Continental Rails II

Game # 9 - 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.

Railroad News

Private Companies Purchased: Byron Kilbourn bought H&S for $31657, Sleeping Dog bought FW&D for $18553, Jim Hill bought C&S for $1000, Crazy French II bought CW for $8500.

PCs Incorporated: LP&W, LR&S.

New Engines Acquired: GT bought Atlantic 4-4-2, PENN bought Atlantic 4-4-2, B&O bought Mogul 2-6-0, W&M bought Atlantic 4-4-2, MRLE bought Atlantic 4-4-2, SLSW bought Atlantic 4-4-2.

New Technologies Acquired: PENN bought block signal system, READ bought automatic couplers, B&O bought block signal system, P&LE bought block signal system, MRLE bought block signal system, MN bought automatic couplers, IC bought block signal system, CRIP bought automatic couplers, CASL bought block signal system, FEC bought automatic couplers, CNS bought automatic couplers, MKT bought automatic couplers, NP bought automatic couplers, SL bought automatic couplers, T&P bought block signal system.

RoWs built: WV3 by B&O, MT3 by C&NW, NE3 by CRIP, ID2 by CB&Q, OK7 by CNS, IL12 by MP, NM5 by L&A, WA5 by WP, AZ2 by MKT, AR7 by SLSW, TX7 by GW, MT7 by NP, CA12 by SV, C6 by SL.

Double Tracked Lines: FEC doubled NER, MP doubled MO9, NP doubled NP, SL doubled SL.

New RoWs acquired: CRIP got IL15, SL got WI5, SP&P got WI6, CNS got KS2, GW got TX8, MKT got AZ3, SV got AZ6, C&NW got ID3, NP got ID5, CB&Q got OR3, WP got WA3, L&A got M1.

L'indemnisation ofs ouvriers blessés by of vieux systèmes of couplage coûte $7884 à W&M.

L'indemnisation ofs ouvriers blessés by of vieux systèmes of couplage coûte $1820 à LS.

L'indemnisation ofs ouvriers blessés by of vieux systèmes of couplage coûte $3032 à A&C.

L'indemnisation ofs ouvriers blessés by of vieux systèmes of couplage coûte $31110 à A&T.

L'indemnisation ofs ouvriers blessés by of vieux systèmes of couplage coûte $3355 à IC.

La signalisation obsolète ralentit les trains of C&NW: un contrat of $13587 cancelled.

L'indemnisation ofs ouvriers blessés by of vieux systèmes of couplage coûte $7236 à SV.

Reorganized RRs: COG.

Insolvent RRs: LS, A&C.

Bankrupt RRs: R&D.

Bankrupt Tycoons: J. Pierpont Morgan.

Loan Recalls: Edward Harriman, Jay Gould, Crazy French II, Jim Hill, Cante.

Stock splits: Les actions of SV se divisent à 2 for 1, Les actions of T&P se divisent à 4 for 1.

Cornered stocks: GT, PENN, MRLE, A&T, GW, T&P.

New railroad Presidents: Leland Stanford of GW.

J. Pierpont Morgan dispose d'un réseau transcontinental.

William Ogden dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $37259. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Baron Louis Aubade, Byron Kilbourn, Edward Harriman, Crazy French II, Cante, J. Pierpont Morgan, Jim Hill, Sleeping Dog

Les wagons-lits Pullman sont préférés pour les trajets longue distance, augmentant les revenus.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Depression.
Best locomotive available: Prairie 2-6-2
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system, automatic couplers, Pullman sleepers

Top Victory Points

The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
Robber Baron Edward Harriman (3) Leland Stanford (2) Byron Kilbourn (1) Crazy French II (6) Cante (13)
Rail Mogul Edward Harriman (3) William Ogden (8) Baron Louis Aubade (4) Byron Kilbourn (1) Cante (13)
Rail Builder J. Pierpont Morgan (10) Sleeping Dog (7) Crazy French II (6) Leland Stanford (2) Baron Louis Aubade (4)
Rail Magnate Sleeping Dog (7) Edward Harriman (3) Crazy French II (6) Leland Stanford (2) Baron Louis Aubade (4)
Rail Prodigal William Ogden (8) Edward Harriman (3) Crazy French II (6) J. Pierpont Morgan (10) Byron Kilbourn (1)
Rail Baron Edward Harriman (3) Crazy French II (6) Sleeping Dog (7) J. Pierpont Morgan (10) Leland Stanford (2)

