Continental Rails II

Game # 7 - Turn # 20

Headline News 1879 to 1880

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

1879: Wyatt Earp arrives in Tombstone, Arizona.
1880: Missouri Governor offers $10,000 reward for capture of Jesse James.

Message to All Players in This Game

La prochaine partie est en cours de remplissage.
Vu les vacances d'été, elle ne débutera pas avant septembre.
D'ici là, il devrait y en avoir une pendant les Semaines de l'Hexagone.

Next game is filling up.
Due to summer holidays, it should start at most in September.

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: RenÚ of La Sorgue bought FW&D for $69250, Leland Stanford bought DP for $4567, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought A&P for $1500.

PCs Merged: C&S merges into KP, H&S merges into TR.

PCs Incorporated: CT.

New Engines Acquired: CRIP bought Consolidation 2-8-0, M&LR bought Consolidation 2-8-0.

New Technologies Acquired: GM&O bought Pullman sleepers, O&M bought Pullman sleepers, FW&C bought Pullman sleepers, C&NW bought automatic couplers, GN bought Pullman sleepers, KC&D bought Pullman sleepers.

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

Double Tracked Lines: READ doubled MD1, B&O doubled A&C, S&A doubled SC4, SCL doubled TN12, MP doubled NV2, V&T doubled LA4, MKT doubled LP&W, GN doubled WA1.

New RoWs acquired: S&A got GA5, KP got MO8, MP got MO9, MKT got AZ2, SP got UT1, GN got WA6, V&T got M2.

La signalisation obsolète ralentit les trains of W&M: un contrat of $4488 cancelled.

L'indemnisation ofs ouvriers blessés by of vieux systèmes of couplage coûte $4455 à BRL.

L'indemnisation ofs ouvriers blessés by of vieux systèmes of couplage coûte $1656 à C&EI.

L'indemnisation ofs ouvriers blessés by of vieux systèmes of couplage coûte $8833 à M&LR.

Insolvent RRs: C&EI.

Loan Recalls: RenÚ of La Sorgue.

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

New railroad Presidents: Cornelius Vanderbilt of N&W.

New Private Companies Available: SA&H, DRGW, M&W.

Cornelius Vanderbilt gagne la Médaille du Millionnaire.

Leland Stanford dispose d'un réseau transcontinental.

William Ogden dispose d'un réseau transcontinental.

William Ogden dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $31642. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Leland Stanford, John Forbes, Cornelius Vanderbilt

L'invention des freins automatiques est une amélioration majeure dans le domaine de la sécurité.
Les wagons-lits Pullman sont préférés pour les trajets longue distance, augmentant les revenus.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Recession to Improved.
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, automatic brakes

Tycoon Announcements:

