Continental Rails II - DE 5
Game # 17 - 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: Maldonash bought KC&D for $21654, B bought KCS for $11234, Milton Littlefield bought KCN for $17891, Henry Farham bought SV for $30005, Darkwing bought SP&D for $2141.
PCs Merged: M&SP merges into NP, ATSF merges into MP.
PCs Incorporated: SLSW, CNS.
New Engines Acquired: NYC bought Mogul 2-6-0, PENN bought Mogul 2-6-0, B&O bought Mogul 2-6-0, C&H bought Mogul 2-6-0, COG bought Mogul 2-6-0, M&C bought Mogul 2-6-0, A&WP bought Mogul 2-6-0, SM bought Mogul 2-6-0, C&NW bought Mogul 2-6-0, CRIP bought Mogul 2-6-0, CB&Q bought Mogul 2-6-0, CASL bought Mogul 2-6-0, MP bought Mogul 2-6-0, M&LR bought Mogul 2-6-0, V&T bought Mogul 2-6-0, CP bought Mogul 2-6-0, WP bought Mogul 2-6-0, SL&A bought Mogul 2-6-0, MKT bought Mogul 2-6-0, GW bought Mogul 2-6-0, GN bought Mogul 2-6-0, NP bought Mogul 2-6-0, KP bought Mogul 2-6-0.
New Technologies Acquired: NP bought Grand Station.
RoWs built: ME1 by NYC, KY12 by ERIE, OH6 by PENN, MS5 by C&O, TN14 by N&W, KY9 by M&C, MS7 by A&WP, MS1 by GM&O, KY14 by N&C, WI4 by C&NW, IA9 by CRIP, MO8 by CB&Q, MO1 by CASL, AR4 by M&LR, LA4 by L&A, NV2 by CP, NV1 by WP, OK6 by MKT, AR7 by SLSF.
PENN doubled WV2, C&O doubled BRL.
New RoWs acquired: M&C got IL8, SL&A got IL11, PENN got KY5, C&NW got MN1, CRIP got MN3, CB&Q got MO6, CASL got MO9, GW got LA1, NP got ND3, GN got ND5, KP got KS3, SLSF got OK1, L&A got TX2, CP got UT7, NYC got C1, MP got MO7, V&T got TX5, WP got UT8.
Loan Recalls: Henry Farham.
Stock splits: WP splits 4 for 1.
New railroad Presidents: Dan Drew of C&H, Henry Farham of CNS, B of MKT, Franziskus of SLSW.
New Private Companies Available: SL, T&P.
Milton Littlefield dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $13789. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Stepp, Henry Farham, Frederik Conrad, B, Franziskus, Maldonash, Darkwing, Dan Drew
Invention of block signal system improves traffic flow, prevents major collisions.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Improved to Great.
Best locomotive available: Mogul 2-6-0
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):
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Robber Baron
|
Dan Drew (10)
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Darkwing (4)
|
Milton Littlefield (3)
|
Frederik Conrad (6)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (9)
|
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Rail Mogul
|
Dan Drew (10)
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Maldonash (2)
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Darkwing (4)
|
B (7)
|
Frederik Conrad (6)
|
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Rail Builder
|
Stepp (8)
|
Dan Drew (10)
|
Henry Farham (11)
|
Milton Littlefield (3)
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B (7)
|
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Rail Magnate
|
Stepp (8)
|
Dan Drew (10)
|
Frederik Conrad (6)
|
Henry Farham (11)
|
B (7)
|
|
Rail Prodigal
|
B (7)
|
Milton Littlefield (3)
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Stepp (8)
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George R. Obberbaron (1)
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Darkwing (4)
|
|
Rail Baron
|
Stepp (8)
|
Dan Drew (10)
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B (7)
|
Milton Littlefield (3)
|
Darkwing (4)
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Player Summary
|
|
|
President of
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PCs owned
|
|
Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
10
|
Dan Drew |
SLSF
|
C&H
|
....
|
....
|
|
3
|
Milton Littlefield |
GW
|
C&O
|
....
|
KCN
|
|
6
|
Frederik Conrad |
CRIP
|
CP
|
....
|
UP
|
|
9
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
....
|
....
|
GT
|
MN
|
|
4
|
Darkwing |
GN
|
V&T
|
SP&D
|
....
|
|
12
|
Franziskus |
SLSW
|
SL&A
|
....
|
....
|
|
11
|
Henry Farham |
KP
|
CNS
|
SV
|
....
|
|
7
|
B |
L&A
|
MKT
|
KCS
|
....
|
|
8
|
Stepp |
NP
|
C&NW
|
....
|
SP&P
|
|
2
|
Maldonash |
WP
|
M&C
|
KC&D
|
....
