TRAIN TRAVEL IS FUN -IT'S EASY, CONVENIENT AND PRACTICAL • A BASIC INFORMATION GUIDE FOR THE RA I LROAD TRAVELER

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ACCOMMODATIONS 23. 24. 26 PORTERS. 24 BAGGAGE 12 PULLMAN TRAVEL 18. '23. 24 CHILDREN 28 REDCAPS . 12 CLAIMING BAGGAGE 29 REDEEMING TICKETS 31 COACH TRAVEL 16. 18 RESERVATIONS 9. 10. 11 CONDUCTORS . 19.20 RETURN TRIP 30 CREDIT PLANS . 11 SIGHTSEEING 27. 30 CUSTOMS REQUIREMENTS 22 SLEEPING ON TRAINS 16.23 DINING ON TRAINS 21 STATION INFORMATION 12 EMERGENCIES . 17.24 STEP-UPS . 26 F AMIL Y RATES 8 STOP-OVERS 11. 27 FARES. 9. 12. 13 TELEGRAMS . 25 GROUP TRAVEL 6 TICKETS 8. 10. ll. 31 HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS. 6 TIPPING 12. 22. 24 LOST AND FOUND IS TRAIN CONSIST 17 LUGGAGE 6. 14 TRAIN PERSONNEL 19 PETS 28 TRANSFERS 29 PLANNING YOUR TRIP 5 WARDROBE 7 INTRODUCTION TRATN TRAVEL is tun! Millions of Americans have found it so for many years. From the beginning when the spider web of rai) lines began to spread over the country, pushing back the CREDITS VNOU~~E~ \0 wheels MA;;~4UNE wilderness and moving forward the fron tiers, riding on trains Copyright. 1954. by Our sincerest thanks to all major, passell ­ was an adventure as well as a mode of travel. It still is. American Car and Foundry Company ger-carrying ra il roads in the U. S. for t heir Now, railroads offer safety, luxury, convenience, speed, J OSEPH W. RICE, EDITOR substantial assista n ce in helping to pTepare reliability, as well as unique opportunities to discover the VINCENT ]' B IUNNO, ASSISTA NT EDITOR this book let. E DITH M. NIND, SPECIAL ASSISTANT country. Origin al m a lluscript prepared by Andrew Published by the: H etJbUTTl , President, Travel Enterprises, Modern rail travel is exciting - if you know how to make P UBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT OF AMERICAN CAR AND FOUNDRY COMPANY Inc., a nd Socie ty of American Travelers; the most of it. This booklet is an explanation and a descrip­ F. T. R ICHARDSON , David Mo-rgan, Editor, "Trai ns" acted as tion of the factors that contribute to making any journey by DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC R ELATIONS a special consu ltant La the ACF Publ ic rail easier and more rewarding. AMERICA N CAR AND FOUNDRY CO MPAN Y Relations Department. Valu able assistance 30 C HURCH STREET, NEW YORK 8, N. Y. received from the Pullman Company, and For those in particular who have little personal experi­ J OHN E . R OVENSKY, CHAIRMAN from the Association of American Rail- CHARLES ]' HARDY , lR., PRESIDENT ence in train travel, this booklet is specially directed, as a J OHN F . B URDl TI, TREASURER -roads . guide and a suggestion. C. ALLAN FEF, SECRFTARY - THE EDITOR. 3 CHAPTER TWO Planning Your Trip

MOST BUSINESS TRIPS and every vaca­ passenger offices with passenger traffic tion journey, particularly when taken representatives whose job is to help CHAPTER ONE with a family or a group, will be ac­ prospective travelers arrange their complished with more satisfaction journeys. Each of these men-whether Some Basic Points and usually at less cost if planned the local ticket agent- or the member carefully in advance. of a passenger traffic department, can The best way to start planning is promptly provide a great deal of free, TRAIN TRAVEL IS SAFE maximum ease and convenience. to call on your local railroad passen­ helpful material. It will include time­ ger agent. If you live in a small town IT IS the safest form of travel over Cars are clean, air-conditioned, ther­ tables, complete schedules on all rail­ the land- either on it or above it. mostatically heated and cooled. you probably know him as the tick­ roads, descriptive booklets about It is, statistically speaking, almost 75 et agent. The chances are you've places and areas served by the rail­ times safer than travel by automo­ RELIABLE thought of him as exclusively con­ roads, full data on every type of bile. It is safer than your own home. Next to safety, the railroads are cerned with the business of his par­ ticket and all special rates which It is so, because in the planning de­ chieflv concerned with the integrity ticular railroad. But he is actually the apply. velopment and operation of rail­ of th~ir schedules. Trains operate in agent of all the railroads and the You will find valuable informa­ roads, passenger safety has priority every condition of weather. There is Pullman Company as well. He can tion in the timetables about fares, over every other factor. Safety is engi­ a famed quotation applied to the help you travel over any route you accommodations, schedules, points of neered into each car, in its material, mail