Continental Rails II

Game # 34 - 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: Edward Harriman bought FW&D for $4545, Leland Stanford bought DRGW for $6789, Thomas Scott bought DP for $20191.
  • PCs Merged: LR&S merges into SLSW, SA&H merges into CT, CW merges into UP.
  • New Engines Acquired: GT bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, READ bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, MRLE bought Prairie 2-6-2, MC bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, L&N bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, C&NW bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, V&T bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, GN bought Prairie 2-6-2, KCN bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SP&D bought Chesapeake 4-6-0.
  • New Technologies Acquired: GT bought automatic brakes, PENN bought automatic brakes, READ bought steel bridges, S&A bought Pullman sleepers, SCL bought automatic brakes, MC bought automatic couplers, MC bought automatic brakes, M&LR bought steel bridges, V&T bought steel bridges, UP bought steel bridges, SL&A bought refrigerated cars, KCN bought steel bridges, SL bought refrigerated cars, CT bought steel bridges.
  • RoWs built: ME1 by NYC, WA1 by C&NW, ID3 by CNS, CO3 by L&A, IL14 by MKT, NM5 by SLSF, WI3 by KCN, CA10 by SV, WI8 by SL, LA4 by CT.
  • RoWs abandoned: IA9 was abandoned by UP.
  • NYC doubled B&H, M&LR doubled TX12.
  • New RoWs acquired: KCN got IL10, MKT got IL15, SL got WI7, SL&A got IA2, GW got AR6, CT got LA3, L&A got LA5, M&LR got OK3, C&NW got WY3, SLSF got NM6, UP got UT9, SV got NV3, CNS got WA2, NYC got C1.
  • Inadequate brakes on B&O locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $15392.
  • Old W&W wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $9675.
  • Inadequate brakes on MRLE locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $33044.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost MS $2856.
  • Old L&N wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $6860.
  • Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost IC $2940.
  • SP&D bridge collapsed! Many passengers killed in plunge. Damages amount to $1200.
  • Reorganized RRs: W&W.
  • Insolvent RRs: MS.
  • Bankrupt RRs: B&O, IC.
  • Loan Recalls: Jim Fisk, Edward Harriman, Milton Littlefield, John Forbes, Railroad Bill Sr , Cyrus Holliday.
  • Stock splits: SL splits 2 for 1.
  • Cornered stocks: N&W, MS.
  • New railroad Presidents: William Palmer of SLSW.
  • New Private Companies Available: A&P.
  • Jim Fisk has a Transcontinental system.
  • Milton Littlefield has a Transcontinental system.
  • Thomas Scott dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $21656. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: William Palmer, Edward Harriman, Leland Stanford, John Forbes, Milton Littlefield
  • Old SL&A wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $4488.
  • Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Recession to Normal.
  • Best locomotive available: Chesapeake 4-6-0
  • 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:

5Leland Stanford 7 loan recalls and i don't have one? but then my loan is now only $2,875!
6Milton Littlefield the impact of the a&wp market manipulation is still being felt.
10Hannibal Kimball i beat out 1 abacus and another comes along to show me up.

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber BaronJ. Edgar Thompson (3)Milton Littlefield (6)Edward Harriman (2)William Palmer (12)Jim Fisk (1)
Rail MogulThomas Scott (7)J. Edgar Thompson (3)Cyrus Holliday (15)Milton Littlefield (6)Edward Harriman (2)
Rail BuilderMilton Littlefield (6)Edward Harriman (2)J. Edgar Thompson (3)Thomas Scott (7)William Palmer (12)
Rail MagnateMilton Littlefield (6)J. Edgar Thompson (3)William Palmer (12)Sleeping Dog (9)Jim Fisk (1)
Rail ProdigalMilton Littlefield (6)Thomas Scott (7)Cyrus Holliday (15)William Palmer (12)Edward Harriman (2)
Rail BaronMilton Littlefield (6)J. Edgar Thompson (3)Edward Harriman (2)Thomas Scott (7)William Palmer (12)

Player Summary

President ofPCs owned
Player #Tycoon nameRR 1RR 2PC 1PC 2
3J. Edgar Thompson N&WCNS........
12William Palmer SLSWCT........
7Thomas Scott L&AC&NWC&SDP
2Edward Harriman GWMCFW&D....
1Jim Fisk NYCSP........
15Cyrus Holliday SV............
6Milton Littlefield PENNUP........
9Sleeping Dog SCL............
14Dan Drew SLSFSL&A........
10Hannibal Kimball KCNSL........
8John Forbes M&LR............
11Rotshild ................
4J. Pierpont Morgan COGREAD........
5Leland Stanford ....MKTDRGW....
13Railroad Bill Sr ........T&P....

