Continental Rails II
Game # 10 - Turn # 14
Headline News 1867 to 1868
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1867: The first trans-Atlantic telegraph cable laid between U.S. and Europe.
1868: U.S. spends millions to purchase Alaska wasteland from Russia!
Message to All Players in This Game
Attention, je serai injoignable pendant les 2 prochaines semaines, donc en cas de problèmes réagissez avant jeudi...
Warning! I won't be available the next 2 weeks, so if there is a problem please react before Thursday...
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Jim Hill bought KC&D for $500, Comte Verlin bought ATSF for $4890, John Forbes bought KCS for $500.
PCs Merged: CP merges into WP, KCN merges into MP, SP&P merges into C&NW, NP merges into CNS.
PCs Incorporated: KP.
New Engines Acquired: PENN bought Consolidation 2-8-0, W&W bought Consolidation 2-8-0, S&G bought Consolidation 2-8-0, A&C bought Consolidation 2-8-0, CB&Q bought Consolidation 2-8-0.
New Technologies Acquired: WP bought Grand Station.
RoWs built: IL5 by PENN, PA3 by READ, MI2 by B&O, KY11 by C&O, NC2 by W&W, KY12 by S&G, OH8 by GTW, OH7 by TP&W, MN2 by C&NW, MO8 by CB&Q, MN3 by CNS, AR3 by M&LR, TX5 by V&T, CA6 by WP, NE2 by UP, MO1 by SL&A.
Double Tracked Lines: B&O doubled IN10, TP&W doubled MI1, CB&Q doubled IA1, WP doubled SP.
New RoWs acquired: S&G got IL2, C&O got IL7, TP&W got IL8, SL&A got IL11, B&O got MS1, MP got MO6, CNS got ND3, C&NW got ND5, V&T got TX6, WP got OR5, CB&Q got IA3.
Guerre tarifaire: READ déclare une guerre ofs tarifs contre PENN, en réduisant ses prix of 50%.
Loan Recalls: John Forbes, J. Edgar Thompson, Jay Gould.
New railroad Presidents: Byron Kilbourn of GTW, Comte Verlin of WP.
Hannibal Kimball dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $6204. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: John Forbes, Comte Verlin, Jim Fisk
Invention of automatic couplers facilitates operations, improves safety.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Recession to Normal.
Best locomotive available: Pacific 4-6-2
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system, automatic couplers
Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron
|
John Forbes (2)
|
Comte Verlin (1)
|
Jay Gould (8)
|
Jim Fisk (4)
|
Hannibal Kimball (5)
|
Rail Mogul
|
Hannibal Kimball (5)
|
Comte Verlin (1)
|
John Forbes (2)
|
Jay Gould (8)
|
William Palmer (10)
|
Rail Builder
|
Comte Verlin (1)
|
Hannibal Kimball (5)
|
John Forbes (2)
|
Jim Fisk (4)
|
William Palmer (10)
|
Rail Magnate
|
Comte Verlin (1)
|
Hannibal Kimball (5)
|
Jim Fisk (4)
|
John Forbes (2)
|
Erastus Corning (9)
|
Rail Prodigal
|
John Forbes (2)
|
Hannibal Kimball (5)
|
Jim Fisk (4)
|
Comte Verlin (1)
|
William Palmer (10)
|
Rail Baron
|
John Forbes (2)
|
Comte Verlin (1)
|
Hannibal Kimball (5)
|
Jim Fisk (4)
|
William Palmer (10)
|
Player Summary
|
|
President of
|
PCs owned
|
Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
1
|
Comte Verlin |
B&O
|
WP
|
ATSF
|
....
|
2
|
John Forbes |
V&T
|
S&G
|
KCS
|
....
|
5
|
Hannibal Kimball |
CNS
|
TP&W
|
....
|
....
|
4
|
Jim Fisk |
....
|
C&NW
|
....
|
GN
|
10
|
William Palmer |
SL&A
|
CB&Q
|
....
|
CRIP
|
8
|
Jay Gould |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
9
|
Erastus Corning |
BRL
|
SCL
|
....
|
....
|
11
|
Byron Kilbourn |
C&O
|
GTW
|
....
|
....
