Continental Rails II

Game # 33 - Turn # 15

Headline News 1869 to 1870

World & National New

  1. 1869: The Cincinnati Red Stockings organized as first professional baseball team.
  2. 1870: New Bessemer steel process reduces price of steel from $300 to $35 per ton!

Railroad News

  • Private Companies Purchased: Edward Harriman bought KCS for $87654, William Ogden bought SP&D for $6594, Thomas Durant bought T&P for $65000.
  • PCs Merged: SP&P merges into C&NW.
  • PCs Incorporated: CASL, L&A, SV, KCN.
  • New Engines Acquired: GT bought Prairie 2-6-2, NYC bought Prairie 2-6-2, NYNH bought Prairie 2-6-2, PENN bought Prairie 2-6-2, READ bought Prairie 2-6-2, B&O bought Prairie 2-6-2, C&O bought Atlantic 4-4-2, R&D bought Prairie 2-6-2, W&W bought Prairie 2-6-2, W&M bought Mogul 2-6-0, C&H bought Prairie 2-6-2, S&A bought Prairie 2-6-2, SCL bought Prairie 2-6-2, P&LE bought Prairie 2-6-2, MRLE bought Prairie 2-6-2, M&C bought Prairie 2-6-2, A&WP bought Prairie 2-6-2, TP&W bought Prairie 2-6-2, MC bought Prairie 2-6-2, A&T bought Prairie 2-6-2, SM bought Prairie 2-6-2, C&NW bought Prairie 2-6-2, CRIP bought Atlantic 4-4-2, CB&Q bought Prairie 2-6-2, CNS bought Prairie 2-6-2, M&SP bought Prairie 2-6-2, MP bought Prairie 2-6-2, M&LR bought Prairie 2-6-2, V&T bought Prairie 2-6-2, WP bought Prairie 2-6-2, UP bought Prairie 2-6-2, MKT 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, ATSF bought Prairie 2-6-2.
  • New Technologies Acquired: GT bought automatic couplers, NYC bought automatic couplers, PENN bought automatic couplers, READ bought automatic couplers, B&O bought automatic couplers, C&O bought block signal system, R&D bought automatic couplers, N&W bought steel rails, C&H bought automatic couplers, S&A bought automatic couplers, SCL bought automatic couplers, P&LE bought automatic couplers, MRLE bought automatic couplers, M&C bought automatic couplers, A&WP bought block signal system, MC bought block signal system, SM bought automatic couplers, C&NW bought automatic couplers, CRIP bought block signal system, CRIP bought automatic couplers, CNS bought automatic couplers, M&SP bought automatic couplers, MP bought block signal system, MP bought automatic couplers, M&LR bought automatic couplers, V&T bought automatic couplers, WP bought Grand Station, WP bought automatic couplers, UP bought automatic couplers, MKT bought automatic couplers, SLSF bought automatic couplers, SLSW bought automatic couplers, SP bought automatic couplers, ATSF bought block signal system, ATSF bought automatic couplers.
  • RoWs built: IL6 by S&A, KY9 by M&C, TN7 by A&WP, AL5 by A&T, ND4 by C&NW, MO7 by CRIP, MN2 by M&SP, KS3 by MP, UT7 by WP, NE1 by UP, OK6 by MKT, KS1 by SLSF, AR2 by SLSW, LA6 by GW, OK8 by ATSF.
  • NYC doubled FW&C, B&O doubled OH4, SCL doubled FL5, A&WP doubled MS4, WBSH doubled WBSH, M&SP doubled WI1, WP doubled NV1.
  • New RoWs acquired: A&WP got GA3, S&A got TN14, SLSW got AR7, GW got AR8, M&SP got ND5, MKT got OK5, C&NW got MT6, UP got CO7, ATSF got NM4, WP got UT5, M&C got TN15.
  • RR Mergers: WBSH merges into SCL, C&C merges into N&W.
  • Inadequate signal system slows N&W rail service: mail contracts worth $15966 cancelled.
  • Lack of modern signal system causes major head-on collison: claims against W&M exceed $5621.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost A&T $5256.
  • Loan Recalls: Edward Harriman, John Forbes, William Ogden.
  • Stock splits: C&NW splits 3 for 1, CRIP splits 2 for 1, GW splits 2 for 1.
  • New railroad Presidents: Cyrus Holliday of V&T, John Forbes of KCN, Milton Littlefield of SV.
  • New Private Companies Available: SL, TR.
  • Thomas Durant dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $55555. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Edward Harriman, William Ogden, Cyrus Holliday, Milton Littlefield, Hannibal Kimball
  • Pullman's sleeping car design favored by for long distance travel, improves revenues.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Great to Panic.
  • Best locomotive available: Prairie 2-6-2
  • Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system, automatic couplers, Pullman sleepers.

