Continental Rails II
Game # 8 - 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.
Message to All Players in This Game
NOTE
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WARNING
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Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: John Forbes bought FEC for $1496, William Palmer bought SLSF for $6123, John Forbes bought NP for $1407.
PCs Merged: CB&Q merges into UP, SL&A merges into CASL.
PCs Incorporated: LR&S, SL, C&EI.
New Engines Acquired: LS bought Pacific 4-6-2.
New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought refrigerated cars, PENN bought automatic brakes, READ bought refrigerated cars, N&W bought refrigerated cars, C&H bought refrigerated cars, SCL bought refrigerated cars, GTW bought automatic brakes, MN bought refrigerated cars, C&NW bought automatic brakes, C&NW bought refrigerated cars, CRIP bought refrigerated cars, CASL bought automatic brakes, M&SP bought refrigerated cars, MP bought refrigerated cars, L&A bought refrigerated cars, UP bought Grand Station, UP bought refrigerated cars, GW bought refrigerated cars, SP bought refrigerated cars.
RoWs built: KY4 by NYC, PA1 by B&O, SC3 by SCL, WA1 by M&SP, TX11 by MP, MO3 by UP, AZ4 by SP.
Double Tracked Lines: NYC doubled B&H, READ doubled CNJ, N&W doubled VC, C&H doubled A&C, SCL doubled AL2, M&SP doubled ID5, MP doubled T&P, UP doubled KCN, SP doubled CA12.
New RoWs acquired: N&W got MD2, C&H got IL8, SCL got KY9, NYC got TN3, CASL got MO1, MP got TX9, UP got CO6, SP got AZ2, M&SP got C10.
Des freins insuffisants sur les motrices of LS causent ofs collisions, coûtant $37790.
Des freins insuffisants sur les motrices of V&T causent ofs collisions, coûtant $1903.
L'indemnisation ofs ouvriers blessés by of vieux systèmes of couplage coûte $3540 à GN.
Bankrupt RRs: GN.
Stock splits: Les actions of B&O se divisent à 2 for 1, Les actions of SCL se divisent à 4 for 1, Les actions of SP se divisent à 2 for 1.
Cornered stocks: B&O, N&W, SCL.
New railroad Presidents: Jay Gould of B&O, Jim Fisk of SL.
New Private Companies Available: FW&D, DRGW, DP, A&P.
William Palmer dispose d'un réseau transcontinental.
Baron Eudes Santerre dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $50001. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: William Palmer, Jay Gould, Jim Fisk
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
Tycoon Announcements:
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10
|
Baron Eudes Santerre
|
on joue à "qui dépense le plus de dollars gagne" ?
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Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
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Robber Baron
|
Jay Gould (5)
|
Baron Eudes Santerre (10)
|
Jim Fisk (4)
|
William Palmer (9)
|
John Forbes (2)
|
|
Rail Mogul
|
Jay Gould (5)
|
Baron Eudes Santerre (10)
|
Milton Littlefield (14)
|
John Forbes (2)
|
William Palmer (9)
|
|
Rail Builder
|
Jay Gould (5)
|
William Palmer (9)
|
Baron Eudes Santerre (10)
|
Milton Littlefield (14)
|
John Forbes (2)
|
|
Rail Magnate
|
Baron Eudes Santerre (10)
|
Jay Gould (5)
|
Milton Littlefield (14)
|
William Palmer (9)
|
John Forbes (2)
|
|
Rail Prodigal
|
Jay Gould (5)
|
Baron Eudes Santerre (10)
|
William Palmer (9)
|
Milton Littlefield (14)
|
Jim Fisk (4)
|
|
Rail Baron
|
Jay Gould (5)
|
Baron Eudes Santerre (10)
|
William Palmer (9)
|
Milton Littlefield (14)
|
John Forbes (2)
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Player Summary
|
|
|
President of
|
PCs owned
|
|
Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
5
|
Jay Gould |
B&O
|
M&SP
|
....
|
....
|
|
10
|
Baron Eudes Santerre |
SCL
|
MP
|
....
|
....
|
|
9
|
William Palmer |
UP
|
N&W
|
....
