Continental Rails II

Game # 32 - 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: J. Pierpont Morgan bought SL for $6701.
  • PCs Merged: KP merges into ATSF, SP&D merges into NP, KC&D merges into CB&Q.
  • New Engines Acquired: B&M bought Prairie 2-6-2, NYNH bought Prairie 2-6-2, ERIE bought Prairie 2-6-2, PENN bought Prairie 2-6-2, READ bought Prairie 2-6-2, B&O bought Prairie 2-6-2, N&W bought Prairie 2-6-2, W&M bought Prairie 2-6-2, GM&O bought Prairie 2-6-2, N&C bought Prairie 2-6-2, C&NW bought Prairie 2-6-2, CRIP bought Prairie 2-6-2, CB&Q bought Prairie 2-6-2, CASL bought Prairie 2-6-2, CNS bought Prairie 2-6-2, MP bought Prairie 2-6-2, M&LR bought Prairie 2-6-2, L&A bought Prairie 2-6-2, CP bought Prairie 2-6-2, WP bought Prairie 2-6-2, UP bought Prairie 2-6-2, SL&A bought Prairie 2-6-2, SLSF bought Prairie 2-6-2, SLSW bought Prairie 2-6-2, GW bought Prairie 2-6-2, SP bought Prairie 2-6-2, NP bought Prairie 2-6-2, ATSF bought Prairie 2-6-2, KCN bought Prairie 2-6-2, SV bought Prairie 2-6-2.
  • New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought automatic brakes, ERIE bought Pullman sleepers, ERIE bought automatic brakes, PENN bought automatic brakes, READ bought automatic brakes, B&O bought Pullman sleepers, N&W bought automatic brakes, W&M bought Pullman sleepers, GM&O bought automatic brakes, N&C bought Pullman sleepers, N&C bought automatic brakes, C&NW bought automatic brakes, CRIP bought automatic brakes, CB&Q bought automatic brakes, CASL bought automatic brakes, CNS bought automatic brakes, MP bought Pullman sleepers, M&LR bought Pullman sleepers, M&LR bought automatic brakes, V&T bought Pullman sleepers, L&A bought automatic brakes, CP bought automatic brakes, WP bought automatic brakes, UP bought automatic brakes, SL&A bought automatic brakes, SLSF bought automatic brakes, SLSW bought Pullman sleepers, SLSW bought automatic brakes, GW bought automatic brakes, SP bought automatic brakes, NP bought automatic brakes, ATSF bought automatic brakes, KCN bought automatic brakes, SV bought automatic brakes.
  • RoWs built: WV3 by C&O, IN8 by N&W, MS5 by SCL, TN6 by N&C, ND5 by C&NW, MO3 by CB&Q, IA3 by CASL, MT6 by CNS, IA1 by MP, TX12 by M&LR, TX2 by V&T, TX16 by L&A, UT6 by CP, UT8 by WP, WY1 by UP, OK5 by MKT, AR7 by SLSW, LA6 by GW, AZ3 by SP, ND4 by NP.
  • N&W doubled W&W, CB&Q doubled MO7, CNS doubled ND1, M&LR doubled M&LR, WP doubled NV1, GW doubled LA1.
  • New RoWs acquired: SCL got FL3, N&C got TN4, CASL got IA10, SLSF got MO5, GW got AR8, CB&Q got KS4, ATSF got OK8, V&T got TX3, L&A got TX7, M&LR got TX11, C&NW got MT1, NP got MT4, CNS got MT7, MKT got NM4, SP got AZ2, CP got UT1, UP got UT4, WP got UT5, SV got CA9, SLSW got OK2.
  • RR Mergers: CRIP merges into UP.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost IC $2035.
  • Inadequate brakes on MKT locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $9960.
  • Insolvent RRs: IC.
  • Loan Recalls: Dan Drew.
  • Stock splits: B&O splits 2 for 1, MP splits 3 for 1, L&A splits 3 for 1, MKT splits 3 for 1, GW splits 2 for 1, NP splits 2 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: NYNH, READ.
  • New railroad Presidents: Milton Littlefield of B&O.
