Continental Rails II

Game # 32 - 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: William Palmer bought CW for $6543, Thomas Durant bought A&P for $3789, John Forbes bought M&W for $6587.
  • PCs Merged: DP merges into C&S.
  • PCs Incorporated: DRGW.
  • New Engines Acquired: C&O bought Prairie 2-6-2, C&C bought Consolidation 2-8-0, MKT bought Consolidation 2-8-0, CT bought Consolidation 2-8-0, LP&W bought Consolidation 2-8-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: READ bought refrigerated cars, READ bought steel bridges, B&O bought steel bridges, C&C bought Pullman sleepers, UP bought refrigerated cars, UP bought steel bridges, MKT bought steel bridges, KCN bought steel bridges.
  • RoWs built: TN1 by N&C, WA3 by C&NW, WI2 by CNS, NM8 by M&LR, TX13 by V&T, OR8 by WP, UT3 by UP, NM1 by MKT, IA2 by SLSW, AR5 by GW, WA2 by NP, CA12 by SV.
  • RoWs abandoned: M2 was abandoned by SP.
  • B&O doubled M&C, N&W doubled VA6, CASL doubled MN3, CNS doubled C10, M&LR doubled OK4, WP doubled CA5, GW doubled T&P, SL doubled SL.
  • New RoWs acquired: MP got IL12, CNS got IL15, SL got WI9, CASL got NE2, C&S got NE3, SLSF got CO1, MKT got CO3, WP got OR7, C&NW got WA4, UP got WA6, NP got C9, SLSW got IL13.
  • RR Mergers: M&LR merges into SLSW.
  • Old W&M wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $11079.
  • Old MN wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $6930.
  • Old L&N wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $2790.
  • Insolvent RRs: MN, L&N.
  • Stock splits: B&M splits 2 for 1, NYNH splits 4 for 1, CASL splits 3 for 1, MKT splits 3 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: B&M, NYC, NYNH, READ, SCL, CP, MKT, KCN, SL.
  • New railroad Presidents: J. Pierpont Morgan of C&O, William Ogden of W&M, Jim Fisk of N&C, J. Pierpont Morgan of L&N, Jay Gould of NP, Hannibal Kimball of ATSF, Snidely Whiplash of SV.
  • Milton Littlefield has a Transcontinental system.
  • Thomas Scott has a Transcontinental system.
  • Thomas Durant has a Transcontinental system.
  • William Palmer has a Transcontinental system.
  • Thomas Scott dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $177600. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: William Palmer, Hannibal Kimball, John Forbes, Thomas Durant, Jim Fisk, Milton Littlefield, Edward Harriman, J. Pierpont Morgan, Dan Drew
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Normal.
  • 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:

1Jim Fisk more money is needed for the arch. give till it hurts! think of the children!
2Edward Harriman sorry felllow tycoons but no $ here so beer is the best you'l get at my bar.
3Susan Morningstar 1881: atlanta washerwomen strike begins seeking $1 wage for 12 pounds of wash
7Thomas Scott advice to all players: invest in companies with good management, ie me

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronThomas Scott (7)William Palmer (12)Hannibal Kimball (10)Jay Gould (9)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)
Rail MogulWilliam Palmer (12)Hannibal Kimball (10)John Forbes (8)J. Pierpont Morgan (4)Jay Gould (9)
Rail BuilderThomas Scott (7)William Palmer (12)Hannibal Kimball (10)Milton Littlefield (6)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 C&OL&N........
5Snidely Whiplash MKTSV........
12William Palmer N&WCNSCW....
10Hannibal Kimball MPATSF........
11Thomas Durant GM&OSP....A&P
8John Forbes V&TSLSFM&W....
3Susan Morningstar GWWP........
9Jay Gould NPREAD........
14Dan Drew SCLC&NW........
13William Ogden B&MW&M........
1Jim Fisk N&CSLSW........
6Milton Littlefield UPB&O........
2Edward Harriman CASLC&S........
15Carl Olson ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
B&MBoston & Maine 129315687090984933893741586503101
NYCNew York Central 2254484178251773996935384303665601
NYNHNew York & New Haven 110184221031698283913171000
ERIEErie Lackawanna 32356282713643959310145275735701201
READReading 1217213946111254994141952646401101
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 183631295916273999540059238126401
C&OChesapeake & Ohio 26014163432664588789280744584910022
N&WNorfolk & Western 22153731552015029758680136816781400
W&MWilmington & Manchester 123114068881600933062221822433000
SCLSea Coast Line 22883312981722749965092926546656013
GM&OGulf, Mobile & Ohio 367373074048228885115308913438921025
N&CNashville & Chattanooga 248239044321083897685299211420100230
MNMichigan Northern 693804055708783208756769800000
C&CCincinnati & Chicago 2022438013653986019336456100
L&NLouisville & Nashville 18622536150998765596220300000
ICIllinois Central 18523788140359561626288151000
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 2275258092134209995325382330374425401316
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 909117492610969923457671296751020199
FECFlorida East Coast 47644179313688314116341021000
CNSChicago North Shore 24893780831966049957423037841181600
MPMissouri Pacific 548786974328399151775188382319000
V&TVicksburg & Texas 2005238748140861954852953411692600
CPCentral Pacific 28644111292137889959954343936911450087
WPWestern Pacific 1619189886104437963285992315070100
UPUnion Pacific 238028559515136698545876249284220881
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 1842906015983994882470721017
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 196217960010416793416028289789000112
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 82174305408689917418177116360401
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 290236083218763299663302384568387202168
GWGreat Western 205925349913435598438864252888460279
SPSouthern Pacific 300743474223041698646977251646440994
NPNorthern Pacific 1991209536108958994709023289311628602159
ATSFAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 1200105035577699925268098641340682
KCNKansas City Northern 22324024132139940201193085000
SVSacramento Valley 112811735964548992591071787241000
SLSoo Line 15018107108649430983178681100
CTCentral Texas 1691685497759632743159804000
LP&WLevenworth, Pawnee & Western 20021540131399339365181134000
SA&HSan Antonio & Houston 21923301156128749366278241500
C&SColorado & Southern 2222788616453955221635334314830
DRGWDenver & Rio Grande Western 1161369194478523663171371000