|
|
1
|
George R. Obberbaron |
PENN
|
MP
|
....
|
....
|
|
5
|
Mister MP |
B&O
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
|
William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
15
|
J. Pierpont Morgan |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
Thomas Scott |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
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Railroad Summary
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RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
2608
|
531021
|
302682
|
94
|
831408
|
492881
|
9
|
5
|
232
|
11
|
|
ERIE
|
Erie Lackawanna
|
2469
|
455156
|
254887
|
95
|
762076
|
317251
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
364
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
1593
|
294191
|
152979
|
99
|
472200
|
192743
|
11
|
15
|
0
|
75
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
2402
|
396273
|
206061
|
99
|
832761
|
383655
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
97
|
|
C&O
|
Chesapeake & Ohio
|
3212
|
567491
|
323470
|
94
|
908907
|
467075
|
7
|
9
|
0
|
237
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
2412
|
340879
|
190894
|
95
|
718355
|
428042
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
476
|
|
W&M
|
Wilmington & Manchester
|
343
|
35692
|
22486
|
91
|
101768
|
36321
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
2936
|
503700
|
261924
|
99
|
932587
|
178982
|
11
|
3
|
0
|
78
|
|
COG
|
Central of Georgia
|
552
|
76210
|
41915
|
99
|
180289
|
69089
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
|
M&C
|
Marietta & Cincinnati
|
959
|
139656
|
76810
|
99
|
288420
|
166153
|
5
|
4
|
2300
|
476
|
|
A&WP
|
Atlanta & West Point
|
893
|
119713
|
63448
|
98
|
243598
|
98739
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
675
|
|
GM&O
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
|
526
|
76299
|
45017
|
95
|
163880
|
98326
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
45
|
|
N&C
|
Nashville & Chattanooga
|
450
|
51253
|
32289
|
91
|
129895
|
76823
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
349
|
|
SM
|
Southern Mississippi
|
44
|
8643
|
4840
|
98
|
15515
|
6155
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
400
|
48697
|
26784
|
99
|
90147
|
61267
|
5
|
0
|
1200
|
0
|
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
559
|
70991
|
36916
|
99
|
116477
|
60785
|
3
|
4
|
1390
|
547
|
|
CB&Q
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
455
|
56063
|
30834
|
99
|
108857
|
68588
|
2
|
4
|
980
|
418
|
|
CASL
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis
|
354
|
39909
|
21950
|
99
|
103430
|
53596
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
CNS
|
Chicago North Shore
|
85
|
18484
|
13308
|
82
|
24569
|
16381
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
466
|
55153
|
33643
|
93
|
102483
|
70012
|
3
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
|
M&LR
|
Memphis & Little Rock
|
296
|
28614
|
16596
|
96
|
52765
|
34436
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
722
|
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
173
|
17123
|
9418
|
99
|
36745
|
25572
|
3
|
4
|
2270
|
0
|
|
L&A
|
Louisiana & Arkansas
|
315
|
38892
|
22946
|
95
|
72126
|
49961
|
4
|
4
|
2320
|
563
|
|
CP
|
Central Pacific
|
418
|
53830
|
29607
|
99
|
97273
|
66326
|
5
|
4
|
1850
|
957
|
|
WP
|
Western Pacific
|
393
|
38896
|
21782
|
98
|
72068
|
52716
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
627
|
|
SL&A
|
St Louis & Alton
|
99
|
17602
|
9681
|
99
|
25913
|
17947
|
8
|
8
|
510
|
0
|
|
MKT
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
|
581
|
56055
|
30830
|
99
|
124075
|
81041
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1402
|
|
SLSF
|
St Louis & San Francisco
|
459
|
43604
|
25726
|
95
|
95801
|
65372
