Continental Rails II

Game # 32 - Turn # 19

Headline News 1877 to 1878

World & National New

  1. 1877: Bell's new telephone invention is the hit of the Philadelphia Exposition.
  2. 1878: Mark Twain publishes new novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: William Palmer bought SA&H for $11223, Edward Harriman bought C&S for $12345.
  • PCs Merged: LR&S merges into M&LR, H&S merges into GW, FW&D merges into V&T.
  • New Engines Acquired: READ bought Chesapeake 4-6-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: B&M bought steel bridges, NYNH bought refrigerated cars, ERIE bought steel bridges, PENN bought steel bridges, C&O bought automatic brakes, C&O bought refrigerated cars, GM&O bought steel bridges, N&C bought steel bridges, IC bought steel bridges, C&NW bought steel bridges, CB&Q bought steel bridges, CASL bought steel bridges, CNS bought steel bridges, MP bought steel bridges, M&LR bought steel bridges, V&T bought steel bridges, L&A bought steel bridges, CP bought steel bridges, WP bought steel bridges, SL&A bought steel bridges, SLSF bought steel bridges, SLSW bought steel bridges, GW bought steel bridges, SP bought steel bridges, NP bought steel bridges, ATSF bought steel bridges, KCN bought refrigerated cars, SV bought refrigerated cars, SL bought steel bridges, CT bought steel bridges, LP&W bought steel bridges.
  • RoWs built: MT3 by C&NW, IA6 by CASL, WA1 by CNS, M3 by M&LR, LA4 by V&T, TX10 by L&A, CA8 by WP, OR3 by UP, NM7 by MKT, KS2 by SLSF, OK7 by GW, M4 by SP, MT10 by NP, NM3 by ATSF, AZ6 by SV.
  • B&M doubled B&M, B&O doubled IN7, N&C doubled GA3, C&NW doubled WI4, M&LR doubled TX9, WP doubled UT2, GW doubled TR, SP doubled CA3.
  • New RoWs acquired: C&O got OH1, N&C got TN1, SLSW got MO9, V&T got LA3, L&A got LA5, M&LR got OK4, SV got AZ4, MKT got AZ5, NP got ID3, SP got CA2, WP got CA5, UP got OR1, CNS got C10, GW got AR6, C&NW got ID4.
  • RR Mergers: CB&Q merges into CP.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost GT $6240.
  • Inadequate brakes on C&C locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $2020.
  • Old L&N wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $1860.
  • Inadequate brakes on FEC locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $5236.
  • Old UP wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $22470.
  • Old SV wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $7002.
  • Reorganized RRs: FEC.
  • Bankrupt RRs: GT.
  • Loan Recalls: Susan Morningstar, Jay Gould, Thomas Durant.
  • Stock splits: N&C splits 4 for 1, SV splits 2 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: NYNH, B&O, SCL, N&C, L&N, KCN.
  • New railroad Presidents: William Ogden of B&M, Thomas Scott of ERIE, William Palmer of N&W, Dan Drew of SCL.
  • New Private Companies Available: DRGW, DP.
  • William Palmer earns the Golden Spike Award for linking the CNS from the Midwest to the Pacific.
  • Thomas Scott earns the Golden Spike Award for linking the CP from the Mississippi to the Pacific.
  • William Palmer dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $61234. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Thomas Scott, John Forbes, Edward Harriman, Thomas Durant, J. Pierpont Morgan, Dan Drew, Jim Fisk
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Improved.
  • 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, refrigerated cars, steel bridges.

Tycoon Announcements:

1Jim Fisk the architect drawings are finished for the st. louis arch. looks great!
2Edward Harriman coming to a town near you - harriman's traveling medicine show
3Susan Morningstar 1878: senator aaron sargent proposes a woman suffrage amendment in congress
6Milton Littlefield let the good times roll!
7Thomas Scott snidely whiplash last seen headed toward the dakota hills.

