Continental Rails II

Game # 7 - Turn # 21

Headline News 1881 to 1882

WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS

1881: Thomas Edison announces invention of electric light.
1882: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral leaves 3 dead, 2 wounded.

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: William Ogden bought SA&H for $9167, Cornelius Vanderbilt bought DRGW for $1500, RenÚ of La Sorgue bought M&W for $3500.

PCs Merged: FW&D merges into V&T, DP merges into KP.

PCs Incorporated: A&P.

New Technologies Acquired: GT bought automatic brakes, B&H bought automatic brakes, PENN bought automatic brakes, B&O bought automatic brakes, R&D bought automatic brakes, N&W bought automatic brakes, C&H bought automatic brakes, S&A bought Pullman sleepers, SCL bought automatic brakes, A&T bought automatic brakes, GM&O bought automatic brakes, SM bought automatic brakes, MN bought automatic brakes, O&M bought automatic brakes, FW&C bought automatic brakes, C&NW bought Pullman sleepers, C&NW bought automatic brakes, CRIP bought Pullman sleepers, CB&Q bought automatic brakes, MP bought automatic brakes, V&T bought automatic brakes, L&A bought automatic brakes, SL&A bought automatic brakes, MKT bought automatic brakes, SLSF bought automatic brakes, SLSW bought automatic brakes, GW bought Pullman sleepers, SP bought automatic brakes, KC&D bought automatic brakes, KP bought automatic brakes, CT bought automatic brakes, TR bought automatic brakes.

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

Double Tracked Lines: B&O doubled TN9, S&A doubled SC3, MP doubled SV, V&T doubled TX3, GN doubled C10.

New RoWs acquired: S&A got SC5, GN got WI7, MP got MO1, V&T got TX13.

Des freins insuffisants sur les motrices of CRIP causent ofs collisions, coûtant $3906.

Des freins insuffisants sur les motrices of GW causent ofs collisions, coûtant $1120.

Des freins insuffisants sur les motrices of SL causent ofs collisions, coûtant $1350.

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

New railroad Presidents: Cornelius Vanderbilt of KP.

Leland Stanford dispose d'un réseau transcontinental.

William Ogden dispose d'un réseau transcontinental.

Leland Stanford dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $34567. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: William Ogden, RenÚ of La Sorgue, Cornelius Vanderbilt

L'invention des wagons réfrigérés permet le transport de denrées périssables sur de longuers distances.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Improved to Good.
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

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) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) René de La Sorgue (14) Leland Stanford (4) Dan Drew (13)
Rail Builder William Ogden (8) Leland Stanford (4) René de La Sorgue (14) Dan Drew (13) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
Rail Magnate William Ogden (8) Leland Stanford (4) John Forbes (1) 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) Leland Stanford (4) Cornelius Vanderbilt (3) 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 .... DRGW
4 Leland Stanford GN READ .... ....
8 William Ogden B&O MP SA&H CASL
1 John Forbes MKT SCL .... CW
13 Dan Drew O&M C&NW .... ....
14 René de La Sorgue V&T S&A .... M&W
11 Milton Littlefield L&A PENN .... ....
15 Thomas Durant C&H A&T .... ....
7 Louis McLane .... .... .... ....
6 Byron Kilbourn VC .... .... ....
12 Robert Schuyler .... .... .... ....
9 Jay Gould .... .... .... ....
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   100830   58480   93   152016   3042   8   1   0   0  
B&H Boston & Hartford 733   121826   63350   99   170371   2419   13   1   0   0  
PENN Pennsylvania 2396   396306   221933   95   779584   242472   8   1   0   1  
READ Reading 3010   689301   365331   98   1078100   417726   14   14   0   0  
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 2644   490115   254858   99   831050   307093   11   9   0   1  
R&D Richmond & Danville 589   80829   44455   99   160357   2651   9   1   0   1  
N&W Norfolk & Western 2271   377303   196198   99   681514   16670   6   9   0   1  
W&M Wilmington & Manchester 408   41994   24776   95   129947   4173   4   0   0   0  
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 1779   245989   127914   99   399712   5337   10   3   0   0  
S&A Savannah & Augusta 1998   336181   174816   99   579634   77104   11   12   0   0  
SCL Sea Coast Line 3045   624505   337234   97   902775   10049   15   2   0   1  
VC Virginia Central 647   57562   36264   91   187239   24729   2   0   0   0  
BRL Blue Ridge Line 495   46916   29557   91   147815   12960   2   0   0   0  
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 143   17523   9638   99   28631   386   8   3   0   0  
GM&O Gulf, Mobile & Ohio 274   39972   22784   97   95708   9710   7   0   236   0  
SM Southern Mississippi 534   74148   40781   99   139009   1922   4   2   0   0  
MN Michigan Northern 102   15533   8543   99   20959   337   11   4   0   0  
O&M Ohio & Mississippi 2065   347562   180733   99   725270   252675   9   0   0   26  
FW&C Ft. Wayne & Chicago 318   44674   24571   99   107444   3088   8   1   0   0  
C&EI Chicago & Eastern Illinois 184   23896   15293   90   68385   27641   1   0   0   0  
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 2038   237534   123518   99   452971   155710   6   1   0   607  
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 651   90583   49820   99   163229   87064   6   0   0   0  
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 637   77566   43438   95   171827   51719   5   0   0   122  
MP Missouri Pacific 3398   482776   289667   91   830939   437343   3   1   0   759  
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 803   73150   39501   97   189291   58980   4   0   0   123  
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 2527   345619   179722   99   542340   288581   8   9   0   0  
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 278   35865   19725   99   70609   25500   6   8   0   0  
SL&A St Louis & Alton 99   17872   9830   99   39557   386   11   3   0   0  
MKT Missouri, Kansas & Texas 2500   329440   171308   99   576889   171470   8   2   0   53  
SLSF St Louis & San Francisco 459   46260   25443   99   121553   34939   4   0   0   98  
SLSW St Louis & Southwestern 155   20877   11482   99   25640   4229   9   1   0   0  
GW Great Western 140   19454   11867   93   30037   14314   6   0   0   0  
SP Southern Pacific 1692   184930   96164   99   348569   237173   5   16   0   4105  
GN Great Northern 2622   405263   210735   99   721405   442598   7   9   0   252  
NP Northern Pacific 921   76870   45353   95   220208   110317   1   0   0   0  
KC&D Kansas City & Denver 66   11300   6554   96   11853   549   12   3   0   0  
KP Kansas Pacific 1410   170584   93822   99   299089   204088   5   0   0   277  
SL Soo Line 150   16522   10905   88   35366   18746   1   0   0   0  
CT Central Texas 169   18158   11803   89   30417   20404   2   2   0   0  
TR Texas Road 316   37943   24663   89   63853   34827   3   6   0   0  
A&P Atlantic & Pacific 116   11700   8424   82   24569   16381   0   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  (Double) 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  (Double) GA3 GA5
Unbuilt:: SC5 [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  (Double)
UT3 OK2 OK1 MO9
Unbuilt:: MO1 [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  (Double)
LR&S M1 AR8 FW&D M2
Unbuilt:: TX13 [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 AZ2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: MWST]
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 UT1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: TP]
GN :  (Double)   GN ND5 MT1 CNS  (Double) M&SP  (Double) MN1  (Double) MT2
MT3 ID3 WA1  (Double) C10  (Double) WA6
Unbuilt:: WI7 [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 DP MO8
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: MWT]
SL :   SL
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: N]
CT :   CT
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: S]
TR :   TR H&S
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: S]
A&P :   A&P
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: T]

