Continental Rails II

Game # 33 - Turn # 22

Headline News 1883 to 1884

World & National New

  1. 1883: Rockefeller establishes Standard Oil Trust.
  2. 1884: Missouri Governor offers $10,000 reward for capture of Jesse James.

Railroad News

  • PCs Incorporated: DRGW, A&P, M&W.
  • New Engines Acquired: P&LE bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, TP&W bought Pacific 4-6-2, CASL bought Consolidation 2-8-0, L&A bought Consolidation 2-8-0, SLSW bought Pacific 4-6-2, ATSF bought Pacific 4-6-2.
  • New Technologies Acquired: NYNH bought automatic brakes, B&O bought refrigerated cars, C&O bought Pullman sleepers, C&O bought automatic brakes, C&O bought refrigerated cars, C&O bought steel bridges, R&D bought automatic brakes, W&W bought steel bridges, S&A bought steel bridges, P&LE bought automatic brakes, M&C bought Pullman sleepers, M&C bought refrigerated cars, A&WP bought Pullman sleepers, A&WP bought refrigerated cars, CRIP bought refrigerated cars, CASL bought Grand Station, SLSW bought steel bridges, ATSF bought Grand Station, SP&D bought steel bridges.
  • RoWs built: MS5 by A&WP, TN10 by SM, C9 by M&SP, IA3 by WP, M2 by GW, M4 by SP, KS4 by KC&D.
  • C&O doubled IN10, A&WP doubled TN7, SM doubled KY11, CASL doubled CASL, GW doubled TX16.
  • New RoWs acquired: A&WP got GA5, M&SP got MN3, GW got LA2, SP got TX14, KC&D got CO5, ATSF got CA8.
  • RR Mergers: SM merges into C&O.
  • Old NYNH wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $5124.
  • Old R&D wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $13020.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost N&W $26670.
  • Inadequate brakes on W&M locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $3577.
  • Inadequate brakes on TP&W locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $2170.
  • Inadequate brakes on SLSF locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $5478.
  • Insolvent RRs: SLSF.
  • Stock splits: NYC splits 3 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: NYC, C&O, WP.
  • New railroad Presidents: Hannibal Kimball of N&W, Hannibal Kimball of WP, Milton Littlefield of SLSW.
  • Thomas Durant has a Transcontinental system.
  • William Ogden has a Transcontinental system.
  • Cyrus Holliday has a Transcontinental system.
  • Thomas Durant dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $500000. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Cyrus Holliday, Edward Harriman, William Ogden, Oakes Ames, Hannibal Kimball, Milton Littlefield, John Forbes
  • NEW RECORD! James ROUSSELLE is now number 5 in the all-time top 10 Victory Point list as Robber Baron.
  • NEW RECORD! Xaelen NASH is now number 8 in the all-time top 10 Victory Point list as Rail Mogul.
  • NEW RECORD! James ROUSSELLE is now number 5 in the all-time top 10 Victory Point list as Rail Prodigal.
  • NEW RECORD! James ROUSSELLE is now number 10 in the all-time top 10 Victory Point list as Rail Baron.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost C&O $15103.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Recession to Improved.
  • 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 my fellow tycoons - thanks for the financial help - free drinks @ harriman house
6Milton Littlefield i think i will fall 1 turn short of having a transcon system.
11Thomas Durant thomas durant builds soup kitchen for widows and orphans in nyc

