Continental Rails II
Game # 8 - 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.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Jay Gould bought M&LR for $5127, Jim Fisk bought SLSW for $5000, Jim Fisk bought LP&W for $5000, Jay Gould bought H&S for $5127, William Palmer bought FW&D for $1000, Baron Eudes Santerre bought CW for $3400.
PCs Incorporated: NP, FEC.
New Technologies Acquired: PENN bought refrigerated cars, B&O bought refrigerated cars, N&S bought refrigerated cars, GTW bought refrigerated cars.
RoWs built: TN3 by NYC, MD2 by N&W, IL8 by C&H, KY9 by SCL, MO1 by CASL, C10 by M&SP, TX9 by MP, CO6 by UP, AZ2 by SP.
Double Tracked Lines: NYC doubled GT, B&O doubled PA1, C&H doubled N&C, SCL doubled KY10, M&SP doubled WA1, MP doubled ATSF, UP doubled CB&Q, SP doubled AZ4.
New RoWs acquired: NYC got ME1, SCL got SC2, C&H got KY13, B&O got TN11, SL got WI8, M&SP got MN3, SP got AZ1, MP got M3.
Des freins insuffisants sur les motrices of LS causent ofs collisions, coûtant $30232.
La signalisation obsolète ralentit les trains of GN: un contrat of $3540 cancelled.
Reorganized RRs: GN.
Cornered stocks: B&O, MP.
New railroad Presidents: Jim Fisk of SCL, Baron Eudes Santerre of SP.
New Private Companies Available: C&S, M&W.
Jay Gould dispose d'un réseau transcontinental.
William Palmer dispose d'un réseau transcontinental.
Baron Eudes Santerre dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $60000. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: William Palmer, Jay Gould, Jim Fisk
Les ponts en acier peuvent être construit à un coût moindre et avec plus de sécurité.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Good to Boom.
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, steel bridges
Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
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
|
Jay Gould (5)
|
Baron Eudes Santerre (10)
|
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)
|
Player Summary
|
|
President of
|
PCs owned
|
Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
5
|
Jay Gould |
B&O
|
M&SP
|
M&LR
|
H&S
|
9
|
William Palmer |
UP
|
N&W
|
FW&D
|
SLSF
|
10
|
Baron Eudes Santerre |
SP
|
MP
|
CW
|
....
|
14
|
Milton Littlefield |
LS
|
GW
|
....
|
CT
|
4
|
Jim Fisk |
SL
|
SCL
|
LP&W
|
SLSW
|
2
|
John Forbes |
C&H
|
NYC
|
....
|
....
|
11
|
Jim Hill |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
8
|
J. Edgar Thompson |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
13
|
Louis McLane |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
7
|
J. Pierpont Morgan |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
3
|
Collis Huntington |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
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
|
3143  
|
632697  
|
347981  
|
96  
|
1024913  
|
32711  
|
11  
|
5  
|
0  
|
125  
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
833  
|
148559  
|
89136  
|
94  
|
260403  
|
2566  
|
10  
|
6  
|
0  
|
1  
|
READ
|
Reading
|
1933  
|
423246  
|
220087  
|
99  
|
608079  
|
378809  
|
8  
|
0  
|
0  
|
151  
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
2644  
|
539119  
|
280342  
|
99  
|
803512  
|
425596  
|
3  
|
4  
|
0  
|
2  
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
3106  
|
617152  
|
339433  
|
96  
|
999177  
|
423143  
|
5  
|
7  
|
0  
|
2  
|
N&S
|
Norfolk & Southern
|
243  