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   29   30   +2  1269   3889   11     8   3    
B&H 28   30   32   +4  700   3548   117     5   1     3     8    
PENN 24   26   28   +4  3107   11842   143   11   11   3     8    
READ 39   46   53   +14  2758   15057   0   4   3   11    
B&O 34   36   38   +4  3132   13228   0   8   8   13    
R&D 37   36   36   -1  529   2940   5     8   3     11     13    
N&W 41   38   36   -5  880   22063   0     3   1     4    
W&M 26   38   51   +25  457   2037   3   2   2   8     13    
C&H 34   35   36   +2  1812   8875   26   15   15   1     3     8    
S&A 38   43   48   +10  1346   9935   55   14   14   3     8    
SCL 49   39   30   -19  11242   15232   0   1   3   4    
VC 22   23   24   +2  413   3223   12   6   6   3     8     13    
BRL 24   25   26   +2  481   2468   7     15   3     8     11    
A&T 16   30   45   +29  77   711   4   15   8   11     14    
GM&O 29   30   32   +3  119   1370   0     14   1     8     11     13    
SM 22   23   25   +3  457   5340   0     14   8     11     13    
MN 28   35   42   +14  127   505   5     8   1     11     13     14    
O&M 32   33   34   +2  2397   10325   0   13   13   3     8    
FW&C 27   28   30   +3  261   1581   9     3   4     8     11    
C&EI 26   26   26   +0  267   920   0     8   3     13    
C&NW 26   27   29   +3  2915   9970   220   13   13   4     8    
CRIP 24   25   27   +3  866   3234   21     4   8    
CB&Q 22   23   25   +3  576   3144   41     4   3     5     8    
MP 28   28   28   +0  4123   26211   324   8   8   4     11    
M&LR 20   21   23   +3  791   3910   105   5   5   3     4     8     14    
V&T 29   33   38   +9  1510   12378   257   14   14   3     8     13    
L&A 35   33   32   -3  424   1304   86   11   11   8    
SL&A 29   30   31   +2  60   488   7     13   4     8     14    
MKT 30   31   32   +2  1689   12284   216   1   1   3     4     11    
SLSF 21   22   23   +2  432   2259   36     3   4     8     13    
SLSW 27   28   30   +3  160   760   15     13   1     4     8    
GW 19   25   31   +12  265   682   18     8   13    
SP 73   59   46   -27  5094   8258   202   3   3   1     4     8    
GN 39   41   44   +5  2152   13015   95   4   4   3     11     13    
NP 22   22   23   +1  1035   4510   95     11   3     4     8    
KC&D 11   18   26   +15  26   318   12     5   1     4     8     13     14    
KP 39   40   41   +2  1528   6761   289   3   3   4     8    
SL 24   24   25   +1  157   725   25     13   1     4     8    
CT 13   15   18   +5  334   782   63     8   4    
TR 34   32   30   -4  319   1475   105     4   1     8     13    
A&P 0   0   15   +15  0   522   58     3  

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