Continental Rails II

Game # 35 - Turn # 23

Headline News 1885 to 1886

World & National New

  1. 1885: First photograph of a tornado taken in Dakota prairie.
  2. 1886: Poor's Railroad manual estimates that 1/3 of railroad capitalization is water.

Railroad News

  • PCs Incorporated: CW, M&W, DP.
  • New Engines Acquired: S&A bought Consolidation 2-8-0, MN bought Pacific 4-6-2, CRIP bought Pacific 4-6-2, M&LR bought Pacific 4-6-2, GW bought Pacific 4-6-2, FW&D bought Pacific 4-6-2.
  • New Technologies Acquired: S&A bought refrigerated cars, MN bought steel bridges, IC bought refrigerated cars, GW bought refrigerated cars.
  • RoWs built: FL2 by SCL, MN5 by C&NW, IL11 by L&A, LA6 by SLSW, AZ4 by SV, WI7 by SL, M2 by TR.
  • SCL doubled FL6, COG doubled KY12, SLSW doubled SLSW, GW doubled GW, SL doubled WI6.
  • New RoWs acquired: SL got WI8, CNS got MN6, SLSW got AR1, C&NW got SD1, L&A got OK7, SV got CA8.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost GT $2961.
  • Old N&W wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $21096.
  • Old MS wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $2244.
  • CRIP bridge collapsed! Many passengers killed in plunge. Damages amount to $26880.
  • Old CT wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $2366.
  • Reorganized RRs: VC, CT.
  • Stock splits: NYC splits 3 for 1, C&NW splits 3 for 1.
  • New railroad Presidents: Edward Harriman of CNJ, AdamZ of M&LR.
  • B has a Transcontinental system.
  • J. Pierpont Morgan has a Transcontinental system.
  • Jay Gould has a Transcontinental system.
  • Hannibal Kimball has a Transcontinental system.
  • Thomas Durant has a Transcontinental system.
  • Thomas Durant dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $50000. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Railroad Dan, J. Pierpont Morgan, AdamZ, B, Hannibal Kimball, William Palmer, Aubin de Verlin
  • Cornered stocks (at 50%): B&M, NYC, ERIE, CNJ, PENN, READ, W&M, 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 remained stable at 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 does railroad dan exist? inquiring minds want to know.
11Thomas Durant thank you for playing

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)Railroad Dan (1)William Palmer (12)
Rail ProdigalAdamZ (2)Thomas Durant (11)B (3)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Railroad Dan (1)
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
1Railroad Dan S&GL&A........
11Thomas Durant NYCC&NW........
4J. Pierpont Morgan WPMC........
12William Palmer GWSLSW........
2AdamZ N&WM&LR........
10Hannibal Kimball ERIECNS........
8Aubin de Verlin SCLCOG........
7Edward Harriman TRCNJ........
9Jay Gould PENNSP........
3B N&CCP........
13William Ogden ....SV........
6Louis J Desy Jr ................
14Dan Drew ................
15Cyrus Holliday ................
5Leland Stanford ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 513675203713699114802187522100
GTGrand Trunk 3294494035503759418613692000
NYCNew York Central 1883462780240645996447392743775700
ERIEErie Lackawanna 2228500309260161997955731537085400
CNJCentral New Jersey 5239610550936989941217687600
PENNPennsylvania 29276313943283269910972044030566600
READReading 503131964686219910120917008200
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 193035097518250899666577552013600
N&WNorfolk & Western 2344402864273947837833834330541100
W&MWilmington & Manchester 60583680493709512561518888400
S&ASavannah & Augusta 1667272650152685955544542086108400
SCLSea Coast Line 2706484506251944998923791133778900
S&GSavannah & Gulf 18373070411596619964765826622061101
COGCentral of Georgia 13222652261458749643584783812201
VCVirginia Central 55350380398007517972500000
MCMichigan Central 188032424116860499653989159996600
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 1936331847172563996592681465363407
MNMichigan Northern 102170881008295436383188100
MSMichigan Southern 20424941167108753813196503000
ICIllinois Central 1852735615046967142642488000
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 2774431413224332998251494597006140431
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 224027848816987690581626265008400280
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 21272901291595709661059019619510060
CNSChicago North Shore 27314277432224269981235229722011084
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 1714192032107537984577012373014000
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 350057934535919389103952855479312068
CPCentral Pacific 31263926732159699669223545851331049
WPWestern Pacific 333753528432117291924795368698210585
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 23929120195108775240216062000
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 11131430688011998269743162318540275
GWGreat Western 2784186323443987901835033540310
SPSouthern Pacific 301245031823866898945951497687220335
GNGreat Northern 295267571819586833978442000
KPKansas Pacific 4834577530669871291882899310010
KCNKansas City Northern 109620628110726799291478114029720118
SVSacramento Valley 10181141347076392206701107217110131
SLSoo Line 131921754511312499312357201623106500532
CTCentral Texas 1691988713324875492501000
TRTexas Road 623785364398198160669859805201152
FW&DFt Worth & Denver 19522044130069532216175465000
C&SColorado & Southern 11616264100849223780109756000
CWColorado Western 16722356149798746079259213000
DRGWDenver & Rio Grande Western 11616091102989023191133505000
DPDenver Pacific 10615141104478530239170112000
A&PAtlantic & Pacific 1161238174299421498124354100
M&WMissouri & Western 19725467180828354239305111000