  • New Private Companies Available: CT, TR, LP&W.
  • Thomas Scott dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $45454. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: William Palmer, Edward Harriman, John Forbes, Milton Littlefield, Susan Morningstar, Hannibal Kimball, J. Pierpont Morgan, Dan Drew
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Depression to Recession.
  • 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, automatic brakes.

Tycoon Announcements:

1Jim Fisk lower cost of steel will help getting the arch made but still delayed a bit.
2Edward Harriman fellow tycoons --- sorry but i do not have an address for dr. polk
3Susan Morningstar 1872: sojourner truth demands a ballot; victoria woodhull runs for president
7Thomas Scott nell & do-right at undisclosed location? is foul play afoot?

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronWilliam Palmer (12)Thomas Scott (7)Hannibal Kimball (10)Jay Gould (9)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
Rail MogulWilliam Palmer (12)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)John Forbes (8)Hannibal Kimball (10)Jay Gould (9)
Rail BuilderThomas Scott (7)Milton Littlefield (6)Hannibal Kimball (10)William Palmer (12)Jim Fisk (1)
Rail MagnateThomas Scott (7)Thomas Durant (11)William Palmer (12)Hannibal Kimball (10)Jim Fisk (1)
Rail ProdigalWilliam Palmer (12)Edward Harriman (2)Hannibal Kimball (10)Thomas Scott (7)John Forbes (8)
Rail BaronWilliam Palmer (12)Thomas Scott (7)Hannibal Kimball (10)Jay Gould (9)Milton Littlefield (6)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
12William Palmer N&WCNS........
9Jay Gould NPREAD........
10Hannibal Kimball ATSFSP........
3Susan Morningstar GWWPT&P....
7Thomas Scott ERIECB&Q........
11Thomas Durant L&AGM&O........
6Milton Littlefield UPB&O........
4J. Pierpont Morgan SLSWCP....SL
5Snidely Whiplash MKTNYC........
2Edward Harriman SLSFCASL........
13William Ogden GTW&M........
8John Forbes V&TSV........
14Dan Drew SCLC&NW........
1Jim Fisk M&LRN&C........
15Carl Olson ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 51349173285219610326519495006
GTGrand Trunk 780763654581991195513141639-1000
NYCNew York Central 2254412930247758916078413898392004
NYNHNew York & New Haven 110154169250942757285212000
ERIEErie Lackawanna 32355299803073869388228055322211010
PENNPennsylvania 1739276759146683984882391592651002
READReading 121718063893931993559002377450103
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 1836253229131681994837666748591014
C&OChesapeake & Ohio 252133917820350791769980482010000535
N&WNorfolk & Western 2215309807161097995052893389516400
W&MWilmington & Manchester 123112026968553942672231928501100
SCLSea Coast Line 187824130213513095493000171352320231
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 19342550881326469950803413826921131417
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 2080286145148796995205311301324401413
MNMichigan Northern 693680374286391178611749100000
C&CCincinnati & Chicago 20220277127759152210121272000
L&NLouisville & Nashville 18619156113029557992224051000
ICIllinois Central 1851899312725875105926732-1000
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 12211119986047897275822690092143001574
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 9321198106230199163081126220514831131
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 496527242741799106427711653411121160
FECFlorida East Coast 47637131233939111352167209-2000
CNSChicago North Shore 157917020388506993267022190913400
MPMissouri Pacific 548655683999693128003720672200
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 7957021436512991293551052181132102336
V&TVicksburg & Texas 756666734200491141757111578-1900
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 53264483335319992536479442012501532
CPCentral Pacific 72464287334299913416610448901059
WPWestern Pacific 668721013749399113683881530100
UPUnion Pacific 148412600873085932631332123560113405586
