Continental Rails II

Game # 33 - 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: Cyrus Holliday bought SA&H for $22113, Oakes Ames bought CW for $8426, Thomas Durant bought DP for $751.
  • PCs Merged: H&S merges into LR&S.
  • PCs Incorporated: KC&D, C&S.
  • New Engines Acquired: GT bought Pacific 4-6-2, NYC bought Pacific 4-6-2, NYNH bought Pacific 4-6-2, PENN bought Pacific 4-6-2, READ bought Pacific 4-6-2, B&O bought Consolidation 2-8-0, C&O bought Pacific 4-6-2, R&D bought Consolidation 2-8-0, W&W bought Pacific 4-6-2, C&H bought Pacific 4-6-2, S&A bought Pacific 4-6-2, SCL bought Pacific 4-6-2, MRLE bought Pacific 4-6-2, A&WP bought Pacific 4-6-2, MC bought Pacific 4-6-2, SM bought Pacific 4-6-2, C&NW bought Pacific 4-6-2, CRIP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, CB&Q bought Pacific 4-6-2, CNS bought Pacific 4-6-2, MP bought Pacific 4-6-2, M&LR bought Pacific 4-6-2, L&A bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, WP bought Pacific 4-6-2, GW bought Pacific 4-6-2, SP bought Pacific 4-6-2, KCN bought Pacific 4-6-2, SV bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SP&D bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SL bought Consolidation 2-8-0, LR&S bought Pacific 4-6-2.
  • New Technologies Acquired: GT bought steel bridges, NYC bought steel bridges, PENN bought steel bridges, READ bought steel bridges, B&O bought automatic brakes, S&A bought automatic brakes, SCL bought refrigerated cars, SCL bought steel bridges, MRLE bought steel bridges, MC bought refrigerated cars, SM bought refrigerated cars, C&NW bought steel bridges, CB&Q bought refrigerated cars, M&LR bought steel bridges, L&A bought automatic brakes, L&A bought refrigerated cars, WP bought steel bridges, GW bought steel bridges, SP bought refrigerated cars, SP bought steel bridges, KCN bought steel bridges, SV bought refrigerated cars, SV bought steel bridges, LR&S bought steel bridges.
  • RoWs built: C10 by C&NW, IA1 by CASL, ID3 by M&SP, LA4 by V&T, IA5 by WP, AZ2 by MKT, TX16 by GW, AZ3 by SP, AZ4 by ATSF, IL13 by KCN.
  • NYC doubled A&GW, WP doubled CA7, GW doubled TR, SP doubled SP, KCN doubled MO3.
  • New RoWs acquired: KCN got IL15, N&W got TN1, C&NW got MN1, CASL got MO8, LR&S got AR6, GW got TX7, SLSW got TX12, WP got CO8, ATSF got NM8, M&SP got WA2, MKT got M3.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost C&O $15103.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost N&W $17740.
  • P&LE bridge collapsed! Many passengers killed in plunge. Damages amount to $8580.
  • Old A&WP wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $15616.
  • Old CASL wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $6986.
  • Old V&T wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $9744.
  • Old MKT wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $23114.
  • Old SLSW wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $9228.
  • Reorganized RRs: N&W, P&LE.
  • Insolvent RRs: MKT.
  • Loan Recalls: Edward Harriman, Jay Gould.
  • Stock splits: C&O splits 3 for 1, CASL splits 2 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: NYC, C&O, SM.
  • New railroad Presidents: Cyrus Holliday of M&C, John Forbes of A&WP, Hannibal Kimball of SM, Edward Harriman of KC&D, Milton Littlefield of SV.
  • New Private Companies Available: DRGW, A&P, M&W.
  • Hannibal Kimball has a Transcontinental system.
  • Thomas Durant has a Transcontinental system.
  • Cyrus Holliday dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $75432. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: William Ogden, Thomas Durant, Edward Harriman
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Recession.
  • 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:

2Edward Harriman i'm late for a bank meeting to rearrange my debts --- i can't find my ski mask?
11Thomas Durant that was dirty, mr ogden, after i tried to help you. i won't trust you again.

