Continental Rails II
Game # 7 - Turn # 14
Headline News 1867 to 1868
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1867: The first trans-Atlantic telegraph cable laid between U.S. and Europe.
1868: U.S. spends millions to purchase Alaska wasteland from Russia!
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Dan Drew bought SLSW for $2650, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought KP for $6300.
PCs Merged: WP merges into CP.
PCs Incorporated: L&A, C&EI, SP.
New Technologies Acquired: W&M bought coal burning engines.
RoWs built: KY3 by PENN, PA2 by B&O, MI2 by N&W, AL2 by S&A, TN14 by SCL, IL6 by O&M, WI4 by C&NW, IA4 by CB&Q, MN1 by CNS, MO6 by MP, AR4 by M&LR, TX2 by V&T, NV2 by CP, NE1 by UP, OK6 by MKT, ND5 by GN.
Double Tracked Lines: READ doubled MI5.
New RoWs acquired: PENN got KY9, O&M got KY11, C&H got AL8, C&NW got MN2, MP got MO7, V&T got LA4, M&LR got OK3, GN got MT1, UP got CO7, CP got UT8, N&W got VA6.
Loan Recalls: John Forbes, RenÚ of La Sorgue.
Stock splits: Les actions of CP se divisent à 3 for 1.
New railroad Presidents: RenÚ of La Sorgue of S&A, RenÚ of La Sorgue of CRIP, Leland Stanford of CNS, Cornelius Vanderbilt of SLSF, Milton Littlefield of NP.
New Private Companies Available: KCN, SV, T&P.
William Ogden dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $16036. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Leland Stanford, Dan Drew, RenÚ of La Sorgue, Milton Littlefield, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Henry Farham
L'invention de la signalisation par blocs fluidifie le trafic et évite les collisions.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Boom to Panic.
Best locomotive available: Prairie 2-6-2
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system
Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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William Ogden (8)
|
René de La Sorgue (14)
|
Leland Stanford (4)
|
John Forbes (1)
|
Rail Mogul
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William Ogden (8)
|
René de La Sorgue (14)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
Milton Littlefield (11)
|
Dan Drew (13)
|
Rail Builder
|
William Ogden (8)
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Dan Drew (13)
|
René de La Sorgue (14)
|
Leland Stanford (4)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
Rail Magnate
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William Ogden (8)
|
Leland Stanford (4)
|
John Forbes (1)
|
Dan Drew (13)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
Rail Prodigal
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
William Ogden (8)
|
Dan Drew (13)
|
Leland Stanford (4)
|
John Forbes (1)
|
Rail Baron
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William Ogden (8)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
René de La Sorgue (14)
|
Leland Stanford (4)
|
Dan Drew (13)
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Player Summary
|
|
President of
|
PCs owned
|
Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
3
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
N&W
|
SLSF
|
KP
|
....
|
8
|
William Ogden |
UP
|
CP
|
....
|
....
|
14
|
René de La Sorgue |
CRIP
|
S&A
|
....
|
....
|
4
|
Leland Stanford |
GN
|
CNS
|
....
|
....
|
1
|
John Forbes |
MKT
|
SCL
|
ATSF
|
KCS
|
11
|
Milton Littlefield |
NP
|
PENN
|
....
|
....
|
13
|
Dan Drew |
O&M
|
C&NW
|
SP&P
|
SLSW
|
15
|
Thomas Durant |
....
|
A&T
|
....
|
....
|
6
|
Byron Kilbourn |
VC
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
5
|
Henry Farham |
CB&Q
|
M&LR
|
KC&D
|
....
