Continental Rails II

Game # 35 - Turn # 14

Headline News 1867 to 1868

World & National New

  1. 1867: The first trans-Atlantic telegraph cable laid between U.S. and Europe.
  2. 1868: U.S. spends millions to purchase Alaska wasteland from Russia!

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Edward Harriman bought KCN for $38342, Aubin de Verlin bought SP&D for $27000.
  • PCs Incorporated: SLSW, KCS, SLSF, NP, GW.
  • New Technologies Acquired: B&M bought automatic couplers, NYC bought automatic couplers, ERIE bought automatic couplers, CNJ bought automatic couplers, PENN bought automatic couplers, READ bought automatic couplers, B&O bought automatic couplers, W&M bought automatic couplers, S&G bought automatic couplers, COG bought automatic couplers, MN bought automatic couplers, MS bought automatic couplers, IC bought automatic couplers, C&NW bought automatic couplers, CRIP bought automatic couplers, CB&Q bought automatic couplers, CNS bought automatic couplers, V&T bought automatic couplers, L&A bought automatic couplers, CP bought automatic couplers, WP bought automatic couplers, UP bought automatic couplers, SP bought automatic couplers, GN bought automatic couplers, KP bought automatic couplers, ATSF bought automatic couplers.
  • RoWs built: TN11 by PENN, VA3 by READ, WV3 by B&O, IN10 by N&W, TN10 by S&A, GA5 by SCL, TN15 by S&G, KY12 by COG, VA2 by VC, MI3 by MC, KY5 by N&C, MN2 by C&NW, IA8 by CRIP, IA5 by CB&Q, MO1 by CASL, ND1 by CNS, AR4 by M&LR, TX2 by V&T, LA4 by L&A, NE1 by UP, CA4 by SP.
  • NYC doubled MI1, ERIE doubled ERIE, S&G doubled MS2, C&NW doubled C&NW.
  • New RoWs acquired: S&G got GA3, B&O got KY2, CRIP got MN3, CASL got MO8, L&A got AR8, CNS got ND2, C&NW got ND5, CB&Q got NE2, KP got KS3, M&LR got OK1, V&T got TX16, WP got NV1, CP got NV2, SP got CA3.
  • Inadequate signal system slows VC rail service: mail contracts worth $8295 cancelled.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost M&LR $2072.
  • Stock splits: ERIE splits 3 for 1, MC splits 2 for 1, CB&Q splits 4 for 1, CASL splits 3 for 1, CNS splits 2 for 1, V&T splits 4 for 1, UP splits 3 for 1.
  • New railroad Presidents: Edward Harriman of S&A, Aubin de Verlin of COG, Edward Harriman of N&C, B of UP, William Ogden of ATSF, Railroad Dan of KCS.
  • New Private Companies Available: SV, SL, T&P.
  • J. Pierpont Morgan earns the Millionaire Award.
  • Hannibal Kimball earns the Millionaire Award.
  • Thomas Durant earns the Millionaire Award.
  • Thomas Durant dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $18650. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: AdamZ, B, J. Pierpont Morgan, Hannibal Kimball, William Palmer, Railroad Dan, William Ogden, Aubin de Verlin
  • Cornered stocks (at 50%): B&M, GT, NYC, ERIE, CNJ, PENN, READ, B&O, N&W, W&M, SCL, S&G, MC, N&C, IC, C&NW, CRIP, CB&Q, CASL, CNS, M&LR, WP, UP.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Good to Improved.
  • Best locomotive available: Mogul 2-6-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system, automatic couplers.

Tycoon Announcements:

7Edward Harriman running a railroad is a lot of work. playing the stock market is fun.
11Thomas Durant new stock strategy rattles the market. the strategy: buy high, sell higher!