carrier, but it fits the rail car­ may desire, by any train over any interest, autos for hire at your desti­ railroad. design, and mechanical features. Safe­ rier just as well. It is: "Neither snow, nation, transfer service, baggage de­ tails and other helpful travel hints. ty controls each foot of track. It de­ nor rain, nor heat nor gloom of night HELPFUL MATERIAL termines speeds and schedules. stays these couriers from the swift When you write directly to a rail­ completion of their appointed In larger cities, railroads maintain road, be sure to present your plans in CONVENIENT rounds." On a large railroad map of the country, the web of railroad tracks SWIFT leads to practically every town. Rail­ Today more than 2,600 trains road stations are conveniently close operate at or above a mile a minute to the center of each community, easi­ speed, covering more than 150,?00 ly accessible to all travelers. miles each day. Nearly 20,000 mIles each day are covered by passenger COMFORTABLE trains operating regularly at 70 miles Today's trains are exceedingly an hour or faster. Speeds on some comfortable, even luxurious. They trains are close to 100 miles an hour have seats scientifically designed for for long stretches.

4 5 detail, including how much you plan LUGGAGE to spend for transportation. But at Your own comfort and require­ the same time allow options as to ments govern the selection and use eonvenience route and schedule, inviting the rail­ of luggage. There are reasonable road to suggest alternatives that may limitations covering the checking of Many businessmen find that, in point of actual convenience, the train is be better and more economical than your baggage_ You should know that the best way to travel. For instance, Washington-Florida, Chicago-Denver, St. those which you specify. no single piece of baggage exceeding Louis-Dallas, Chicago-Twin Cities and Portland-San Francisco are all merely 300 pounds in weight, or 72 inches in overnight journeys by train. A businessman can wind up a working day in one greatest dimension, or $2,500 in city, enjoy a good dining car meal, relax in a lounge, get a good night's sleep, HOTELS value will be checked on your rail­ L and arrive refreshed for a full day's work next morning in the next city- even In many cases the passenger agent road ticket. Very few travelers will if it's 1,000 miles away. will be able to suggest well-known find these restrictions an inconve­ Likewise, business travelers and vacationers need no longer drive long resorts and hotels. He can then ar· nience. Your railroad baggage agent, distances just to have a car at their destinations. They can escape the time­ range your ticket for you and make or your local Railway Express man, loss, hardships and hazards of long auto driving by renting a car at their des­ all the train reservations required, once you have procured your tickets, tination in advance through their railroad ticket agent-and on the train they regardless of the railroads which will even check your baggage from speed along in safety and comfort. operate them. Railroad passenger your home all the way to the house traffic offices in large cities usually or hotel at your destination for a will make hotel reservations for you reasonable charge. Likewise, on your upon request. The ticket agent does return trip, baggage can be delivered not make hotel reservations, but most to your door. This is one of the flex­ other traffic representatives will glad­ ible conveniences of train travel. gage it will cost you more in taxi WARDROBE ly do so. The majority of travelers If you take a great deal of lug- bills and porter fees to get to and write directly to the hotel for reserva­ from trains. It may also clutter up Air-conditioned trains are as clean tions. space your ticket entitles you to use. as the best hotel and present no Good judgment dictates the mini­ hazard to clothing. Your selection of mum of luggage necessary to travel wardrobe is a matter of comfort and GROUP TRAVEL with true convenience and comfort. taste. The passenger agent's collabora­ Use luggage that can be handled Most women travelers prefer a tion is particularly valuable in ar­ easily in boarding trains and while simple wrinkle-resistant suit and a ranging special group travel-family traveling on them. Large, odd­ hat without too large a brim. Wear­ group, a school, club, or community shaped pieces are often hard to stow ing of topcoats and furs will depend group, large and small. If the group away. Pieces that will slide under a on the weather and destination. is large enough he can arrange a seat, or fit conveniently in a rack are When occupying a coach seat