Continental Rails II - Club DE
Game # 14 - Turn # 17
Headline News 1873 to 1874
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1873: Jesse James and his gang commit their first train robbery in Iowa.
1874: Rich silver strike found in Nevada.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Darkwing bought FEC for $3131, Salvator bought NP for $15000, Salvator bought LP&W for $11000.
PCs Incorporated: WBSH, SLSF.
New Engines Acquired: L&A bought Atlantic 4-4-2, KC&D bought Atlantic 4-4-2.
New Technologies Acquired: GT bought automatic couplers, C&A bought automatic couplers, PENN bought automatic couplers, B&O bought automatic couplers, C&O bought block signal system, S&A bought automatic couplers, SM bought automatic couplers, C&NW bought automatic couplers, CRIP bought automatic couplers, V&T bought automatic couplers, L&A bought automatic couplers, CP bought automatic couplers, WP bought automatic couplers, UP bought automatic couplers, KCS bought automatic couplers, SV bought automatic couplers, T&P bought automatic couplers.
RoWs built: IL3 by C&A, AL1 by GM&O, KS3 by CRIP, MT6 by M&SP, TX7 by V&T, UT5 by CP, UT1 by WP, WY1 by UP, CA9 by SV.
C&A doubled FW&C, C&O doubled IL5, CP doubled UT7, UP doubled MP.
New RoWs acquired: NYC got ME1, C&A got IL6, M&SP got MT7, CRIP got CO2, WP got CO9, UP got UT4, CP got CA7, L&A got M1, V&T got M2.
Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost KC&D $594.
Reorganized RRs: MC.
New railroad Presidents: B of GM&O, Cornelius Vanderbilt of C&NW, Salvator of WP.
New Private Companies Available: LR&S, H&S.
Darkwing dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $45454. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Cornelius Vanderbilt, Gyro Gearloose, B, Salvator
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Recession to Improved.
Best locomotive available: Prairie 2-6-2
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system, automatic couplers
Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
B (10)
|
Darkwing (5)
|
Gyro Gearloose (12)
|
Vanderbilt (9)
|
Rail Mogul
|
B (10)
|
Darkwing (5)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
Gyro Gearloose (12)
|
Salvator (2)
|
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)
|
Gyro Gearloose (12)
|
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
|
3
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
C&O
|
C&NW
|
....
|
....
|
12
|
Gyro Gearloose |
CP
|
UP
|
....
|
....
|
5
|
Darkwing |
V&T
|
L&A
|
FEC
|
....
|
10
|
B |
GM&O
|
M&SP
|
CASL
|
....
|
2
|
Salvator |
WP
|
CRIP
|
LP&W
|
NP
|
1
|
Sun-E Storm |
S&A
|
SM
|
....
|
M&LR
|
7
|
Thomas Durant |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
15
|
Calypso |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
8
|
McPenguin |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
13
|
Heckenspecht |
....
|
CB&Q
|
MKT
|
....
|
6
|
Mr. Winterbottom |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
14
|
Louis McLane |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
4
|
William Palmer |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
11
|
Salvatore Petrillo |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
9
|
Vanderbilt |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
329  
|
38411  
|
22663  
|
95  
|
64725  
|
1007  
|
7  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
1486  
|
205732  
|
115209  
|
95  
|
557872  
|
98862  
|
5  
|
11  
|
0  
|
17  
|
ERIE
|
Erie Lackawanna
|
1064  
|
115175  
|
66802  
|
93  
|
324991  
|
124332  
|
2  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
C&A
|
Camden & Amboy
|
