Continental Rails II

Game # 32 - Turn # 20

Headline News 1879 to 1880

World & National New

  1. 1879: Wyatt Earp arrives in Tombstone, Arizona.
  2. 1880: Missouri Governor offers $10,000 reward for capture of Jesse James.

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Jim Fisk bought DRGW for $13008, Jim Fisk bought DP for $13008.
  • PCs Incorporated: SA&H, C&S.
  • New Engines Acquired: NYC bought Consolidation 2-8-0, NYNH bought Consolidation 2-8-0, ERIE bought Consolidation 2-8-0, PENN bought Consolidation 2-8-0, READ bought Consolidation 2-8-0, B&O bought Consolidation 2-8-0, N&W bought Consolidation 2-8-0, W&M bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SCL bought Consolidation 2-8-0, N&C bought Consolidation 2-8-0, C&C bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, IC bought Consolidation 2-8-0, C&NW bought Consolidation 2-8-0, CASL bought Consolidation 2-8-0, CNS bought Consolidation 2-8-0, MP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, M&LR bought Consolidation 2-8-0, CP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, WP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, UP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SL&A bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SLSF bought Consolidation 2-8-0, GW bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, NP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, ATSF bought Consolidation 2-8-0, KCN bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SV bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SL bought Consolidation 2-8-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought refrigerated cars, NYC bought steel bridges, NYNH bought steel bridges, B&O bought refrigerated cars, N&W bought steel bridges, SCL bought steel bridges, SV bought steel bridges.
  • RoWs built: OH1 by C&O, ID4 by C&NW, C10 by CNS, OK4 by M&LR, LA3 by V&T, LA5 by L&A, CA5 by WP, OR1 by UP, AZ5 by MKT, MO9 by SLSW, AR6 by GW, CA2 by SP, ID3 by NP, AZ4 by SV.
  • B&O doubled B&O, N&W doubled VA4, N&C doubled AL6, CNS doubled WA1, M&LR doubled M3, L&A doubled TX10, WP doubled CA8, GW doubled H&S, SV doubled SV.
  • New RoWs acquired: CNS got WI2, SLSW got IA2, GW got AR5, V&T got TX13, M&LR got NM8, UP got UT3, SV got CA12, WP got OR8, NP got WA2, L&A got M2, MKT got NM1, C&NW got WA3.
  • RR Mergers: GT merges into B&M, PENN merges into GM&O, L&A merges into SP.
  • Old W&M wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $7386.
  • Inadequate brakes on MN locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $4158.
  • Old FEC wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $4760.
  • Loan Recalls: William Ogden.
  • Stock splits: NYNH splits 5 for 1, IC splits 2 for 1, MKT splits 3 for 1, SLSW splits 3 for 1, SL splits 3 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: NYC, NYNH, SCL, KCN.
  • New railroad Presidents: Thomas Durant of GM&O, Edward Harriman of CASL, Hannibal Kimball of MP, John Forbes of SLSF, Jim Fisk of SLSW, Hannibal Kimball of NP, J. Pierpont Morgan of SL, Edward Harriman of C&S.
  • New Private Companies Available: CW, A&P, M&W.
  • Milton Littlefield has a Transcontinental system.
  • Thomas Scott has a Transcontinental system.
  • William Palmer has a Transcontinental system.
  • Thomas Scott dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $75001. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: William Palmer, Edward Harriman, Jim Fisk, John Forbes, Milton Littlefield, Thomas Durant, Hannibal Kimball, J. Pierpont Morgan, Dan Drew
  • Engineering advances permit building steel bridges at lower cost with greater safety.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Improved to Normal.
  • 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 i've donated money to the new arch but they need more. please help.
2Edward Harriman relocated to colorado springs --- let the parties continue out west!
3Susan Morningstar 1879: mary eliza mahoney graduates, becomes first professional black nurse
7Thomas Scott advice to all players: running out of money is a bad thing.

