Continental Rails II

Game # 35 - Turn # 20

Headline News 1879 to 1880

World & National New

  1. 1879: Wyatt Earp arrives in Tombstone, Arizona.
  2. 1880: Missouri Governor offers $10,000 reward for capture of Jesse James.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Edward Harriman bought DRGW for $10282, Jay Gould bought A&P for $5001.
  • PCs Merged: MP merges into CP, SA&H merges into TR.
  • PCs Incorporated: C&S.
  • New Engines Acquired: B&M bought Consolidation 2-8-0, NYC bought Consolidation 2-8-0, ERIE bought Consolidation 2-8-0, CNJ bought Consolidation 2-8-0, PENN bought Consolidation 2-8-0, READ bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, B&O bought Consolidation 2-8-0, W&M bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SCL bought Consolidation 2-8-0, S&G bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, COG bought Consolidation 2-8-0, MC bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, N&C bought Consolidation 2-8-0, IC bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, C&NW bought Consolidation 2-8-0, CB&Q bought Consolidation 2-8-0, CNS bought Consolidation 2-8-0, L&A bought Consolidation 2-8-0, CP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, GW bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, KCS bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, KCN bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SV bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SL bought Consolidation 2-8-0, TR bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, FW&D bought Consolidation 2-8-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: B&M bought steel bridges, NYC bought steel bridges, READ bought steel bridges, B&O bought steel bridges, W&M bought steel bridges, SCL bought steel bridges, MC bought refrigerated cars, N&C bought refrigerated cars, N&C bought steel bridges, CNS bought steel bridges, SL bought Grand Station, TR bought steel bridges.
  • RoWs built: WA1 by C&NW, ND4 by CRIP, CO3 by CB&Q, NM6 by CASL, OK3 by M&LR, TX1 by L&A, NV3 by CP, CA7 by WP, M4 by SP, OK4 by KCS, IL14 by KCN, AZ6 by SV, WI1 by SL.
  • B&O doubled GTW, SCL doubled MS1, COG doubled IL2, KCN doubled IL15.
  • New RoWs acquired: SCL got FL3, KCN got WI2, SL got WI6, SLSW got AR3, M&LR got OK5, L&A got TX3, CRIP got MT4, WP got CA5, CP got CA12, CNS got C10, C&NW got C8.
  • Inadequate brakes on GT locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $3619.
  • Old N&W wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $18752.
  • Inadequate signal system slows VC rail service: mail contracts worth $5530 cancelled.
  • Inadequate brakes on SLSF locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $1434.
  • SLSW bridge collapsed! Many passengers killed in plunge. Damages amount to $2015.
  • GN bridge collapsed! Many passengers killed in plunge. Damages amount to $3245.
  • Reorganized RRs: VC.
  • Insolvent RRs: GT, GN.
  • Loan Recalls: AdamZ, Aubin de Verlin , Jay Gould, Hannibal Kimball, William Ogden.
  • Stock splits: B&M splits 3 for 1.
  • New railroad Presidents: Aubin de Verlin of B&M, Railroad Dan of NYC, Aubin de Verlin of READ, Railroad Dan of C&NW, J. Pierpont Morgan of CB&Q, Thomas Durant of L&A, William Palmer of GW, Thomas Durant of KCS.
  • B has a Transcontinental system.
  • Jay Gould has a Transcontinental system.
  • Hannibal Kimball has a Transcontinental system.
  • Thomas Durant has a Transcontinental system.
  • J. Pierpont Morgan dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $37020. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Thomas Durant, B, Hannibal Kimball, William Palmer, Railroad Dan, Aubin de Verlin , AdamZ
  • Cornered stocks (at 50%): B&M, NYC, ERIE, CNJ, PENN, READ, W&M, SCL, S&G, COG, MC, N&C, MN, IC, C&NW, CB&Q, CASL, CNS, L&A, CP, SLSF, SLSW, GW, SP, GN, KP, KCS, KCN, TR.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Recession.
  • Best locomotive available: Pacific 4-6-2
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system, automatic couplers, Pullman sleepers, automatic brakes, refrigerated cars, steel bridges.

