Continental Rails II

Game # 32 - 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: Jim Fisk bought LR&S for $36940, J. Pierpont Morgan bought H&S for $14166, Thomas Scott bought FW&D for $5001.
  • PCs Merged: TR merges into GW.
  • PCs Incorporated: LP&W, CT.
  • New Engines Acquired: SCL bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, C&C bought Prairie 2-6-2, IC bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SLSF bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, KCN bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SV bought Chesapeake 4-6-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: B&M bought automatic brakes, B&M bought refrigerated cars, NYNH bought automatic brakes, ERIE bought refrigerated cars, PENN bought refrigerated cars, N&W bought refrigerated cars, SCL bought automatic brakes, SCL bought refrigerated cars, GM&O bought refrigerated cars, N&C bought refrigerated cars, IC bought automatic couplers, IC bought Pullman sleepers, IC bought automatic brakes, IC bought refrigerated cars, C&NW bought refrigerated cars, CB&Q bought refrigerated cars, CASL bought refrigerated cars, CNS bought refrigerated cars, MP bought refrigerated cars, M&LR bought refrigerated cars, V&T bought refrigerated cars, L&A bought refrigerated cars, CP bought refrigerated cars, WP bought refrigerated cars, SL&A bought refrigerated cars, SLSF bought refrigerated cars, SLSW bought refrigerated cars, GW bought refrigerated cars, SP bought refrigerated cars, NP bought refrigerated cars, ATSF bought refrigerated cars, SL bought refrigerated cars.
  • RoWs built: FL2 by SCL, TN9 by N&C, MT2 by C&NW, CO4 by CB&Q, MN3 by CASL, ID5 by CNS, TX9 by M&LR, M1 by V&T, TX8 by L&A, CO9 by CP, UT2 by WP, ID2 by UP, NM6 by MKT, KS1 by SLSF, MO6 by SLSW, OK3 by GW, AZ1 by SP, MT5 by NP, NM5 by ATSF, CA10 by SV.
  • RoWs abandoned: TN1 was abandoned by GM&O.
  • ERIE doubled NY2, N&W doubled IN8, GM&O doubled G&C, N&C doubled KY14, C&NW doubled GN, CNS doubled MT7, M&LR doubled OK1, V&T doubled V&T, L&A doubled TX16.
  • New RoWs acquired: CASL got IA6, V&T got LA4, SLSF got KS2, GW got OK7, L&A got TX10, C&NW got MT3, NP got MT10, ATSF got NM3, MKT got NM7, SV got AZ6, CP got UT9, WP got CA8, UP got OR3, CNS got WA1, M&LR got M3, SP got M4.
  • Inadequate brakes on W&M locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $13541.
  • Insolvent RRs: GT.
  • Bankrupt RRs: FEC.
  • Bankrupt Tycoons: Edward Harriman.
  • Loan Recalls: J. Pierpont Morgan, Snidely Whiplash, Thomas Scott, Jay Gould, Hannibal Kimball, Thomas Durant, William Ogden.
  • Stock splits: NP splits 2 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: NYNH, B&O, N&C, L&A.
  • New railroad Presidents: Dan Drew of B&M, Hannibal Kimball of PENN, William Palmer of C&O, Hannibal Kimball of GM&O, Thomas Scott of CP, J. Pierpont Morgan of SLSW, Thomas Durant of SP.
  • New Private Companies Available: SA&H, C&S.
  • Thomas Scott dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $61616. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: William Palmer, John Forbes, Hannibal Kimball, Thomas Durant, Edward Harriman, J. Pierpont Morgan
  • Engineering advances permit building steel bridges at lower cost with greater safety.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Recession to Improved.
  • 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, refrigerated cars, steel bridges.

Tycoon Announcements:

1Jim Fisk seems i was premature about pc prices.
2Edward Harriman loan recall absorbs almost all stocks - plenty of polk's elixir left!
3Susan Morningstar june 25,1876: crazy horse & sitting bull defeat george custer at little big horn
7Thomas Scott snidely whiplash jr caught stealing rope from erie rr.