Railroad Summary

RRNameTracksRevenuesExpenseEfficiencyBondsLoansProfit / shareDividend / shareGrantLand
GTGrand Trunk 780955765256796247049372782001
NYCNew York Central 202436675119071199639908498863201
PENNPennsylvania 29975904333542599111062005321691001
READReading 333850114760795141555627973100
B&OBaltimore & Ohio 1184179381116596864577462376070000
R&DRichmond & Danville 505513533440587168556405640000
N&WNorfolk & Western 26274038152099839985136925212922050
W&WWilmington & Weldon 6456723145046871451250-10038
C&HCharleston & Hamburg 2886482492250894999739153182481401
S&ASavannah & Augusta 561766884217899190732157462000
SCLSea Coast Line 2117293339155471985651048637500121
S&GSavannah & Gulf 23713388691897659597111130402922026
COGCentral of Georgia 10491139555925799312436133107100145
MRLEMad River & Lake Erie 300446771028062891106143416000220049
A&WPAtlanta & West Point 15217731975299442704650000
MCMichigan Central 7831038415607597292277134857401
MNMichigan Northern 302304742041787110850126060001
MSMichigan Southern 20420225127429180001121650000
L&NLouisville & Nashville 6868663649382941907025388530049
ICIllinois Central 294413042643487115794446610001
C&NWChicago & Northwestern 2222256406135894984897143280581000
CRIPChicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 12311251136881299231613141034200333
CNSChicago North Shore 1956219311114042994624553159482301399
M&LRMemphis & Little Rock 795823094280099157830416134419000
V&TVicksburg & Texas 148314870781789992811921958500000
L&ALouisiana & Arkansas 141513592974762992301191868763414601063
UPUnion Pacific 3016397437230514936721434522982001466
SL&ASt Louis & Alton 374520613071695873063366966063
MKTMissouri, Kansas & Texas 150218001710440993290356215572240252
SLSFSt Louis & San Francisco 11931164346054699235734175448320468
SLSWSt Louis & Southwestern 81883234457799912905863072390870
GWGreat Western 92610638158509991588441038062301303
SPSouthern Pacific 3578537683349493868103194327980012082437
GNGreat Northern 44540777248749370073341473000
KCNKansas City Northern 10591108866098799186113135016420249
SVSacramento Valley 41040287253809177510598411700
SP&DSt Paul & Duluth 1501666593329826462137885000
SLSoo Line 4003946721707996984153611320688
CTCentral Texas 955913895209294153502125619390360

