Continental Rails II

Game # 29 - Turn # 20

Headline News 1879 to 1880

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

  1. 1879: Wyatt Earp arrives in Tombstone, Arizona.
  2. 1880: Missouri Governor offers $10,000 reward for capture of Jesse James.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: J. Pierpont Morgan bought C&S for $888, J. Pierpont Morgan bought DRGW for $888, Jay Gould bought A&P for $11500.
  • PCs Merged: SA&H merges into V&T, LR&S merges into V&T.
  • PCs Incorporated: SLSW.
  • New Technologies Acquired: GT bought refrigerated cars, PENN bought refrigerated cars, B&O bought refrigerated cars, C&H bought refrigerated cars, SCL bought refrigerated cars, S&G bought refrigerated cars, COG bought refrigerated cars, GM&O bought refrigerated cars, SM bought refrigerated cars, C&EI bought refrigerated cars, CB&Q bought refrigerated cars, CASL bought refrigerated cars, M&SP bought refrigerated cars, MP bought refrigerated cars, M&LR bought refrigerated cars, V&T bought refrigerated cars, WP bought refrigerated cars, UP bought refrigerated cars, SL&A bought refrigerated cars, SLSF bought refrigerated cars, GW bought automatic brakes, SP bought refrigerated cars, KP bought refrigerated cars, TR bought refrigerated cars, H&S bought refrigerated cars.
  • RoWs built: WA6 by C&NW, C10 by M&SP, CA3 by MP, LA3 by V&T, LA2 by L&A, CO8 by UP, MO8 by KC&D.
  • PENN doubled C1, SCL doubled FL6, M&SP doubled WA2, MP doubled AZ3.
  • New RoWs acquired: COG got MS1, M&SP got WI6, CASL got MO1, KC&D got MO2, MP got TX13, UP got ID2, V&T got M2.
  • RR Mergers: COG merges into C&H.
  • Cornered stocks: GT.
  • New railroad Presidents: Henry Farham of MC, Henry Farham of L&A.
  • New Private Companies Available: CW, DP.
  • B. has a Transcontinental system.
  • Guy de Lusignan has a Transcontinental system.
  • Guy de Lusignan dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $40000. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Jay Gould, B., Henry Farham, J. Pierpont Morgan
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Good to Improved.
  • 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 BuilderHenry Farham (6)Guy de Lusignan (5)B. (3)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Nicholas van Rijn (2)
Rail MagnateB. (3)Guy de Lusignan (5)Henry Farham (6)Nicholas van Rijn (2)Jay Gould (9)
Rail ProdigalB. (3)Guy de Lusignan (5)Jay Gould (9)Henry Farham (6)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
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........
6Henry Farham MCL&A........
3B. SCLMPFW&D....
2Nicholas van Rijn SPSM........
4J. Pierpont Morgan CASLKC&DC&SDRGW
10Hannibal Kimball ....GT....CT
9Jay Gould UPV&TA&P....
13William Ogden ................
8John Forbes ........P&LE....
11Thomas Durant ................
14Dan Drew ................
15Cyrus Holliday ................
12William Palmer ................
7Thomas Scott ................
1Jim Fisk ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
GTGrand Trunk 275251784727445898104317919386111301
PENNPennsylvania 312273011340156096887676313390151102
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 30595413482923299796320822667311201
W&MWilmington & Manchester 3854907035821879332414273001
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 315156872931280196847576181691112001
SCLSea Coast Line 31145999913299949686570556040410905
S&GSavannah & Gulf 267354541950099641876739200
MCMichigan Central 458614284115687134752407693000
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 8511117486369697231283911675306
SMSouthern Mississippi 216535626718525999692229214549103012
C&EIChicago & Eastern Illinois 184259541427599498096949100
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 29534173462170209981411846781940086
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 495659993630099165240238102106
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 185260351431999283891524191416900
M&SPMilwaukee & St. Paul 268043183522455599668283348934520771
MPMissouri Pacific 2229298606158261984896983262284401299
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 1321735997219821117105268100
V&TVicksburg & Texas 20882740431507249953011632759951000
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 27837701218679659770364276000
WPWestern Pacific 142206371135099403688509200
UPUnion Pacific 204527158514393898505999305461610027
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 9919006134948324139143645100
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 32634510217419190942445451000
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 23928538156969937899216817200
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 15521317144968639927244732000
GWGreat Western 14020481131089044193165404000
SPSouthern Pacific 1172131407775309529134973321510302
KC&DKansas City & Denver 2454303304166817996351933318035901350
KPKansas Pacific 103012213263508992592458148162089
SLSoo Line 15017630111079124014145075000
TRTexas Road 841326787568818700109875600
H&SHouston & Shreveport 23227160173829046387264264500

