Continental Rails II - DE 4
Game # 16 - Turn # 14
Headline News 1867 to 1868
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1867: The first trans-Atlantic telegraph cable laid between U.S. and Europe.
1868: U.S. spends millions to purchase Alaska wasteland from Russia!
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Frederik Conrad bought MKT for $1635, Jim Hill bought KP for $10567, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought KCS for $4570.
PCs Merged: SP&P merges into M&SP, FW&C merges into A&GW, KCN merges into MP.
New Engines Acquired: B&H bought Atlantic 4-4-2, NYC bought Mogul 2-6-0, C&A bought 04/04/2000, B&O bought Atlantic 4-4-2, R&D bought Atlantic 4-4-2, N&W bought Mogul 2-6-0, C&H bought Atlantic 4-4-2, A&GW bought Atlantic 4-4-2, NO&J bought Atlantic 4-4-2, C&EI bought Atlantic 4-4-2, C&NW bought Atlantic 4-4-2, CRIP bought Atlantic 4-4-2, CB&Q bought Atlantic 4-4-2, CNS bought Atlantic 4-4-2, M&SP bought Atlantic 4-4-2, MP bought Atlantic 4-4-2, L&A bought Atlantic 4-4-2, CP bought Atlantic 4-4-2, WP bought Atlantic 4-4-2, SL&A bought Atlantic 4-4-2, SLSF bought Atlantic 4-4-2, GW bought Atlantic 4-4-2, SP bought Atlantic 4-4-2, GN bought Atlantic 4-4-2.
New Technologies Acquired: B&H bought coal burning engines, NYC bought steel rails, C&H bought coal burning engines, A&GW bought coal burning engines, NO&J bought coal burning engines, C&NW bought coal burning engines, CRIP bought coal burning engines, CB&Q bought steel rails, CNS bought coal burning engines, M&SP bought coal burning engines, MP bought coal burning engines, M&LR bought coal burning engines, L&A bought coal burning engines, CP bought steel rails, CP bought coal burning engines, WP bought coal burning engines, SL&A bought coal burning engines, SLSF bought coal burning engines, SP bought coal burning engines, GN bought coal burning engines.
RoWs built: MI2 by NYC, MI6 by C&A, IL6 by B&O, IL1 by R&D, TN10 by N&W, KY9 by COG, OH8 by A&GW, AL2 by NO&J, IL3 by O&M, WI4 by C&NW, IA8 by CRIP, IA4 by CB&Q, WI5 by CNS, KS2 by MP, AR4 by M&LR, TX2 by V&T, LA4 by L&A, NV2 by CP, NV1 by WP, IL11 by SL&A, LA1 by GW.
New RoWs acquired: O&M got KY8, R&D got AL8, NO&J got MS7, CNS got WI7, C&NW got MN1, SL&A got IA1, CB&Q got IA5, CRIP got IA9, SLSF got MO5, M&SP got ND1, GN got ND5, M&LR got OK1, V&T got TX3, L&A got TX5, MP got CO2, WP got UT7, CP got UT8, SP got CA4.
Loan Recalls: Cornelius Vanderbilt, Cheyenne.
New railroad Presidents: B of M&SP, Darkwing of GW.
New Private Companies Available: SV, SL, T&P.
B dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $12002. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Jim Hill, Darkwing, Frederik Conrad, Stepp, Louis McLane
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Good to Improved.
Best locomotive available: Prairie 2-6-2
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines
Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
|
Robber Baron
|
Jim Hill (9)
|
Darkwing (1)
|
B (4)
|
Louis McLane (11)
|
Sun-E Storm (2)
|
|
Rail Mogul
|
B (4)
|
Darkwing (1)
|
Jim Hill (9)
|
Stepp (6)
|
Louis McLane (11)
|
|
Rail Builder
|
Frederik Conrad (12)
|
Jim Hill (9)
|
B (4)
|
Darkwing (1)
|
Stepp (6)
|
|
Rail Magnate
|
Frederik Conrad (12)
|
Darkwing (1)
|
Stepp (6)
|
Louis McLane (11)
|
Jim Hill (9)
|
|
Rail Prodigal
|
B (4)
|
Jim Hill (9)
|
Stepp (6)
|
George R. Obberbaron (8)
|
Darkwing (1)
|
|
Rail Baron
|
Jim Hill (9)
|
B (4)
|
Darkwing (1)
|
Frederik Conrad (12)
|
Stepp (6)
|
Player Summary
|
|
|
President of
|
PCs owned
|
|
Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
1
|
Darkwing |
GW
|
NO&J
|
....