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)Hannibal Kimball (10)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)John Forbes (8)Jay Gould (9)
Rail BuilderThomas Scott (7)Milton Littlefield (6)Hannibal Kimball (10)William Palmer (12)Jim Fisk (1)
Rail MagnateThomas Scott (7)William Palmer (12)Thomas Durant (11)Jim Fisk (1)Milton Littlefield (6)
Rail ProdigalWilliam Palmer (12)Edward Harriman (2)Thomas Scott (7)Hannibal Kimball (10)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
7Thomas Scott CPCB&QFW&D....
12William Palmer C&OCNS........
10Hannibal Kimball PENNGM&O........
4J. Pierpont Morgan ICSLSW....H&S
11Thomas Durant L&ASP........
6Milton Littlefield UPB&O........
1Jim Fisk M&LRN&CLR&S....
3Susan Morningstar GWWP........
9Jay Gould NPREAD........
8John Forbes V&TSV........
14Dan Drew B&MC&NW........
5Snidely Whiplash MKTNYC........
13William Ogden GTW&M........
2Edward Harriman ................
15Carl Olson ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 5135616530891999854619197102
GTGrand Trunk 780837285358687207353147329-1000
NYCNew York Central 2254461956258696956435444082324502
NYNHNew York & New Haven 110168909289992917038794200
ERIEErie Lackawanna 3235598224358935919292525774201104
PENNPennsylvania 173930998616119399513489393222101
READReading 1217201705112955953727682464340101
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 183628694515494997503155574725505
C&OChesapeake & Ohio 252138172822903791809913472066100177
N&WNorfolk & Western 2215350689185865985345273540137900
W&MWilmington & Manchester 123113426175187952875351955462000
SCLSea Coast Line 22883152461796929458293023564147076
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 193428708514928599538668154051310163
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 2351356598196127966012631689405501279
MNMichigan Northern 693754665056387190503779960000
C&CCincinnati & Chicago 2022278714356915514393543000
L&NLouisville & Nashville 18621409137029060570225731000
ICIllinois Central 18522371123049957652301292000
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 178117526994646973827331479632402114
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 151319648410217399271451206675640682
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 774924744808799176872121470461351338
FECFlorida East Coast 47640232269558712168970937-2000
CNSChicago North Shore 1937226848117959994087892771325400
MPMissouri Pacific 548759144251298138492425662000
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 12071208686285199219952117991431002103
V&TVicksburg & Texas 1344140290771609927448721048121800
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 11761306186792299204668117505192734199
CPCentral Pacific 1351127637663719926852120634501450019
WPWestern Pacific 88010606555154991581561204000100
UPUnion Pacific 185317976311145489353038187289087883578
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 184274931539698507076761200113
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 13591256687037495268278196270080125
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 49847070301249084976693741112921138
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 8218639947519991735881027593800
GWGreat Western 125913708474026972353661741843202505
SPSouthern Pacific 143715687481574992719487588951003334
NPNorthern Pacific 142512394265689982938692169211102618
ATSFAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 8687340640373991594351277691933201189
KCNKansas City Northern 22322547139799234180237863000
SVSacramento Valley 410406112233699773306224921500
SLSoo Line 1501504090249427653190372300
CTCentral Texas 16915698100479028643225071000
LP&WLevenworth, Pawnee & Western 20019969133798734649272261000

