Continental Rails II - Club DE

Game # 11 - Turn # 17

Headline News 1873 to 1874

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

1873: Jesse James and his gang commit their first train robbery in Iowa.
1874: Rich silver strike found in Nevada.

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: Florian bought READ for $556, Maggy bought MN for $2525, Erastus Corning bought SLSF for $1201, Vanderbilt bought LP&W for $12345.

PCs Incorporated: SLSW, C&C.

New Engines Acquired: P&FW bought Pacific 4-6-2, A&T bought Pacific 4-6-2, C&NW bought Pacific 4-6-2, CB&Q bought Pacific 4-6-2, CASL bought Pacific 4-6-2.

New Technologies Acquired: PENN bought , A&T bought , A&T bought , CRIP bought .

RoWs built: OH6 by ERIE, KY4 by C&O, MS1 by GM&O, ID1 by M&SP, KS4 by MP, TX11 by M&LR, UT2 by CP, UT5 by WP, WY1 by UP, LA1 by GW, OR1 by SP, MT5 by GN.

RoWs abandoned: WV2 was abandoned by A&T.

M&SP doubled NP, M&LR doubled T&P, WP doubled NV1.

New RoWs acquired: UP got IA5, CRIP got IA7, GW got TX1, M&LR got TX10, CP got UT1, WP got UT3, M&SP got ID2, GN got ID5, SP got OR3.

RR Mergers: V&T merges into M&LR.

Lack of modern signal system causes major head-on collison: claims against N&W exceed $70125.

Inadequate signal system slows P&FW rail service: mail contracts worth $11070 cancelled.

Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost SP $13006.

Reorganized RRs: N&W.

Loan Recalls: Vanderbilt.

New railroad Presidents: Florian of C&NW, Edward Harriman of MP, Jay Gould of SLSW, Vanderbilt of KP, Sun-E Storm of KCS.

New Private Companies Available: CT, FW&D.

Florian earns the Millionaire Award.

Edward Harriman dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $21346. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Maggy, Erastus Corning, Florian, Sun-E Storm, Vanderbilt

Inadequate signal system slows V&T rail service: mail contracts worth $1730 cancelled.

Pullman's sleeping car design favored by for long distance travel, improves revenues.
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

Tycoon Announcements:

4 Florian who's your daddy?

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Florian (4) Edward Harriman (9) Maggy (7) Erastus Corning (10) Sun-E Storm (2)
Rail Mogul Florian (4) Maggy (7) Edward Harriman (9) Erastus Corning (10) Vanderbilt (3)
Rail Builder Edward Harriman (9) Erastus Corning (10) Florian (4) Vanderbilt (3) Maggy (7)
Rail Magnate Edward Harriman (9) Florian (4) Erastus Corning (10) Scrooge McDuck (8) Vanderbilt (3)
Rail Prodigal Florian (4) Edward Harriman (9) Maggy (7) Erastus Corning (10) Sun-E Storm (2)
Rail Baron Edward Harriman (9) Florian (4) Erastus Corning (10) Maggy (7) Vanderbilt (3)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
4 Florian GN C&NW READ ....
9 Edward Harriman WP MP .... ATSF
10 Erastus Corning M&SP SP SLSF ....
7 Maggy CP UP .... MN
3 Vanderbilt M&LR KP IC LP&W
2 Sun-E Storm KCS CRIP .... ....
1 George R. Obberbaron .... .... .... ....
15 Thomas Durant .... .... .... ....
11 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
14 Leland Stanford .... .... .... ....
8 Scrooge McDuck GW .... .... ....
5 Jim Hill .... .... .... ....
12 Hannibal Kimball .... .... .... ....
13 Collis Huntington .... .... .... ....
6 Jay Gould SLSW .... .... SL

