Continental Rails II - Club DE
Game # 11 - Turn # 23
Headline News 1885 to 1886
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1885: First photograph of a tornado taken in Dakota prairie.
1886: Poor's Railroad manual estimates that 1/3 of railroad capitalization is water.
Railroad News
PCs Merged: SA&H merges into MP.
PCs Incorporated: LR&S.
New Technologies Acquired: ERIE bought automatic couplers, ERIE bought Pullman sleepers.
RoWs built: TN11 by P&FW, TX5 by MP, AZ4 by M&LR, TX16 by GW, WY3 by GN.
A&T doubled GTW, MP doubled ATSF.
New RoWs acquired: CP got IA3, CW got CO3, M&LR got AZ6, MP got M2, GW got LA6.
Reorganized RRs: M&SP.
Stock splits: CP splits 2 for 1.
Cornered stocks: SLSW.
New railroad Presidents: Vanderbilt of IC.
Florian has a Transcontinental system.
Edward Harriman dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $223456. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Sun-E Storm, Maggy, Vanderbilt
P&FW railway workers demand safety improvements. Wildcat strike costs $35721.
Engineering advances permit building steel bridges at lower cost with greater 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, refrigerated cars, steel bridges
Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
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Robber Baron
|
Florian (4)
|
Edward Harriman (9)
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Maggy (7)
|
Erastus Corning (10)
|
Sun-E Storm (2)
|
|
Rail Mogul
|
Florian (4)
|
Edward Harriman (9)
|
Maggy (7)
|
Erastus Corning (10)
|
Vanderbilt (3)
|
|
Rail Builder
|
Maggy (7)
|
Edward Harriman (9)
|
Erastus Corning (10)
|
Florian (4)
|
Vanderbilt (3)
|
|
Rail Magnate
|
Edward Harriman (9)
|
Florian (4)
|
Erastus Corning (10)
|
Maggy (7)
|
Scrooge McDuck (8)
|
|
Rail Prodigal
|
Florian (4)
|
Edward Harriman (9)
|
Maggy (7)
|
Erastus Corning (10)
|
Sun-E Storm (2)
|
|
Rail Baron
|
Florian (4)
|
Edward Harriman (9)
|
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
|
....
|
....
|
|
4
|
Florian |
GN
|
WBSH
|
....
|
....
|
|
7
|
Maggy |
P&FW
|
CP
|
....
|
....
|
|
10
|
Erastus Corning |
ERIE
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
2
|
Sun-E Storm |
KCS
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
3
|
Vanderbilt |
IC
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
11
|
Dan Drew |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
15
|
Thomas Durant |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
1
|
George R. Obberbaron |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
8
|
Scrooge McDuck |
GW
|
CW
|
....
|
....
|
|
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
|
1654
|
226587
|
158611
|
81
|
480917
|
36037
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
3270
|
619839
|
359508
|
93
|
1118524
|
318996
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
104
|
18493
|
10541
|
97
|
26707
|
6485
|
11
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
4675
|
614814
|
528739
|
65
|
1334057
|
65065
|
-1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
P&FW
|
Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne
|
4063
|
616159
|
455957
|
77
|
1416223
|
483574
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
130
|
|
WBSH
|
Wabash Line
|
3061
|
539066
|
296485
|
96
|
1162067
|
47136
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
A&T
|
Alabama & Tennessee
|
3045
|
630742
|
340602
|
97
|
997476
|
605660
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
|
SM
|
Southern Mississippi
|
44
|
8091
|
4450
|
99
|
3816
|
180
|
15
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
|
MN
|
Michigan Northern
|
102
|
14180
|
7799
|
99
|
23508
|
5889
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
FW&C
|
Ft. Wayne & Chicago
|
114
|
17433
|
10808
|
92
|
26002
|
10116
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&C
|
Cincinnati & Chicago
|
202
|
24034
|
13940
|
96
|
45922
|
17038
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
IC
|
Illinois Central
|
185
|
22371
|
15212
|
86
|
42858
|
21688
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