|
....
|
|
9
|
Jim Hill |
CNS
|
GN
|
KP
|
....
|
|
4
|
B |
V&T
|
M&SP
|
....
|
....
|
|
12
|
Frederik Conrad |
SP
|
L&A
|
MKT
|
....
|
|
6
|
Stepp |
MP
|
CP
|
....
|
....
|
|
2
|
Sun-E Storm |
C&H
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
11
|
Louis McLane |
WP
|
CB&Q
|
UP
|
....
|
|
8
|
George R. Obberbaron |
O&M
|
SLSF
|
....
|
....
|
|
3
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
SL&A
|
CRIP
|
KCS
|
KC&D
|
|
7
|
Cheyenne |
A&GW
|
C&NW
|
NP
|
....
|
|
5
|
Matthias W. Baldwin |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
15
|
Thomas Durant |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
|
William Palmer |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
Dan Drew |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
10
|
Henry Farham |
M&LR
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
|
RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
B&H
|
Boston & Hartford
|
110
|
19557
|
11343
|
96
|
23521
|
13343
|
9
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
2831
|
520428
|
291441
|
95
|
834763
|
457642
|
9
|
2
|
0
|
11
|
|
C&A
|
Camden & Amboy
|
2693
|
481376
|
303269
|
91
|
872662
|
539001
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
2497
|
469183
|
243975
|
99
|
642227
|
339558
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
88
|
|
R&D
|
Richmond & Danville
|
2053
|
348519
|
181231
|
99
|
566147
|
355410
|
9
|
12
|
0
|
239
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
2082
|
256602
|
151397
|
95
|
493437
|
245213
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
58
|
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
2144
|
296012
|
153926
|
99
|
514974
|
8404
|
10
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
COG
|
Central of Georgia
|
2106
|
412188
|
230824
|
95
|
533235
|
352136
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
73
|
|
A&GW
|
Atlantic & Great Western
|
729
|
111726
|
58097
|
99
|
181074
|
123885
|
8
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
|
NO&J
|
New Orleans & Jackson
|
2582
|
437963
|
227741
|
99
|
686760
|
457893
|
9
|
9
|
1477
|
409
|
|
O&M
|
Ohio & Mississippi
|
735
|
109619
|
61388
|
95
|
188964
|
129766
|
6
|
9
|
0
|
77
|
|
C&EI
|
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
|
184
|
25034
|
16522
|
91
|
42799
|
20322
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
400
|
52646
|
28955
|
99
|
109876
|
69514
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
700
|
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
351
|
42471
|
23359
|
99
|
87230
|
51309
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
CB&Q
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
360
|
43929
|
24161
|
99
|
95424
|
56855
|
4
|
0
|
405
|
680
|
|
CNS
|
Chicago North Shore
|
197
|
36646
|
20155
|
99
|
60000
|
38520
|
9
|
9
|
2860
|
448
|
|
M&SP
|
Milwaukee & St. Paul
|
612
|
63834
|
36385
|
97
|
149429
|
92381
|
3
|
9
|
500
|
0
|
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
1012
|
112875
|
62081
|
99
|
255900
|
153685
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
M&LR
|
Memphis & Little Rock
|
296
|
30260
|
17854
|
95
|
76150
|
45936
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
164
|
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
405
|
45877
|
27067
|
95
|
95167
|
57942
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
928