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 1842422313322994827912705650290
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 996842594971395189073137974000321
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 2392165612994943505931216119270
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 488458662614397101796727441100
GWGreat Western 49148220289339192253657451127001384
SPSouthern Pacific 10031055315487699169492743243204044
NPNorthern Pacific 10718603445598982046411527111123504364
ATSFAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 36131678174239954174476502039300
KCNKansas City Northern 22319927129538931089248271100
SVSacramento Valley 1501659491279922988205874900

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 ; C2 ; C3 ; NY1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AN]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC ; HRL  (Double) ; B&A  (Double) ; B&H  (Double) ; NY3 ; C4  (Double) ; C5  (Double) ; MS  (Double) ; MC  (Double) ; OH6 ; MI5  (Double) ; MI6 ; WBSH (Double) ; OH7 ; IN10 (Double) ; IL7  (Double)
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLCMN]
  • New York & New Haven (NYNH)
    NYNH
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Erie Lackawanna (ERIE)
    ERIE (Double) ; NY2 ; PA11 (Double) ; MRLE (Double) ; A&GW ; OH4 ; IN2 ; MON  (Double) ; IN6 ; KY8 ; S&A  (Double) ; S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL1  (Double) ; AL2  (Double) ; TN7 ; KY10 (Double) ; SM ; NO&J (Double) ; MS6 ; TN8  (Double) ; TN11
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ADOLCMG]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENN (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; PA9 ; PA10 (Double) ; LS  (Double) ; PA2  (Double) ; TP&W ; GTW  (Double) ; IN1  (Double) ; IN3 ; OH8 ; KY3 ; KY4 ; TN3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLC]
  • Reading (READ)
    READ (Double) ; PA5 ; PA6 ; P&FW (Double) ; WV2 ; OH2 ; OH5 ; MI2 ; FW&C (Double) ; PA4
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLC]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O ; WV1 ; M&C ; PA7 ; P&LE (Double) ; IN5  (Double) ; IN7 ; C&EI (Double) ; IL5  (Double) ; IL3 ; KY12 ; TN15 ; TN13
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLCM]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&O  (Double) ; MD1  (Double) ; VC ; VA2 ; C&A  (Double) ; CNJ  (Double) ; PA1  (Double) ; PA8 ; SC5 ; WV4 ; BRL  (Double) ; KY2 ; KY5  (Double) ; KY7 ; O&M ; IL6  (Double) ; PA3 ; KY13 ; WV3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ADOM]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W  (Double) ; R&D  (Double) ; N&S  (Double) ; VA4 ; RF&P (Double) ; W&W  (Double) ; VA5 ; KY1 ; IN4  (Double) ; IN9  (Double) ; IL2  (Double) ; IL1  (Double) ; IL4  (Double) ; KY11 (Double) ; VA6 ; IN8
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOCM]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&M ; SC2 ; SC1 ; SC3 ; NC1 ; VA1 ; VA3 ; VA7 ; MD2 ; NC2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL  (Double) ; NER  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; FL4 ; FL5 ; FL6  (Double) ; AL8 ; MS4 ; MS7 ; A&T  (Double) ; AL4 ; TN5 ; KY6 ; MS5
    Unbuilt FL3
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&O (Double) ; MS2  (Double) ; C&H  (Double) ; SC4  (Double) ; G&C ; GA1 ; GA8  (Double) ; AL3  (Double) ; TN10 (Double) ; TN12 ; MS3 ; IL8  (Double) ; TN2
    Unbuilt TN1
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&C  (Double) ; A&C  (Double) ; KY14 ; TN14 (Double) ; COG  (Double) ; A&WP (Double) ; GA2  (Double) ; GA3 ; AL6 ; AL7  (Double) ; MS1  (Double) ; IL9  (Double) ; AL5 ; KY9 ; TN6
    Unbuilt TN4
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Michigan Northern (MN)
    MN  (Double) ; MI1 ; OH3 ; MI3 ; MI4
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: L]
  • Cincinnati & Chicago (C&C)
    C&C
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Louisville & Nashville (L&N)
    L&N