|
15
|
J. Pierpont Morgan |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
6
|
Edward Harriman |
UP
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
12
|
Cyrus Holliday |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
14
|
William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
3
|
J. Edgar Thompson |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
13
|
Thomas Scott |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
7
|
Jim Hill |
....
|
....
|
KC&D
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
B&M
|
Boston & Maine
|
842  
|
102256  
|
60330  
|
95  
|
240678  
|
119641  
|
2  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
2570  
|
427956  
|
248213  
|
93  
|
760634  
|
405628  
|
6  
|
0  
|
0  
|
6  
|
CNJ
|
Central New Jersey
|
936  
|
114288  
|
62857  
|
99  
|
237715  
|
75239  
|
5  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
2430  
|
377967  
|
215985  
|
98  
|
654313  
|
251777  
|
7  
|
1  
|
0  
|
24  
|
READ
|
Reading
|
288  
|
33115  
|
28206  
|
99  
|
77589  
|
26775  
|
-2  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
2285  
|
407235  
|
211762  
|
99  
|
648559  
|
274635  
|
10  
|
9  
|
0  
|
58  
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
1786  
|
205030  
|
114819  
|
95  
|
491701  
|
84780  
|
5  
|
4  
|
495  
|
82  
|
W&W
|
Wilmington & Weldon
|
2031  
|
233870  
|
126289  
|
97  
|
565824  
|
246794  
|
4  
|
0  
|
0  
|
2  
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
962  
|
115540  
|
77411  
|
87  
|
244906  
|
36888  
|
3  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
S&G
|
Savannah & Gulf
|
1671  
|
216191  
|
125390  
|
96  
|
427405  
|
233394  
|
2  
|
2  
|
763  
|
14  
|
G&C
|
Greenville & Columbia
|
94  
|
9625  
|
6064  
|
91  
|
24318  
|
7704  
|
2  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
GTW
|
Grand Trunk Western
|
1104  
|
159966  
|
87981  
|
96  
|
314992  
|
166303  
|
5  
|
3  
|
0  
|
19  
|
BRL
|
Blue Ridge Line
|
384  
|
32404  
|
20414  
|
91  
|
103993  
|
38886  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
TP&W
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
|
1909  
|
330495  
|
171858  
|
99  
|
471915  
|
322936  
|
9  
|
16  
|
0  
|
846  
|
A&C
|
Atlanta & Chattanooga
|
137  
|
14582  
|
8458  
|
96  
|
36889  
|
13767  
|
3  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
1006  
|
112379  
|
58437  
|
99  
|
203284  
|
142984  
|
4  
|
9  
|
0  
|
0  
|
CB&Q
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
455  
|
53563  
|
27854  
|
99  
|
134914  
|
85786  
|
2  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
CNS
|
Chicago North Shore
|
831  
|
98269  
|
54049  
|
99  
|
167137  
|
121603  
|
4  
|
9  
|
1940  
|
417  
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
506  
|
55340  
|
30991  
|
98  
|
88256  
|
54620  
|
4  
|
4  
|
0  
|
0  
|
M&LR
|
Memphis & Little Rock
|
322  
|
28750  
|
17538  
|
93  
|
49691  
|
36055  
|
2  
|
0  
|
0  
|
456  
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
400  
|
33347  
|
18340  
|
99  
|
71793  
|
54042  
|
1  
|
9  
|
0  
|
0  
|
WP
|
Western Pacific
|
578  
|
74234  
|
38602  
|
99  
|
116901  
