Continental Rails II - Club DE

Game # 14 - Turn # 15

Headline News 1869 to 1870

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

1869: The Cincinnati Red Stockings organized as first professional baseball team.
1870: New Bessemer steel process reduces price of steel from $300 to $35 per ton!

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: B bought CASL for $7136, Salvator bought ATSF for $17500, Darkwing bought T&P for $5775.

PCs Merged: GN merges into M&SP, SP&D merges into M&SP, KCN merges into UP.

PCs Incorporated: SV, KCS.

New Engines Acquired: MC bought Mogul 2-6-0, C&C bought 04/04/2000.

New Technologies Acquired: GT bought block signal system, NYC bought block signal system, ERIE bought block signal system, C&A bought block signal system, PENN bought block signal system, B&O bought block signal system, N&W bought block signal system, S&A bought block signal system, GM&O bought block signal system, SM bought block signal system, C&C bought coal burning engines, C&C bought block signal system, C&NW bought block signal system, CRIP bought block signal system, CB&Q bought block signal system, M&SP bought block signal system, V&T bought block signal system, L&A bought block signal system, CP bought block signal system, WP bought block signal system, UP bought block signal system, SL&A bought block signal system, KC&D bought block signal system.

RoWs built: IN3 by C&A, MS1 by GM&O, MO7 by CRIP, ND1 by M&SP, TX2 by V&T, TX1 by L&A, NV2 by CP, UT8 by WP, NE1 by UP.

C&A doubled MS, GM&O doubled PA6, CRIP doubled CRIP, CP doubled CP, UP doubled UP.

New RoWs acquired: C&A got IN8, GM&O got TN14, CRIP got MO3, M&SP got ND2, L&A got TX3, V&T got TX6, UP got CO7, WP got UT6, CP got UT7.

Inadequate signal system slows MC rail service: mail contracts worth $1368 cancelled.

Insolvent RRs: MC.

Stock splits: M&SP splits 2 for 1.

Cornered stocks: M&SP.

New railroad Presidents: Cornelius Vanderbilt of C&O, Darkwing of SV.

New Private Companies Available: CT.

B earns the Millionaire Award.

B dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $26500. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Darkwing, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Salvator, Gyro Gearloose

Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Panic to Depression.
Best locomotive available: Atlantic 4-4-2
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron B (10) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Darkwing (5) Gyro Gearloose (12) Vanderbilt (9)
Rail Mogul B (10) Darkwing (5) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Gyro Gearloose (12) Heckenspecht (13)
Rail Builder Darkwing (5) B (10) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Heckenspecht (13) Salvator (2)
Rail Magnate B (10) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Salvator (2) Darkwing (5) Sun-E Storm (1)
Rail Prodigal B (10) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Darkwing (5) McPenguin (8) Salvator (2)
Rail Baron B (10) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Darkwing (5) Salvator (2) Gyro Gearloose (12)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
10 B GM&O M&SP CASL ....
3 Cornelius Vanderbilt C&O WP .... ....
5 Darkwing V&T SV T&P ....
12 Gyro Gearloose CP UP MP ....
2 Salvator C&A CRIP KP ATSF
1 Sun-E Storm S&A SM .... M&LR
7 Thomas Durant .... .... .... ....
15 Calypso .... .... .... ....
8 McPenguin .... .... .... ....
13 Heckenspecht .... CB&Q MKT ....
6 Mr. Winterbottom .... .... .... ....
11 Salvatore Petrillo .... .... .... ....
14 Louis McLane .... .... .... ....
4 William Palmer .... .... .... ....
9 Vanderbilt .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
GT Grand Trunk 329   31472   17624   98   66588   1579   5   6   0   0  
NYC New York Central 1486   174542   92506   98   530083   99064   4   7   0   40  
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 1064   97226   50557   99   309967   127018   1   1   0   0  
C&A Camden & Amboy 2270   361493   187976   99   667459   421987   5   12   0   78  
PENN Pennsylvania 1035   135365   74448   99   303028   4968   8   6   0   4  
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 2645   347492   187643   97   653275   314287   5   3   0   23  
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 2898   411684   214073   99   860841   454312   5   0   0   52  
N&W Norfolk & Western 2597   317223   177645   95   747241   339942   3   4   0   33  
S&A Savannah & Augusta 1254   131722   68495   99   363063   62678   5   1   0   0  
MC Michigan Central 152   18072   11385   94   57517   25098   -2   0   0   0  
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 2585   372257   193573   99   645469   407422   5   9   0   280  
SM Southern Mississippi 227   26245   16272   92   46889   16430   4   2   0   0  
C&C Cincinnati & Chicago 304   32657   19920   93   64865   36118   2   3   0   0  
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 400   38080   20944   99   102957   35459   2   3   0   0  
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 581   58490   31000   98   117205   81510   2   4   0   1672  
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 360   32401   17821   99   87014   26809   2   18   0   0  
M&SP Milwaukee & St. Paul 1712   154058   83193   97   322093   231333   0   1   3850   2142  
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 632   49081   27976   97   133245   92728   -1   9   440   832  
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 362   37951   20873   99   96601   63018   0   23   1116   526  
CP Central Pacific 328   30642   17773   96   59745   46494   1   2   1665   487  
WP Western Pacific 668   59389   32663   99   156108   102246   0   1   0   1831  
UP Union Pacific 721   53027   29695   98   125564   98605   0   2   1296   1445  
SL&A St Louis & Alton 99   13720   9467   85   32632   14982   -1   5   0   0  
KC&D Kansas City & Denver 66   8472   5168   93   21035   9026   1   7   0   0  
KCS Kansas City Southern 98   9947   6466   89   11799   11801   2   0   0   0  
SV Sacramento Valley 150   14760   9446   90   17899   17901   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)
Grand Trunk (GT ):   GT C2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AN]
New York Central (NYC ):   NYC  (Double) NY3  (Double) PA11 OH3 TP&W OH5 MI6 B&A B&M
MI5
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ALC]
Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):   ERIE NY2 LS GTW PA8 NY1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AL]
Camden & Amboy (C&A ):   C&A  (Double) NYNH  (Double) PA1  (Double) B&H  (Double) MD1 HRL  (Double)
C3 MD2 PA7 VA7 MRLE  (Double) P&LE  (Double) OH2 PA4
MI1 MS  (Double) FW&C OH6 IN3
Unbuilt:: IN8 [Regions: AOLCN]
Pennsylvania (PENN):   PENN LV  (Double) PA9 CNJ PA10 C4 C5 MN
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ALN]
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):   B&O WV1 PA2  (Double) OH1 OH4 IN1  (Double) IN2 IN6  (Double)
IN10 COG BRL A&WP  (Double) A&C AL6 N&C AL7 L&N  (Double)
GA2 AL8 MS4
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADOCG]
Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):   C&O VA4 VA5 KY1 IN5  (Double) MON  (Double) IN7 SCL  (Double)
NER  (Double) GA4  (Double) C&H  (Double) FL4 FL5 FL6 W&W
W&M VA1  (Double) G&C VA3  (Double) AL5 IL5
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADOCMG]
Norfolk & Western (N&W ):   N&W  (Double) R&D  (Double) RF&P  (Double) N&S  (Double) VA2  (Double) VC  (Double)
SC5  (Double) TN2 TN4 TN5 KY7 TN6 O&M  (Double) IL2
IC  (Double) IL4 AL2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADOCM]
Savannah & Augusta (S&A ):   S&A GA1 S&G GA8 AL3 A&T TN10 TN13 TN8
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADM]
Michigan Central (MC ):   MC  (Double)
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: L]
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O):   GM&O  (Double) MS3 TN12 M&C A&GW  (Double) IN4  (Double) C&EI  (Double)
P&FW  (Double) IN9 KY13 READ  (Double) PA5 PA6  (Double) WV2
PA3  (Double) IL7  (Double) AL4 MS1
Unbuilt:: TN14 [Regions: ADOCMG]
Southern Mississippi (SM ):   SM NO&J
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: MG]
Cincinnati & Chicago (C&C ):   C&C OH7
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: OC]
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):   C&NW WI4
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CW]
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):   CRIP  (Double) IA7 MO7
Unbuilt:: MO3 [Regions: CW]
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):   CB&Q IA4
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: C]
Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP):   M&SP  (Double) CNS  (Double) SP&P MN2 GN SP&D ND1
Unbuilt:: ND2 [Regions: CW]
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T ):   V&T TX5 TX2
Unbuilt:: TX6 [Regions: MS]
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A ):   L&A LA2 TX1
Unbuilt:: TX3 [Regions: GS]
Central Pacific (CP ):   CP  (Double) NV2
Unbuilt:: UT7 [Regions: P]
Western Pacific (WP ):   WP  (Double) SP NV1 UT8
Unbuilt:: UT6 [Regions: P]
Union Pacific (UP ):   UP  (Double) IA5 KCN NE1
Unbuilt:: CO7 [Regions: W]
St Louis & Alton (SL&A):   SL&A
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
Kansas City & Denver (KC&D):   KC&D
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: W]
Kansas City Southern (KCS ):   KCS
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: W]
Sacramento Valley (SV ):   SV
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: P]

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
GT 22   21   20   -2  822   1645   0      
NYC 30   27   25   -5  2677   7414   23     10  
ERIE 17   16   15   -2  1460   5286   34     13   2    
C&A 51   53   56   +5  1454   11315   35   2   2   3     10    
PENN 23   23   23   +0  1869   5133   47     10  
B&O 35   31   28   -7  2507   13197   36     5  
C&O 36   36   37   +1  2972   14443   60   3   3   8    
N&W 26   25   25   -1  3668   12951   38     12  
S&A 23   21   20   -3  1457   6216   54   1   1   10     13    
MC 15   15   15   +0  196   760   0     3   5     10    
GM&O 42   43   45   +3  3132   12856   69   10   10   3    
SM 20   19   19   -1  323   1074   61   1   1   8    
C&C 17   16   15   -2  327   1481   39     13   5     10    
C&NW 21   25   30   +9  410   1860   140     3   5     10     12    
CRIP 38   42   46   +8  459   2794   111   2   2   3     12    
CB&Q 23   20   18   -5  268   1736   64   13   13   5     10     12    
M&SP 40   72   52   +64  3543   55506   2294   10   10   3     5     12    
V&T 26   29   32   +6  531   3044   116   5   5   10    
L&A 23   28   33   +10  536   1768   42     5  
CP 20   22   25   +5  180   1553   87   12   12   5    
WP 50   45   40   -10  2783   8078   92   3   3   2     5    
UP 44   48   53   +9  726   3365   240   12   12  
SL&A 17   18   20   +3  164   458   37     5   10    
KC&D 17   16   15   -2  110   305   25     10  
KCS 0   0   10   +10  0   441   49     10  
SV 0   0   10   +10  0   675   75   5   5  

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
WBSH 570   FEC 1495   SLSF 1195   SLSW 775   GW 700   NP 1405   SL 750  
CT 845  

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