1 John Forbes Enfin debarasse des Bleus !

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) Leland Stanford (4)
Rail Builder William Ogden (8) Leland Stanford (4) René de La Sorgue (14) Dan Drew (13) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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 N&W A&P ....
4 Leland Stanford GN READ .... DP
1 John Forbes MKT SCL .... CW
8 William Ogden B&O MP .... CASL
13 Dan Drew O&M C&NW .... ....
11 Milton Littlefield L&A PENN .... ....
15 Thomas Durant C&H A&T .... ....
14 René de La Sorgue V&T S&A FW&D ....
7 Louis McLane .... .... .... ....
6 Byron Kilbourn VC .... .... ....
9 Jay Gould .... .... .... ....
12 Robert Schuyler .... .... .... ....
2 Abraham Burger W&M .... .... ....
10 Edward Harriman .... .... .... ....
5 Henry Farham .... M&LR .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
GT Grand Trunk 780   90471   54283   91   157909   3182   6   0   0   0  
B&H Boston & Hartford 733   108712   56530   99   179933   3240   11   3   0   1  
PENN Pennsylvania 2396   352359   183226   99   766166   307339   7   0   0   1  
READ Reading 3010   623603   330510   98   1052816   406890   11   12   0   1  
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 2644   432992   238146   96   801437   294402   8   4   0   2  
R&D Richmond & Danville 589   72270   42640   95   165521   2203   6   1   0   1  
N&W Norfolk & Western 2271   337485   175492   99   662438   8494   5   2   0   1  
W&M Wilmington & Manchester 408   37654   21839   96   126520   5497   3   0   0   0  
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 1779   218481   113611   99   411304   6653   8   4   0   0  
S&A Savannah & Augusta 1888   289758   156471   97   537148   54183   10   10   0   0  
SCL Sea Coast Line 3045   557674   301142   97   905888   14299   13   9   0   2  
VC Virginia Central 647   52351   33505   90   181804   28192   1   0   0   0  
BRL Blue Ridge Line 495   42560   26813   91   142964   13832   2   0   0   0  
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 143   14972   8235   99   29537   535   6   1   0   0  
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 274   35319   20485   96   93598   12302   5   1   236   0  
SM Southern Mississippi 534   66712   36691   99   140863   1816   3   1   0   0  
MN Michigan Northern 102   14180   7799   99   22448   347   9   2   0   0  
O&M Ohio & Mississippi 2065   310113   161259   99   712261   277348   6   1   0   57  
FW&C Ft. Wayne & Chicago 318   39875   21931   99   105218   8478   6   1   0   0  
C&EI Chicago & Eastern Illinois 184   21734   14127   89   67226   27144   0   0   0   0  
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 2038   210679   109553   99   434425   174856   5   1   0   1348  
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 651   81903   45047   99   157761   92409   4   0   0   0  
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 637   69741   39055   95   166922   60177   4   0   0   270  
MP Missouri Pacific 3263   407793   236519   93   777874   407403   2   1   0   1517  
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 803   66670   36002   97   183670   61560   3   0   0   245  
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 2012   246696   128282   99   419643   220458   6   6   0   0  
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 278   31935   17565   99   68858   34713   4   0   0   0  
SL&A St Louis & Alton 99   16476   9227   98   40173   303   9   1   0   0  
MKT Missouri, Kansas & Texas 2379   262727   141872   97   529111   195001   5   3   0   107  
SLSF St Louis & San Francisco 459   39858   21922   99   118340   39722   2   0   0   218  
SLSW St Louis & Southwestern 155   18410   10125   99   24230   6779   7   2   0   0  
GW Great Western 140   17515   11385   89   28959   15610   3   0   0   0  
SP Southern Pacific 1288   126650   65859   99   255461   177675   3   16   4040   3424  
GN Great Northern 2432   333591   173467   99   651642   400952   5   8   0   560  
NP Northern Pacific 921   70322   41490   95   212472   109670   0   0   0   0  
KC&D Kansas City & Denver 66   10060   6137   93   11345   2364   9   2   0   0  
KP Kansas Pacific 1169   121404   66771   99   234479   178426   3   11   0   553  
SL Soo Line 150   14670   9682   88   33686   18660   0   0   0   0  
CT Central Texas 169   15802   11061   84   28643   22507   0   0   0   0  