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  (Double) ; AL8 ; MS4  (Double) ; MS7  (Double) ; FEC ; MS5 ; A&T  (Double) ; AL5  (Double) ; AL7  (Double) ; MS1  (Double) ; GA5 ; FL1 ; FL3 ; FL2
    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  (Double) ; O&M  (Double) ; IL2  (Double) ; IL1  (Double) ; KY12 (Double)
    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 ; MN5
    Unbuilt SD1
    [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 MN6
    [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 ; IL11
    Unbuilt OK7
    [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 (Double) ; AR3 ; AR2 ; LR&S (Double) ; H&S ; LA6
    Unbuilt AR1
    [Regions: MS]
  • Great Western (GW)
    GW  (Double) ; 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 ; AZ4
    Unbuilt CA8
    [Regions: TP]
  • Soo Line (SL)
    SL ; C6  (Double) ; WI5  (Double) ; WI1  (Double) ; WI6  (Double) ; MN1 ; WI7
    Unbuilt WI8
    [Regions: CWN]
  • Central Texas (CT)
    CT
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: S]
  • Texas Road (TR)
    TR ; SA&H ; M2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: SX]
  • Ft Worth & Denver (FW&D)
    FW&D
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: S]
  • Colorado & Southern (C&S)
    C&S
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: T]
  • Colorado Western (CW)
    CW
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: T]
  • Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW)
    DRGW
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: T]
  • Denver Pacific (DP)
    DP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: T]
  • Atlantic & Pacific (A&P)
    A&P
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: T]
  • Missouri & Western (M&W)
    M&W
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
B&M ©141925+11 3462 9 503 87 21 8 11
GT131518+5 787 1 645 0  
NYC © (x3)629542+64 1829 80 052 0111
ERIE ©443934-10 8715 33 420 010124 9
CNJ ©414243+2 767 5 230 071211
PENN ©293643+14 2313 29 280 09910
READ ©263851+25 2096 6 785 0 12 4 7 11
B&O515355+4 2297 9 658 0 127
N&W141619+5 8482 28 432 022
W&M ©233038+15 789 3 022 3 43 7 8
S&A192225+6 2623 8 335 0 27 8
SCL293643+14 6657 19 172 10088
S&G ©314457+26 1807 14 075 0111
COG ©212428+7 8600 39 660 08813
VC202245+25 1232 2 765 0  
MC ©344251+17 3722 18 800 0442
N&C ©303234+4 5344 28 824 0332 7 8
MN314050+19 189 510 0 32 8
MS252729+4 341 1 020 0 103
IC ©353638+3 189 925 0 102 7 12
C&NW © (x3)6710145+68 1969 53 211 39911111
CRIP232527+4 3639 11 758 192 47
CASL182227+9 16288 38 463 212 14 7
CNS ©182023+5 16517 83 000 0101012
M&LR293440+11 3207 8 440 130223 12
L&A ©375573+36 8017 58 908 421111
CP ©293440+11 4713 24 390 0331 4 7
WP222529+7 16346 61 805 104411
SLSF ©665952-14 92 1 181 14 122 3 10 11
SLSW354250+15 1193 5 459 106121211
GW ©706050-20 695 2 090 012122 3 8
SP ©172227+10 9227 50 520 09122 4
GN131619+6 734 1 475 0 3
KP ©514846-5 542 2 399 16 83 11
KCN545149-5 2117 8 989 61 71 2
SV313233+2 3447 11 136 1041313
SL434752+9 2013 6 452 143 72
CT212345+24 283 845 0  
TR ©597286+27 156 2 955 160772 3 4
FW&D151822+7 407 943 32 32 10
C&S ©404551+11 103 547 33 23 7 12
CW0017+17 0 752 83 4
DRGW192633+14 216 536 44 72
DP0017+17 0 477 53 2
A&P213345+24 270 536 44 28
M&W0017+17 0 887 98 7

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