Continental Rails II

Game # 35 - Turn # 24

Headline News 1887 to 1888

World & National New

  1. 1887: Damlier invents internal combustion engine.
  2. 1888: Congress passes Interstate Commerce Act to regulate railroads.

Railroad News

  • New Engines Acquired: S&A bought Pacific 4-6-2, SLSF bought Chesapeake 4-6-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: IC bought steel bridges, SLSW bought Grand Station.
  • RoWs built: SD1 by C&NW, MN6 by CNS, OK7 by L&A, AR1 by SLSW, CA8 by SV, WI8 by SL.
  • SCL doubled MS5, COG doubled TN5, SLSW doubled H&S, GW doubled LA1.
  • New RoWs acquired: SLSW got MO5, C&NW got SD2, L&A got KS2, SV got CA12, CNS got WA3.
  • RR Mergers: GW merges into SLSW.
  • Poor track causes GT train to derail. Dozens killed, and hundreds injured. Cost $2961.
  • Old S&A wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $20004.
  • Old CT wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $2028.
  • Insolvent RRs: VC.
  • Loan Recalls: William Ogden.
  • Stock splits: ERIE splits 3 for 1, S&G splits 2 for 1, L&A splits 2 for 1, TR splits 2 for 1.
  • New railroad Presidents: William Palmer of B&O, Edward Harriman of KCN, Edward Harriman of SL.
  • 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.
  • AdamZ dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $78541. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Thomas Durant, Railroad Dan, J. Pierpont Morgan, B, William Palmer, Hannibal Kimball, Aubin de Verlin
  • NEW RECORD! Steve SIMMONS is now number 9 in the all-time top 10 Victory Point list as Rail Magnate.
  • Cornered stocks (at 50%): B&M, NYC, ERIE, CNJ, PENN, READ, B&O, W&M, S&A, SCL, S&G, COG, MC, N&C, MN, IC, C&NW, CNS, L&A, CP, SLSF, SP, KP, KCN, TR, C&S, DRGW, DP, A&P, M&W.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Great to Panic.
  • 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:

4J. Pierpont Morgan good game!
7Edward Harriman other than my father dying in a nyc crash, i've been having fun.

Final Victory Points

Robber BaronRail MogulRail BuilderRail MagnateRail ProdigalRail Baron
69J. Pierpont Morgan (4)283Hannibal Kimball (10)54Hannibal Kimball (10)206Jay Gould (9)133AdamZ (2)426Thomas Durant (11)
66Thomas Durant (11)275AdamZ (2)47William Palmer (12)192Hannibal Kimball (10)120Thomas Durant (11)392Hannibal Kimball (10)
52Jay Gould (9)275Aubin de Verlin (8)42Thomas Durant (11)149Thomas Durant (11)109B (3)350AdamZ (2)
50AdamZ (2)262Thomas Durant (11)37B (3)123Railroad Dan (1)101J. Pierpont Morgan (4)340J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
48Hannibal Kimball (10)234Jay Gould (9)33Jay Gould (9)115B (3)49Railroad Dan (1)338B (3)
46B (3)224J. Pierpont Morgan (4)23J. Pierpont Morgan (4)112AdamZ (2)41William Palmer (12)318Jay Gould (9)
42Railroad Dan (1)224William Palmer (12)23Edward Harriman (7)111William Palmer (12)40Hannibal Kimball (10)299William Palmer (12)
37Aubin de Verlin (8)213Edward Harriman (7)19Railroad Dan (1)103Aubin de Verlin (8)26Aubin de Verlin (8)262Railroad Dan (1)
35William Palmer (12)213William Ogden (13)17Aubin de Verlin (8)92J. Pierpont Morgan (4)11William Ogden (13)250Aubin de Verlin (8)
30William Ogden (13)204Railroad Dan (1)17William Ogden (13)63William Ogden (13)0Leland Stanford (5)187William Ogden (13)
23Leland Stanford (5)195B (3)15AdamZ (2)59Edward Harriman (7)0Louis J Desy Jr (6)178Edward Harriman (7)
23Louis J Desy Jr (6)21Louis J Desy Jr (6)2Louis J Desy Jr (6)24Louis J Desy Jr (6)0Edward Harriman (7)54Louis J Desy Jr (6)
23Edward Harriman (7)0Leland Stanford (5)0Leland Stanford (5)0Leland Stanford (5)0Jay Gould (9)33Leland Stanford (5)
23Dan Drew (14)0Dan Drew (14)0Dan Drew (14)0Dan Drew (14)0Dan Drew (14)33Dan Drew (14)
23Cyrus Holliday (15)0Cyrus Holliday (15)0Cyrus Holliday (15)0Cyrus Holliday (15)0Cyrus Holliday (15)33Cyrus Holliday (15)