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)Hannibal Kimball (10)
Rail MogulWilliam Ogden (13)Thomas Durant (11)Cyrus Holliday (15)Milton Littlefield (6)Cornelius Vanderbilt (14)
Rail BuilderThomas Durant (11)Cyrus Holliday (15)Hannibal Kimball (10)William Ogden (13)John Forbes (8)
Rail MagnateThomas Durant (11)Edward Harriman (2)John Forbes (8)William Ogden (13)Cyrus Holliday (15)
Rail ProdigalThomas Durant (11)Cyrus Holliday (15)William Ogden (13)Edward Harriman (2)Cornelius Vanderbilt (14)
Rail BaronThomas Durant (11)Cyrus Holliday (15)William Ogden (13)Edward Harriman (2)Hannibal Kimball (10)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
11Thomas Durant NYCC&NWDP....
10Hannibal Kimball WPSM........
15Cyrus Holliday M&CM&SPSA&H....
13William Ogden MKTSP........
14Cornelius Vanderbilt M&LRREADGN....
6Milton Littlefield ATSFSV........
8John Forbes GWA&WP........
7Thomas Scott ................
5Mick A'Wish SCLL&ACTFW&D
4Oakes Ames ....CASLCW....
2Edward Harriman B&OKC&DKCS....
3J. Edgar Thompson ................
1Mark Hopkins ................
12Sir Eton Lenefsky ................
9Jay Gould ................

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
GTGrand Trunk 57068865378769911057521328100
NYCNew York Central 3004599322317640989215853796032401
NYNHNew York & New Haven 73297542536489923014545898200
PENNPennsylvania 82415022278116991766053922141001
READReading 5331080215617099632102356171201
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 1302206574123944914120542354274001
C&OChesapeake & Ohio 1373205714106969994364831092468100
R&DRichmond & Danville 10851343127924495326184893884000
N&WNorfolk & Western 1774231118166407793991500-4009
W&WWilmington & Weldon 12012762701999323993266000
W&MWilmington & Manchester 51154078438047910762729541000
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 73480663443669915856429957000
S&ASavannah & Augusta 1964320359166586996661123163437100
SCLSea Coast Line 19323043391582589958207078839400
P&LEPittsburgh & Lake Erie 78011564374012871755000-3000
MRLEMad River & Lake Erie 13816924930899232624698100
M&CMarietta & Cincinnati 22053077961969908762715427408130012
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 195228522317113491579651171466500107
TP&WToledo, Peoria & Warsaw 31033403210449195039160352001
MCMichigan Central 7831127065860799236453327673001
A&TAlabama & Tennessee 628731564901487189867715170000
SMSouthern Mississippi 81111463560757982688414012241014
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 267435202119713195654116240316010267
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 145416871394479953887861965130001072
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 190224781236399531459047100
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 49964363405499113526685108190196
CNSChicago North Shore 1973239817819997497071759000
M&SPMilwaukee & St. Paul 1845213809119734954005932686403100
MPMissouri Pacific 1151113024632949831136789212100116
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 13214748840697342934491000
V&TVicksburg & Texas 12181249837374195217806160436200441
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 2363245320446915744524815470225
WPWestern Pacific 2899356228188802986578731284751202440
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 177816585311112287423081291046-1000
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 498541383464987170549703430006
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 769745704176095160788504524121800
GWGreat Western 196523951512694198423540229045128751032
SPSouthern Pacific 100310573561326962106471499960100
KC&DKansas City & Denver 661006068418613243104073000
ATSFAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 14981247637860091342422234118-1001810
KCNKansas City Northern 11381709758890699241725182993710560694
SVSacramento Valley 77873000489108714705678331110109
SP&DSt Paul & Duluth 15017776106669421624116256000
SLSoo Line 1501485587649523435150963000
LR&SLittle Rock & Shreveport 44238670228159580766624551400
C&SColorado & Southern 1161329289068720943164571000

