Continental Rails II

Game # 9 - Turn # 20

Headline News 1879 to 1880

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

1879: Wyatt Earp arrives in Tombstone, Arizona.
1880: Missouri Governor offers $10,000 reward for capture of Jesse James.

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: Byron Kilbourn bought SA&H for $41347.

PCs Incorporated: CW, C&S.

New Engines Acquired: GT bought Prairie 2-6-2, PENN bought Prairie 2-6-2, READ bought Prairie 2-6-2, P&LE bought Prairie 2-6-2, MRLE bought Prairie 2-6-2, MN bought Prairie 2-6-2, IC bought Prairie 2-6-2, CRIP bought Prairie 2-6-2, CB&Q bought Prairie 2-6-2, CASL bought Prairie 2-6-2, CNS bought Prairie 2-6-2, MKT bought Prairie 2-6-2, SLSW bought Prairie 2-6-2, NP bought Prairie 2-6-2, SL bought Prairie 2-6-2, T&P bought Prairie 2-6-2, LP&W bought Prairie 2-6-2, LR&S bought Prairie 2-6-2.

New Technologies Acquired: PENN bought automatic couplers, B&O bought automatic couplers, MN bought Pullman sleepers, CRIP bought Pullman sleepers, FEC bought Pullman sleepers, CNS bought Pullman sleepers, L&A bought Grand Station, MKT bought Pullman sleepers, SLSW bought block signal system, NP bought Pullman sleepers, SL bought Pullman sleepers.

RoWs built: PA8 by COG, ID3 by C&NW, IL15 by CRIP, OR3 by CB&Q, KS2 by CNS, M1 by L&A, WA3 by WP, AZ3 by MKT, TX8 by GW, ID5 by NP, WI6 by SP&P, AZ6 by SV, WI5 by SL.

Double Tracked Lines: NP doubled MT6, SL doubled C6.

New RoWs acquired: SL got WI1, SP&P got MN5, L&A got NM6, SV got AZ5, MKT got CA3, CB&Q got OR1, NP got WA1, WP got WA2, C&NW got C9.

La signalisation obsolète ralentit les trains of COG: un contrat of $54292 cancelled.

L'indemnisation ofs ouvriers blessés by of vieux systèmes of couplage coûte $1820 à LS.

L'indemnisation ofs ouvriers blessés by of vieux systèmes of couplage coûte $11851 à P&LE.

La signalisation obsolète ralentit les trains of A&C: un contrat of $5306 cancelled.

L'indemnisation ofs ouvriers blessés by of vieux systèmes of couplage coûte $26988 à CB&Q.

L'indemnisation ofs ouvriers blessés by of vieux systèmes of couplage coûte $40976 à MP.

L'indemnisation ofs ouvriers blessés by of vieux systèmes of couplage coûte $5880 à GW.

La signalisation obsolète ralentit les trains of SV: un contrat of $10548 cancelled.

Reorganized RRs: R&D.

Insolvent RRs: M&LR.

Bankrupt RRs: LS, A&C.

Bankrupt Tycoons: Edward Harriman.

Loan Recalls: Leland Stanford, Jay Gould, William Ogden, Jim Hill.

Cornered stocks: CASL.

New railroad Presidents: Byron Kilbourn of LR&S, Jim Hill of C&S.

New Private Companies Available: DRGW, DP, A&P, M&W.

Byron Kilbourn dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $141656. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Baron Louis Aubade, William Ogden, Crazy French II, J. Pierpont Morgan, Jim Hill, Sleeping Dog

L'invention des freins automatiques est une amélioration majeure dans le domaine de la sécurité.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at 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