|
90314  
|
6  
|
9  
|
0  
|
0  
|
UP
|
Union Pacific
|
360  
|
30084  
|
17750  
|
95  
|
58694  
|
46803  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
SL&A
|
St Louis & Alton
|
268  
|
30789  
|
18165  
|
95  
|
51587  
|
40268  
|
3  
|
7  
|
0  
|
0  
|
KP
|
Kansas Pacific
|
178  
|
15726  
|
10851  
|
85  
|
30029  
|
23596  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
Railroad Lines:
(Region Key: A=Atl D=DpSouth O=Ohio L=GtLakes C=Central M=Miss G=Gulf W=MidWest S=SWest T=Mtn P=Pacific N=Canada X=Mexico)
Boston & Maine (B&M ):
|
|
B&M
(Double)
|
ME1
|
C1
|
GT
(Double)
|
C2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
New York Central (NYC ):
|
|
NYC
|
B&A
(Double)
|
HRL
(Double)
|
NY3
|
C4
(Double)
|
C5
(Double)
|
MC
|
|
PA11
|
MI5
(Double)
|
MS
|
C3
|
P&LE
(Double)
|
OH3
|
PA7
|
MI4
|
|
MN
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOLCN]
|
Central New Jersey (CNJ ):
|
|
CNJ
(Double)
|
PA9
|
PA10
|
PA8
|
NY1
|
NY2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AL]
|
Pennsylvania (PENN):
|
|
PENN
(Double)
|
C&A
(Double)
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
P&FW
|
PA1
(Double)
|
NYNH
|
MRLE
|
|
WV2
|
B&H
|
A&GW
|
ERIE
|
WV3
|
IN4
|
LV
|
IN8
|
C&EI
|
IL5
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOLCM]
|
Reading (READ):
|
|
READ
|
PA2
|
PA3
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):
|
|
B&O
(Double)
|
WV1
|
M&C
|
OH1
|
OH4
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
IN1
(Double)
|
IN10
(Double)
|
|
L&N
(Double)
|
IL6
(Double)
|
TN7
|
OH2
|
GM&O
(Double)
|
AL7
|
AL5
(Double)
|
|
AL2
(Double)
|
MI2
|
|
Unbuilt:: MS1 |
[Regions: ADOLCMG]
|
Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):
|
|
C&O
|
RF&P
(Double)
|
VC
|
VA4
|
VA6
|
TN1
|
TN4
|
N&C
|
A&T
|
KY10
|
|
KY8
|
O&M
|
KY11
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL7 |
[Regions: ADO]
|
Wilmington & Weldon (W&W ):
|
|
W&W
(Double)
|
N&W
(Double)
|
R&D
(Double)
|
VA1
(Double)
|
VA2
|
NC1
|
VA7
|
|
MD2
|
C&H
(Double)
|
NER
|
SC1
|
N&S
|
W&M
(Double)
|
NC2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
Sea Coast Line (SCL ):
|
|
SCL
|
S&A
|
GA1
|
GA4
|
FL3
|
FL4
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AD]
|
Savannah & Gulf (S&G ):
|
|
S&G
(Double)
|
GA6
|
GA7
|
AL1
|
A&WP
(Double)
|
AL3
|
TN10
|
MS6
|
TN12
|
|
SM
(Double)
|
NO&J
|
KY12
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL2 |
[Regions: ADMG]
|
Greenville & Columbia (G&C ):
|
|
G&C
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ]
|
Grand Trunk Western (GTW ):
|
|
GTW
|
LS
(Double)
|
OH5
|
OH6
|
IN3
|
IN7
|
IL4
|
C&C
|
OH8
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: OLCM]
|
Blue Ridge Line (BRL ):
|
|
BRL
|
TN2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W):
|
|
TP&W
|
IN2
(Double)
|
MON
(Double)
|
IN9
(Double)
|
KY13
|
MI1
(Double)
|
COG
(Double)
|
|
GA8
(Double)
|
AL4
(Double)
|
MS3
|
TN13
|
MS2
(Double)
|
GA2
(Double)
|
|
OH7
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL8 |
[Regions: ADOLCG]
|
Atlanta & Chattanooga (A&C ):
|
|
A&C
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
|
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):
|
|
C&NW
(Double)
|
WI4
(Double)