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)Thomas Durant (11)
Rail MagnateThomas Scott (7)William Palmer (12)Thomas Durant (11)Milton Littlefield (6)Jim Fisk (1)
Rail ProdigalWilliam Palmer (12)Thomas Scott (7)Edward Harriman (2)Hannibal Kimball (10)John Forbes (8)
Rail BaronWilliam Palmer (12)Thomas Scott (7)Hannibal Kimball (10)Milton Littlefield (6)Thomas Durant (11)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
7Thomas Scott CPERIE........
4J. Pierpont Morgan SL............
12William Palmer N&WCNS........
10Hannibal Kimball MPNP........
5Snidely Whiplash MKTNYC........
11Thomas Durant GM&OSP........
9Jay Gould ....READ........
8John Forbes V&TSLSF........
3Susan Morningstar GWWP........
1Jim Fisk M&LRSLSWDRGWDP
14Dan Drew SCLC&NW........
13William Ogden B&M............
6Milton Littlefield UPB&O........
2Edward Harriman CASLC&S........
15Carl Olson ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 1293165701101078903805821545123301
NYCNew York Central 2254508863274786976766784224325601
NYNHNew York & New Haven 110188931058098290262645300
ERIEErie Lackawanna 3235660594383146939881295611482301
READReading 1217222582115744994034372595771101
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 183632555017254298527574179376401
C&OChesapeake & Ohio 26014349062783418786981447607720044
N&WNorfolk & Western 22153911762034119957173936107910900
W&MWilmington & Manchester 123114694685229932970141870693000
SCLSea Coast Line 22883487641987949462136825155554023
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 367376617450567585111812211793425045
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 23513988722074149964405118727812131288
MNMichigan Northern 693841805976883202630769830000
C&CCincinnati & Chicago 2022587515266955881967166000
L&NLouisville & Nashville 18623917160248763825223161000
ICIllinois Central 18525230138769960242312394900
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 212925003313501697485127203842441460733
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 909118381615589921912364024850331
FECFlorida East Coast 47646154327708313533719992000
CNSChicago North Shore 2399376197195623995379083562439900
MPMissouri Pacific 548838964698198146931165583100
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 1592194257102955983292631851785422401431
V&TVicksburg & Texas 1854235783139113954302043070284700
CPCentral Pacific 286443658322702499580068430204104500174
WPWestern Pacific 131716703088527982658531885661100
UPUnion Pacific 234427869714492299520681235079213601401
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 1843053117098984987555221031
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 17091669979351895359516251811100187
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 82177820490279115966670285270668
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 9561127896654595220571131346390270
GWGreat Western 192122782611847099398832227210540507
SPSouthern Pacific 300745763024254498622440270501449601656
NPNorthern Pacific 16821744929073699387164272063133090836
ATSFAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 120011095961027992428881278803301240
KCNKansas City Northern 22324921149539437926208474000
SVSacramento Valley 987109089599999922358715777721300
SLSoo Line 1501662499749429963173884000
CTCentral Texas 16918389112179331364176044000
LP&WLevenworth, Pawnee & Western 20023299139799437869207795000
SA&HSan Antonio & Houston 21923569162638547579317210000
C&SColorado & Southern 1161429697218626519176811000

