Continental Rails II - Club DE

Game # 13 - Turn # 19

Headline News 1877 to 1878

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

1877: Bell's new telephone invention is the hit of the Philadelphia Exposition.
1878: Mark Twain publishes new novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: Thomas Scott bought SA&H for $21654, Gyro Gearloose bought C&S for $48313, Gyro Gearloose bought CW for $48313.

PCs Incorporated: H&S, FW&D.

New Engines Acquired: SM bought Pacific 4-6-2, C&EI bought Pacific 4-6-2, CP bought Pacific 4-6-2, SLSW bought Pacific 4-6-2, KP bought Pacific 4-6-2.

New Technologies Acquired: C&A bought Pullman sleepers, SCL bought block signal system, SCL bought automatic couplers, SCL bought Pullman sleepers, COG bought Pullman sleepers, GM&O bought Pullman sleepers, NO&J bought Pullman sleepers, SM bought Pullman sleepers, M&SP bought Pullman sleepers, MP bought Pullman sleepers, MKT bought automatic couplers, SLSW bought block signal system, SLSW bought automatic couplers, GW bought Pullman sleepers, GN bought Pullman sleepers, KP bought Pullman sleepers, ATSF bought Pullman sleepers, SV bought Pullman sleepers, T&P bought Pullman sleepers, CT bought Pullman sleepers, TR bought Pullman sleepers.

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

RoWs abandoned: SC4 was abandoned by MRLE.

SCL doubled A&T, COG doubled A&C, MC doubled MN, SM doubled MS7, GN doubled C&NW, KP doubled MO3, ATSF doubled LP&W, T&P doubled LR&S.

New RoWs acquired: GM&O got TN9, COG got TN15, CNS got WI2, T&P got LA6, CT got TX5, MP got MT5, V&T got NM1, ATSF got AZ2, CP got CA7, GN got WA1, M&SP got WA2.

RR Mergers: GM&O merges into MC.

Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost N&W $4411.

Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost P&LE $10377.

Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost FEC $3289.

Insolvent RRs: N&W.

Stock splits: CP splits 5 for 1.

Cornered stocks: SM, CP, GW.

New railroad Presidents: Darkwing of B&H, MaldoNash of NO&J, J. Pierpont Morgan of L&A, MaldoNash of SLSW.

New Private Companies Available: DRGW, A&P.

Maggy has a Transcontinental system.

Maggy dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $155555. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Cornelius Vanderbilt, MaldoNash, Darkwing, Thomas Scott, J. Pierpont Morgan, Sun-E Storm, Salvator, Louis McLane

Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Normal to Improved.
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 J. Pierpont Morgan bye bye mrle

