Continental Rails II

Game # 31 - Turn # 17

Headline News 1873 to 1874

World & National New

  1. 1873: Jesse James and his gang commit their first train robbery in Iowa.
  2. 1874: Rich silver strike found in Nevada.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Milton Littlefield bought SL for $41066.
  • PCs Incorporated: T&P, CT.
  • New Engines Acquired: GT bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, NYC bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, ERIE bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, CNJ bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, PENN bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, B&O bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SCL bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, S&G bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, M&C bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, A&WP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, WBSH bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SM bought Prairie 2-6-2, MN bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, C&NW bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, MP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, M&LR bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, L&A bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, CP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, WP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, UP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SL&A bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, MKT bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SLSF bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SLSW bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, GN bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, NP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, KP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SV bought Chesapeake 4-6-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: GT bought steel rails, GT bought coal burning engines, NYC bought Pullman sleepers, ERIE bought Pullman sleepers, CNJ bought Pullman sleepers, PENN bought Pullman sleepers, B&O bought Pullman sleepers, SCL bought Pullman sleepers, S&G bought Pullman sleepers, M&C bought Pullman sleepers, A&WP bought Pullman sleepers, WBSH bought Pullman sleepers, MN bought automatic couplers, C&NW bought Pullman sleepers, MP bought Pullman sleepers, M&LR bought Pullman sleepers, L&A bought Pullman sleepers, CP bought Pullman sleepers, WP bought Pullman sleepers, UP bought Pullman sleepers, SL&A bought Pullman sleepers, MKT bought Pullman sleepers, SLSF bought Pullman sleepers, SLSW bought Pullman sleepers, GN bought Pullman sleepers, NP bought Grand Station, NP bought Pullman sleepers, KP bought Grand Station, KP bought Pullman sleepers, SV bought Pullman sleepers.
  • RoWs built: GA3 by SCL, VA5 by WBSH, IA9 by C&NW, IA2 by CASL, NM4 by MP, TX11 by M&LR, M2 by V&T, UT2 by CP, AZ3 by WP, WY1 by UP, KS4 by SL&A, CO9 by MKT, MT5 by GN, ND4 by NP, CA9 by SV.
  • ERIE doubled MS, PENN doubled P&FW, SCL doubled GA1, M&C doubled IL5, C&NW doubled WI4, CB&Q doubled CB&Q, M&LR doubled TX12, L&A doubled L&A, GN doubled M&SP.
  • New RoWs acquired: SCL got FL1, M&C got TN14, CASL got MO9, L&A got LA2, C&NW got NE2, V&T got TX1, M&LR got TX9, NP got MT6, KP got CO1, SL&A got CO4, MP got NM6, CP got UT1, UP got UT4, GN got ID5, WP got CA12, MKT got CO3.
  • RR Mergers: CB&Q merges into L&A.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost GT $584.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost SM $11792.
  • Insolvent RRs: B&M, SM.
  • Loan Recalls: Milton Littlefield, Thomas Durant, William Ogden, Dan Drew.
  • Stock splits: NYC splits 3 for 1, M&LR splits 3 for 1, WP splits 2 for 1, MKT splits 5 for 1, NP splits 3 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: GT, NYC, PENN.
  • New railroad Presidents: William Palmer of B&O, William Ogden of SM, Aubin de Verlin of MN, John Forbes of MKT.
  • New Private Companies Available: TR, LP&W, LR&S.
  • Milton Littlefield dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $501492. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Thomas Durant, William Palmer, William Ogden, Dan Drew, Jim Fisk, John Forbes, Cyrus Holliday, Aubin de Verlin
  • Invention of automatic brakes a major improvement in train safety.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Panic to Depression.
  • Best locomotive available: Consolidation 2-8-0
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system, automatic couplers, Pullman sleepers, automatic brakes.