|
23836  
|
13110  
|
99  
|
62808  
|
27642  
|
3  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
2890  
|
478776  
|
248963  
|
99  
|
854393  
|
45620  
|
12  
|
6  
|
0  
|
33  
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
2936  
|
623498  
|
324217  
|
99  
|
808750  
|
315964  
|
2  
|
3  
|
0  
|
1  
|
LS
|
Lake Shore
|
3779  
|
685541  
|
473027  
|
82  
|
1191877  
|
448152  
|
5  
|
0  
|
0  
|
1  
|
GTW
|
Grand Trunk Western
|
107  
|
14939  
|
8216  
|
99  
|
28777  
|
10566  
|
7  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
MN
|
Michigan Northern
|
102  
|
16345  
|
9807  
|
94  
|
26792  
|
12410  
|
7  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
C&EI
|
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
|
184  
|
25954  
|
17130  
|
88  
|
44629  
|
22100  
|
4  
|
6  
|
0  
|
0  
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
400  
|
52989  
|
30204  
|
97  
|
105479  
|
13695  
|
7  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
150  
|
23446  
|
13833  
|
95  
|
46617  
|
11951  
|
7  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
CASL
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis
|
453  
|
66056  
|
36330  
|
99  
|
125192  
|
67571  
|
7  
|
0  
|
0  
|
760  
|
FEC
|
Florida East Coast
|
299  
|
27592  
|
18487  
|
87  
|
67703  
|
41497  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
M&SP
|
Milwaukee & St. Paul
|
2549  
|
421276  
|
219063  
|
99  
|
617943  
|
389769  
|
10  
|
4  
|
0  
|
1015  
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
2477  
|
365310  
|
189963  
|
99  
|
611638  
|
153911  
|
5  
|
6  
|
0  
|
0  
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
173  
|
19052  
|
12574  
|
88  
|
49036  
|
20156  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
L&A
|
Louisiana & Arkansas
|
90  
|
18556  
|
10206  
|
99  
|
30985  
|
4409  
|
13  
|
2  
|
0  
|
0  
|
UP
|
Union Pacific
|
3337  
|
532475  
|
314161  
|
92  
|
936482  
|
586852  
|
6  
|
9  
|
0  
|
0  
|
GW
|
Great Western
|
594  
|
79027  
|
48997  
|
92  
|
158495  
|
51957  
|
5  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
SP
|
Southern Pacific
|
1352  
|
175763  
|
91396  
|
99  
|
352180  
|
224898  
|
3  
|
4  
|
0  
|
536  
|
GN
|
Great Northern
|
295  
|
25804  
|
16257  
|
91  
|
88500  
|
0  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
NP
|
Northern Pacific
|
281  
|
27496  
|
19522  
|
83  
|
65316  
|
40034  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
0  
|
SL
|
Soo Line
|
150  
|
17523  
|
11215  
|
90  
|
34379  
|
22471  
|
2  
|
1  
|
0  
|
0  
|
LR&S
|
Little Rock & Shreveport
|
210  
|
19906  
|
12541  
|
91  
|
46054  
|
25626  
|
2  
|
2  
|
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
(Double)
|
B&H
(Double)
|
C2
|
C3
|
B&M
(Double)
|
|
KY4
|
TN3
|
|
Unbuilt:: ME1 |
[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
(Double)
|
|
Unbuilt:: TN11 |
[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)
|
MD2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[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
(Double)
|
TN6
|
KY14
|
TN14
|
IL8
|
|
Unbuilt:: KY13 |
[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
(Double)
|
|
SC4
|
SC3
|
KY9
|
|
Unbuilt:: SC2 |
[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
|
MO1
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: CM]