Tycoon Announcements:

2Edward Harriman train engineers believe in love at first sight --- it's freight!
6Milton Littlefield the crazy engineer was aquitted of murder because he had a loco motive.
11Thomas Durant c&nw announces record land sales.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronThomas Durant (11)Cyrus Holliday (15)Cornelius Vanderbilt (14)William Ogden (13)Milton Littlefield (6)
Rail MogulWilliam Ogden (13)Thomas Durant (11)Cyrus Holliday (15)Cornelius Vanderbilt (14)Milton Littlefield (6)
Rail BuilderThomas Durant (11)Cyrus Holliday (15)Edward Harriman (2)William Ogden (13)Milton Littlefield (6)
Rail MagnateThomas Durant (11)Edward Harriman (2)Cyrus Holliday (15)John Forbes (8)William Ogden (13)
Rail ProdigalThomas Durant (11)Cyrus Holliday (15)Edward Harriman (2)William Ogden (13)Cornelius Vanderbilt (14)
Rail BaronThomas Durant (11)Cyrus Holliday (15)William Ogden (13)Edward Harriman (2)Milton Littlefield (6)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
11Thomas Durant NYCC&NWT&P....
15Cyrus Holliday V&TM&SP........
10Hannibal Kimball WPUP........
7Thomas Scott P&LECRIP........
13William Ogden MKTS&A....SP&D
2Edward Harriman B&OSLSWKCSKC&D
6Milton Littlefield ATSFSV........
14Cornelius Vanderbilt M&LRREADGN....
8John Forbes GWKCN........
5Mick A'Wish SCL............
9Jay Gould MPA&T........
4Oakes Ames N&W....SL&A....
3J. Edgar Thompson ................
12Sir Eton Lenefsky ................
1Mark Hopkins ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
GTGrand Trunk 570819064504899121401192710300
NYCNew York Central 3004684042362543988266583543307503
NYNHNew York & New Haven 7321169336431499202300644739100
PENNPennsylvania 8241788329299299228513235717901
READReading 53312849968105981096861386201802
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 13022434251363189537091121147010606
C&OChesapeake & Ohio 1373247710138718953862872054719400
R&DRichmond & Danville 108515825393370952863221126707400
N&WNorfolk & Western 17742802371681429161743131400255076
W&WWilmington & Weldon 120151808349993193133647100
W&MWilmington & Manchester 51165069455489016968721263000
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 734956175258999169908378091200
S&ASavannah & Augusta 18543494331817069958086933796211400
SCLSea Coast Line 19323636671927449853020515124111000
P&LEPittsburgh & Lake Erie 78013048567853993241221510757500
MRLEMad River & Lake Erie 1382017811098992818343110200
M&CMarietta & Cincinnati 20953501391820749953492833209010140108
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 1800320444166631994963812266481119456574
TP&WToledo, Peoria & Warsaw 31040173228999784053270606001
MCMichigan Central 7831311537738192208296844593204
A&TAlabama & Tennessee 584737734500293165867699012000
SMSouthern Mississippi 811136708738239723912789483105089
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 1607207076107679994376492209883102010
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 581782574617295182596704580101004
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 1902706915159984928986648000
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 18526250175878752559295663000
CNSChicago North Shore 1973825321039996824420467121300
M&SPMilwaukee & St. Paul 73110569559189982158981174246400
MPMissouri Pacific 864104085572469924770782827250961
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 132173599547993504642262000
V&TVicksburg & Texas 17319529134758547503225271200
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 9018524127828529759167416000
WPWestern Pacific 7329032948778972292491213271217601228
UPUnion Pacific 36333658185119910968559585141440929
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 581622623611296180410949072400
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 4986461733600991519438337055050
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 26835033203209680993427774200
GWGreat Western 4915663531149991552638539331810214
SPSouthern Pacific 90217461261396367151180014100
ATSFAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 576561613313595174110942601210261100
KCNKansas City Northern 22326128172448859519334812000
SVSacramento Valley 15021442137239042959241664000