|
SLSF
|
|
14
|
Milton Littlefield |
LS
|
GW
|
....
|
CT
|
|
4
|
Jim Fisk |
SL
|
SP
|
....
|
....
|
|
2
|
John Forbes |
C&H
|
NYC
|
NP
|
FEC
|
|
11
|
Jim Hill |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
Louis McLane |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
8
|
J. Edgar Thompson |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
3
|
Collis Huntington |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
7
|
J. Pierpont Morgan |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
12
|
Dan Drew |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
6
|
Thomas Scott |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
15
|
Robert Schuyler |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
1
|
Henry Farham |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
|
RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
3043
|
586455
|
310820
|
98
|
954905
|
55023
|
10
|
5
|
0
|
251
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
833
|
142737
|
79933
|
98
|
265919
|
2499
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
1933
|
407643
|
216050
|
98
|
592770
|
379636
|
7
|
9
|
0
|
335
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
2644
|
504975
|
272684
|
97
|
776860
|
415232
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
2954
|
564029
|
293295
|
99
|
931253
|
387229
|
5
|
8
|
0
|
4
|
|
N&S
|
Norfolk & Southern
|
243
|
23416
|
12879
|
99
|
61058
|
29090
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
2660
|
419922
|
218359
|
99
|
777493
|
11970
|
11
|
8
|
0
|
65
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
2806
|
571523
|
297194
|
99
|
757517
|
324087
|
10
|
9
|
0
|
1
|
|
LS
|
Lake Shore
|
3779
|
653637
|
451010
|
82
|
1151064
|
452063
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
GTW
|
Grand Trunk Western
|
107
|
14698
|
8231
|
98
|
28007
|
12572
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
MN
|
Michigan Northern
|
102
|
15672
|
9717
|
92
|
25764
|
13700
|
6
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&EI
|
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
|
184
|
24147
|
15696
|
89
|
42509
|
28341
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
400
|
51727
|
30002
|
96
|
102023
|
18897
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
150
|
22073
|
14127
|
90
|
45213
|
13826
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
CASL
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis
|
284
|
44746
|
26400
|
95
|
83450
|
43553
|
6
|
9
|
1690
|
0
|
|
M&SP
|
Milwaukee & St. Paul
|
2396
|
348318
|
181125
|
99
|
562067
|
359385
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
2256
|
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
2386
|
332698
|
173003
|
99
|
572543
|
167796
|
4
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
173
|
18304
|
12630
|
85
|
47168
|
19443
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
L&A
|
Louisiana & Arkansas
|
90
|
17773
|
9775
|
99
|
30143
|
7519
|
12
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
UP
|
Union Pacific
|
3140
|
444318
|
244376
|
96
|
840801
|
537323
|
5
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
|
GW
|
Great Western
|
594
|
74655
|
47032
|
91
|
