Continental Rails II - DE 5

Game # 17 - Turn # 16

Headline News 1871 to 1872

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

1871: Wild Bill Hickok made Marshal of Abilene. Shoots two men and one policeman.
1872: Buffalo Bill Cody makes first stage appearance in Chicago. Broadway next!

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: Maldonash bought TR for $5678.

PCs Merged: KCS merges into KC&D, KCN merges into KP.

PCs Incorporated: SL.

New Engines Acquired: W&M bought 04/04/2000.

New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought automatic couplers, ERIE bought automatic couplers, PENN bought automatic couplers, B&O bought automatic couplers, C&O bought automatic couplers, N&W bought automatic couplers, C&H bought automatic couplers, COG bought automatic couplers, A&WP bought automatic couplers, GM&O bought automatic couplers, SM bought automatic couplers, C&NW bought Grand Station, C&NW bought automatic couplers, CRIP bought automatic couplers, CB&Q bought block signal system, CASL bought Grand Station, CASL bought automatic couplers, MP bought Grand Station, MP bought automatic couplers, M&LR bought automatic couplers, V&T bought block signal system, L&A bought automatic couplers, CP bought automatic couplers, WP bought automatic couplers, SL&A bought automatic couplers, MKT bought automatic couplers, SLSF bought automatic couplers, GW bought automatic couplers, GN bought block signal system, NP bought automatic couplers, KC&D bought automatic couplers, KP bought automatic couplers, SV bought automatic couplers.

RoWs built: PA2 by PENN, PA1 by B&O, TN15 by M&C, WI6 by C&NW, NE1 by CRIP, WI5 by CNS, OK8 by MP, TX6 by V&T, TX3 by L&A, UT6 by CP, UT5 by WP, IL12 by SL&A, OK5 by MKT, TX12 by SLSF, AR1 by SLSW, TX1 by GW, MT1 by GN, ND4 by NP, CO1 by KP.

C&NW doubled WI4, CRIP doubled MN3, L&A doubled TX2, CP doubled CP, WP doubled UT8, SLSF doubled SLSF, NP doubled M&SP.

New RoWs acquired: PENN got PA4, N&W got KY11, SL&A got IA4, KC&D got MO3, L&A got AR8, GW got LA6, V&T got TX7, SLSF got TX11, GN got MT2, NP got MT6, WP got WY1, CRIP got CO6, MP got NM1, MKT got NM4, CP got UT1, SV got CA9, C&NW got C6, CASL got MO2.

Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost N&C $3150.

Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost GN $13034.

Insolvent RRs: W&M, N&C.

Loan Recalls: Maldonash, Milton Littlefield, Stepp.

New railroad Presidents: Dan Drew of C&H, Milton Littlefield of KP.

New Private Companies Available: CT, LP&W, LR&S.

Milton Littlefield dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $39713. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: George R. Obberbaron, Stepp, Darkwing, Maldonash, Franziskus, Henry Farham, B, Frederik Conrad, Dan Drew

Pullman's sleeping car design favored by for long distance travel, improves revenues.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Panic to Depression.
Best locomotive available: Atlantic 4-4-2
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system, automatic couplers, Pullman sleepers

