Continental Rails II - DE 4
Game # 16 - 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: Darkwing bought CASL for $5555, B bought SLSW for $856, Jim Hill bought SV for $14345, Darkwing bought T&P for $6666.
PCs Merged: KP merges into MP, NP merges into C&NW.
PCs Incorporated: MKT.
New Engines Acquired: B&H bought Prairie 2-6-2, NYC bought Atlantic 4-4-2, C&A bought Mogul 2-6-0, B&O bought Prairie 2-6-2, N&W bought Atlantic 4-4-2, C&H bought Prairie 2-6-2, COG bought Atlantic 4-4-2, A&GW bought Prairie 2-6-2, NO&J bought Prairie 2-6-2, C&EI bought Prairie 2-6-2, C&NW bought Prairie 2-6-2, CRIP bought Prairie 2-6-2, CB&Q bought Prairie 2-6-2, CNS bought Prairie 2-6-2, MP bought Prairie 2-6-2, V&T bought Prairie 2-6-2, L&A bought Prairie 2-6-2, CP bought Prairie 2-6-2, WP bought Prairie 2-6-2, SL&A bought Prairie 2-6-2, GW bought Prairie 2-6-2, SP bought Prairie 2-6-2, GN bought Prairie 2-6-2.
New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought coal burning engines, C&A bought steel rails, B&O bought coal burning engines, N&W bought steel rails, COG bought coal burning engines, O&M bought coal burning engines, C&NW bought Grand Station, CRIP bought Grand Station, CB&Q bought Grand Station, CB&Q bought coal burning engines, CNS bought Grand Station, M&LR bought Grand Station, V&T bought coal burning engines, WP bought Grand Station, SL&A bought Grand Station, GW bought coal burning engines.
RoWs built: AL8 by R&D, MS7 by NO&J, KY8 by O&M, MN1 by C&NW, IA9 by CRIP, IA5 by CB&Q, WI7 by CNS, ND1 by M&SP, CO2 by MP, OK1 by M&LR, TX3 by V&T, TX5 by L&A, UT8 by CP, UT7 by WP, IA1 by SL&A, MO5 by SLSF, CA4 by SP, ND5 by GN.
CRIP doubled CRIP, MP doubled MP, V&T doubled TX2, L&A doubled L&A.
New RoWs acquired: O&M got KY7, CB&Q got MO7, SL&A got MO8, GW got LA6, M&SP got ND2, C&NW got ND3, CRIP got NE2, SLSF got OK6, L&A got TX6, M&LR got TX12, GN got MT1, MP got CO9, WP got UT5, CP got UT6, SP got CA3, CNS got C6, V&T got M1.
Loan Recalls: Cornelius Vanderbilt.
New railroad Presidents: Darkwing of O&M.
New Private Companies Available: SP&D, CT, TR.
Jim Hill dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $13578. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: B, Stepp, Darkwing, George R. Obberbaron, Frederik Conrad
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Improved to Good.
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):
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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)
|
Frederik Conrad (12)
|
|
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 |
O&M
|
NO&J
|
T&P
|
CASL
|
|
9
|
Jim Hill |
CNS
|
GN
|
....
|
SV
|
|
4
|
B |
V&T
|
M&SP
|
....
|
SLSW
|
|
6
|
Stepp |
MP
|
CP
|
....
|
....
|
|
12
|
Frederik Conrad |
SP
|
L&A
|
....
|
....
|
|
2
|
Sun-E Storm |
C&H
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
11
|
Louis McLane |
WP
|
CB&Q
|
UP
|
....
|
|
8
|
George R. Obberbaron |
....
|
SLSF
|
....
|
....
|
|
7
|
Cheyenne |
A&GW
|
C&NW
|
....
|
....