Top Victory Points

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

Player Summary

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

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
GT Grand Trunk 439   62648   32576   99   171735   25423   7   1   0   0  
PENN Pennsylvania 2916   462903   240710   99   902453   173128   2   1   0   33  
READ Reading 288   46338   28730   92   116151   5488   6   1   0   0  
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 2321   325843   195506   91   672140   170936   3   1   0   1  
R&D Richmond & Danville 1239   123274   82592   87   216825   0   -3   0   0   7  
W&M Wilmington & Manchester 657   66277   37115   95   206249   40026   3   0   0   20  
COG Central of Georgia 3878   525591   383679   81   709726   31938   4   0   0   2  
LS Lake Shore 182   19020   12743   87   64328   23946   -2   0   0   0  
P&LE Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 1693   199684   115816   96   545259   185375   2   0   0   2  
MRLE Mad River & Lake Erie 2986   462115   240302   99   1019839   532756   5   6   0   6  
A&C Atlanta & Chattanooga 379   30075   20150   87   95286   39851   -1   0   0   3  
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 3111   408996   229037   95   992655   441575   1   0   0   9  
N&C Nashville & Chattanooga 736   81880   54860   87   224932   93468   -1   0   0   92  
MN Michigan Northern 102   12574   7167   97   32415   310   6   2   0   0  
FW&C Ft. Wayne & Chicago 403   62215   37329   91   138932   83075   2   0   0   14  
IC Illinois Central 305   36954   22172   94   74050   7268   6   0   0   3  
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 2009   186851   110242   95   386750   292104   0   1   0   0  
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 1367   123847   66877   97   261588   150861   2   1   0   4323  
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 2249   169885   88339   99   435588   299858   0   0   0   1719  
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 538   59775   31083   99   150291   24969   6   1   0   155  
FEC Florida East Coast 2987   476005   266563   95   689543   66661   2   2   944   12  
CNS Chicago North Shore 1833   173422   97116   95   395553   195023   1   3   0   5223  
MP Missouri Pacific 3152   358952   201013   95   733632   504019   1   0   0   0  
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 764   66667   44667   87   187285   98809   -2   0   0   104  
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 2624   248707   169122   83   626000   447207   -2   2   498   2246  
WP Western Pacific 1246   110533   78478   83   284978   207842   -2   5   0   0  
MKT Missouri, Kansas & Texas 2177   192080   99881   99   498537   126467   4   4   1757   3130  
SLSW St Louis & Southwestern 781   65023   35762   99   157582   76497   2   3   0   1649  
GW Great Western 1176   105563   59115   95   188481   149308   1   0   0   633  
GN Great Northern 295   19451   12060   92   42437   30519   0   0   0   0  
NP Northern Pacific 1676   144743   78162   97   266223   216363   2   1   3090   3530  
SP&P St Paul & Pacific 557   43788   25835   95   78589   70017   1   8   2394   1762  
SV Sacramento Valley 1172   96323   64537   87   185876   167759   -1   8   310   3726  
SL Soo Line 777   76024   41814   99   125449   112916   2   9   0   0  
T&P Texas & Pacific 224   19370   11428   95   32398   23655   0   0   0   0  
LP&W Levenworth, Pawnee & Western 200   18198   12739   84   27688   21355   0   0   0   0  
LR&S Little Rock & Shreveport 210   15497   10228   88   27783   20973   0   0   0   0  
C&S Colorado & Southern 116   11573   8217   83   15911   14689   0   0   0   0  
CW Colorado Western 167   15509   10391   87   22463   20737   0   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  (Double)
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:: none [Regions: AOLCMG]
Reading (READ):   READ PA3 PA2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):   B&O  (Double) PA7  (Double) WV2 M&C  (Double) OH1 OH2  (Double) IN4  (Double)
MON  (Double) IN7  (Double) IL3  (Double) IL6  (Double) GTW  (Double)
KY11 KY9 TN15  (Double) WV1 WV3
Unbuilt:: none [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 NY1 PA8
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  (Double) IN1  (Double) IN3 IN9
KY13 TN13 GM&O MS3 TN11 MS4 MS5 ME1
Unbuilt:: none [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  (Double) C5
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: LCN]
Illinois Central (IC ):   IC IL4
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CM]
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):   C&NW  (Double) WI4 MN2 C7 ND5 MT1 MT2 MT3 ID3
Unbuilt:: C9 [Regions: CWTN]
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):   CRIP IA8 IA9 NE2 NE3 IL15
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CWT]
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):   CB&Q IA4 IA5 UP NE1 CO7 WY1 UT4 ID2 OR3
Unbuilt:: OR1 [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  (Double) IN10  (Double) C&H  (Double)
G&C SC4 TN2 TN3 SCL  (Double) S&A  (Double) NER  (Double)
GA4  (Double) FL4 KY4 KY3 FL5 IL7  (Double) GA1  (Double)
FL6
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADOCMG]
Chicago North Shore (CNS ):   CNS  (Double) M&SP MN3 IA10 KCN MO6 OK6 OK7 KS2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CW]
Missouri Pacific (MP ):   MP  (Double) KP  (Double) KC&D  (Double) KS3 CO2 CO9 MO9  (Double)
IA1 CP  (Double) NV2 UT8 UT6 UT1 UT9 IL12
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CMWTP]
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR):   M&LR AR4 OK2 KCS MO8
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: MW]
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A ):   L&A LA4 TX2 V&T AR8 OK1 OK4 CT TX3 OK5 NM5
M1
Unbuilt:: NM6 [Regions: MGSX]
Western Pacific (WP ):   WP CA7  (Double) NV1 CA6 OR5 OR4 WA5 WA3
Unbuilt:: WA2 [Regions: TP]
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT ):   MKT  (Double) KS1 ATSF OK8 NM4 NM3 AZ1 AZ2 AZ3
Unbuilt:: CA3 [Regions: MWT]
St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW):   SLSW  (Double) AR2 MO5 AR3 AR7
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
Great Western (GW ):   GW  (Double) LA1 TR TX16 TX7 TX8
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: GS]
Great Northern (GN ):   GN
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: W]
Northern Pacific (NP ):   NP  (Double) SP&D  (Double) ND3 ND4 MT6  (Double) MT7 ID5
Unbuilt:: WA1 [Regions: WT]
St Paul & Pacific (SP&P):   SP&P WI6
Unbuilt:: MN5 [Regions: W]
Sacramento Valley (SV ):   SV SP CA4 CA12 AZ6
Unbuilt:: AZ5 [Regions: P]
Soo Line (SL ):   SL  (Double) WI8 C6  (Double) WI5
Unbuilt:: WI1 [Regions: WN]
Texas & Pacific (T&P ):   T&P
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: S]
Levenworth, Pawnee & Western (LP&W):   LP&W
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: W]
Little Rock & Shreveport (LR&S):   LR&S
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ]
Colorado & Southern (C&S ):   C&S
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: T]
Colorado Western (CW ):   CW
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: T]

