Continental Rails II

Game # 29 - Turn # 16

Headline News 1871 to 1872

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1871: Wild Bill Hickok made Marshal of Abilene. Shoots two men and one policeman.
  2. 1872: Buffalo Bill Cody makes first stage appearance in Chicago. Broadway next!

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Guy de Lusignan bought M&LR for $1500, Nicholas van Rijn bought SLSF for $1201, Nicholas van Rijn bought SV for $6667, J. Pierpont Morgan bought SL for $3456.
  • PCs Merged: N&C merges into B&O, KCS merges into UP, G&C merges into C&H.
  • PCs Incorporated: CASL, L&A.
  • New Engines Acquired: GT bought Pacific 4-6-2, PENN bought Pacific 4-6-2, B&O bought Pacific 4-6-2, C&H bought Pacific 4-6-2, SCL bought Pacific 4-6-2, S&G bought Pacific 4-6-2, COG bought Pacific 4-6-2, LS bought Consolidation 2-8-0, TP&W bought Pacific 4-6-2, MC bought Pacific 4-6-2, GM&O bought Pacific 4-6-2, SM bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, C&EI bought Pacific 4-6-2, C&NW bought Pacific 4-6-2, CB&Q bought Pacific 4-6-2, M&SP bought Pacific 4-6-2, MP bought Pacific 4-6-2, V&T bought Pacific 4-6-2, CP bought Pacific 4-6-2, WP bought Pacific 4-6-2, UP bought Pacific 4-6-2, GW bought Pacific 4-6-2, KC&D bought Pacific 4-6-2, KP bought Pacific 4-6-2.
  • New Technologies Acquired: GT bought Grand Station, PENN bought Pullman sleepers, C&H bought Pullman sleepers, V&T bought Pullman sleepers, KP bought Grand Station, KP bought Pullman sleepers.
  • RoWs built: C7 by C&NW, MT6 by M&SP, NM3 by MP, UT6 by CP, NE1 by UP, CA12 by SP, MT2 by GN, CO4 by KC&D, CO2 by KP.
  • GT doubled C2, B&A doubled B&A, PENN doubled PA5, SCL doubled IL5, C&NW doubled C&NW, M&SP doubled SP&P, MP doubled MP, V&T doubled TX2, UP doubled MO7, KC&D doubled KCN, KP doubled KP.
  • New RoWs acquired: V&T got OK3, GN got MT3, M&SP got MT7, UP got CO7, KC&D got CO9, MP got AZ1, SP got AZ6, CP got UT1, KP got MO3.
  • RR Mergers: B&A merges into GT, GN merges into C&NW.
  • Lack of modern signal system causes major head-on collison: claims against W&M exceed $4235.
  • Guerre tarifaire: SM declares rate war on C&H, reduces rates by 25%.
  • Insolvent RRs: W&M, MKT.
  • Loan Recalls: B., J. Pierpont Morgan.
  • New railroad Presidents: Henry Farham of C&H, Hannibal Kimball of LS, Nicholas van Rijn of TP&W, Nicholas van Rijn of SM.
  • New Private Companies Available: T&P, TR, LP&W, LR&S.
  • B. dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $15002. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Nicholas van Rijn, Jay Gould, Henry Farham, Guy de Lusignan, J. Pierpont Morgan
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Panic to Depression.
  • 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 BaronGuy de Lusignan (5)B. (3)Nicholas van Rijn (2)Henry Farham (6)Jay Gould (9)
Rail MogulB. (3)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Nicholas van Rijn (2)Henry Farham (6)Guy de Lusignan (5)
Rail BuilderB. (3)Guy de Lusignan (5)Henry Farham (6)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Nicholas van Rijn (2)
Rail MagnateB. (3)Guy de Lusignan (5)Henry Farham (6)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Nicholas van Rijn (2)
Rail ProdigalB. (3)Henry Farham (6)Jay Gould (9)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Guy de Lusignan (5)
Rail BaronB. (3)Guy de Lusignan (5)Henry Farham (6)Nicholas van Rijn (2)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
5Guy de Lusignan PENNM&SP....M&LR
3B. SCLMP........