|
|
3
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
SL&A
|
CRIP
|
KCS
|
KC&D
|
|
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
|
18518
|
10926
|
95
|
24214
|
10352
|
9
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
2831
|
497018
|
278329
|
95
|
856562
|
408381
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
6
|
|
C&A
|
Camden & Amboy
|
2693
|
461411
|
276844
|
91
|
897168
|
515233
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
2497
|
445979
|
231910
|
99
|
663202
|
242150
|
11
|
6
|
0
|
40
|
|
R&D
|
Richmond & Danville
|
2171
|
347616
|
194665
|
95
|
603650
|
374118
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
131
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
2082
|
242401
|
135745
|
95
|
515298
|
230768
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
26
|
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
2144
|
283907
|
150470
|
98
|
513166
|
7718
|
9
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
COG
|
Central of Georgia
|
2106
|
392301
|
219689
|
95
|
550925
|
286524
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
37
|
|
A&GW
|
Atlantic & Great Western
|
729
|
106589
|
55426
|
99
|
187708
|
126728
|
7
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
|
NO&J
|
New Orleans & Jackson
|
2793
|
448011
|
241925
|
97
|
759082
|
501806
|
7
|
9
|
0
|
1037
|
|
O&M
|
Ohio & Mississippi
|
875
|
125023
|
75013
|
91
|
236888
|
159267
|
4
|
12
|
0
|
42
|
|
C&EI
|
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
|
184
|
23645
|
15606
|
91
|
44216
|
18084
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
831
|
98707
|
51328
|
99
|
214741
|
137952
|
5
|
8
|
0
|
350
|
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
559
|
70560
|
36691
|
99
|
141384
|
80568
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
CB&Q
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
495
|
61157
|
31801
|
99
|
135563
|
82416
|
5
|
0
|
2230
|
597
|
|
CNS
|
Chicago North Shore
|
483
|
64867
|
33731
|
99
|
131812
|
86068
|
6
|
16
|
2650
|
1489
|
|
M&SP
|
Milwaukee & St. Paul
|
862
|
79959
|
47176
|
95
|
205736
|
128492
|
1
|
1
|
3080
|
250
|
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
1254
|
148010
|
81405
|
99
|
319870
|
193955
|
4
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
|
M&LR
|
Memphis & Little Rock
|
577
|
58549
|
35130
|
91
|
148948
|
93581
|
1
|
0
|
872
|
90
|
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
777
|
86984
|
49581
|
97
|
190632
|
120372
|
3
|
9
|
1944
|
418
|
|
L&A
|
Louisiana & Arkansas
|
542
|
63035
|
34669
|
99
|
125953
|
78122
|
4
|
4
|
1100
|
1867
|
|
CP
|
Central Pacific
|
513
|
48664
|
25305
|
99
|
131564
|
84838
|
2
|
4
|
2110
|
0
|
|
WP
|
Western Pacific
|
578
|
52627
|
27366
|
99
|
150406
|
95824
|
2
|
0
|
1760
|
1490
|
|
SL&A
|
St Louis & Alton
|
314
|
42546
|
22123
|
99
|
83924
|
50365
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
MKT
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
|
326
|
31162
|
22125
|
83
|
69224
|
46151
|
-1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
SLSF
|
St Louis & San Francisco
|
342
|
36583
|
21584
|
95
|
84683
|
54747
|
2
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
|
GW
|
Great Western
|
278
|
31101
|
17728
|
97
|
66692
|
40759
|
3
|
9
|
2130
|
380
|
|
SP
|
Southern Pacific
|
513
|
58192
|
32005
|
99
|
116125
|
76550
|
4
|
9
|
2510
|
1861
|
|
GN
|
Great Northern
|
501
|
41332
|
22733
|
99
|
120808
|
77572
|
1
|
0
|
4300
|
227
|
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
|
AL8
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[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
|
MS7
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADOLMG]
|
|
Ohio & Mississippi (O&M ):
|
|
O&M
|
IL7
|
MON
|
IN6
|
IL3
|
KY8