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&OSMil8il9il10il12il14SCLky3wi1KC&DKPmo4GTBoston 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  (Double) ; IL4  (Double)
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: AOLCMN]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&OWV1M&CWV3WBSHIN5IN9L&NN&WRF&PN&SMD2MD1PA7PA1PA3READIL3IL1W&WIL6N&CPENNPENNPENNSCLSCLW&Mp&lePENNPENNC&HC&HSMSCLGTSMC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPMPSL&AMKTSLSFSLSWm&wpa2pa4PENNPENNSCLva3SCLva7SCLnc2wv2wv4oh1GToh8mi5PENNSMPENNSCLSMSCLPENNC&HC&HPENNSCLSMil8il9il10il12il14SCLky2ky3ky5ky7SMGM&OSMC&HSMGM&Otn4C&Htn6tn7GM&Owi1KC&DKPmo4New 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&CCOGGA3A&CA&WPGA6AL6AL7TN5A&Tms1GM&OSML&AGWms2V&TSCLSCLS&GB&OGM&OB&OSMSCLGTSMC&EIB&OC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPM&LRW&MW&Msc3sc5SCLS&Gga7SCLmi5PENNSMSCLPENNB&OB&OB&OPENNSCLB&OSMil8il9il10il12il14ky5ky6ky7SMSMSMSMGM&Otn2tn4tn6GM&Otn9SMSMtn14tn15al1al2GM&OSCLSCLGM&OSMms7wi1ar1ar5Charleston Savannah Cincinnati Louisville Atlanta Birmingham Pensacola Mobile New Orleans Chicago St. Louis Memphis
    C&H  (Double) ; SC4 ; S&A  (Double) ; GA1 ; GA8 ; AL3 ; TN10 ; TN12 ; KY12 ; BRL ; IN10 ; IC ; IL2 ; GA2 ; G&C ; COG ; GA3 ; A&C ; A&WP ; GA6 ; AL6 ; AL7 ; TN5 ; A&T
    Unbuilt: MS1
    [Regions: ADOCMG]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCLNERGA4FL4NC1VA1FL5R&DC&OVA4VA5VCKY1IN4MONIN7FL6FECAL5IL5al8GM&OGM&OC&HC&Hms2GM&Oms4B&OB&OB&OB&OW&MC&HC&HS&GB&OPENNB&OC&HGTSMC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLM&SPMPSL&AMKTSLSFSLSWm&wB&OB&Ova2va3va6va7nc2W&MW&MC&HS&GC&Hfl1fl2fl3B&Owv4GToh8mi5PENNSMPENNB&OSMPENNB&OB&OC&HB&OPENNB&OSMil8il9il10il12il14ky2ky3al1al2C&HGM&OC&HC&Hwi1KC&DKPmo4Baltimore 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  (Double) ; FEC ; AL5  (Double) ; IL5  (Double)
    Unbuilt: AL8
    [Regions: ADOCMG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&GGA5C&HSCLSCLW&MC&HC&HSCLC&Hfl3SCLCharleston Savannah
    S&G ; GA5
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: A]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MCMNMSGTGTGTGTmi2mi3mi4mi5mi6GTDetroit Chicago London
    MC ; MN ; MS
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: L]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&OMS3TN8KY10AL4KY14C&HB&OB&OC&Hil8il9SMSMSMC&HSMtn7tn9C&HSMC&HSMtn14tn15al1al2C&HSCLC&HSCLC&Hms2ms4SMLouisville 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&HC&Hms2GM&Oms4ms5ms7wi1KC&DKPmo4ar1ar5V&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&DID3WA1WA6SCLGTSMC&EIC&HUPCB&QCASLM&SPM&SPM&SPM&SPmi5PENNB&Oil10il12il14il15wi1wi2wi3M&SPwi7wi8mn1mn3mn5mn6mt9mt10id4M&SPor1or2or7M&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 ; WA6
    Unbuilt: none
    [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)
    CASLmo1SL&Am&wil11ia1ia2ia3KC&DKC&Dmo9SCLGTSMC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&QM&SPSL&Ami5PENNB&Oil10il11il12il14wi1Chicago St. Louis Kansas City
    CASL
    Unbuilt: MO1
    [Regions: C]
  • Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP)
    M&SPCNSSP&PNPND1ND2MT6MT7ID5WA2C10wi6C&NWC&NWwi5wi7wi9mn1C&NWmn3mn5mn6c6SCLGTSMC&EIC&HC&NWUPCB&QCASLC&NWmi5PENNB&Oil10il12il14wi1wi2C&NWwi5mn1C&NWmn3mn5mn6nd3nd4mt4mt5mt8mt10wy3id1C&NWid4C&NWwa3wa4C&NWChicago Duluth St. Paul Spokane Butte Seattle Portland Slt Ste Marie Vancouver
    M&SP (Double) ; CNS  (Double) ; SP&P (Double) ; NP  (Double) ; ND1 ; ND2 ; MT6 ; MT7 ; ID5 ; WA2  (Double) ; C10
