Continental Rails II

Game # 31 - Turn # 21

Headline News 1881 to 1882

World & National New

  1. 1881: Thomas Edison announces invention of electric light.
  2. 1882: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral leaves 3 dead, 2 wounded.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Thomas Durant bought DRGW for $3452, William Ogden bought DP for $12345, William Ogden bought M&W for $7777.
  • PCs Merged: A&P merges into MP, CW merges into SL&A, FW&D merges into T&P, SA&H merges into T&P.
  • New Engines Acquired: SCL bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SM bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, CASL bought Pacific 4-6-2, WP bought Pacific 4-6-2, SLSW bought Pacific 4-6-2, SV bought Pacific 4-6-2.
  • New Technologies Acquired: GT bought automatic couplers, GT bought Pullman sleepers, NYC bought steel bridges, CNJ bought steel bridges, PENN bought steel bridges, B&O bought steel bridges, S&G bought refrigerated cars, S&G bought steel bridges, M&C bought refrigerated cars, M&C bought steel bridges, A&WP bought automatic brakes, WBSH bought refrigerated cars, WBSH bought steel bridges, C&NW bought steel bridges, CASL bought refrigerated cars, MP bought steel bridges, L&A bought steel bridges, WP bought automatic brakes, SL&A bought refrigerated cars, SL&A bought steel bridges, SLSW bought automatic brakes, GN bought steel bridges, NP bought steel bridges, KP bought steel bridges, SV bought refrigerated cars, SV bought steel bridges, SL bought refrigerated cars, T&P bought refrigerated cars, T&P bought steel bridges, CT bought automatic brakes, C&S bought steel bridges.
  • RoWs built: TN7 by PENN, WI6 by C&NW, TX13 by MP, NM8 by V&T, OK5 by L&A, IL13 by SL&A, IA6 by MKT, WI2 by GN, ID4 by NP, AZ6 by SV, OK4 by T&P.
  • WBSH doubled IL3, L&A doubled MO6, SL&A doubled IL12, GN doubled GN.
  • New RoWs acquired: GN got IL15, SL got WI8, CASL got MO2, L&A got TX14, MP got NM3, SV got AZ4, NP got WA2, SL&A got IA8.
  • RR Mergers: M&LR merges into WP.
  • Inadequate signal system slows B&M rail service: mail contracts worth $5643 cancelled.
  • Inadequate brakes on ERIE locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $11592.
  • Old SM wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $10720.
  • Old SLSF wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $2151.
  • Old SLSW wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $3450.
  • Bankrupt RRs: B&M.
  • Loan Recalls: Edward Harriman, Milton Littlefield, John Forbes, Thomas Durant, William Ogden, Cyrus Holliday.
  • Cornered stocks: GT, NYC, S&G.
  • New railroad Presidents: Milton Littlefield of PENN, Cyrus Holliday of SCL, William Ogden of V&T, William Palmer of SV, Dan Drew of T&P.
  • Thomas Durant has a Transcontinental system.
  • William Palmer dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $38082. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Thomas Durant, William Ogden, Dan Drew, John Forbes, Cyrus Holliday, Milton Littlefield
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost GT $584.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Recession.
  • 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, steel bridges.

Tycoon Announcements:

6Milton Littlefield fool me once, shame on you. fool me twice, shame on me.
15Cyrus Holliday gone west!

Top Victory Points

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

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
3Aubin de Verlin C&NWMKT........
12William Palmer MPSV........
9Nicolas Koechlin NYC............
1Jim Fisk ERIENP........
10Eugène de Ségur SLSFS&G....SP&P
14Dan Drew ....T&P........
5Leland Stanford WBSHSL&A........
11Thomas Durant M&CGNDRGW....
13William Ogden SLV&TM&WDP
6Milton Littlefield PENNUP........
8John Forbes ....L&A........
2Edward Harriman KP............
15Cyrus Holliday WPSCL....GW
7Thomas Scott ....GT........
4Mirti ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 51353433443497110040559510000
GTGrand Trunk 7313178738098347183232000
NYCNew York Central 20433503721962109571784676413001
ERIEErie Lackawanna 1449232416139449914664932934723000
CNJCentral New Jersey 41967098369049912238017102001
PENNPennsylvania 31676194473468899510841951498730002
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 2195336694175082997197482617753401
SCLSea Coast Line 315343870824567795945632543147400239
S&GSavannah & Gulf 26734497242473499682507290881002
M&CMarietta & Cincinnati 2256377534196318996650583557178401
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 29414244212207009999010854877821034
WBSHWabash Line 2821428838235860968163703145227600
SMSouthern Mississippi 1072125630791469120140351036001
MNMichigan Northern 528562383543091135951576691002
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 2390295033153417994997651883796301406
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 535645243548999126149593653400
MPMissouri Pacific 18391776619238599393261255548000830
V&TVicksburg & Texas 223121977514944686569377375017-2000
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 2563354172194793966970401556193502456
WPWestern Pacific 295837045321856892758899473156000691
UPUnion Pacific 3344385735231441918810145551750001063
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 16992188751160029827524539656750172
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 186417577394918974404402692190000
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 23924794158689067732233820000
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 345345441899999761871646251300
GNGreat Northern 27343824432065199768456038748031062
NPNorthern Pacific 154514487581131953115491222000130902373
KPKansas Pacific 1035867804512599242361157285010316
SVSacramento Valley 7786712938264971674801074220920902941
SLSoo Line 1501485583199825208173413400
T&PTexas & Pacific 103510499359845971767191375023000
CTCentral Texas 1691684692659924166149085000
LR&SLittle Rock & Shreveport 21017451109949129631223681000
C&SColorado & Southern 1161372393328619431145652200

