Continental Rails II - Club DE

Game # 13 - Turn # 21

Headline News 1881 to 1882

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

1881: Thomas Edison announces invention of electric light.
1882: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral leaves 3 dead, 2 wounded.

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: Gyro Gearloose bought DP for $65313, J. Pierpont Morgan bought M&W for $37462.

PCs Incorporated: C&S, DRGW.

New Engines Acquired: NO&J bought Pacific 4-6-2, IC bought Pacific 4-6-2, FEC bought Consolidation 2-8-0.

New Technologies Acquired: P&LE bought block signal system, P&LE bought automatic couplers, P&LE bought Pullman sleepers, MRLE bought Pullman sleepers, C&EI bought Pullman sleepers, CASL bought Pullman sleepers, CNS bought Pullman sleepers, M&LR bought Grand Station, V&T bought Pullman sleepers.

RoWs built: C1 by B&H, IL9 by COG, TN11 by MC, C10 by M&SP, MT10 by MP, NM2 by V&T, CA5 by KP, AZ3 by ATSF, AR3 by T&P.

SCL doubled W&W, COG doubled MON, P&LE doubled TP&W, WP doubled SP, KP doubled CW, ATSF doubled AZ2, T&P doubled TX1.

New RoWs acquired: COG got FL5, P&LE got MI2, SLSW got AR7, T&P got TX11, MP got ID4, ATSF got CA1, KP got OR8, M&SP got WA3.

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

Inadequate signal system slows N&W rail service: mail contracts worth $4010 cancelled.

Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost FEC $3289.

Reorganized RRs: N&W.

Loan Recalls: Maggy.

Stock splits: SLSF splits 2 for 1, SLSW splits 2 for 1.

Cornered stocks: C&A, P&LE, SM, SLSF, SLSW, GW, GN.

New railroad Presidents: MaldoNash of CNS, Thomas Scott of MKT, Darkwing of SL, Sun-E Storm of FW&D.

Cornelius Vanderbilt has a Transcontinental system.

Gyro Gearloose has a Transcontinental system.

Maggy has a Transcontinental system.

Darkwing et Cornelius Vanderbilt dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $300000. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Gyro Gearloose, Maggy, Thomas Scott, Sun-E Storm, MaldoNash, Salvator, Louis McLane

Invention of automatic brakes a major improvement in train safety.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Improved 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, automatic brakes

Tycoon Announcements:

1 Sun-E Storm the end comes near!
10 Louis McLane good game, ladies!

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) Darkwing (9) MaldoNash (11)
Rail Mogul MaldoNash (11) Maggy (8) Thomas Scott (7) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Darkwing (9)
Rail Builder Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Maggy (8) Louis McLane (10) Thomas Scott (7) Darkwing (9)
Rail Magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Maggy (8) Thomas Scott (7) Darkwing (9) Louis McLane (10)
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
3 Cornelius Vanderbilt SM GN .... ....
9 Darkwing SL MC .... ....
6 Gyro Gearloose KP P&LE .... DP
2 Salvator MP C&A .... ....
10 Louis McLane .... M&SP .... ....
7 Thomas Scott ATSF MKT .... ....
11 MaldoNash CNS NO&J .... ....
8 Maggy COG WP .... ....
1 Sun-E Storm V&T FW&D .... ....
4 J. Pierpont Morgan SLSW T&P A&P M&W
12 William Palmer .... .... .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....
5 Derpendja von Rense .... .... .... NYNH
14 Dan Drew .... .... .... ....
13 William Ogden .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
B&H Boston & Hartford 623   78641   46398   95   191659   75026   1   4   0   767  
C&A Camden & Amboy 2285   385485   239000   89   664518   426973   5   4   0   1  
N&W Norfolk & Western 401   50152   37112   83   110275   0   1   0   0   2  
SCL Sea Coast Line 2925   613669   319109   99   926737   527684   4   5   0   1  
COG Central of Georgia 2063   388821   209963   97   632850   125651   12   16   0   206  
P&LE Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 1153   196135   103952   98   381369   77006   3   3   0   0  
MRLE Mad River & Lake Erie 3240   507695   294463   93   1014942   454932   5   1   0   1  
MC Michigan Central 3441   711942   434285   90   1129333   546582   2   4   0   266  
NO&J New Orleans & Jackson 2911   525304   273159   99   941112   527631   6   10   0   13  
SM Southern Mississippi 2954   566396   294526   99   894316   346333   12   9   0   28  
C&EI Chicago & Eastern Illinois 410   57145   31430   99   129319   30723   7   2   0   0  
IC Illinois Central 305   45774   28380   92   97588   28654   5   0   0   0  
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 588   82994   47307   94   160330   63237   6   0   0   0  
FEC Florida East Coast 299   24298   15308   91   66780   897   3   0   0   0  
CNS Chicago North Shore 973   153075   84190   99   236727   73302   9   4   0   166  
M&SP Milwaukee & St. Paul 2680   377948   196533   99   708702   442538   1   1   0   178  
MP Missouri Pacific 2124   247928   128923   99   546013   348430   4   4   0   0  
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 4087   539888   399517   77   999614   261017   2   4   0   349  
WP Western Pacific 3408   496220   302696   90   918916   560301   1   1   0   349  
MKT Missouri, Kansas & Texas 647   74514   42473   97   180527   34196   1   0   0   56  
SLSF St Louis & San Francisco 239   26425   16648   91   78859   34989   1   0   0   0  
SLSW St Louis & Southwestern 418   48993   30375   92   128452   41550   3   3   0   22  
GW Great Western 140   19837   12497   91   53211   15858   3   0   0   0  
GN Great Northern 2902   396935   206406   99   736506   400040   1   1   0   277  
KP Kansas Pacific 3204   413398   235638   94   734736   510514   0   1   604   1485  
ATSF Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 2118   233784   121568   99   443784   310773   3   9   1952   2106  
SV Sacramento Valley 150   20396   12442   93   31627   13353   6   2   0   0  
SL Soo Line 150   16522   9913   94   27701   15081   4   0   0   0  
T&P Texas & Pacific 1780   217707   113209   99   417442   250833   5   5   0   0  
CT Central Texas 396   36959   21436   96   79340   40070   3   3   0   0  
TR Texas Road 84   12320   7269   95   18229   9255   7   2   0   0  
H&S Houston & Shreveport 232   24342   15335   91   48777   27191   2   0   0   0  
FW&D Ft Worth & Denver 195   20261   12359   93   41254   22133   3   0   0   0  
SA&H San Antonio & Houston 219   24316   15562   90   50185   28355   2   1   0   0  
C&S Colorado & Southern 116   14454   9973   85   26519   17681   1   0   0   0  
DRGW Denver & Rio Grande Western 116   14613   9791   87   26519   17681   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 C1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AN]
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  (Double) TN12 KY13 IL3 O&M  (Double)
IL1  (Double) A&T  (Double) N&C  (Double) AL5  (Double) AL7  (Double)
IL8  (Double) MS1  (Double)
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADOCMG]
Central of Georgia (COG ):   COG  (Double) GA2  (Double) A&C  (Double) GA4  (Double) TN5  (Double) KY7
IN6 A&WP  (Double) AL6 FL6 KY8 MON  (Double) KY9 TN15
IL9
Unbuilt:: FL5 [Regions: ADOCMG]
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE):   P&LE  (Double) LS  (Double) OH3 TP&W  (Double) PA7  (Double) IN2  (Double)
MD2 IN8 IL4
Unbuilt:: MI2 [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 TN9 TN11
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADOLCMGN]
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 WI2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CWN]
Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP):   M&SP  (Double) SP&P NP ND1 WI1  (Double) ND2 MT6 MT7 ID5
WA2 C10
Unbuilt:: WA3 [Regions: CWTPN]
Missouri Pacific (MP ):   MP  (Double) KC&D  (Double) KS4 CO5 CO8 WY2 WY3 MT4 MT5
MT10
Unbuilt:: ID4 [Regions: MWT]
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T ):   V&T  (Double) TX2 AR8 OK3 TX3 CB&Q IA1 MO8 MO6 OK6
OK5 M1 NM1 NM2 M&LR  (Double) AR4 OK2 OK1 MO5
TX4
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CMWSTX]
Western Pacific (WP ):   WP  (Double) SP  (Double) NV1 UT7 UT5 CA4 UP  (Double) 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:: AR7 [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 WA1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CWTPN]
Kansas Pacific (KP ):   KP  (Double) MO3  (Double) KS3  (Double) CO2 CP  (Double) NV2 UT8
UT6 UT1 CO9  (Double) UT9 CW  (Double) CA7 CA5
Unbuilt:: OR8 [Regions: MWTP]
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF):   ATSF  (Double) KCN  (Double) OK8 NM5 LP&W  (Double) NM3 AZ1  (Double)
AZ2  (Double) AZ3
Unbuilt:: CA1 [Regions: WT]
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  (Double) LA6 L&A  (Double) LA2
TX1  (Double) LA1 AR3
Unbuilt:: TX11 [Regions: GS]
Central Texas (CT ):   CT TX5
Unbuilt:: none [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]
San Antonio & Houston (SA&H):   SA&H
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: S]
Colorado & Southern (C&S ):   C&S
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: T]
Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW):   DRGW
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: T]