    Unbuilt: WI6
    [Regions: CWTPN]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MPATSFOK8NM4NM3AZ1AZ2AZ3CA3tx13fw&dok5tx14nm1nm5SL&AMKTSLSFSLSWKC&DKPUPKC&DKPm&wPENNSCLB&OSMil8il9KC&DKPmo4KC&DUPKC&Dmo9ks1ks2ok5ok7tx9tx10tx14nm1nm5nm6nm8az4ca1ca2SPca11SPm3m4St. Louis Omaha Kansas City Ft. Worth Phoenix San Francisco Los Angeles Juarez Mexicali
    MP  (Double) ; ATSF (Double) ; OK8 ; NM4 ; NM3 ; AZ1  (Double) ; AZ2  (Double) ; AZ3  (Double) ; CA3
    Unbuilt: TX13
    [Regions: MWTP]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LRV&TC&HSMtn14tn15ms7ar1ar3ar4ar5Memphis
    M&LR
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: M]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&TTX2AR8OK3OK6T&PLA4SA&HLR&SLA3m2tx7tx8m1SMSMM&LRL&AMKTGWUPctTRH&Sfw&dC&Hms2ms5mo4mo5KC&Dar3ar4ar6ar7L&Ala5la6ks1ok1ok2ok4ok5ok7tx1tx3tx4tx5tx7tx8tx12tx16Mobile New Orleans St. Louis Memphis Vicksburg Kansas City Ft. Worth Houston Monterey
    V&T  (Double) ; TX2  (Double) ; AR8  (Double) ; OK3 ; OK6 ; T&P ; LA4 ; SA&H ; LR&S ; LA3
    Unbuilt: M2
    [Regions: MGS]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&ALA2SMGWTRC&Hms2la1V&TV&Tla5la6tx1Mobile New Orleans Vicksburg Houston
    L&A ; LA2
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: G]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WPKC&DSPSPnv1ca6ca7Sacramento San Francisco
    WP
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: P]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UPIA6MO7CRIPIA7KCSNE1CO7WY1UT4CO8id2id1or3SCLGTSMC&EIC&HC&NWCB&QCASLM&SPMPMKTKC&DKPMPKC&DKPc&scwdrgwdpmi5PENNB&Oil10il12il13il14il15wi1ia3CB&QCB&Qia8ia9ia10ia11KPmo4mo5KC&DKC&Dmo9ne2ne3ks1ok2V&Twy2co5co6ut2ut3ut5id1Chicago 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 ; CO8
    Unbuilt: ID2
    [Regions: CWT]
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
    SL&ACASLMPMKTSLSFSLSWm&wPENNSCLB&OSMil8il9il11CASLKC&DKPmo4Chicago St. Louis Kansas City
    SL&A
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: M]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKTMPSL&ASLSFSLSWUPm&wPENNSCLB&OSMil8il9KC&DKPmo4mo5KC&Dks1ok2V&TSt. Louis Kansas City
    MKT
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSFMPSL&AMKTSLSWm&wPENNSCLB&OSMil8il9KC&DKPmo4mo5ar2ar7St. Louis Kansas City
    SLSF
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
    SLSWMPSL&AMKTSLSFm&wPENNSCLB&OSMil8il9KC&DKPmo4ar1ar2ar3St. Louis Memphis Kansas City
    SLSW
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: M]
  • Great Western (GW)
    GWSML&AC&Hms2la1V&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&DKCNKS4CO4CO9MO6CPNV2UT8UT6UT1MO8mo2MPSL&AMKTSLSFSLSWm&wPENNSCLB&OSMil8il9ia1ia2ia3CASLKPmo4mo9MPWPMKTSPKPMPUPSPKPc&scwdrgwm&wia1ia2ia3CB&QCB&QUPUPia10CASLKPmo4mo5UPmo9ks1ok2V&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 ; MO8
    Unbuilt: MO2
    [Regions: WTP]
  • Kansas Pacific (KP)
    KPKS3CO2MO3LP&WMPUPSL&AMKTSLSFSLSWKC&DMPUPKC&Dc&sdrgwm&wPENNSCLB&OSMil8il9CB&QUPia9ia11KC&Dmo4KC&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&SV&Tla1L&Ala6tx1V&Ttx3tx16Houston
    TR
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: S]
  • Houston & Shreveport (H&S)
    H&SV&TV&TctTRV&TV&Tar6V&TV&Tla6tx1V&Ttx3tx5tx16Vicksburg Ft. Worth Houston
    H&S
    Unbuilt: none
    [Regions: S]

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
CWColorado Western 835
DPDenver Pacific 530
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