Player Summary

President of PCs owned
Player # Tycoon name RR 1 RR 2 PC 1 PC 2
2 Leland Stanford A&T GW .... ....
1 Byron Kilbourn SP&P NP .... H&S
3 Edward Harriman CNS PENN .... ....
13 Cante C&NW WP .... ....
7 Sleeping Dog FEC MKT FW&D ....
4 Baron Louis Aubade B&O SL .... ....
6 Crazy French II CB&Q MRLE CW ....
8 William Ogden L&A SV .... ....
11 Jim Hill .... .... .... C&S
5 Jay Gould .... .... .... ....
12 Cyrus Holliday .... .... .... ....
14 Henry Farham CASL P&LE SLSF ....
9 William Palmer .... .... .... ....
10 J. Pierpont Morgan .... .... .... ....
15 Louis McLane .... MN .... ....

Railroad Summary

RR Name Tracks Revenues Expense Efficiency Bonds Loans Profit / share Dividend / share Grant Land
GT Grand Trunk 439   61665   32066   99   169013   31238   6   0   0   0  
PENN Pennsylvania 2916   455065   236637   99   882566   261522   2   0   0   44  
READ Reading 288   46403   28770   92   114187   8583   6   0   0   0  
B&O Baltimore & Ohio 2321   319161   188305   92   654872   165352   3   2   0   1  
R&D Richmond & Danville 1239   123281   77666   91   402101   209385   -2   0   0   10  
W&M Wilmington & Manchester 657   65078   35142   97   200954   39415   3   0   0   26  
COG Central of Georgia 3803   512350   368893   82   665525   0   -2   0   0   3  
LS Lake Shore 182   18517   11666   91   62748   22978   -1   0   0   0  
P&LE Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 1693   199649   113799   97   532663   188858   2   0   0   3  
MRLE Mad River & Lake Erie 2986   461765   240116   99   1001326   521409   5   3   0   10  
A&C Atlanta & Chattanooga 379   30525   19230   91   92466   38123   0   0   0   4  
A&T Alabama & Tennessee 3111   408225   224523   96   969509   436741   1   1   0   13  
N&C Nashville & Chattanooga 736   80542   50742   91   219000   93371   0   0   0   122  
MN Michigan Northern 102   12687   6978   99   32844   465   7   2   0   0  
FW&C Ft. Wayne & Chicago 403   61907   34667   95   136933   85612   3   0   0   20  
IC Illinois Central 305   36713   22028   94   72159   8757   5   0   0   5  
C&NW Chicago & Northwestern 1941   169696   93332   99   365240   275979   0   0   0   0  
CRIP Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific 1297   116374   66333   94   242447   186137   1   1   0   5764  
CB&Q Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 1855   143938   74848   99   377405   249716   0   0   394   1898  
CASL Chicago, Alton & St. Louis 538   59219   30794   99   147623   32921   5   0   0   207  
FEC Florida East Coast 2987   478104   253395   98   665468   51905   2   2   944   17  
CNS Chicago North Shore 1510   150892   78464   99   349688   212667   1   1   3230   3734  
MP Missouri Pacific 3152   361804   202610   95   708227   500137   1   1   0   0  
M&LR Memphis & Little Rock 764   67224   42351   91   182075   96282   -1   0   0   148  
L&A Louisiana & Arkansas 2408   216661   151664   84   566138   400747   -2   0   216   2993  
WP Western Pacific 1100   93692   62773   87   249677   180543   -2   4   0   0  
MKT Missouri, Kansas & Texas 1938   172149   89517   99   453785   95062   4   2   717   3457  
SLSW St Louis & Southwestern 781   65107   36460   98   152256   97761   1   0   0   2537  
GW Great Western 657   69179   35973   99   122108   92612   1   5   0   974  
GN Great Northern 295   19777   12855   89   39876   29791   0   0   0   0  
NP Northern Pacific 1438   124053   64507   99   228292   184114   2   4   2380   2327  
SP&P St Paul & Pacific 286   21376   11757   99   42185   36961   1   1   2710   0  
SV Sacramento Valley 804   74021   46634   91   126147   114943   0   16   2944   2379  
SL Soo Line 665   57775   31776   99   102677   93173   1   4   0   0  
T&P Texas & Pacific 224   19122   11856   92   30454   23643   1   0   0   0  
