Continental Rails II

Game # 35 - Turn # 17

Headline News 1873 to 1874

World & National New

  1. 1873: Jesse James and his gang commit their first train robbery in Iowa.
  2. 1874: Rich silver strike found in Nevada.

Railroad News

  • PCs Incorporated: TR, CT.
  • New Engines Acquired: B&M bought Atlantic 4-4-2, ERIE bought Atlantic 4-4-2, CNJ bought Atlantic 4-4-2, PENN bought Atlantic 4-4-2, READ bought Atlantic 4-4-2, B&O bought Atlantic 4-4-2, N&W bought Atlantic 4-4-2, W&M bought Atlantic 4-4-2, S&G bought Atlantic 4-4-2, COG bought Atlantic 4-4-2, MC bought Atlantic 4-4-2, N&C bought Atlantic 4-4-2, MN bought Atlantic 4-4-2, MS bought Atlantic 4-4-2, IC bought Atlantic 4-4-2, C&NW bought Atlantic 4-4-2, CRIP bought Atlantic 4-4-2, CB&Q bought Atlantic 4-4-2, CASL bought Atlantic 4-4-2, CNS bought Atlantic 4-4-2, M&LR bought Atlantic 4-4-2, V&T bought Atlantic 4-4-2, L&A bought Atlantic 4-4-2, CP bought Atlantic 4-4-2, WP bought Atlantic 4-4-2, UP bought Atlantic 4-4-2, SLSF bought Atlantic 4-4-2, SLSW bought Atlantic 4-4-2, GW bought Atlantic 4-4-2, SP bought Atlantic 4-4-2, GN bought Atlantic 4-4-2, NP bought Atlantic 4-4-2, KP bought Atlantic 4-4-2, KCS bought Atlantic 4-4-2, SV bought Atlantic 4-4-2, SL bought Atlantic 4-4-2.
  • New Technologies Acquired: B&M bought automatic brakes, CNJ bought automatic brakes, PENN bought automatic brakes, READ bought automatic brakes, B&O bought automatic brakes, W&M bought automatic brakes, S&G bought automatic brakes, COG bought automatic brakes, N&C bought Pullman sleepers, IC bought automatic brakes, C&NW bought automatic brakes, CRIP bought automatic brakes, CB&Q bought automatic brakes, CASL bought automatic brakes, CNS bought automatic brakes, M&LR bought automatic brakes, V&T bought Grand Station, V&T bought automatic brakes, L&A bought automatic brakes, CP bought Grand Station, CP bought Pullman sleepers, CP bought automatic brakes, WP bought automatic brakes, UP bought automatic brakes, SP bought automatic brakes, KP bought automatic brakes, KCS bought automatic brakes, KCN bought automatic brakes, SV bought automatic brakes, SL bought automatic brakes.
  • RoWs built: TN3 by B&O, TN1 by N&W, FL1 by SCL, MT2 by C&NW, IA6 by CRIP, CO5 by CB&Q, IA10 by CASL, MT7 by CNS, TX11 by M&LR, TX8 by V&T, LA5 by L&A, UT5 by CP, UT6 by WP, CO8 by UP, AZ2 by SP, IA1 by KCS, MO3 by KCN.
  • S&G doubled S&G, CRIP doubled IA9, CASL doubled ATSF, WP doubled UT7, KCS doubled KCS.
  • New RoWs acquired: B&O got WV4, KCS got IL12, KCN got IA7, CRIP got IA11, M&LR got TX9, C&NW got MT3, UP got WY1, CB&Q got CO4, CASL got NM4, SP got AZ1, WP got UT1, CP got UT2, CNS got ID5, SV got CA9, SL got C6, V&T got TX10.
  • Inadequate brakes on GT locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $3290.
  • Inadequate brakes on NYC locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $22596.
  • Inadequate brakes on ERIE locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $26736.
  • Reorganized RRs: VC.
  • Insolvent RRs: GT.
  • Loan Recalls: Railroad Dan.
  • Stock splits: CASL splits 3 for 1, L&A splits 3 for 1, KCS splits 2 for 1.
  • New railroad Presidents: Aubin de Verlin of READ, Railroad Dan of L&A, J. Pierpont Morgan of NP.
  • New Private Companies Available: LP&W, LR&S, H&S, FW&D.
  • J. Pierpont Morgan dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $26002. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Thomas Durant, B, AdamZ, William Palmer, Hannibal Kimball, Railroad Dan, William Ogden, Aubin de Verlin
  • Cornered stocks (at 50%): B&M, NYC, ERIE, CNJ, PENN, READ, B&O, N&W, W&M, S&A, SCL, S&G, COG, N&C, MN, IC, C&NW, CRIP, CB&Q, CASL, CNS, M&LR, V&T, L&A, CP, UP, SLSW, GW, SP, GN, NP, KP.
  • Invention of refrigerated freight cars permits shipment of perishable cargos long distances.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Boom to Panic.
  • Best locomotive available: Prairie 2-6-2
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system, automatic couplers, Pullman sleepers, automatic brakes, refrigerated cars.