6Henry Farham C&NWC&H........
2Nicholas van Rijn TP&WSMSLSFSV
4J. Pierpont Morgan ....KC&D....SL
10Hannibal Kimball LSGT........
9Jay Gould UPV&T........
13William Ogden ................
8John Forbes ........P&LE....
15Cyrus Holliday ................
14Dan Drew ................
11Thomas Durant ................
12William Palmer ................
7Thomas Scott ................
1Jim Fisk ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
GTGrand Trunk 98111058558610983470261318972102
PENNPennsylvania 312251422928282496795327308371810016
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 3059390163210690978753542785325404
W&MWilmington & Manchester 3853538025828879265237538-2002
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 2049251019145466994879451770644109
SCLSea Coast Line 31144224082323249677776651755539059
S&GSavannah & Gulf 2672482115389926608214594100
COGCentral of Georgia 11021045985543698264497570924300
LSLake Shore 1669214152122068945439492005633106
TP&WToledo, Peoria & Warsaw 90196470530589923953210114522095
MCMichigan Central 458431392631593120627439031000
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 6966576536171991793398039210067
SMSouthern Mississippi 10991029796913191305696158865-20034
C&EIChicago & Eastern Illinois 18418398101199943774106114100
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 19561654599927591529019286780-1100
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 4954771626244991522824494700080
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 18518069121068721899219011000
M&SPMilwaukee & St. Paul 186017934193259994453172319101602865
MPMissouri Pacific 13051116125803799281394184926040495
V&TVicksburg & Texas 67561437356339618939296881-1300
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 901298083079012399124014000
CPCentral Pacific 724600873304799177838110375-11628282281
WPWestern Pacific 1421493483639836262100294100
UPUnion Pacific 11771162126042999287368182649170218
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 3262594616087928285040375-2000
GWGreat Western 140148959831883944417712-1000
SPSouthern Pacific 654562613319395192763111027-263680539
KC&DKansas City & Denver 870669513682399258884141234-2022301749
KPKansas Pacific 54738005197639915847689809-3901106

Railroad Lines:

Regions:  A = Atlantic ;  D = Deep South ;  O = Ohio ;  L = Great Lakes ;  C = Central ;  M = Mississippi ;  G = Gulf ;  W = Midwest ;  S = Southwest ;  T = Mountain ;  P = Pacific ;  N = Canada ;  X = Mexico 
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GTC2B&AC3NY1PENNPENNLSLSPENNPENNPENNBoston New York Buffalo Montreal
    GT  (Double) ; C2  (Double) ; B&A  (Double) ; C3 ; NY1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNC&APA5ERIEPA6LVPA8CNJNY2PA11P&FWA&GWOH4NYNHIN1IN3IN8B&HB&MME1C1IL4GTGTLSB&OLSp&leLSTP&WB&OTP&WB&OSCLLSTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPMPsl&aMKTslsfslswm&wGTLSB&Opa2B&Opa4B&Opa9LSwv2oh1oh2LSLSoh7oh8mi5TP&WSCLB&OTP&WSCLB&OB&OC&HB&OSCLB&Oil7il8il9il10il12il14SCLky3wi1mo2KPmo4LSBoston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Kansas City Quebec London
