Continental Rails II

Game # 31 - Turn # 18

Headline News 1875 to 1876

World & National New

  1. 1875: Gold discovered in the Black Hills of Dakota Territory!
  2. 1876: Gen. Custer massacred by Sioux Indians on banks of Little Big Horn River.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: John Forbes bought TR for $31311, Aubin de Verlin bought LP&W for $31000, William Ogden bought LR&S for $5785.
  • PCs Incorporated: SL.
  • New Engines Acquired: NYC bought Consolidation 2-8-0, PENN bought Consolidation 2-8-0, B&O bought Consolidation 2-8-0, M&C bought Consolidation 2-8-0, A&WP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, WBSH bought Consolidation 2-8-0, C&NW bought Consolidation 2-8-0, MP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, M&LR bought Consolidation 2-8-0, L&A bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SL&A bought Consolidation 2-8-0, MKT bought Consolidation 2-8-0, GN bought Consolidation 2-8-0, NP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, KP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SV bought Consolidation 2-8-0, T&P bought Consolidation 2-8-0, CT bought Consolidation 2-8-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: PENN bought automatic brakes, B&O bought automatic brakes, M&C bought automatic brakes, WBSH bought automatic brakes, C&NW bought automatic brakes, MP bought automatic brakes, M&LR bought automatic brakes, L&A bought automatic brakes, SL&A bought automatic brakes, GN bought automatic brakes, NP bought automatic brakes, KP bought automatic brakes, SV bought automatic brakes.
  • RoWs built: FL1 by SCL, TN14 by M&C, NE2 by C&NW, MO9 by CASL, NM6 by MP, TX9 by M&LR, TX1 by V&T, LA2 by L&A, UT1 by CP, CA12 by WP, UT4 by UP, CO4 by SL&A, CO3 by MKT, ID5 by GN, MT6 by NP, CO1 by KP.
  • M&C doubled VA7, C&NW doubled MN2, NP doubled NP.
  • New RoWs acquired: SCL got FL2, L&A got MO3, C&NW got NE3, V&T got TX8, NP got MT7, SL&A got CO5, KP got NM2, MP got NM7, M&LR got AZ1, GN got WA1, MKT got OK7.
  • RR Mergers: CP merges into UP.
  • Inadequate brakes on GT locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $584.
  • Inadequate brakes on UP locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $40128.
  • Inadequate brakes on SLSF locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $1434.
  • Bankrupt RRs: B&M, SM.
  • Loan Recalls: Jim Fisk, Milton Littlefield, Thomas Durant, William Ogden, Dan Drew, Cyrus Holliday.
  • Stock splits: S&G splits 2 for 1, SV splits 2 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: GT, NYC, PENN, SLSW.
  • New railroad Presidents: Aubin de Verlin of CNJ, Milton Littlefield of UP, William Ogden of SLSW, John Forbes of SV.
  • New Private Companies Available: H&S, C&S.
  • Dan Drew earns the Golden Spike Award for linking the UP from the Midwest to the Pacific.
  • William Palmer dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $37852. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Thomas Durant, William Ogden, John Forbes, Dan Drew, Jim Fisk, Cyrus Holliday, Milton Littlefield, Aubin de Verlin
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at 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:

15Cyrus Holliday good times are just around the corner!

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 BuilderDan Drew (14)Milton Littlefield (6)Jim Fisk (1)Cyrus Holliday (15)Eugène de Ségur (10)
Rail MagnateNicolas Koechlin (9)Milton Littlefield (6)Jim Fisk (1)Leland Stanford (5)Cyrus Holliday (15)
Rail ProdigalMilton Littlefield (6)Thomas Durant (11)William Palmer (12)Cyrus Holliday (15)John Forbes (8)
Rail BaronMilton Littlefield (6)Dan Drew (14)Thomas Durant (11)Cyrus Holliday (15)William Palmer (12)

Player Summary

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

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 51347862378107513890558143-3000
GTGrand Trunk 73116306862953479811991000
NYCNew York Central 204331025417374395708192621152001
ERIEErie Lackawanna 1449207693116307954281522724043300
CNJCentral New Jersey 41957627340009512541114331001
PENNPennsylvania 30675373282901579710027813862010007
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 2195300858156448996662782318353003
SCLSea Coast Line 29533742822095989586119650919322600179
S&GSavannah & Gulf 267339929822360995848627732218006
M&CMarietta & Cincinnati 2256332912176443986189453296386901
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 294137756519633799916701507486110125
WBSHWabash Line 2821380480220679937477643259304400
SMSouthern Mississippi 10721118347045591313820180163-1001
MNMichigan Northern 528498892943495124737576111106
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 14971580978695396332704111970324347208
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 535567803577191110334719230000
MPMissouri Pacific 122210128953684982777301661000100
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 120711059157506993124831948390202116
V&TVicksburg & Texas 13971311158260391374241230920-2300
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 16891808599404799496964409892002185
WPWestern Pacific 13171397427825695330774207483010266
UPUnion Pacific 3344344158203052928079805145130403896
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 1180112067616379622204417292400588
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 128410502654614993275162037430000
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 23922052130119562684237490000
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 1551647297189543350145892000
GNGreat Northern 218222044211462999546354285377100230
NPNorthern Pacific 1168968485036199223263538291510804152
KPKansas Pacific 56539666206279914912581565-1101172
SVSacramento Valley 2692561714090996685928604230625
SLSoo Line 1501362394008519655181450000
T&PTexas & Pacific 22419989137928527260230691000
CTCentral Texas 1691479394689020066164792000