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  (Double) ; 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  (Double) ; IN4  (Double) ; IN9  (Double) ; IL2  (Double) ; IL1  (Double) ; IL4  (Double) ; KY11 (Double) ; VA6 ; IN8  (Double)
    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 ; FL3 ; FL2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (GM&O)
    GM&O (Double) ; MS2  (Double) ; C&H  (Double) ; SC4  (Double) ; G&C  (Double) ; GA1 ; GA8  (Double) ; AL3  (Double) ; TN10 (Double) ; TN12 ; MS3 ; IL8  (Double) ; TN2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&C  (Double) ; A&C  (Double) ; KY14 (Double) ; TN14 (Double) ; COG  (Double) ; A&WP (Double) ; GA2  (Double) ; GA3 ; AL6 ; AL7  (Double) ; MS1  (Double) ; IL9  (Double) ; AL5  (Double) ; KY9 ; TN6 ; TN4 ; TN9
    Unbuilt none
    [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  (Double) ; ND5 ; MT1 ; MT2
    Unbuilt MT3
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Q (Double) ; IA4  (Double) ; MO7  (Double) ; KC&D ; MO3  (Double) ; KS4 ; CO4
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CMW]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL (Double) ; MO1 ; IA3 ; IA10 ; MN3
    Unbuilt IA6
    [Regions: CW]
  • 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  (Double) ; MT7  (Double) ; ID5
    Unbuilt WA1
    [Regions: CWT]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MP  (Double) ; MO8 ; IA1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MW]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR (Double) ; AR4 ; OK1  (Double) ; TX12 (Double) ; TX11 ; TX9
    Unbuilt M3
    [Regions: MS]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T  (Double) ; TX5 ; TX4 ; TX2 ; TX3 ; M1
    Unbuilt LA4
    [Regions: MSX]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A  (Double) ; LA2  (Double) ; TX1 ; TX16 (Double) ; TX7 ; TX8
    Unbuilt TX10
    [Regions: GS]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CP  (Double) ; NV2 ; UT7 ; UT6 ; UT1 ; CO9
    Unbuilt UT9
    [Regions: TP]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP  (Double) ; CA7  (Double) ; NV1  (Double) ; UT8  (Double) ; UT5 ; UT2
    Unbuilt CA8
    [Regions: TP]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP ; NE1 ; CO7 ; WY1 ; CRIP (Double) ; IA7  (Double) ; IA5 ; UT4 ; ID2
    Unbuilt OR3
    [Regions: CW]
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
    SL&A ; IL11
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKT ; KCS ; OK6 ; OK5 ; NM4 ; NM6
    Unbuilt NM7
    [Regions: MW]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSF ; MO5 ; KS1
    Unbuilt KS2
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
    SLSW (Double) ; AR2 ; AR7 ; OK2 ; MO6
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MW]
  • Great Western (GW)
    GW  (Double) ; LA1  (Double) ; LA6  (Double) ; T&P ; AR8 ; TR ; OK3
    Unbuilt OK7
    [Regions: GS]
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
    SP  (Double) ; CA4  (Double) ; CA3 ; AZ3 ; AZ2 ; AZ1
    Unbuilt M4
    [Regions: TP]
  • Northern Pacific (NP)
    NP  (Double) ; ND3 ; SP&D ; ND4 ; MT4 ; MT5
    Unbuilt MT10
    [Regions: W]
  • Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)
    ATSF ; KP ; OK8 ; NM5
    Unbuilt NM3
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas City Northern (KCN)
    KCN
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Sacramento Valley (SV)
    SV ; CA9 ; CA10
    Unbuilt AZ6
    [Regions: P]
  • Soo Line (SL)
    SL
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: N]
  • Central Texas (CT)
    CT
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: S]
  • Levenworth, Pawnee & Western (LP&W)
    LP&W
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
B&M505765+15 266 2 550 1514144 12 13
GT162024+8 1023 3 900 01384 10 12
NYC443119-25 7612 25 109 0553 12 13
NYNH173349+32 59 1 100 0 144 8 12 13
ERIE151719+4 26632 71 165 0 74
PENN211815-6 6629 48 298 221098
READ35206-29 6847 36 510 09910 12
B&O345372+38 2051 18 376 0669 10 11 12
C&O221916-6 9520 21 642 6812124 9 10
N&W212326+5 2737 11 079 0 129
W&M222223+1 1217 6 155 0131310 12
SCL364962+26 2067 15 577 100 148 10 12
GM&O282421-7 3063 27 038 010119 12
N&C507192+42 1936 19 990 80114 7 10 13
MN191919+0 1767 5 800 0 813
C&C192430+11 199 995 15 84 10 12
L&N243240+16 149 930 0 14 10 11
IC222426+4 331 925 0448 10
C&NW343026-8 3190 12 840 65141410
CB&Q405468+28 1598 8 466 49774 11 12
CASL644526-38 1141 3 732 138 910
FEC171717+0 876 2 380 0 8
CNS192531+12 3501 9 566 1191212
MP764515-61 4017 8 024 196 49 10
M&LR565044-12 929 7 310 451110 11 12 13
V&T536068+15 1658 6 612 1088810
L&A875931-56 4920 21 340 2 37011119 10 12
CP372513-24 19172 97 420 5157411
WP142333+19 7112 36 604 106335 6
UP455056+11 3677 24 123 117661 3 10
SL&A402511-29 979 3 626 54 1214
MKT364045+9 1967 16 631 124553 4 7
SLSF343332-2 642 2 361 129 84
SLSW596061+2 1038 3 968 137441 7
GW716253-18 1498 8 366 384335
SP546373+19 1696 9 594 15611119 10
NP7410063+52 2847 24 816 144997 10 11
ATSF354249+14 933 4 283 57 107 8
KCN354352+17 178 1 067 48 84 11 12
SV466789+43 395 1 980 7088
SL131925+12 320 693 57 4
CT0013+13 0 761 84 8
LP&W0013+13 0 900 100 8

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
SA&HSan Antonio & Houston 1095
C&SColorado & Southern 580
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