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 ; 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]
  • 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  (Double) ; 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 ; OH1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ADOM]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W  (Double) ; R&D  (Double) ; N&S  (Double) ; VA4  (Double) ; 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 ; 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: ADOLCMG]
  • Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C)
    N&C  (Double) ; A&C  (Double) ; KY14 (Double) ; TN14 (Double) ; COG  (Double) ; A&WP (Double) ; GA2  (Double) ; GA3  (Double) ; AL6  (Double) ; 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 ; ID4
    Unbuilt WA3
    [Regions: CWT]
  • 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  (Double) ; C10
    Unbuilt WI2
    [Regions: CWTPN]
  • 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  (Double) ; OK4
    Unbuilt NM8
    [Regions: MSX]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T  (Double) ; TX5 ; TX4 ; TX2 ; TX3 ; M1 ; FW&D ; LA4 ; LA3
    Unbuilt TX13
    [Regions: MGSX]
  • 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  (Double) ; CA5
    Unbuilt OR8
    [Regions: TP]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP ; NE1 ; CO7 ; WY1 ; CRIP (Double) ; IA7  (Double) ; IA5 ; UT4 ; ID2 ; OR3 ; OR1
    Unbuilt UT3
    [Regions: CWP]
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
    SL&A ; IL11
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKT ; KCS ; OK6 ; OK5 ; NM4 ; NM6 ; NM7 ; AZ5
    Unbuilt NM1
    [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 ; MO9
    Unbuilt IA2
    [Regions: MW]
  • Great Western (GW)
    GW  (Double) ; LA1  (Double) ; LA6  (Double) ; T&P ; AR8 ; TR  (Double) ; OK3 ; H&S  (Double) ; OK7 ; AR6
    Unbuilt AR5
    [Regions: GS]
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
    SP  (Double) ; CA4  (Double) ; CA3  (Double) ; AZ3 ; AZ2 ; AZ1 ; M4 ; CA2 ; L&A  (Double) ; LA2  (Double) ; TX1 ; TX16 (Double) ; TX7 ; TX8 ; TX10 (Double) ; LA5
    Unbuilt M2
    [Regions: MGSTPX]
  • Northern Pacific (NP)
    NP  (Double) ; ND3 ; SP&D ; ND4 ; MT4 ; MT5 ; MT10 ; ID3
    Unbuilt WA2
    [Regions: WT]
  • 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  (Double) ; CA9 ; CA10 ; AZ6 ; AZ4
    Unbuilt CA12
    [Regions: TP]
  • 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]
  • San Antonio & Houston (SA&H)
    SA&H
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: S]
  • 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&M588658+0 249 6 465 01384 12 14
NYC344863+29 2517 25 109 0553 12 13
NYNH4110433+124 30 5 500 0 144 8 12 13
ERIE162330+14 10113 71 165 0774
READ131416+3 2770 36 510 09910 12
B&O403531-9 1732 18 376 0669 10 11 12
C&O262525-1 3464 22 070 40 124 10
N&W293134+5 2376 11 079 012129
W&M232323+0 1202 6 155 0 1310 12
SCL847057-27 975 15 677 014148 10 12
GM&O222626+4 2853 75 341 1711910
N&C50286-44 51851 80 280 0 113
MN202020+0 1669 5 800 0 813
C&C292827-2 185 1 001 9 812
L&N975717-80 203 930 0 41 8 10 11
IC487450+52 148 1 850 0 47 8 10 12
C&NW355269+34 3652 14 611 34141410
CASL405469+29 1454 4 340 205221 9 10
FEC172024+7 1289 2 380 0 810
CNS504745-5 2228 11 919 7612124 7
MP222529+7 2688 8 109 11110124 8
M&LR405367+27 1112 9 198 821110 11 12 13
V&T546270+16 2745 9 225 45881 10
CP172432+15 19446 106 450 0774 11
WP222121-1 4105 38 737 158335 6
UP383430-8 5016 26 647 48661 3 10
SL&A192328+9 919 3 649 31 122 8 10 14
MKT669541+57 2330 55 470 45573 4
SLSF413938-3 1107 3 847 258882 4
SLSW8012859+97 780 14 139 201114 7
GW433936-7 2761 11 968 92335
SP595334-25 2487 32 879 2 551111110
NP455973+28 5301 26 117 1281079 11
ATSF433833-10 1313 5 832 168 107 8
KCN836649-34 69 1 088 27 84 11 12 14
SV626773+11 2060 8 721 104 58
SL579544+75 125 2 121 129448 10 11 12
CT202837+17 269 782 63 811 14
LP&W202429+9 265 925 75 811 12 14
SA&H0015+15 0 986 109 12
C&S0015+15 0 522 5822

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
CWColorado Western 835
A&PAtlantic & Pacific 580
M&WMissouri & Western 985
Map in PDF format