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 ; FL1
    Unbuilt FL2
    [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  (Double) ; TN13 (Double) ; IL5  (Double) ; TN9 ; WV3 ; TN14
    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 ; 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  (Double) ; C7 ; MN3 ; IA9 ; NE2
    Unbuilt NE3
    [Regions: CWN]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL ; IL11 ; IA2 ; MO9
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CW]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MP ; ATSF ; OK8 ; NM4 ; NM6
    Unbuilt NM7
    [Regions: MW]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR (Double) ; AR4  (Double) ; OK1  (Double) ; TX12 (Double) ; TX11 ; TX9
    Unbuilt AZ1
    [Regions: MS]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T  (Double) ; TX2 ; TX3 ; M1 ; M2 ; TX1
    Unbuilt TX8
    [Regions: MSX]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A  (Double) ; LA4 ; AR8 ; CB&Q (Double) ; IA4 ; MO7 ; MO6 ; OK2 ; LA2
    Unbuilt MO3
    [Regions: CGW]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP  (Double) ; SP  (Double) ; CA4 ; CA3 ; M4 ; AZ3 ; CA12
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: TPX]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP ; NE1 ; CO6 ; CRIP (Double) ; IA7 ; IA5 ; KCN ; IA3 ; CO7 ; WY1 ; UT4 ; CP  (Double) ; NV2 ; UT8 ; UT6 ; UT2 ; UT1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CWTP]
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
    SL&A (Double) ; MO1 ; MO8 ; KC&D ; IA1 ; KS4 ; CO4
    Unbuilt CO5
    [Regions: MW]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKT ; KCS ; KS1 ; KS2 ; CO2 ; CO9 ; CO3
    Unbuilt OK7
    [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 ; ID5
    Unbuilt WA1
    [Regions: CWT]
  • Northern Pacific (NP)
    NP  (Double) ; ND3 ; ND4 ; MT6
    Unbuilt MT7
    [Regions: WT]
  • Kansas Pacific (KP)
    KP ; KS3 ; CO1
    Unbuilt NM2
    [Regions: W]
  • Sacramento Valley (SV)
    SV ; CA9
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: P]
  • Soo Line (SL)
    SL
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: N]
  • Texas & Pacific (T&P)
    T&P
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: S]
  • Central Texas (CT)
    CT
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: S]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
B&M22159-13 964 2 565 0 136
GT181615-3 70 1 825 0771 3 11 13 14
NYC433221-22 4201 30 666 0992 3 10
ERIE515253+2 1857 7 245 0118 12 15
CNJ201817-3 626 8 380 0312 8 11
PENN505458+8 38394 300 075 06614
B&O302113-17 5090 21 966 012123 13
SCL746964-10 2059 14 739 331515
S&G599263+67 2120 26 610 13210105 9 11
M&C333741+8 3350 11 225 55111112
A&WP356494+59 3214 25 463 0227 8 9
WBSH503929-21 2044 14 105 05513 15
SM322926-6 1265 5 360 0 1312
MN312622-9 649 2 640 0 311 13
C&NW604837-23 3127 9 358 1273312
CASL846852-32 496 3 909 116 511 13
MP283440+12 3920 28 191 12412123 8 11
M&LR493828-21 13274 34 460 45151512
V&T796245-34 1781 6 943 42131310 11
L&A282726-2 2666 21 656 94882 6
WP614530-31 27208 47 185 850 15
UP634225-38 5429 33 356 2696612
SL&A374043+6 1316 7 866 495510
MKT40237-33 19989 30 173 47 8
SLSF282624-4 702 2 332 5810108 11 12 13
SLSW394654+15 209 756 1913131 3 8 11
GN362922-14 2773 23 466 119111113 15
NP555249-6 4286 14 458 592112
KP828895+13 444 2 784 412813
SV7410063+52 380 2 600 90883 13
SL0011+11 0 675 75 6
T&P101214+4 399 1 036 84 1113
CT101214+4 331 782 63 611 13

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
H&SHouston & Shreveport 1160
C&SColorado & Southern 580
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