Continental Rails II

Game # 35 - Turn # 22

Headline News 1883 to 1884

World & National New

  1. 1883: Rockefeller establishes Standard Oil Trust.
  2. 1884: Missouri Governor offers $10,000 reward for capture of Jesse James.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: J. Pierpont Morgan bought CW for $3607, AdamZ bought DP for $2222, Edward Harriman bought M&W for $6341.
  • PCs Merged: H&S merges into LR&S.
  • New Engines Acquired: ERIE bought Pacific 4-6-2, S&A bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SCL bought Pacific 4-6-2, S&G bought Pacific 4-6-2, COG bought Pacific 4-6-2, MC bought Pacific 4-6-2, MN bought Consolidation 2-8-0, IC bought Pacific 4-6-2, CRIP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, M&LR bought Consolidation 2-8-0, CP bought Pacific 4-6-2, TR bought Pacific 4-6-2.
  • New Technologies Acquired: COG bought steel bridges.
  • RoWs built: C1 by B&M, WA6 by C&NW, NM7 by CASL, WY3 by CNS, M1 by L&A, AR2 by SLSW, LA1 by GW, IL13 by KCN, AZ5 by SV, MN1 by SL.
  • SCL doubled AL7, COG doubled KY7, MC doubled MD2, L&A doubled IL12, WP doubled CA7, SL doubled WI5, LR&S doubled LR&S.
  • New RoWs acquired: SCL got FL2, SL got WI7, C&NW got MN5, LR&S got LA6, SV got AZ4, TR got M2, L&A got IL11.
  • RR Mergers: LR&S merges into SLSW.
  • Inadequate brakes on GT locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $3948.
  • Lack of modern signal system causes major head-on collison: claims against VC exceed $3871.
  • Inadequate brakes on MS locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $1836.
  • Old IC wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $2590.
  • Inadequate brakes on SLSF locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $2390.
  • Old CT wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $1352.
  • Reorganized RRs: GT, GN.
  • Bankrupt RRs: VC, CT.
  • Loan Recalls: Jay Gould.
  • New railroad Presidents: Hannibal Kimball of ERIE, William Palmer of GW.
  • B has a Transcontinental system.
  • J. Pierpont Morgan has a Transcontinental system.
  • Jay Gould has a Transcontinental system.
  • Thomas Durant has a Transcontinental system.
  • Thomas Durant dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $35350. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Railroad Dan, J. Pierpont Morgan, B, AdamZ, Aubin de Verlin
  • Cornered stocks (at 50%): NYC, ERIE, CNJ, PENN, S&G, COG, MC, N&C, IC, C&NW, CNS, L&A, CP, SLSF, GW, SP, KP, TR, C&S.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Improved to Great.
  • 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 bid for 350 b&o, only got 312 while it went down 13?
11Thomas Durant the train is about to pull into the station...

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)Thomas Durant (11)B (3)Jay Gould (9)
Rail MagnateJay Gould (9)Hannibal Kimball (10)Thomas Durant (11)William Palmer (12)Railroad Dan (1)
Rail ProdigalAdamZ (2)Thomas Durant (11)B (3)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)William Palmer (12)
Rail BaronThomas Durant (11)Hannibal Kimball (10)AdamZ (2)B (3)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
4J. Pierpont Morgan WPMCCW....
1Railroad Dan S&GL&A........
11Thomas Durant NYCC&NW........
12William Palmer GWSLSW........
7Edward Harriman TRSLM&W....
10Hannibal Kimball ERIECNS........
2AdamZ N&WS&A....DP
8Aubin de Verlin SCLCOG........
3B N&CCP........
9Jay Gould PENNSP........
13William Ogden ....SV........
14Dan Drew ................
6Louis J Desy Jr ................
15Cyrus Holliday ................
5Leland Stanford ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 513610403357199111385326941000
GTGrand Trunk 3294163232889759047502000
NYCNew York Central 1883422467219684996308052694815401
ERIEErie Lackawanna 2228456992269626927494091374883100
CNJCentral New Jersey 52386878469149710819412556300
PENNPennsylvania 29275771473001179910733783946855600
READReading 503119838659109611030919176000
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 1930320507169868986802941745211001
N&WNorfolk & Western 2344366652249324837521614220840100
W&MWilmington & Manchester 60577534465209412730618157200
S&ASavannah & Augusta 1667250626150377915322502008085101
SCLSea Coast Line 250641996423938194795771768656900
S&GSavannah & Gulf 1837282477146888996327052609664203
COGCentral of Georgia 13222402051297109742215135692202
VCVirginia Central 55346355366217513535352860000
MCMichigan Central 188029634015409799637295107165701
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 19363020901631299763921113948921016
MNMichigan Northern 10215393954492436494416000
MSMichigan Southern 20422354149778751700195042000
ICIllinois Central 1852497713238987005756877000
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 250835805619693096712191402822440958
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 224025844715506891560077284868300700
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 212726714214692996596424232291100133
CNSChicago North Shore 273139194920381499786080287989110187
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 1714174409106390934412122439281100
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 341551875431644190982931528825120170
CPCentral Pacific 312636021619811796669103450385210109
WPWestern Pacific 3337488159292895918877543776841101463
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 23927404183618773118214911000
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 9001032435678499207512128999400787
GWGreat Western 2783300019470957490433587200690
SPSouthern Pacific 301241454121970398921433489073120744
GNGreat Northern 2952443016368878112500000
KPKansas Pacific 4834320028944871248993030510024
KCNKansas City Northern 10961856499653799282557146315600295
SVSacramento Valley 80977495441739715414277651110328
SLSoo Line 103315806182192992271781553228161144375
CTCentral Texas 16918504123988756662240150000
TRTexas Road 30336853206389876859394044228800
FW&DFt Worth & Denver 19520394130529030340195373000
C&SColorado & Southern 1161500996069022750127934000
DRGWDenver & Rio Grande Western 11614850100988622161147593300
A&PAtlantic & Pacific 1161170071379320296138683300