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   35   47   +23  1253   6824   116     5   1     3     8     9    
C&A 68   59   50   -18  463   11425   0   2   2   3     6     7     8     11    
N&W 22   22   25   +3  331   2005   0      
SCL 40   24   9   -31  17856   43980   0     7   11    
COG 66   52   39   -27  1840   10200   115   8   8   3    
P&LE 40   37   34   -6  3690   17295   0   6   6   3     9     11    
MRLE 25   35   45   +20  5422   17586   0     3   6     7     11    
MC 15   25   36   +21  16664   55331   47   9   9   3     7     11    
NO&J 52   49   46   -6  5569   21992   0   11   11   3     8    
SM 44   42   41   -3  1113   14810   0   3   3   2     6     8     9    
C&EI 24   23   23   -1  311   2038   12     11   1     7     8    
IC 44   33   23   -21  504   1525   0     4   6     8     9     11    
CASL 21   26   32   +11  1219   2903   37     8   7     11    
FEC 26   25   24   -2  512   1495   0     11   8    
CNS 74   63   52   -22  905   4831   34   11   11   7     8    
M&SP 39   48   57   +18  22585   83239   76   10   10  
MP 54   46   39   -15  1503   10526   94   2   2   3     8     9     11    
V&T 62   55   45   -17  1906   22587   108   1   1   6     8    
WP 34   28   23   -11  12685   38855   0   8   8  
MKT 13   15   18   +5  4194   12787   153   7   7   1     8    
SLSF 58   84   55   +52  105   2390   0     1   4     7     8     9     11    
SLSW 99   104   54   +9  387   4180   0   4   4   1     7     11    
GW 27   26   26   -1  54   700   0     1   4     7     10     11    
GN 54   73   92   +38  32694   91230   0   3   3   2     6     9    
KP 4   6   9   +5  68035   149082   158   6   6   11    
ATSF 62   55   48   -14  3379   15036   119   7   7  
SV 20   23   27   +7  258   717   33     7   1     11    
SL 21   26   31   +10  287   725   25   9   9   10     11    
T&P 63   74   86   +23  1420   8805   95   4   4   1     11    
CT 31   34   38   +7  568   1895   85     4   9     11    
TR 21   24   28   +7  126   396   24     9   3     11    
H&S 19   24   30   +11  395   1073   87     11   1    
FW&D 21   30   39   +18  294   902   73   1   11   4    
SA&H 15   22   30   +15  489   1013   82     7  
C&S 0   0   15   +15  0   522   58     6  
DRGW 0   0   15   +15  0   522   58     8  

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