Continental Rails II

Game # 7 - Turn # 19

Headline News 1877 to 1878

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

1877: Bell's new telephone invention is the hit of the Philadelphia Exposition.
1878: Mark Twain publishes new novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: Leland Stanford bought H&S for $1678, John Forbes bought C&S for $3323, John Forbes bought CW for $3323.

PCs Merged: SP&D merges into C&NW, LR&S merges into V&T.

New Engines Acquired: PENN bought Consolidation 2-8-0, W&M bought Consolidation 2-8-0, O&M bought Consolidation 2-8-0, C&NW bought Consolidation 2-8-0, CB&Q bought Consolidation 2-8-0, V&T bought Consolidation 2-8-0, GW bought Consolidation 2-8-0.

New Technologies Acquired: GT bought Pullman sleepers, B&H bought Pullman sleepers, PENN bought automatic couplers, PENN bought Pullman sleepers, READ bought Pullman sleepers, B&O bought Pullman sleepers, R&D bought Pullman sleepers, N&W bought Pullman sleepers, C&H bought Pullman sleepers, SCL bought Pullman sleepers, A&T bought Pullman sleepers, GM&O bought automatic couplers, SM bought Pullman sleepers, MN bought Pullman sleepers, FW&C bought automatic couplers, CB&Q bought Pullman sleepers, MP bought Pullman sleepers, V&T bought Pullman sleepers, L&A bought Pullman sleepers, SL&A bought Pullman sleepers, MKT bought Pullman sleepers, SLSF bought Pullman sleepers, SLSW bought Pullman sleepers, SP bought Grand Station, SP bought Pullman sleepers, KC&D bought automatic couplers, KP bought Pullman sleepers, TR bought Pullman sleepers.

RoWs built: SC3 by S&A, OK2 by MP, M1 by V&T, NM3 by MKT, NV3 by SP, WA1 by GN, CO2 by KP.

Double Tracked Lines: READ doubled NYC, B&O doubled TN7, S&A doubled AL2, SCL doubled KY12, MP doubled MP, V&T doubled V&T, MKT doubled MKT.

New RoWs acquired: S&A got GA3, PENN got IL9, L&A got LA2, MP got OK1, KP got CO9, MKT got AZ1, SP got UT9, GN got C10, V&T got AR8.

Loan Recalls: Milton Littlefield.

Cornered stocks: N&W, GM&O, KC&D.

New Private Companies Available: FW&D, DP, A&P.

Leland Stanford dispose d'un réseau transcontinental.

William Ogden dispose d'un réseau transcontinental.

William Ogden dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $32143. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Leland Stanford, John Forbes, Cornelius Vanderbilt

Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Recession.
Best locomotive available: Consolidation 2-8-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system, automatic couplers, Pullman sleepers

