Continental Rails II

Game # 35 - Turn # 18

Headline News 1875 to 1876

World & National New

  1. 1875: Gold discovered in the Black Hills of Dakota Territory!
  2. 1876: Gen. Custer massacred by Sioux Indians on banks of Little Big Horn River.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: B bought LP&W for $81234, William Palmer bought LR&S for $17126, William Palmer bought H&S for $17126, William Ogden bought FW&D for $10000.
  • New Engines Acquired: B&M bought Prairie 2-6-2, NYC bought Atlantic 4-4-2, ERIE bought Prairie 2-6-2, CNJ bought Prairie 2-6-2, PENN bought Prairie 2-6-2, READ bought Prairie 2-6-2, B&O bought Prairie 2-6-2, W&M bought Prairie 2-6-2, S&A bought Atlantic 4-4-2, SCL bought Atlantic 4-4-2, S&G bought Prairie 2-6-2, MC bought Prairie 2-6-2, N&C bought Prairie 2-6-2, MN bought Prairie 2-6-2, MS bought Prairie 2-6-2, IC bought Prairie 2-6-2, C&NW 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, M&LR bought Prairie 2-6-2, V&T bought Prairie 2-6-2, L&A bought Prairie 2-6-2, CP bought Prairie 2-6-2, UP bought Prairie 2-6-2, SLSF bought Prairie 2-6-2, SLSW bought Prairie 2-6-2, GW bought Prairie 2-6-2, GN bought Prairie 2-6-2, NP bought Prairie 2-6-2, KP bought Prairie 2-6-2, KCS bought Prairie 2-6-2, KCN bought Prairie 2-6-2, SV bought Prairie 2-6-2, SL bought Prairie 2-6-2, CT bought Prairie 2-6-2, TR bought Prairie 2-6-2.
  • New Technologies Acquired: B&M bought refrigerated cars, NYC bought automatic brakes, ERIE bought automatic brakes, ERIE bought refrigerated cars, CNJ bought refrigerated cars, PENN bought refrigerated cars, READ bought refrigerated cars, B&O bought refrigerated cars, W&M bought refrigerated cars, S&A bought automatic brakes, SCL bought automatic brakes, SCL bought refrigerated cars, S&G bought refrigerated cars, MC bought automatic brakes, MN bought automatic brakes, MN bought refrigerated cars, C&NW bought refrigerated cars, CRIP bought refrigerated cars, CB&Q bought refrigerated cars, CASL bought refrigerated cars, CNS bought refrigerated cars, M&LR bought refrigerated cars, V&T bought refrigerated cars, L&A bought refrigerated cars, CP bought refrigerated cars, UP bought Grand Station, UP bought refrigerated cars, GW bought Pullman sleepers, GW bought automatic brakes, SP bought refrigerated cars, NP bought Pullman sleepers, NP bought automatic brakes, NP bought refrigerated cars, KP bought refrigerated cars, KCN bought refrigerated cars, SV bought refrigerated cars, SL bought refrigerated cars, CT bought refrigerated cars, TR bought refrigerated cars.
  • RoWs built: WV4 by B&O, MT3 by C&NW, IA11 by CRIP, CO4 by CB&Q, ID5 by CNS, TX9 by M&LR, TX10 by V&T, UT2 by CP, UT1 by WP, WY1 by UP, AZ1 by SP, IL12 by KCS, IA7 by KCN, CA9 by SV, C6 by SL.
  • ERIE doubled C3, READ doubled PA3, B&O doubled B&O, CB&Q doubled NE3, L&A doubled T&P, SP doubled CA4, KCN doubled MO3.
  • New RoWs acquired: KCN got IL15, SL got WI5, L&A got LA2, NP got ND3, KCS got OK6, CB&Q got CO9, V&T got NM8, UP got UT4, CP got UT9, C&NW got ID3, SV got CA10, CNS got WA2, SP got M3.
  • RR Mergers: NP merges into CRIP.
  • Inadequate brakes on MS locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $1836.
  • Insolvent RRs: VC, MS.
  • Bankrupt RRs: GT.
  • Loan Recalls: Railroad Dan, B, William Ogden.
  • Stock splits: B&M splits 2 for 1, CNJ splits 2 for 1, WP splits 2 for 1, SP splits 2 for 1, KCS splits 3 for 1, KCN splits 2 for 1.
  • New railroad Presidents: Jay Gould of ERIE, Aubin de Verlin of COG, William Palmer of V&T, J. Pierpont Morgan of WP.
  • New Private Companies Available: SA&H, C&S.
  • AdamZ dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $39123. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: J. Pierpont Morgan, B, Thomas Durant, Aubin de Verlin , William Palmer, Hannibal Kimball, Railroad Dan, William Ogden
  • 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, MS, IC, C&NW, CRIP, CB&Q, CASL, CNS, M&LR, V&T, L&A, CP, WP, UP, SLSW, GW, SP, GN, KP, KCS.
  • Engineering advances permit building steel bridges at lower cost with greater safety.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Panic to 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, refrigerated cars, steel bridges.

