Continental Rails II

Game # 35 - Turn # 16

Headline News 1871 to 1872

World & National New

  1. 1871: Wild Bill Hickok made Marshal of Abilene. Shoots two men and one policeman.
  2. 1872: Buffalo Bill Cody makes first stage appearance in Chicago. Broadway next!

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Aubin de Verlin bought CT for $11000, AdamZ bought TR for $8156.
  • PCs Merged: T&P merges into L&A.
  • PCs Incorporated: SL, SV.
  • New Engines Acquired: MS bought Mogul 2-6-0, KP bought Mogul 2-6-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: B&M bought Pullman sleepers, NYC bought Pullman sleepers, ERIE bought Pullman sleepers, CNJ bought Pullman sleepers, PENN bought Pullman sleepers, READ bought Pullman sleepers, B&O bought Pullman sleepers, N&W bought automatic couplers, W&M bought Pullman sleepers, S&A bought Pullman sleepers, SCL bought Pullman sleepers, S&G bought Pullman sleepers, COG bought Pullman sleepers, MC bought Pullman sleepers, MN bought Pullman sleepers, IC bought Pullman sleepers, C&NW bought Pullman sleepers, CRIP bought Pullman sleepers, CB&Q bought Pullman sleepers, CNS bought Pullman sleepers, M&LR bought Pullman sleepers, V&T bought Pullman sleepers, L&A bought Pullman sleepers, WP bought Grand Station, WP bought Pullman sleepers, UP bought Pullman sleepers, SLSF bought Pullman sleepers, SP bought Grand Station, SP bought Pullman sleepers, KP bought Pullman sleepers, ATSF bought Pullman sleepers, KCS bought Pullman sleepers, KCN bought Grand Station, KCN bought Pullman sleepers.
  • RoWs built: KY4 by B&O, VA6 by N&W, KY6 by N&C, MT1 by C&NW, IA9 by CRIP, NE3 by CB&Q, IA3 by CASL, MT6 by CNS, TX12 by M&LR, TX7 by V&T, OK2 by L&A, UT8 by CP, UT7 by WP, CO6 by UP, AZ3 by SP, OK8 by ATSF, MO9 by KCS.
  • NYC doubled OH3, ERIE doubled A&GW, B&O doubled IN6, SCL doubled AL5, CRIP doubled MN3, CB&Q doubled IA4, CASL doubled MO8, CNS doubled SP&P, WP doubled WP.
  • New RoWs acquired: SCL got FL1, N&W got TN1, B&O got TN3, KCS got IA1, CRIP got IA6, KCN got MO3, L&A got LA5, V&T got TX8, M&LR got TX11, C&NW got MT2, CNS got MT7, UP got CO8, ATSF got NM4, SP got AZ2, CP got UT5, WP got UT6, CASL got IA10, CB&Q got CO5.
  • RR Mergers: ATSF merges into CASL.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost VC $7189.
  • Bankrupt RRs: VC.
  • Stock splits: CP splits 3 for 1, WP splits 4 for 1.
  • New railroad Presidents: Railroad Dan of S&G, Aubin de Verlin of COG, Thomas Durant of KCS, William Ogden of SV, Edward Harriman of SL.
  • B dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $20254. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: AdamZ, J. Pierpont Morgan, Hannibal Kimball, William Palmer, Thomas Durant, 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, S&A, SCL, S&G, COG, N&C, IC, C&NW, CRIP, CB&Q, CNS, M&LR, V&T, WP, UP, SLSF, SLSW, GN, NP, KP.
  • Invention of automatic brakes a major improvement in train safety.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Good to Boom.
  • Best locomotive available: Atlantic 4-4-2
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system, automatic couplers, Pullman sleepers, automatic brakes.

Tycoon Announcements:

7Edward Harriman yee haw! ride the wild paper camel!
11Thomas Durant buy, buy, buy boom times are ahead.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronThomas Durant (11)AdamZ (2)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)B (3)Jay Gould (9)
Rail MogulAubin de Verlin (8)Hannibal Kimball (10)Thomas Durant (11)William Ogden (13)AdamZ (2)
Rail BuilderJay Gould (9)Hannibal Kimball (10)William Palmer (12)Thomas Durant (11)Aubin de Verlin (8)
Rail MagnateHannibal Kimball (10)Jay Gould (9)William Palmer (12)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
9Jay Gould PENNV&T........
8Aubin de Verlin COGCB&QCT....
4J. Pierpont Morgan WPCRIP........
10Hannibal Kimball B&OCNS........
12William Palmer ERIESP........
2AdamZ N&WM&LR....TR
3B UPCP....MP
13William Ogden CASLSV........
1Railroad Dan S&G............
11Thomas Durant KCSC&NW........
7Edward Harriman KCNSL........
14Dan Drew ................
6Louis J Desy Jr ....GT........
5Leland Stanford ................
15Cyrus Holliday ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 2813689820294996412110239400
GTGrand Trunk 32942751363396968681154990101
NYCNew York Central 1883438337232320985305543195935502
ERIEErie Lackawanna 2228459113247919976464301869404403
CNJCentral New Jersey 523908944726599145062297913200
PENNPennsylvania 29275945053091439993721332596067015
READReading 503115805602189912758716907101
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 1772299363155669995490522146412902
N&WNorfolk & Western 2213370986192912995823323372393300
W&MWilmington & Manchester 60579485453069714235516948000
S&ASavannah & Augusta 1667257885134101994402322674598506
SCLSea Coast Line 22293863052008779963765210436581302
S&GSavannah & Gulf 18372825131469079953909222797851073
COGCentral of Georgia 1322230074119640993722515967460072
VCVirginia Central 55348235342478318277735344-1000
MCMichigan Central 1880303295169846955512021305694205
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 193631165616206399541055235856300463
MNMichigan Northern 102163458990993894680528200
MSMichigan Southern 20424295155499045369233323000
ICIllinois Central 18525241131259960690167147200
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 135616699186835993984911888543913002524
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 698969145039599183698102926671080664
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 12331633558494599306911128161116303046
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 130618729097391993552501932424200
CNSChicago North Shore 157921471411165199452606769210102312
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 7959000249501992030151147124900
V&TVicksburg & Texas 7008563148810972109451177950151901197
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 1044129489673349928814917459031214601660
CPCentral Pacific 513509192902497114976742213117600
WPWestern Pacific 578643243473597154975795844921101060
UPUnion Pacific 560565443166598144063799181010600
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 23928026162559661888287124000
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 15521539146478642230196463000
GWGreat Western 14020181125129239060179785000
SPSouthern Pacific 100312206463473992908661166682912101159
GNGreat Northern 29526647157229560735311392000
NPNorthern Pacific 431483183092490108017584652000
KPKansas Pacific 48342404250189510240148613250839
KCSKansas City Southern 625817944744196166693103682441300608
KCNKansas City Northern 22326107138379853176341145200
SVSacramento Valley 15020187131228938842238083000
SLSoo Line 15016665113328636455223451000