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  (Double) ; C3 ; NY1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AN]
  • New York Central (NYC)
    NYC  (Double) ; HRL  (Double) ; B&A  (Double) ; NY3 ; LS ; C4  (Double) ; OH3 ; OH5 ; OH6 ; OH7 ; FW&C ; MI1 ; IN3 ; B&M ; B&H  (Double) ; ME1
    Unbuilt C1
    [Regions: AOLCN]
  • Pennsylvania (PENN)
    PENN (Double) ; LV  (Double) ; C&A  (Double) ; CNJ  (Double) ; NYNH (Double) ; PA5 ; PA6 ; P&FW (Double) ; P&LE (Double) ; WV2 ; PA1  (Double) ; PA3  (Double) ; M&C ; IN4  (Double) ; IN9 ; C&EI (Double) ; KY12 ; TN13 ; TN14 ; SM  (Double) ; NO&J (Double) ; MS6
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOLCMG]
  • Reading (READ)
    READ (Double) ; PA2  (Double) ; MD1  (Double) ; PA4  (Double)
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
    B&O  (Double) ; WV1 ; OH1 ; OH4  (Double) ; IN1  (Double) ; IN2  (Double) ; IN8  (Double) ; IL4  (Double) ; IL3  (Double)
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ACM]
  • Richmond & Danville (R&D)
    R&D ; VA7 ; VA2 ; SC5
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Norfolk & Western (N&W)
    N&W  (Double) ; N&S ; RF&P (Double) ; VA3 ; VA4 ; VA5 ; KY1 ; IN5 ; IN7 ; IL1  (Double) ; VA6 ; A&T ; AL4 ; GM&O ; TN4 ; TN1 ; IL5  (Double) ; MS2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ADOCMG]
  • Wilmington & Weldon (W&W)
    W&W  (Double) ; NC2 ; VA1 ; NC1 ; SC2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Charleston & Hamburg (C&H)
    C&H  (Double) ; SC4  (Double) ; GA1  (Double) ; GA8  (Double) ; AL3  (Double) ; TN12 ; KY13 (Double) ; O&M  (Double) ; IL6  (Double) ; TN15 ; C&O  (Double) ; VC  (Double) ; MD2 ; PA7  (Double) ; WV4 ; KY2 ; KY5  (Double) ; IN6  (Double) ; MON  (Double) ; AL1  (Double) ; WV3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ADOCM]
  • Savannah & Augusta (S&A)
    S&A  (Double) ; GA2 ; SC1 ; SC3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: A]
  • Sea Coast Line (SCL)
    SCL  (Double) ; NER ; GA4  (Double) ; FL4 ; FL5 ; FL6 ; AL5 ; W&M ; AL2 ; TN9 ; FEC ; TN10 (Double) ; TN7 ; KY14 ; FL1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ADMG]
  • Savannah & Gulf (S&G)
    S&G  (Double) ; GA6 ; GA7 ; AL6 ; AL8 ; MS3 ; AL7 ; MS4 ; N&C  (Double) ; TN8 ; TN11 ; TN5 ; MS5 ; A&GW ; WBSH ; IN10 ; IL7  (Double) ; KY11 ; KY10 ; MS1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: AOMG]
  • Central of Georgia (COG)
    COG  (Double) ; A&C  (Double) ; GA3  (Double) ; GA5  (Double) ; FL3  (Double) ; TN6  (Double) ; FL2  (Double)
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: D]
  • Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE)
    MRLE (Double) ; OH2 ; TP&W ; MI2  (Double) ; C&C  (Double) ; OH8  (Double) ; KY3 ; ERIE (Double) ; NY2  (Double) ; PA11 (Double) ; GTW ; PA8  (Double) ; PA10 ; PA9  (Double) ; KY6 ; G&C  (Double) ; BRL  (Double) ; TN2 ; TN3 ; KY4 ; KY7  (Double)
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: ADOLC]
  • Atlanta & West Point (A&WP)
    A&WP
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: D]
  • Michigan Central (MC)
    MC ; C5  (Double) ; MI6 ; MI5 ; MI4
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: LCN]
  • Michigan Northern (MN)
    MN ; MI3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: L]
  • Michigan Southern (MS)
    MS
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: L]
  • Louisville & Nashville (L&N)
    L&N  (Double) ; KY8 ; KY9 ; IL8
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: OM]
  • Illinois Central (IC)
    IC  (Double) ; IL2
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: C]
  • Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
    C&NW ; WI4  (Double) ; SP&P ; ND1 ; ND2 ; MT4 ; MT5 ; ID5 ; WA1
    Unbuilt WY3
    [Regions: CWTP]
  • Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
    CRIP ; IA7 ; IA6 ; NE2 ; NE3
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: CWT]
  • Chicago North Shore (CNS)
    CNS  (Double) ; M&SP (Double) ; NP ; ND3 ; ND4 ; MT6 ; MT7 ; MT10 ; ID3
    Unbuilt WA2
    [Regions: CWT]
  • Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
    M&LR (Double) ; AR4 ; OK1 ; TX12 (Double)
    Unbuilt OK3
    [Regions: MS]
  • Vicksburg & Texas (V&T)
    V&T  (Double) ; TX2 ; TX3 ; M1 ; AR8 ; AR7
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: MSX]
  • Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A)
    L&A ; LA2 ; TX1 ; TX16 ; TX15 ; TX14 ; NM1 ; CO3
    Unbuilt LA5
    [Regions: GS]
  • Union Pacific (UP)
    UP ; NE1 ; CO7 ; CB&Q (Double) ; IA4  (Double) ; IA5  (Double) ; MO7  (Double) ; WY1 ; CO8 ; WP  (Double) ; CP  (Double) ; NV1 ; UT7 ; UT5 ; UT2 ; CA7 ; CW
    Unbuilt UT9
    [Regions: CWTP]
  • St Louis & Alton (SL&A)
    SL&A ; IL11 ; IL12
    Unbuilt IA2
    [Regions: CM]
  • Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT)
    MKT  (Double) ; KCS ; OK2 ; MO9 ; IA1 ; LP&W ; KS1 ; IL13 ; IL14
    Unbuilt IL15
    [Regions: CMW]
  • St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
    SLSF ; MO5 ; OK6 ; OK4 ; OK5 ; NM5
    Unbuilt NM6
    [Regions: MS]
  • St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
    SLSW (Double) ; AR2 ; AR1 ; AR3 ; LR&S
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: M]
  • Great Western (GW)
    GW  (Double) ; LA1 ; TR  (Double) ; LA6 ; TX5 ; TX4
    Unbuilt AR6
    [Regions: GS]
  • Southern Pacific (SP)
    SP  (Double) ; CA4  (Double) ; CA3  (Double) ; M4  (Double) ; AZ3  (Double) ; AZ2 ; MP  (Double) ; KC&D (Double) ; ATSF (Double) ; MO6 ; OK8 ; NM4 ; CASL (Double) ; MO1 ; MO8  (Double) ; IA3 ; NM3 ; AZ1 ; M3
    Unbuilt TX13
    [Regions: CMWTPX]
  • Great Northern (GN)
    GN ; MN1
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Kansas City Northern (KCN)
    KCN ; KP ; MO3 ; IA10 ; WI3
    Unbuilt IL10
    [Regions: MW]
  • Sacramento Valley (SV)
    SV ; CA9 ; CA10
    Unbuilt NV3
    [Regions: P]
  • St Paul & Duluth (SP&D)
    SP&D
    Unbuilt none
    [Regions: W]
  • Soo Line (SL)
    SL ; WI8
    Unbuilt WI7
    [Regions: WN]
  • Central Texas (CT)
    CT ; H&S ; TX6 ; SA&H ; LA4
    Unbuilt LA3
    [Regions: S]

