Continental Rails II
Game # 19 - Turn # 17
Headline News 1873 to 1874
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1873: Jesse James and his gang commit their first train robbery in Iowa.
1874: Rich silver strike found in Nevada.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Cornelius Vanderbilt bought CT for $12001, Stepp bought TR for $5678, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought LP&W for $12001.
New Engines Acquired: GT bought Pacific 4-6-2, NYC bought Pacific 4-6-2, CNJ bought Pacific 4-6-2, PENN bought Pacific 4-6-2, READ bought Pacific 4-6-2, B&O bought Pacific 4-6-2, C&H bought Pacific 4-6-2, V&T bought Pacific 4-6-2, SLSW bought Pacific 4-6-2.
New Technologies Acquired: GT bought block signal system, GT bought automatic couplers, NYC bought automatic couplers, CNJ bought block signal system, PENN bought coal burning engines, READ bought automatic couplers, B&O bought automatic couplers, C&H bought block signal system, C&H bought automatic couplers, SCL bought coal burning engines, V&T bought Grand Station, V&T bought automatic couplers.
RoWs built: SC2 by READ, MI3 by B&O, MT7 by C&NW, CO5 by CB&Q, IA6 by CASL, NM6 by MP, OK3 by M&LR, TX3 by V&T, TX16 by L&A, UT1 by CP, CA7 by WP, UT5 by UP, CO1 by MKT, TX11 by SLSF, LA6 by GW, AZ3 by SP, MT3 by GN, CO9 by KP.
GT doubled B&H, NYC doubled PA2, C&H doubled IL7, SCL doubled NO&J, CB&Q doubled MO3, V&T doubled V&T, SLSF doubled T&P, SP doubled CA4.
New RoWs acquired: READ got NC1, B&O got MI4, C&H got KY8, CASL got IA10, SLSW got AR2, M&LR got OK4, SLSF got TX9, L&A got TX15, MKT got NM2, MP got NM7, UP got UT2, GN got ID3, C&NW got ID5, V&T got M1, SP got M4, SCL got FL1, CB&Q got IL13.
RR Mergers: UP merges into CRIP, KP merges into CASL.
Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost PENN $32340.
Inadequate signal system slows SCL rail service: mail contracts worth $31560 cancelled.
Inadequate signal system slows A&T rail service: mail contracts worth $2667 cancelled.
Insolvent RRs: SCL.
Bankrupt RRs: A&T.
Loan Recalls: Casey Jones, Henry Farham, Railroad Bill, Stepp, Thomas Durant.
Stock splits: M&LR splits 2 for 1.
Cornered stocks: READ.
New railroad Presidents: B of P&LE, Jim Hill of WBSH, Jay Gould of CP, Thomas Durant of WP.
New Private Companies Available: LR&S, FW&D.
Cornelius Vanderbilt dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $41074. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Henry Farham, Stepp, B, Jay Gould, Jim Hill, Thomas Durant, Griffes dÆargent, Casey Jones, Frederik Conrad
Pullman's sleeping car design favored by for long distance travel, improves revenues.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Good to Panic.
Best locomotive available: Pacific 4-6-2
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
|
Jim Hill (8)
|
Jay Gould (7)
|
B (1)
|
Casey Jones (2)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
Rail Mogul
|
Casey Jones (2)
|
B (1)
|
Jay Gould (7)
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
Rail Builder
|
B (1)
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
|
Casey Jones (2)
|
Railroad Bill (9)
|
Jay Gould (7)
|
Rail Magnate
|
B (1)
|
Casey Jones (2)
|
Jay Gould (7)
|
Railroad Bill (9)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
Rail Prodigal
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
B (1)
|
Henry Farham (6)
|
Stepp (10)
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
|
Rail Baron
|
B (1)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
Jay Gould (7)
|
Casey Jones (2)
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
|
Player Summary
|
|
President of
|
PCs owned
|
Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
5
|
Griffes d’argent |
READ
|
CB&Q
|
....
|
....
|
8
|
Jim Hill |
GT
|
WBSH
|
....
|
....
|
7
|
Jay Gould |
CASL
|
CP
|
....
|
....
|
11
|
Thomas Durant |
WP
|
CRIP
|
....
|
....
|
4
|
Frederik Conrad |
SP
|
SLSF
|
....
|
....
|
3
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
NYC
|
GN
|
CT
|
LP&W
|
1
|
B |
P&LE
|
MP
|
SV
|
....
|
2
|
Casey Jones |
CNJ
|
C&NW
|
....
|
....
|
15
|
Cyrus Holliday |
SLSW
|
M&LR
|
....
|
....