|
|
L&A
|
Louisiana & Arkansas
|
315
|
40904
|
22498
|
99
|
77534
|
46366
|
6
|
1
|
2270
|
1125
|
|
CP
|
Central Pacific
|
328
|
35873
|
19371
|
97
|
84211
|
54143
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
WP
|
Western Pacific
|
393
|
40903
|
22496
|
99
|
101225
|
64345
|
3
|
0
|
1850
|
1130
|
|
SL&A
|
St Louis & Alton
|
184
|
30871
|
16979
|
99
|
49424
|
29732
|
9
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
|
SLSF
|
St Louis & San Francisco
|
239
|
27513
|
17883
|
89
|
54840
|
35845
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
|
GW
|
Great Western
|
278
|
33077
|
18192
|
99
|
64746
|
39925
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
690
|
|
SP
|
Southern Pacific
|
90
|
20544
|
11299
|
99
|
28136
|
18039
|
12
|
1
|
3384
|
0
|
|
GN
|
Great Northern
|
295
|
25382
|
13960
|
99
|
68980
|
43510
|
1
|
1
|
412
|
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
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
New York Central (NYC ):
|
|
NYC
|
B&A
|
HRL
(Double)
|
NY3
|
PA11
|
GTW
|
P&LE
|
OH5
|
OH6
|
C&C
|
|
IN3
|
GT
|
B&M
|
C2
|
C3
|
NY1
|
PA8
|
IN7
|
IL4
|
MI2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOLCMN]
|
|
Camden & Amboy (C&A ):
|
|
C&A
|
READ
|
PA2
|
MD1
|
MD2
|
ERIE
|
NYNH
|
NY2
|
C4
|
C5
|
MC
|
|
MN
|
PA7
|
MI5
|
LS
|
OH3
|
TP&W
|
OH7
|
IN4
|
MI6
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOLCN]
|
|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):
|
|
B&O
|
WV1
|
OH1
|
P&FW
(Double)
|
M&C
|
OH4
|
MRLE
(Double)
|
IN1
(Double)
|
|
IN2
|
IN9
|
KY11
|
KY10
|
A&T
|
N&C
|
AL4
|
MS2
(Double)
|
IL6
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADOLCMG]
|
|
Richmond & Danville (R&D ):
|
|
R&D
(Double)
|
VA4
(Double)
|
VA5
|
KY1
|
VA7
|
IN5
(Double)
|
IN8
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
|
IN10
(Double)
|
KY12
|
TN13
|
TN14
|
GM&O
(Double)
|
MS3
|
IL1
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL8 |
[Regions: AOCMG]
|
|
Norfolk & Western (N&W ):
|
|
N&W
|
N&S
|
RF&P
|
C&O
|
NC2
|
W&W
|
SC5
|
BRL
|
VC
|
TN2
|
TN4
|
|
TN6
|
TN9
|
TN10
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADM]
|
|
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H ):
|
|
C&H
|
NER
|
SC4
|
G&C
|
GA1
|
W&M
|
SCL
|
S&A
|
GA4
|
FL4
|
A&C
|
|
FEC
|
FL5
|
TN5
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADG]
|
|
Central of Georgia (COG ):
|
|
COG
(Double)
|
GA8
(Double)
|
GA2
(Double)
|
S&G
(Double)
|
AL3
|
TN12
|
KY13
|
|
IL8
|
A&WP
(Double)
|
AL6
|
AL7
|
MS1
(Double)
|
IC
(Double)
|
IL2
|
|
KY9
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADCMG]
|
|
Atlantic & Great Western (A&GW):
|
|
A&GW
|
OH2
|
MI1
|
MS
|
FW&C
|
OH8
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: OLC]
|
|
New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J):
|
|
NO&J
(Double)
|
SM
|
MS6
|
TN8
|
TN7
|
PENN
|
LV
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
WV2
|
|
CNJ
|
PA9
|
PA10
|
WV3
|
KY2
|
KY5
|
L&N
|
KY3
|
AL2
|
|
Unbuilt:: MS7 |
[Regions: ADOLMG]
|
|
Ohio & Mississippi (O&M ):
|
|
O&M
|
IL7
|
MON
|
IN6
|
IL3
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY8 |
[Regions: OCM]
|
|
Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C&EI):
|
|
C&EI
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):
|
|
C&NW
|
WI4
|
|
Unbuilt:: MN1 |
[Regions: CW]
|
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):