Tycoon Announcements:

7Edward Harriman buying high and selling low doesn't seem to work.
11Thomas Durant i need to ask john van de graaf why there are no favorable random events.

Top Victory Points

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

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
4J. Pierpont Morgan WPCB&Q........
12William Palmer GWSLSWLR&SH&S
1Railroad Dan NYCC&NW........
10Hannibal Kimball B&OCNS........
11Thomas Durant KCSL&A........
9Jay Gould PENNSPA&P....
7Edward Harriman KCNSL....DRGW
2AdamZ N&W............
3B N&CCP........
8Aubin de Verlin READB&M........
14Dan Drew ................
15Cyrus Holliday ................
13William Ogden CASLSV........
6Louis J Desy Jr ................
5Leland Stanford ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 2813291318102996168012423100
GTGrand Trunk 3293708030776716238525731000
NYCNew York Central 1883381956202437986039532567904401
ERIEErie Lackawanna 2228412767214640997206682038743401
CNJCentral New Jersey 52378671409109912226919565100
PENNPennsylvania 29275204372758329810257263720894302
READReading 503106974609769411757215395200
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 1930288505150024996488741783610401
N&WNorfolk & Western 2344335236214550876882163922690100
W&MWilmington & Manchester 60569961412769513261324686100
S&ASavannah & Augusta 1667226246144799874944762028153001
SCLSea Coast Line 229635744619302097727458376426801
S&GSavannah & Gulf 1837254775142674955924382554603109
COGCentral of Georgia 132221176711011899405248335461107
VCVirginia Central 5534105630792791244250-1000
MCMichigan Central 188026726614967095611061186814101
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 19362734391503899660521512314922046
MNMichigan Northern 102139278774914198030194000
MSMichigan Southern 20420352128229149844208431000
ICIllinois Central 1852214212400956666588424000
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 214326231813640599589389325106340383
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 2005209611125767914850692808191314101136
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 1738208501112591974287641552361001261
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 180821465112879091488883173717000408
CNSChicago North Shore 22462876281495659963360719063200306217
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 139713139777525953606882107430300
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 14621731089001599413458193125110374
CPCentral Pacific 312632803218041796626589430379290334
WPWestern Pacific 128313821877402953133961614660122121530
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 23923909150639168892213401000
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 15518506116599149521192801013300
GWGreat Western 14018120106919543509142304000
SPSouthern Pacific 3012371547196920988763744678681102080
GNGreat Northern 29522467141549168328277330000
KPKansas Pacific 4833938424812911157033226510078
KCSKansas City Southern 136517130410106895332214211184000208
KCNKansas City Northern 93413753171516992319901365544390282
SVSacramento Valley 778677603794698136100678521401122
SLSoo Line 61278980410699912305496566521084305
CTCentral Texas 1691632410284915356222743-1000
TRTexas Road 30333188209099169357427771000
FW&DFt Worth & Denver 19518211125668526347208331000
C&SColorado & Southern 1161315085478920943164572000