|
2
|
Abraham Burger |
W&M
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
7
|
Louis McLane |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
9
|
Jay Gould |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
12
|
Robert Schuyler |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
10
|
Edward Harriman |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
780  
|
112112  
|
60540  
|
97  
|
195700  
|
3978  
|
10  
|
3  
|
0  
|
0  
|
B&H
|
Boston & Hartford
|
733  
|
136153  
|
83054  
|
90  
|
181577  
|
58648  
|
11  
|
4  
|
0  
|
4  
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
1797  
|
332277  
|
172783  
|
99  
|
554365  
|
223566  
|
12  
|
12  
|
0  
|
3  
|
READ
|
Reading
|
3010  
|
762645  
|
404203  
|
98  
|
896598  
|
477815  
|
17  
|
34  
|
0  
|
12  
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
2550  
|
501907  
|
260992  
|
99  
|
675045  
|
401722  
|
13  
|
0  
|
0  
|
47  
|
R&D
|
Richmond & Danville
|
589  
|
89644  
|
51096  
|
97  
|
162290  
|
21551  
|
9  
|
2  
|
0  
|
4  
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
1989  
|
369312  
|
199426  
|
97  
|
546445  
|
182868  
|
12  
|
9  
|
0  
|
8  
|
W&M
|
Wilmington & Manchester
|
408  
|
47751  
|
26740  
|
98  
|
108691  
|
23301  
|
6  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
1661  
|
258894  
|
134624  
|
99  
|
453606  
|
4784  
|
11  
|
16  
|
0  
|
0  
|
S&A
|
Savannah & Augusta
|
1434  
|
275496  
|
151522  
|
96  
|
384190  
|
113839  
|
12  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
3045  
|
670461  
|
355344  
|
98  
|
802144  
|
114893  
|
16  
|
1  
|
0  
|
32  
|
VC
|
Virginia Central
|
647  
|
66117  
|
36364  
|
99  
|
154979  
|
48625  
|
5  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
BRL
|
Blue Ridge Line
|
495  
|
53954  
|
29674  
|
99  
|
120422  
|
35399  
|
5  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
A&T
|
Alabama & Tennessee
|
143  
|
19135  
|
10524  
|
99  
|
32374  
|
3581  
|
9  
|
4  
|
0  
|
0  
|
GM&O
|
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
|
274  
|
43546  
|
23950  
|
99  
|
81717  
|
31091  
|
8  
|
0  
|
236  
|
0  
|
SM
|
Southern Mississippi
|
534  
|
82605  
|
45433  
|
99  
|
141765  
|
35113  
|
4  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
MN
|
Michigan Northern
|
102  
|
17195  
|
10489  
|
93  
|
24620  
|
3268  
|
10  
|
3  
|
0  
|
0  
|
O&M
|
Ohio & Mississippi
|
1871  
|
339075  
|
186492  
|
96  
|
579248  
|
291032  
|
10  
|
9  
|
255  
|
551  
|
FW&C
|
Ft. Wayne & Chicago
|
318  
|
49834  
|
31894  
|
90  
|
90565  
|
31638  
|
6  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
C&EI
|
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
|
184  
|
26448  
|
17985  
|
86  
|
57551  
|
29649  
|
3  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
400  
|
56652  
|
31159  
|
99  
|
118376  
|
59339  
|
7  
|
4  
|
3200  
|
168  
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
150  
|
24408  
|
16353  
|
87  
|