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronThomas Durant (11)AdamZ (2)B (3)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Hannibal Kimball (10)
Rail MogulThomas Durant (11)Aubin de Verlin (8)Hannibal Kimball (10)AdamZ (2)William Ogden (13)
Rail BuilderJay Gould (9)Hannibal Kimball (10)Thomas Durant (11)William Palmer (12)AdamZ (2)
Rail MagnateHannibal Kimball (10)William Palmer (12)Jay Gould (9)Thomas Durant (11)AdamZ (2)
Rail ProdigalAdamZ (2)B (3)Thomas Durant (11)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Hannibal Kimball (10)
Rail BaronThomas Durant (11)AdamZ (2)Hannibal Kimball (10)Jay Gould (9)William Palmer (12)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
11Thomas Durant NYCC&NW....MKT
4J. Pierpont Morgan WPCRIP........
10Hannibal Kimball B&OCNS........
9Jay Gould PENNV&T........
2AdamZ N&WM&LR........
8Aubin de Verlin COGCB&Q....SP&D
1Railroad Dan L&AKCS....KC&D
12William Palmer ERIESP........
13William Ogden CASLATSF........
3B UPCP....MP
7Edward Harriman N&CS&AKCN....
6Louis J Desy Jr ....GT........
14Dan Drew ................
5Leland Stanford ................
15Cyrus Holliday ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 281373962056899667917089600
GTGrand Trunk 32943196345577466378145121104
NYCNew York Central 18834270792263529850117930754254010
ERIEErie Lackawanna 222844879623337499608465198352149015
CNJCentral New Jersey 5239057047097991376252804112401
PENNPennsylvania 2927597693310801998894443064081314084
READReading 5031159376028899138290147496203
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 1555259252134812994639122439612908
N&WNorfolk & Western 2062347007180443995132623024993400
W&MWilmington & Manchester 605789844423198144520158008100
S&ASavannah & Augusta 16672480981290129941656127279084024
SCLSea Coast Line 2229376452195756996076051622777008
S&GSavannah & Gulf 168526365013709999478501274877540325
COGCentral of Georgia 132222219011553999350596875611110402
VCVirginia Central 55349120383147616779138924-2000
MCMichigan Central 18802995911677719552187423584880021
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 182629250915210499488206224288320284
MNMichigan Northern 1021620090729837424115977000
MSMichigan Southern 20424148164218641167256922300
ICIllinois Central 18525903134709957409260756100
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 720102301531969922331481231342060849
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 351421832320199960225671331556271
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 495735343897298136831578963222950
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 453740863852599145460716489200
CNSChicago North Shore 9471223426361899272732911282138501000
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 29633770202629481399385133900
V&TVicksburg & Texas 40547117273289612223963036111360928
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 3154837926608999765756253742700900
CPCentral Pacific 15421242116839936054246986400
WPWestern Pacific 14220434112399949341193936112550
UPUnion Pacific 36332707179899992471493502500
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 23927001178218858155356451000
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 15521317144968639927244732000
GWGreat Western 14020181133198836672224783000
SPSouthern Pacific 513684893972396153317899934125100
GNGreat Northern 29525171145999656352339282200
NPNorthern Pacific 28126691186848465316400340000
KPKansas Pacific 17818973104359938286262664430500
ATSFAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 18320863139788737429216762200
KCSKansas City Southern 981367795748425605156952000

