Continental Rails II - Club DE

Game # 14 - 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: Salvator bought CW for $12000, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought M&W for $15678.

PCs Incorporated: C&S, DP, FW&D.

New Engines Acquired: GT bought Pacific 4-6-2, NYC bought Atlantic 4-4-2, ERIE bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, C&A bought Pacific 4-6-2, PENN bought Pacific 4-6-2, B&O bought Pacific 4-6-2, C&O bought Pacific 4-6-2, N&W bought Pacific 4-6-2, S&A bought Pacific 4-6-2, WBSH bought Pacific 4-6-2, MC bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, GM&O bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SM bought Pacific 4-6-2, C&C bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, C&NW bought Pacific 4-6-2, CRIP bought Pacific 4-6-2, CB&Q bought Consolidation 2-8-0, M&SP bought Pacific 4-6-2, L&A bought Pacific 4-6-2, UP bought Pacific 4-6-2, SL&A bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SLSF bought Consolidation 2-8-0, GW bought Pacific 4-6-2, KC&D bought Pacific 4-6-2, KCS bought Pacific 4-6-2, SV bought Consolidation 2-8-0, T&P bought Pacific 4-6-2, TR bought Pacific 4-6-2.

New Technologies Acquired: MC bought automatic couplers, C&NW bought Grand Station, SL&A bought automatic couplers.

RoWs built: KY3 by NYC, TN11 by N&W, MT4 by C&NW, C10 by M&SP, TX12 by V&T, CA3 by UP, AZ6 by SV.

New RoWs acquired: GM&O got GA7, B&O got MS5, M&SP got WI2, C&NW got MT5.

Insolvent RRs: FEC, GW, SL, LR&S.

Loan Recalls: Salvator, Darkwing.

Salvator has a Transcontinental system.

B has a Transcontinental system.

Gyro Gearloose has a Transcontinental system.

B dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $44200. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Darkwing, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Salvator