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  (Double) ; B&A  (Double) ; HRL  (Double) ; NY3  (Double) ; ERIE (Double) ; B&H  (Double) ; LS  (Double) ; C4  (Double) ; OH3 ; OH2 ; B&M  (Double) ; P&FW (Double) ; OH5 ; FW&C (Double) ; MI1 ; A&GW (Double) ; IN5  (Double) ; IN7 ; MS  (Double) ; IL4  (Double) ; IL3  (Double)
    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  (Double) ; 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 TN1
    [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  (Double) ; MS2 ; IL6 ; TN14
    Unbuilt none
    [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 (Double) ; 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 ; TN15
    Unbuilt none
    [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 ; GA3
    Unbuilt none
    [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 ; FL6
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: DOG]
  • 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 (Double) ; ND4 ; MT6 ; MT7 ; ID5 ; WA1 ; C10
    Unbuilt MN1
    [Regions: CWTPN]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIP ; IA7  (Double) ; MO7  (Double) ; IA6  (Double) ; NE2 ; NE3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CWT]
  • Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
    CB&Q
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL)
    CASL ; SL&A ; IL11 ; IA1
    Unbuilt MO8
    [Regions: CM]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNS ; WI5
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP)
    M&SP (Double) ; WI1  (Double) ; MN2  (Double) ; ND5 ; MT1 ; MT2 ; MT3 ; ID3
    Unbuilt WA2
    [Regions: CWT]
  • Missouri Pacific (MP)
    MP ; KP ; MO6 ; KS3 ; CO2 ; CO9
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MW]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T ; TX2 ; TX3 ; M1 ; LA4
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MSX]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A ; LA5
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MG]
  • Western Pacific (WP)
    WP  (Double) ; CP  (Double) ; NV1  (Double) ; UT7 ; UT5 ; UT6 ; WY1 ; CA7  (Double) ; UP  (Double) ; NE1 ; CO7 ; IA9 ; WI3 ; IL10 ; IA5
    Unbuilt CO8
    [Regions: CWTP]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKT  (Double) ; OK6 ; OK5 ; NM5 ; NM3 ; AZ1 ; AZ2
    Unbuilt M3
    [Regions: MT]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSF (Double) ; MO5 ; KS1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
    SLSW ; AR2 ; AR7 ; OK1
    Unbuilt TX12
    [Regions: MS]
  • Great Western (GW)
    GW  (Double) ; LA1 ; LA6  (Double) ; AR8 ; T&P  (Double) ; TR  (Double) ; OK2 ; MO4  (Double) ; OK4 ; TX16
    Unbuilt TX7
    [Regions: MGS]
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
    SP  (Double) ; CA4 ; CA3 ; AZ3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: TP]
  • Kansas City & Denver (KC&D)
    KC&D
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)
    ATSF ; OK8 ; NM4 ; NM6 ; NM7 ; AZ5 ; AZ4
    Unbuilt NM8
    [Regions: WT]
  • Kansas City Northern (KCN)
    KCN  (Double) ; IA4  (Double) ; LP&W ; IL12 (Double) ; MO3  (Double) ; IL13
    Unbuilt IL15
    [Regions: CMW]
  • Sacramento Valley (SV)
    SV  (Double) ; CA9 ; CA10 ; AZ6
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: P]
  • St Paul & Duluth (SP&D)
    SP&D
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Soo Line (SL)
    SL
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: N]
  • Little Rock & Shreveport (LR&S)
    LR&S ; H&S
    Unbuilt AR6
    [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
GT313438+7 764 2 838 12 1113 15
NYC475564+17 1079 60 108 0111110 14
NYNH342925-9 1072 3 627 33 158 13
PENN292929+0 829 4 125 0 148 13 15
READ867564-22 366 2 665 014148 13 15
B&O373126-11 664 6 518 02211 15
C&O8011348+64 587 20 562 33 610 11
R&D242221-3 1679 5 404 21 1513
N&W221413-9 6999 8 870 0  
W&W202020+0 122 597 3 1511 13
W&M211918-3 1201 2 555 0  
C&H282625-3 670 3 641 35 611 15
S&A373330-7 2087 9 796 24 1311 15
SCL252423-2 1931 11 867 05513 15
P&LE292521-8 1300 3 900 0  
MRLE222222+0 112 690 0 1311 15
M&C292623-6 2461 10 986 39151510 13
A&WP383431-7 1341 9 719 418811 15
TP&W181818+0 456 1 544 6 1315
MC262932+6 2876 9 464 21 72 15
A&T111111+0 1656 5 850 0 1413 15
SM203347+27 1417 8 094 1610105 11
C&NW111213+2 50269 147 889 761111
CRIP151414-1 9435 38 630 285 136 11
CB&Q252424-1 107 941 9 156 11 13 14
CASL548053+52 324 4 860 1304411 15
CNS222631+9 296 961 24 138 15
M&SP333741+8 1899 9 191 34151511 13
MP111112+1 4091 13 690 450 1113 15
M&LR121213+1 252 2 623 17141411 13 15
V&T374451+14 1270 5 870 220 153 11 13
L&A222529+7 329 1 125 55558 13 15
WP353638+3 6504 71 188 1721011
MKT384043+5 2095 8 830 60131311
SLSF8911+3 1229 3 378 34 1315
SLSW584838-20 933 3 733 112 28 13
GW293439+10 4622 30 145 8581113
SP363228-8 2282 13 886 119131311 15
KC&D0013+13 0 297 3322
ATSF282420-8 1354 7 386 104668 13
KCN344149+15 1503 5 654 36 813 15
SV495051+2 1240 3 655 235668 13
SP&D141415+1 204 717 33 1315
SL202020+0 150 717 33 132 11 15
LR&S121722+10 421 2 094 116 15
C&S0013+13 0 522 58 10

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CFPrice
DRGWDenver & Rio Grande Western 580
A&PAtlantic & Pacific 580
M&WMissouri & Western 985
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