154218
|
52216
|
4
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
|
SP
|
Southern Pacific
|
1231
|
152959
|
81069
|
98
|
308988
|
200410
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
1072
|
|
GN
|
Great Northern
|
295
|
24430
|
15391
|
91
|
70371
|
31260
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
SL
|
Soo Line
|
150
|
16931
|
11513
|
86
|
32759
|
21841
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
LR&S
|
Little Rock & Shreveport
|
210
|
19144
|
12826
|
87
|
43484
|
28991
|
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)
|
NYC :
(Double)
|
|
NYC
|
B&A
(Double)
|
HRL
(Double)
|
NY3
(Double)
|
PA11
(Double)
|
OH3
(Double)
|
|
OH5
|
OH6
|
FW&C
(Double)
|
OH8
|
TP&W
(Double)
|
IN3
|
IN6
(Double)
|
|
KY5
|
KY2
|
MS
|
GT
|
B&H
(Double)
|
C2
|
C3
|
B&M
(Double)
|
|
KY4
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN3 |
[Regions: AOLCN]
|
|
PENN:
(Double)
|
|
PENN
|
LV
(Double)
|
PA9
|
PA10
(Double)
|
PA8
|
NY1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AL]
|
|
READ:
(Double)
|
|
READ
|
C&A
(Double)
|
PA2
(Double)
|
MD1
(Double)
|
PA5
(Double)
|
PA6
(Double)
|
|
P&FW
|
WV2
|
M&C
|
OH7
(Double)
|
NYNH
(Double)
|
C&C
(Double)
|
CNJ
(Double)
|
|
PA3
|
VA7
|
VA3
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOC]
|
|
B&O :
(Double)
|
|
B&O
|
WV1
|
OH1
|
OH4
(Double)
|
IN1
(Double)
|
IN2
(Double)
|
IN9
|
|
IL6
(Double)
|
IN10
(Double)
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
L&N
(Double)
|
TN8
(Double)
|
|
MS6
|
NO&J
(Double)
|
OH2
|
TN9
|
MI1
|
PA1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOLCMG]
|
|
N&W :
(Double)
|
|
N&W
|
R&D
(Double)
|
VA4
|
VA5
|
C&O
(Double)
|
VC
(Double)
|
KY1
|
|
RF&P
(Double)
|
IN5
(Double)
|
MON
(Double)
|
VA2
|
SC5
|
IN7
|
COG
(Double)
|
|
A&WP
(Double)
|
BRL
(Double)
|
AL6
|
AL7
(Double)
|
MS1
(Double)
|
IL5
(Double)
|
|
AL5
(Double)
|
|
Unbuilt:: MD2 |
[Regions: ADOCMG]
|
|
N&S :
|
|
N&S
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
C&H :
(Double)
|
|
C&H
|
NER
(Double)
|
SC1
(Double)
|
G&C
(Double)
|
GA2
(Double)
|
GA4
|
|
W&M
(Double)
|
FL4
|
W&W
(Double)
|
FL5
|
VA1
(Double)
|
TN2
|
TN4
|
|
A&C
(Double)
|
N&C
|
TN6
|
KY14
|
TN14
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL8 |
[Regions: ADMG]
|
|
SCL :
(Double)
|
|
SCL
|
S&A
(Double)
|
GA1
(Double)
|
GA8
(Double)
|
AL3
|
TN10
(Double)
|
|
MS3
|
GM&O
(Double)
|
TN12
|
KY12
|
IL7
(Double)
|
O&M
(Double)
|
IL2
(Double)
|
|
IC
(Double)
|
IN8
|
KY8
(Double)
|
MS4
|
AL2
(Double)
|
SM
|
KY10
|
|
SC4
|
SC3
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY9 |
[Regions: ADOCMG]
|
|
LS :
(Double)
|
|
LS
|
P&LE
|
MRLE
|
C4
(Double)
|
A&GW
|
C5
|
MC
|
IN4
|
MI5
|
|
KY3
|
KY6
|
S&G
|
GA6
|
GA7
|
AL1
|
A&T
|
AL4
|
MS2
(Double)
|
|
TN5
|
NY2
|
ERIE
|
KY7
|
PA7
|
GA5
|
MI4
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADOLCGN]
|
|
GTW :
|
|
GTW
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
|
|
MN :
|
|
MN
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: L]
|
|
C&EI:
|
|
C&EI
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
C&NW:
|
|
C&NW
|
WI4
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: CW]
|
|
CRIP:
|
|
CRIP
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