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)William Palmer (12)Milton Littlefield (6)Hannibal Kimball (10)Jim Fisk (1)
Rail MagnateThomas Scott (7)Thomas Durant (11)William Palmer (12)Jim Fisk (1)Hannibal Kimball (10)
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)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
7Thomas Scott CPERIE........
12William Palmer N&WCNSSA&H....
10Hannibal Kimball PENNGM&O........
1Jim Fisk M&LRN&C........
4J. Pierpont Morgan ICSLSW........
11Thomas Durant L&ASP........
13William Ogden GTB&M........
8John Forbes V&TSV........
3Susan Morningstar GWWP........
14Dan Drew SCLC&NW........
5Snidely Whiplash MKTNYC........
9Jay Gould NPREAD........
6Milton Littlefield UPB&O........
2Edward Harriman ........C&S....
15Carl Olson ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 513689763793799101778330491001
GTGrand Trunk 7809322860598862128131496690000
NYCNew York Central 2254511504265982996609004156706201
NYNHNew York & New Haven 1101881810350993009425725000
ERIEErie Lackawanna 3235659743389248929564265475612002
PENNPennsylvania 17393417591777159951044441742001
READReading 1217223963116460993923622548311101
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 183631912116594199514722624296102
C&OChesapeake & Ohio 25214256382596399083108948114221080
N&WNorfolk & Western 2215388893206114985562343544349000
W&MWilmington & Manchester 123114564287386912875351955463100
SCLSea Coast Line 22883480572018729360214924331850042
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 1934317559165131995549149943541090
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 23513956842057589962759418022564131639
MNMichigan Northern 693836685605787196324767431000
C&CCincinnati & Chicago 2022491014946945698179885000
L&NLouisville & Nashville 18623536148289162263222742000
ICIllinois Central 18524598135299958947306844400
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 206122196411764298452021185891414081057
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 9091187236292398212124957027100663
FECFlorida East Coast 47646538311818713090000000
CNSChicago North Shore 2246322186167536994874773263648400
MPMissouri Pacific 548821794519999143095314043000
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 142717377293837972782291544845316501212
V&TVicksburg & Texas 17642034881180229638275828010031300
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 126715697581626992342401348702702012
CPCentral Pacific 286443467522603199560020421612124500386
WPWestern Pacific 100113351674770951918101413710100
UPUnion Pacific 224723065312916895463991254774105821965
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 18430270166489952381175321062
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 167816413090272963413362424861431063
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 821775205038889152770969861501215
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 821955025252699179335105222595400
GWGreat Western 1736205191110804973462261956094401127
SPSouthern Pacific 146818987098733992910388574361001667
NPNorthern Pacific 16141527557943399354031253469026801178
ATSFAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 120011186361525992328081674513002255
KCNKansas City Northern 22324768153569236053226244000
SVSacramento Valley 77874448409479916728612153821600
SLSoo Line 1501631797909428913182484000
CTCentral Texas 16918042115479029944185533200
LP&WLevenworth, Pawnee & Western 20023299144459236749226344200