LP&W Levenworth, Pawnee & Western 200   17425   12197   84   26324   24301   0   0   0   0  
LR&S Little Rock & Shreveport 210   15497   10383   87   26090   24085   -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)
Grand Trunk (GT ):   GT  (Double) B&H  (Double) C2  (Double)
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AN]
Pennsylvania (PENN):   PENN  (Double) LV  (Double) PA5 PA6 P&FW  (Double) PA9 PA10 A&GW
PA4  (Double) IN5 C&EI  (Double) IN6 KY8 L&N  (Double) NO&J  (Double)
MS6 TN8 KY10  (Double) SM TN9 TN10
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AOLCMG]
Reading (READ):   READ PA3 PA2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):   B&O  (Double) PA7  (Double) WV2 M&C  (Double) OH1 OH2  (Double) IN4  (Double)
MON  (Double) IN7  (Double) IL3  (Double) IL6  (Double) GTW  (Double)
KY11 KY9 TN15  (Double) WV1 WV3
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AOLCM]
Richmond & Danville (R&D ):   R&D  (Double) VA7 VC VA2 WV4 KY1 OH8  (Double) OH6 MI6
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: AO]
Wilmington & Manchester (W&M ):   W&M NC1 SC2 SC1 GA2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: A]
Central of Georgia (COG ):   COG  (Double) A&WP BRL GA8  (Double) AL3 AL4 N&W  (Double) N&S
VA1  (Double) W&W NC2 SC5 SC3 TN12 NYNH  (Double) CNJ  (Double)
C&A  (Double) ERIE PA1  (Double) MD1 NY2 RF&P MD2 IL8
MS2 NY1
Unbuilt:: PA8 [Regions: ADLMG]
Lake Shore (LS ):   LS
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: L]
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE):   P&LE  (Double) OH3 TP&W MI1 IN2 MC MS MI5 MI4 IN8
IL5 MI3
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: OLCM]
Mad River & Lake Erie (MRLE):   MRLE OH4  (Double) NYC B&A  (Double) B&M  (Double) NY3 HRL  (Double)
C3  (Double) PA11  (Double) C4  (Double) IN1  (Double) IN3 IN9
KY13 TN13 GM&O MS3 TN11 MS4 MS5 ME1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ALCMGN]
Atlanta & Chattanooga (A&C ):   A&C TN4 TN1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: D]
Alabama & Tennessee (A&T ):   A&T TN5 TN6 KY6 C&O VA4 VA5 KY2 KY5  (Double) O&M  (Double)
IL2 IL1  (Double) KY12 TN14 S&G  (Double) GA3 GA6 GA7
AL1 AL5 AL7 AL6 MS1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: ADOCMG]
Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C ):   N&C KY14 IL9  (Double) TN7 AL2
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: DM]
Michigan Northern (MN ):   MN
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: L]
Ft. Wayne & Chicago (FW&C):   FW&C  (Double) OH5  (Double) MI2  (Double) C5
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: LCN]
Illinois Central (IC ):   IC IL4
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CM]
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):   C&NW  (Double) WI4 MN2 C7 ND5 MT1 MT2 MT3
Unbuilt:: ID3 [Regions: CWN]
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):   CRIP IA8 IA9 NE2 NE3
Unbuilt:: IL15 [Regions: CWT]
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):   CB&Q IA4 IA5 UP NE1 CO7 WY1 UT4 ID2
Unbuilt:: OR3 [Regions: CW]
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL):   CASL SL&A IL11 MO1
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CM]
Florida East Coast (FEC ):   FEC WBSH  (Double) OH7  (Double) C&C  (Double) IN10  (Double) C&H  (Double)
G&C SC4 TN2 TN3 SCL  (Double) S&A  (Double) NER  (Double)
GA4  (Double) FL4 KY4 KY3 FL5 IL7  (Double) GA1  (Double)
FL6
Unbuilt:: AL8 [Regions: ADOCMG]
Chicago North Shore (CNS ):   CNS  (Double) M&SP MN3 IA10 KCN MO6 OK6 OK7
Unbuilt:: KS2 [Regions: CW]
Missouri Pacific (MP ):   MP  (Double) KP  (Double) KC&D  (Double) KS3 CO2 CO9 MO9  (Double)
IA1 CP  (Double) NV2 UT8 UT6 UT1 UT9 IL12
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: CMWTP]
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR):   M&LR AR4 OK2 KCS MO8