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 94   56   19   -75  558   2195   0     8   1     4     6    
PENN 60   35   11   -49  6764   58340   0     2  
READ 41   34   28   -13  128   1440   0     6   4     8     13    
B&O 28   39   51   +23  4048   21046   0   4   4   2     6    
R&D 7   6   11   +4  2358   6195   0      
W&M 73   56   39   -34  211   3269   16     14   4     7     8    
COG 9   10   11   +2  9138   19353   37     7  
LS 15   11   7   -8  250   910   0     13   1     4     6    
P&LE 22   27   32   +10  1929   10626   19   14   13   1     4     7    
MRLE 39   61   84   +45  1306   14937   0   6   6   4     5    
A&C 14   10   6   -8  1167   1895   0     4  
A&T 94   52   11   -83  5755   31110   0   2   2  
N&C 22   18   15   -7  733   3647   33     1   4     8    
MN 19   35   52   +33  77   503   7   15   4   2     8     13    
FW&C 42   34   27   -15  534   2015   0     1   4     8    
IC 26   23   21   -5  288   1516   9     13   1     4     6     7    
C&NW 24   28   33   +9  35318   143536   174   13   13   2    
CRIP 39   31   24   -15  1470   6619   216     2   1     4    
CB&Q 23   15   8   -15  6047   31858   207   6   6   2    
CASL 39   50   61   +22  362   2640   50   14   14   1     2     4     6     8    
FEC 19   19   19   +0  4322   59792   0   7   7   2     8     11    
CNS 96   61   26   -70  1991   12357   253     2   4    
MP 11   13   16   +5  17711   32368   657     4   1     2    
M&LR 30   23   17   -13  773   3770   50     7   8    
L&A 76   72   69   -7  7573   20192   108   8   8  
WP 100   99   99   -1  2083   9532   73   13   13   6     8    
MKT 47   48   49   +2  1282   10766   119   7   7   1    
SLSW 24   20   17   -7  753   3768   137     1   4     8     13     14    
GW 49   37   26   -23  958   9179   321   2   2   1     8    
GN 18   15   13   -5  289   1412   63     6   1     7     8    
NP 44   36   29   -15  1277   8261   119   1   1   6     11    
SP&P 14   17   20   +6  458   2650   135     1   8    
SV 51   57   63   +12  1550   9696   184   8   8   7    
SL 75   60   46   -29  831   3829   56   4   4  
T&P 50   28   6   -44  1070   4336   144     4   2     7     8    
LP&W 11   13   16   +5  386   925   75     4   8    
LR&S 11   13   15   +4  416   971   79   1   1   8    
C&S 0   0   11   +11  0   522   58   11   11  
CW 0   0   11   +11  0   752   83     6  

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
DRGW 580   DP 530   A&P 580   M&W 985  

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