Continental Rails II

Game # 18 - 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: Darkwing bought T&P for $8888, Darkwing bought CT for $8888.

PCs Merged: KCN merges into KC&D.

PCs Incorporated: SL.

New Engines Acquired: TP&W bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SLSF bought Chesapeake 4-6-0.

New Technologies Acquired: M&C bought Pullman sleepers, GM&O bought Pullman sleepers, C&NW bought Pullman sleepers, CRIP bought Pullman sleepers, CASL bought Pullman sleepers, CNS bought Pullman sleepers, MP bought Pullman sleepers, V&T bought Pullman sleepers, CP bought Pullman sleepers, WP bought Pullman sleepers, UP bought Pullman sleepers, MKT bought Pullman sleepers, GW bought Pullman sleepers, SP bought Pullman sleepers, KC&D bought Pullman sleepers, KP bought Pullman sleepers.

RoWs built: TN8 by W&M, FL3 by SCL, KY9 by IC, MT6 by C&NW, IA3 by CASL, WI7 by CNS, MN1 by M&SP, AR8 by MP, TX16 by V&T, TX3 by L&A, UT6 by CP, CA8 by WP, WY1 by UP, NM5 by MKT, LA1 by GW, CA3 by SP, ND1 by SP&P, KS4 by KC&D, NM4 by ATSF.

M&C doubled L&N, C&NW doubled SP&D, CASL doubled CASL, WP doubled CA7, MKT doubled MKT.

New RoWs acquired: C&O got TN13, CNS got WI8, CASL got IA6, KC&D got MO3, SLSW got AR1, GW got LA6, SP&P got ND2, MP got TX5, V&T got TX7, C&NW got MT7, MKT got NM3, ATSF got NM6, SP got AZ3, CP got UT1, UP got UT4, WP got UT8, SV got CA9, M&SP got MN6, KP got MO9.

RR Mergers: CB&Q merges into UP.

Loan Recalls: Stepp, Casey Jones, Edward Harriman.

Cornered stocks: CRIP.

New railroad Presidents: Henry Farham of ERIE, Edward Harriman of A&GW, B of L&A, Cornelius Vanderbilt of KC&D.

New Private Companies Available: TR, LR&S.

Cornelius Vanderbilt dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $15317. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Sleeping Dog, Stepp, Henry Farham, B, Casey Jones, Darkwing, Dan Drew

Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Mild Depression.
Best locomotive available: Consolidation 2-8-0
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 Casey Jones (10) Jay Gould (13) Dan Drew (6) Cornelius Vanderbilt (2) Henry Farham (7)
Rail Mogul Casey Jones (10) Sleeping Dog (12) Cornelius Vanderbilt (2) Dan Drew (6) B (4)
Rail Builder Casey Jones (10) Jay Gould (13) Cornelius Vanderbilt (2) B (4) Sleeping Dog (12)
Rail Magnate Jay Gould (13) Edward Harriman (11) Cornelius Vanderbilt (2) Sleeping Dog (12) Casey Jones (10)
Rail Prodigal Stepp (5) Casey Jones (10) Cornelius Vanderbilt (2) Henry Farham (7) Sleeping Dog (12)
Rail Baron Casey Jones (10) Cornelius Vanderbilt (2) Sleeping Dog (12) Jay Gould (13) Henry Farham (7)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
13 Jay Gould M&C CASL .... ....
2 Cornelius Vanderbilt KP KC&D .... ....
10 Casey Jones .... CP KCS ....
7 Henry Farham UP ERIE .... ....
6 Dan Drew GW SLSW .... ....
11 Edward Harriman A&GW SP .... ....
12 Sleeping Dog C&O MKT .... ....
3 Darkwing SP&P MP T&P CT
5 Stepp C&NW M&SP .... ....
9 Jim Hill WP CNS .... ....
4 B L&A V&T .... ....
1 George R. Obberbaron .... .... .... M&LR
14 Robert Stephenson .... .... .... ....
8 Frank Throne .... .... .... ....
15 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
ERIE Erie Lackawanna 2699   453017   258217   94   907142   422721   6   0   0   8  
CNJ Central New Jersey 288   33835   19963   95   95105   21526   3   0   0   0  
READ Reading 288   48706   28736   95   106605   41228   5   0   0   0  
C&O Chesapeake & Ohio 1721   232788   121048   99   517789   55543   8   4   0   10  
W&M Wilmington & Manchester 2564   258919   134638   99   761642   392776   1   0   0   928  
SCL Sea Coast Line 1754   222376   117859   98   500935   86321   7   0   0   55  
P&FW Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne 833   99163   55531   95   218858   115472   3   0   0   20  
M&C Marietta & Cincinnati 2350   396400   206128   99   665857   435785   7   9   0   710  
A&GW Atlantic & Great Western 3377   509226   310626   90   1144633   540190   3   0   0   29  
TP&W Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw 3165   505052   282826   95   1019057   438270   6   4   0   24  
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 581   66228   36426   99   143431   44133   5   0   0   16  
O&M Ohio & Mississippi 1708   216475   119060   99   539270   202986   4   0   0   29  
IC Illinois Central 2810   441808   247412   95   772723   472991   5   0   0   248  
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 1718   187593   97549   99   339470   249325   2   9   0   602  
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 581   60741   33407   99   133278   65847   0   0   0   243  
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 730   98800   51375   99   172047   115634   5   4   1350   949  
CNS Chicago North Shore 748   94642   59624   88   149618   116297   2   10   0   1859  
M&SP Milwaukee & St. Paul 1266   115688   63629   99   276487   186888   0   0   250   252  
MP Missouri Pacific 886   92285   50757   99   183511   136731   2   4   2043   3214  
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 800   80340   44186   99   174895   122290   2   4   0   2195  
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 734   77444   42594   99   154090   108387   3   0   0   3039  
CP Central Pacific 724   61787   35219   97   151134   107467   0   9   0   2951  
WP Western Pacific 604   69361   40924   92   147054   101331   0   2   1850   246  
UP Union Pacific 1486   131993   68637   99   338718   232451   1   4   0   0  
MKT Missouri, Kansas & Texas 1012   88568   46055   99   224863   62106   2   2   3320   1412  
SLSF St Louis & San Francisco 342   31077   18025   96   73719   45553   1   0   0   454  
SLSW St Louis & Southwestern 155   17623   10750   93   47352   20486   1   0   450   0  
GW Great Western 278   27478   15388   98   63527   41668   1   0   852   90  
SP Southern Pacific 764   75764   41671   99   127849   109675   2   3   2390   3831  
SP&P St Paul & Pacific 536   41633   23315   98   122682   81652   -1   1   0   1750  
KC&D Kansas City & Denver 772   61396   33768   99   137026   109771   1   3   0   2898  
KP Kansas Pacific 178   16357   9651   95   23144   21552   2   1   810   0  
ATSF Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 690   53444   29394   99   130548   103283   0   11   2490   2381  
SV Sacramento Valley 150   17131   9422   99   21547   19953   4   1   1190   0  
SL Soo Line 150   14249   9404   88   22679   19321   1   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)
Erie Lackawanna (ERIE):   ERIE  (Double) HRL  (Double) C&A  (Double) NY2 PA11  (Double) GTW MI1
MS OH2 PENN  (Double) LV  (Double) PA5 PA6 PA4  (Double)
MD1 MD2 WV1 FW&C  (Double) PA2  (Double) MI6
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AOLC]
Central New Jersey (CNJ ):   CNJ PA9
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
Reading (READ):   READ PA3 PA1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O ):   C&O RF&P  (Double) VA4 VA5 KY1 IN5  (Double) MON  (Double) IN9
KY12 IL8  (Double) TN15
Unbuilt:: TN13 [Regions: AOCM]
Wilmington & Manchester (W&M ):   W&M SC2 W&W VA1 SC1 G&C NC2 BRL  (Double) TN2 TN3
KY4 TN4 R&D  (Double) VA2 SC5 VA7 TN6 TN9 TN8
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AD]
Sea Coast Line (SCL ):   SCL  (Double) GA4  (Double) FL4 FL5 FL6 AL8 MS3 TN12 IL9
AL5 TN11 FL3
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADMG]
Pittsburgh & Ft Wayne (P&FW):   P&FW  (Double) OH4 IN1  (Double) OH7 OH1 WV3  (Double)