Tycoon Announcements:

7Edward Harriman wow! break issues with nyc! reminds me of my poor father.
11Thomas Durant well, that boom did not last long...

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronThomas Durant (11)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)AdamZ (2)Jay Gould (9)B (3)
Rail MogulHannibal Kimball (10)Aubin de Verlin (8)Thomas Durant (11)AdamZ (2)Jay Gould (9)
Rail BuilderJay Gould (9)Hannibal Kimball (10)Thomas Durant (11)William Palmer (12)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 PENNERIE........
10Hannibal Kimball B&OCNS........
4J. Pierpont Morgan WPCRIP........
12William Palmer V&TSPLR&SH&S
8Aubin de Verlin COGCB&Q........
13William Ogden CASLSVFW&D....
2AdamZ N&WM&LR........
11Thomas Durant KCSC&NW........
1Railroad Dan S&GL&A........
3B UPCPLP&WMP
7Edward Harriman KCNSL........
14Dan Drew ................
6Louis J Desy Jr ................
5Leland Stanford ................
15Cyrus Holliday ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 2812765015207996266113496300
GTGrand Trunk 3293126327512667026016552-2000
NYCNew York Central 1883320244185742935564642506912201
ERIEErie Lackawanna 2228347589180747996912581887242401
CNJCentral New Jersey 52366298358009713334218838800
PENNPennsylvania 2927438451227995999845143489073404
READReading 503895924658899118832289451300
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 193024108012536099622742179447901
N&WNorfolk & Western 2344281338157550956491183704230100
W&MWilmington & Manchester 60558378356109313500431464200
S&ASavannah & Augusta 1667191201107074954677042200982102
SCLSea Coast Line 229629247116378295695314603304101
S&GSavannah & Gulf 18372144371115089956657324091122020
COGCentral of Georgia 132216963194992953900182498030015
VCVirginia Central 5533486125449811971342654-2000
MCMichigan Central 188022345711843498579853524133201
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 193622679311793199574122131199100129
MNMichigan Northern 102120997017964035042683300
MSMichigan Southern 2041735011277894845319990-1000
ICIllinois Central 18518646104429563236109892100
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 176615246279280994943152540500901070
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 13651337856957099366699190425141940973
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 14211467437630699362995131528012230772
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 144515446780323994139731228290211400
CNSChicago North Shore 19371860049672399551673141188010607
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 1207963385395098312943176934-1900
V&TVicksburg & Texas 13101042515421199406480223829-1422401788
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 1190120670627489934881914261101188702
CPCentral Pacific 725569342960699176158107511-140493
WPWestern Pacific 11939379352523952687751348400003923
UPUnion Pacific 1150864044492999235328150233040318
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 23920258111429965359219901100
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 155153429972894574517424-1000
GWGreat Western 1401533284339941619143913300
SPSouthern Pacific 143713299674478953823401820380440883
GNGreat Northern 29519227105759964747270250000
KPKansas Pacific 48332465185059710918330927120189
KCSKansas City Southern 9459986554925992510621587380130534
KCNKansas City Northern 71476397397279918044110807329350437
SVSacramento Valley 2692411013260995604138309141410892
SLSoo Line 4153135817874977530458046-13224557
CTCentral Texas 169137469072885062421501-3100
TRTexas Road 8497366523872800911401-1300