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) William Ogden (8) Leland Stanford (4) René de La Sorgue (14) John Forbes (1)
Rail Mogul William Ogden (8) René de La Sorgue (14) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Dan Drew (13) Milton Littlefield (11)
Rail Builder William Ogden (8) Leland Stanford (4) René de La Sorgue (14) Dan Drew (13) John Forbes (1)
Rail Magnate William Ogden (8) John Forbes (1) Leland Stanford (4) Dan Drew (13) René de La Sorgue (14)
Rail Prodigal William Ogden (8) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Leland Stanford (4) Dan Drew (13) John Forbes (1)
Rail Baron William Ogden (8) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) Leland Stanford (4) René de La Sorgue (14) Dan Drew (13)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
3 Cornelius Vanderbilt SP KP .... ....
8 William Ogden B&O MP CT CASL
4 Leland Stanford GN READ H&S ....
1 John Forbes MKT SCL C&S CW
13 Dan Drew O&M C&NW .... ....
14 René de La Sorgue V&T S&A .... ....
15 Thomas Durant C&H A&T .... ....
11 Milton Littlefield L&A PENN .... ....
7 Louis McLane .... .... .... ....
6 Byron Kilbourn VC .... .... ....
9 Jay Gould .... .... .... ....
12 Robert Schuyler .... .... .... ....
2 Abraham Burger W&M .... .... ....
5 Henry Farham .... M&LR .... ....
10 Edward Harriman .... .... .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
GT Grand Trunk 780   89016   52519   92   159504   2387   6   5   0   0  
B&H Boston & Hartford 733   108935   56646   99   185855   2741   11   5   0   1  
PENN Pennsylvania 2166   312739   162626   99   710556   303059   6   3   0   1  
READ Reading 3010   622032   329676   98   1025004   392562   11   15   0   1  
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 2644   432181   233378   97   777006   281817   8   16   0   4  
R&D Richmond & Danville 589   71249   39900   98   167295   2203   7   1   0   1  
N&W Norfolk & Western 2271   332684   176322   98   664266   37299   5   2   0   1  
W&M Wilmington & Manchester 408   37575   22921   93   122750   7364   3   0   0   0  
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 1779   219318   114047   99   424414   4839   8   4   0   0  
S&A Savannah & Augusta 1736   270350   143286   98   497990   27134   10   12   0   0  
SCL Sea Coast Line 3045   556126   300309   97   881772   31875   13   9   0   3  
VC Virginia Central 647   53320   33592   91   177534   32358   1   0   0   0  
BRL Blue Ridge Line 495   42614   26847   91   139370   16227   2   0   0   0  
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 143   15060   8283   99   30664   438   6   1   0   0  
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 274   35744   19660   99   91790   16578   6   0   236   0  
SM Southern Mississippi 534   65850   36875   98   145575   1634   3   1   0   0  
MN Michigan Northern 102   14116   7764   99   23021   416   9   3   0   0  
O&M Ohio & Mississippi 2065   312022   165371   98   694543   312141   6   1   0   95  
FW&C Ft. Wayne & Chicago 318   40519   22286   99   103329   14386   6   0   0   0  
C&EI Chicago & Eastern Illinois 184   21279   13406   91   65647   27122   0   0   0   0  
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 2038   207509   109978   98   419629   208263   4   0   0   2074  
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 651   80865   47711   95   152175   95857   3   0   0   0  
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 637   69395   38861   95   162718   63269   4   4   0   491  
MP Missouri Pacific 2982   354952   188123   98   708366   359177   3   9   0   2528  
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 803   66190   37066   95   176780   66056   2   0   0   408  
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 1742   217314   121695   95   355829   195916   5   6   0   0  
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 90   15636   8600   99   37192   11067   7   8   0   0  
SL&A St Louis & Alton 99   16353   9485   96   40523   1519   8   4   0   0  
MKT Missouri, Kansas & Texas 2066   227954   118536   99   465272   198530   5   3   0   179  
SLSF St Louis & San Francisco 459   40880   22484   99   114099   42047   2   0   0   335  
SLSW St Louis & Southwestern 155   18698   10284   99   23105   9080   7   1   0   0  
GW Great Western 140   17861   12145   86   27296   15785   3   0   0   0  
SP Southern Pacific 838   88420   45977   99   177985   118595   3   16   4500   768  
GN Great Northern 2279   288589   150065   99   601468   366413   4   2   0   861  
NP Northern Pacific 921   69993   41295   95   204570   109519   0   0   0   0  
KC&D Kansas City & Denver 66   10265   6364   92   10735   3776   8   2   0   0  
KP Kansas Pacific 830   78613   43237   99   169701   129552   2   4   0   1006  
SL Soo Line 150   14948   10165   86   32597   18572   0   0   0   0  
TR Texas Road 84   11561   7283   91   19314   9915   4   0   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  (Double) N&C  (Double) KY10 KY8  (Double)
TN5 KY3 KY9 PA4 WV4 KY4
Unbuilt:: IL9 [Regions: AO]
READ:  (Double)   READ LV  (Double) PA1  (Double) MD1 PA8 PA3  (Double) NYC  (Double)
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  (Double) PA2  (Double) TN11
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  (Double) OH4 OH2 MI2 VA6 TN1
Unbuilt:: none [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 AL8
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AG]
S&A :  (Double)   S&A GA1  (Double) COG  (Double) GA8  (Double) AL4  (Double) MS2  (Double)
MS3 TN10  (Double) TN8  (Double) AL2  (Double) SC4 SC2 SC3
Unbuilt:: GA3 [Regions: ADMG]
SCL :  (Double)   SCL S&G  (Double) GA2  (Double) GA6  (Double) GA7  (Double) AL1  (Double)
AL3  (Double) MS6  (Double) TN12 KY14  (Double) MRLE  (Double) A&GW  (Double)
P&FW  (Double) IN4  (Double) IN7  (Double) IL2 IC  (Double) KY12  (Double)
IL5 L&N  (Double) TN14  (Double)
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  (Double) KY11 IL3
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AOLCM]
FW&C:   FW&C MS
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: LC]
C&EI:   C&EI
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: C]
C&NW:  (Double)   C&NW WI4 SP&P MN2 ND1 ND2 MT6 SP&D
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CWT]
CRIP:  (Double)   CRIP IA7 KCN IL15
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CW]
CB&Q:   CB&Q IA4 IA5 IA3
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CW]
MP :  (Double)   MP MO6 MO7 UP  (Double) NE1 CO7  (Double) WY1 IA6  (Double)
CP  (Double) WP  (Double) NV2 UT8 UT5 SV UT3 OK2
Unbuilt:: OK1 [Regions: MWTP]
M&LR:   M&LR AR4 OK3 OK5
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
V&T :  (Double)   V&T TX2  (Double) LA4 T&P  (Double) LA3  (Double) TX3 LR&S
M1
Unbuilt:: AR8 [Regions: MGSX]
L&A :   L&A
Unbuilt:: LA2 [Regions: G]
SL&A:   SL&A
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
MKT :  (Double)   MKT OK6  (Double) KCS  (Double) ATSF  (Double) OK4 OK8 LP&W
NM4 NM3
Unbuilt:: AZ1 [Regions: MWS]
SLSF:   SLSF AR7
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
SLSW:   SLSW
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
GW :   GW
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: G]
SP :  (Double)   SP CA4 CA12 NV3
Unbuilt:: UT9 [Regions: P]
GN :  (Double)   GN ND5 MT1 CNS  (Double) M&SP  (Double) MN1  (Double) MT2
MT3 ID3 WA1
Unbuilt:: C10 [Regions: CWTP]
NP :   NP ND3 ND4
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: W]
KC&D:   KC&D
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: W]
KP :   KP MO3 KS3 CO2
Unbuilt:: CO9 [Regions: MW]
SL :   SL
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: N]
TR :   TR
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: S]

