Continental Rails II

Game # 35 - Turn # 19

Headline News 1877 to 1878

World & National New

  1. 1877: Bell's new telephone invention is the hit of the Philadelphia Exposition.
  2. 1878: Mark Twain publishes new novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Edward Harriman bought SA&H for $25973, AdamZ bought C&S for $8888.
  • PCs Merged: LP&W merges into UP.
  • PCs Incorporated: FW&D.
  • New Engines Acquired: B&M bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, ERIE bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, CNJ bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, PENN bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, B&O bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, W&M bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SCL bought Prairie 2-6-2, COG bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, N&C bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, C&NW bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, CB&Q bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, M&LR bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, V&T bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, L&A bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, CP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, WP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, UP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, KCN bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SV bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SL bought Chesapeake 4-6-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: ERIE bought steel bridges, CNJ bought steel bridges, PENN bought steel bridges, S&G bought steel bridges, COG bought refrigerated cars, N&C bought automatic brakes, C&NW bought steel bridges, CB&Q bought steel bridges, M&LR bought steel bridges, V&T bought steel bridges, L&A bought steel bridges, CP bought steel bridges, WP bought refrigerated cars, WP bought steel bridges, UP bought steel bridges, SP bought steel bridges, KCS bought steel bridges, KCN bought steel bridges, SV bought steel bridges, SL bought steel bridges.
  • RoWs built: ID3 by C&NW, ND3 by CRIP, CO9 by CB&Q, NM4 by CASL, WA2 by CNS, NM8 by V&T, LA2 by L&A, UT9 by CP, UT4 by UP, M3 by SP, OK6 by KCS, IL15 by KCN, CA10 by SV, WI5 by SL.
  • COG doubled GA2, CB&Q doubled NE2, V&T doubled V&T, WP doubled UT1, KCN doubled KCN, SL doubled C6.
  • New RoWs acquired: KCN got IL14, SL got WI1, CRIP got ND4, KCS got OK4, L&A got TX1, CB&Q got CO3, CASL got NM6, SV got AZ6, UP got ID1, CP got NV3, WP got CA7, C&NW got WA1, SP got M4, M&LR got OK3.
  • RR Mergers: V&T merges into SP, UP merges into CP.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost GT $4277.
  • Old READ wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $4527.
  • Old N&W wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $16408.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost VC $4977.
  • Old CRIP wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $20267.
  • CNS bridge collapsed! Many passengers killed in plunge. Damages amount to $17968.
  • Reorganized RRs: GT.
  • Insolvent RRs: CT.
  • Bankrupt RRs: VC, MS.
  • Loan Recalls: AdamZ, B, Jay Gould, William Palmer, William Ogden.
  • Stock splits: COG splits 3 for 1, SV splits 4 for 1.
  • New railroad Presidents: Thomas Durant of NYC, William Palmer of ERIE, Aubin de Verlin of SCL, B of N&C, William Palmer of SLSW, Jay Gould of SP.
  • New Private Companies Available: DRGW, A&P.
  • Hannibal Kimball earns the Golden Spike Award for linking the CNS from the Midwest to the Pacific.
  • B earns the Golden Spike Award for linking the CP from the Midwest to the Pacific.
  • William Palmer earns the Golden Spike Award for linking the SP from the Mississippi to the Pacific.
  • Hannibal Kimball has a Transcontinental system.
  • J. Pierpont Morgan dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $31071. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: AdamZ, Thomas Durant, B, William Palmer, 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, MC, N&C, MN, IC, C&NW, CRIP, CASL, CNS, M&LR, L&A, SLSW, GW, GN, KP, KCS, KCN, CT.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Depression to Recession.
  • Best locomotive available: Consolidation 2-8-0
  • 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 darn bank failures!!! my mattress is looking pretty good right now.
11Thomas Durant i lose $ when the bank fails. when does the bank lose $ (and i get $)??

Top Victory Points

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

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
9Jay Gould PENNSP........
10Hannibal Kimball B&OCNS........
8Aubin de Verlin COGSCL........
4J. Pierpont Morgan WPCRIP........
13William Ogden CASLSV........
12William Palmer ERIESLSWLR&SH&S
1Railroad Dan S&GL&A........
11Thomas Durant NYCC&NW........
7Edward Harriman KCNSLSA&H....
2AdamZ N&WM&LR....C&S
3B N&CCP....MP
14Dan Drew ................
5Leland Stanford ................
6Louis J Desy Jr ................
15Cyrus Holliday ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 2812920316062996291011753000
GTGrand Trunk 329330762910766575750-2000
NYCNew York Central 1883340886204531915716412401442001
ERIEErie Lackawanna 2228370525207493956912581887242101
CNJCentral New Jersey 52370847368409912826619874100
PENNPennsylvania 29274646902416429910044763611423103
READReading 50395249533419512257424745000
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 19302547221324539963231593058001
N&WNorfolk & Western 2344297465178476916665573811120000
W&MWilmington & Manchester 60562918377529413414820695000
S&ASavannah & Augusta 1667202542121525914790732144892001
SCLSea Coast Line 229631201717473095713820306165001
S&GSavannah & Gulf 18372281741277779557910124859021015
COGCentral of Georgia 132218895398256993973952950143011
VCVirginia Central 5533766926745832019345596-1000
MCMichigan Central 188023906013387395596171404113001
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 19362447391321599758732611393420084
MNMichigan Northern 102125747419954117240854000
MSMichigan Southern 20418323115439149844208430000
ICIllinois Central 18520425114389564956104533000
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 18341805399388099516332270978140696
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 155915782388381954003092175611301893
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 164417900794872984037541666931102101
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 15591722599646695436854141173010741
CNSChicago North Shore 224625424114237595603960175359000395
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 12071010825559499321923182438-1500
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 13781455217567199384851173354010623
CPCentral Pacific 265922816112320697520405354300010608
WPWestern Pacific 119310678355527992828291395780202550
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 23921524126999566841222421000
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 1551638796689547475182261000
GWGreat Western 1401590393839542400147802000
SPSouthern Pacific 2981329218171193998482344516120403466
GNGreat Northern 29519939117649566576275930000
KPKansas Pacific 48334761205099511187832085100142
KCSKansas City Southern 12001271277500595294243196782010347
KCNKansas City Northern 784966225024399196801111803250512
SVSacramento Valley 41036763216899575141554241101726
SLSoo Line 5275048027764999755577470250508
CTCentral Texas 169144199517885177721824-2000
TRTexas Road 841025267668828582116740000
FW&DFt Worth & Denver 1951532410420862480322897-1000

