Continental Rails II

Game # 29 - Turn # 19

Headline News 1877 to 1878

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1877: Bell's new telephone invention is the hit of the Philadelphia Exposition.
  2. 1878: Mark Twain publishes new novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: B. bought SLSW for $2186, Guy de Lusignan bought LR&S for $3000, B. bought FW&D for $17556, Jay Gould bought SA&H for $26595.
  • PCs Merged: T&P merges into V&T.
  • PCs Incorporated: H&S, SL&A, TR.
  • New Technologies Acquired: PENN bought automatic brakes, C&H bought automatic brakes, MC bought automatic brakes, SM bought automatic brakes, KC&D bought automatic brakes.
  • RoWs built: OH7 by GT, KY14 by GM&O, WA1 by C&NW, WA2 by M&SP, AZ3 by MP, LA4 by V&T, UT4 by UP.
  • PENN doubled P&FW, SCL doubled AL5, M&SP doubled NP, MP doubled AZ2.
  • New RoWs acquired: KC&D got MO8, L&A got LA2, V&T got LA3, UP got CO8, MP got CA3, M&SP got C10, C&NW got WA6.
  • RR Mergers: CP merges into KC&D.
  • Lack of modern signal system causes major head-on collison: claims against W&M exceed $3080.
  • Bankrupt RRs: MKT.
  • New railroad Presidents: Henry Farham of C&H, Henry Farham of COG, J. Pierpont Morgan of CASL.
  • New Private Companies Available: C&S, DRGW, A&P.
  • Guy de Lusignan earns the Millionaire Award.
  • Henry Farham earns the Golden Spike Award for linking the C&NW from the Midwest to the Pacific.
  • Guy de Lusignan earns the Golden Spike Award for linking the M&SP from the Midwest to the Pacific.
  • J. Pierpont Morgan earns the Golden Spike Award for linking the KC&D from the Midwest to the Pacific.
  • Guy de Lusignan has a Transcontinental system.
  • Guy de Lusignan dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $30000. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Henry Farham, B., Jay Gould, J. Pierpont Morgan
  • Invention of refrigerated freight cars permits shipment of perishable cargos long distances.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Normal to Good.
  • 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, automatic brakes, refrigerated cars.

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 MogulJ. Pierpont Morgan (4)Nicholas van Rijn (2)B. (3)Henry Farham (6)Guy de Lusignan (5)
Rail BuilderGuy de Lusignan (5)Henry Farham (6)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)B. (3)Nicholas van Rijn (2)
Rail MagnateGuy de Lusignan (5)B. (3)Henry Farham (6)Nicholas van Rijn (2)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
Rail ProdigalB. (3)Guy de Lusignan (5)Jay Gould (9)Henry Farham (6)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
Rail BaronGuy de Lusignan (5)B. (3)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....LR&S
6Henry Farham C&HCOG........
3B. SCLMPFW&DSLSW
2Nicholas van Rijn SPSM........
4J. Pierpont Morgan CASLKC&D........
10Hannibal Kimball ....GT....CT
9Jay Gould UPV&T....SA&H
11Thomas Durant ................
13William Ogden ................
8John Forbes ........P&LE....
15Cyrus Holliday ................
12William Palmer ................
14Dan Drew ................
7Thomas Scott ................