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY7 |
[Regions: OCM]
|
|
Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C&EI):
|
|
C&EI
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):
|
|
C&NW
|
WI4
|
NP
|
MN1
|
|
Unbuilt:: ND3 |
[Regions: CW]
|
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):
|
|
CRIP
(Double)
|
IA8
|
IA9
|
|
Unbuilt:: NE2 |
[Regions: CW]
|
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):
|
|
CB&Q
|
IA4
|
IA5
|
|
Unbuilt:: MO7 |
[Regions: CW]
|
|
Chicago North Shore (CNS ):
|
|
CNS
|
WI5
|
WI7
|
|
Unbuilt:: C6 |
[Regions: CW]
|
|
Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP):
|
|
M&SP
|
SP&P
|
ND1
|
|
Unbuilt:: ND2 |
[Regions: W]
|
|
Missouri Pacific (MP ):
|
|
MP
(Double)
|
ATSF
|
KCN
|
KS2
|
KP
|
CO2
|
|
Unbuilt:: CO9 |
[Regions: MW]
|
|
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR):
|
|
M&LR
|
AR4
|
OK1
|
|
Unbuilt:: TX12 |
[Regions: MS]
|
|
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T ):
|
|
V&T
|
TX2
(Double)
|
TX3
|
|
Unbuilt:: M1 |
[Regions: MS]
|
|
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A ):
|
|
L&A
(Double)
|
LA4
|
TX5
|
|
Unbuilt:: TX6 |
[Regions: G]
|
|
Central Pacific (CP ):
|
|
CP
|
NV2
|
UT8
|
|
Unbuilt:: UT6 |
[Regions: P]
|
|
Western Pacific (WP ):
|
|
WP
|
NV1
|
UT7
|
|
Unbuilt:: UT5 |
[Regions: P]
|
|
St Louis & Alton (SL&A):
|
|
SL&A
|
IL11
|
IA1
|
|
Unbuilt:: MO8 |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT ):
|
|
MKT
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF):
|
|
SLSF
|
MO5
|
|
Unbuilt:: OK6 |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Great Western (GW ):
|
|
GW
|
LA1
|
|
Unbuilt:: LA6 |
[Regions: G]
|
|
Southern Pacific (SP ):
|
|
SP
|
CA4
|
|
Unbuilt:: CA3 |
[Regions: P]
|
|
Great Northern (GN ):
|
|
GN
|
ND5
|
|
Unbuilt:: MT1 |
[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
|
36
|
36
|
37
|
+1
|
120
|
550
|
0
|
|
3
|
1
4
|
|
NYC
|
33
|
34
|
35
|
+2
|
4202
|
14140
|
22
|
|
6
|
4
|
|
C&A
|
34
|
38
|
42
|
+8
|
3030
|
13423
|
42
|
|
11
|
7
|
|
B&O
|
41
|
39
|
37
|
-4
|
4064
|
12431
|
62
|
|
12
|
4
|
|
R&D
|
37
|
37
|
38
|
+1
|
3510
|
10704
|
151
|
|
4
|
|
|
N&W
|
31
|
31
|
31
|
+0
|
1553
|
10337
|
77
|
|
8
|
3
9
|
|
C&H
|
48
|
47
|
47
|
-1
|
2420
|
10599
|
134
|
2
|
2
|
4
12
|
|
COG
|
43
|
41
|
39
|
-4
|
3584
|
12911
|
49
|
|
9
|
1
|
|
A&GW
|
37
|
45
|
53
|
+16
|
1159
|
3537
|
108
|
7
|
7
|
1
|
|
NO&J
|
60
|
64
|
68
|
+8
|
3510
|
13865
|
105
|
1
|
1
|
9
|
|
O&M
|
53
|
65
|
77
|
+24
|
676
|
4251
|
124
|
1
|
1
|
8
|
|
C&EI
|
21
|
22
|
24
|
+3
|
325
|
881
|
39
|
|
1
|
|
|
C&NW
|
23
|
25
|
28
|
+5
|
424
|
3800
|
355
|
7
|
7
|
4
6
9
|
|
CRIP
|
61
|
56
|
52
|
-9
|
279
|
2591
|
204
|
3
|
3
|
4
6
9
|
|
CB&Q
|
25
|
29
|
34
|
+9
|
611
|
2338
|
137
|
11
|
11
|
|
|
CNS
|
25
|
33
|
42
|
+17
|
403
|
2272
|
143
|
9
|
9
|
|
|
M&SP
|
23
|
30
|
37
|
+14
|
942
|
4185
|
125
|
4
|
1
|
|
|
MP
|
63
|
68
|
73
|
+10
|
2140
|
6149
|
121
|
6
|
6
|
9
|
|
M&LR
|
35
|
33
|
32
|
-3
|
305
|
2663
|
222
|
10
|
10
|
4
6
12
|
|
V&T
|
24
|
26
|
29
|
+5
|
678
|
3699
|
186
|
4
|
4
|
12
|
|
L&A
|
33
|
34
|
35
|
+2
|
420
|
2597
|
113
|
12
|
12
|
4
|
|
CP
|
56
|
72
|
89
|
+33
|
368
|
2473
|
92
|
6
|
6
|
4
9
|
|
WP
|
36
|
43
|
51
|
+15
|
607
|
2673
|
217
|
11
|
11
|
4
|
|
SL&A
|
48
|
47
|
47
|
-1
|
305
|
1463
|
107
|
3
|
3
|
6
|
|
MKT
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
+15
|
0
|
1467
|
163
|
|
12
|
|
|
SLSF
|
18
|
20
|
23
|
+5
|
403
|
1659
|
51
|
8
|
8
|
|
|
GW
|
35
|
47
|
59
|
+24
|
512
|
1390
|
0
|
|
1
|
6
9
|
|
SP
|
21
|
26
|
32
|
+11
|
151
|
2354
|
211
|
12
|
12
|
|
|
GN
|
25
|
44
|
63
|
+38
|
444
|
2402
|
103
|
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
|
|
SP&D
|
750
|
SL
|
750
|
CT
|
845
|
TR
|
420
|
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