45413  
|
20596  
|
5  
|
3  
|
0  
|
0  
|
CB&Q
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
360  
|
48633  
|
27721  
|
97  
|
102641  
|
56259  
|
6  
|
5  
|
0  
|
255  
|
CNS
|
Chicago North Shore
|
561  
|
96354  
|
50104  
|
99  
|
167162  
|
78363  
|
10  
|
3  
|
0  
|
0  
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
381  
|
56510  
|
31080  
|
99  
|
116940  
|
57171  
|
7  
|
5  
|
0  
|
0  
|
M&LR
|
Memphis & Little Rock
|
296  
|
33036  
|
19161  
|
96  
|
84896  
|
42931  
|
3  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
405  
|
50005  
|
27503  
|
99  
|
114787  
|
53297  
|
5  
|
4  
|
0  
|
0  
|
L&A
|
Louisiana & Arkansas
|
90  
|
19400  
|
13580  
|
84  
|
32735  
|
16865  
|
6  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
CP
|
Central Pacific
|
470  
|
61112  
|
34835  
|
97  
|
151244  
|
79600  
|
3  
|
4  
|
1850  
|
348  
|
UP
|
Union Pacific
|
363  
|
34920  
|
19206  
|
99  
|
117494  
|
59956  
|
2  
|
4  
|
1440  
|
774  
|
SL&A
|
St Louis & Alton
|
99  
|
20580  
|
12348  
|
94  
|
36748  
|
11832  
|
11  
|
2  
|
0  
|
0  
|
MKT
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
|
581  
|
61885  
|
37749  
|
90  
|
171773  
|
79251  
|
2  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
SLSF
|
St Louis & San Francisco
|
239  
|
29827  
|
19984  
|
87  
|
67044  
|
30393  
|
3  
|
2  
|
0  
|
0  
|
SP
|
Southern Pacific
|
90  
|
21709  
|
14979  
|
85  
|
34583  
|
17817  
|
7  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
GN
|
Great Northern
|
501  
|
46638  
|
25650  
|
99  
|
162312  
|
81258  
|
1  
|
0  
|
3010  
|
0  
|
NP
|
Northern Pacific
|
281  
|
29995  
|
19497  
|
89  
|
74802  
|
34861  
|
2  
|
3  
|
0  
|
0  
|
Railroad Lines:
(Region Key: A=Atl D=DpSouth O=Ohio L=GtLakes C=Central M=Miss G=Gulf W=MidWest S=SWest T=Mtn P=Pacific N=Canada X=Mexico)
GT :
(Double)
|
|
GT
|
C2
|
C3
|
NY1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
B&H :
(Double)
|
|
B&H
|
B&M
(Double)
|
NYNH
(Double)
|
ME1
|
C1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
PENN:
(Double)
|
|
PENN
|
C&A
(Double)
|
CNJ
(Double)
|
PA5
(Double)
|
PA6
(Double)
|
WV2
(Double)
|
|
WV3
|
KY2
|
KY6
|
KY5
|
N&C
(Double)
|
KY10
|
KY8
(Double)
|
TN5
|
|
KY3
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY9 |
[Regions: AO]
|
READ:
(Double)
|
|
READ
|
LV
(Double)
|
PA1
(Double)
|
MD1
|
PA8
|
PA3
|
NYC
|
HRL
(Double)
|
|
B&A
(Double)
|
NY3
|
LS
(Double)
|
C4
(Double)
|
P&LE
(Double)
|
C5
(Double)
|
|
MC
|
PA10
|
MI5
(Double)
|
PA9
|
GTW
(Double)
|
OH5
|
OH6
|
IN2
|
|
IN8
|
IL4
(Double)
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOLCMN]
|
B&O :
(Double)
|
|
B&O
|
WV1
|
M&C
|
OH1
|
IN5
(Double)
|
IN9
(Double)
|
MON
(Double)
|
|
KY13
(Double)
|
TN13
(Double)
|
TN9
|
IL8
(Double)
|
A&WP
(Double)
|
A&C
|
|
AL6
|
AL7
(Double)
|
TN6
|
TN7
|
PA2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADOCMG]
|
R&D :
|
|
R&D
|
RF&P
|
MD2
|
PA7
|
VA7
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AO]