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  (Double) ; 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  (Double) ; VA7 ; VA3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O  (Double) ; WV1 ; OH1 ; OH4 ; IN1  (Double) ; IN3 ; IN6  (Double) ; TP&W ; IN8 ; GTW ; IL5  (Double) ; WV3 ; KY2 ; KY4 ; TN3 ; WV4
    Unbuilt none
    [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 ; MT3
    Unbuilt ID3
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIP (Double) ; IA8 ; MN3  (Double) ; IA9  (Double) ; IA6 ; IA11 ; NP ; SP&D
    Unbuilt ND3
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Q (Double) ; IA4  (Double) ; IA5  (Double) ; NE2 ; NE3  (Double) ; CO5 ; CO4
    Unbuilt CO9
    [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 ; ID5
    Unbuilt WA2
    [Regions: CWT]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR (Double) ; AR4 ; OK1 ; TX12 ; TX11 ; TX9
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MS]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T ; TX2 ; TX16 ; TX7 ; TX8 ; TX10
    Unbuilt NM8
    [Regions: MS]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A  (Double) ; LA4  (Double) ; AR8 ; T&P  (Double) ; OK2 ; LA5
    Unbuilt LA2
    [Regions: MGS]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CP ; NV2 ; UT8 ; UT5 ; UT2
    Unbuilt UT9
    [Regions: TP]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP  (Double) ; NV1 ; UT7  (Double) ; UT6 ; UT1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: TP]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP ; NE1 ; CO6 ; CO8 ; WY1
    Unbuilt UT4
    [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  (Double) ; CA3 ; AZ3 ; AZ2 ; AZ1
    Unbuilt M3
    [Regions: TP]
  • Great Northern (GN)
    GN
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas Pacific (KP)
    KP ; KS3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas City Southern (KCS)
    KCS  (Double) ; MKT ; KC&D ; MO9 ; IA1 ; IL12
    Unbuilt OK6
    [Regions: CMW]
  • Kansas City Northern (KCN)
    KCN ; MO3  (Double) ; IA7
    Unbuilt IL15
    [Regions: MW]
  • Sacramento Valley (SV)
    SV ; CA9
    Unbuilt CA10
    [Regions: P]
  • Soo Line (SL)
    SL ; C6
    Unbuilt WI5
    [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 © (x2)799353+27 135 2 796 14 21 8 10 11 13
GT151311-4 575 1 645 0 102 11 12
NYC ©152331+16 3754 26 684 0 14 11
ERIE ©374452+15 2479 33 420 091210 13
CNJ © (x2)668451+36 380 5 230 0 129 10 11 13
PENN ©748699+25 1708 29 280 09910
READ ©333333+0 557 6 785 0 81 11 13
B&O ©918478-13 913 9 629 2910104 9 12
N&W ©342822-12 7349 28 432 0223
W&M ©292623-6 270 3 017 8 133 8 9 10
S&A ©403429-11 1582 8 335 0 32 7 8
SCL ©828589+7 2187 17 197 25 82 9 13
S&G ©544536-18 1313 14 075 0113 11
COG ©576573+16 1218 13 220 0881 13
VC667+1 1407 2 765 0 10
MC242220-4 3486 18 736 64 42 10
N&C ©634936-27 1162 28 792 32 132 3 7 8
MN ©453934-11 112 510 0 139
MS ©313438+7 248 987 33 28 9 10
IC ©212121+0 228 925 0 107 9 12
C&NW ©905724-66 6075 12 690 14011111
CRIP ©333753+20 1085 7 525 50447 9 10
CB&Q ©323232+0 2195 28 881 49882 4 11
CASL ©524640-12 6360 35 265 013134 7 9 10
CNS ©242731+7 8501 78 911 11910109 12
M&LR ©423733-9 874 5 990 45223 8 9 12
V&T ©222732+10 2913 19 500 451297 10
L&A ©393225-14 4160 26 625 0114 10 11
CP ©736252-21 2071 8 737 18334 7
WP © (x2)658452+39 2216 28 656 614442 3 7 8
UP ©383227-11 978 9 138 242331 7 8
SLSF242119-5 267 1 144 51 1210
SLSW ©252118-7 151 742 33 1011 12
GW ©404143+3 129 670 30 132 8 12
SP © (x2)829453+24 1903 26 964 2 68612124 9 13
GN ©323743+11 283 1 439 36 112 8 10
KP ©414142+1 446 2 350 65 82 9 13
KCS © (x3)6410750+86 1365 25 215 28511111 2
KCN (x2)748851+28 1076 6 932 20877
SV376492+55 208 1 286 591313
SL233751+28 210 1 943 13277
CT182124+6 315 782 63 83 4
TR181921+3 144 388 32 23

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
SA&HSan Antonio & Houston 1095
C&SColorado & Southern 580
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