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 28   26   25   -3  1263   3886   14     8   3    
B&H 25   24   24   -1  698   3548   117     5   1     3     8    
PENN 28   25   22   -6  3155   10760   75   11   11   3     8    
READ 41   33   25   -16  5016   15057   0   4   4   3     11    
B&O 26   30   34   +8  3945   13228   0   8   8   13    
R&D 29   27   25   -4  688   2938   7     8   11     13    
N&W 25   25   25   +0  3845   21987   76     3   1     4    
W&M 33   29   25   -8  332   2036   4   2   2   8     13    
C&H 29   31   34   +5  1929   8875   26   15   15   1     3     8    
S&A 36   36   36   +0  864   8530   150   14   14   3     8    
SCL 46   53   61   +15  2990   15232   0   1   1   3     4    
VC 36   41   47   +11  605   3214   21   6   6   3     8     13    
BRL 26   24   23   -3  489   2464   11     15   3     8     11    
A&T 20   33   47   +27  97   709   6   15   8   5     11     14    
GM&O 23   25   28   +5  133   1370   0     14   1     8     11     13    
SM 17   19   21   +4  546   5340   0     14   8     11     13    
MN 25   25   25   +0  107   504   6     8   1     11     13    
O&M 24   23   23   -1  3084   10325   0   13   13   3    
FW&C 42   34   26   -16  787   1574   16     3   4     8     11    
C&EI 22   20   19   -3  301   890   30     8   13    
C&NW 30   28   27   -3  2517   9800   390   13   13   4     8    
CRIP 51   37   23   -28  1394   3220   35     4   8    
CB&Q 21   20   19   -2  554   3131   54     4   3     5     8    
MP 30   29   28   -2  3315   24338   117   8   8   4     11    
M&LR 22   20   19   -3  710   3829   186   5   5   3     4     8     14    
V&T 38   47   56   +18  1236   8154   556   14   14   3     8     13    
L&A 22   23   24   +2  126   430   20   11   11   8    
SL&A 29   27   26   -3  58   486   9     13   4     8     14    
MKT 42   29   16   -26  6440   10164   166   1   1   3     4     11    
SLSF 25   23   21   -4  422   2232   63     3   4     8     13    
SLSW 19   22   26   +7  206   750   25     13   1     4     8    
GW 18   17   16   -2  199   670   30     8   13    
SP 34   43   53   +19  1083   4098   92   3   3   1     4    
GN 37   33   30   -7  1902   11241   154   4   4   3     11     13    
NP 19   21   23   +4  1375   4437   168     11   3     4     8    
KC&D 46   47   49   +3  203   315   15     5   1     4     8     13     14    
KP 30   35   40   +10  1221   4118   32   3   3   4     8    
SL 17   21   25   +8  257   707   43     13   1     4     8    
TR 18   21   25   +7  129   388   32     13   1     8    

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
FW&D 975   DP 530   A&P 580  

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