|
N&W :
|
|
N&W
|
N&S
|
VA3
|
VA4
|
VA5
|
KY1
|
OH7
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
IN10
|
C&C
(Double)
|
|
IL7
|
OH4
|
OH2
|
MI2
|
|
Unbuilt:: VA6 |
[Regions: AOLCM]
|
W&M :
|
|
W&M
|
W&W
|
NC2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
C&H :
(Double)
|
|
C&H
|
SC1
(Double)
|
G&C
|
GA4
(Double)
|
NER
|
NC1
|
VA1
|
FL4
|
|
FL5
|
FL6
|
FEC
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL8 |
[Regions: AG]
|
S&A :
(Double)
|
|
S&A
|
GA1
(Double)
|
COG
(Double)
|
GA8
(Double)
|
AL4
|
MS2
(Double)
|
|
MS3
|
TN10
(Double)
|
TN8
|
AL2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADMG]
|
SCL :
(Double)
|
|
SCL
|
S&G
(Double)
|
GA2
(Double)
|
GA6
|
GA7
(Double)
|
AL1
(Double)
|
|
AL3
(Double)
|
MS6
(Double)
|
TN12
|
KY14
|
MRLE
(Double)
|
A&GW
(Double)
|
|
P&FW
(Double)
|
IN4
(Double)
|
IN7
(Double)
|
IL2
|
IC
(Double)
|
KY12
|
|
IL5
|
L&N
|
TN14
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADOLCM]
|
VC :
|
|
VC
|
C&O
|
VA2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
BRL :
|
|
BRL
|
TN2
|
TN4
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
|
A&T :
|
|
A&T
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: D]
|
GM&O:
|
|
GM&O
|
MS1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: G]
|
SM :
(Double)
|
|
SM
|
NO&J
|
MS4
|
MS7
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: MG]
|
MN :
|
|
MN
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
|
O&M :
|
|
O&M
|
KY7
|
TP&W
|
IN1
|
ERIE
|
NY2
|
PA11
(Double)
|
OH3
|
MI1
|
IN3
|
|
IN6
|
IL6
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY11 |
[Regions: AOLCM]
|
FW&C:
|
|
FW&C
|
MS
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: LC]
|
C&EI:
|
|
C&EI
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
C&NW:
|
|
C&NW
|
WI4
|
|
Unbuilt:: MN2 |
[Regions: CW]
|
CRIP:
|
|
CRIP
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
CB&Q:
|
|
CB&Q
|
IA4
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
CNS :
(Double)
|
|
CNS
|
M&SP
|
MN1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: CW]
|
MP :
|
|
MP
|
MO6
|
|
Unbuilt:: MO7 |
[Regions: MW]
|
M&LR:
|
|
M&LR
|
AR4
|
|
Unbuilt:: OK3 |
[Regions: M]
|
V&T :
|
|
V&T
|
TX2
|
|
Unbuilt:: LA4 |
[Regions: MS]
|
L&A :
|
|
L&A
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: G]
|
CP :
|
|
CP
|
WP
|
NV2
|
|
Unbuilt:: UT8 |
[Regions: P]
|
UP :
|
|
UP
|
NE1
|
|
Unbuilt:: CO7 |
[Regions: W]
|
SL&A:
|
|
SL&A
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
MKT :
|
|
MKT
|
OK6
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
SLSF:
|
|
SLSF
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
SP :
|
|
SP
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: P]
|
GN :
|
|
GN
|
ND5
|
|
Unbuilt:: MT1 |
[Regions: W]
|
NP :
|
|
NP
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: W]
|
Stock Market Report
RR stock data
|
RR
|
Start price
|
Trade price
|
End price
|
Net change
|
# Shares traded
|
# Shares issued
|
# Shares in treasury
|
President
|
Chairman
|
Directors
|
GT
|
45  
|