|
9
|
Railroad Bill |
B&O
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
6
|
Henry Farham |
L&A
|
MKT
|
....
|
....
|
10
|
Stepp |
V&T
|
SCL
|
....
|
TR
|
14
|
Dan Drew |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
13
|
William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
12
|
William Palmer |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
952
|
135840
|
70636
|
99
|
202397
|
7445
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
2081
|
452454
|
235277
|
99
|
737700
|
416112
|
12
|
9
|
0
|
3
|
CNJ
|
Central New Jersey
|
1863
|
322500
|
177373
|
96
|
595869
|
318828
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
17
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
2310
|
445311
|
249375
|
95
|
672301
|
263653
|
11
|
2
|
0
|
5
|
READ
|
Reading
|
2243
|
364597
|
207819
|
94
|
516849
|
120313
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
9
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
1590
|
230391
|
138235
|
91
|
442006
|
216080
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
7
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
2408
|
364105
|
262156
|
79
|
769018
|
407384
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
1829
|
327115
|
183185
|
95
|
529406
|
314339
|
8
|
10
|
0
|
4
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
2630
|
412641
|
297102
|
79
|
717177
|
446919
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
19
|
P&LE
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
|
2999
|
543531
|
293505
|
97
|
851567
|
462654
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
38
|
WBSH
|
Wabash Line
|
2928
|
612709
|
324734
|
98
|
716643
|
428624
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
A&T
|
Alabama & Tennessee
|
381
|
40684
|
30513
|
79
|
75595
|
53375
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
2124
|
247971
|
128946
|
99
|
489219
|
342517
|
5
|
14
|
0
|
1216
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
2398
|
263775
|
139800
|
98
|
405135
|
30114
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
843
|
CB&Q
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
1505
|
217554
|
115304
|
98
|
309651
|
18986
|
10
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
CASL
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis
|
1716
|
232311
|
123126
|
98
|
371487
|
221259
|
7
|
9
|
834
|
1854
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
1320
|
160723
|
83576
|
99
|
263800
|
179643
|
6
|
9
|
3190
|
2173
|
M&LR
|
Memphis & Little Rock
|
486
|
48662
|
30657
|
91
|
102749
|
47294
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
72
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
777
|
88227
|
45878
|
99
|
210115
|
126723
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
1860
|
L&A
|
Louisiana & Arkansas
|
532
|
81270
|
44698
|
99
|
139125
|
90148
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
765
|
CP
|
Central Pacific
|
1128
|
124274
|
64622
|
99
|
245450
|
101919
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
1610
|
WP
|
Western Pacific
|
668
|
78447
|
43930
|
98
|
152330
|
20886
|
3
|
12
|
0
|
646
|
MKT
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
|
985
|
105868
|
57169
|
97
|
237894
|
159629
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
SLSF
|
St Louis & San Francisco
|
1503
|
173183
|
95251
|
99
|
329412
|
198333
|
5
|
9
|
910
|
2293
|
SLSW
|
St Louis & Southwestern
|
495
|
56865
|
31275
|
99
|
114582
|
52798
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
GW
|
Great Western
|
491
|
54774
|
30126
|
99
|
119261
|
47305
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
192
|
SP
|
Southern Pacific
|
1003
|
131657
|
76361
|
96
|
217944
|
120225
|
6
|
9
|
310
|
1398
|
GN
|
Great Northern