you special car, either Pullman or coach, best. will rest better in loose clothing. or a whole series of special cars. He Some of the new types of folding From the standpoint of conven­ will be glad to meet your group per­ suit and dress carriers are very prac­ ience and economy, particularly if sonally to explain train travel and tical if you travel in a Pullman. They you are taking a lonl?; trip, certain make all arrangements necessary. can be hung, unfolded flat against a types of easily washable fabrics (such In providing descriptive informa­ compartment wall. Another piece of as nylon, orIon, or dacron) offer spe­ tion for group use, he can obtain not particular value for women is the cial advantages in travel because they only pamphlets and schedules, but vanity case, large enough for all per­ can be easily and quickly laundered also slides and films which describe sonal and cosmetic necessities, com­ in any hotel. Their use reduces the the vacation opportunities of many pact and light enough to be easily volume of wardrobe required, and regions. carried anywhere. thereby the amount of luggage.

6 7 panied by an adult. But such a child may save you a considerable sum of must have a half-fare rail ticket and money. ~ full fare Pullman ticket if occupy­ Remember that your rail fares arc mg Pullman space exclusively. Many now subject to a ten per cent federal parents economize by sharing Pull­ transportation tax, except for mem­ CHAPTER THREE man space with their young children. bers of the armed forces when travel­ Children from age five up to 12 ing on furlough. Tickets and Reservations travel at half fare on all but a few trains, and special tickets are issued RESERVATIONS to them. At age 12 they pay full fare. To avoid confusion and misunder­ TICKETS required. This usually applies to all Under the family fare plans of cer­ tain roads the age limit varies. standing you should have a clear passengers, including children. If ., knowledge of the difference between IT I.S important that you understand T hen there are coupon booklets, your plans change the charge will be a ticket and a reservation. A ticket is the nature of different types of tickets genera.lly issued to cover a long or refunded to you provided you cancel your w:-itten receipt for money paid, and reservations, and the relation be­ comph cated route, with a coupon to your space in time. a r~d eVIdence of your right to use the tween them. The ticket is a printed be torn from the booklet for each A few exceptionally luxurious ra Il ~oad facilities specifically covered agreement issued by the railroad per­ portion of the journey. Sometimes trains are "extra fare" - in which case by It. But a reservation is onlv an mitting you to ride on most trains of transfers are included in such tickets, that railroad between the cities speci­ yo~' ll ? ee ~ to purchase a coupon assurance of the railroad that it' will whIch mdicates you have paid this with a coupon to cover the cost of fied on the ticket. A coach ticket does hold f~r a designated length of time premium for exceptional accommo­ transfer between stations by taxi or not permit you to ride in Pullman a partIcul~T seat or space in your dations and speed. special bus. space. It is generally issued for an nam~. It IS actually an option. Be­ extended period. fore It can be used each reservation Round-trip tickets are usually sold SPECIAL TICKETS FARES at a reduced rate, taking you to your In addition to ordinary one-way Basic ra.ilroad fares are subject to destination and bringing you back and round-trip tickets, and the range the approval of the Interstate Com­ again, perhaps by a different route ~f Pullman tickets, there are special merce Commission and the various if you desire. tl c~ets to serve certain people. A state commissions. However, rail­ On certain occasions, special ex­ chIld under five rides free, if accom- roads are permitted (with approval cursions are operated, generally low­ of the commissions) to establish fares er in price than the regular fares_ on a basis less than the maximum in You might obtain a real saving by or?er to attract passengers to the asking your ticket agent about them_ ralls. R ailroad fares have some re­ A first-class ticket, which costs more FAMILY TRAVEL BARGAINS gional v.ariations. (See box on page than a coach ticket, is necessary to Special family fares, designed to 13). BaSIcally the cost is determined travel in either parlor cars or Pull­ provide. a.n economical travel package by distance, and varies with the type mans. In addition you will need a for familIes, are offered by some rail· roads. -Features of the plan on West· of travel. The most