Continental Rails II

Game # 31 - Turn # 16

Headline News 1871 to 1872

World & National New

  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: Dan Drew bought T&P for $75757, Milton Littlefield bought CT for $75757.
  • PCs Merged: KC&D merges into SL&A.
  • New Technologies Acquired: GT bought switch yards, NYC bought automatic couplers, ERIE bought automatic couplers, B&O bought automatic couplers, S&G bought automatic couplers, MN bought block signal system, CASL bought automatic couplers, CNS bought block signal system, CNS bought automatic couplers, V&T bought automatic couplers, SLSF bought automatic couplers.
  • RoWs built: FL4 by SCL, WV3 by M&C, KY2 by WBSH, MN3 by C&NW, OK2 by CB&Q, OK8 by MP, TX12 by M&LR, M1 by V&T, AR8 by L&A, UT6 by CP, M4 by WP, CO7 by UP, IA1 by SL&A, CO2 by MKT, MT9 by GN, ND3 by NP, KS3 by KP.
  • ERIE doubled MC, CNJ doubled NY1, SCL doubled FEC, M&LR doubled OK1, V&T doubled V&T, CP doubled CP, WP doubled WP.
  • New RoWs acquired: WBSH got VA5, SCL got GA3, CASL got IA2, C&NW got IA9, CB&Q got MO3, NP got ND4, SL&A got KS4, M&LR got TX11, GN got MT5, UP got WY1, MKT got CO9, MP got NM4, WP got AZ3, CP got UT2, SV got CA9, V&T got M2.
  • RR Mergers: N&W merges into A&WP, CNS merges into GN.
  • Loan Recalls: Edward Harriman, John Forbes.
  • Stock splits: CNJ splits 4 for 1, B&O splits 2 for 1, CASL splits 2 for 1, MP splits 4 for 1, CP splits 4 for 1, WP splits 2 for 1, SLSF splits 2 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: GT, PENN.
  • New railroad Presidents: Thomas Durant of M&C, John Forbes of L&A, Edward Harriman of KP.
  • New Private Companies Available: SL.
  • Milton Littlefield dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $250052. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Thomas Durant, William Palmer, William Ogden, Cyrus Holliday, Jim Fisk, John Forbes, Dan Drew, Aubin de Verlin
  • Pullman's sleeping car design favored by for long distance travel, improves revenues.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Boom to Panic.
  • Best locomotive available: Chesapeake 4-6-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system, automatic couplers, Pullman sleepers.

Tycoon Announcements:

1Jim Fisk penn won't be paying decent dividends on its 300,000 shares of watered stock.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronMilton Littlefield (6)Dan Drew (14)Nicolas Koechlin (9)Aubin de Verlin (3)Cyrus Holliday (15)
Rail MogulWilliam Ogden (13)William Palmer (12)Thomas Durant (11)Nicolas Koechlin (9)Dan Drew (14)
Rail BuilderMilton Littlefield (6)Dan Drew (14)Cyrus Holliday (15)Eugène de Ségur (10)Jim Fisk (1)
Rail MagnateNicolas Koechlin (9)Jim Fisk (1)Cyrus Holliday (15)Leland Stanford (5)Milton Littlefield (6)
Rail ProdigalThomas Durant (11)Milton Littlefield (6)Cyrus Holliday (15)William Palmer (12)John Forbes (8)
Rail BaronMilton Littlefield (6)Cyrus Holliday (15)Dan Drew (14)Thomas Durant (11)William Palmer (12)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
6Milton Littlefield PENNWPCT....
14Dan Drew UPCPT&P....
3Aubin de Verlin C&NWCNJ........
15Cyrus Holliday SCLM&LR....GW
12William Palmer MPMKT........
13William Ogden CASLV&T........
9Nicolas Koechlin NYC............
11Thomas Durant M&CGN........
8John Forbes CB&QL&A........
10Eugène de Ségur SLSFS&G....SP&P
5Leland Stanford WBSHSL&A........
2Edward Harriman KPA&WP........
1Jim Fisk ERIENP........
7Thomas Scott ....GT........
4Mirti ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 513673594782583130133576112000
GTGrand Trunk 73165909622993372845552000
NYCNew York Central 20434393872416649668085716005914602
ERIEErie Lackawanna 144928736514943099418589268028121000
CNJCentral New Jersey 41983015473199712090290513901
PENNPennsylvania 30677383133986899795775755761700015
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 21954193622390369462325629020510306
SCLSea Coast Line 2734490199254903998000114598551190394
S&GSavannah & Gulf 267356284730393897812755172880143010
M&CMarietta & Cincinnati 21464327522250329957755529885814102
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 294153262327696499870057477664680257
WBSHWabash Line 25444918302852609368506233576110500
SMSouthern Mississippi 107215796993202952934941882635002
MNMichigan Northern 5286897637936991179896407870011
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 1034152652793799926673682954740457
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 916120419626189926606663772320995
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 270417402295799709533588981200
MPMissouri Pacific 85910358453863992240721192174400
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 79510399354077992481291358232432101050
V&TVicksburg & Texas 993127837703109929929816471951400
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 58570616388399916085639064210857
CPCentral Pacific 72490221496209920835911641159073
WPWestern Pacific 93714164873657992789361591563947835
UPUnion Pacific 156221921411618298435262251657494840393
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 5999849955159951705556578650966165
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 96711222358357992747421576725400
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 23930014195098959037258334000
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 15523618144079341081181307000
GNGreat Northern 182522700411804199481937231504240470
NPNorthern Pacific 47550178286019712825364947314460155
KPKansas Pacific 483476662621699129719658233101068
SVSacramento Valley 15022842125639951245256056411900