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  (Double) ; 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 ; ID3
    Unbuilt WA1
    [Regions: CWT]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIP (Double) ; IA8 ; MN3  (Double) ; IA9  (Double) ; IA6 ; IA11 ; NP ; SP&D ; ND3
    Unbuilt ND4
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Q (Double) ; IA4  (Double) ; IA5  (Double) ; NE2  (Double) ; NE3  (Double) ; CO5 ; CO4 ; CO9
    Unbuilt CO3
    [Regions: CWT]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL (Double) ; SL&A (Double) ; MO1 ; MO8  (Double) ; IA3 ; ATSF (Double) ; OK8 ; IA10 ; NM4
    Unbuilt NM6
    [Regions: CMW]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNS  (Double) ; M&SP (Double) ; SP&P (Double) ; ND1 ; ND2 ; MT6 ; MT7 ; ID5 ; WA2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CWTP]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR (Double) ; AR4 ; OK1 ; TX12 ; TX11 ; TX9
    Unbuilt OK3
    [Regions: MS]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A  (Double) ; LA4  (Double) ; AR8 ; T&P  (Double) ; OK2 ; LA5 ; LA2
    Unbuilt TX1
    [Regions: MGS]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CP ; NV2 ; UT8 ; UT5 ; UT2 ; UT9 ; UP ; NE1 ; CO6 ; CO8 ; WY1 ; LP&W ; UT4
    Unbuilt NV3
    [Regions: WTP]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP  (Double) ; NV1 ; UT7  (Double) ; UT6 ; UT1  (Double)
    Unbuilt CA7
    [Regions: TP]
  • 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 ; M3 ; V&T  (Double) ; TX2 ; TX16 ; TX7 ; TX8 ; TX10 ; NM8
    Unbuilt M4
    [Regions: MSTPX]
  • 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 ; OK6
    Unbuilt OK4
    [Regions: CMW]
  • Kansas City Northern (KCN)
    KCN  (Double) ; MO3  (Double) ; IA7 ; IL15
    Unbuilt IL14
    [Regions: MW]
  • Sacramento Valley (SV)
    SV ; CA9 ; CA10
    Unbuilt AZ6
    [Regions: P]
  • Soo Line (SL)
    SL ; C6  (Double) ; WI5
    Unbuilt WI1
    [Regions: N]
  • Central Texas (CT)
    CT
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: S]
  • Texas Road (TR)
    TR
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: S]
  • Ft Worth & Denver (FW&D)
    FW&D
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: S]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
B&M ©535557+4 461 2 799 11 21 8 10 11 13
GT111325+14 452 1 645 0  
NYC ©313234+3 1358 26 684 01114
ERIE ©523213-39 5874 33 420 012129 10
CNJ ©514438-13 408 5 230 0 129 10 11 13
PENN ©998367-32 6860 29 280 09910
READ ©334149+16 743 6 785 0 81 11 13
B&O ©786042-36 2551 9 629 2910109 12
N&W ©221814-8 10298 28 432 0223
W&M ©232222-1 289 3 019 6 133 8 9 10
S&A ©292623-6 1516 8 335 0 32 7 8
SCL ©898990+1 3101 17 203 19882 9 13
S&G ©363229-7 1222 14 075 0113 11
COG © (x3)7310545+62 1125 39 660 0881 13
VC7810+3 1338 2 765 0 102
MC ©202327+7 4013 18 736 64 42 10
N&C ©362412-24 4666 28 800 243132 7 8
MN ©343027-7 109 510 0 139
MS382615-23 297 1 020 0 29 10
IC ©212019-2 201 925 0 107 9 12
C&NW ©242934+10 2764 13 136 3411111
CRIP ©534027-26 1953 8 448 97447 9 10
CB&Q32196-26 15626 29 934 111 112 4
CASL ©403837-3 2031 35 778 5713134 7 9 10
CNS ©313335+4 5370 80 331 24410109 12
M&LR ©333129-4 998 6 035 0223 8 9 12
L&A ©252321-4 4160 27 471 94114 10 11
CP523924-28 2333 21 403 652337
WP52309-43 16192 29 270 0442
SLSF192532+13 337 1 156 39 1210
SLSW ©181921+3 169 750 25121210 11
GW ©435670+27 133 677 23 122 8 13
SP534735-18 6198 50 203 162912
GN ©435465+22 208 1 448 27 112 7 8 10
KP ©423529-13 375 2 366 49 82 9 13
KCS ©503418-32 5450 26 648 127 111 2
KCN ©517293+42 1899 7 455 35771 9 12
SV (x4)9214650+108 353 7 684 5161313
SL515560+9 555 2 579 56772
CT ©242730+6 201 797 48 82 3 4
TR212427+6 120 388 32 23 4
FW&D0011+11 0 878 97 13

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
DRGWDenver & Rio Grande Western 580
A&PAtlantic & Pacific 580
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