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 
  • Grand Trunk (GT)
    GT  (Double) ; C2 ; C3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AN]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC ; B&A  (Double) ; HRL  (Double) ; NY3 ; ERIE (Double) ; B&H ; LS  (Double) ; C4  (Double) ; OH3 ; OH2 ; B&M  (Double) ; P&FW (Double) ; OH5 ; FW&C (Double) ; MI1 ; A&GW ; IN5  (Double) ; IN7 ; MS  (Double) ; IL4  (Double) ; IL3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLCMN]
  • New York & New Haven (NYNH)
    NYNH (Double) ; CNJ ; PA8 ; NY2 ; NY1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENN (Double) ; LV ; C&A  (Double) ; PA9 ; PA10 ; PA2 ; PA4
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AL]
  • Reading (READ)
    READ (Double) ; PA1  (Double) ; PA5  (Double) ; PA6 ; PA3  (Double)
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AO]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O  (Double) ; PA7  (Double) ; WV2 ; OH1 ; OH4  (Double) ; IN1  (Double) ; IN3 ; IN8 ; IL5  (Double) ; WV3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOCM]
  • Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
    C&O  (Double) ; VC  (Double) ; WV4 ; KY2 ; KY5 ; IN6  (Double) ; C&EI (Double) ; IN10 ; IL7  (Double) ; KY6
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOCM]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&D  (Double) ; VA4  (Double) ; VA5 ; KY1 ; OH8  (Double) ; VA7 ; VA1  (Double) ; NC1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AO]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W ; N&S ; RF&P ; VA3 ; MD1 ; NC2 ; SC5 ; BRL ; TN2 ; TN3 ; KY4 ; KY3 ; C&C ; OH7
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ADOC]
  • Wilmington & Weldon (W&W)
    W&W
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Wilmington & Manchester (W&M)
    W&M ; NER ; SC2 ; SC4
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H ; SC1 ; G&C ; SC3 ; VA2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&A  (Double) ; GA1 ; GA8 ; AL3 ; TN12 ; KY13 ; IL2 ; AL4 ; O&M  (Double) ; IC ; MS2 ; IL6
    Unbuilt TN14
    [Regions: ADOCMG]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL  (Double) ; GA4  (Double) ; GA2  (Double) ; COG  (Double) ; A&C  (Double) ; FEC ; N&C ; FL4  (Double) ; FL5  (Double) ; WBSH (Double) ; KY8 ; L&N
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ADOG]
  • Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
    P&LE (Double) ; GTW  (Double) ; PA11 ; MI2  (Double) ; MN ; MI3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: OL]
  • Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE)
    MRLE
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: L]
  • Marietta & Cincinnati (M&C)
    M&C ; IN4 ; MON  (Double) ; IN9 ; KY12 ; KY14 ; WV1 ; GM&O (Double) ; MS3 ; TN13 ; IL9  (Double) ; MD2 ; KY9
    Unbuilt TN15
    [Regions: AOCMG]
  • Atlanta & West Point (A&WP)
    A&WP (Double) ; AL6  (Double) ; AL7  (Double) ; MS1  (Double) ; AL8 ; S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7  (Double) ; AL1  (Double) ; AL2  (Double) ; TN9 ; TN11 (Double) ; TN6 ; MS4  (Double) ; TN7
    Unbuilt GA3
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw (TP&W)
    TP&W ; IN2 ; OH6
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MC ; MI5  (Double) ; MI6 ; C5  (Double) ; MI4
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: LCN]
  • Alabama & Tennessee (A&T)