economical regu­ Pullman ticket. This is for your ern railroads permit a very low rate lar rail travel is by coach. But there "space" in the car: a seat, berth, or for children under twelve (as low as may be cases when (on special excur­ room. This Pullman ticket, which one-quarter the regular fare, in some sions for example) an even lower may be issued to cover one or more cases). ra te is charged. people, is for a particular space on a Eastern railroads sell family tickets for coach travel only. Children under In addition to general rates, based definite date on a designated train_ 12 are carried free, and children be­ o~ distance and type of travel, some On some streamliners payment o[ tween 12 and 15 inclusive, at half the raIlroads offer special family rates. A a reserved coach seat charge, which round-trip fare. knowledge of them in your travels varies with the distance traveled, is

8 9 must be converted into a ticket. The dition to the facilities at the railway conversion is not automatic. You station, there are centrally located in either parlor car or Pullman, the LATER RESERVATIONS must do something about it- go to a ticket offices. Consolidated ticket of­ ticket will show the space, car num­ When you take a long rail trip, ticket office, pick up your reservations fices serve many railroads. In other ber, hour and date of departure. it is often impossible, to issue all the Railroads are beset with the prob­ and pay for them. cases each railroad has a separate Pullman tickets for specific trains lem It office. of lost or mislaid tickets. is necessary to complete the trip. You advisable to make a note of the train, GETTING YOUR RESERVATIONS In some cities you will have a may not be aware, when you start, of car, Pullman space or seat number You can make a reservation by choice of getting your ticket at the the exact day and hour a particular as well as the ticket serial numbers­ picking up your telephone and call­ station or at a downtown ticket of­ segment of your journey will be in case tickets should be misplaced. ing the local office of your railroad, fice. You WIll find that the down­ taken. So the railroad issues a basic ticket for the journey, but leaves it or your local station. There a reserva­ town ticket office or consolidated RAIL-CREDIT PLANS tion clerk, or your ticket agent, will up to you to make the reservations ticket office is usually able to give Certain railroads offer the added tell you that he can reserve for you en route, and have the Pullman tick­ you more personal attention. convenience of ticket and meal pur­ a particular unit of space on a partic­ ets issued when necessary. Travel agencies and hotel travel chases on credit. Other credit plans ular train on a specific date. In a If there is any doubt about the desks are two excellent sources for allow you to charge practically short time, he will give you the space status of your ticket, any ticket agent railroad reservations. Their agents everything. The bill is usually and car number-such as Roomette or passenger representative can help will readily handle all details for you. mailed monthly to your home or 6, Car 479, Train Number 27, leav­ you. Finally, remember that space IS Or again, you can let the passenger office. There is no extra charge for ing at 6:50 P.M., on July 25th. Be representative handle the whole mat­ reserved on a first-come first-served this convenience. basis. So make and carry out your careful not to confuse the date of a ter, make the reservations, have the Other lines will accept your per­ train leaving at 12:05 A.M. with the plans as far in advance as possible, tickets issued and brought to you for sonal check at ticket offices upon reli­ preceding day's date. since many trains are sold out well in payment. able business identification. The railroad clerk or your travel advance during some seasons. CHECK YOUR TICKETS The experienced rail traveler be­ representative will tell you that the TICKET DI;:LlVERIES space will be held for you until-let After a ticket has been issued it gins his journey during the mid­ In over 2,000 cities you may have us say- noon on the 23rd of July. If would be wise to examine it to make week "lull" if possible, on Tuesday railroad and Pullman tickets deliver­ you accept your reservation you must certain that it is just what you re­ through Thursday, and thus avoids ed bv Western Union messenger serv­ buy a ticket and take up the space quested. If you have space assigned the week-end rush. ice. 