|
2302
|
289153
|
153251
|
98
|
559756
|
376700
|
5
|
9
|
476
|
1967
|
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)
Grand Trunk (GT )
|
|
GT
|
C2
|
B&M
|
B&H
(Double)
|
ME1
|
C1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
New York Central (NYC )
|
|
NYC
|
HRL
(Double)
|
C&A
(Double)
|
NYNH
(Double)
|
NY3
|
B&A
(Double)
|
C3
|
|
C4
|
C5
(Double)
|
MI1
(Double)
|
PA11
|
TP&W
|
C&C
(Double)
|
IN3
|
|
PA2
(Double)
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ALCN]
|
Central New Jersey (CNJ )
|
|
CNJ
(Double)
|
ERIE
(Double)
|
PA9
|
PA10
|
NY1
|
LS
(Double)
|
OH3
|
OH5
|
|
FW&C
|
OH6
|
OH8
|
KY3
|
KY4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AOLC]
|
Pennsylvania (PENN)
|
|
PENN
(Double)
|
LV
(Double)
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
WV2
|
WV3
|
PA8
|
NY2
|
KY2
|
|
P&FW
(Double)
|
A&GW
|
IN5
(Double)
|
IN7
|
IC
(Double)
|
IL4
(Double)
|
|
IL2
|
KY5
|
PA3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AOLCM]
|
Reading (READ)
|
|
READ
(Double)
|
PA1
(Double)
|
MD1
(Double)
|
RF&P
(Double)
|
VA7
(Double)
|
VA1
(Double)
|
|
NC2
|
SC3
|
G&C
(Double)
|
TN2
|
TN4
|
BRL
(Double)
|
SC1
(Double)
|
|
GA2
|
PA4
|
GA3
|
GA5
|
SC2
|
|
|
Unbuilt: NC1 |
[Regions: AD]
|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O )
|
|
B&O
|
WV1
|
OH1
|
OH2
|
MC
|
MN
(Double)
|
MS
|
MI6
|
MI2
|
MI5
|
|
MI3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: MI4 |
[Regions: ALC]
|
Norfolk & Western (N&W )
|
|
N&W
|
N&S
|
R&D
|
W&W
|
VA4
|
VA5
|
KY1
|
IN4
|
IN8
|
M&C
|
OH7
(Double)
|
|
IN1
|
IL5
(Double)
|
IL3
|
VA6
|
TN1
|
TN3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AOCM]
|
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H )
|
|
C&H
(Double)
|
NER
(Double)
|
W&M
|
SC4
(Double)
|
GA1
(Double)
|
GA8
(Double)
|
|
AL3
|
TN10
(Double)
|
TN12
|
KY13
|
IN10
(Double)
|
IL7
(Double)
|
KY7
|
|
Unbuilt: KY8 |
[Regions: ADOM]
|
Sea Coast Line (SCL )
|
|
SCL
(Double)
|
GA4
(Double)
|
FL4
|
FL5
|
FL6
|
AL5
(Double)
|
AL2
(Double)
|
|
FEC
|
TN7
|
FL3
|
SM
(Double)
|
NO&J
(Double)
|
MS6
|
TN9
|
MS7
|
|
TN8
|
KY10
|
|
|
Unbuilt: FL1 |
[Regions: ADMG]
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
|
|
P&LE
(Double)
|
MRLE
(Double)
|
GTW
(Double)
|
OH4
|
IN2
|
C&O
|
MD2
|
VC
|
|
PA7
(Double)
|
VA2
|
MON
(Double)
|
IN9
|
KY12
|
KY11
|
IL6
(Double)
|
|
GM&O
|
MS3
|
TN13
|
TN14
|
MS2
(Double)
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AOLCMG]
|
Wabash Line (WBSH)
|
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
O&M
(Double)
|
IN6
|
C&EI
(Double)
|
COG
(Double)
|
A&WP
(Double)
|
|
A&C
|
AL6
|
AL7
|
S&G
(Double)
|
S&A
(Double)
|
GA6
|
GA7
|
AL1
(Double)
|
|
AL4
|
MS1
(Double)
|
MS4
|
MS5
|
N&C
(Double)
|
KY14
|
IL8
(Double)
|
|
L&N
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ADOCMG]
|
Alabama & Tennessee (A&T )
|
|
A&T
|
TN5
|
KY6
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: D]
|
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
|
|
C&NW
|
WI4
|
NP
|
ND3
|
SP&P
|
SP&D
|
ND4
|
MT6
|
MT7
|
|
|
Unbuilt: ID5 |
[Regions: CWT]
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
|
|
CRIP
|
IA7
|
IA5
|
NE2
|
NE3
|
UP
|
NE1
|
CO7
|
WY1
|
UT5
|
|
|
Unbuilt: UT2 |
[Regions: CWT]
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
|
|
CB&Q
|
IA4
|
MO7
|
KC&D
|
MO3
(Double)
|
KS4
|
CO5
|
|
|
Unbuilt: IL13 |
[Regions: CMWT]
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
|
|
CASL
(Double)
|
SL&A
(Double)
|
MO1
|
MO8
|
KCN
|
IA6
|
KP
|
KS3
|
CO2
|
|
CO9
|
|
|
Unbuilt: IA10 |
[Regions: CMW]
|
Missouri Pacific (MP )
|
|
MP
(Double)
|
ATSF
|
MO6
(Double)
|
OK8
|
NM4
|
NM6
|
|
|
Unbuilt: NM7 |
[Regions: MW]
|
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
|
|
M&LR
|
AR4
|
