Continental Rails II - Club DE

Game # 13 - 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: MaldoNash bought H&S for $47000, MaldoNash bought FW&D for $47000.

PCs Merged: LP&W merges into ATSF, LR&S merges into T&P.

PCs Incorporated: TR, SV.

New Engines Acquired: B&H bought Consolidation 2-8-0, C&A bought Pacific 4-6-2, SCL bought Pacific 4-6-2, COG bought Pacific 4-6-2, P&LE bought Consolidation 2-8-0, MRLE bought Pacific 4-6-2, GM&O bought Consolidation 2-8-0, CASL bought Consolidation 2-8-0, CNS bought Pacific 4-6-2, M&SP bought Pacific 4-6-2, MP bought Pacific 4-6-2, V&T bought Pacific 4-6-2, L&A bought Consolidation 2-8-0, WP bought Pacific 4-6-2, MKT bought Pacific 4-6-2, GN bought Pacific 4-6-2, KP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, ATSF bought Pacific 4-6-2, SL bought Pacific 4-6-2, CT bought Pacific 4-6-2.

New Technologies Acquired: GM&O bought automatic couplers, L&A bought automatic couplers, WP bought automatic couplers, GW bought automatic couplers.

RoWs built: SC3 by MRLE, IL2 by NO&J, MS7 by SM, MO2 by CRIP, MT7 by M&SP, WY3 by MP, MO5 by M&LR, OK5 by V&T, CO9 by CP, CA3 by WP, AR2 by SLSW, MT3 by GN, KS3 by KP, NM3 by ATSF, TX12 by T&P.

SCL doubled N&C, MC doubled ERIE, L&A doubled L&A, WP doubled WP, KP doubled KP, ATSF doubled ATSF, T&P doubled T&P.

New RoWs acquired: MRLE got SC4, L&A got LA1, T&P got LA4, M&LR got TX4, MP got MT4, KP got CO2, ATSF got AZ1, CP got UT9, GN got ID3, M&SP got ID5, V&T got M1, WP got M4.

RR Mergers: C&NW merges into GN, CRIP merges into WP.

Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost N&W $2807.

Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost P&LE $12683.

Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost CASL $5880.

Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost SLSW $2508.

Loan Recalls: Salvator, Louis McLane, MaldoNash.

Stock splits: MC splits 4 for 1.

Cornered stocks: MC, SM, CP, GW.

New railroad Presidents: Maggy of COG, Darkwing of GM&O, Louis McLane of NO&J, Cornelius Vanderbilt of SM, MaldoNash of CNS, MaldoNash of CT.

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

Cornelius Vanderbilt dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $72000. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Maggy, Darkwing, MaldoNash, Thomas Scott, Sun-E Storm, Gyro Gearloose, Louis McLane