Final Victory Points

Robber BaronRail MogulRail BuilderRail MagnateRail ProdigalRail Baron
106Thomas Durant (11)378William Ogden (13)59Thomas Durant (11)183Thomas Durant (11)187Thomas Durant (11)480Thomas Durant (11)
59Cyrus Holliday (15)313Cyrus Holliday (15)55Cyrus Holliday (15)105Edward Harriman (2)130Cyrus Holliday (15)355Cyrus Holliday (15)
44Hannibal Kimball (10)306Thomas Durant (11)38William Ogden (13)104Cyrus Holliday (15)83William Ogden (13)295William Ogden (13)
44Cornelius Vanderbilt (14)161Cornelius Vanderbilt (14)35Hannibal Kimball (10)91William Ogden (13)78Edward Harriman (2)201Edward Harriman (2)
41William Ogden (13)158Milton Littlefield (6)27Milton Littlefield (6)81John Forbes (8)27Oakes Ames (4)170Hannibal Kimball (10)
33Milton Littlefield (6)150John Forbes (8)27John Forbes (8)63Oakes Ames (4)27Cornelius Vanderbilt (14)157Milton Littlefield (6)
28Edward Harriman (2)140Edward Harriman (2)24Edward Harriman (2)62Hannibal Kimball (10)26Milton Littlefield (6)149John Forbes (8)
24Mick A'Wish (5)114Hannibal Kimball (10)11Oakes Ames (4)51Milton Littlefield (6)23Thomas Scott (7)121Cornelius Vanderbilt (14)
23J. Edgar Thompson (3)100Jay Gould (9)6Mick A'Wish (5)49Mick A'Wish (5)14Hannibal Kimball (10)104Oakes Ames (4)
22Thomas Scott (7)75Oakes Ames (4)6Jay Gould (9)40Cornelius Vanderbilt (14)5John Forbes (8)77Mick A'Wish (5)
22Jay Gould (9)73Thomas Scott (7)2Thomas Scott (7)30Thomas Scott (7)0Mark Hopkins (1)71Jay Gould (9)
21Mark Hopkins (1)72Mick A'Wish (5)2Cornelius Vanderbilt (14)29Jay Gould (9)0J. Edgar Thompson (3)70Thomas Scott (7)
21Oakes Ames (4)2J. Edgar Thompson (3)0Mark Hopkins (1)5J. Edgar Thompson (3)0Mick A'Wish (5)23J. Edgar Thompson (3)
21John Forbes (8)0Mark Hopkins (1)0J. Edgar Thompson (3)0Mark Hopkins (1)0Jay Gould (9)19Mark Hopkins (1)
21Sir Eton Lenefsky (12)0Sir Eton Lenefsky (12)0Sir Eton Lenefsky (12)0Sir Eton Lenefsky (12)0Sir Eton Lenefsky (12)19Sir Eton Lenefsky (12)

Player Summary

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

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
GTGrand Trunk 57069370388479810063115508500
NYCNew York Central 3004598942323428979612374000312301
NYNHNew York & New Haven 73299357566339722134227387100
PENNPennsylvania 8241495577776999147454224115401
READReading 533107538559209944471199318301
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 1302205389119125934292402442814301
C&OChesapeake & Ohio 2278382217198750997545911560341005
R&DRichmond & Danville 10851343767525198341938688235000
N&WNorfolk & Western 190524451317604979455695225304004
W&WWilmington & Weldon 12013133722399319164496100
W&MWilmington & Manchester 51153256431387911909444030000
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 73481523448379914643934947300
S&ASavannah & Augusta 1964321819167345996920372888307900
SCLSea Coast Line 19323051591678389656425578838500
P&LEPittsburgh & Lake Erie 780115986730738818057931828200
MRLEMad River & Lake Erie 13816924930899207944229100
M&CMarietta & Cincinnati 2205310903186542916708132965724105
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 19962997671558799963557720236279990131
TP&WToledo, Peoria & Warsaw 310332491928496100154121334001
MCMichigan Central 783111264578569924284029284101
A&TAlabama & Tennessee 628730044891387203130765090000
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 28243755901953049973609029108901096
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 14541673578702699408938162180000384
CB&QChicago, Burlington & Quincy 190223611229999515386467200
CASLChicago, Alton & St. Louis 63491917514759518201311565122083
CNSChicago North Shore 1973269417982997583767010300
M&SPMilwaukee & St. Paul 2440320575169905985334383632455400
MPMissouri Pacific 115111553763546993273207592210049
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 13214584802199323594041100
V&TVicksburg & Texas 12181232007392094236296135978200134
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 236327582063791613392411240074
WPWestern Pacific 3147397522218636967459921339831001134
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 49852962344268617712373024-1002
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 98795644554739320958138068460719
GWGreat Western 241031048616145499532808300212251692577
SPSouthern Pacific 2822319649169416988135664812221400
KC&DKansas City & Denver 647580883891987110082859130700
ATSFAtchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 250023822512625898597655370922210686
KCNKansas City Northern 12081794819333199271465171266710451
SP&DSt Paul & Duluth 1501759110555942370381356000
SLSoo Line 1501494889699425514128933000
LR&SLittle Rock & Shreveport 627558523127798118386783382100
SA&HSan Antonio & Houston 21921865146508739454261951200
C&SColorado & Southern 28332191196369355926350373000
DRGWDenver & Rio Grande Western 1161307885018920943164572000
DPDenver Pacific 1061276977899320312121634200
A&PAtlantic & Pacific 1161065870348819403152470000
M&WMissouri & Western 19721038147278434803273470000