OK3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: OK4 |
[Regions: M]
|
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T )
|
|
V&T
(Double)
|
TX2
|
TX3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: M1 |
[Regions: MS]
|
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A )
|
|
L&A
(Double)
|
LA2
|
TX1
|
TX16
|
|
|
Unbuilt: TX15 |
[Regions: GS]
|
Central Pacific (CP )
|
|
CP
(Double)
|
NV2
|
UT7
|
UT6
|
UT1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: TP]
|
Western Pacific (WP )
|
|
WP
|
NV1
|
UT8
|
CA7
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: P]
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT )
|
|
MKT
|
KCS
|
KS1
|
KS2
|
CO1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: NM2 |
[Regions: MW]
|
St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
|
|
SLSF
(Double)
|
AR7
|
OK1
|
T&P
(Double)
|
TX12
|
TX11
|
|
|
Unbuilt: TX9 |
[Regions: MS]
|
St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
|
|
SLSW
|
AR3
|
AR1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: AR2 |
[Regions: M]
|
Great Western (GW )
|
|
GW
|
LA1
|
LA6
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: G]
|
Southern Pacific (SP )
|
|
SP
(Double)
|
CA4
(Double)
|
CA3
|
AZ3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: M4 |
[Regions: TP]
|
Great Northern (GN )
|
|
GN
|
ND5
|
MT1
|
CNS
(Double)
|
M&SP
(Double)
|
MN1
|
WI8
|
SL
|
MT2
|
|
MT3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: ID3 |
[Regions: CWN]
|
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
|
GT
|
40
|
34
|
28
|
-12
|
1198
|
4760
|
0
|
8
|
8
|
1 7
|
NYC
|
38
|
53
|
69
|
+31
|
1881
|
10412
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
1 2
|
CNJ
|
42
|
37
|
32
|
-10
|
1969
|
9315
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1 3
|
PENN
|
33
|
37
|
41
|
+8
|
3591
|
11536
|
19
|
|
6
|
3 7
|
READ
|
45
|
51
|
58
|
+13
|
2569
|
32490
|
55
|
5
|
5
|
11 15
|
B&O
|
25
|
33
|
41
|
+16
|
2293
|
7858
|
100
|
9
|
9
|
5
|
N&W
|
23
|
18
|
13
|
-10
|
10843
|
11978
|
66
|
|
1
|
|
C&H
|
40
|
39
|
39
|
-1
|
1871
|
9151
|
0
|
|
4
|
1 6 8
|
SCL
|
29
|
23
|
17
|
-12
|
7362
|
13157
|
0
|
10
|
10
|
|
P&LE
|
60
|
51
|
42
|
-18
|
2284
|
14995
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
4 7 8
|
WBSH
|
50
|
54
|
58
|
+8
|
1891
|
14640
|
0
|
8
|
8
|
7
|
A&T
|
27
|
20
|
13
|
-14
|
700
|
1905
|
0
|
|
2
|
1 7
|
C&NW
|
80
|
68
|
57
|
-23
|
2213
|
10560
|
60
|
2
|
2
|
3 7
|
CRIP
|
97
|
102
|
28
|
-69
|
2698
|
38147
|
88
|
11
|
11
|
2
|
CB&Q
|
61
|
63
|
65
|
+4
|
1070
|
7480
|
45
|
5
|
5
|
2 8 11
|
CASL
|
56
|
65
|
61
|
+5
|
662
|
8107
|
473
|
7
|
7
|
8
|
MP
|
46
|
55
|
65
|
+19
|
1034
|
6476
|
124
|
1
|
1
|
2 4 7
|
M&LR
|
78
|
105
|
66
|
+54
|
281
|
4670
|
190
|
15
|
15
|
1 3 5 11
|
V&T
|
100
|
99
|
98
|
-2
|
256
|
3699
|
186
|
10
|
10
|
1 5 6 9
|
L&A
|
62
|
49
|
37
|
-25
|
492
|
3965
|
85
|
6
|
6
|
2 8 9
|
CP
|
54
|
68
|
83
|
+29
|
1007
|
5438
|
202
|
7
|
8
|
4
|
WP
|
54
|
58
|
63
|
+9
|
1446
|
6047
|
183
|
11
|
11
|
2
|
MKT
|
51
|
40
|
29
|
-22
|
1259
|
4884
|
41
|
6
|
6
|
2 7
|
SLSF
|
75
|
82
|
90
|
+15
|
1236
|
7355
|
160
|
4
|
4
|
1 3 8
|
SLSW
|
36
|
58
|
80
|
+44
|
788
|
2475
|
0
|
15
|
15
|
1 6 7
|
GW
|
50
|
44
|
39
|
-11
|
3382
|
6312
|
313
|
|
1
|
9 10
|
SP
|
62
|
54
|
46
|
-16
|
1274
|
4896
|
119
|
4
|
4
|
|
GN
|
47
|
53
|
59
|
+12
|
2539
|
11370
|
140
|
3
|
3
|
2 4
|
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Price
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Price
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CF
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CF
|
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LR&S
|
1050
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FW&D
|
975
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