Continental Rails II

Game # 35 - Turn # 15

Headline News 1869 to 1870

World & National New

  1. 1869: The Cincinnati Red Stockings organized as first professional baseball team.
  2. 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 $60000, Edward Harriman bought SL for $28550, Thomas Durant bought T&P for $15001.
  • PCs Merged: SP&D merges into NP, MKT merges into KCS, KC&D merges into KCS.
  • PCs Incorporated: KCN.
  • New Engines Acquired: B&M bought Mogul 2-6-0, NYC bought Mogul 2-6-0, ERIE bought Mogul 2-6-0, CNJ bought Mogul 2-6-0, PENN bought Mogul 2-6-0, READ bought Mogul 2-6-0, B&O bought Mogul 2-6-0, N&W bought Mogul 2-6-0, W&M bought Mogul 2-6-0, S&A bought Mogul 2-6-0, SCL bought Mogul 2-6-0, S&G bought Mogul 2-6-0, COG bought Mogul 2-6-0, MC bought Mogul 2-6-0, N&C bought Mogul 2-6-0, MN bought Mogul 2-6-0, IC bought Mogul 2-6-0, C&NW bought Mogul 2-6-0, CRIP bought Mogul 2-6-0, CB&Q bought Mogul 2-6-0, CASL bought Mogul 2-6-0, CNS bought Mogul 2-6-0, M&LR bought Mogul 2-6-0, V&T bought Mogul 2-6-0, L&A bought Mogul 2-6-0, CP bought Mogul 2-6-0, WP bought Mogul 2-6-0, UP bought Mogul 2-6-0, SLSF bought Mogul 2-6-0, SLSW bought Mogul 2-6-0, GW bought Mogul 2-6-0, SP bought Mogul 2-6-0, GN bought Mogul 2-6-0, NP bought Mogul 2-6-0, ATSF bought Mogul 2-6-0, KCS bought Mogul 2-6-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: S&A bought automatic couplers, SCL bought automatic couplers, MC bought automatic couplers, N&C bought automatic couplers, CRIP bought Grand Station, CASL bought automatic couplers, M&LR bought automatic couplers, L&A bought Grand Station.
  • RoWs built: KY2 by B&O, GA3 by S&G, ND5 by C&NW, MN3 by CRIP, NE2 by CB&Q, MO8 by CASL, ND2 by CNS, OK1 by M&LR, TX16 by V&T, AR8 by L&A, NV2 by CP, NV1 by WP, CA3 by SP, KS3 by KP.
  • NYC doubled OH7, ERIE doubled MRLE, B&O doubled IL5, S&A doubled A&WP, COG doubled O&M, N&C doubled KY5, C&NW doubled MN2, CRIP doubled CRIP, CB&Q doubled IA5, CASL doubled SL&A, CNS doubled M&SP, L&A doubled LA4.
  • New RoWs acquired: N&W got VA6, B&O got KY4, N&C got KY6, CASL got IA3, CRIP got IA9, KCS got MO9, CB&Q got NE3, L&A got OK2, ATSF got OK8, V&T got TX7, M&LR got TX12, C&NW got MT1, CNS got MT6, UP got CO6, SP got AZ3, WP got UT7, CP got UT8.
  • VC railway workers demand safety improvements. Wildcat strike costs $4977.
  • Insolvent RRs: VC.
  • Loan Recalls: Louis J Desy Jr .
  • Stock splits: PENN splits 2 for 1, COG splits 2 for 1, CNS splits 3 for 1, L&A splits 2 for 1, SP splits 3 for 1.
  • New railroad Presidents: Aubin de Verlin of SCL, Edward Harriman of KCN.
  • New Private Companies Available: CT, TR.
  • AdamZ dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $22123. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: B, Thomas Durant, J. Pierpont Morgan, Railroad Dan, Hannibal Kimball, William Palmer, William Ogden, Aubin de Verlin
  • Cornered stocks (at 50%): B&M, GT, NYC, ERIE, CNJ, PENN, READ, B&O, N&W, W&M, S&A, SCL, S&G, COG, MC, N&C, C&NW, CRIP, CB&Q, CASL, CNS, M&LR, V&T, UP, ATSF.
  • Pullman's sleeping car design favored by for long distance travel, improves revenues.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Improved to Good.
  • Best locomotive available: Mogul 2-6-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system, automatic couplers, Pullman sleepers.

Tycoon Announcements:

4J. Pierpont Morgan cornered stock mania!
7Edward Harriman oh, oh. too many cornered stocks and too many not worth their price.
11Thomas Durant rich or poor, it's good to have money.