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
440
|
|
SLSW
|
St Louis & Southwestern
|
155
|
19714
|
13406
|
86
|
35879
|
23921
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
GW
|
Great Western
|
140
|
18977
|
10437
|
99
|
32205
|
17460
|
6
|
4
|
1242
|
0
|
|
GN
|
Great Northern
|
295
|
23826
|
13104
|
99
|
60818
|
41907
|
1
|
1
|
2060
|
0
|
|
NP
|
Northern Pacific
|
607
|
59466
|
30922
|
99
|
138328
|
91388
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
KP
|
Kansas Pacific
|
178
|
18110
|
9960
|
99
|
38664
|
26600
|
3
|
0
|
2135
|
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)
|
New York Central (NYC ):
|
|
NYC
(Double)
|
HRL
(Double)
|
B&A
(Double)
|
B&M
(Double)
|
B&H
(Double)
|
NY3
|
|
PA11
|
NYNH
(Double)
|
C3
|
MRLE
|
OH4
|
P&FW
|
IN2
|
IN7
|
IC
(Double)
|
|
IL4
(Double)
|
OH8
|
ME1
|
|
Unbuilt:: C1 |
[Regions: AOLCMN]
|
|
Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):
|
|
ERIE
|
NY2
|
C4
(Double)
|
C5
(Double)
|
MC
|
NY1
|
GTW
|
TP&W
|
MI1
|
|
IN1
(Double)
|
IN3
|
CNJ
(Double)
|
IN8
|
IL5
(Double)
|
O&M
|
IL3
|
|
KY12
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOLCMN]
|
|
Pennsylvania (PENN):
|
|
PENN
(Double)
|
LV
(Double)
|
C&A
(Double)
|
PA5
(Double)
|
PA6
(Double)
|
WV2
(Double)
|
|
WV3
|
KY2
|
KY6
|
KY3
|
OH7
|
C&C
(Double)
|
OH6
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY5 |
[Regions: AOC]
|
|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):
|
|
B&O
(Double)
|
WV1
|
OH1
|
A&GW
(Double)
|
OH2
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
MI2
|
IN10
|
|
IL2
|
IL1
|
L&N
|
TN7
|
READ
|
PA3
|
MD1
|
VA7
|
VA3
|
VA1
|
|
NC2
|
SC3
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOLC]
|
|
Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):
|
|
C&O
(Double)
|
RF&P
(Double)
|
MD2
|
VA2
|
SC5
|
TN2
|
TN4
|
P&LE
(Double)
|
|
LS
(Double)
|
OH3
(Double)
|
OH5
|
FW&C
(Double)
|
PA7
(Double)
|
MS
(Double)
|
|
TN6
|
TN9
|
BRL
(Double)
|
NO&J
(Double)
|
MS6
|
MS3
|
MS5
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADOLCMG]
|
|
Norfolk & Western (N&W ):
|
|
N&W
|
R&D
(Double)
|
N&S
|
VA4
|
VA5
|
VC
|
W&W
|
KY1
|
IN5
|
IN9
|
|
KY13
|
MON
(Double)
|
TN12
|
IL9
|
TN14
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOCM]
|
|
Wilmington & Manchester (W&M ):
|
|
W&M
|
SC2
|
NC1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H ):
|
|
C&H
(Double)
|
SC4
(Double)
|
NER
(Double)
|
G&C
|
GA1
(Double)
|
SCL
(Double)
|
|
S&G
(Double)
|
GA6
|
GA8
(Double)
|
A&T
|
AL3
|
TN11
|
TN5
|
S&A
(Double)
|
|
GA4
(Double)
|
FL4
|
FL5
|
FL6
|
FEC
|
KY7
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADOMG]
|
|
Central of Georgia (COG ):
|
|
COG
|
GA3
|
GA2
|
SC1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AD]
|
|
Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C ):
|
|
M&C
|
IN4
(Double)
|
IN6
|
C&EI
(Double)
|
KY8
|
KY10
|
KY9
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL8 |
[Regions: OC]
|
|
Atlanta & West Point (A&WP):
|
|
A&WP
|
A&C
|
AL6
(Double)
|
AL7
(Double)
|
AL8
(Double)
|
MS4
|
MS7
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: DMG]
|
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O):
|
|
GM&O
|
AL4
(Double)
|
AL2
|
MS1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: DG]
|
|
Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C ):
|
|
N&C
|
TN8
|
KY14
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ]
|
|
Southern Mississippi (SM ):
|
|
SM
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):
|
|
C&NW
|
WI4
|
|
Unbuilt:: MN1 |
[Regions: CW]
|
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):
|
|
CRIP
(Double)
|
IA8
|
IA9
|
|
Unbuilt:: MN3 |
[Regions: CW]
|
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):
|
|
CB&Q
|
IA1
|
MO8
|
|
Unbuilt:: MO6 |
[Regions: CW]
|
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL):