Stock Market Report

RR stock data

RRStart priceTrade priceEnd priceNet change# Shares traded# Shares issued# Shares in treasuryPresidentChairmanDirectors
GT101215+5 2621 7 800 0 32 7
NYC252424-1 3522 38 970 68112 3
PENN151515+0 26997 72 430 066
READ91215+6 2660 6 660 047
B&O222120-2 3460 11 856 0 23 7
R&D131110-3 2863 8 975 0 72 3
N&W ©724926-46 8401 39 256 0332 12 15
W&W101030+20 872 3 225 0  
C&H182634+16 2000 19 192 0 122 3 7
S&A131314+1 1228 8 415 0 152 3 7 12
SCL263340+14 1984 19 535 39991 3 12 14
S&G242628+4 3296 22 726 69 23 7 12
COG171412-5 1552 10 870 0442 3 7 15
MRLE171717+0 9365 35 840 0 37
A&WP334+1 88148 218 880 0 123
MC313030-1 867 3 915 0223 7
MN8910+2 803 3 004 16 23 7
MS ©171717+0 257 3 060 0 151 2 3 7
L&N212428+7 1606 5 031 29 73
IC242119-5 846 4 410 0 31 2 6 7
C&NW91011+2 7442 29 816 154772
CRIP131415+2 2837 11 369 156 156 7
CNS171819+2 2452 13 206 343310 12
M&LR353433-2 1427 5 455 08813
V&T252321-4 5259 48 044 606 152 3
L&A242526+2 1343 7 028 47772 6 15
UP221713-9 14037 32 202 83668
SL&A403735-5 359 1 798 7214143 7
MKT252628+3 2602 11 405 75552
SLSF242833+9 1333 5 671 29414143 6 12
SLSW576165+8 1468 6 770 36012127 14
GW353026-9 2449 10 380 0223
SP161616+0 16848 96 830 0112
GN212428+7 686 2 192 33 72 6
KCN445770+26 916 5 177 11810103 7 8
SV242425+1 305 1 864 18615127
SP&D182226+8 167 725 25 71 2 3 12
SL8310058+33 89 3 750 25010106 7 12 15
CT233344+21 789 4 554 22112127

Private Companies Available for Purchase

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A&PAtlantic & Pacific 580
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