39  
|
33  
|
-12
|
1417  
|
3859  
|
41  
|
|
14  
|
|
B&H
|
41  
|
37  
|
34  
|
-7
|
815  
|
3390  
|
275  
|
|
5  
|
8  
14  
|
PENN
|
54  
|
49  
|
45  
|
-9
|
1902  
|
8940  
|
50  
|
11  
|
11  
|
3  
8  
|
READ
|
71  
|
68  
|
65  
|
-6
|
2809  
|
15057  
|
0  
|
|
4  
|
3  
11  
|
B&O
|
52  
|
48  
|
44  
|
-8
|
3329  
|
12711  
|
47  
|
|
8  
|
13  
|
R&D
|
46  
|
38  
|
31  
|
-15
|
866  
|
2927  
|
18  
|
|
8  
|
11  
|
N&W
|
88  
|
83  
|
79  
|
-9
|
2699  
|
9920  
|
29  
|
3  
|
3  
|
1  
14  
|
W&M
|
37  
|
38  
|
40  
|
+3
|
710  
|
2028  
|
12  
|
2  
|
8  
|
|
C&H
|
72  
|
77  
|
82  
|
+10
|
2039  
|
8311  
|
0  
|
|
14  
|
3  
15  
|
S&A
|
96  
|
94  
|
93  
|
-3
|
1367  
|
7120  
|
50  
|
14  
|
14  
|
3  
8  
|
SCL
|
84  
|
79  
|
75  
|
-9
|
2458  
|
15177  
|
55  
|
1  
|
1  
|
3  
14  
|
VC
|
33  
|
26  
|
20  
|
-13
|
1138  
|
3154  
|
81  
|
6  
|
6  
|
|
BRL
|
39  
|
31  
|
24  
|
-15
|
809  
|
2433  
|
42  
|
|
15  
|
11  
|
A&T
|
51  
|
52  
|
53  
|
+2
|
181  
|
697  
|
18  
|
15  
|
15  
|
5  
8  
11  
14  
|
GM&O
|
65  
|
55  
|
46  
|
-19
|
130  
|
1370  
|
0  
|
|
14  
|
1  
8  
11  
13  
|
SM
|
51  
|
39  
|
28  
|
-23
|
879  
|
5340  
|
0  
|
|
14  
|
8  
11  
13  
|
MN
|
42  
|
51  
|
61  
|
+19
|
86  
|
496  
|
14  
|
|
14  
|
1  
8  
11  
13  
|
O&M
|
48  
|
43  
|
39  
|
-9
|
2226  
|
9273  
|
82  
|
13  
|
13  
|
3  
|
FW&C
|
37  
|
38  
|
40  
|
+3
|
466  
|
1528  
|
62  
|
|
14  
|
4  
11  
|
C&EI
|
0  
|
0  
|
18  
|
+18
|
0  
|
828  
|
92  
|
|
14  
|
|
C&NW
|
42  
|
36  
|
31  
|
-11
|
121  
|
1860  
|
140  
|
13  
|
13  
|
8  
|
CRIP
|
17  
|
18  
|
19  
|
+2
|
273  
|
693  
|
57  
|
14  
|
14  
|
8  
|
CB&Q
|
55  
|
42  
|
30  
|
-25
|
255  
|
1620  
|
180  
|
5  
|
5  
|
4  
8  
|
CNS
|
93  
|
70  
|
47  
|
-46
|
236  
|
2730  
|
75  
|
4  
|
4  
|
1  
3  
13  
|
MP
|
65  
|
71  
|
78  
|
+13
|
199  
|
1856  
|
49  
|
|
11  
|
1  
4  
8  
13  
|
M&LR
|
71  
|
53  
|
36  
|
-35
|
73  
|
1348  
|
132  
|
5  
|
5  
|
4  
8  
14  
|
V&T
|
52  
|
61  
|
70  
|
+18
|
145  
|
1909  
|
116  
|
|
14  
|
8  
13  
|
L&A
|
0  
|
0  
|
18  
|
+18
|
0  
|
405  
|
45  
|
|
11  
|
|
CP
|
51  
|
99  
|
49  
|
+96
|
216  
|
8886  
|
474  
|
8  
|
8  
|
4  
|
UP
|
38  
|
53  
|
69  
|
+31
|
140  
|
1686  
|
129  
|
8  
|
8  
|
|
SL&A
|
24  
|
32  
|
40  
|
+16
|
199  
|
458  
|
37  
|
|
13  
|
|
MKT
|
24  
|
31  
|
39  
|
+15
|
666  
|
2778  
|
127  
|
1  
|
1  
|
|
SLSF
|
17  
|
19  
|
22  
|
+5
|
432  
|
1105  
|
90  
|
3  
|
3  
|
8  
|
SP
|
0  
|
0  
|
18  
|
+18
|
0  
|
405  
|
45  
|
|
4  
|
|
GN
|
29  
|
36  
|
43  
|
+14
|
444  
|
2402  
|
103  
|
4  
|
4  
|
11  
|
NP
|
17  
|
20  
|
23  
|
+6
|
563  
|
1300  
|
105  
|
11  
|
11  
|
4  
8  
|
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Price
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CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CASL
|
925  
|
GW
|
700  
|
KCN
|
1115  
|
SV
|
750  
|
T&P
|
1120  
|
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