|
|
CASL
|
MO1
|
|
Unbuilt:: MO9 |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago North Shore (CNS ):
|
|
CNS
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Missouri Pacific (MP ):
|
|
MP
|
ATSF
|
|
Unbuilt:: MO7 |
[Regions: MW]
|
|
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR):
|
|
M&LR
|
AR4
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T ):
|
|
V&T
|
|
Unbuilt:: TX5 |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A ):
|
|
L&A
|
LA4
|
|
Unbuilt:: TX2 |
[Regions: G]
|
|
Central Pacific (CP ):
|
|
CP
|
SP
|
NV2
|
|
Unbuilt:: UT7 |
[Regions: P]
|
|
Western Pacific (WP ):
|
|
WP
|
NV1
|
|
Unbuilt:: UT8 |
[Regions: P]
|
|
St Louis & Alton (SL&A):
|
|
SL&A
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL11 |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT ):
|
|
MKT
|
OK6
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF):
|
|
SLSF
|
AR7
|
|
Unbuilt:: OK1 |
[Regions: M]
|
|
St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW):
|
|
SLSW
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Great Western (GW ):
|
|
GW
|
|
Unbuilt:: LA1 |
[Regions: G]
|
|
Great Northern (GN ):
|
|
GN
|
|
Unbuilt:: ND5 |
[Regions: W]
|
|
Northern Pacific (NP ):
|
|
NP
|
M&SP
|
|
Unbuilt:: ND3 |
[Regions: W]
|
|
Kansas Pacific (KP ):
|
|
KP
|
|
Unbuilt:: KS3 |
[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
|
|
NYC
|
57
|
58
|
60
|
+3
|
1465
|
12979
|
68
|
|
8
|
3
9
12
|
|
ERIE
|
37
|
39
|
41
|
+4
|
5310
|
21840
|
80
|
|
11
|
6
|
|
PENN
|
50
|
52
|
54
|
+4
|
1293
|
7795
|
175
|
1
|
1
|
3
4
9
|
|
B&O
|
20
|
22
|
25
|
+5
|
7580
|
33488
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
4
6
|
|
C&O
|
52
|
47
|
43
|
-9
|
3838
|
19303
|
22
|
3
|
3
|
4
6
12
|
|
N&W
|
36
|
37
|
39
|
+3
|
3193
|
12009
|
55
|
|
7
|
10
|
|
W&M
|
25
|
31
|
37
|
+12
|
585
|
1689
|
26
|
|
2
|
4
7
10
|
|
C&H
|
66
|
58
|
51
|
-15
|
2547
|
14693
|
0
|
10
|
10
|
3
4
|
|
COG
|
26
|
27
|
29
|
+3
|
838
|
2693
|
67
|
|
2
|
4
10
|
|
M&C
|
35
|
36
|
38
|
+3
|
1098
|
4730
|
65
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
|
A&WP
|
37
|
39
|
42
|
+5
|
630
|
4360
|
105
|
|
1
|
2
6
|
|
GM&O
|
37
|
45
|
54
|
+17
|
316
|
2561
|
69
|
|
2
|
1
4
|
|
N&C
|
36
|
36
|
36
|
+0
|
368
|
2173
|
77
|
|
11
|
8
|
|
SM
|
53
|
43
|
34
|
-19
|
75
|
220
|
0
|
|
10
|
2
7
8
|
|
C&NW
|
24
|
32
|
41
|
+17
|
215
|
1860
|
140
|
8
|
8
|
|
|
CRIP
|
71
|
55
|
40
|
-31
|
1095
|
6201
|
104
|
6
|
6
|
10
11
|
|
CB&Q
|
19
|
21
|
24
|
+5
|
752
|
5408
|
67
|
|
7
|
8
10
11
|
|
CASL
|
39
|
39
|
40
|
+1
|
114
|
1686
|
84
|
|
11
|
2
7
8
|
|
CNS
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
+15
|
0
|
383
|
42
|
11
|
11
|
|
|
MP
|
14
|
18
|
22
|
+8
|
560
|
2098
|
232
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
M&LR
|
49
|
59
|
70
|
+21
|
92
|
1360
|
120
|
|
10
|
2
4
6
7
|
|
V&T
|
14
|
16
|
19
|
+5
|
322
|
865
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
L&A
|
29
|
37
|
45
|
+16
|
99
|
1463
|
112
|
7
|
7
|
2
|
|
CP
|
32
|
60
|
88
|
+56
|
375
|
2003
|
87
|
6
|
6
|
3
|
|
WP
|
67
|
133
|
50
|
+133
|
172
|
7360
|
500
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
SL&A
|
14
|
19
|
24
|
+10
|
200
|
495
|
0
|
12
|
12
|
|
|
MKT
|
22
|
30
|
39
|
+17
|
511
|
2778
|
127
|
7
|
7
|
|
|
SLSF
|
25
|
26
|
28
|
+3
|
390
|
2185
|
110
|
10
|
10
|
|
|
SLSW
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
+15
|
0
|
698
|
77
|
12
|
12
|
|
|
GW
|
24
|
39
|
54
|
+30
|
207
|
700
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
1
2
7
|
|
GN
|
14
|
20
|
26
|
+12
|
613
|
1475
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
NP
|
14
|
22
|
30
|
+16
|
599
|
2872
|
163
|
8
|
8
|
3
|
|
KP
|
14
|
20
|
26
|
+12
|
354
|
890
|
0
|
11
|
11
|
|
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1120
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