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: OC]
Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C ):   M&C WBSH  (Double) IN4  (Double) IN8 C&EI  (Double) L&N  (Double) IL5  (Double)
S&G  (Double) GA6 GA7 AL1  (Double) AL4 MS2  (Double) AL2  (Double)
TN7 KY14 TN14
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADOCMG]
Atlantic & Great Western (A&GW):   A&GW OH8 C&H  (Double) NER SC4 GA1 GA8  (Double) AL3 TN10
MS6 N&W  (Double) N&S VA3  (Double) VC NC1 WV4 KY2
KY5 NO&J A&T KY3 SM C&C MRLE
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADOLCMG]
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W):   TP&W IN2 IN7 NYC B&A  (Double) B&M  (Double) NY3 C4 C5  (Double)
MN MC MI2 MI5 IL4 IL3 B&H  (Double) NYNH  (Double)
GT  (Double) C2 C3  (Double) NY1 PA8 KY13
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ALCMN]
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O):   GM&O MS4 MS7 MS1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: MG]
Ohio & Mississippi (O&M ):   O&M IN6 IL6 LS P&LE OH3 OH5 B&O PA7 WV2 OH6
IN3 KY11
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AOLM]
Illinois Central (IC ):   IC  (Double) IL2 S&A  (Double) GA2  (Double) COG  (Double) GA3 A&C
GA5 TN5 N&C KY7 IN10 IL7  (Double) A&WP  (Double) AL6
AL7 FEC KY10  (Double) KY8 KY9
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADOCMG]
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):   C&NW  (Double) WI4  (Double) NP  (Double) ND3 SP&D  (Double) ND4 MT6
Unbuilt:: MT7 [Regions: CWT]
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):   CRIP IA7 MO7
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CW]
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL):   CASL  (Double) SL&A  (Double) MO1 MO8 IA3
Unbuilt:: IA6 [Regions: CMW]
Chicago North Shore (CNS ):   CNS  (Double) WI5  (Double) C6 WI7
Unbuilt:: WI8 [Regions: CWN]
Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP):   M&SP MN2 GN C8 MN1
Unbuilt:: MN6 [Regions: WN]
Missouri Pacific (MP ):   MP  (Double) MO6 OK2 AR8
Unbuilt:: TX5 [Regions: MW]
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T ):   V&T  (Double) LA4 TX2 TX16
Unbuilt:: TX7 [Regions: MS]
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A ):   L&A  (Double) LA2 TX1 TX3
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: GS]
Central Pacific (CP ):   CP NV2 UT7 UT6
Unbuilt:: UT1 [Regions: TP]
Western Pacific (WP ):   WP NV1 CA7  (Double) CA8
Unbuilt:: UT8 [Regions: P]
Union Pacific (UP ):   UP NE1 CO7 WY1 CB&Q  (Double) IA4 IA5
Unbuilt:: UT4 [Regions: CW]
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT ):   MKT  (Double) OK6 OK5 NM5
Unbuilt:: NM3 [Regions: M]
St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF):   SLSF MO5
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW):   SLSW
Unbuilt:: AR1 [Regions: M]
Great Western (GW ):   GW LA1
Unbuilt:: LA6 [Regions: G]
Southern Pacific (SP ):   SP  (Double) CA4 CA3
Unbuilt:: AZ3 [Regions: P]
St Paul & Pacific (SP&P):   SP&P ND1
Unbuilt:: ND2 [Regions: W]
Kansas City & Denver (KC&D):   KC&D KCN KS4
Unbuilt:: MO3 [Regions: W]
Kansas Pacific (KP ):   KP
Unbuilt:: MO9 [Regions: W]
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF):   ATSF OK8 NM4
Unbuilt:: NM6 [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
ERIE 31   38   46   +15  3660   13458   42   7   7   2     5    
CNJ 20   26   32   +12  448   1382   58     6   4     7     10     12    
READ 31   46   61   +30  241   1440   0     2   4     6     10     11     12    
C&O 61   44   27   -34  1564   8550   55   12   12   6     10    
W&M 30   24   19   -11  5015   17728   132     6   10    
SCL 37   46   55   +18  1417   8625   152     12   6     11     13    
P&FW 45   36   28   -17  1137   4165   0     6   13    
M&C 22   34   46   +24  3007   11750   0   13   13   2     6    
A&GW 31   34   37   +6  3423   17585   0   11   11   10    
TP&W 71   53   35   -36  1888   15832   0     10   5     11     12    
GM&O 32   36   40   +8  750   2848   57     4   2     6     12    
O&M 25   23   21   -4  2031   8516   32     4   10    
IC 41   35   29   -12  2916   13932   118     2   3     13    
C&NW 100   78   57   -43  1189   12467   123   5   5   3     7     11     13    
CRIP 17   26   36   +19  770   11013   142     3   6     7     10     12     13    
CASL 26   23   21   -5  788   3579   71   13   13   6    
CNS 28   35   42   +14  736   3597   143   9   9   2     7    
M&SP 28   23   19   -9  674   11145   75   5   5   3     7     9     11    
MP 45   38   32   -13  420   5544   301   3   3   2     4     10     12     13    
V&T 33   40   47   +14  1079   3915   85   4   4   7     10    
L&A 48   66   85   +37  726   3442   228   4   4  
CP 97   94   92   -5  1995   6695   105   10   2   9    
WP 15   21   28   +13  4559   14370   60   9   9   6     13    
UP 47   49   50   +3  613   7188   242   7   7   13    
MKT 60   47   34   -26  1948   9493   57   12   12   11    
SLSF 55   60   66   +11  320   1671   39     10   4     9    
SLSW 24   26   29   +5  193   775   0   6   6   4     10     12    
GW 25   36   47   +22  201   1321   69   6   6  
SP 68   79   90   +22  869   3695   125   11   11  
SP&P 34   51   68   +34  350   2555   125   3   3  
KC&D 24   31   38   +14  91   3508   352   2   2   10    
KP 10   16   22   +12  388   890   0   2   2  
ATSF 62   53   45   -17  1607   3393   57     11  
SV 10   16   23   +13  331   750   0     4  
SL 0   0   12   +12  0   675   75     13  

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
TR 420   LR&S 1050  

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