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  (Double) ; 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  (Double) ; 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 OH1
    [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  (Double) ; AL6 ; AL7  (Double) ; MS1  (Double) ; IL9  (Double) ; AL5  (Double) ; KY9 ; TN6 ; TN4 ; TN9
    Unbuilt TN1
    [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  (Double) ; MN2 ; GN  (Double) ; ND5 ; MT1 ; MT2 ; MT3
    Unbuilt ID4
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL (Double) ; MO1 ; IA3 ; IA10 ; MN3 ; IA6
    Unbuilt none
    [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 ; WA1
    Unbuilt C10
    [Regions: CWTP]
  • 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  (Double) ; LR&S ; M3
    Unbuilt OK4
    [Regions: MSX]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T  (Double) ; TX5 ; TX4 ; TX2 ; TX3 ; M1 ; FW&D ; LA4
    Unbuilt LA3
    [Regions: MSX]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A  (Double) ; LA2  (Double) ; TX1 ; TX16 (Double) ; TX7 ; TX8 ; TX10
    Unbuilt LA5
    [Regions: GS]
  • Central Pacific (CP)
    CP  (Double) ; NV2 ; UT7 ; UT6 ; UT1 ; CO9 ; CB&Q (Double) ; IA4  (Double) ; MO7  (Double) ; KC&D ; MO3  (Double) ; KS4 ; CO4
    Unbuilt UT9
    [Regions: CMWTP]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP  (Double) ; CA7  (Double) ; NV1  (Double) ; UT8  (Double) ; UT5 ; UT2  (Double) ; CA8
    Unbuilt CA5
    [Regions: TP]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP ; NE1 ; CO7 ; WY1 ; CRIP (Double) ; IA7  (Double) ; IA5 ; UT4 ; ID2 ; OR3
    Unbuilt OR1
    [Regions: CW]
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
    SL&A ; IL11
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKT ; KCS ; OK6 ; OK5 ; NM4 ; NM6 ; NM7
    Unbuilt AZ5
    [Regions: MW]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSF ; MO5 ; KS1 ; KS2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
    SLSW (Double) ; AR2 ; AR7 ; OK2 ; MO6
    Unbuilt MO9
    [Regions: MW]
  • Great Western (GW)
    GW  (Double) ; LA1  (Double) ; LA6  (Double) ; T&P ; AR8 ; TR  (Double) ; OK3 ; H&S ; OK7
    Unbuilt AR6
    [Regions: GS]
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
    SP  (Double) ; CA4  (Double) ; CA3  (Double) ; AZ3 ; AZ2 ; AZ1 ; M4
    Unbuilt CA2
    [Regions: TPX]
  • Northern Pacific (NP)
    NP  (Double) ; ND3 ; SP&D ; ND4 ; MT4 ; MT5 ; MT10
    Unbuilt ID3
    [Regions: W]
  • Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)
    ATSF ; KP ; OK8 ; NM5 ; NM3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas City Northern (KCN)
    KCN
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Sacramento Valley (SV)
    SV ; CA9 ; CA10 ; AZ6
    Unbuilt AZ4
    [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&M656158-7 188 2 565 013144 12
GT242424+0 683 3 900 01384 10 12
NYC192634+15 3820 25 109 0553 12 13
NYNH494541-8 19 1 100 0 144 8 12 13
ERIE191716-3 15946 71 165 0774
PENN151618+3 4755 48 303 171098
READ6913+7 4746 36 510 09910 12
B&O725640-32 1446 18 376 0669 10 11 12
C&O162126+10 4510 21 710 0 124 10
N&W262729+3 2725 11 079 012129
W&M232323+0 1151 6 155 0 1310 12
SCL627384+22 1782 15 577 10014148 10 12
GM&O212122+1 2593 27 038 010119 12
N&C9214650+108 1594 80 280 0114 7 10 13
MN191920+1 1566 5 800 0 813
C&C302929-1 113 998 12 810 12
L&N406897+57 102 930 0 14 8 10 11
IC263748+22 227 925 0448 10
C&NW263035+9 3000 14 165 140141410
CASL263340+14 1576 4 340 205 910
FEC171817+0 838 2 380 0  
CNS314050+19 3047 11 076 15412124 7
MP151822+7 2502 8 073 147 48 10
M&LR444240-4 867 8 345 1101110 11 12 13
V&T686154-14 2139 8 611 2098810
L&A313132+1 1721 21 750 2 415111110 12
CP131417+4 11878 106 450 0774 11
WP332722-11 4818 37 255 60335 6
UP564738-18 4898 26 013 197661 3 10
SL&A111519+8 1458 3 639 41 128 14
MKT455566+21 2117 18 191 159553 4 7
SLSF323641+9 748 3 847 258 84
SLSW617080+19 897 4 105 0417
GW534843-10 2365 10 897 238335
SP736659-14 1766 9 734 171111110
NP635445-18 2929 25 811 949710 11
ATSF494643-6 909 5 777 223 107 8
KCN526783+31 137 1 079 36 84 11 12 14
SV8910662+35 466 7 412 368885
SL254157+32 202 693 57 48 11 12
CT131620+7 346 782 63 8
LP&W131620+7 413 925 75 812 14

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
DRGWDenver & Rio Grande Western 580
DPDenver Pacific 530
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