'Any railroad ticket office will assigned before the deadline. arrange local delivery of your trans­ STOP-OVERS After phoning in your reservation portation by Western Union mes­ Though the ticket may not specify, requirements, in many cities you can senger, who will collect the fare plus pick up your tickets at a "Will Call" you can stop off during any trip for a reasonable messenger service sightseeing or for a visit at a sched­ window, thus eliminating delay. You charge. Or you can phone any West­ uled stop, provided you reach your can also ask the railroad to issue the ern Union office and have a messen­ necessary tickets (a railroad and a final destination before your ticket ger pick up tickets and bring them If Pullman ticket) and mail the tickets expires. you want to get off at some to you. to you upon receipt of your payment. station, tell the conductor on your You can also wire a railroad ticket train. He will punch your ticket and Or you can go to any ticket office to anyone anywhere in the United return the unused portion. If you're in your town, inform them of the States at no additional cost to you. traveling in a reserved seat it's a good space reserved, pay for both rail­ This is a convenient arrangement if idea to arrange for any stop-overs road and Pullman transportation. " you're offering a trip as a gift. If you while making your original reserva­ There are several types of ticket like, you can even forward some addi­ tions. Pullman passengers must give offices. In smaller towns, the railway tional travel expense money with the advance notice of stop-overs and spe­ station is probably the only ticket order. Ask your ticket clerk for de­ cific reservations should be made be­ office. In larger ci ties, however, in ad- tails. fore the trip is started.

10 11 ~tlil ~tltes One-way and round-trip passenger fares vary in the three different districts of the United States, known as the Eastern, Southern and Western territories. Here is a general guide which you can use to figure the approximate cost of your rail trip, after you detennine the mileage from your timetable: EASTERN SOUTHERN WESTERN j(\ Cents per mile Cents per mile Cents per mile One-way coach 3.375¢ 2.75¢ 2.5¢ One-way first class 4.5¢ 3.85¢ 3.5¢ Round-trip coach 3.375¢ down to 2.869¢ 2.475¢ 2.25¢ CHAPTER FOUR Round-trip first class 4.5¢ down to 4.28¢ 3.465¢ 2.92¢ Stations and Baggage Round-trip first class or coach-class family fares vary with each district and are worthwhile using. In the event you desire Pullman accommodations, it STATIONS Railroads are installing new ticket will be necessary to purchase Pullman tickets for the type of Pullman space desired, which will be in addition to your railroad fare. Remember that these systems to accelerate service. In some STATIONS provide a convenient center rates, subject to change, are the maximum rates established by the Interstate for departure, arrival, or transfer of stations automatic machines dispense Commerce Commission, but many railroads charge less than the above listed train travelers. T hey vary in char­ tickets in a few seconds; many roads rates to attract passengers to rail travel. Fares are subject now to a ten per cent acter and facilities. In smaller towns now issue ticket booklets for involved federal transportation tax, and state sales tax in some states on intrastate trips. the station usually consists of the journeys. office of the local ticket agent, a wait­ REDCAPS ing room and a baggage room. Then ment of a small additional charge, there are the great metropolitan Before you board a train you must on most railroads. terminals, serving a network of tracks, see about your baggage. If you don't The redcap will ask you the train hundreds of daily trains, providing want to carry your own baggage most and space which you hold, then give space for a multitude of stores and large stations have redcaps who will you checks to cover the number of services. carry your baggage for you. Paying pieces you have given him, and tell There are, for example, various the redcap a service fee is required, you that he will meet you at the types of waiting rooms, special ones and the cost ranges from 15 cents to train. In large cities the redcap will for nurseries, and lounges for the 25 cents per piece of luggage carried. place luggage in your space aboard armed forces. There are shops, restau­ This is a service charge and not a tip. the train. His failure to be present at rants, shoe shine parlors and barber Many travelers add a tip on top of the time you yourself get aboard the shops. Automatic vending machines the regular rate printed on the re­ train is no cause for alarm, since he in many stations sell everything from ceipt the redcap gives you. It is best will also be handling luggage for books to soft drinks to nylons. to let the redcap handle your