Continental Rails II - Club DE

Game # 11 - Turn # 18

Headline News 1875 to 1876

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

1875: Gold discovered in the Black Hills of Dakota Territory!
1876: Gen. Custer massacred by Sioux Indians on banks of Little Big Horn River.

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: Florian bought FW&C for $889, Edward Harriman bought CT for $4136, Maggy bought FW&D for $5888.

PCs Merged: ATSF merges into MP, LP&W merges into KCS.

PCs Incorporated: READ, SLSF, IC, MN.

New Engines Acquired: ERIE bought Mogul 2-6-0, GM&O bought Pacific 4-6-2.

New Technologies Acquired: WBSH bought , GM&O bought , SM bought , C&C bought , C&NW bought , C&NW bought , CB&Q bought , CASL bought , M&SP bought , MP bought , M&LR bought , L&A bought , CP bought , CP bought , WP bought , SLSW bought , KP bought , KCS bought , KCS bought .

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

C&NW doubled C&NW, M&SP doubled MT6, MP doubled MP, M&LR doubled V&T.

New RoWs acquired: M&SP got MN2, UP got IA3, CRIP got IA10, KP got MO7, MP got OK6, GW got TX3, SP got CA4, CP got CA7, GN got WA1, M&LR got M3.

RR Mergers: C&NW merges into GN, UP merges into CP.

Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost C&O $9515.

Lax operations by N&W cause passenger trains to collide. Dozens killed. $37400 damages.

Lack of modern signal system causes major head-on collison: claims against FEC exceed $3681.

Insolvent RRs: C&O, N&W, FEC.

Loan Recalls: Vanderbilt.

Stock splits: WBSH splits 4 for 1, M&SP splits 3 for 1.

Cornered stocks: WBSH, M&SP.

New railroad Presidents: Maggy of PENN, Maggy of P&FW, Florian of WBSH, Edward Harriman of A&T.

New Private Companies Available: SA&H, C&S.

Maggy earns the Golden Spike Award for linking the CP from the Midwest to the Pacific.

Florian dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $99000. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Edward Harriman, Erastus Corning, Sun-E Storm, Maggy, Vanderbilt

Invention of automatic brakes a major improvement in train safety.
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, automatic brakes

Tycoon Announcements:

2 Sun-E Storm the ends comes near...

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) Maggy (7) Florian (4) Vanderbilt (3)
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) Maggy (7) Erastus Corning (10) Vanderbilt (3)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
9 Edward Harriman A&T MP CT ....
4 Florian GN WBSH .... FW&C
10 Erastus Corning M&SP SP .... ....
7 Maggy P&FW PENN FW&D ....
2 Sun-E Storm KCS CRIP .... ....
3 Vanderbilt .... M&LR .... ....
1 George R. Obberbaron .... .... .... ....
15 Thomas Durant .... .... .... ....
11 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
8 Scrooge McDuck GW .... .... ....
14 Leland Stanford .... .... .... ....
12 Hannibal Kimball .... .... .... ....
13 Collis Huntington .... .... .... ....
5 Jim Hill .... .... .... ....
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   199224   145432   78   365933   8511   3   0   0   1  
PENN Pennsylvania 3270   602925   349695   93   1011464   448031   8   0   0   2  
READ Reading 104   18493   12390   87   22329   17546   5   0   0   0  
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 865   80442   66768   71   205723   16621   -1   0   0   32  
N&W Norfolk & Western 4675   612112   526418   65   1102271   27022   0   0   0   1  
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 1143   133060   89149   87   324035   177984   0   0   0   3  
P&FW Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne 1107   143635   86179   94   302258   139429   3   0   0   1  
WBSH Wabash Line 2964   514227   272542   98   1034633   58395   11   5   0   1  
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 3045   594589   327025   96   875433   545003   3   0   0   14  
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 464   50291   30175   94   114659   18032   4   3   0   7  
SM Southern Mississippi 44   7901   4346   99   8244   135   14   10   0   0  
MN Michigan Northern 102   13486   9036   87   19557   15368   2   0   0   0  
C&C Cincinnati & Chicago 202   22912   15351   87   37676   24272   2   2   0   0  
IC Illinois Central 185   21342   14939   84   33725   26500   1   0   0   0  
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 358   38053   23593   92   59004   45384   2   0   1112   0  
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 190   22478   13487   94   29376   18951   5   0   0   0  
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 453   56417   31594   98   118703   42480   5   0   0   120  
FEC Florida East Coast 409   32179   20273   91   101863   49152   -1   0   0   58  
M&SP Milwaukee & St. Paul 2358   265644   138135   99   497375   344167   2   7   0   0  
MP Missouri Pacific 1336   148237   81530   99   248775   149686   2   4   2550   1838  
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 1604   161428   83943   99   294839   141486   3   9   0   1486  
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 90   15581   10751   85   19055   9923   5   1   0   0  
CP Central Pacific 2290   220949   123731   95   505432   312163   2   11   0   2659  
WP Western Pacific 940   102816   56549   99   185354   134976   3   12   0   1504  
MKT Missouri, Kansas & Texas 326   29603   18946   90   57392   36079   1   0   0   0  
SLSF St Louis & San Francisco 239   23023   15195   88   41271   32429   1   0   0   0  
SLSW St Louis & Southwestern 155   18410   11966   89   29665   19196   3   3   0   0  
GW Great Western 362   42525   24665   96   66316   50493   4   4   0   0  
SP Southern Pacific 1323   117821   64802   99   237858   185081   2   5   0   0  
GN Great Northern 2198   225450   126252   95   472314   309303   2   4   0   2850  
KP Kansas Pacific 766   73260   41758   97   160751   66992   3   4   669   0  
KCS Kansas City Southern 298   32946   18120   99   55342   39878   4   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]
Reading (READ):   READ
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
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]
Michigan Northern (MN ):   MN
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: L]
Cincinnati & Chicago (C&C ):   C&C
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: C]
Illinois Central (IC ):   IC
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: C]
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):   CRIP IA7
Unbuilt:: IA10 [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  (Double) ID1 ID2
Unbuilt:: MN2 [Regions: CWT]
Missouri Pacific (MP ):   MP  (Double) KCN MO6 KC&D KS4 ATSF
Unbuilt:: OK6 [Regions: MW]
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR):   M&LR  (Double) AR4 OK1 T&P  (Double) TX12 TX11 V&T  (Double) TX10
Unbuilt:: M3 [Regions: MS]
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A ):   L&A
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: G]
Central Pacific (CP ):   CP  (Double) NV2 UT7 UT6 UT2 UT1 UP NE1 CO7 WY1
IA5
Unbuilt:: CA7 [Regions: WTP]
Western Pacific (WP ):   WP  (Double) SV  (Double) NV1  (Double) UT8 UT5 UT3
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: TP]
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT ):   MKT
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF):   SLSF
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW):   SLSW
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
Great Western (GW ):   GW LA1 TX1
Unbuilt:: TX3 [Regions: GS]
Southern Pacific (SP ):   SP  (Double) CA5 OR8 OR7 OR1 OR3
Unbuilt:: CA4 [Regions: P]
Great Northern (GN ):   GN ND5 SP&D MT1 MT9 MT5 ID5 C&NW  (Double) WI4 MN3
Unbuilt:: WA1 [Regions: CWT]
Kansas Pacific (KP ):   KP MO3 KS3
Unbuilt:: MO7 [Regions: MW]
Kansas City Southern (KCS ):   KCS LP&W
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 23   27   32   +9  3014   7722   38     7   9    
PENN 87   74   61   -26  1817   16363   0   7   4  
READ 0   0   13   +13  0   468   52     4  
C&O 27   23   20   -7  1563   4290   35     7  
N&W 25   21   17   -8  13090   23375   0      
C&H 17   19   21   +4  2429   5721   0     3   7    
P&FW 21   23   26   +5  1970   5510   25   7   7   9    
WBSH 81   116   37   +67  2057   59236   72   4   4   7     10    
A&T 18   22   27   +9  9976   45696   0   9   9   4     7    
GM&O 18   21   24   +6  665   2250   70     3   7    
SM 57   47   38   -19  58   215   5     10   2     4     9    
MN 0   0   13   +13  0   459   51     7  
C&C 13   14   16   +3  383   934   76     4   2    
IC 0   0   13   +13  0   833   92     3  
CRIP 17   17   17   +0  184   1686   104   2   2   9    
CB&Q 19   18   18   -1  232   919   31     2   4     9    
CASL 23   27   31   +8  545   2213   52     9   2     4    
FEC 14   13   13   -1  674   2027   18     3  
M&SP 72   96   40   +48  2957   62919   351   10   10   4     9    
MP 28   26   24   -4  911   10834   91   9   9   2     4     7     10    
M&LR 59   54   49   -10  1125   10700   205   3   3   4     9    
L&A 16   18   21   +5  155   430   20     4   2     9    
CP 43   45   69   +26  1383   12996   269     7  
WP 24   25   26   +2  1317   4682   18     9  
MKT 17   16   16   -1  396   1560   70     10   2     9    
SLSF 0   0   13   +13  0   1076   119     10  
SLSW 13   14   16   +3  282   717   58   6   6   9    
GW 46   57   69   +23  324   1768   42   8   8   4     9    
SP 43   38   33   -10  984   6418   197   10   10   4    
GN 33   30   27   -6  1849   10871   119   4   4  
KP 58   45   32   -26  1090   3818   12     3   10    
KCS 25   36   48   +23  125   1390   100   2   2   3     7    

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
TR 420   SA&H 1095   C&S 580  

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