    PENN (Double) ; C&A  (Double) ; PA5  (Double) ; ERIE (Double) ; PA6 ; LV  (Double) ; PA8 ; CNJ  (Double) ; NY2 ; PA11 (Double) ; P&FW ; A&GW (Double) ; OH4 ; NYNH (Double) ; IN1  (Double) ; IN3 ; IN8 ; B&H  (Double) ; B&M  (Double) ; ME1 ; C1 ; IL4  (Double)
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AOLCMN]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OWV1M&CWV3WBSHIN5IN9L&NN&WRF&PN&SMD2MD1PA7PA1PA3READIL3IL1W&WIL6N&CPENNPENNPENNSCLSCLW&Mp&lePENNPENNCOGCOGSMSCLLSTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPMPsl&aMKTslsfslswm&wpa2pa4PENNPENNSCLva3SCLva7SCLnc2wv2wv4oh1oh7oh8mi5PENNTP&WPENNSCLTP&WSCLPENNC&HC&HPENNSCLil7il8il9il10il12il14SCLky2ky3ky5ky7TP&WGM&OSMC&HSMky14tn4COGtn6tn7GM&Owi1mo2KPmo4New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Chicago St. Louis Kansas City
    B&O  (Double) ; WV1 ; M&C  (Double) ; WV3 ; WBSH (Double) ; IN5 ; IN9 ; L&N ; N&W ; RF&P ; N&S ; MD2  (Double) ; MD1  (Double) ; PA7 ; PA1  (Double) ; PA3 ; READ (Double) ; IL3 ; IL1 ; W&W ; IL6 ; N&C
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AOCM]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&MSC2SC1B&OSCLC&HC&HSCLS&GC&HSCLsc3C&HC&HSCLWilmington Charleston Savannah
    W&M ; SC2 ; SC1
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&HSC4S&AGA1GA8AL3TN10TN12KY12BRLIN10ICIL2GA2G&CSCLSCLS&GCOGCOGB&OCOGCOGSMSCLLSTP&WC&EIB&OC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPm&lrW&MW&Msc3sc5COGSCLmi5PENNTP&WSCLPENNB&OB&OB&OPENNSCLB&Oil7il8il9il10il12il14ky5ky7TP&WTP&WSMSMky14tn2GM&Otn9SMSMtn14tn15al1al2GM&OSCLGM&OSMms7wi1ar1ar5Charleston Savannah Cincinnati Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Chicago St. Louis Memphis
    C&H  (Double) ; SC4 ; S&A  (Double) ; GA1 ; GA8 ; AL3 ; TN10 ; TN12 ; KY12 ; BRL ; IN10 ; IC ; IL2 ; GA2 ; G&C
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ADOCM]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCLNERGA4FL4NC1VA1FL5R&DC&OVA4VA5VCKY1IN4MONIN7FL6FECAL5IL5al8GM&OGM&OCOGCOGms2GM&Oms4B&OB&OB&OB&OW&MC&HC&HS&GB&OPENNB&OCOGLSTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPMPsl&aMKTslsfslswm&wB&OB&Ova2va3va6va7nc2W&MW&MC&HS&GC&Hfl1fl2fl3B&Owv4oh7oh8mi5PENNTP&WPENNB&OTP&WPENNB&OB&OC&HB&OPENNB&Oil7il8il9il10il12il14ky2ky3al1al2C&HGM&OCOGCOGwi1mo2KPmo4Baltimore Washington Norfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah Cincinnati Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans Chicago St. Louis Kansas City
    SCL  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; FL4 ; NC1 ; VA1 ; FL5 ; R&D  (Double) ; C&O  (Double) ; VA4 ; VA5 ; VC ; KY1 ; IN4  (Double) ; MON  (Double) ; IN7 ; FL6 ; FEC ; AL5 ; IL5  (Double)
    Unbuilt: AL8
    [Regions: ADOCMG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&GGA5C&HSCLSCLW&MC&HCOGSCLCOGfl3SCLCharleston Savannah
    S&G ; GA5
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COGGA3A&CA&WPGA6AL6AL7TN5A&TS&GC&HGM&OB&OC&HC&HS&Gga7C&HSCLky6ky7tn4tn6al1al2C&HGM&OSCLSCLms1Savannah Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans
    COG ; GA3 ; A&C ; A&WP ; GA6 ; AL6 ; AL7 ; TN5 ; A&T