|
SP&P
|
MN2
|
|
Unbuilt:: ND5 |
[Regions: CW]
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):
|
|
CB&Q
|
IA1
(Double)
|
MO8
|
|
Unbuilt:: IA3 |
[Regions: CW]
|
Chicago North Shore (CNS ):
|
|
CNS
(Double)
|
M&SP
|
NP
|
MN3
|
|
Unbuilt:: ND3 |
[Regions: CW]
|
Missouri Pacific (MP ):
|
|
MP
|
KCN
|
|
Unbuilt:: MO6 |
[Regions: MW]
|
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR):
|
|
M&LR
|
AR3
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T ):
|
|
V&T
|
TX5
|
|
Unbuilt:: TX6 |
[Regions: M]
|
Western Pacific (WP ):
|
|
WP
|
SP
(Double)
|
CP
|
CA6
|
|
Unbuilt:: OR5 |
[Regions: P]
|
Union Pacific (UP ):
|
|
UP
|
NE2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: W]
|
St Louis & Alton (SL&A):
|
|
SL&A
|
MO1
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL11 |
[Regions: M]
|
Kansas Pacific (KP ):
|
|
KP
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: W]
|
Stock Market Report
RR stock data
|
RR
|
Start price
|
Trade price
|
End price
|
Net change
|
# Shares traded
|
# Shares issued
|
# Shares in treasury
|
President
|
Chairman
|
Directors
|
B&M
|
21  
|
21  
|
21  
|
+0
|
1420  
|
4210  
|
0  
|
|
2  
|
1  
|
NYC
|
36  
|
36  
|
37  
|
+1
|
2418  
|
12857  
|
0  
|
|
4  
|
10  
|
CNJ
|
24  
|
24  
|
24  
|
+0
|
1079  
|
4647  
|
33  
|
|
8  
|
4  
5  
|
PENN
|
58  
|
45  
|
33  
|
-25
|
4919  
|
12026  
|
129  
|
|
2  
|
|
READ
|
54  
|
32  
|
11  
|
-43
|
1344  
|
2391  
|
44  
|
|
5  
|
2  
|
B&O
|
30  
|
32  
|
35  
|
+5
|
2472  
|
11404  
|
29  
|
1  
|
1  
|
|
C&O
|
24  
|
24  
|
24  
|
+0
|
1862  
|
8606  
|
324  
|
11  
|
11  
|
1  
2  
5  
|
W&W
|
21  
|
21  
|
22  
|
+1
|
3086  
|
9982  
|
183  
|
|
8  
|
|
SCL
|
24  
|
23  
|
23  
|
-1
|
1145  
|
4726  
|
91  
|
9  
|
9  
|
1  
2  
5  
|
S&G
|
22  
|
23  
|
24  
|
+2
|
2646  
|
14255  
|
80  
|
2  
|
2  
|
8  
|
G&C
|
13  
|
14  
|
15  
|
+2
|
159  
|
470  
|
0  
|
|
5  
|
|
GTW
|
34  
|
39  
|
44  
|
+10
|
912  
|
5367  
|
153  
|
11  
|
10  
|
2  
|
BRL
|
20  
|
23  
|
27  
|
+7
|
524  
|
1887  
|
33  
|
9  
|
9  
|
1  
2  
5  
|
TP&W
|
30  
|
30  
|
31  
|
+1
|
3018  
|
9494  
|
51  
|
5  
|
5  
|
8  
|
A&C
|
28  
|
26  
|
25  
|
-3
|
169  
|
667  
|
18  
|
|
5  
|
1  
|
C&NW
|
44  
|
57  
|
71  
|
+27
|
477  
|
4727  
|
303  
|
4  
|
4  
|
5  
10  
|
CB&Q
|
49  
|
43  
|
37  
|
-12
|
167  
|
2208  
|
67  
|
10  
|
10  
|
3  
5  
|
CNS
|
24  
|
29  
|
35  
|
+11
|
551  
|
3946  
|
209  
|
5  
|
5  
|
|
MP
|
17  
|
22  
|
27  
|
+10
|
483  
|
2419  
|
111  
|
|
1  
|
4  
5  
|
M&LR
|
36  
|
34  
|
32  
|
-4
|
84  
|
1515  
|
95  
|
|
6  
|
1  
4  
5  
|
V&T
|
28  
|
35  
|
43  
|
+15
|
166  
|
1887  
|
113  
|
2  
|
2  
|
5  
|
WP
|
31  
|
47  
|
63  
|
+32
|
286  
|
2717  
|
173  
|
1  
|
1  
|
4  
5  
|
UP
|
25  
|
31  
|
38  
|
+13
|
205  
|
1673  
|
127  
|
6  
|
6  
|
|
SL&A
|
24  
|
25  
|
26  
|
+2
|
127  
|
1256  
|
84  
|
10  
|
10  
|
|
KP
|
0  
|
0  
|
13  
|
+13
|
0  
|
801  
|
89  
|
|
2  
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
FW&C
|
570  
|
IC
|
925  
|
CASL
|
925  
|
FEC
|
1495  
|
L&A
|
450  
|
MKT
|
1630  
|
SLSF
|
1195  
|
SLSW
|
775  
|
GW
|
700  
|
SP&D
|
750  
|
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