Tycoon Announcements:

1Jim Fisk oh for an affordable stock to spend my money on....
3Aubin de Verlin i'm a poor lonesome tycoon... and long way to west.
6Milton Littlefield penn shareholders are ecstatic with stock appreciation and loan repayments

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)Dan Drew (14)Nicolas Koechlin (9)
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 ProdigalMilton Littlefield (6)Thomas Durant (11)Cyrus Holliday (15)William Palmer (12)John Forbes (8)
Rail BaronMilton Littlefield (6)Dan Drew (14)Cyrus Holliday (15)Thomas Durant (11)William Palmer (12)

Player Summary

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

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 51344760335707913413455219-3000
GTGrand Trunk 73109846041993421010281100
NYCNew York Central 204329430815892697696792933607202
ERIEErie Lackawanna 1449196492102175994281522724043500
CNJCentral New Jersey 41955269303989912417030842201
PENNPennsylvania 30674993872796569597615940988500011
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 2195279541159341946390602151532204
SCLSea Coast Line 288634479317929299835954490332270276
S&GSavannah & Gulf 267337344419792398830397892408808
M&CMarietta & Cincinnati 2146293452152594995904313074425901
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 294135608318516399892997492957160193
WBSHWabash Line 2821354470205592937285253141383700
SMSouthern Mississippi 10721045646169395301856172831-1001
MNMichigan Northern 528467412570899121791568051209
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 1242123230640799929441978777340320
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 40038493227109589472538700800
MPMissouri Pacific 9737746841057982411251345540400
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 1116938384879699291618177724-122732982
V&TVicksburg & Texas 13131107416533895345455208892-21000
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 1501150570782969945695078052518801482
CPCentral Pacific 760656443610499217302123908-17121258
WPWestern Pacific 11761169856083299309457187805020410
UPUnion Pacific 204618021493711994954073080560903925
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 108295780526789622294876983200905
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 1190927644823899304143185141-13800
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 23920382126379260758229230000
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 1551542392549442197149771100
GNGreat Northern 19441745749077999505286251205090329
NPNorthern Pacific 921617853336397185992121548-1124703461
KPKansas Pacific 48331210162299913348668335-29820854
SVSacramento Valley 2692398713433986502433533170833
T&PTexas & Pacific 2241846313109832489924901-1000
CTCentral Texas 1691330789168718599186010000

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  (Double) ; 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 (Double) ; 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  (Double) ; GA8  (Double) ; AL3  (Double) ; TN10 ; TN12 ; FEC  (Double) ; KY13 ; IL8 ; GM&O (Double) ; MS3 ; MS2 ; KY14 ; GA5 ; FL4 ; GA3
    Unbuilt FL1
    [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  (Double) ; TN9 ; WV3
    Unbuilt TN14
    [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 ; VA5
    Unbuilt none
    [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  (Double) ; MN2 ; C7 ; MN3 ; IA9
    Unbuilt NE2
    [Regions: CWN]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL ; IL11 ; IA2
    Unbuilt MO9
    [Regions: C]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MP ; ATSF ; OK8 ; NM4
    Unbuilt NM6
    [Regions: MW]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR (Double) ; AR4  (Double) ; OK1  (Double) ; TX12 (Double) ; TX11
    Unbuilt TX9
    [Regions: MS]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T  (Double) ; TX2 ; TX3 ; M1 ; M2
    Unbuilt TX1
    [Regions: MSX]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A  (Double) ; LA4 ; AR8 ; CB&Q (Double) ; IA4 ; MO7 ; MO6 ; OK2
    Unbuilt LA2
    [Regions: CGW]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CP  (Double) ; NV2 ; UT8 ; UT6 ; UT2
    Unbuilt UT1
    [Regions: TP]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP  (Double) ; SP  (Double) ; CA4 ; CA3 ; M4 ; AZ3
    Unbuilt CA12
    [Regions: TPX]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP ; NE1 ; CO6 ; CRIP (Double) ; IA7 ; IA5 ; KCN ; IA3 ; CO7 ; WY1
    Unbuilt UT4
    [Regions: CWT]
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
    SL&A (Double) ; MO1 ; MO8 ; KC&D ; IA1 ; KS4
    Unbuilt CO4
    [Regions: MW]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKT ; KCS ; KS1 ; KS2 ; CO2 ; CO9
    Unbuilt CO3
    [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 (Double) ; WI5 ; SP&D ; MT5
    Unbuilt ID5
    [Regions: CW]
  • Northern Pacific (NP)
    NP ; ND3 ; ND4
    Unbuilt MT6
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas Pacific (KP)
    KP ; KS3
    Unbuilt CO1
    [Regions: W]
  • Sacramento Valley (SV)
    SV ; CA9
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: P]
  • Texas & Pacific (T&P)
    T&P
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: S]
  • Central Texas (CT)
    CT
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: S]

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
TRTexas Road 420
LP&WLevenworth, Pawnee & Western 1000
LR&SLittle Rock & Shreveport 1050

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