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: DG]
  • Lake Shore (LS)
    LSPA10OH3MI1MRLEOH5FW&CNYCHRLNY3C4C5OH6GTPENNPENNPENNPENNp&lePENNTP&WPENNTP&WMCMCMCSCLTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPGTPENNpa9PENNoh1oh2PENNoh7oh8mi2mi5mi6PENNTP&WPENNB&Oil10il12il14wi1GTBoston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago Montreal London
    LS ; PA10 ; OH3 ; MI1 ; MRLE ; OH5 ; FW&C ; NYC  (Double) ; HRL ; NY3 ; C4 ; C5 ; OH6
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: ALCN]
  • Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
    TP&WC&CIN2IN6KY8KY9GTWLSp&leLSB&OSMSCLLSC&EIB&OC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPPENNoh2LSPENNLSLSoh7oh8LSmi2mi5PENNPENNSCLB&OSCLPENNB&OC&HB&Oil8il9il10il12il14ky5ky7GM&OSMC&HSMky14C&HSMtn14tn15wi1Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago St. Louis Memphis
    TP&W (Double) ; C&C ; IN2 ; IN6 ; KY8 ; KY9 ; GTW
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: OLC]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MCMNMSLSLSLSLSmi2mi3mi4mi5mi6LSDetroit Chicago London
    MC ; MN ; MS
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: L]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&OMS3TN8KY10AL4COGB&OB&OC&HTP&WTP&WSMky14tn7tn9C&HSMC&HSMal1al2C&HSCLCOGSCLms1ms2ms4SMLouisville Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Memphis
    GM&O ; MS3 ; TN8 ; KY10 ; AL4
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: DG]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SMNO&JMS6TN13KY13O&MKY11TN11B&OB&Om&lrV&TL&AGWTP&WB&OC&HC&HB&OB&Oil7il8il9ky5ky7TP&WTP&WGM&OC&Hky14GM&Otn9C&HC&Htn14tn15C&Hms1ms2GM&Oms4ms5ms7ar1ar5la3la5Cincinnati Louisville Birmingham Mobile New Orleans St. Louis Memphis Vicksburg
    SM  (Double) ; NO&J (Double) ; MS6 ; TN13 ; KY13 ; O&M ; KY11 ; TN11
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: OMG]
  • Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C&EI)
    C&EISCLLSTP&WC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPmi5PENNTP&WPENNSCLB&OTP&WSCLPENNB&OB&Oil10il12il14wi1Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    C&EI
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NWWI4MN2C7GNND5MT1MT2mt3mt10id3id4c9SCLLSTP&WC&EIC&HUPCB&QCASLM&SPM&SPM&SPM&SPsp&dmi5PENNB&Oil10il12il14il15wi1wi2wi3wi6wi7wi8mn1mn3mn5mn6mt9c8Chicago Duluth St. Paul Spokane Winnipeg Calgary
    C&NW (Double) ; WI4 ; MN2 ; C7 ; GN ; ND5 ; MT1 ; MT2
    Unbuilt: MT3
    [Regions: CWN]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&QIA4IA5SCLLSTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWUPCASLM&SPUPKC&Dlp&wmi5PENNB&Oil10il11il12il13il14wi1ia1ia2ia3UPUPia9ia10ia11UPne2Chicago Omaha Kansas City
    CB&Q ; IA4 ; IA5
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASLSCLLSTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&QM&SPsl&ami5PENNB&Oil10il11il12il14wi1mo1Chicago St. Louis
    CASL
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP)
    M&SPCNSSP&PNPND1ND2MT6mt7mt5mt8mt10id1id5SCLLSTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLsp&dmi5PENNB&Oil10il12il14wi1wi2C&NWwi5wi6mn1C&NWmn3mn5mn6nd3nd4mt4mt8wy3id1Chicago Duluth St. Paul Spokane Butte