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 1552   198335   150736   75   353641   19216   3   0   0   1  
PENN Pennsylvania 3270   602172   349259   93   976933   437421   8   11   0   4  
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 865   79354   65863   71   194876   15155   -1   0   0   59  
N&W Norfolk & Western 4675   615091   535127   64   1051875   0   -4   0   0   2  
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 1143   133298   89310   87   311211   172846   0   0   0   5  
P&FW Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne 1107   142772   87090   93   292760   142467   3   0   0   1  
WBSH Wabash Line 2964   513948   277533   97   1011158   162996   10   2   0   1  
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 3045   595489   327519   96   855336   542420   3   3   0   24  
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 464   50084   30050   94   111290   33412   4   0   0   13  
SM Southern Mississippi 44   7847   4316   99   9367   120   13   2   0   0  
C&C Cincinnati & Chicago 202   22538   15100   87   36343   28557   1   0   0   0  
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 539   61084   34207   98   109744   51760   5   0   0   830  
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 150   20064   12841   90   22419   17119   4   0   0   0  
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 190   21657   12994   94   28247   20829   4   0   0   0  
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 453   55050   30828   98   115713   48254   5   0   0   185  
FEC Florida East Coast 409   33054   20824   91   98084   48022   0   0   0   106  
M&SP Milwaukee & St. Paul 2123   241658   125662   99   444064   306827   2   6   0   0  
MP Missouri Pacific 1153   117316   66871   97   205169   118763   2   0   0   3342  
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 1513   147823   79824   97   266497   151918   3   4   0   2701  
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 90   15747   10708   86   18402   11202   5   1   0   0  
CP Central Pacific 760   77193   43228   98   155382   84307   3   1   2424   277  
WP Western Pacific 904   90406   49723   99   172305   126335   3   4   360   2146  
UP Union Pacific 991   69365   43700   91   184030   140251   -1   19   0   1731  
MKT Missouri, Kansas & Texas 326   29402   19111   89   55240   36813   1   0   0   0  
SLSW St Louis & Southwestern 155   18027   11898   88   28335   22265   2   0   0   0  
GW Great Western 278   29345   17314   95   46740   36068   3   12   0   0  
SP Southern Pacific 929   92571   50913   99   169055   133011   3   4   0   0  
GN Great Northern 1421   113807   59180   99   286810   214745   1   4   1904   1651  
KP Kansas Pacific 766   72699   39984   99   156707   64908   4   5   0   0  
KCS Kansas City Southern 98   12175   6940   97   17546   11031   6   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)
Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):   ERIE NY2 LS PA8 OH3 MI1 MS MC MI5 OH6
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ALC]
Pennsylvania (PENN):   PENN  (Double) LV  (Double) PA5 C&A  (Double) PA6 CNJ  (Double) GT  (Double)
B&M C2 C3 HRL  (Double) NY1 PA9 PA10 PA1  (Double)
B&O  (Double) WV1 M&C IN4  (Double) IN7 IL4 IL1  (Double)
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AOLCMN]
Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):   C&O VA2 MD1 SC5 TN2 TN3 KY4
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
Norfolk & Western (N&W ):   N&W  (Double) RF&P  (Double) R&D  (Double) N&S VA1  (Double) VC W&W
VA7 NC2 VA4 VA6 TN1 TN4 VA5 NO&J  (Double) MS6
COG  (Double) GA2  (Double) A&C GA3 BRL  (Double) TN6 G&C
TN9 TN10 TN13 N&C L&N TN8 KY12 IL2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADOMG]
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H ):   C&H SC4 SC1 GA4 FL4 FL5 FL6 AL8 AL6
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AG]
Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW):   P&FW OH2 TP&W OH5 IN1 MI2  (Double) C5 PA7
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: OLCN]
Wabash Line (WBSH):   WBSH  (Double) IN6 MON  (Double) IN10 KY13 IL8  (Double) SCL  (Double)
S&G  (Double) S&A  (Double) NER W&M GA1 A&WP GA8  (Double)
AL4 MS2 AL3 TN12 MS4 TN14
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADOCMG]