1Jim Fisk ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
GTGrand Trunk 27524717082547239710213832913508202
PENNPennsylvania 31226633023714499586070230290013905
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 3059492683266048979411832701068001
W&MWilmington & Manchester 3854382331991878972016023001
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 2049333833190287975335971568329102
SCLSea Coast Line 31145445333049399583880054994179013
S&GSavannah & Gulf 2673204717626996634411117200
COGCentral of Georgia 11021311386819299285391137418200
MCMichigan Central 458555473832885130795413041000
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 851100964575489722515610452140014
SMSouthern Mississippi 21653241491717989867664126717971030
C&EIChicago & Eastern Illinois 1842287812583994835239957100
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 276335308318360399739613434027261900
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 4956003533019991613203092620015
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 18523908141069525991143097100
M&SPMilwaukee & St. Paul 25273412931808849860782534676831612931
MPMissouri Pacific 19782302321197209941882028597634251089
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 1321552488499720262132986000
V&TVicksburg & Texas 1569171849945179938214224044531000
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 9016518925098155069535112100
WPWestern Pacific 1421857610217993914146537100
UPUnion Pacific 19392167521127139945870027991142059
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 9917150123488223141167593000
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 32630526192319190942445450000
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 23926255149659735834247815000
GWGreat Western 14018346115589143185177983000
SPSouthern Pacific 1172119435692729628037988210410754
KC&DKansas City & Denver 2319257576141667995790033011034116752324
KPKansas Pacific 1030110524607879624960495637420197
SLSoo Line 15015735105428722070159132000
TRTexas Road 841162477888718095131053000
H&SHouston & Shreveport 23224239157558944717323831000

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&AC3NY1LSPA10OH3MI1MRLEOH5FW&CNYCHRLNY3C4C5OH6OH7PENNPENNPENNPENNPENNPENNp&lePENNSMB&OPENNSMB&OMCMCMCSCLSMC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPPENNPENNpa9PENNoh1oh2PENNoh8mi2mi5mi6PENNSMPENNSCLB&OB&Oil10il12il14SCLky3wi1Boston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Chicago Montreal London
    GT  (Double) ; C2  (Double) ; B&A  (Double) ; C3 ; NY1 ; LS ; PA10 ; OH3 ; MI1 ; MRLE ; OH5 ; FW&C ; NYC  (Double) ; HRL ; NY3 ; C4 ; C5 ; OH6 ; OH7
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AOLCN]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENNC&APA5ERIEPA6LVPA8CNJNY2PA11P&FWA&GWOH4NYNHIN1IN3IN8B&HB&MME1C1IL4GTGTGTB&OGTp&leGTSMB&OSMB&OSCLGTSMC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPMPSL&AMKTSLSFslswm&wGTGTB&Opa2B&Opa4B&Opa9GTwv2oh1oh2GTGTGToh8mi5SMSCLB&OSMSCLB&OB&OC&HB&OSCLB&OSMil8il9il10il12il14SCLky3wi1mo2KPmo4GTBoston 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  (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; PA8 ; CNJ  (Double) ; NY2 ; PA11 (Double) ; P&FW (Double) ; 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&lePENNPENNCOGCOGSMSCLGTSMC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPMPSL&AMKTSLSFslswm&wpa2pa4PENNPENNSCLva3SCLva7SCLnc2wv2wv4oh1GToh8mi5PENNSMPENNSCLSMSCLPENNC&HC&HPENNSCLSMil8il9il10il12il14SCLky2ky3ky5ky7SMGM&OSMC&HSMGM&Otn4COGtn6tn7GM&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&OCOGCOGSMSCLGTSMC&EIB&OC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPM&LRW&MW&Msc3sc5COGSCLmi5PENNSMSCLPENNB&OB&OB&OPENNSCLB&OSMil8il9il10il12il14ky5ky7SMSMSMSMGM&Otn2GM&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&OCOGGTSMC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPMPSL&AMKTSLSFslswm&wB&OB&Ova2va3va6va7nc2W&MW&MC&HS&GC&Hfl1fl2fl3B&Owv4GToh8mi5PENNSMPENNB&OSMPENNB&OB&OC&HB&OPENNB&OSMil8il9il10il12il14ky2ky3al1al2C&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  (Double) ; FL6 ; FEC ; AL5  (Double) ; 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]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MCMNMSGTGTGTGTmi2mi3mi4mi5mi6GTDetroit Chicago London
    MC ; MN ; MS
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: L]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&OMS3TN8KY10AL4KY14COGB&OB&OC&Hil8il9SMSMSMC&HSMtn7tn9C&HSMC&HSMtn14tn15al1al2C&HSCLCOGSCLms1ms2ms4SMLouisville Atlanta Birmingham Mobile New Orleans St. Louis Memphis
    GM&O ; MS3 ; TN8 ; KY10 ; AL4 ; KY14
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: DG]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SMNO&JMS6TN13KY13O&MKY11TN11TP&WC&CIN2IN6KY8KY9GTWIL7GTp&leGTB&OSCLGTC&EIB&OC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPMPM&LRV&TL&ASL&AMKTSLSFslswGWm&wPENNoh2GTPENNGTGTGToh8GTmi2mi5PENNPENNSCLB&OSCLPENNB&OC&HB&OC&HB&OPENNSCLB&Oil8il9il10il12il14ky5ky7GM&OC&HGM&OGM&Otn9C&HC&Htn14tn15C&Hms1ms2GM&Oms4ms5ms7wi1mo2KPmo4ar1ar5V&Tla5Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Louisville Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Chicago St. Louis Memphis Vicksburg Kansas City
    SM  (Double) ; NO&J (Double) ; MS6 ; TN13 ; KY13 ; O&M ; KY11 ; TN11 ; TP&W (Double) ; C&C ; IN2 ; IN6 ; KY8 ; KY9 ; GTW ; IL7
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: OLCMG]
  • Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C&EI)
    C&EISCLGTSMC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPmi5PENNSMPENNSCLB&OSMSCLPENNB&OB&Oil10il12il14wi1Cincinnati Louisville Chicago
    C&EI
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NWWI4MN2C7GNND5MT1MT2MT3SP&DID3WA1wa6or1or2or7M&SPwa4M&SPSCLGTSMC&EIC&HUPCB&QCASLM&SPM&SPM&SPM&SPmi5PENNB&Oil10il12il14il15wi1wi2wi3wi6wi7wi8mn1mn3mn5mn6mt9mt10id4M&SPM&SPwa3wa4c8c9M&SPChicago Duluth St. Paul Spokane Seattle Portland Winnipeg Calgary Vancouver
    C&NW (Double) ; WI4 ; MN2 ; C7 ; GN ; ND5 ; MT1 ; MT2 ; MT3 ; SP&D ; ID3 ; WA1
    Unbuilt: WA6
    [Regions: CWTPN]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&QIA4IA5SCLGTSMC&EIC&HC&NWUPCASLM&SPUPKC&DKPmi5PENNB&Oil10il11il12il13il14wi1ia1ia2ia3UPUPia9ia10ia11UPne2Chicago Omaha Kansas City
    CB&Q ; IA4 ; IA5
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASLSCLGTSMC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&QM&SPSL&Ami5PENNB&Oil10il11il12il14wi1mo1Chicago St. Louis
    CASL
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: C]
  • Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP)
    M&SPCNSSP&PNPND1ND2MT6MT7ID5WA2c10C&NWwa4C&NWSCLGTSMC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLC&NWmi5PENNB&Oil10il12il14wi1wi2C&NWwi5wi6mn1C&NWmn3mn5mn6nd3nd4mt4mt5mt8mt10wy3id1C&NWid4C&NWwa3wa4C&NWChicago Duluth St. Paul Spokane Butte Seattle Portland Vancouver
    M&SP (Double) ; CNS  (Double) ; SP&P (Double) ; NP  (Double) ; ND1 ; ND2 ; MT6 ; MT7 ; ID5 ; WA2
    Unbuilt: C10
    [Regions: CWTP]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MPATSFOK8NM4NM3AZ1AZ2AZ3ca3ca1ca2SPca11SPm4SL&AMKTSLSFslswKC&DKPUPKC&DKPm&wPENNSCLB&OSMil8il9mo2KPmo4KC&DUPKC&Dmo9ks1ks2ok5ok7tx9tx10tx13tx14nm1nm5nm6nm8az4ca1m3m4St. Louis Omaha Kansas City Phoenix San Francisco Los Angeles Juarez Mexicali
    MP  (Double) ; ATSF (Double) ; OK8 ; NM4 ; NM3 ; AZ1  (Double) ; AZ2  (Double) ; AZ3