2480  
|
473010  
|
250695  
|
98  
|
735996  
|
470746  
|
9  
|
6  
|
0  
|
30  
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
1035  
|
163025  
|
89664  
|
99  
|
294387  
|
4223  
|
10  
|
3  
|
0  
|
2  
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
2645  
|
417049  
|
216866  
|
99  
|
685597  
|
215259  
|
9  
|
1  
|
0  
|
9  
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
2898  
|
497180  
|
258533  
|
99  
|
897936  
|
420177  
|
8  
|
4  
|
0  
|
20  
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
2597  
|
377705  
|
211513  
|
95  
|
785417  
|
281213  
|
6  
|
0  
|
0  
|
14  
|
S&A
|
Savannah & Augusta
|
1254  
|
158467  
|
82402  
|
99  
|
382224  
|
19740  
|
8  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
WBSH
|
Wabash Line
|
114  
|
16230  
|
10387  
|
90  
|
22483  
|
17667  
|
4  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
MC
|
Michigan Central
|
152  
|
21108  
|
13087  
|
95  
|
34200  
|
0  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
GM&O
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
|
2792  
|
484644  
|
261706  
|
97  
|
711500  
|
448774  
|
8  
|
0  
|
0  
|
136  
|
SM
|
Southern Mississippi
|
227  
|
31360  
|
17248  
|
99  
|
50789  
|
11146  
|
8  
|
2  
|
0  
|
0  
|
C&C
|
Cincinnati & Chicago
|
304  
|
38401  
|
24960  
|
89  
|
69334  
|
35954  
|
3  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
400  
|
46208  
|
25876  
|
98  
|
108573  
|
27403  
|
5  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
1530  
|
172723  
|
89817  
|
99  
|
273230  
|
212700  
|
5  
|
10  
|
0  
|
815  
|
CB&Q
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
360  
|
38371  
|
23022  
|
94  
|
91637  
|
22077  
|
3  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
M&SP
|
Milwaukee & St. Paul
|
2344  
|
254676  
|
132432  
|
99  
|
444420  
|
327454  
|
0  
|
6  
|
0  
|
4178  
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
867  
|
84152  
|
43759  
|
99  
|
185737  
|
133638  
|
2  
|
1  
|
0  
|
660  
|
L&A
|
Louisiana & Arkansas
|
734  
|
77091  
|
44712  
|
96  
|
150915  
|
109471  
|
2  
|
9  
|
1080  
|
801  
|
CP
|
Central Pacific
|
689  
|
63509  
|
34295  
|
97  
|
125830  
|
100372  
|
2  
|
2  
|
0  
|
2193  
|
WP
|
Western Pacific
|
1283  
|
136916  
|
71196  
|
99  
|
274276  
|
197038  
|
2  
|
4  
|
2230  
|
1926  
|
UP
|
Union Pacific
|
1632  
|
171804  
|
89338  
|
99  
|
291806  
|
233335  
|
4  
|
3  
|
1206  
|
3135  
|
SL&A
|
St Louis & Alton
|
99  
|
15926  
|
10830  
|
86  
|
34153  
|
15114  
|
2  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
SLSF
|
St Louis & San Francisco
|
239  
|
23761  
|
15207  
|
90  
|
41271  
|
32429  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
KC&D
|
Kansas City & Denver
|
66  
|
10020  
|
5711  
|
97  
|
22213  
|
8715  
|
5  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
KCS
|
Kansas City Southern
|
98  
|
12114  
|
7268  
|
94  
|
13430  
|
9344  
|
6  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
SV
|
Sacramento Valley
|
269  
|
28357  
|
15597  
|
99  
|
41248  
|
33414  
|
4  
|
0  
|
0  
|
654  
|
T&P
|
Texas & Pacific
|
224  
|
22479  
|
13712  
|
93  
|
31793  
|
24977  
|
3  
|
1  
|
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:: ME1 |
[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
(Double)
|
OH6
|
IN3
|
IN8
|
IL3
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL6 |
[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
(Double)
|
|
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]
|
Wabash Line (WBSH):
|
|
WBSH