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) Thomas Scott (7)
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) Maggy (8)
Rail Prodigal Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) MaldoNash (11) Maggy (8) Thomas Scott (7) Darkwing (9)
Rail Baron Maggy (8) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) 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
7 Thomas Scott ATSF SCL SA&H ....
6 Gyro Gearloose KP CP C&S CW
8 Maggy COG WP .... ....
9 Darkwing B&H MC .... ....
3 Cornelius Vanderbilt SM GN .... ....
11 MaldoNash SLSW NO&J .... ....
10 Louis McLane .... M&SP .... ....
2 Salvator MP C&A .... ....
4 J. Pierpont Morgan L&A T&P .... ....
1 Sun-E Storm V&T GW .... ....
12 William Palmer .... .... .... ....
14 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
5 Derpendja von Rense .... .... .... NYNH
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   51633   30979   94   135127   39421   1   0   0   5  
C&A Camden & Amboy 2285   366334   208810   94   645324   418747   6   4   0   3  
N&W Norfolk & Western 401   48291   36701   81   133951   9633   1   0   0   11  
SCL Sea Coast Line 2925   578960   301059   99   885787   510134   11   4   0   3  
COG Central of Georgia 1723   288632   155860   97   518999   55637   11   9   880   36  
P&LE Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 1153   181858   101840   95   362806   97140   8   0   0   1  
MRLE Mad River & Lake Erie 3240   484840   281208   93   960510   540284   4   0   0   5  
MC Michigan Central 3187   615206   344516   95   1018701   483714   2   1   480   139  
NO&J New Orleans & Jackson 2911   501308   280732   95   886094   510371   4   9   0   65  
SM Southern Mississippi 2954   538684   280115   99   852960   342958   11   19   0   114  
C&EI Chicago & Eastern Illinois 410   54376   32083   95   123292   42536   4   0   0   1  
IC Illinois Central 305   43121   27166   91   93105   35867   3   0   0   0  
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 588   77773   43554   95   150863   75946   5   0   0   0  
FEC Florida East Coast 299   23141   14579   91   63950   1435   3   0   0   0  
CNS Chicago North Shore 883   130265   71645   99   200630   94563   7   18   0   602  
M&SP Milwaukee & St. Paul 2218   253258   131694   99   547018   345180   0   0   0   791  
MP Missouri Pacific 1816   205398   110914   97   447412   291405   3   4   0   0  
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 1039   104724   61788   95   206494   144689   2   0   0   683  
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 2578   312543   175023   95   596251   188464   5   4   0   798  
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 500   66285   39108   95   133362   55940   5   0   0   0  
CP Central Pacific 1801   170372   92000   97   371565   273264   0   3   0   2692  
WP Western Pacific 3408   462814   282315   90   866433   537808   1   1   0   1412  
MKT Missouri, Kansas & Texas 647   71807   40212   98   171016   50026   1   0   0   249  
SLSF St Louis & San Francisco 239   24701   16056   89   74175   33638   0   0   0   0  
SLSW St Louis & Southwestern 418   46350   27810   94   120844   39498   3   4   0   88  
GW Great Western 140   18710   11787   91   50173   16392   2   1   0   0  
GN Great Northern 2593   301276   162688   97   625652   337022   2   3   0   1366  
KP Kansas Pacific 830   100783   56439   98   149119   120102   5   3   0   746  
ATSF Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 1758   170797   92231   97   322936   241196   2   4   1210   2839  
SV Sacramento Valley 150   19230   12307   90   28687   17618   4   1   0   0  
SL Soo Line 150   15345   9667   91   25391   16689   3   0   0   0  
T&P Texas & Pacific 877   92590   54628   95   164982   124162   3   3   0   0  
CT Central Texas 169   16854   9775   96   28975   19222   3   4   0   0  
TR Texas Road 84   11842   7697   89   16700   11060   4   5   0   0  
H&S Houston & Shreveport 232   23786   16412   85   44717   32383   0   0   0   0  
FW&D Ft Worth & Denver 195   18409   12702   85   36887   26713   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 & 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  (Double) N&C  (Double) AL5  (Double) AL7 IL8  (Double) MS1  (Double)
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADOCMG]
Central of Georgia (COG ):   COG  (Double) GA2  (Double) A&C  (Double) GA4 TN5  (Double) KY7 IN6