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 MogulAubin de Verlin (8)Hannibal Kimball (10)Thomas Durant (11)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
10Hannibal Kimball B&OCNS........
9Jay Gould PENNV&T........
12William Palmer ERIESP........
4J. Pierpont Morgan WPCRIP........
2AdamZ N&WM&LR........
3B UPCP....MP
8Aubin de Verlin SCLCB&Q........
13William Ogden CASLATSFSV....
1Railroad Dan L&AKCS........
11Thomas Durant NYCC&NWT&P....
7Edward Harriman KCNS&A....SL
14Dan Drew ................
6Louis J Desy Jr ....GT........
5Leland Stanford ................
15Cyrus Holliday ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 281356281995198655247598100
GTGrand Trunk 32941183329467468681154991102
NYCNew York Central 1883412821214668995169963143214404
ERIEErie Lackawanna 2228433490225414996271801875544407
CNJCentral New Jersey 5238652444993991409201271412500
PENNPennsylvania 2927568049295385999140313169451214038
READReading 503110820576279913344615096602
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 1680269246140008995082862621611904
N&WNorfolk & Western 2062333895186980955276963086853300
W&MWilmington & Manchester 60575762416699914388818158500
S&ASavannah & Augusta 16672463331280949942823026779175012
SCLSea Coast Line 222936398618927199623208995687304
S&GSavannah & Gulf 183726980114029599527188269936400163
COGCentral of Georgia 1322219615114201993589257313011160181
VCVirginia Central 55346132364457517282331473-2000
MCMichigan Central 18802894431649829453766617615131012
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 18262858021486179950098822826622770156
MNMichigan Northern 102154638659983813893146100
MSMichigan Southern 20422912155808643166246822000
ICIllinois Central 18524093125289959092196506200
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 92612437464675992781171165683443001309
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 49067524357889813073473440551248413
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 750997735188299192901943711148301262
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 588990545249998178855931583900
CNSChicago North Shore 133216128583868993729991109221124702668
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 577637393505799147867818403400
V&TVicksburg & Texas 575658403621299171021943440112501144
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 5857131237082991654321008084423501800
CPCentral Pacific 32835020192619972036484313900
WPWestern Pacific 39339729238389410100753602271665690
UPUnion Pacific 36330939170169995012504390900
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 23927241168899259995299733400
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 15520666138468741337209272500
GWGreat Western 14018977129048637750183032600
SPSouthern Pacific 7648789855376912143591084872411951380
GNGreat Northern 29524229142959559036319402000
NPNorthern Pacific 431465453211685103362598460400
KPKansas Pacific 48340633239749599271648811001678
ATSFAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 18319664110129841784235433200
KCSKansas City Southern 490618433896191121202771433113500
KCNKansas City Northern 22323551155448848359322411000

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  (Double)
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLCN]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIE (Double) ; NY2 ; PA11 (Double) ; MRLE (Double) ; 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  (Double) ; WV3 ; KY2
    Unbuilt KY4
    [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 VA6
    [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 (Double) ; 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 ; GA3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COG  (Double) ; A&C  (Double) ; GA2 ; TN5 ; KY7 ; O&M  (Double) ; 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  (Double)
    Unbuilt KY6
    [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  (Double) ; ND5
    Unbuilt MT1
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIP (Double) ; IA8 ; MN3
    Unbuilt IA9
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Q (Double) ; IA4 ; IA5  (Double) ; NE2
    Unbuilt NE3
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL (Double) ; SL&A (Double) ; MO1 ; MO8
    Unbuilt IA3
    [Regions: CMW]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNS  (Double) ; M&SP (Double) ; SP&P ; ND1 ; ND2
    Unbuilt MT6
    [Regions: CW]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR (Double) ; AR4 ; OK1
    Unbuilt TX12
    [Regions: MS]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T ; TX2 ; TX16
    Unbuilt TX7
    [Regions: MS]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A  (Double) ; LA4  (Double) ; AR8
    Unbuilt OK2
    [Regions: G]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CP ; NV2
    Unbuilt UT8
    [Regions: P]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP ; NV1
    Unbuilt UT7
    [Regions: P]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP ; NE1
    Unbuilt CO6
    [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 ; CA3
    Unbuilt AZ3
    [Regions: P]
  • Great Northern (GN)
    GN
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Northern Pacific (NP)
    NP ; SP&D
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas Pacific (KP)
    KP ; KS3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)
    ATSF
    Unbuilt OK8
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas City Southern (KCS)
    KCS ; MKT ; KC&D
    Unbuilt MO9
    [Regions: MW]
  • Kansas City Northern (KCN)
    KCN
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
B&M ©807265-15 139 1 391 14 21 8 10 11
GT ©393838-1 218 1 645 0662 10 12
NYC ©594430-29 3842 26 684 011111 4
ERIE ©374350+13 4488 32 274 1 14612129 10 13
CNJ ©423937-5 799 2 615 0 129 10
PENN © (x2)9810152+6 1859 29 280 09910
READ ©565249-7 656 6 756 29 81 11 13
B&O ©706662-8 1154 8 346 6210124 9
N&W ©373941+4 4285 27 022 0223
W&M ©484237-11 432 3 012 13 133 8 9 10
S&A ©465565+19 2129 8 335 0732 8
SCL ©525967+15 2565 16 845 42882 13
S&G ©575451-6 1992 13 957 118 111
COG © (x2)688955+42 1804 13 220 0 81 13
VC222120-2 1553 2 765 0  
MC ©615447-14 2941 18 650 150 42 10
N&C ©605347-13 1842 28 274 0 132 3 7 8
MN293031+2 131 510 0 13
MS192123+4 289 943 77 28
IC413325-16 299 925 0 710 12
C&NW ©736354-19 1447 8 527 10311111 4
CRIP ©424140-2 355 3 131 69447 9 10
CB&Q ©403123-17 3148 25 448 127882 4 11
CASL ©496174+25 1209 7 403 6713134 7 10
CNS © (x3)578034+45 2585 75 429 57610103 9 12
M&LR ©596673+14 232 2 745 140223 8 9 12
V&T ©506478+28 4649 15 785 85997 10 12
L&A (x2)658653+41 597 5 580 27011
CP275277+50 233 1 553 8733
WP959698+3 66 1 840 125447
UP ©455055+10 997 5 445 0331 7 8
SLSF162025+9 494 1 105 90 1210 11
SLSW162025+9 313 717 58 10
GW161923+7 248 647 53 138
SP (x3)809637+31 1295 10 452 1 0081212
GN212223+2 352 1 391 84 112 10
NP162331+15 631 1 975 180 98
KP223650+28 302 2 263 152 8
ATSF ©264871+45 268 915 013131 7 9
KCS162228+12 199 2 254 1961111
KCN0015+15 0 1 004 11177

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
CTCentral Texas 845
TRTexas Road 420
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