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  (Double) ; 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  (Double) ; GA5 ; FL1
    Unbuilt FL3
    [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  (Double) ; 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 ; WA1
    Unbuilt C8
    [Regions: CWTP]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIP (Double) ; IA8 ; MN3  (Double) ; IA9  (Double) ; IA6 ; IA11 ; NP ; SP&D ; ND3 ; ND4
    Unbuilt MT4
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Q (Double) ; IA4  (Double) ; IA5  (Double) ; NE2  (Double) ; NE3  (Double) ; CO5 ; CO4 ; CO9 ; CO3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CWT]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL (Double) ; SL&A (Double) ; MO1 ; MO8  (Double) ; IA3 ; ATSF (Double) ; OK8 ; IA10 ; NM4 ; NM6
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CMW]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNS  (Double) ; M&SP (Double) ; SP&P (Double) ; ND1 ; ND2 ; MT6 ; MT7 ; ID5 ; WA2
    Unbuilt C10
    [Regions: CWTP]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR (Double) ; AR4 ; OK1 ; TX12 ; TX11 ; TX9 ; OK3
    Unbuilt OK5
    [Regions: MS]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A  (Double) ; LA4  (Double) ; AR8 ; T&P  (Double) ; OK2 ; LA5 ; LA2 ; TX1
    Unbuilt TX3
    [Regions: MGS]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CP ; NV2 ; UT8 ; UT5 ; UT2 ; UT9 ; UP ; NE1 ; CO6 ; CO8 ; WY1 ; LP&W ; UT4 ; MP ; NV3
    Unbuilt CA12
    [Regions: MWTP]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP  (Double) ; NV1 ; UT7  (Double) ; UT6 ; UT1  (Double) ; CA7
    Unbuilt CA5
    [Regions: TP]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSF
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
    SLSW
    Unbuilt AR3
    [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 ; M4
    Unbuilt none
    [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 ; OK4
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CMWS]
  • Kansas City Northern (KCN)
    KCN  (Double) ; MO3  (Double) ; IA7 ; IL15 (Double) ; IL14
    Unbuilt WI2
    [Regions: CMW]
  • Sacramento Valley (SV)
    SV ; CA9 ; CA10 ; AZ6
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: P]
  • Soo Line (SL)
    SL ; C6  (Double) ; WI5 ; WI1
    Unbuilt WI6
    [Regions: CN]
  • Central Texas (CT)
    CT
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: S]
  • Texas Road (TR)
    TR ; SA&H
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: S]
  • Ft Worth & Denver (FW&D)
    FW&D
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: S]
  • Colorado & Southern (C&S)
    C&S
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: T]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
B&M © (x3)5711557+114 123 8 403 27821 10 11 13
GT252220-5 773 1 645 0  
NYC ©343638+4 1217 26 684 0114 11
ERIE ©131722+9 4820 33 420 0 124 9 10
CNJ ©384655+17 421 5 230 0 129 10 11
PENN ©674320-47 9923 29 280 09910
READ ©497398+49 595 6 785 0881 11 13
B&O425059+17 1442 9 658 0101012
N&W14107-7 11505 28 432 022
W&M ©222121-1 246 3 020 5 133 8 9 10
S&A231711-12 3715 8 335 0 27 8
SCL ©905112-78 7913 17 222 0 813
S&G ©292012-17 3955 14 075 0 111
COG ©45279-36 7261 39 660 0 813
VC101013+3 850 2 765 0  
MC ©272524-3 2810 18 752 48 42 10
N&C ©121314+2 1472 28 824 03132 7 8
MN ©273033+6 104 510 0 139
MS151414-1 237 1 020 0 10
IC ©192123+4 198 925 0 107 9 12
C&NW ©343434+0 1713 14 561 154111
CRIP272422-5 1769 10 552 223 47 10
CB&Q ©6811+5 10792 30 357 1584112
CASL ©37239-28 7754 36 913 16713134 7 9
CNS ©353026-9 5458 80 575 010109 12
M&LR294153+24 1261 6 890 95 38 9 12
L&A ©212632+11 4893 27 943 421114 10
CP ©242629+5 3759 24 157 233334 7
WP91113+4 9717 29 675 4544
SLSF ©323946+14 204 1 165 30 122 10
SLSW ©212326+5 125 750 25121210 11
GW ©707785+15 75 682 1812122 3 8
SP ©353944+9 7570 50 505 159124 10
GN ©655137-28 114 1 454 21 117 8 10
KP ©293134+5 354 2 378 37 82 3 9 13
KCS ©182023+5 5765 27 422 17811111 2
KCN ©936741-52 2207 8 165 75771 9
SV504744-6 2279 9 469 57113138
SL605143-17 1039 3 018 42772
CT302112-18 365 845 0 34
TR ©273441+14 115 1 382 133 72 3 4
FW&D111316+5 410 902 73 132 10
C&S0013+13 0 522 58 2

Private Companies Available for Purchase

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