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

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Louis McLane (10) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Maggy (8) MaldoNash (11) Darkwing (9)
Rail Mogul MaldoNash (11) Maggy (8) Thomas Scott (7) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Darkwing (9)
Rail Builder Maggy (8) Thomas Scott (7) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Louis McLane (10) Darkwing (9)
Rail Magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Thomas Scott (7) Louis McLane (10) Darkwing (9) J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
Rail Prodigal Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) MaldoNash (11) Maggy (8) Thomas Scott (7) Darkwing (9)
Rail Baron Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Maggy (8) Thomas Scott (7) Louis McLane (10) Darkwing (9)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
9 Darkwing GM&O MC .... ....
7 Thomas Scott ATSF SCL .... ....
8 Maggy COG WP .... ....
3 Cornelius Vanderbilt SM GN .... ....
6 Gyro Gearloose KP CP .... ....
11 MaldoNash CNS CT H&S FW&D
10 Louis McLane NO&J M&SP .... ....
4 J. Pierpont Morgan MRLE T&P .... ....
2 Salvator MP C&A .... ....
1 Sun-E Storm V&T GW .... ....
12 William Palmer .... .... .... ....
5 Derpendja von Rense .... .... .... NYNH
14 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....
13 William Ogden .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
B&H Boston & Hartford 391   48038   28343   95   132734   41925   1   0   0   11  
C&A Camden & Amboy 2285   348179   184534   98   645324   418747   6   4   0   5  
N&W Norfolk & Western 401   45389   33588   83   130952   8521   1   0   0   21  
SCL Sea Coast Line 2925   540309   280962   99   865897   500774   9   1   0   5  
COG Central of Georgia 1723   271192   157292   93   495566   44610   9   0   0   60  
P&LE Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 1153   173184   96984   95   354182   108730   7   2   0   1  
MRLE Mad River & Lake Erie 3240   461702   263168   94   960510   540284   4   3   0   9  
MC Michigan Central 2535   450948   261550   93   800204   428334   6   8   0   265  
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 652   69161   40805   95   171475   45182   3   2   0   12  
NO&J New Orleans & Jackson 2911   474815   265897   95   866299   501056   4   0   0   129  
SM Southern Mississippi 2954   505332   282987   95   812786   324052   8   0   0   207  
C&EI Chicago & Eastern Illinois 410   51348   30295   95   119668   45907   3   0   0   2  
IC Illinois Central 305   41490   26138   91   90201   38927   3   0   0   0  
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 588   74401   41665   95   146465   78763   4   0   0   0  
FEC Florida East Coast 299   22353   14082   91   61792   1118   2   0   0   0  
CNS Chicago North Shore 883   122682   69928   97   192224   90607   6   7   0   1004  
M&SP Milwaukee & St. Paul 1980   218330   120081   96   482120   301598   0   1   0   1438  
MP Missouri Pacific 1581   175697   91363   99   392230   254715   3   4   0   0  
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 915   84243   49703   95   174495   124970   1   4   0   1138  
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 2362   260864   135650   99   531936   188442   5   4   0   1450  
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 362   50326   29691   95   105251   36410   5   12   0   0  
CP Central Pacific 1351   125059   70033   95   271753   204013   0   2   4050   844  
WP Western Pacific 3377   412922   247751   91   836127   544848   1   3   0   2567  
MKT Missouri, Kansas & Texas 647   66451   37212   98   164857   55310   0   0   0   452  
SLSF St Louis & San Francisco 239   23909   15063   91   71900   33281   0   0   0   0  
SLSW St Louis & Southwestern 418   43143   25455   95   117717   52820   1   0   0   147  
GW Great Western 140   17515   11034   91   48650   15675   2   0   0   0  
GN Great Northern 2525   257629   141697   96   581720   312174   1   1   272   2005  
KP Kansas Pacific 766   74793   44128   95   129229   107414   2   3   512   732  
ATSF Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 1445   132876   69096   99   256387   195495   2   4   2817   2862  
SV Sacramento Valley 150   17527   11217   90   27565   21660   2   0   0   0  
SL Soo Line 150   14670   9829   87   24065   16806   1   1   0   0  
T&P Texas & Pacific 652   64963   38328   95   115607   90205   2   2   0   0  
CT Central Texas 169   16116   9831   93   26447   18032   3   3   0   0  
TR Texas Road 84   10991   7364   87   16015   12585   2   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 & Hartford (B&H ):   B&H B&M ME1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
Camden & Amboy (C&A ):   C&A  (Double) CNJ  (Double) PA9 READ  (Double) PA1  (Double) PA10 PA8  (Double)
RF&P  (Double) C&O MD1  (Double) PA4  (Double) VA2  (Double) SC5
BRL TN2 VA4 VA5
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADL]
Norfolk & Western (N&W ):   N&W N&S VA3
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
Sea Coast Line (SCL ):   SCL  (Double) S&G  (Double) S&A  (Double) GA1  (Double) NER  (Double) GA8  (Double)
W&M AL3  (Double) W&W TN12 KY13 IL3 O&M  (Double) IL1  (Double)
A&T N&C  (Double) AL5  (Double) AL7 IL8  (Double) MS1  (Double)
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADOCMG]
Central of Georgia (COG ):   COG  (Double) GA2  (Double) A&C GA4 TN5  (Double) KY7 IN6 A&WP  (Double)
AL6 FL6 KY8 MON KY9
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADOCG]
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE):   P&LE  (Double) LS  (Double) OH3 TP&W PA7  (Double) IN2  (Double) MD2
IN8 IL4
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AOLM]
Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE):   MRLE  (Double) GTW PA11  (Double) OH1 OH5 FW&C  (Double) MS  (Double)
WV3 KY1 R&D  (Double) VC VA7 WV4 IN4  (Double) KY2
NY2 C&H G&C SC1 SC2 NC1 VA1 NY1 SC3
Unbuilt:: SC4 [Regions: AOLC]
Michigan Central (MC ):   MC MN MI6 NYC B&A  (Double) HRL  (Double) GT  (Double) ERIE  (Double)
NY3 C4  (Double) C5  (Double) C3  (Double) OH6 OH8 MI5  (Double)
KY3 KY4 TN3
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AOLCN]
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O):   GM&O AL4 AL2 TN6 TN4
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: DG]
New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J):   NO&J  (Double) MS6 TN10  (Double) TN8 TN7 MS5 PENN  (Double) LV  (Double)
PA5 PA6 P&FW OH4 IN3 C&C  (Double) IN9 IL6 KY11
KY10 PA3 KY14 WV2 IL2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AOCMG]
Southern Mississippi (SM ):   SM  (Double) MS4 MS3 MS2  (Double) B&O WV1 M&C PA2  (Double)
A&GW  (Double) OH7  (Double) WBSH  (Double) IN1  (Double) IN10  (Double)
L&N  (Double) KY12 TN13 IL7  (Double) OH2 MI1 KY5 MS7
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AOLCMG]
Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C&EI):   C&EI IN7 IN5
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: OC]
Illinois Central (IC ):   IC IL5
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CM]
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL):   CASL SL&A MO1 MO9
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CMW]
Florida East Coast (FEC ):   FEC
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ]
Chicago North Shore (CNS ):   CNS  (Double) WI5 WI6  (Double) C6 MN1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CWN]
Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP):   M&SP  (Double) SP&P NP ND1 WI1  (Double) ND2 MT6 MT7
Unbuilt:: ID5 [Regions: CWT]
Missouri Pacific (MP ):   MP  (Double) KC&D  (Double) KS4 CO5 CO8 WY2 WY3
Unbuilt:: MT4 [Regions: MWT]
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR):   M&LR  (Double) AR4 OK2 OK1 MO5
Unbuilt:: TX4 [Regions: MS]
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T ):   V&T  (Double) TX2 AR8 OK3 TX3 CB&Q IA1 MO8 MO6 OK6
OK5
Unbuilt:: M1 [Regions: CMWS]
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A ):   L&A  (Double) LA2 TX1
Unbuilt:: LA1 [Regions: GS]
Central Pacific (CP ):   CP  (Double) NV2 UT8 UT6 UT1 CO9
Unbuilt:: UT9 [Regions: TP]
Western Pacific (WP ):   WP  (Double) SP NV1 UT7 UT5 CA4 UP NE1 CO7 WY1
UT2 CA3 CRIP IA7 IA6 IA3 MO2
Unbuilt:: M4 [Regions: CMWTP]
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT ):   MKT KCS MO7
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: MW]
St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF):   SLSF
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW):   SLSW AR1 AR2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
Great Western (GW ):   GW
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: G]
Great Northern (GN ):   GN ND5 SP&D  (Double) MT1 MN3  (Double) MT2 MT3 C&NW WI4
MN2 C7
Unbuilt:: ID3 [Regions: CWN]
Kansas Pacific (KP ):   KP  (Double) MO3 KS3
Unbuilt:: CO2 [Regions: MW]
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF):   ATSF  (Double) KCN  (Double) OK8 NM5 LP&W NM3
Unbuilt:: AZ1 [Regions: W]
Sacramento Valley (SV ):   SV
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: P]
Soo Line (SL ):   SL
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: N]
Texas & Pacific (T&P ):   T&P  (Double) LR&S TX12
Unbuilt:: LA4 [Regions: S]
Central Texas (CT ):   CT
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: S]
Texas Road (TR ):   TR
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: S]