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 
  • Boston & Maine (B&M)
    B&M ; ME1 ; C1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AN]
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GT
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC  (Double) ; B&A  (Double) ; B&H  (Double) ; NY3 ; HRL  (Double) ; C3  (Double) ; C2 ; MRLE ; LS  (Double) ; OH2 ; OH5 ; FW&C (Double) ; OH3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ALCN]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIE ; NY2 ; C4  (Double) ; C5  (Double) ; MS ; MC  (Double) ; MI5  (Double) ; MI6 ; MI2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ALCN]
  • Central New Jersey (CNJ)
    CNJ  (Double) ; PA8  (Double) ; NY1  (Double)
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENN (Double) ; C&A  (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; NYNH (Double) ; PA9 ; PA10 ; PA11 (Double) ; PA1  (Double) ; P&LE (Double) ; P&FW ; OH4 ; IN1  (Double) ; IN3 ; IN6 ; NO&J (Double) ; MS6 ; MS5 ; O&M ; L&N  (Double) ; TN8 ; TN11 ; IN8
    Unbuilt TN7
    [Regions: AOLCMG]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O ; WV1 ; OH1 ; A&GW ; PA2  (Double) ; IN5 ; C&EI ; IN7 ; IL4 ; PA7 ; TP&W ; GTW ; MI1 ; OH8 ; KY3 ; KY6 ; PA4 ; MD2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLCM]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL  (Double) ; S&A  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; GA1 ; GA8  (Double) ; AL3  (Double) ; TN10 ; TN12 ; FEC  (Double) ; KY13 ; IL8 ; GM&O (Double) ; MS3 ; MS2 ; KY14 ; GA5 ; FL4
    Unbuilt GA3
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL6 ; AL7  (Double) ; C&H  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; SC1  (Double) ; GA2  (Double) ; COG  (Double) ; SC3 ; SC4  (Double) ; MS1  (Double) ; NC1 ; SC5 ; N&C ; A&C  (Double) ; KY10 (Double) ; KY8  (Double) ; KY9 ; IL9
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ADOMG]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&C ; IN4  (Double) ; IN9  (Double) ; KY12 (Double) ; MON  (Double) ; IL2  (Double) ; READ (Double) ; PA5  (Double) ; PA6  (Double) ; WV2 ; PA3  (Double) ; MD1  (Double) ; VA7 ; TN13 (Double) ; IL5 ; TN9 ; WV3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOCM]
  • Atlanta & West Point (A&WP)
    A&WP ; AL1 ; AL5 ; AL2 ; TN6 ; FL6 ; TN4 ; N&W  (Double) ; R&D  (Double) ; C&O ; N&S ; RF&P (Double) ; VC ; WV4 ; KY1 ; OH7 ; OH6 ; VA4 ; VA6 ; C&C  (Double) ; IN2 ; TN1 ; NC2
    Unbuilt FL5
    [Regions: ADOCG]
  • Wabash Line (WBSH)
    WBSH (Double) ; IN10 (Double) ; IL6  (Double) ; IL3 ; IC  (Double) ; KY11 ; W&M ; W&W ; SC2 ; VA1  (Double) ; G&C ; TN2 ; BRL  (Double) ; TN3 ; KY4 ; KY5 ; VA3  (Double) ; VA2 ; KY2
    Unbuilt VA5
    [Regions: ADOCM]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SM  (Double) ; MS4 ; AL8 ; A&T  (Double) ; AL4 ; TN5 ; KY7 ; MS7
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: DOM]
  • Michigan Northern (MN)
    MN  (Double) ; MI3  (Double) ; MI4
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: L]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NW (Double) ; WI4 ; MN2 ; C7 ; MN3
    Unbuilt IA9
    [Regions: CWN]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Q ; IA4 ; MO7 ; MO6 ; OK2
    Unbuilt MO3
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL ; IL11
    Unbuilt IA2
    [Regions: C]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MP ; ATSF ; OK8
    Unbuilt NM4
    [Regions: MW]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR (Double) ; AR4  (Double) ; OK1  (Double) ; TX12
    Unbuilt TX11
    [Regions: MS]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T  (Double) ; TX2 ; TX3 ; M1
    Unbuilt M2
    [Regions: MSX]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A ; LA4 ; AR8
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: G]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CP  (Double) ; NV2 ; UT8 ; UT6
    Unbuilt UT2
    [Regions: TP]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP  (Double) ; SP  (Double) ; CA4 ; CA3 ; M4
    Unbuilt AZ3
    [Regions: PX]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP ; NE1 ; CO6 ; CRIP (Double) ; IA7 ; IA5 ; KCN ; IA3 ; CO7
    Unbuilt WY1
    [Regions: CWT]
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
    SL&A (Double) ; MO1 ; MO8 ; KC&D ; IA1
    Unbuilt KS4
    [Regions: MW]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKT ; KCS ; KS1 ; KS2 ; CO2
    Unbuilt CO9
    [Regions: MW]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSF
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
    SLSW
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Great Northern (GN)
    GN ; ND5 ; MT1 ; MT9 ; CNS  (Double) ; M&SP ; WI5 ; SP&D
    Unbuilt MT5
    [Regions: CW]
  • Northern Pacific (NP)
    NP ; ND3
    Unbuilt ND4
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas Pacific (KP)
    KP ; KS3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Sacramento Valley (SV)
    SV
    Unbuilt CA9
    [Regions: P]

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
SLSoo Line 750

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