CASL:
|
|
CASL
|
SL&A
|
|
Unbuilt:: MO1 |
[Regions: CM]
|
|
M&SP:
(Double)
|
|
M&SP
|
CNS
(Double)
|
SP&P
(Double)
|
ND1
|
ND2
|
SP&D
(Double)
|
MT6
(Double)
|
|
MT7
|
ID5
(Double)
|
WA1
|
|
Unbuilt:: C10 |
[Regions: CWTP]
|
|
MP :
(Double)
|
|
MP
|
KC&D
(Double)
|
KS4
|
KCS
(Double)
|
CO5
(Double)
|
OK6
|
ATSF
|
|
OK4
(Double)
|
T&P
(Double)
|
TX12
|
TX11
|
|
Unbuilt:: TX9 |
[Regions: MWST]
|
|
V&T :
|
|
V&T
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
L&A :
|
|
L&A
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: G]
|
|
UP :
(Double)
|
|
UP
|
NE1
|
CO7
|
WY1
|
IA5
(Double)
|
KCN
(Double)
|
IA4
|
WP
(Double)
|
|
CP
(Double)
|
NV1
(Double)
|
UT8
|
UT5
|
SV
|
CA7
|
CB&Q
|
MO3
|
|
Unbuilt:: CO6 |
[Regions: CMWP]
|
|
GW :
|
|
GW
|
LA1
|
TX1
|
TX2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: GS]
|
|
SP :
(Double)
|
|
SP
|
CA4
(Double)
|
CA12
(Double)
|
AZ6
|
AZ4
|
|
Unbuilt:: AZ2 |
[Regions: TP]
|
|
GN :
|
|
GN
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: W]
|
|
SL :
|
|
SL
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: N]
|
|
LR&S:
|
|
LR&S
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ]
|
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
|
|
NYC
|
63
|
38
|
14
|
-49
|
7368
|
19301
|
46
|
2
|
2
|
5
14
|
|
PENN
|
40
|
40
|
41
|
+1
|
936
|
4136
|
34
|
|
5
|
2
|
|
READ
|
59
|
38
|
18
|
-41
|
8028
|
15380
|
0
|
|
4
|
5
10
|
|
B&O
|
69
|
97
|
63
|
+57
|
3158
|
51230
|
152
|
5
|
5
|
9
14
|
|
N&W
|
51
|
63
|
75
|
+24
|
4326
|
29548
|
0
|
9
|
9
|
5
14
|
|
N&S
|
24
|
25
|
27
|
+3
|
281
|
1124
|
91
|
|
4
|
5
10
|
|
C&H
|
43
|
44
|
45
|
+2
|
2335
|
13306
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
5
9
|
|
SCL
|
31
|
98
|
41
|
+133
|
979
|
73180
|
216
|
10
|
10
|
4
14
|
|
LS
|
38
|
37
|
36
|
-2
|
4076
|
18769
|
126
|
14
|
14
|
5
|
|
GTW
|
29
|
29
|
30
|
+1
|
135
|
505
|
30
|
|
4
|
5
|
|
MN
|
15
|
18
|
21
|
+6
|
210
|
471
|
39
|
|
2
|
5
|
|
C&EI
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
+15
|
0
|
828
|
92
|
|
10
|
|
|
C&NW
|
37
|
35
|
34
|
-3
|
315
|
1921
|
79
|
|
5
|
2
9
14
|
|
CRIP
|
31
|
37
|
43
|
+12
|
210
|
725
|
25
|
|
9
|
2
5
|
|
CASL
|
28
|
34
|
40
|
+12
|
308
|
1371
|
49
|
|
5
|
|
|
M&SP
|
49
|
47
|
45
|
-4
|
1415
|
11826
|
154
|
5
|
5
|
2
9
14
|
|
MP
|
57
|
64
|
72
|
+15
|
3029
|
22095
|
160
|
10
|
10
|
5
14
|
|
V&T
|
22
|
26
|
30
|
+8
|
298
|
837
|
28
|
|
5
|
2
14
|
|
L&A
|
33
|
43
|
54
|
+21
|
134
|
430
|
20
|
|
10
|
2
5
|
|
UP
|
46
|
43
|
41
|
-5
|
3980
|
15464
|
236
|
9
|
9
|
5
14
|
|
GW
|
49
|
44
|
39
|
-10
|
940
|
2859
|
111
|
14
|
14
|
5
10
|
|
SP
|
97
|
110
|
62
|
+27
|
1888
|
12102
|
208
|
4
|
4
|
10
|
|
GN
|
29
|
28
|
28
|
-1
|
473
|
1475
|
0
|
|
5
|
2
|
|
SL
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
+15
|
0
|
675
|
75
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
LR&S
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
+15
|
0
|
945
|
105
|
|
5
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
|
M&LR
|
660
|
MKT
|
1630
|
SLSW
|
775
|
KP
|
890
|
TR
|
420
|
LP&W
|
1000
|
H&S
|
1160
|
|
FW&D
|
975
|
SA&H
|
1095
|
CW
|
835
|
DRGW
|
580
|
DP
|
530
|
A&P
|
580
|
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