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: O]
|
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
(Double)
|
TN14
|
AL1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[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
|
KP
|
ATSF
|
MO3
|
KS3
|
|
Unbuilt:: CO2 |
[Regions: CMW]
|
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
(Double)
|
ND1
|
ND2
|
|
MT6
|
|
Unbuilt:: MT7 |
[Regions: CWT]
|
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T ):
|
|
V&T
|
TX5
|
TX2
|
TX6
|
TX7
|
|
Unbuilt:: M2 |
[Regions: MS]
|
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A ):
|
|
L&A
|
LA2
|
TX1
|
TX3
|
|
Unbuilt:: M1 |
[Regions: GS]
|
Central Pacific (CP ):
|
|
CP
(Double)
|
NV2
|
UT7
(Double)
|
UT5
|
|
Unbuilt:: CA7 |
[Regions: P]
|
Western Pacific (WP ):
|
|
WP
(Double)
|
SP
(Double)
|
NV1
|
UT8
|
UT6
|
UT1
|
|
Unbuilt:: CO9 |
[Regions: TP]
|
Union Pacific (UP ):
|
|
UP
(Double)
|
IA5
|
KCN
(Double)
|
NE1
|
MP
(Double)
|
CO7
|
WY1
|
|
Unbuilt:: UT4 |
[Regions: MW]
|
St Louis & Alton (SL&A):
|
|
SL&A
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF):
|
|
SLSF
|
|
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
|
CA9
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: P]
|
Texas & Pacific (T&P ):
|
|
T&P
|
|
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
|
GT
|
26  
|
30  
|
34  
|
+8
|
666  
|
1645  
|
0  
|
|
5  
|
10  
|
NYC
|
24  
|
26  
|
29  
|
+5
|
2819  
|
7437  
|
0  
|
|
|
|
ERIE
|
15  
|
16  
|
18  
|
+3
|
1469  
|
5300  
|
20  
|
|
13  
|
2  
|
C&A
|
34  
|
47  
|
61  
|
+27
|
1875  
|
12346  
|
54  
|
|
2  
|
3  
10  
|
PENN
|
24  
|
25  
|
27  
|
+3
|
2113  
|
5133  
|
47  
|
|
|
|
B&O
|
49  
|
46  
|
44  
|
-5
|
5383  
|
13206  
|
27  
|
|
5  
|
3  
|
C&O
|
52  
|
43  
|
34  
|
-18
|
3448  
|
14503  
|
0  
|
3  
|
3  
|
5  
8  
|
N&W
|
34  
|
33  
|
32  
|
-2
|
2807  
|
12960  
|
29  
|
|
12  
|
3  
|
S&A
|
28  
|
28  
|
29  
|
+1
|
1127  
|
6239  
|
31  
|
1  
|
1  
|
5  
13  
|
WBSH
|
0  
|
0  
|
13  
|
+13
|
0  
|
513  
|
57  
|
|
5  
|
|
MC
|
15  
|
16  
|
35  
|
+20
|
204  
|
760  
|
0  
|
|
|
|
GM&O
|
23  
|
21  
|
20  
|
-3
|
7767  
|
13857  
|
103  
|
10  
|
10  
|
|
SM
|
26  
|
26  
|
26  
|
+0
|
279  
|
1089  
|
46  
|
1  
|
1  
|
5  
8  
|
C&C
|
16  
|
17  
|
18  
|
+2
|
312  
|
1490  
|
30  
|
|
13  
|
5  
|
C&NW
|
25  
|
29  
|
34  
|
+9
|
514  
|
1895  
|
105  
|
3  
|
3  
|
5  
10  
12  
|
CRIP
|
25  
|
30  
|
36  
|
+11
|
1715  
|
7498  
|
152  
|
2  
|
2  
|
3  
12  
|
CB&Q
|
29  
|
36  
|
43  
|
+14
|
268  
|
1752  
|
48  
|
13  
|
12  
|
5  
10  
|
M&SP
|
13  
|
13  
|
14  
|
+1
|
37728  
|
60837  
|
123  
|
10  
|
10  
|
|
V&T
|
24  
|
24  
|
25  
|
+1
|
982  
|
4273  
|
62  
|
5  
|
5  
|
10  
|
L&A
|
34  
|
33  
|
33  
|
-1
|
1173  
|
3670  
|
0  
|
5  
|
5  
|
|
CP
|
37  
|
46  
|
56  
|
+19
|
678  
|
3357  
|
88  
|
12  
|
12  
|
3  
5  
|
WP
|
33  
|
43  
|
54  
|
+21
|
2162  
|
11043  
|
202  
|
2  
|
3  
|
5  
|
UP
|
56  
|
62  
|
68  
|
+12
|
2388  
|
7918  
|
242  
|
12  
|
12  
|
3  
|
SL&A
|
20  
|
20  
|
20  
|
+0
|
137  
|
467  
|
28  
|
|
5  
|
10  
|
SLSF
|
0  
|
0  
|
13  
|
+13
|
0  
|
1076  
|
119  
|
|
3  
|
|
KC&D
|
17  
|
18  
|
19  
|
+2
|
102  
|
311  
|
19  
|
|
10  
|
|
KCS
|
10  
|
12  
|
15  
|
+5
|
188  
|
453  
|
37  
|
|
10  
|
5  
|
SV
|
16  
|
19  
|
23  
|
+7
|
214  
|
1286  
|
59  
|
|
5  
|
|
T&P
|
11  
|
14  
|
17  
|
+6
|
441  
|
1036  
|
84  
|
|
5  
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
SLSW
|
775  
|
GW
|
700  
|
SL
|
750  
|
CT
|
845  
|
LR&S
|
1050  
|
H&S
|
1160  
|
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