Continental Rails II

Game # 8 - 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: Baron Eudes Santerre bought MKT for $5010, John Forbes bought M&W for $1001.

PCs Merged: FW&D merges into MP.

PCs Incorporated: CT, CW, SLSF, LP&W, SLSW.

New Technologies Acquired: NYC bought steel bridges, PENN bought steel bridges, READ bought steel bridges, B&O bought steel bridges, N&S bought steel bridges, C&H bought steel bridges, LS bought coal burning engines, GTW bought steel bridges, MN bought steel bridges, C&EI bought steel bridges, C&NW bought steel bridges, CRIP bought steel bridges, CASL bought refrigerated cars, CASL bought steel bridges, FEC bought steel bridges, M&SP bought steel bridges, MP bought steel bridges, L&A bought steel bridges, GW bought steel bridges, SP bought steel bridges, NP bought steel bridges, SL bought steel bridges, LR&S bought steel bridges.

RoWs built: ME1 by NYC, TN11 by B&O, KY13 by C&H, SC2 by SCL, MN3 by M&SP, M3 by MP, AZ1 by SP, WI8 by SL.

Double Tracked Lines: NYC doubled MS, B&O doubled MI1, C&H doubled GA4, M&SP doubled C10, UP doubled CA7.

New RoWs acquired: B&O got PA4, C&H got IL3, SCL got KY11, SL got WI9, M&SP got IA10, MP got LA4, SP got CA2, NYC got C1.

Des freins insuffisants sur les motrices of V&T causent ofs collisions, coûtant $1384.

L'absence of signalisation moderne cause une collision frontale. Indemnités of $4130 versées by GN.

Cornered stocks: B&O.

Jay Gould dispose d'un réseau transcontinental.

William Palmer dispose d'un réseau transcontinental.

Baron Eudes Santerre dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $80000. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Jay Gould, William Palmer, Jim Fisk

Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at 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) William Palmer (9) Jim Fisk (4) 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) Jim Fisk (4)