Alabama & Tennessee (A&T ):   A&T AL5 TN5 AL7 P&LE  (Double) MRLE OH4 NYC  (Double) B&A  (Double)
NY3 PA11  (Double) C4  (Double) IN3 C&EI  (Double) GTW IN9
B&H  (Double) A&GW O&M KY7 NYNH  (Double) IL6  (Double)
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADOLCMGN]
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O):   GM&O MS3 MS1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: G]
Southern Mississippi (SM ):   SM
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
Cincinnati & Chicago (C&C ):   C&C
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: C]
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):   C&NW WI4 MN3
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CW]
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):   CRIP
Unbuilt:: IA7 [Regions: C]
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):   CB&Q
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: C]
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL):   CASL SL&A MO1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CM]
Florida East Coast (FEC ):   FEC GA5
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ]
Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP):   M&SP  (Double) CNS  (Double) SP&P  (Double) ND1  (Double) ND2 NP  (Double)
MT6 ID1
Unbuilt:: ID2 [Regions: CWT]
Missouri Pacific (MP ):   MP KCN MO6 KC&D KS4
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: MW]
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR):   M&LR  (Double) AR4 OK1 T&P  (Double) TX12 TX11 V&T
Unbuilt:: TX10 [Regions: MS]
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A ):   L&A
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: G]
Central Pacific (CP ):   CP  (Double) NV2 UT7 UT6 UT2
Unbuilt:: UT1 [Regions: TP]
Western Pacific (WP ):   WP  (Double) SV  (Double) NV1  (Double) UT8 UT5
Unbuilt:: UT3 [Regions: P]
Union Pacific (UP ):   UP NE1 CO7 WY1
Unbuilt:: IA5 [Regions: W]
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT ):   MKT
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW):   SLSW
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
Great Western (GW ):   GW LA1
Unbuilt:: TX1 [Regions: G]
Southern Pacific (SP ):   SP  (Double) CA5 OR8 OR7 OR1
Unbuilt:: OR3 [Regions: P]
Great Northern (GN ):   GN ND5 SP&D MT1 MT9 MT5
Unbuilt:: ID5 [Regions: W]
Kansas Pacific (KP ):   KP MO3 KS3
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: MW]
Kansas City Southern (KCS ):   KCS
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
ERIE 21   22   23   +2  3216   7710   50     7  
PENN 48   67   87   +39  2673   16363   0     4   7    
C&O 25   26   27   +2  1671   4279   46     7  
N&W 14   11   25   +11  18865   23375   0      
C&H 37   27   17   -20  2996   5721   0     3  
P&FW 23   22   21   -2  1854   5502   33     9   7    
WBSH 54   67   81   +27  1861   14803   24     4   7     10    
A&T 17   17   18   +1  9214   45696   0     9   4    
GM&O 41   29   18   -23  542   2227   93     3  
SM 39   48   57   +18  47   214   6     10   2     4     9    
C&C 0   0   13   +13  0   909   101     4  
C&NW 21   24   28   +7  817   2521   174   4   4   9    
CRIP 13   15   17   +4  224   750   0   2   2   9    
CB&Q 14   16   19   +5  305   909   41     2   4     9    
CASL 28   25   23   -5  544   2196   69     9   2    
FEC 14   14   14   +0  672   2021   24     3  
M&SP 51   61   72   +21  3183   19784   131   10   10   4     9    
MP 36   32   28   -8  462   9769   241   9   9   2     4     7     10    
M&LR 72   67   59   -13  1040   10290   160   3   3   4     9    
L&A 16   16   16   +0  143   424   26     2   9    
CP 77   60   43   -34  764   3782   18   7   7   2     9     10    
WP 27   25   24   -3  1102   4432   88   9   9   7    
UP 66   73   80   +14  1268   6528   242   7   7   15    
MKT 11   14   17   +6  646   1537   93     10   2     9    
SLSW 0   0   13   +13  0   698   77   6   6  
GW 21   33   46   +25  184   1321   69   8   8   9    
SP 60   51   43   -17  1862   4597   48   10   10   4    
GN 27   30   33   +6  1811   7046   59   4   4  
KP 51   54   58   +7  1400   3572   258   3   3   9     10    
KCS 16   20   25   +9  172   453   37   2   7  

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
FW&C 570   CT 845   TR 420   FW&D 975  

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