Tycoon Announcements:

7Edward Harriman interesting times ahead.
11Thomas Durant is there any established method for a consortium to allocate a victory?

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 MogulHannibal Kimball (10)Aubin de Verlin (8)Thomas Durant (11)AdamZ (2)William Ogden (13)
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)AdamZ (2)Thomas Durant (11)
Rail ProdigalAdamZ (2)B (3)Thomas Durant (11)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Hannibal Kimball (10)
Rail BaronAdamZ (2)Thomas Durant (11)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........
4J. Pierpont Morgan NPCRIP........
10Hannibal Kimball B&OCNS........
13William Ogden CASLSV........
8Aubin de Verlin READCB&Q........
12William Palmer ERIESP........
2AdamZ N&WM&LR........
3B UPCP....MP
11Thomas Durant KCSC&NW........
1Railroad Dan S&GL&A........
7Edward Harriman KCNSL........
14Dan Drew ................
6Louis J Desy Jr ................
5Leland Stanford ................
15Cyrus Holliday ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 2814102222562996377294410400
GTGrand Trunk 3294757843296636868115499-1000
NYCNew York Central 1883475777266437955462963160315001
ERIEErie Lackawanna 2228502345261220996752161880305101
CNJCentral New Jersey 5231005185226999140540175715300
PENNPennsylvania 2927659010349277989616833336877405
READReading 503127678663929911611613288200
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 1872347353184097985995582253013901
N&WNorfolk & Western 2344420660218743996350543610474500
W&MWilmington & Manchester 60587110513959513772317429100
S&ASavannah & Augusta 1667282034157939954567022587429002
SCLSea Coast Line 2296433504242761956774051173598001
S&GSavannah & Gulf 18373238541684059955444923282877026
COGCentral of Georgia 1322255139132672993812932253079022
VCVirginia Central 55352266371098319355000000
MCMichigan Central 188032994118476695564061934805101
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 193634030417695999560183156116420185
MNMichigan Northern 1021767297209939799574910100
MSMichigan Southern 20426344173878847229218864000
ICIllinois Central 18528402147699962237138569200
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 1486200061104032994513002140054901338
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 8331324776888899230731115035812606610
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 1323196170102009993435921153772201103
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 1445231223120235994053031170496411400
CNSChicago North Shore 169925096213050099508862102792110809
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 111613223272727992943281605495900
V&TVicksburg & Texas 121914587875856993865162065441102235
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 119017187489375993409651373755140936
CPCentral Pacific 689737523835299167425100154240616
WPWestern Pacific 78910056054302972204229016121236361268
UPUnion Pacific 66683201457609918243398668240424
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 23931133171239964068263357000
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 15523376158968644350179964000
GWGreat Western 14022343131829540443161938000
SPSouthern Pacific 1124150852784439933538813778234313948
GNGreat Northern 29528150160459762977295684000
NPNorthern Pacific 431525933155594111620557504000
KPKansas Pacific 48348043278659610570538917410252
KCSKansas City Southern 7551110416107399220333129517740668
KCNKansas City Northern 50671169398549514821782669626240
SVSacramento Valley 15023544131859842262248887211900
SLSoo Line 1501911610896974044523605527950
CTCentral Texas 16920620140228649103252972000
TRTexas Road 8414341100398427455141454000