|
FEC :
|
|
FEC
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ]
|
M&SP:
(Double)
|
|
M&SP
|
CNS
(Double)
|
SP&P
(Double)
|
ND1
|
ND2
|
SP&D
(Double)
|
MT6
(Double)
|
|
MT7
|
ID5
(Double)
|
WA1
(Double)
|
C10
|
|
Unbuilt:: MN3 |
[Regions: CWTPN]
|
MP :
(Double)
|
|
MP
|
KC&D
(Double)
|
KS4
|
KCS
(Double)
|
CO5
(Double)
|
OK6
|
ATSF
(Double)
|
|
OK4
(Double)
|
T&P
(Double)
|
TX12
|
TX11
|
TX9
|
|
Unbuilt:: M3 |
[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
(Double)
|
|
MO3
|
CO6
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: CMWTP]
|
GW :
|
|
GW
|
LA1
|
TX1
|
TX2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: GS]
|
SP :
(Double)
|
|
SP
|
CA4
(Double)
|
CA12
(Double)
|
AZ6
|
AZ4
(Double)
|
AZ2
|
|
Unbuilt:: AZ1 |
[Regions: TP]
|
GN :
|
|
GN
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: W]
|
NP :
|
|
NP
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: W]
|
SL :
|
|
SL
|
|
Unbuilt:: WI8 |
[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
|
14  
|
22  
|
30  
|
+16
|
3939  
|
19797  
|
50  
|
2  
|
2  
|
5  
14  
|
PENN
|
41  
|
38  
|
36  
|
-5
|
1879  
|
4144  
|
26  
|
|
5  
|
2  
|
READ
|
18  
|
31  
|
44  
|
+26
|
4620  
|
15380  
|
0  
|
|
4  
|
5  
9  
10  
|
B&O
|
63  
|
72  
|
82  
|
+19
|
2721  
|
51382  
|
0  
|
5  
|
5  
|
9  
14  
|
N&W
|
75  
|
52  
|
30  
|
-45
|
9875  
|
30232  
|
76  
|
9  
|
9  
|
14  
|
N&S
|
27  
|
29  
|
32  
|
+5
|
318  
|
1146  
|
69  
|
|
4  
|
5  
10  
|
C&H
|
45  
|
43  
|
41  
|
-4
|
4099  
|
14341  
|
115  
|
2  
|
2  
|
5  
9  
|
SCL
|
41  
|
23  
|
5  
|
-36
|
29921  
|
73981  
|
65  
|
4  
|
10  
|
14  
|
LS
|
36  
|
37  
|
39  
|
+3
|
4404  
|
18800  
|
95  
|
14  
|
14  
|
5  
|
GTW
|
30  
|
32  
|
35  
|
+5
|
144  
|
512  
|
23  
|
|
4  
|
5  
|
MN
|
21  
|
26  
|
32  
|
+11
|
170  
|
471  
|
39  
|
|
2  
|
5  
10  
|
C&EI
|
15  
|
20  
|
25  
|
+10
|
391  
|
851  
|
69  
|
|
10  
|
|
C&NW
|
34  
|
36  
|
38  
|
+4
|
358  
|
1940  
|
60  
|
|
5  
|
2  
9  
14  
|
CRIP
|
43  
|
43  
|
44  
|
+1
|
133  
|
731  
|
19  
|
|
9  
|
2  
5  
|
CASL
|
40  
|
49  
|
58  
|
+18
|
400  
|
2132  
|
133  
|
|
5  
|
10  
|
FEC
|
0  
|
0  
|
16  
|
+16
|
0  
|
1346  
|
149  
|
|
2  
|
|
M&SP
|
45  
|
39  
|
34  
|
-11
|
4258  
|
12515  
|
230  
|
5  
|
5  
|
2  
9  
14  
|
MP
|
72  
|
82  
|
92  
|
+20
|
5686  
|
22665  
|
45  
|
10  
|
10  
|
4  
5  
14  
|
V&T
|
30  
|
32  
|
34  
|
+4
|
223  
|
844  
|
21  
|
|
5  
|
2  
14  
|
L&A
|
54  
|
49  
|
45  
|
-9
|
123  
|
435  
|
15  
|
|
10  
|
2  
5  
|
UP
|
41  
|
44  
|
48  
|
+7
|
3136  
|
16587  
|
98  
|
9  
|
9  
|
5  
14  
|
GW
|
39  
|
44  
|
50  
|
+11
|
715  
|
2859  
|
111  
|
14  
|
14  
|
5  
9  
10  
|
SP
|
62  
|
79  
|
97  
|
+35
|
2996  
|
12855  
|
60  
|
10  
|
4  
|
|
GN
|
28  
|
30  
|
32  
|
+4
|
477  
|
1475  
|
0  
|
|
|
|
NP
|
0  
|
0  
|
16  
|
+16
|
0  
|
1265  
|
140  
|
|
2  
|
|
SL
|
15  
|
18  
|
22  
|
+7
|
282  
|
750  
|
0  
|
4  
|
4  
|
|
LR&S
|
15  
|
18  
|
22  
|
+7
|
400  
|
971  
|
79  
|
|
5  
|
2  
|
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CF
|
Price
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CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
MKT
|
1630  
|
KP
|
890  
|
TR
|
420  
|
SA&H
|
1095  
|
C&S
|
580  
|
DRGW
|
580  
|
DP
|
530  
|
A&P
|
580  
|
M&W
|
985  
|
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