP bought coal burning engines.

RoWs built: TN10 by PENN, KY9 by B&O, TN14 by A&T, AL2 by N&C, C7 by C&NW, IA8 by CRIP, IA5 by CB&Q, MO1 by CASL, MN3 by CNS, CO2 by MP, OK2 by M&LR, OK1 by V&T, TX2 by L&A, UT8 by CP, NV1 by WP, CO7 by UP, OK8 by MKT, AR2 by SLSW.

RoWs abandoned: AL8 a été abandonné by S&G.

Double Tracked Lines: FW&C doubled OH5, FEC doubled GA1, MP doubled KP.

New RoWs acquired: FEC got FL6, PENN got KY7, B&O got TN15, GM&O got MS5, CNS got IA10, SLSW got MO5, GW got LA1, NP got ND3, C&NW got ND5, V&T got OK4, MP got CO9, MKT got NM4, CP got UT6, WP got CA6.

RR Mergers: S&G merges into A&T, GM&O merges into MRLE, V&T merges into L&A.

Loan Recalls: Jay Gould, Jim Hill.

Stock splits: Les actions of PENN se divisent à 4 for 1, Les actions of B&O se divisent à 2 for 1, Les actions of C&NW se divisent à 2 for 1, Les actions of CP se divisent à 2 for 1.

New railroad Presidents: Baron Louis Aubade of GT, Leland Stanford of CRIP, Crazy French II of CB&Q, William Ogden of M&LR, Crazy French II of UP, Edward Harriman of KCN.

New Private Companies Available: CT, TR.

Leland Stanford gagne la Médaille du Millionnaire.

Edward Harriman gagne la Médaille du Millionnaire.

J. Pierpont Morgan dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $12347. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Edward Harriman, Baron Louis Aubade, Crazy French II, William Ogden, Cante, Sleeping Dog, Byron Kilbourn, Jay Gould, Jim Hill

Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Good to Panic.
Best locomotive available: American 4-4-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Edward Harriman (3) Leland Stanford (2) Crazy French II (6) Byron Kilbourn (1) J. Pierpont Morgan (10)
Rail Mogul Edward Harriman (3) William Ogden (8) Crazy French II (6) Cante (13) Byron Kilbourn (1)
Rail Builder Sleeping Dog (7) Crazy French II (6) Leland Stanford (2) Edward Harriman (3) Baron Louis Aubade (4)
Rail Magnate Edward Harriman (3) Sleeping Dog (7) Crazy French II (6) Baron Louis Aubade (4) Leland Stanford (2)
Rail Prodigal William Ogden (8) Edward Harriman (3) Crazy French II (6) J. Pierpont Morgan (10) Sleeping Dog (7)
Rail Baron Edward Harriman (3) Crazy French II (6) Sleeping Dog (7) William Ogden (8) Leland Stanford (2)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
2 Leland Stanford A&T CRIP .... ....
3 Edward Harriman PENN KCN .... ....
13 Cante C&NW WP .... ....
1 Byron Kilbourn .... NP .... SP&P
4 Baron Louis Aubade B&O GT SL T&P
7 Sleeping Dog FEC MKT SP ....
6 Crazy French II CB&Q UP GN SP&D
11 Jim Hill GW .... .... ....
10 J. Pierpont Morgan MP CP .... ....
8 William Ogden L&A M&LR KCS SV
14 Henry Farham CASL P&LE SLSF ....
5 Jay Gould FW&C .... .... ....
12 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....
15 Louis McLane .... MN .... ....
9 William Palmer .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
GT Grand Trunk 439   74220   39337   98   157414   39366   9   5   0   0  
PENN Pennsylvania 2916   590567   307094   99   780215   225909   14   12   0   184  
READ Reading 288   58961   33608   97   107459   28962   11   3   0   0  
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 1885   345334   179573   99   525484   95955   13   12   0   2  
R&D Richmond & Danville 1239   159676   87821   99   361710   206372   4   1   0   36  
W&M Wilmington & Manchester 657   85281   44346   99   181573   72258   7   1   0   126  
COG Central of Georgia 3593   638922   434465   86   1184553   615414   3   0   0   10  
LS Lake Shore 182   23703   13037   99   57151   24273   5   0   0   0  
P&LE Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 1693   259340   142639   99   491049   241816   5   1   0   12  
MRLE Mad River & Lake Erie 2806   553937   288049   99   899263   469795   11   20   0   39  
A&C Atlanta & Chattanooga 379   39493   21722   99   80557   36177   5   6   0   16  
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 3111   526733   289703   96   877672   379250   9   12   0   45  
N&C Nashville & Chattanooga 736   103844   57115   99   197258   122309   6   0   0   512  
MN Michigan Northern 102   15981   8790   99   34473   914   10   2   0   0  
FW&C Ft. Wayne & Chicago 403   78034   40578   99   122062   76583   11   9   0   103  
IC Illinois Central 305   47783   27714   96   63900   27070   9   1   0   20  
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 895   116072   63839   99   197457   131832   1   4   0   0  
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 351   42865   24005   98   87284   45760   5   1   0   1005  
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 495   64131   35913   98   110934   66569   2   0   0   0  
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 538   77046   40064   99   133065   70838   8   11   0   760  
FEC Florida East Coast 2943   582681   308821   98   626230   10713   15   9   0   65  
CNS Chicago North Shore 550   84594   43989   99   154140   88460   8   9   0   626  
MP Missouri Pacific 896   123096   64011   99   224319   138361   1   4   0   0  
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 531   49574   34206   85   129729   79882   -1   0   0   192  
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 1271   154805   99075   90   345653   213573   2   38   0   2723  
CP Central Pacific 513   56795   31238   99   138842   85191   3   9   0   0  
WP Western Pacific 483   60946   35958   95   139414   85611   3   28   0   0  
UP Union Pacific 507   44114   24263   99   129810   67940   2   5   0   464  
MKT Missouri, Kansas & Texas 1058   108904   59897   99   283384   151919   3   2   684   954  
SLSW St Louis & Southwestern 268   32088   18932   95   73736   38494   3   9   0   0  
GW Great Western 140   19880   12524   91   37288   17248   4   7   276   0  
NP Northern Pacific 281   27897   15343   99   70576   42080   3   4   1940   0  
KCN Kansas City Northern 223   24035   16103   87   53815   32985   1   0   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)
Grand Trunk (GT ):   GT  (Double) B&H  (Double) C2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AN]
Pennsylvania (PENN):   PENN  (Double) LV  (Double) PA5 PA6 P&FW  (Double) PA9 PA10 A&GW
PA4  (Double) IN5 C&EI  (Double) IN6 KY8 L&N  (Double) NO&J  (Double)
MS6 TN8 KY10  (Double) SM TN9 TN10
Unbuilt:: KY7 [Regions: AOLCMG]
Reading (READ):   READ PA3 PA2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):   B&O  (Double) PA7  (Double) WV2 M&C OH1 OH2 IN4  (Double) MON  (Double)
IN7  (Double) IL3  (Double) IL6  (Double) GTW  (Double) KY11 KY9
Unbuilt:: TN15 [Regions: AOLCM]
Richmond & Danville (R&D ):   R&D  (Double) VA7 VC VA2 WV4 KY1 OH8  (Double) OH6 MI6
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AO]
Wilmington & Manchester (W&M ):   W&M NC1 SC2 SC1 GA2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