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 B&OSLSW........
10Hannibal Kimball ERIECNS........
2AdamZ N&WM&LR........
9Jay Gould PENNSP........
7Edward Harriman SLKCN........
8Aubin de Verlin SCLCOG........
3B N&CCP........
13William Ogden ....SV........
6Louis J Desy Jr ................
14Dan Drew ................
15Cyrus Holliday ................
5Leland Stanford ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 51366361364989911935746892000
GTGrand Trunk 3294458535668749662116361000
NYCNew York Central 1883462684240594996586732792731200
ERIEErie Lackawanna 2228499704259846998170061612395900
CNJCentral New Jersey 523962025002599104056340071500
PENNPennsylvania 29276317743285239911210304114276700
READReading 50313184869880988299114398800
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 193034983718191699647658552013200
N&WNorfolk & Western 2344405405275677838180744452431100
W&MWilmington & Manchester 60584098504589411978818888100
S&ASavannah & Augusta 1667273962147939975680231856789000
SCLSea Coast Line 270649054227470395910401897097800
S&GSavannah & Gulf 1837307913160115996680492733845600
COGCentral of Georgia 13222653471406339844488055002200
VCVirginia Central 5535035639781751872352732-1000
MCMichigan Central 188032346416820299669292213046600
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 1936330494171855996735941515703403
MNMichigan Northern 102173939566994382639810200
MSMichigan Southern 20425246174208555323195042000
ICIllinois Central 185268031447497732067218200
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 3328501727296019921008348558416130151
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 22402814571745038960151725513240098
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 21272913491573299762947814694521021
CNSChicago North Shore 29814708152448249991470334924711038
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 1714191134105124994729212426494800
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 374561920041486384116759761534912027
CPCentral Pacific 31263970912184019671536746664134022
WPWestern Pacific 333753679132744290951958342090120263
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 23929300184599178423210833000
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 15412302341289319540397122536564515263
SPSouthern Pacific 301244949723823298970469506301230151
GNGreat Northern 2952741818644868596012272000
KPKansas Pacific 483471813161287134192263242004
KCNKansas City Northern 1096206614107441992987775450983053
SVSacramento Valley 1139131255721909925862013260521059
SLSoo Line 1569247480128689993874131911361060361
CTCentral Texas 169192561290287560954393000
TRTexas Road 623784244313399166201879245420461
FW&DFt Worth & Denver 19521461120189834092150016100
C&SColorado & Southern 1161652410245922455380077200
CWColorado Western 16722232155628447315215652500
DRGWDenver & Rio Grande Western 11616612101339324393113977200
DPDenver Pacific 1061545797389131572142535600
A&PAtlantic & Pacific 1161255572829622442107025100
M&WMissouri & Western 19726056185008355843252062200

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  (Double) ; 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  (Double) ; 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 ; SD1
    Unbuilt SD2
    [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 ; MN6
    Unbuilt WA3
    [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 ; OK7
    Unbuilt KS2
    [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  (Double) ; LA6 ; AR1 ; GW  (Double) ; LA1  (Double)
    Unbuilt MO5
    [Regions: MGS]
  • 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 ; CA8
    Unbuilt CA12
    [Regions: TP]
  • Soo Line (SL)
    SL ; C6  (Double) ; WI5  (Double) ; WI1  (Double) ; WI6  (Double) ; MN1 ; WI7 ; WI8
    Unbuilt none
    [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 ©252118-7 1843 9 524 66 21 8 11
GT181920+2 747 1 645 0 2
NYC ©426690+48 3564 80 052 0111
ERIE © (x3)348847+107 1749 100 260 010124 9
CNJ ©434956+13 813 5 230 0 127 11 13
PENN ©434241-2 1648 29 280 09910 12
READ ©514336-15 856 6 785 0 12 4 7 11
B&O ©556780+25 3333 9 658 012127 8
N&W192429+10 8836 28 432 022
W&M ©383329-9 434 3 022 3 43 7 8
S&A ©253137+12 2942 8 335 0 72 4 8
SCL ©435160+17 6385 19 272 0881
S&G © (x2)578052+47 1445 28 150 0111
COG ©282319-9 7227 39 660 08813
VC454138-7 1217 2 765 0 2
MC ©516070+19 2281 18 800 0442 7
N&C ©342823-11 5514 28 824 0332 7 8
MN ©505867+17 103 510 0 32 8 12
MS293133+4 354 1 020 0 23 10
IC ©383227-11 193 925 0 102 7 12
C&NW ©456789+44 5510 56 103 27711111
CRIP272524-3 5068 11 806 144 4
CASL272421-6 10733 38 516 159 14 7
CNS ©232324+1 33101 84 125 125101012
M&LR404754+14 2312 8 570 0223 12
L&A © (x2)7310265+57 5760 120 106 2441111
CP ©403429-11 3533 24 390 0331 4 7
WP292317-12 24915 61 813 244
SLSF ©523825-27 95 1 184 11 122 3 10 11
SLSW504132-18 1304 8 224 181121211
SP ©272320-7 5673 50 520 09122 4
GN192226+7 625 1 475 0 23 10
KP ©463320-26 728 2 403 12 83 11
KCN ©495154+5 2136 9 004 46771 2
SV332721-12 3320 11 785 601313
SL525661+9 1768 7 577 268772
CT453322-23 372 845 0  
TR © (x2)869653+20 485 6 230 0 72 3 4 12
FW&D222018-4 284 951 24 32 10
C&S ©514030-21 87 555 25 23 7 12
CW172024+7 312 772 63 43 8
DRGW ©333640+7 131 547 33 32 7
DP ©172125+8 216 490 40 23 8 10
A&P ©455566+21 152 547 33 32 8 12
M&W ©172126+9 382 911 74 73 8 10

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