CB&Q
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
190
|
22243
|
12901
|
96
|
37375
|
6116
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
CASL
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis
|
453
|
57117
|
34841
|
93
|
135356
|
9576
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
7
|
|
FEC
|
Florida East Coast
|
409
|
32549
|
21157
|
89
|
111805
|
2062
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
|
M&SP
|
Milwaukee & St. Paul
|
4706
|
618076
|
537726
|
64
|
1058850
|
0
|
-2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
2585
|
335100
|
174252
|
99
|
538985
|
353126
|
4
|
4
|
3200
|
1608
|
|
M&LR
|
Memphis & Little Rock
|
2768
|
326542
|
173067
|
98
|
562053
|
320340
|
4
|
4
|
3680
|
366
|
|
L&A
|
Louisiana & Arkansas
|
90
|
15969
|
10060
|
91
|
23378
|
2507
|
9
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
CP
|
Central Pacific
|
2380
|
242494
|
126098
|
99
|
617225
|
267978
|
3
|
8
|
284
|
188
|
|
WP
|
Western Pacific
|
940
|
103909
|
57151
|
99
|
221769
|
113745
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
107
|
|
SLSF
|
St Louis & San Francisco
|
239
|
24647
|
13802
|
98
|
50535
|
20012
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
SLSW
|
St Louis & Southwestern
|
155
|
18698
|
10284
|
99
|
35769
|
10358
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
GW
|
Great Western
|
1120
|
120797
|
64023
|
98
|
228709
|
80054
|
5
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
|
GN
|
Great Northern
|
3227
|
391952
|
223414
|
94
|
772299
|
485611
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
129
|
|
KP
|
Kansas Pacific
|
989
|
98469
|
54158
|
99
|
231220
|
23706
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
50
|
|
KCS
|
Kansas City Southern
|
2410
|
272563
|
141733
|
99
|
526064
|
206869
|
6
|
5
|
0
|
1583
|
|
LR&S
|
Little Rock & Shreveport
|
210
|
17451
|
12216
|
84
|
34341
|
26984
|
-1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
CW
|
Colorado Western
|
283
|
32366
|
22009
|
86
|
57712
|
37739
|
1
|
3
|
752
|
0
|
|
DRGW
|
Denver & Rio Grande Western
|
116
|
13436
|
8465
|
91
|
22015
|
14350
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
DP
|
Denver Pacific
|
106
|
13097
|
9168
|
84
|
20173
|
13702
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
A&P
|
Atlantic & Pacific
|
116
|
10586
|
7304
|
85
|
20628
|
14224
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
M&W
|
Missouri & Western
|
197
|
21524
|
13560
|
91
|
36493
|
24049
|
2
|
2
|
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
|
OH7
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOLC]
|
|
Pennsylvania (PENN):
|
|
PENN
(Double)
|
LV
(Double)
|
PA5
|
C&A
(Double)
|
PA6
|
CNJ
(Double)
|
GT
(Double)
|
|
B&M
(Double)
|
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]
|
|
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]
|
|
Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW):
|
|
P&FW
|
OH2
|
TP&W
|
OH5
|
IN1
|
MI2
(Double)
|
C5
|
PA7
|
MD2
|
C&O
|
|
VA2
|
MD1
|
SC5
|
TN2
|
TN3
|
KY4
|
SC3
|
GM&O
|
MS3
|
MS1
|
|
C&H
|
SC4
|
SC1
|
GA4
|
FL4
|
FL5
|
FL6
|
AL8
|
AL6
|
GA7
|
|
TN11
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOLCMGN]
|
|
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
|
AL1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADOCMG]
|
|
Alabama & Tennessee (A&T ):
|
|
A&T
|
AL5
|
TN5
|
AL7
|
P&LE
(Double)
|
MRLE
(Double)
|
OH4
|
NYC
(Double)
|
|
B&A
(Double)
|
NY3
(Double)
|
PA11
(Double)
|
C4
(Double)
|
IN3
|
C&EI
(Double)
|
|
GTW
(Double)
|
IN9
|
B&H
(Double)
|
A&GW
(Double)
|
O&M
(Double)
|
KY7
|
|
NYNH
(Double)
|
IL6
(Double)
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADOLCMGN]
|
|
Southern Mississippi (SM ):
|
|
SM
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Michigan Northern (MN ):
|
|
MN
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
|
|
Ft. Wayne & Chicago (FW&C):
|
|
FW&C
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Cincinnati & Chicago (C&C ):
|
|
C&C
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Illinois Central (IC ):