    M&SP (Double) ; CNS  (Double) ; SP&P (Double) ; NP ; ND1 ; ND2 ; MT6
    Unbuilt: MT7
    [Regions: CWT]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MPATSFOK8NM4NM3az1tx9tx10nm8az2m3sl&aMKTslsfslswKC&DKPUPKC&Dlp&wm&wPENNSCLB&Oil7il8il9mo2KPmo4mo6UPmo8mo9ks1ks2ok5ok7tx9tx10tx13tx14nm1nm5nm6nm8m3St. Louis Omaha Kansas City Phoenix Juarez
    MP  (Double) ; ATSF ; OK8 ; NM4 ; NM3
    Unbuilt: AZ1
    [Regions: MW]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&TTX2AR8ok3ar4ar7ok1ok2ok4ok5ok6ok7SMt&pcttrlr&sh&ssa&hms5ar4ar6ar7la4la5la6ok1ok2tx1tx3tx5tx16Vicksburg Ft. Worth Houston
    V&T  (Double) ; TX2  (Double) ; AR8
    Unbuilt: OK3
    [Regions: MS]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&ASMGWms1ms2la2la3la4la5Mobile New Orleans Vicksburg
    L&A
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: G]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CPNV2UT8UT6ut1cwKC&Dut2ut3ut9WPSPsvut2ut3ut5ut7ut9nv1ca7Salt Lake City Denver Sacramento San Francisco
    CP  (Double) ; NV2 ; UT8 ; UT6
    Unbuilt: UT1
    [Regions: TP]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WPCPSPsvnv1ca6ca7Sacramento San Francisco
    WP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: P]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UPIA6MO7CRIPIA7KCSNE1co7dpwy1wy2co6co8SCLLSTP&WC&EIC&HC&NWCB&QCASLM&SPMPMKTKC&DKPMPKC&Dlp&wmi5PENNB&Oil10il12il13il14il15wi1ia3CB&QCB&Qia8ia9ia10ia11KPmo4mo5mo6mo8mo9ne2ks1ok2ok6co6Chicago St. Louis Omaha Kansas City Denver
    UP  (Double) ; IA6 ; MO7  (Double) ; CRIP (Double) ; IA7 ; KCS ; NE1
    Unbuilt: CO7
    [Regions: CW]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKTMPsl&aslsfslswUPm&wPENNSCLB&Oil7il8il9mo2KPmo4mo5mo6ks1ok2ok6St. Louis Kansas City
    MKT
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: M]
  • Great Western (GW)
    GWSML&Ams1ms2la1la3Mobile New Orleans
    GW
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: G]
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
    SPCA4CA12az6az4az5nv3ca10CPWPsvnv3ca2ca3ca5ca7ca8ca10ca11Phoenix Sacramento San Francisco Los Angeles
    SP ; CA4 ; CA12
    Unbuilt: AZ6
    [Regions: P]
  • Kansas City & Denver (KC&D)
    KC&DKCNKS4CO4co9c&scwdrgwKPco3CPMPKPMPUPlp&wc&sdrgwia3CB&QCB&QUPUPia10KPmo6UPmo8mo9KPco3co5St. Louis Omaha Kansas City Salt Lake City Denver
    KC&D (Double) ; KCN  (Double) ; KS4 ; CO4
    Unbuilt: CO9
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas Pacific (KP)
    KPKS3CO2mo3MPsl&aMKTslsfslswKC&DMPUPKC&Dlp&wm&wPENNSCLB&Oil7il8il9mo2mo4mo6UPmo8mo9MPKC&DMPUPKC&Dlp&wc&sdrgwmo6UPmo8mo9ks2co1co3KC&DKC&DSt. Louis Omaha Kansas City Denver
    KP  (Double) ; KS3 ; CO2
    Unbuilt: MO3
    [Regions: W]

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 495
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 775
SP&DSt Paul & Duluth 750
T&PTexas & Pacific 1120
CTCentral Texas 845
TRTexas Road 420
LP&WLevenworth, Pawnee & Western 1000
LR&SLittle Rock & Shreveport 1050
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