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: MW]
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A ):   L&A LA4 TX2 V&T AR8 OK1 OK4 CT TX3 OK5 NM5
Unbuilt:: M1 [Regions: MGS]
Western Pacific (WP ):   WP CA7  (Double) NV1 CA6 OR5 OR4 WA5
Unbuilt:: WA3 [Regions: P]
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT ):   MKT  (Double) KS1 ATSF OK8 NM4 NM3 AZ1 AZ2
Unbuilt:: AZ3 [Regions: MWT]
St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW):   SLSW  (Double) AR2 MO5 AR3 AR7
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: M]
Great Western (GW ):   GW  (Double) LA1 TR TX16 TX7
Unbuilt:: TX8 [Regions: GS]
Great Northern (GN ):   GN
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: W]
Northern Pacific (NP ):   NP  (Double) SP&D  (Double) ND3 ND4 MT6 MT7
Unbuilt:: ID5 [Regions: WT]
St Paul & Pacific (SP&P):   SP&P
Unbuilt:: WI6 [Regions: W]
Sacramento Valley (SV ):   SV SP CA4 CA12
Unbuilt:: AZ6 [Regions: P]
Soo Line (SL ):   SL  (Double) WI8 C6
Unbuilt:: WI5 [Regions: WN]
Texas & Pacific (T&P ):   T&P
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: S]
Levenworth, Pawnee & Western (LP&W):   LP&W
Unbuilt:: none [Regions: W]
Little Rock & Shreveport (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
GT 63   78   94   +31  308   2195   0     8   1     3     4     6     13    
PENN 67   63   60   -7  14035   58340   0   3   3   2    
READ 67   54   41   -26  134   1440   0     6   3     4     8     13    
B&O 20   24   28   +8  4258   20986   60   4   4   2     3     6     11    
R&D 20   13   7   -13  2712   6195   0     1   3    
W&M 38   55   73   +35  545   3264   21     14   3     4     7     8    
COG 23   19   9   -14  4319   19015   0      
LS 21   18   15   -6  102   910   0     13   1     4     6     8    
P&LE 36   29   22   -14  1797   10620   25   14   13   4     7    
MRLE 62   50   39   -23  998   14937   0   6   6   4     5     11    
A&C 22   18   14   -8  452   1874   21     4   7     8    
A&T 56   75   94   +38  2180   31110   0   2   2   3     11    
N&C 15   18   22   +7  1321   3637   43     1   3     4     8    
MN 22   20   19   -3  58   503   7   15   4   2     3     8     13    
FW&C 32   37   42   +10  488   2015   0     1   4     8    
IC 18   22   26   +8  285   1513   12     13   1     4     6     7    
C&NW 92   58   24   -68  57617   143230   140   13   13   2    
CRIP 32   35   39   +7  914   6244   241     2   1     3     4    
CB&Q 18   20   23   +5  3860   29978   117   6   6   2     3     13    
CASL 28   33   39   +11  489   2624   66   14   14   1     2     6     8    
FEC 25   22   19   -6  3078   59792   0   7   7   2     8     11    
CNS 62   79   96   +34  1240   10873   122   3   3   2     4     11    
MP 11   11   11   +0  6890   32150   875     13   2    
M&LR 28   29   30   +2  1146   3754   66     7   8    
L&A 67   71   76   +9  6021   19005   215   8   8  
WP 97   98   100   +3  1719   8810   65   13   13   6     8    
MKT 32   39   47   +15  2204   9630   60   7   7   1     3    
SLSW 45   34   24   -21  727   3723   182     1   4     8     13     14    
GW 49   49   49   +0  1484   6843   62   2   2   1     8     11    
GN 15   16   18   +3  396   1391   84     6   1     7     8    
NP 81   62   44   -37  1226   7007   183   1   1   6     11    
SP&P 11   12   14   +3  464   1287   143   1   1   8    
SV 59   81   51   +43  987   7900   140   8   8   7    
SL 56   65   75   +19  781   3193   132   4   4  
T&P 65   132   50   +135  122   4288   192     4   2     6     7     8     11    
LP&W 0   0   11   +11  0   900   100     4  
LR&S 0   0   11   +11  0   945   105     1  

Private Companies Available for Purchase

CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price CF Price
SA&H 1095  

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