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 ; C1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AN]
  • 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  (Double) ; 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  (Double) ; MS1  (Double) ; GA5 ; FL1 ; FL3
    Unbuilt FL2
    [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  (Double) ; 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  (Double) ; 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 ; C8 ; WA6
    Unbuilt MN5
    [Regions: CWTPN]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIP (Double) ; IA8 ; MN3  (Double) ; IA9  (Double) ; IA6 ; IA11 ; NP ; SP&D ; ND3 ; ND4 ; MT4
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL (Double) ; SL&A (Double) ; MO1 ; MO8  (Double) ; IA3 ; ATSF (Double) ; OK8 ; IA10 ; NM4 ; NM6 ; NM7
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CMW]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNS  (Double) ; M&SP (Double) ; SP&P (Double) ; ND1 ; ND2 ; MT6 ; MT7 ; ID5 ; WA2 ; C10 ; WY3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CWTPN]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR (Double) ; AR4 ; OK1 ; TX12 ; TX11 ; TX9 ; OK3 ; OK5
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MS]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A  (Double) ; LA4  (Double) ; AR8 ; T&P  (Double) ; OK2 ; LA5 ; LA2 ; TX1 ; TX3 ; KCS  (Double) ; MKT ; KC&D ; MO9 ; IA1 ; IL12 (Double) ; OK6 ; OK4 ; M1
    Unbuilt IL11
    [Regions: CMGWSX]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CP ; NV2 ; UT8 ; UT5 ; UT2 ; UT9 ; UP ; NE1 ; CO6 ; CO8 ; WY1 ; LP&W ; UT4 ; MP ; NV3
    Unbuilt MO6
    [Regions: MWTP]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP  (Double) ; NV1 ; UT7  (Double) ; UT6 ; UT1  (Double) ; CA7  (Double) ; CA5 ; CB&Q (Double) ; IA4  (Double) ; IA5  (Double) ; NE2  (Double) ; NE3  (Double) ; CO5  (Double) ; CO4 ; CO9 ; CO3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CWTP]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSF
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
    SLSW ; AR3 ; AR2 ; LR&S (Double) ; H&S
    Unbuilt LA6
    [Regions: MS]
  • Great Western (GW)
    GW ; LA1
    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 Northern (KCN)
    KCN  (Double) ; MO3  (Double) ; IA7 ; IL15 (Double) ; IL14 (Double) ; WI2 ; IL13
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CMW]
  • Sacramento Valley (SV)
    SV ; CA9 ; CA10 ; AZ6 ; AZ5
    Unbuilt AZ4
    [Regions: P]
  • Soo Line (SL)
    SL ; C6  (Double) ; WI5  (Double) ; WI1  (Double) ; WI6 ; MN1
    Unbuilt WI7
    [Regions: CWN]
  • Central Texas (CT)
    CT
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: S]
  • Texas Road (TR)
    TR ; SA&H
    Unbuilt M2
    [Regions: S]
  • Ft Worth & Denver (FW&D)
    FW&D
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: S]
  • Colorado & Southern (C&S)
    C&S
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: T]
  • Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW)
    DRGW
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: T]
  • Atlantic & Pacific (A&P)
    A&P
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: T]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
B&M71014+7 3809 9 474 116 111
GT222413-9 807 1 645 0  
NYC ©807162-18 6169 26 684 0111
ERIE ©243444+20 3135 33 420 010124 9
CNJ ©404041+1 911 5 230 0 127 11
PENN ©393429-10 8311 29 280 09910
READ121926+14 2916 6 785 0 111
B&O464851+5 2365 9 658 0 127
N&W101214+4 9177 28 432 022
W&M141823+9 945 3 022 3 83
S&A141619+5 2801 8 335 0227 8
SCL222529+7 6772 18 272 088
S&G ©222631+9 3304 14 075 01111
COG ©161821+5 8601 39 660 08813
VC151720+5 1394 2 765 0  
MC ©232834+11 4032 18 800 0442
N&C ©272830+3 5578 28 824 0332 7 8
MN192531+12 231 510 0 2
MS172125+8 470 1 020 0 103
IC ©313335+4 207 925 0 102 7 12
C&NW ©465667+21 3446 16 445 9511111
CRIP192123+4 3574 11 695 255 47
CASL131518+5 12753 38 393 282 47
CNS ©191818-1 32124 82 758 242101012
M&LR272829+2 2988 8 397 173 312
L&A ©253137+12 7968 58 417 1081111
CP ©282829+1 4874 24 390 0334 7
WP161922+6 17296 61 762 534411
SLSF ©485766+18 152 1 177 18 122 3 10 11
SLSW394435-4 377 4 328 1721212
GW ©506070+20 320 2 021 6912122 3 7 8
SP ©312417-14 11326 50 520 09124
GN322713-19 396 1 475 0  
KP ©464851+5 910 2 394 21 83 11
KCN515254+3 2126 8 969 81 71 2
SV282931+3 3185 10 180 151313
SL374043+6 1096 5 090 75772
CT171921+4 323 845 0 34
TR ©555759+4 351 1 515 0772 3 4
FW&D111315+4 395 933 42 210
C&S ©203040+20 192 536 44 23 12
DRGW131619+6 236 536 44 72
A&P131721+8 311 536 44  

Private Companies Available for Purchase

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