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: O]
  • Illinois Central (IC)
    IC
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NW (Double) ; WI4 ; MN2 ; GN ; ND5
    Unbuilt MT1
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Q (Double) ; IA4  (Double) ; MO7  (Double) ; KC&D ; MO3
    Unbuilt KS4
    [Regions: CMW]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL (Double) ; MO1 ; IA3
    Unbuilt IA10
    [Regions: C]
  • Florida East Coast (FEC)
    FEC ; GA5 ; FL1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNS  (Double) ; M&SP (Double) ; SP&P (Double) ; ND1  (Double) ; ND2 ; MT6
    Unbuilt MT7
    [Regions: CWT]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MP  (Double) ; MO8 ; IA1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MW]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR (Double) ; AR4 ; OK1 ; TX12
    Unbuilt TX11
    [Regions: MS]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T ; TX5 ; TX4 ; TX2
    Unbuilt TX3
    [Regions: MS]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A  (Double) ; LA2  (Double) ; TX1 ; TX16
    Unbuilt TX7
    [Regions: GS]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CP  (Double) ; NV2 ; UT7 ; UT6
    Unbuilt UT1
    [Regions: TP]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP  (Double) ; CA7  (Double) ; NV1  (Double) ; UT8
    Unbuilt UT5
    [Regions: P]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP ; NE1 ; CO7 ; WY1 ; CRIP (Double) ; IA7 ; IA5
    Unbuilt UT4
    [Regions: CW]
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
    SL&A ; IL11
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKT ; KCS ; OK6 ; OK5
    Unbuilt NM4
    [Regions: MW]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSF
    Unbuilt MO5
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
    SLSW (Double) ; AR2 ; AR7
    Unbuilt OK2
    [Regions: M]
  • Great Western (GW)
    GW  (Double) ; LA1  (Double) ; LA6
    Unbuilt AR8
    [Regions: G]
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
    SP  (Double) ; CA4  (Double) ; CA3 ; AZ3
    Unbuilt AZ2
    [Regions: TP]
  • Northern Pacific (NP)
    NP  (Double) ; ND3 ; SP&D ; ND4
    Unbuilt MT4
    [Regions: W]
  • Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)
    ATSF ; KP
    Unbuilt OK8
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas City Northern (KCN)
    KCN
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Sacramento Valley (SV)
    SV
    Unbuilt CA9
    [Regions: P]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
B&M323845+13 463 2 539 26 144 12 13
GT181716-2 868 3 900 01384 12
NYC645444-20 1462 25 109 0553 9 12
NYNH191919+0 42 1 100 0 144 8 12 13
ERIE81012+4 30639 71 165 0774
PENN91215+6 9961 48 282 38 910
READ525252+0 1034 36 510 0992 10 12
B&O749861+48 1307 18 262 114669 10 12
C&O464748+2 1715 21 590 120 24 9 10
N&W212121+0 4705 11 029 5012129
W&M353127-8 1217 6 155 0131310 12
SCL746047-27 1434 13 605 2214148 10
GM&O302826-4 2268 27 038 011119 10
N&C373431-6 2052 18 573 142114 10 13
MN252322-3 1650 5 736 64 813
C&C172024+7 244 985 25 84 12
L&N252321-4 138 930 0 41 3
IC201715-5 357 925 0 4
C&NW473524-23 1998 10 002 103141410
CB&Q151516+1 646 5 436 174774 11 12
CASL616060-1 256 2 409 71229 10
FEC252220-5 847 2 314 66 8
CNS171819+2 2249 7 772 1231212
MP7510947+66 514 7 872 348 54 9
M&LR425262+20 632 5 186 1091110 11 12 13
V&T747781+7 748 3 664 1168810
L&A8711849+60 916 18 441 2 04911119 10 12
CP536170+17 3406 22 080 105447 11 12
WP495868+19 3811 35 558 92336 7
UP566059+3 2063 22 153 242663 10
SL&A556474+19 146 896 24 29 14
MKT9012855+75 554 14 466 474573 4
SLSF111316+5 434 1 195 022
SLSW313438+7 304 2 330 110447
GW629766+70 433 4 698 21233
SP788286+8 1942 7 461 11910119
NP8110463+45 543 10 114 5969910
ATSF111519+8 362 1 716 8910107
KCN111519+8 473 1 031 84 8
SV111622+11 327 750 088

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
CTCentral Texas 845
TRTexas Road 420
LP&WLevenworth, Pawnee & Western 1000
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