TR Texas Road 316   34290   22631   88   60977   41058   1   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 IL9
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AOM]
READ:  (Double)   READ LV  (Double) PA1  (Double) MD1  (Double) 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  (Double)
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  (Double) SC2
SC3 GA3
Unbuilt:: GA5 [Regions: ADMG]
SCL :  (Double)   SCL S&G  (Double) GA2  (Double) GA6  (Double) GA7  (Double) AL1  (Double)
AL3  (Double) MS6  (Double) TN12  (Double) 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  (Double) UT8 UT5 SV UT3
OK2 OK1
Unbuilt:: MO9 [Regions: MWSTP]
M&LR:   M&LR AR4 OK3 OK5
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
V&T :  (Double)   V&T TX2  (Double) LA4  (Double) T&P  (Double) LA3  (Double) TX3
LR&S M1 AR8
Unbuilt:: M2 [Regions: MGSX]
L&A :   L&A LA2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: G]
SL&A:   SL&A
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
MKT :  (Double)   MKT OK6  (Double) KCS  (Double) ATSF  (Double) OK4 OK8 LP&W  (Double)
NM4 NM3 AZ1
Unbuilt:: AZ2 [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 UT9
Unbuilt:: UT1 [Regions: TP]
GN :  (Double)   GN ND5 MT1 CNS  (Double) M&SP  (Double) MN1  (Double) MT2
MT3 ID3 WA1  (Double) C10
Unbuilt:: WA6 [Regions: CWTPN]
NP :   NP ND3 ND4
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: W]
KC&D:   KC&D
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: W]
KP :   KP MO3 KS3 CO2 C&S CO9
Unbuilt:: MO8 [Regions: MWT]
SL :   SL
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: N]
CT :   CT
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: S]
TR :   TR H&S
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 25   26   28   +3  1135   3886   14     8   3    
B&H 24   26   28   +4  640   3548   117     5   1     3     8    
PENN 22   23   24   +2  2607   11795   190   11   11   3     8    
READ 25   32   39   +14  4422   15057   0   4   4   3     11    
B&O 34   34   34   +0  3178   13228   0   8   8   13    
R&D 25   31   37   +12  756   2939   6     8   3     11     13    
N&W 25   33   41   +16  3766   22006   57   3   3   1     4    
W&M 25   25   26   +1  356   2037   3   2   2   8     13    
C&H 34   34   34   +0  1808   8875   26   15   15   1     3     8    
S&A 36   37   38   +2  1011   9364   76   14   14   3     8    
SCL 61   55   49   -12  5446   15232   0   1   1   3     4    
VC 47   34   22   -25  1364   3219   16   6   6   3     8     13    
BRL 23   23   24   +1  490   2466   9     15   3     8     11    
A&T 47   31   16   -31  219   710   5   15   8   5     11     14    
GM&O 28   28   29   +1  111   1370   0     14   1     8     11     13    
SM 21   21   22   +1  540   5340   0     14   8     11     13    
MN 25   26   28   +3  93   504   6     8   1     11     13    
O&M 23   27   32   +9  3343   10325   0   13   13   3     8    
FW&C 26   26   27   +1  253   1578   12     3   4     8     11    
C&EI 19   22   26   +7  339   897   23     8   3     13    
C&NW 27   26   26   -1  2647   9897   293   13   13   4     8    
CRIP 23   23   24   +1  900   3228   27     4   8    
CB&Q 19   20   22   +3  565   3131   54     4   3     5     8    
MP 28   28   28   +0  3543   25603   257   8   8   4     11    
M&LR 19   19   20   +1  771   3875   140   5   5   3     4     8     14    
V&T 56   42   29   -27  4403   9925   135   14   14   3     8     13    
L&A 24   29   35   +11  139   1276   114   11   11   8    
SL&A 26   27   29   +3  62   486   9     13   4     8     14    
MKT 16   23   30   +14  2519   11739   156   1   1   3     4     11    
SLSF 21   21   21   +0  435   2247   48     3   4     8     13    
SLSW 26   26   27   +1  139   756   19     13   1     4     8    
GW 16   17   19   +3  213   677   23     8   13    
SP 53   63   73   +20  976   6215   225   3   3   1     4    
GN 30   34   39   +9  2149   12084   76   4   4   3     11     13    
NP 23   22   22   -1  981   4479   126     11   3     4     8    
KC&D 49   30   11   -38  196   318   12     5   1     4     8     13     14    
KP 40   39   39   -1  973   5676   169     3   4     8    
SL 25   24   24   -1  146   717   33     13   1     4     8    
CT 0   0   13   +13  0   761   84     8  
TR 25   29   34   +9  115   1440   140     4   1     8     13    

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
SA&H 1095   DRGW 580   M&W 985  

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