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 
  • Boston & Maine (B&M)
    B&M ; ME1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GT ; C2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AN]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC  (Double) ; B&A  (Double) ; B&H  (Double) ; NY3  (Double) ; LS  (Double) ; C4  (Double) ; C5  (Double) ; MI1  (Double) ; P&LE (Double) ; OH3 ; OH5  (Double) ; OH6 ; FW&C (Double) ; MI6 ; OH7
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLCN]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIE (Double) ; NY2 ; PA11 (Double) ; MRLE ; A&GW ; IN4 ; MON  (Double) ; IN2  (Double) ; IN7 ; IL4  (Double) ; IL3 ; HRL  (Double) ; C3 ; NY1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLCMN]
  • Central New Jersey (CNJ)
    CNJ  (Double) ; PA9 ; PA10 ; PA8  (Double)
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENN (Double) ; C&A  (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; PA5 ; PA6 ; NYNH (Double) ; WV2 ; PA2  (Double) ; PA4 ; M&C ; WBSH (Double) ; KY3 ; KY8 ; KY9 ; IL9 ; C&C  (Double) ; OH8 ; SM ; NO&J ; MS6 ; TN13 ; TN11
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOCMG]
  • Reading (READ)
    READ (Double) ; PA1  (Double) ; MD1 ; PA3 ; VA7 ; VA3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O ; WV1 ; OH1 ; OH4 ; IN1  (Double) ; IN3 ; IN6 ; TP&W ; IN8 ; GTW ; IL5 ; WV3
    Unbuilt KY2
    [Regions: AOLCM]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W  (Double) ; R&D  (Double) ; N&S  (Double) ; VA4  (Double) ; C&O  (Double) ; VA5 ; KY1 ; IN5 ; IN9 ; C&EI (Double) ; IL6  (Double) ; KY13 ; TN14 ; IN10
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOCM]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&M ; W&W  (Double) ; SC2 ; SC1 ; NC1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&A  (Double) ; GA1  (Double) ; GA8  (Double) ; AL3 ; MS3 ; A&WP ; BRL ; TN8 ; KY14 ; AL6 ; TN10
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ADM]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; FL4 ; FL5  (Double) ; FL6 ; AL8 ; MS4  (Double) ; MS7  (Double) ; FEC ; MS5 ; A&T  (Double) ; AL5 ; AL7 ; MS1 ; GA5
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1  (Double) ; AL2 ; TN9 ; TN12 ; IL8  (Double) ; GM&O ; MS2  (Double) ; AL4 ; TN15
    Unbuilt GA3
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COG  (Double) ; A&C  (Double) ; GA2 ; TN5 ; KY7 ; O&M ; IL2 ; IL1  (Double) ; KY12
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ADOC]
  • Virginia Central (VC)
    VC ; VA2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MC ; MI5  (Double) ; P&FW (Double) ; OH2 ; MI2  (Double) ; MI4 ; RF&P (Double) ; VA1 ; NC2 ; MD2 ; PA7 ; MI3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLC]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&C  (Double) ; KY10 ; L&N  (Double) ; KY11 ; IL7  (Double) ; C&H  (Double) ; SC4  (Double) ; SC3  (Double) ; G&C  (Double) ; SC5 ; TN2 ; TN4 ; TN6  (Double) ; TN7 ; KY5
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOM]
  • Michigan Northern (MN)
    MN
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: L]
  • Michigan Southern (MS)
    MS
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: L]
  • Illinois Central (IC)
    IC
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NW (Double) ; WI4  (Double) ; MN2
    Unbuilt ND5
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIP ; IA8
    Unbuilt MN3
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Q (Double) ; IA4 ; IA5
    Unbuilt NE2
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL (Double) ; SL&A ; MO1
    Unbuilt MO8
    [Regions: CM]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNS  (Double) ; M&SP ; SP&P ; ND1
    Unbuilt ND2
    [Regions: CW]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR (Double) ; AR4
    Unbuilt OK1
    [Regions: M]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T ; TX2
    Unbuilt TX16
    [Regions: MS]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A  (Double) ; LA4
    Unbuilt AR8
    [Regions: G]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CP
    Unbuilt NV2
    [Regions: P]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP
    Unbuilt NV1
    [Regions: P]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP ; NE1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSF
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
    SLSW
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Great Western (GW)
    GW
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: G]
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
    SP  (Double) ; CA4
    Unbuilt CA3
    [Regions: P]
  • Great Northern (GN)
    GN
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Northern Pacific (NP)
    NP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas Pacific (KP)
    KP
    Unbuilt KS3
    [Regions: W]
  • Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)
    ATSF
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas City Southern (KCS)
    KCS
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
B&M ©556780+25 264 1 387 18 21 8 10 11
GT ©484339-9 239 1 645 0662 10 12
NYC ©525559+7 1285 26 684 011111 4
ERIE © (x3)799637+32 1754 32 274 1 146121210 13
CNJ ©454342-3 516 2 615 0 129 10
PENN ©959698+3 1764 14 593 479910
READ ©354556+21 971 6 747 38 81 11 13
B&O ©586470+12 1253 7 723 6010124 9
N&W ©393837-2 4047 26 961 61223
W&M ©595348-11 261 3 008 17 133 8 9 10
S&A534946-7 1722 8 288 47738
SCL ©786552-26 4074 16 832 55 82 13
S&G ©585757-1 1943 13 260 55 111
COG515968+17 1655 6 530 80813
VC222222+0 689 2 635 130  
MC © (x2)8910561+33 1790 18 600 200 42 10
N&C ©555760+5 1899 28 219 557132 3 8
MN262729+3 137 510 0 13
MS141619+5 398 943 77 28
IC ©504541-9 129 925 0 710 12
C&NW ©646873+9 818 7 440 16011111 4
CRIP ©554842-13 157 2 405 100447 9 10
CB&Q © (x4)9612840+64 811 24 032 268882 4 11
CASL © (x3)6610649+81 260 6 543 25213137 10
CNS © (x2)468057+68 1905 23 160 25010103 9 12
M&LR ©766759-17 68 1 398 82223 8 9 12
V&T (x4)4812450+152 275 14 556 46499
L&A375165+28 117 1 463 11211
CP142027+13 326 770 033
WP ©386695+57 200 710 0442 3 7 11 12
UP © (x3)9511545+40 56 5 058 387331 7 8
SLSF0016+16 0 1 076 119 12
SLSW0016+16 0 698 77 10
GW0016+16 0 630 70 13
SP365880+44 128 2 354 2111212
GN141721+7 597 1 364 111 112 10
NP0016+16 0 1 265 140 9
KP141822+8 342 890 0 8
ATSF142026+12 387 846 691313
KCS0016+16 0 441 4911

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
SVSacramento Valley 750
SLSoo Line 750
T&PTexas & Pacific 1120

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