|
|
CRIP
|
IA8
|
|
Unbuilt:: IA9 |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):
|
|
CB&Q
|
IA4
|
|
Unbuilt:: IA5 |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago North Shore (CNS ):
|
|
CNS
|
WI5
|
|
Unbuilt:: WI7 |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP):
|
|
M&SP
|
SP&P
|
|
Unbuilt:: ND1 |
[Regions: W]
|
|
Missouri Pacific (MP ):
|
|
MP
|
ATSF
|
KCN
|
KS2
|
|
Unbuilt:: CO2 |
[Regions: MW]
|
|
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR):
|
|
M&LR
|
AR4
|
|
Unbuilt:: OK1 |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T ):
|
|
V&T
|
TX2
|
|
Unbuilt:: TX3 |
[Regions: MS]
|
|
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A ):
|
|
L&A
|
LA4
|
|
Unbuilt:: TX5 |
[Regions: G]
|
|
Central Pacific (CP ):
|
|
CP
|
NV2
|
|
Unbuilt:: UT8 |
[Regions: P]
|
|
Western Pacific (WP ):
|
|
WP
|
NV1
|
|
Unbuilt:: UT7 |
[Regions: P]
|
|
St Louis & Alton (SL&A):
|
|
SL&A
|
IL11
|
|
Unbuilt:: IA1 |
[Regions: M]
|
|
St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF):
|
|
SLSF
|
|
Unbuilt:: MO5 |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Great Western (GW ):
|
|
GW
|
LA1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: G]
|
|
Southern Pacific (SP ):
|
|
SP
|
|
Unbuilt:: CA4 |
[Regions: P]
|
|
Great Northern (GN ):
|
|
GN
|
|
Unbuilt:: ND5 |
[Regions: W]
|
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
|
39
|
37
|
36
|
-3
|
123
|
550
|
0
|
|
3
|
1
4
|
|
NYC
|
35
|
34
|
33
|
-2
|
3825
|
14133
|
29
|
|
6
|
4
|
|
C&A
|
39
|
36
|
34
|
-5
|
2741
|
13410
|
55
|
|
11
|
7
|
|
B&O
|
42
|
41
|
41
|
-1
|
2931
|
12411
|
82
|
|
12
|
4
|
|
R&D
|
35
|
36
|
37
|
+2
|
3012
|
10173
|
92
|
|
4
|
|
|
N&W
|
34
|
32
|
31
|
-3
|
1547
|
10312
|
102
|
|
8
|
3
9
|
|
C&H
|
36
|
42
|
48
|
+12
|
3590
|
10555
|
178
|
2
|
2
|
4
12
|
|
COG
|
38
|
40
|
43
|
+5
|
3273
|
12895
|
65
|
|
9
|
1
|
|
A&GW
|
38
|
37
|
37
|
-1
|
679
|
3537
|
108
|
7
|
7
|
1
|
|
NO&J
|
41
|
50
|
60
|
+19
|
2783
|
12865
|
50
|
1
|
1
|
9
|
|
O&M
|
50
|
51
|
53
|
+3
|
1174
|
3621
|
54
|
8
|
1
|
|
|
C&EI
|
20
|
20
|
21
|
+1
|
330
|
868
|
52
|
|
1
|
|
|
C&NW
|
47
|
35
|
23
|
-24
|
250
|
1860
|
140
|
7
|
7
|
4
6
9
|
|
CRIP
|
58
|
59
|
61
|
+3
|
144
|
1655
|
100
|
3
|
3
|
4
6
9
|
|
CB&Q
|
19
|
22
|
25
|
+6
|
313
|
1715
|
85
|
11
|
11
|
|
|
CNS
|
20
|
22
|
25
|
+5
|
114
|
929
|
56
|
9
|
9
|
|
|
M&SP
|
15
|
19
|
23
|
+8
|
622
|
2917
|
143
|
4
|
1
|
|
|
MP
|
37
|
50
|
63
|
+26
|
570
|
4788
|
272
|
6
|
6
|
9
|
|
M&LR
|
60
|
47
|
35
|
-25
|
140
|
1398
|
82
|
10
|
10
|
4
6
12
|
|
V&T
|
23
|
23
|
24
|
+1
|
268
|
1909
|
116
|
4
|
4
|
12
|
|
L&A
|
32
|
32
|
33
|
+1
|
94
|
1463
|
112
|
12
|
12
|
4
|
|
CP
|
46
|
51
|
56
|
+10
|
204
|
1553
|
87
|
6
|
6
|
4
9
|
|
WP
|
23
|
29
|
36
|
+13
|
208
|
1840
|
125
|
11
|
11
|
|
|
SL&A
|
31
|
39
|
48
|
+17
|
127
|
878
|
42
|
3
|
3
|
6
|
|
SLSF
|
15
|
16
|
18
|
+3
|
405
|
1076
|
119
|
8
|
8
|
|
|
GW
|
21
|
28
|
35
|
+14
|
236
|
1321
|
69
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
SP
|
15
|
18
|
21
|
+6
|
164
|
450
|
0
|
12
|
12
|
|
|
GN
|
15
|
20
|
25
|
+10
|
606
|
1475
|
0
|
9
|
9
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
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CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
CASL
|
925
|
SLSW
|
775
|
SV
|
750
|
SL
|
750
|
T&P
|
1120
|
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