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&H 15   19   24   +9  2012   5757   23     5   1     9    
C&A 51   42   34   -17  1365   11425   0   2   2   3     6     8     11    
N&W 24   22   21   -3  365   1992   13     11   7     8     9    
SCL 26   31   37   +11  3322   14660   0   7   7   8     11    
COG 52   60   68   +16  1399   8578   37   8   8   3    
P&LE 25   32   40   +15  1745   5753   12     6   8     9     11    
MRLE 63   78   94   +31  3377   17532   54   4   8   11    
MC 87   143   50   +113  1785   50848   0   9   9   3     11    
GM&O 29   35   42   +13  1027   3218   42   9   9   7     8     11    
NO&J 82   50   18   -64  19732   21878   114   10   11  
SM 80   60   41   -39  2183   14650   160   3   3   2     6     8     9    
C&EI 25   23   22   -3  301   2023   27     11   1     7     8    
IC 24   23   23   -1  304   1525   0     11   4     6     9    
CASL 25   20   16   -9  1301   2854   86     8  
FEC 13   15   17   +4  756   1495   0     11  
CNS 95   72   49   -46  1423   4259   156   11   11   7    
M&SP 47   35   24   -23  46367   78864   951   10   10   9    
MP 48   43   39   -9  1025   7739   166   2   2   3     8     11    
M&LR 31   30   30   -1  858   5184   51     11   1     7     8    
V&T 37   44   51   +14  2295   13252   158   1   6   8     9    
L&A 42   44   46   +4  306   1810   0     11   1     4     7     10    
CP 51   68   86   +35  3254   26084   111   6   6   7     8     11    
WP 27   36   38   +11  9762   38477   223   8   8  
MKT 28   23   19   -9  5173   12580   360     10   7     8    
SLSF 29   33   37   +8  254   1195   0     1   7     8    
SLSW 74   61   49   -25  182   2034   56     11   1     4     7    
GW 30   28   27   -3  59   700   0   1   1   4     7     10     11    
GN 45   42   34   -11  10356   28190   335   3   3   2     9    
KP 37   45   54   +17  684   3678   152   6   6  
ATSF 65   78   92   +27  2352   10614   1176   7   7   10    
SV 0   0   13   +13  0   675   75     7  
SL 12   12   13   +1  256   693   57     11  
T&P 19   26   33   +14  293   3046   214   4   4  
CT 12   14   16   +4  342   782   63   11   11   9    
TR 0   0   13   +13  0   378   42     9  

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
SA&H 1095   C&S 580   CW 835  

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