|
|
IC
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[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
|
MN2
|
SP
(Double)
|
CA5
|
OR8
|
OR7
|
|
OR1
|
OR3
|
CA4
(Double)
|
CA3
|
M4
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: CWTPX]
|
|
Missouri Pacific (MP ):
|
|
MP
(Double)
|
KCN
(Double)
|
MO6
(Double)
|
KC&D
(Double)
|
KS4
|
ATSF
(Double)
|
|
OK6
|
OK4
(Double)
|
TX4
|
CT
|
CO5
|
SA&H
|
TX5
|
|
Unbuilt:: M2 |
[Regions: MWST]
|
|
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR):
|
|
M&LR
(Double)
|
AR4
|
OK1
|
T&P
(Double)
|
TX12
|
TX11
|
V&T
(Double)
|
TX10
|
|
FW&D
|
M3
|
AZ1
|
H&S
(Double)
|
TR
|
AZ2
|
AZ4
|
|
Unbuilt:: AZ6 |
[Regions: MSTX]
|
|
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
|
CA7
|
|
Unbuilt:: IA3 |
[Regions: WTP]
|
|
Western Pacific (WP ):
|
|
WP
(Double)
|
SV
(Double)
|
NV1
(Double)
|
UT8
|
UT5
|
UT3
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: TP]
|
|
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
|
TX3
|
M1
|
TX16
|
|
Unbuilt:: LA6 |
[Regions: GSX]
|
|
Great Northern (GN ):
|
|
GN
|
ND5
|
SP&D
|
MT1
|
MT9
|
MT5
|
ID5
|
C&NW
(Double)
|
WI4
|
MN3
|
|
WA1
|
C10
|
MT4
|
WY3
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: CWTPN]
|
|
Kansas Pacific (KP ):
|
|
KP
|
MO3
|
KS3
|
MO7
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: MW]
|
|
Kansas City Southern (KCS ):
|
|
KCS
|
LP&W
|
IA6
|
NE2
|
CRIP
|
IA7
|
IA10
|
MN4
|
MN5
|
NE3
|
MKT
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: CMWT]
|
|
Little Rock & Shreveport (LR&S):
|
|
LR&S
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ]
|
|
Colorado Western (CW ):
|
|
CW
|
C&S
|
|
Unbuilt:: CO3 |
[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
|
|
RR
|
Start price
|
Trade price
|
End price
|
Net change
|
# Shares traded
|
# Shares issued
|
# Shares in treasury
|
President
|
Chairman
|
Directors
|
|
ERIE
|
60
|
57
|
54
|
-6
|
1857
|
8270
|
0
|
10
|
7
|
9
|
|
PENN
|
26
|
22
|
18
|
-8
|
7321
|
32726
|
0
|
|
4
|
7
|
|
READ
|
20
|
20
|
20
|
+0
|
155
|
497
|
23
|
|
4
|
9
|
|
N&W
|
25
|
25
|
26
|
+1
|
9152
|
23375
|
0
|
|
9
|
|
|
P&FW
|
36
|
44
|
52
|
+16
|
4770
|
20274
|
47
|
7
|
7
|
9
|
|
WBSH
|
16
|
18
|
21
|
+5
|
35236
|
178409
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
9
10
|
|
A&T
|
20
|
20
|
20
|
+0
|
6264
|
45696
|
0
|
9
|
9
|
4
7
|
|
SM
|
53
|
42
|
32
|
-21
|
85
|
217
|
3
|
|
2
|
3
4
9
|
|
MN
|
28
|
26
|
25
|
-3
|
98
|
492
|
18
|
|
7
|
2
4
9
|
|
FW&C
|
21
|
20
|
20
|
-1
|
174
|
545
|
25
|
|
4
|
9
|
|
C&C
|
19
|
23
|
27
|
+8
|
221
|
985
|
25
|
|
2
|
3
4
9
|
|
IC
|
25
|
33
|
41
|
+16
|
197
|
895
|
30
|
3
|
3
|
4
9
|
|
CB&Q
|
21
|
20
|
20
|
-1
|
243
|
941
|
9
|
|
2
|
4
9
|
|
CASL
|
25
|
32
|
39
|
+14
|
371
|
2251
|
14
|
|
9
|
2
3
4
7
|
|
FEC
|
40
|
35
|
30
|
-10
|
508
|
2045
|
0
|
|
7
|
4
9
|
|
M&SP
|
7
|
7
|
21
|
+14
|
29999
|
23530
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
MP
|
22
|
22
|
22
|
+0
|
2476
|
16948
|
222
|
9
|
9
|
2
4
7
|
|
M&LR
|
52
|
43
|
34
|
-18
|
2051
|
16621
|
104
|
|
3
|
4
7
9
|
|
L&A
|
50
|
40
|
30
|
-20
|
109
|
443
|
7
|
|
3
|
2
4
9
|
|
CP
|
56
|
82
|
54
|
+52
|
3617
|
27430
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
2
9
|
|
WP
|
48
|
36
|
24
|
-24
|
1246
|
4693
|
7
|
|
7
|
4
9
|
|
SLSF
|
19
|
18
|
18
|
-1
|
422
|
1156
|
39
|
|
4
|
9
|
|
SLSW
|
27
|
35
|
43
|
+16
|
117
|
756
|
19
|
6
|
6
|
2
4
8
9
|
|
GW
|
39
|
38
|
38
|
-1
|
909
|
5515
|
85
|
8
|
8
|
4
7
9
|
|
GN
|
42
|
38
|
35
|
-7
|
2651
|
15852
|
283
|
4
|
4
|
7
9
|
|
KP
|
30
|
27
|
25
|
-5
|
1328
|
4905
|
40
|
|
9
|
7
|
|
KCS
|
30
|
29
|
28
|
-2
|
2625
|
11794
|
256
|
2
|
2
|
9
|
|
LR&S
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
+13
|
0
|
945
|
105
|
|
3
|
|
|
CW
|
22
|
30
|
39
|
+17
|
402
|
1415
|
0
|
8
|
8
|
9
10
|
|
DRGW
|
13
|
16
|
19
|
+6
|
235
|
536
|
44
|
|
4
|
2
9
|
|
DP
|
13
|
15
|
17
|
+4
|
180
|
490
|
40
|
|
7
|
9
|
|
A&P
|
13
|
15
|
17
|
+4
|
213
|
536
|
44
|
|
7
|
8
|
|
M&W
|
13
|
16
|
19
|
+6
|
401
|
911
|
74
|
|
4
|
3
9
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