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Dan Drew (10) Milton Littlefield (3) Darkwing (4) Frederik Conrad (6) Cornelius Vanderbilt (9)
Rail Mogul Maldonash (2) Dan Drew (10) B (7) Darkwing (4) Frederik Conrad (6)
Rail Builder Dan Drew (10) Stepp (8) Milton Littlefield (3) Henry Farham (11) B (7)
Rail Magnate Stepp (8) Dan Drew (10) Milton Littlefield (3) Frederik Conrad (6) George R. Obberbaron (1)
Rail Prodigal Milton Littlefield (3) B (7) Stepp (8) George R. Obberbaron (1) Darkwing (4)
Rail Baron Milton Littlefield (3) Dan Drew (10) Stepp (8) B (7) Darkwing (4)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
10 Dan Drew SLSF C&H .... ....
3 Milton Littlefield KP C&O .... ....
4 Darkwing GN V&T .... ....
6 Frederik Conrad CRIP CP .... ....
8 Stepp NP C&NW .... ....
1 George R. Obberbaron PENN MP .... ....
9 Cornelius Vanderbilt .... .... GT MN
7 B L&A MKT .... T&P
11 Henry Farham CASL SV .... ....
12 Franziskus SLSW SL&A .... ....
2 Maldonash WP KC&D TR ....
5 Mister MP B&O .... .... ....
14 William Ogden .... .... .... ....
15 J. Pierpont Morgan .... .... .... ....
13 Thomas Scott .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
NYC New York Central 2840   432412   233503   97   928250   414633   5   4   0   76  
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 2469   350315   185665   98   800296   183301   3   1   0   89  
PENN Pennsylvania 1798   257194   133740   99   557972   243861   5   8   0   24  
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 2497   320336   166578   99   949646   345276   1   3   0   27  
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 3212   443513   257236   93   951948   488274   2   2   0   62  
N&W Norfolk & Western 2412   263264   139531   98   757574   418756   0   5   0   150  
W&M Wilmington & Manchester 343   27644   17139   92   107538   31938   -1   0   0   4  
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 2936   388807   209955   97   979798   154231   6   0   0   28  
COG Central of Georgia 552   59677   32823   99   188503   52048   2   2   0   2  
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 1299   145742   80158   99   390276   227930   0   0   0   1679  
A&WP Atlanta & West Point 893   92120   47903   99   255439   53829   4   1   0   228  
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 526   59360   32649   99   172485   75739   1   1   0   14  
N&C Nashville & Chattanooga 450   38118   22489   95   137005   63251   -2   0   0   85  
SM Southern Mississippi 44   6677   3672   99   16216   3623   6   2   0   0  
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 1107   109464   56921   99   259915   171428   1   15   2385   1986  
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 1061   97648   50776   99   219959   129915   1   10   1970   2684  
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 553   53480   29414   99   145188   70752   0   2   0   440  
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 489   46471   24165   99   146707   62555   1   4   591   0  
CNS Chicago North Shore 197   26948   14821   99   41495   31147   5   0   0   0  
MP Missouri Pacific 1082   90269   46939   99   231696   162654   0   5   2530   0  
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 296   22555   13533   94   56690   5700   3   3   0   202  
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 510   34118   19446   97   122379   79768   -3   1   875   1420  
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 919   88499   52214   95   180182   127220   1   16   2700   3783  
CP Central Pacific 814   82024   45113   99   171634   117521   0   10   2828   2698  
WP Western Pacific 754   55463   30505   99   141704   99301   0   0   4840   1609  
SL&A St Louis & Alton 374   43678   22712   99   83156   60314   3   8   1700   1510  
MKT Missouri, Kansas & Texas 898   61892   34041   99   165556   118342   -1   9   0   2613  
SLSF St Louis & San Francisco 958   81648   42456   99   202940   135043   1   4   2889   1023  
SLSW St Louis & Southwestern 305   28967   15063   99   61892   47208   1   6   0   1200  
GW Great Western 362   35560   19914   98   88651   54454   0   9   2130   956  
GN Great Northern 931   54832   30157   99   180254   131933   -2   1   650   4099  
NP Northern Pacific 1397   110059   57231   99   306006   208771   0   4   2223   2498  
KC&D Kansas City & Denver 164   18725   11047   95   36571   26167   1   9   0   0  
KP Kansas Pacific 788   55627   30595   99   166158   112719   -1   0   0   1039  
SV Sacramento Valley 150   15306   8418   99   45479   25846   0   13   0   0  
SL Soo Line 150   12354   8524   85   16799   16801   0   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)
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 C1
Unbuilt:: none [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 KY5 PA2
Unbuilt:: PA4 [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 PA1
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  (Double)
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:: KY11 [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 IL8 TN15
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: OCM]
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  (Double) WI4  (Double) SP&P MN1 WI6
Unbuilt:: C6 [Regions: CW]
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):   CRIP  (Double) IA8 IA9 UP MN3  (Double) NE1
Unbuilt:: CO6 [Regions: CW]
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):   CB&Q IA1 MO8 MO6
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CW]
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL):   CASL MO1 MO9
Unbuilt:: MO2 [Regions: CW]
Chicago North Shore (CNS ):   CNS WI5
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: C]
Missouri Pacific (MP ):   MP ATSF MO7 OK8
Unbuilt:: NM1 [Regions: MW]
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR):   M&LR AR4
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T ):   V&T TX5 TX6
Unbuilt:: TX7 [Regions: M]
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A ):   L&A  (Double) LA4 TX2  (Double) TX3
Unbuilt:: AR8 [Regions: GS]
Central Pacific (CP ):   CP  (Double) SP  (Double) NV2 UT7 UT6
Unbuilt:: UT1 [Regions: TP]
Western Pacific (WP ):   WP  (Double) NV1 UT8  (Double) UT5
Unbuilt:: WY1 [Regions: P]
St Louis & Alton (SL&A):   SL&A IL11 IL12
Unbuilt:: IA4 [Regions: CM]
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT ):   MKT OK6 OK5
Unbuilt:: NM4 [Regions: M]
St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF):   SLSF  (Double) AR7 OK1 TX12
Unbuilt:: TX11 [Regions: MS]
St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW):   SLSW AR1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
Great Western (GW ):   GW LA1 TX1
Unbuilt:: LA6 [Regions: GS]
Great Northern (GN ):   GN ND5 MT1
Unbuilt:: MT2 [Regions: W]
Northern Pacific (NP ):   NP M&SP  (Double) SP&D ND3 ND4
Unbuilt:: MT6 [Regions: W]
Kansas City & Denver (KC&D):   KC&D KCS
Unbuilt:: KS4 [Regions: W]
Kansas Pacific (KP ):   KP KS3 KCN CO1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: W]
Sacramento Valley (SV ):   SV
Unbuilt:: CA9 [Regions: P]
Soo Line (SL ):   SL
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: N]