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

Top Victory Points

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

Player Summary

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

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
GT Grand Trunk 329   31928   17560   99   57431   1579   6   1   0   0  
NYC New York Central 1825   231735   157579   83   700706   158410   0   0   0   201  
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 1064   97185   61226   88   366061   89604   -1   0   0   0  
C&A Camden & Amboy 2645   435772   226601   99   857366   389065   7   9   0   2  
PENN Pennsylvania 1035   136049   76188   98   239445   4968   8   6   0   0  
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 2645   350470   192758   96   729284   18145   8   16   0   1  
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 2898   422316   219603   99   978500   390533   5   4   0   1  
N&W Norfolk & Western 2851   359309   186842   99   936774   241010   5   3   0   302  
S&A Savannah & Augusta 1254   133521   69432   99   351026   6521   6   1   0   0  
WBSH Wabash Line 114   14260   7843   99   26175   9057   6   3   0   0  
MC Michigan Central 152   18467   12004   89   34672   486   5   1   0   0  
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 2947   434385   269319   89   821716   411900   3   16   0   7  
SM Southern Mississippi 227   25936   14264   99   52334   1090   7   4   0   0  
C&C Cincinnati & Chicago 304   32762   20640   91   80424   24802   2   0   0   0  
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 1556   119965   62381   99   413469   214524   -1   9   1190   3078  
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 3545   389213   249095   87   848837   577895   -1   0   0   319  
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 360   31496   18582   95   103582   4617   3   1   0   0  
FEC Florida East Coast 299   19601   11957   93   69145   35913   -2   0   0   0  
M&SP Milwaukee & St. Paul 3164   353185   197785   95   718534   479766   0   1   0   338  
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 2245   177726   101304   94   572062   365286   -2   0   0   805  
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 1096   106234   58428   99   274966   114642   2   0   0   122  
UP Union Pacific 3482   338797   210053   89   798626   400722   0   4   0   797  
SL&A St Louis & Alton 99   13874   8602   92   37580   9743   3   1   0   0  
SLSF St Louis & San Francisco 239   20258   11952   95   48436   18745   2   1   0   0  
SLSW St Louis & Southwestern 155   15584   9350   94   46744   20071   0   0   0   0  
GW Great Western 140   14750   9440   90   42978   18997   -1   0   0   0  
KC&D Kansas City & Denver 66   8575   4716   99   24365   4816   5   1   0   0  
KCS Kansas City Southern 98   10100   5555   99   16710   1818   6   4   0   0  
SV Sacramento Valley 778   55403   34903   91   136759   95646   -1   16   0   2790  
SL Soo Line 150   12666   7853   92   43334   19166   -2   0   0   0  
T&P Texas & Pacific 224   18463   10893   95   38163   15256   2   0   0   0  
TR Texas Road 84   9561   6310   88   25765   11448   -1   5   0   0  
LR&S Little Rock & Shreveport 210   14804   8734   95   56963   26145   -2   0   0   0  
H&S Houston & Shreveport 620   50483   30290   94   178170   83147   -2   0   0   0  
FW&D Ft Worth & Denver 195   14524   9441   89   21199   21201   0   0   0   0  
C&S Colorado & Southern 116   10892   6971   90   13599   13601   1   0   0   0  
DP Denver Pacific 106   10478   6601   91   12599   12601   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  (Double) OH3 TP&W OH5 MI6 B&A
B&M MI5 ME1 OH8 KY3
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AOLC]
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 IL6
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AOLCMN]
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:: MS5 [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  (Double)
IC  (Double) IL4  (Double) AL2 TN9 TN11
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  (Double)
KY14
Unbuilt:: GA7 [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 NP ND3 ND4 MT4
Unbuilt:: MT5 [Regions: CW]
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):   CRIP  (Double) IA7 MO7 KP ATSF  (Double) MO3 KS3 LP&W CO2
WP  (Double) SP  (Double) NV1 UT8 UT6 UT1 CO9 OK7
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CMWTP]
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):   CB&Q IA4
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: C]
Florida East Coast (FEC ):   FEC
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ]
Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP):   M&SP  (Double) CNS  (Double) SP&P  (Double) MN2 GN  (Double) SP&D  (Double)
ND1 ND2 MT6 MT7 ID5 WA1 C10
Unbuilt:: WI2 [Regions: CWTPN]
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T ):   V&T TX5 TX2 TX6 TX7 M2 TX8 TX11 TX12
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: MSX]
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A ):   L&A LA2 TX1 TX3 M1 LA5
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: MGSX]
Union Pacific (UP ):   UP  (Double) IA5 KCN  (Double) NE1 MP  (Double) CO7 WY1  (Double)
UT4 CP  (Double) NV2  (Double) UT7  (Double) UT5  (Double) CA7  (Double)
ID1 CA4 CA3
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: MWTP]
St Louis & Alton (SL&A):   SL&A
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF):   SLSF
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW):   SLSW
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
Great Western (GW ):   GW
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: G]
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 CA10 AZ6
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: P]
Soo Line (SL ):   SL
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: N]
Texas & Pacific (T&P ):   T&P
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: S]
Texas Road (TR ):   TR
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: S]
Little Rock & Shreveport (LR&S):   LR&S
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ]
Houston & Shreveport (H&S ):   H&S CT SA&H
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: S]
Ft Worth & Denver (FW&D):   FW&D
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: S]
Colorado & Southern (C&S ):   C&S
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: T]
Denver Pacific (DP ):   DP
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
GT 32   31   30   -2  552   1645   0     5   10    
NYC 36   40   44   +8  2636   9031   101     10   3     5    
ERIE 23   21   19   -4  1169   5313   7     13   2     5    
C&A 40   39   38   -2  1243   13225   0   2   2   3     10    
PENN 31   36   42   +11  1717   5144   36     5   3     10    
B&O 64   45   26   -38  2906   13233   0   5   5   3    
C&O 50   40   31   -19  3365   14503   0   3   3   5     8     12    
N&W 63   47   31   -32  4310   14132   127   12   12   3     5     10    
S&A 22   22   23   +1  683   6256   14   1   1   3     5     13    
WBSH 29   28   27   -2  168   537   33     5   10    
MC 39   36   33   -6  279   760   0     5  
GM&O 33   38   44   +11  3802   14735   0   10   10   12    
SM 28   27   27   -1  275   1114   21   1   1   5     8    
C&C 23   22   21   -2  324   1509   11     13   3     5    
C&NW 73   48   24   -49  2525   7663   117   3   3   2     5     12    
CRIP 25   24   24   -1  4332   22555   0   2   2   3     12    
CB&Q 18   18   18   +0  155   1784   16   13   12   5     10    
FEC 16   18   20   +4  545   1411   84     5   3    
M&SP 16   15   15   -1  17397   64984   76   10   10   3    
V&T 32   37   42   +10  3525   10956   269     5   3     10    
L&A 30   28   27   -3  1889   5344   136     5  
UP 59   48   38   -21  4425   17074   336   12   12   3     5    
SL&A 26   25   24   -2  128   486   9     10   5    
SLSF 20   23   26   +6  382   1144   51     3   5    
SLSW 19   22   26   +7  225   717   58     12   5    
GW 23   21   20   -3  148   647   53     12   5     10    
KC&D 40   36   33   -7  73   321   9     10   3     5    
KCS 23   26   30   +7  156   474   16     10   3     5    
SV 33   38   44   +11  649   3706   184   5   5   12    
SL 23   22   22   -1  164   693   57     3   5     10    
T&P 23   27   32   +9  230   1093   27     5   3    
TR 17   20   23   +6  164   388   32     5   3     10    
LR&S 18   21   24   +6  299   971   79     10   3     5    
H&S 23   31   39   +16  997   2820   280     2   3    
FW&D 0   0   10   +10  0   878   97     10  
C&S 0   0   10   +10  0   522   58     5  
DP 0   0   10   +10  0   477   53     3  

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