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 .... ....
10 Baron Eudes Santerre SP MP .... MKT
14 Milton Littlefield LS GW .... ....
4 Jim Fisk SL SCL .... ....
2 John Forbes C&H NYC .... M&W
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 3279   721684   418574   93   1123676   39123   11   8   0   44  
PENN Pennsylvania 833   162755   91143   98   253568   2999   13   4   0   0  
READ Reading 1933   463393   240964   99   621301   328509   10   1   0   60  
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 2738   614107   319336   99   853701   447447   4   1   0   1  
N&W Norfolk & Western 3106   668747   367808   96   1060552   442524   6   6   0   1  
N&S Norfolk & Southern 243   26572   14615   99   65024   25404   5   0   0   0  
C&H Charleston & Hamburg 3050   551404   292245   98   932630   33933   13   8   0   10  
SCL Sea Coast Line 3046   700879   371469   98   869343   342731   3   2   0   0  
LS Lake Shore 3779   751128   518278   82   1243574   409630   6   0   0   0  
GTW Grand Trunk Western 107   16464   9220   98   29672   8513   9   1   0   0  
MN Michigan Northern 102   17592   10555   94   27722   10046   9   1   0   0  
C&EI Chicago & Eastern Illinois 184   28458   18498   89   46587   21478   6   0   0   0  
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 400   58337   32085   99   109431   4193   9   4   0   0  
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 150   24758   14607   95   47643   8846   8   2   0   0  
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 453   71168   39143   99   128979   40058   9   4   0   228  
FEC Florida East Coast 299   30101   18964   91   70884   35245   2   1   0   0  
M&SP Milwaukee & St. Paul 2688   491641   255653   99   679290   417512   12   9   0   406  
MP Missouri Pacific 2682   452114   244140   97   693983   192286   6   4   0   0  
V&T Vicksburg & Texas 173   19840   12698   90   50877   19856   2   0   0   0  
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 90   20243   11134   99   31669   407   16   6   0   0  
UP Union Pacific 3337   589670   353802   91   982132   601268   7   9   0   0  
SLSF St Louis & San Francisco 239   29455   20324   85   70751   36449   1   0   0   0  
SLSW St Louis & Southwestern 155   23497   16213   85   48575   25025   3   0   0   0  
GW Great Western 594   85994   51596   94   163009   44879   7   0   0   0  
SP Southern Pacific 1665   224136   116550   99   448518   136480   4   12   0   161  
GN Great Northern 295   27690   17722   90   90990   850   3   0   0   0  
NP Northern Pacific 281   30871   20375   88   69374   34401   2   2   0   0  
SL Soo Line 400   48332   30933   90   120040   66260   2   2   0   0  
CT Central Texas 169   20093   12860   90   49103   25297   2   0   0   0  
LP&W Levenworth, Pawnee & Western 200   25068   16545   88   59399   30601   2   0   0   0  
LR&S Little Rock & Shreveport 210   21715   13246   93   47331   22055   3   0   0   0  
CW Colorado Western 167   22938   15827   85   50687   26113   2   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  (Double) GT  (Double) B&H  (Double) C2 C3
B&M  (Double) KY4 TN3 ME1
Unbuilt:: C1 [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  (Double) PA1  (Double) TN11
Unbuilt:: PA4 [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  (Double)
W&M  (Double) FL4 W&W  (Double) FL5 VA1  (Double) TN2 TN4
A&C  (Double) N&C  (Double) TN6 KY14 TN14 IL8 KY13
Unbuilt:: IL3 [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 SC2
Unbuilt:: KY11 [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  (Double) MN3
Unbuilt:: IA10 [Regions: CWTPN]
MP :  (Double)   MP KC&D  (Double) KS4 KCS  (Double) CO5  (Double) OK6 ATSF  (Double)
OK4  (Double) T&P  (Double) TX12 TX11 TX9 FW&D M3
Unbuilt:: LA4 [Regions: MWSTX]
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  (Double) CB&Q  (Double)
MO3 CO6
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CMWTP]
SLSF:   SLSF
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
SLSW:   SLSW
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
GW :   GW LA1 TX1 TX2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: GS]
SP :  (Double)   SP CA4  (Double) CA12  (Double) AZ6 AZ4  (Double) AZ2 AZ1
Unbuilt:: CA2 [Regions: TP]
GN :   GN
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: W]
NP :   NP
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: W]
SL :   SL WI8
Unbuilt:: WI9 [Regions: WN]
CT :   CT
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: S]
LP&W:   LP&W
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: W]
LR&S:   LR&S
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ]
CW :   CW
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
NYC 30   39   49   +19  2829   20459   68   2   2   5     14    
PENN 36   39   43   +7  996   4144   26     5   2    
READ 44   50   56   +12  2850   15380   0     4   5     9     10    
B&O 82   86   90   +8  3170   51805   47   5   5   9     14    
N&W 30   42   54   +24  7727   30308   0   9   9   14    
N&S 32   33   35   +3  327   1163   52     4   5     10    
C&H 41   44   48   +7  3060   15176   80   2   2   5     9    
SCL 5   9   14   +9  17124   74541   55   4   10   14    
LS 39   41   43   +4  4343   18823   72   14   14   5    
GTW 35   42   50   +15  159   517   18     4   5     10    
MN 32   34   36   +4  124   480   30     2   5     10    
C&EI 25   34   43   +18  288   851   69     10   2     5    
C&NW 38   40   42   +4  324   1955   45     5   2     9     14    
CRIP 44   39   34   -10  278   735   15     9   2     5    
CASL 58   54   50   -8  860   2165   100     5   10    
FEC 16   18   21   +5  567   1383   112     2  
M&SP 34   38   42   +8  2115   13141   299   5   5   2     9     14    
MP 92   78   64   -28  2908   23633   102   10   10   4     5     14    
V&T 34   35   37   +3  224   849   16     5   2     14    
L&A 45   47   49   +4  87   438   12     10   2     5    
UP 48   50   52   +4  3509   16685   0   9   9   5     14    
SLSF 0   0   18   +18  0   1076   119     9  
SLSW 0   0   18   +18  0   698   77     4  
GW 50   41   33   -17  1379   2886   84   14   10   5     9    
SP 97   96   96   -1  4626   14324   156   10   4  
GN 32   34   37   +5  687   1475   0      
NP 16   21   27   +11  607   1300   105     2  
SL 22   34   47   +25  291   1875   125   4   4  
CT 0   0   18   +18  0   761   84     14  
LP&W 0   0   18   +18  0   900   100     4  
LR&S 22   27   32   +10  340   990   60     5   2     9    
CW 0   0   18   +18  0   752   83     10  

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
KP 890   TR 420   SA&H 1095   C&S 580   DRGW 580   DP 530   A&P 580  

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