    Unbuilt: CA3
    [Regions: MWT]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LRlr&sC&HSMtn14tn15ms7ar1ar3ar4ar5Memphis
    M&LR
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: M]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&TTX2AR8OK3OK6T&PLA4la3SML&AGWms1ms2L&Ala5SML&AMKTUPctTRlr&sH&Sfw&dsa&hms5mo4mo5KC&Dar4ar6ar7L&Ala5la6ks1ok1ok2ok4ok5ok7tx1tx3tx4tx5tx12tx16Mobile New Orleans St. Louis Vicksburg Kansas City Ft. Worth Houston
    V&T  (Double) ; TX2  (Double) ; AR8  (Double) ; OK3 ; OK6 ; T&P ; LA4
    Unbuilt: LA3
    [Regions: MS]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&Ala2TRla1V&TV&Tla5la6tx1SMGWms1ms2V&TV&Tla5Mobile New Orleans Vicksburg Houston
    L&A
    Unbuilt: LA2
    [Regions: G]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WPKC&DSPSPnv1ca6ca7Sacramento San Francisco
    WP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: P]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UPIA6MO7CRIPIA7KCSNE1CO7WY1UT4co8c&scwdrgwdpne3wy2co5co6SCLGTSMC&EIC&HC&NWCB&QCASLM&SPMPMKTKC&DKPMPKC&DKPdpmi5PENNB&Oil10il12il13il14il15wi1ia3CB&QCB&Qia8ia9ia10ia11KPmo4mo5KC&DKC&Dmo9ne2ks1ok2V&Twy2co6ut2ut3ut5id1id2Chicago St. Louis Omaha Kansas City Butte Salt Lake City Denver
    UP  (Double) ; IA6  (Double) ; MO7  (Double) ; CRIP (Double) ; IA7 ; KCS  (Double) ; NE1 ; CO7 ; WY1 ; UT4
    Unbuilt: CO8
    [Regions: CW]
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
    SL&ACASLMPMKTSLSFslswm&wPENNSCLB&OSMil8il9il11mo1mo2KPmo4Chicago St. Louis Kansas City
    SL&A
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: M]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKTMPSL&ASLSFslswUPm&wPENNSCLB&OSMil8il9mo2KPmo4mo5KC&Dks1ok2V&TSt. Louis Kansas City
    MKT
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSFMPSL&AMKTslswm&wPENNSCLB&OSMil8il9mo2KPmo4mo5ar2ar7St. Louis Kansas City
    SLSF
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: M]
  • Great Western (GW)
    GWSML&Ams1ms2la1V&TMobile New Orleans
    GW
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: G]
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
    SPCA4CA12SVAZ6KC&DWPaz4az5nv3ca2MPca5ca7ca8ca9ca10ca11Phoenix Sacramento San Francisco Los Angeles
    SP ; CA4 ; CA12 ; SV ; AZ6
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: P]
  • Kansas City & Denver (KC&D)
    KC&DKCNKS4CO4CO9MO6CPNV2UT8UT6UT1mo8MPKPMPUPKPm&wia1ia2ia3mo1mo2KPUPmo9MPWPMKTSPKPMPUPSPKPc&scwdrgwia3CB&QCB&QUPUPia10KPmo4mo5UPmo9ks1ok2V&TKPco3co5ut2ut3ut5ut7ut9nv1ca7St. Louis Omaha Kansas City Salt Lake City Denver Sacramento San Francisco
    KC&D (Double) ; KCN  (Double) ; KS4 ; CO4 ; CO9 ; MO6 ; CP  (Double) ; NV2 ; UT8 ; UT6 ; UT1
    Unbuilt: MO8
    [Regions: WTP]
  • Kansas Pacific (KP)
    KPKS3CO2MO3LP&WMPUPSL&AMKTSLSFslswKC&DMPUPKC&Dc&sdrgwm&wPENNSCLB&OSMil8il9CB&QUPia9ia11mo2mo4KC&DUPKC&Dmo9ne2ks2co1co3KC&DKC&DSt. Louis Omaha Kansas City Denver
    KP  (Double) ; KS3 ; CO2 ; MO3 ; LP&W
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: MW]
  • Soo Line (SL)
    SLwi8wi9c6Duluth Slt Ste Marie
    SL
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: N]
  • Texas Road (TR)
    TRctH&Ssa&hla1L&Ala6tx1V&Ttx3tx16Houston
    TR
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: S]
  • Houston & Shreveport (H&S)
    H&SV&TV&TctTRlr&ssa&har6V&TV&Tla6tx1V&Ttx3tx5tx16Vicksburg Ft. Worth Houston
    H&S
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: S]

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
C&SColorado & Southern 580
DRGWDenver & Rio Grande Western 580
A&PAtlantic & Pacific 580
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