A&WP  (Double) AL6 FL6 KY8 MON KY9
Unbuilt:: TN15 [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:: none [Regions: AOLC]
Michigan Central (MC ):   MC MN  (Double) 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 GM&O AL4 AL2 TN6
TN4
Unbuilt:: TN9 [Regions: ADOLCGN]
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  (Double)
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:: WI2 [Regions: CWN]
Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP):   M&SP  (Double) SP&P NP ND1 WI1  (Double) ND2 MT6 MT7 ID5
Unbuilt:: WA2 [Regions: CWT]
Missouri Pacific (MP ):   MP  (Double) KC&D  (Double) KS4 CO5 CO8 WY2 WY3 MT4
Unbuilt:: MT5 [Regions: MWT]
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR):   M&LR  (Double) AR4 OK2 OK1 MO5 TX4
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: MS]
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T ):   V&T  (Double) TX2 AR8 OK3 TX3 CB&Q IA1 MO8 MO6 OK6
OK5 M1
Unbuilt:: NM1 [Regions: CMWSX]
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A ):   L&A  (Double) LA2 TX1 LA1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: GS]
Central Pacific (CP ):   CP  (Double) NV2 UT8 UT6 UT1 CO9 UT9
Unbuilt:: CA7 [Regions: TP]
Western Pacific (WP ):   WP  (Double) SP NV1 UT7 UT5 CA4 UP NE1 CO7 WY1
UT2 CA3 CRIP IA7 IA6 IA3 MO2 M4
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CMWTPX]
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  (Double)
WI4 MN2 C7 ID3
Unbuilt:: WA1 [Regions: CWTN]
Kansas Pacific (KP ):   KP  (Double) MO3  (Double) KS3 CO2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: MW]
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF):   ATSF  (Double) KCN  (Double) OK8 NM5 LP&W  (Double) NM3 AZ1
Unbuilt:: AZ2 [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  (Double) TX12 LA4
Unbuilt:: LA6 [Regions: S]
Central Texas (CT ):   CT
Unbuilt:: TX5 [Regions: S]
Texas Road (TR ):   TR
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: S]
Houston & Shreveport (H&S ):   H&S
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: S]
Ft Worth & Denver (FW&D):   FW&D
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 24   30   36   +12  1151   5762   18   9   5   1     3     8    
C&A 34   34   34   +0  878   11425   0   2   2   3     6     8     11    
N&W 21   21   22   +1  336   1995   10     11   7     8     9    
SCL 37   50   64   +27  3172   14660   0   7   7   8     11    
COG 68   75   82   +14  1033   8615   0   8   8   3    
P&LE 40   56   72   +32  1223   5756   9     6   8     9     11    
MRLE 94   54   14   -80  13038   17586   0     11  
MC 50   28   7   -43  48790   54066   42   9   9   11    
NO&J 18   26   34   +16  9300   21992   0   11   11  
SM 41   42   44   +3  925   14810   0   3   3   2     6     8     9    
C&EI 22   22   23   +1  302   2029   21     11   1     7     8    
IC 23   26   30   +7  423   1525   0     4   6     9     11    
CASL 16   17   19   +3  1096   2875   65     8  
FEC 17   18   19   +2  618   1495   0     11  
CNS 49   51   54   +5  1074   4415   0     11   7    
M&SP 24   25   26   +2  32714   80085   920   10   10  
MP 39   38   37   -2  1415   8963   117   2   2   3     8     11    
M&LR 30   29   29   -1  1039   5742   113     11   1     7     8    
V&T 51   47   43   -8  1839   14382   108   1   6   8     9    
L&A 46   50   54   +8  457   2431   69   4   4   1     7     11    
CP 86   137   37   +99  3015   141100   1125   6   6   7     8     11    
WP 38   41   45   +7  10472   38840   15   8   8  
MKT 19   14   10   -9  7523   12670   270     8   1     7    
SLSF 37   44   52   +15  178   1195   0     1   4     7     8    
SLSW 49   58   68   +19  321   2048   42   11   4   1     7    
GW 27   26   26   -1  56   700   0   1   1   4     7     10     11    
GN 34   52   71   +37  7901   28831   34   3   3   2     6     9    
KP 54   59   65   +11  1068   4118   32   6   6   11    
ATSF 92   92   92   +0  5391   12023   1332   7   7  
SV 13   15   18   +5  284   693   57     7   11    
SL 13   14   15   +2  265   707   43     11  
T&P 33   41   49   +16  1010   4273   112   4   4  
CT 16   19   22   +6  268   845   0     11   9    
TR 13   15   18   +5  161   388   32     9   11    
H&S 0   0   14   +14  0   1044   116     11  
FW&D 0   0   14   +14  0   878   97     11  

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
DRGW 580   A&P 580  
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