    A&T ; TN5 ; KY7 ; AL5
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: DO]
  • Southern Mississippi (SM)
    SM ; NO&J (Double) ; MS6  (Double) ; TN8  (Double) ; KY10 (Double) ; KY11
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MG]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NW (Double) ; WI4  (Double) ; NP  (Double) ; ND3 ; SP&P ; ND4
    Unbuilt MT6
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIP ; IA7 ; MO7
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CW]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Q
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNS ; WI5
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP)
    M&SP ; WI1  (Double) ; MN2
    Unbuilt ND5
    [Regions: CW]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MP ; KP ; MO6 ; KS3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MW]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: G]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP  (Double) ; CP ; NV1  (Double) ; UT7
    Unbuilt UT5
    [Regions: P]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP ; NE1
    Unbuilt CO7
    [Regions: W]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKT ; OK6
    Unbuilt OK5
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSF (Double) ; MO5 ; KS1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
    SLSW ; AR2
    Unbuilt AR7
    [Regions: M]
  • Great Western (GW)
    GW ; LA1 ; LA6
    Unbuilt AR8
    [Regions: G]
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
    SP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: P]
  • Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)
    ATSF ; OK8
    Unbuilt NM4
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas City Northern (KCN)
    KCN
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Sacramento Valley (SV)
    SV
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: P]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
GT464850+4 1093 2 816 34 1113
NYC554739-16 3880 30 054 0111110 14
NYNH443833-11 1054 3 526 134 913
PENN897358-31 745 4 125 0 713 14 15
READ595246-13 758 2 665 01414
B&O999796-3 1121 6 518 02211
C&O776043-34 1483 6 823 42 62 11
R&D453730-15 1536 5 361 64 610 13
N&W534346-7 1837 8 674 2004410
W&W384450+12 186 591 9 1511 13
W&M413223-18 1044 2 541 14  
C&H564636-20 851 3 568 108 96 15
S&A494236-13 1944 9 188 82131311
SCL685964-4 1461 11 867 05513
P&LE586776+18 885 3 800 100772 9 14
MRLE484033-15 120 690 0 1311 15
M&C585552-6 2551 10 410 65 1513
A&WP997450-49 2587 8 950 50 811
TP&W786144-34 235 1 528 22 26 13
MC938781-12 791 9 400 85 27
A&T312622-9 719 5 330 300998 13 14 15
SM637384+21 1133 4 023 32 1011
C&NW9312955+72 1617 45 222 1 098111110 15
CRIP508257+64 1571 33 704 846776 10 11 13
CB&Q384349+11 217 919 31 156 13 14
CASL0017+17 0 833 92 4
CNS413632-9 319 929 56 13
M&SP746046-28 320 3 495 160151511 13
MP392715-24 2092 11 821 884992 11 13 15
M&LR413121-20 154 2 574 66141411 13 15
V&T172023+6 315 800 6515153 11
L&A0017+17 0 405 45 5
WP425365+23 2347 11 773 92101011 13
UP293949+20 169 1 686 1291010
MKT232527+4 560 2 778 1271313
SLSF635241-22 345 2 412 78 68 11
SLSW263136+10 244 1 284 5622
GW759154+33 373 4 698 21288
SP233139+16 177 416 34 11
ATSF324049+17 255 2 684 19666
KCN0017+17 0 1 004 11188
SV0017+17 0 675 7566

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
SLSoo Line 750
TRTexas Road 420
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