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 (Double) ; IL7  (Double) ; KY6 ; SM  (Double) ; NO&J (Double) ; MS6  (Double) ; TN8  (Double) ; KY10 (Double) ; KY11 (Double) ; TN10
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOCMG]
  • 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 ; TN1
    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  (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  (Double) ; GA3 ; MS5
    Unbuilt GA5
    [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]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NW (Double) ; WI4  (Double) ; NP  (Double) ; ND3 ; SP&P (Double) ; ND4 ; MT6 ; MT7 ; ID5 ; WA1 ; C10 ; MN1
    Unbuilt none
    [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 (Double) ; SL&A ; IL11 ; IA1 ; MO8
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CMW]
  • 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 ; WA2 ; C9
    Unbuilt MN3
    [Regions: CWTPN]
  • 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 (Double) ; IA5 ; CO8 ; IA3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CWTP]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSF (Double) ; MO5 ; KS1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
    SLSW ; AR2 ; AR7 ; OK1 ; TX12
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MS]
  • Great Western (GW)
    GW  (Double) ; LA1 ; LA6  (Double) ; AR8 ; T&P  (Double) ; TR  (Double) ; OK2 ; MO4  (Double) ; OK4  (Double) ; TX16 (Double) ; TX7 ; M2
    Unbuilt LA2
    [Regions: MGSX]
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
    SP  (Double) ; CA4 ; CA3 ; AZ3 ; MKT  (Double) ; OK6 ; OK5 ; NM5 ; NM3 ; AZ1 ; AZ2 ; M3 ; M4
    Unbuilt TX14
    [Regions: MTPX]
  • Kansas City & Denver (KC&D)
    KC&D ; KCS ; KS4
    Unbuilt CO5
    [Regions: W]
  • Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)
    ATSF ; OK8 ; NM4 ; NM6 ; NM7 ; AZ5 ; AZ4 ; NM8 ; SV  (Double) ; CA9 ; CA10 ; AZ6
    Unbuilt CA8
    [Regions: WTP]
  • Kansas City Northern (KCN)
    KCN  (Double) ; IA4  (Double) ; LP&W ; IL12 (Double) ; MO3  (Double) ; IL13 ; IL15
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CMW]
  • 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 ; AR6
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: S]
  • San Antonio & Houston (SA&H)
    SA&H
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: S]
  • Colorado & Southern (C&S)
    C&S ; CW
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: T]
  • Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW)
    DRGW
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: T]
  • Denver Pacific (DP)
    DP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: T]
  • Atlantic & Pacific (A&P)
    A&P
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: T]
  • Missouri & Western (M&W)
    M&W
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
GT414039-2 486 2 843 7 118 13 15
NYC7111049+76 1795 180 324 0111110 14
NYNH252627+2 996 3 641 19 158 13
PENN323334+2 920 4 125 0 148 13 15
READ555352-3 358 2 665 014148 13 15
B&O798795+16 324 6 518 02211 15
C&O506999+49 9580 90 813 147 610 11
R&D202123+3 1806 5 413 12 1513
N&W111315+4 6329 9 476 491010
W&W202123+3 118 597 3 1511 13
W&M182124+6 1287 2 555 0 13
C&H242935+11 1027 3 655 21 68 11 15
S&A273340+13 2437 9 820 013138 11 15
SCL242527+3 1820 11 867 05513 15
P&LE172024+7 1883 3 900 0 15
MRLE232936+13 147 690 0 138 11 15
M&C131416+3 3166 11 025 0151513
A&WP263137+11 1873 9 958 228811 15
TP&W171820+3 486 1 546 4 1315
MC232324+1 2623 9 473 12 715
A&T141517+3 1435 5 850 0 148 13 15
C&NW171921+4 44298 148 715 01111
CRIP141517+3 10711 38 754 161 136 11
CB&Q242526+2 118 944 6 156 11 13 14
CASL938067-26 505 5 598 67448 11 13 15
CNS272830+3 231 967 18 138 15
M&SP313132+1 2112 12 057 143151511 13
MP121315+3 4856 13 886 254 1113 15
M&LR131517+4 236 2 630 1014148 11 13 15
V&T323130-2 1241 5 966 124 153 11 13
L&A272727+0 250 1 138 42558 13 15
WP435057+14 8483 72 489 1111011
SLSF181819+1 718 3 392 20 813 15
SLSW465259+13 1112 4 790 145628 13 15
GW504133-17 3870 32 295 16081113
SP252934+9 5097 23 085 15131311 15
KC&D232936+13 255 2 994 24122
ATSF262525-1 2429 12 401 99668 13
KCN323131-1 1535 5 986 54 813 15
SP&D161719+3 220 731 19 1315
SL151822+7 216 731 19 1311 15
LR&S282625-3 916 2 979 156 1513
SA&H131518+5 417 1 013 82 1513
C&S192735+16 487 1 288 127 104 13 15
DRGW0013+13 0 522 58 13
DP131823+10 231 490 40 11
A&P0013+13 0 522 58 13
M&W0013+13 0 887 98 15

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