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 (Double) ; 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 ; TN7
    Unbuilt none
    [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 ; FL2
    Unbuilt none
    [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 (Double)
    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  (Double) ; 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  (Double) ; IA9 ; NE2 ; NE3  (Double) ; IA10 ; WI6
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CWTN]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL ; IL11 ; IA2 ; MO9
    Unbuilt MO2
    [Regions: CW]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MP ; ATSF ; OK8 ; NM4 ; NM6 ; NM7 ; AZ5 ; A&P ; TX13
    Unbuilt NM3
    [Regions: MWT]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T  (Double) ; TX2 ; TX3 ; M1 ; M2 ; TX1  (Double) ; TX8 ; TX10 ; NM8
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MSX]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A  (Double) ; LA4 ; AR8 ; CB&Q (Double) ; IA4 ; MO7  (Double) ; MO6  (Double) ; OK2 ; LA2 ; TR ; MO3  (Double) ; OK3 ; OK5
    Unbuilt TX14
    [Regions: CMGWS]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP  (Double) ; SP  (Double) ; CA4 ; CA3 ; M4 ; AZ3 ; CA12 ; M&LR (Double) ; AR4  (Double) ; OK1  (Double) ; TX12 (Double) ; TX11 ; TX9 ; AZ1 ; AZ2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MSTPX]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP ; NE1 ; CO6 ; CRIP (Double) ; IA7 ; IA5 ; KCN ; IA3 ; CO7 ; WY1 ; UT4 ; CP  (Double) ; NV2 ; UT8 ; UT6 ; UT2 ; UT1
    Unbuilt ID1
    [Regions: CWTP]
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
    SL&A (Double) ; MO1 ; MO8 ; KC&D ; IA1 ; KS4 ; CO4 ; CO5 ; IL12 (Double) ; CW ; IL13
    Unbuilt IA8
    [Regions: CMWT]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKT ; KCS ; KS1 ; KS2 ; CO2 ; CO9 ; CO3 ; LP&W ; OK7 ; IA6
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MW]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSF
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
    SLSW ; AR3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Great Northern (GN)
    GN  (Double) ; ND5 ; MT1 ; MT9 ; CNS  (Double) ; M&SP (Double) ; WI5 ; SP&D (Double) ; MT5 ; ID5 ; WA1  (Double) ; C10 ; WI2
    Unbuilt IL15
    [Regions: CWTPN]
  • Northern Pacific (NP)
    NP  (Double) ; ND3 ; ND4 ; MT6 ; MT7 ; MT10 ; ID4
    Unbuilt WA2
    [Regions: WT]
  • Kansas Pacific (KP)
    KP ; KS3 ; CO1 ; NM2 ; NM1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: WT]
  • Sacramento Valley (SV)
    SV ; CA9 ; CA10 ; AZ6
    Unbuilt AZ4
    [Regions: P]
  • Soo Line (SL)
    SL
    Unbuilt WI8
    [Regions: N]
  • Texas & Pacific (T&P)
    T&P ; H&S ; FW&D ; SA&H ; OK4
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: S]
  • Central Texas (CT)
    CT
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: S]
  • Little Rock & Shreveport (LR&S)
    LR&S
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ]
  • Colorado & Southern (C&S)
    C&S
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: T]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
B&M232120-3 962 2 565 0 1113
GT141415+1 78 1 825 0771 3 11 13 14
NYC383329-9 821 30 666 0992 3 10
ERIE282828+0 1018 7 245 0113 5 8 12
CNJ151515+0 875 8 380 0 12 3 8 11
PENN111213+2 114794 300 525 506614
B&O212734+13 3851 21 966 0 123 13
SCL242629+5 7334 15 678 941515
S&G312723-8 2259 80 058 16810103 5 9 11
M&C574942-15 1588 11 280 0111112
A&WP303540+10 2795 25 463 0 87 9
WBSH212733+12 2543 14 105 05511 12 13
SM232221-2 1842 5 360 0 1112
MN252220-5 407 2 640 0 38 11 13
C&NW262423-3 3143 13 746 2043312
CASL435057+14 496 4 025 0 52 11 13
MP463932-14 3125 31 267 13312123 8 11
V&T846036-48 3086 10 783 37213138 10 11
L&A262014-12 5726 25 867 253882
WP222321-1 16622 84 710 01515
UP362923-13 19573 33 625 0614
SL&A564943-13 1734 10 391 119553 10
MKT181819+1 10282 33 053 6731413
SLSF161515-1 219 2 365 2510108 11 12 13
SLSW947148-46 325 1 642 83 31 8 11
GN181717-1 4534 26 300 45111113
NP596775+16 3635 33 496 341112
KP302622-8 2703 12 545 45028
SV767065-11 1093 4 981 25412123 8 13
SL232935+12 226 750 013135 6 8 11
T&P263340+14 720 4 712 46314143 11 13
CT293950+21 257 818 27 83 6 11 13
LR&S172227+10 396 990 60 811 13
C&S121518+6 229 536 44 811 13

Private Companies Available for Purchase

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