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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