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 58   50   42   -16  2208   14081   126     8   3     9     12    
ERIE 21   20   20   -1  6223   21875   45     11   6    
PENN 76   76   77   +1  1171   8948   47   1   1   3     4     9     10    
B&O 16   19   22   +6  8815   33916   47   5   5   4     6    
C&O 33   31   30   -3  3032   19325   0   3   3   4     6     12    
N&W 25   31   37   +12  3974   12064   0     7   10    
W&M 23   19   15   -8  563   1700   15     2   4     7     10    
C&H 47   45   43   -4  2162   14693   0   10   10   3     4    
COG 20   19   18   -2  788   2721   39     2   4     10    
M&C 37   37   37   +0  1696   6325   170     2   4    
A&WP 25   34   44   +19  1169   4386   79     1   2     6     10    
GM&O 31   28   25   -6  453   2591   39     2   1     4    
N&C 50   40   31   -19  501   2192   58     11   2     8     10    
SM 25   32   40   +15  37   220   0     10   2     4     7     8    
C&NW 48   54   60   +12  1236   5400   135   8   8   3    
CRIP 28   26   25   -3  1380   8686   129   6   6   10     11    
CB&Q 19   17   16   -3  1108   5878   87     7   8     10     11    
CASL 52   75   98   +46  469   2445   0   11   11   2     7     8     10    
CNS 34   46   59   +25  132   929   56     11  
MP 37   45   53   +16  982   5214   196   1   1   4    
M&LR 31   40   50   +19  264   1390   90     4   2     6     7     10    
V&T 14   17   20   +6  783   2495   55   4   4  
L&A 53   51   49   -4  701   4409   186   7   7   2     10    
CP 64   68   72   +8  2510   9995   105   6   6   3     10    
WP 49   38   28   -21  4087   9577   88   2   2  
SL&A 36   40   44   +8  222   1775   95   12   12   4    
MKT 58   52   47   -11  1108   4332   158   7   7   4     11    
SLSF 38   38   39   +1  1041   4431   359   10   10   6    
SLSW 25   32   39   +14  204   1450   75   12   12  
GW 82   62   43   -39  348   1768   42     3   1     2     7    
GN 53   61   70   +17  582   4440   215   4   4  
NP 71   67   64   -7  2046   6762   223   8   8   3    
KC&D 17   22   28   +11  126   771   49   2   2   7    
KP 53   60   67   +14  687   3636   304   3   3   11    
SV 17   28   39   +22  325   750   0   11   11  
SL 0   0   10   +10  0   675   75     2  

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
CT 845   LP&W 1000   LR&S 1050  

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