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  (Double) ; 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 (Double) ; 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  (Double) ; TP&W ; IN8 ; GTW ; IL5  (Double) ; WV3 ; KY2 ; KY4
    Unbuilt TN3
    [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 ; VA6
    Unbuilt TN1
    [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  (Double) ; AL7 ; MS1 ; GA5
    Unbuilt FL1
    [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) ; KY6
    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  (Double) ; ND5 ; MT1
    Unbuilt MT2
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIP (Double) ; IA8 ; MN3  (Double) ; IA9
    Unbuilt IA6
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Q (Double) ; IA4  (Double) ; IA5  (Double) ; NE2 ; NE3
    Unbuilt CO5
    [Regions: CWT]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL (Double) ; SL&A (Double) ; MO1 ; MO8  (Double) ; IA3 ; ATSF ; OK8
    Unbuilt IA10
    [Regions: CMW]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNS  (Double) ; M&SP (Double) ; SP&P (Double) ; ND1 ; ND2 ; MT6
    Unbuilt MT7
    [Regions: CWT]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR (Double) ; AR4 ; OK1 ; TX12
    Unbuilt TX11
    [Regions: MS]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T ; TX2 ; TX16 ; TX7
    Unbuilt TX8
    [Regions: MS]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A  (Double) ; LA4  (Double) ; AR8 ; T&P ; OK2
    Unbuilt LA5
    [Regions: GS]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CP ; NV2 ; UT8
    Unbuilt UT5
    [Regions: P]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP  (Double) ; NV1 ; UT7
    Unbuilt UT6
    [Regions: P]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP ; NE1 ; CO6
    Unbuilt CO8
    [Regions: WT]
  • 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 ; AZ3
    Unbuilt AZ2
    [Regions: TP]
  • 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]
  • Kansas City Southern (KCS)
    KCS ; MKT ; KC&D ; MO9
    Unbuilt IA1
    [Regions: MW]
  • Kansas City Northern (KCN)
    KCN
    Unbuilt MO3
    [Regions: W]
  • Sacramento Valley (SV)
    SV
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: P]
  • Soo Line (SL)
    SL
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: N]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
B&M ©656260-5 157 1 394 11 21 8 10 11
GT ©383022-16 509 1 645 0662 10 12
NYC ©303031+1 9558 26 684 0 111 4
ERIE ©504541-9 3372 32 274 1 14612129 10 13
CNJ ©374044+7 448 2 615 0 129 10
PENN ©526477+25 3663 29 280 09910
READ ©495052+3 640 6 756 29 81 11 13
B&O ©625752-10 1868 8 822 4610104 9 12
N&W ©414345+4 4091 27 702 75223
W&M ©374043+6 300 3 012 13 133 8 9 10
S&A ©656463-2 1483 8 335 0 32 7 8
SCL ©676767+0 2049 16 887 0 82 13
S&G ©514743-8 6342 13 986 89113 11
COG ©557697+42 2393 13 220 0881 13
VC202225+5 1280 2 765 0  
MC473932-15 4395 18 687 113 42 10
N&C ©474442-5 2965 28 769 55 132 3 7 8
MN313437+6 159 510 0 13
MS232528+5 317 962 58 28
IC ©253239+14 244 925 0 79 10 12
C&NW ©546882+28 1734 10 565 21511111 4
CRIP ©404245+5 510 4 136 104447 9 10
CB&Q ©232936+13 3358 27 749 241882 4 11
CASL747284+10 1541 10 793 26713137
CNS ©342720-14 23587 77 117 12310109 12
M&LR ©737067-6 428 3 866 109223 8 9 12
V&T ©786553-25 2010 16 433 62997 10 12
L&A536782+29 1887 7 916 229 14 10
CP (x3)7711953+82 521 7 419 27633
WP © (x4)9814849+98 494 11 192 368442 3 7 11
UP ©556473+18 871 6 332 98331 7 8
SLSF ©253137+12 347 1 105 90 1210 11
SLSW ©253443+18 250 717 58 1011 12
GW232834+11 231 647 53 138 12
SP374758+21 3461 11 528 1 12712124 9
GN ©232834+11 434 1 412 63 112 8 10
NP ©315070+39 676 1 975 180 92 4 8 10
KP ©506479+29 1141 2 301 114 82 9 13
KCS284154+26 854 2 862 263111
KCN152434+19 495 1 115 077
SV0016+16 0 675 751313
SL0016+16 0 675 7577

Private Companies Available for Purchase

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