Central of Georgia (COG ):   COG  (Double) A&WP BRL GA8  (Double) AL3 AL4 N&W  (Double) N&S
VA1  (Double) W&W NC2 SC5 SC3 TN12 NYNH  (Double) CNJ  (Double)
C&A  (Double) ERIE PA1  (Double) MD1 NY2 RF&P MD2 IL8
MS2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADLMG]
Lake Shore (LS ):   LS
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: L]
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE):   P&LE  (Double) OH3 TP&W MI1 IN2 MC MS MI5 MI4 IN8
IL5 MI3
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: OLCM]
Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE):   MRLE OH4  (Double) NYC B&A  (Double) B&M  (Double) NY3 HRL  (Double)
C3  (Double) PA11  (Double) C4 IN1  (Double) IN3 IN9 KY13
TN13 GM&O MS3 TN11 MS4
Unbuilt:: MS5 [Regions: ALCMGN]
Atlanta & Chattanooga (A&C ):   A&C TN4 TN1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: D]
Alabama & Tennessee (A&T ):   A&T TN5 TN6 KY6 C&O VA4 VA5 KY2 KY5  (Double) O&M  (Double)
IL2 IL1  (Double) KY12 TN14 S&G  (Double) GA3 GA6 GA7
AL1 AL5 AL7 AL6 MS1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADOCMG]
Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C ):   N&C KY14 IL9  (Double) TN7 AL2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: DM]
Michigan Northern (MN ):   MN
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: L]
Ft. Wayne & Chicago (FW&C):   FW&C  (Double) OH5  (Double) MI2 C5
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: LCN]
Illinois Central (IC ):   IC IL4
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CM]
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):   C&NW  (Double) WI4 MN2 C7
Unbuilt:: ND5 [Regions: CWN]
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):   CRIP IA8
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: C]
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):   CB&Q IA4 IA5
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CW]
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL):   CASL SL&A IL11 MO1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CM]
Florida East Coast (FEC ):   FEC WBSH  (Double) OH7  (Double) C&C IN10  (Double) C&H  (Double) G&C
SC4 TN2 TN3 SCL  (Double) S&A  (Double) NER GA4  (Double)
FL4 KY4 KY3 FL5 IL7  (Double) GA1  (Double)
Unbuilt:: FL6 [Regions: ADOCMG]
Chicago North Shore (CNS ):   CNS  (Double) M&SP MN3
Unbuilt:: IA10 [Regions: CW]
Missouri Pacific (MP ):   MP  (Double) KP  (Double) KC&D  (Double) KS3 CO2
Unbuilt:: CO9 [Regions: MW]
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR):   M&LR AR4 OK2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A ):   L&A LA4 TX2 V&T AR8 OK1
Unbuilt:: OK4 [Regions: MGS]
Central Pacific (CP ):   CP  (Double) NV2 UT8
Unbuilt:: UT6 [Regions: P]
Western Pacific (WP ):   WP CA7 NV1
Unbuilt:: CA6 [Regions: P]
Union Pacific (UP ):   UP NE1 CO7
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: W]
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT ):   MKT KS1 ATSF OK8
Unbuilt:: NM4 [Regions: MW]
St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW):   SLSW AR2
Unbuilt:: MO5 [Regions: M]
Great Western (GW ):   GW
Unbuilt:: LA1 [Regions: G]
Northern Pacific (NP ):   NP
Unbuilt:: ND3 [Regions: W]
Kansas City Northern (KCN ):   KCN
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 38   39   41   +3  429   2195   0   4   4   3     6    
PENN 99   122   36   +45  2014   58152   188   3   2  
READ 51   43   35   -16  371   1440   0     8   3    
B&O 68   85   51   +34  1204   18736   130   4   4   2     6     11    
R&D 38   31   24   -14  1925   6153   42     1   3    
W&M 49   40   32   -17  747   3220   65     14   3     8    
COG 38   40   43   +5  4509   17969   0     11   6     10    
LS 36   31   26   -10  156   910   0     13   1     4     6    
P&LE 63   45   28   -35  4043   10570   75   14   13  
MRLE 87   62   40   -47  5002   14037   0     6   4    
A&C 30   25   21   -9  639   1846   49     4  
A&T 72   70   59   -13  1228   15420   135   2   2   3    
N&C 53   45   37   -16  851   3580   100     1   3    
MN 34   31   29   -5  100   492   18   15   15   2     3     13    
FW&C 67   58   49   -18  462   2015   0   5   5   3     4    
IC 37   44   51   +14  322   1491   34     3   4     7     13    
C&NW 61   86   55   +49  2420   31976   174   13   13   1     2    
CRIP 36   53   71   +35  200   1655   100   2   2   3    
CB&Q 38   54   71   +33  1165   5753   322   6   6   2     13    
CASL 66   79   92   +26  300   2574   116   14   14   1     2     8    
FEC 67   73   80   +13  2113   14728   0   7   7   8     11    
CNS 46   41   37   -9  463   2681   69     3   2    
MP 54   50   47   -7  2580   19148   32   10   10   2     4     13    
M&LR 51   54   58   +7  442   2456   199   8   8   7    
L&A 94   112   100   +6  462   5987   368   8   8  
CP 76   96   58   +40  478   4946   184   10   10  
WP 57   77   97   +40  393   2290   125   13   13  
UP 57   69   81   +24  861   2334   201   6   6   13    
MKT 45   56   68   +23  947   5003   287   7   7   3    
SLSW 35   47   59   +24  198   1284   56     4   14    
GW 35   45   56   +21  164   700   0   11   11   1     2     8    
NP 16   21   26   +10  586   1265   140   1   1  
KCN 0   0   16   +16  0   1004   111   3   3  

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
CT 845   TR 420  

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