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  (Double) ; 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  (Double) ; 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 ; TN1
    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  (Double) ; MN2 ; GN  (Double) ; ND5 ; MT1 ; MT2 ; MT3 ; ID4 ; WA3
    Unbuilt WA4
    [Regions: CWT]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL (Double) ; MO1 ; IA3 ; IA10 ; MN3  (Double) ; IA6
    Unbuilt NE2
    [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  (Double) ; WI2
    Unbuilt IL15
    [Regions: CWTPN]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MP  (Double) ; MO8 ; IA1
    Unbuilt IL12
    [Regions: MW]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T  (Double) ; TX5 ; TX4 ; TX2 ; TX3 ; M1 ; FW&D ; LA4 ; LA3 ; TX13
    Unbuilt none
    [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  (Double) ; OR8
    Unbuilt OR7
    [Regions: TP]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP ; NE1 ; CO7 ; WY1 ; CRIP (Double) ; IA7  (Double) ; IA5 ; UT4 ; ID2 ; OR3 ; OR1 ; UT3
    Unbuilt WA6
    [Regions: CWTP]
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
    SL&A ; IL11
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKT ; KCS ; OK6 ; OK5 ; NM4 ; NM6 ; NM7 ; AZ5 ; NM1
    Unbuilt CO3
    [Regions: MW]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSF ; MO5 ; KS1 ; KS2
    Unbuilt CO1
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
    SLSW (Double) ; AR2 ; AR7 ; OK2 ; MO6 ; MO9 ; IA2 ; M&LR (Double) ; AR4 ; OK1  (Double) ; TX12 (Double) ; TX11 ; TX9  (Double) ; LR&S ; M3  (Double) ; OK4  (Double) ; NM8
    Unbuilt IL13
    [Regions: MWSX]
  • Great Western (GW)
    GW  (Double) ; LA1  (Double) ; LA6  (Double) ; T&P  (Double) ; AR8 ; TR  (Double) ; OK3 ; H&S  (Double) ; OK7 ; AR6 ; AR5
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MGS]
  • 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 none
    [Regions: MGSTPX]
  • Northern Pacific (NP)
    NP  (Double) ; ND3 ; SP&D ; ND4 ; MT4 ; MT5 ; MT10 ; ID3 ; WA2
    Unbuilt C9
    [Regions: WTP]
  • 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 ; CA12
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: TP]
  • Soo Line (SL)
    SL  (Double)
    Unbuilt WI9
    [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 ; DP
    Unbuilt NE3
    [Regions: T]
  • Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW)
    DRGW
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: T]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
B&M588152+46 957 12 930 013134 8 10 12 14
NYC637689+26 1393 25 109 0 53 12 13
NYNH3311650+167 60 22 000 0 144 8 12 13
ERIE302418-12 12045 71 165 0774
READ161821+5 2348 36 510 09910 11 12
B&O313029-2 1361 18 376 0669 10 11 12
C&O252423-2 3833 22 080 3041210
N&W343537+3 2347 11 079 012129
W&M232731+8 1172 6 155 0131310 12
SCL576880+23 993 15 677 014148 10 12
GM&O264360+34 9034 75 358 011910
N&C6912+6 34092 80 870 651113
MN202327+7 1638 5 800 0 810 13
C&C273748+21 234 1 003 7 810 12
L&N171718+1 115 930 0441 8 10 11
IC504439-11 117 1 850 0 47 8 10 12
C&NW697581+12 1656 15 302 73141410
CASL6910245+66 1074 13 635 0221 9 10
FEC242322-2 822 2 380 0 810
CNS454545+0 2546 12 400 4512124 7
MP293440+11 2096 8 220 010104 8 11 12
V&T707784+14 2313 9 950 758110
CP325069+37 11866 106 450 0774 11
WP212121+0 4844 40 254 151335 6
UP302827-3 5548 26 856 19661 3 10
SL&A282726-2 582 3 656 24 122 8 10 14
MKT419147+100 4120 169 962 378573 4 8
SLSF384552+14 1249 4 105 0882 4
SLSW594348-11 6322 25 213 17711
GW363433-3 3059 12 681 69335
SP344250+16 6993 32 879 2 551111110
NP735027-46 13759 27 636 15497
ATSF334252+19 1831 5 874 12610107 8 11 12
KCN494236-13 68 1 094 21 84 11 12 14
SV737578+5 2428 9 356 174558
SL446994+50 160 2 250 0 47 8 10 11 12
CT374349+12 159 797 48 811 12 14
LP&W293439+10 238 943 57 84 11
SA&H152331+16 481 1 013 82 12
C&S152739+24 263 1 057 53221
DRGW0014+14 0 522 58 1

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