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 ; TN3
    Unbuilt WV4
    [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 ; TN1
    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 (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 ; FL1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G  (Double) ; 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 ; MT2
    Unbuilt MT3
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIP (Double) ; IA8 ; MN3  (Double) ; IA9  (Double) ; IA6
    Unbuilt IA11
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Q (Double) ; IA4  (Double) ; IA5  (Double) ; NE2 ; NE3 ; CO5
    Unbuilt CO4
    [Regions: CWT]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL (Double) ; SL&A (Double) ; MO1 ; MO8  (Double) ; IA3 ; ATSF (Double) ; OK8 ; IA10
    Unbuilt NM4
    [Regions: CMW]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNS  (Double) ; M&SP (Double) ; SP&P (Double) ; ND1 ; ND2 ; MT6 ; MT7
    Unbuilt ID5
    [Regions: CWT]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR (Double) ; AR4 ; OK1 ; TX12 ; TX11
    Unbuilt TX9
    [Regions: MS]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T ; TX2 ; TX16 ; TX7 ; TX8
    Unbuilt TX10
    [Regions: MS]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A  (Double) ; LA4  (Double) ; AR8 ; T&P ; OK2 ; LA5
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MGS]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CP ; NV2 ; UT8 ; UT5
    Unbuilt UT2
    [Regions: P]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP  (Double) ; NV1 ; UT7  (Double) ; UT6
    Unbuilt UT1
    [Regions: TP]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP ; NE1 ; CO6 ; CO8
    Unbuilt WY1
    [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 ; AZ2
    Unbuilt AZ1
    [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  (Double) ; MKT ; KC&D ; MO9 ; IA1
    Unbuilt IL12
    [Regions: MW]
  • Kansas City Northern (KCN)
    KCN ; MO3
    Unbuilt IA7
    [Regions: MW]
  • Sacramento Valley (SV)
    SV
    Unbuilt CA9
    [Regions: P]
  • Soo Line (SL)
    SL
    Unbuilt C6
    [Regions: N]
  • Central Texas (CT)
    CT
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: S]
  • Texas Road (TR)
    TR
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: S]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
B&M ©606979+19 148 1 396 9 21 8 10 11
GT221815-7 646 1 645 0 102 12
NYC ©312315-16 7956 26 684 0 14 11
ERIE ©413937-4 2834 32 274 1 14612129 10 13
CNJ ©445566+22 594 2 615 0 129 10
PENN ©777574-3 2370 29 280 09910
READ ©524233-19 645 6 763 22881 11 13
B&O ©527191+39 1794 9 318 5010124 9
N&W ©453934-11 4209 28 367 65223
W&M ©433629-14 287 3 015 10 133 8 9 10
S&A ©635140-23 1616 8 335 0 32 7 8
SCL ©677482+15 1957 17 189 33 82 13
S&G ©434854+11 1940 14 075 0113 11
COG ©977757-40 1137 13 220 0 81 13
VC25216-19 1244 2 765 0  
MC322824-8 3641 18 715 85 42 10
N&C ©425263+21 2026 28 782 42 132 3 7 8
MN ©374145+8 160 510 0 139
MS282931+3 320 976 44 28 9
IC ©393021-18 266 925 0 107 9 12
C&NW ©828690+8 1554 11 365 6511111 4
CRIP ©453933-12 867 4 838 77447 9 10
CB&Q ©363432-4 2974 28 395 45882 4 11
CASL © (x3)8412052+72 2002 35 058 20713134 7 10
CNS ©202224+4 10081 77 780 6010109 12
M&LR ©675442-25 775 5 420 160223 8 9 12
V&T ©533722-31 3287 18 831 259997 10 12
L&A © (x3)8210039+35 2164 25 719 906114 10 11
CP ©536373+20 2189 8 487 88334 7
WP495765+16 2840 12 510 105 43 7
UP ©735538-35 840 6 907 53331 7 8
SLSF373024-13 262 1 127 68 1210
SLSW ©433425-18 145 731 44 1011 12
GW ©343740+6 183 660 40 132 8 12
SP ©587082+24 2950 12 073 1 1871294
GN ©343332-2 327 1 427 48 118 10
NP ©706866-4 326 2 020 135442 8 9 10
KP ©796041-38 441 2 329 86 82 9 13
KCS (x2)549164+74 878 7 420 13011111
KCN345474+40 305 2 389 14177
SV162637+21 330 750 01313
SL161923+7 367 750 077
CT0018+18 0 761 84 8
TR0018+18 0 378 42 2

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
LP&WLevenworth, Pawnee & Western 1000
LR&SLittle Rock & Shreveport 1050
H&SHouston & Shreveport 1160
FW&DFt Worth & Denver 975

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