heavy II others. Your bags will be there in But the main purpose of the sta­ luggage, and carry small bags your­ plenty of time. tion is the same in all communities, self. Railroad liability on items han­ regardless of size: To sell tickets, to dled by redcaps ranges up to $50 per CHECKING BAGGAGE store or transport your baggage, to bag or parcel and $10 per bundle. You may decide that you want to get you on and off your train. You can increase the liability by pay- check part of your baggage in the 12 13 baggage car. The redcap will arrange ticket it is customary to declare a def­ than 24 hours. Almost all lockers are that for you or take your baggage to inite value. Railroads make a nomi­ cleared every 24 hours and contents the baggage room. There you show nal charge of 20 cents for each addi­ taken to a special claim room. Many travelers write down the number of your ticket, which is your authority tional $100 value. Remember that their locker as a precaution against to check baggage. One hundred and $2,500 is the maximum limit per loss of the key. fifty pounds of baggage, with value passenger. In the eveI'll of loss, you allowance up to $100, can be checked cannot make a baggage claim for THE STATIONMASTER on most adult tickets. Seventy-five money, jewelry, silverware, nego­ pounds of baggage, up to $50 in tiable papers, liquids, fragile or The stationmaster is the boss of value, can usually be checked for perishable articles, radios, cameras the station; he represents the rail­ each child traveling on a one-half and household goods. Actually, wear­ road- or if a union station, all the fare ticket. Most Eastern and South­ ing apparel and personal effects, railroads served by that station. He ern railroads have a service charge necessary for the wear, use, comfort is the man to turn to in the event of of 25 cents for each piece of hand and convenience of the passenger for trouble encountered in the station­ luggage and 50 cents for each trunk­ the purpose of his journey (and not if you lose your ticket, miss your if checked in the baggage car. A [or sale) are considered to be "check­ train, can't find your redcap, lose a charge is made for storage of baggage able" baggage. locker key, or your small child wan­ ders off. He is a man of authority left at railroad stations longer than The baggage you check on your who is accustomed to handling prob­ the free time limit, which is usuallv ticket may not travel with you on the lems and meeting emergencies. 24 hours. ' train that you take, and so may not When you check baggage on your be available for claim at your desti­ INFORMA TION non-profit agency, operating on a nation when you arrive. Many veter­ You will find valuable assistance national scale. Though the Trav­ an travelers find it desirable to have at the information booth, staffed by elers' Aid representative will help trunks and other large pieces of bag­ competent personnel. In large sta­ you with personal problems, his gage, that are to be checked through tions it is generally in the center of chief function is the handling of to the destination on tickets, deliver­ the main waiting room or concourse. distress cases. Travelers' Aid offers ed by the Railway Express Agency or They can give you the timetable of traditional care for the blind and the a transfer company to the railroad a almost any railroad, tell you the handicapped, for those stranded far day or two before departure. track from which your train will from home, for the sick- in body or leave, .where to go sightseeing if mind-and the lost. Its services are MARK YOUR LUGGAGE time permits, or guide you to any of rendered freely and without stint. You should mark or tag each piece the station's facilities or personnel. If you are in a railroad station and of luggage with your name and ad­ In addition to the information need help of a personal nature, you dress, and also place your name and desk there is a chart of train arrivals should have no hesitancy in asking address inside each piece, whether and departures, generally found near the Travelers' Aid attendant for ad­ it is checked or carried with you on the entrance to the track area. It is vice. You will get it promptly and the train. usually a blackboard on which is cheerfully. posted the exact time trains will ar­ LUGGAGE LOCKERS rive and depart, and the tracks they LOST AND FOUND will be on. Stations have hundreds of lockers Major stations have a Lost and of various shapes and sizes [or check­ Found department. which constantly ing luggage. Rates vary from 10 cents TRAVELERS' AID receives and holds lost or forgotten to 25 cents depending on size. Do not Another service is that rendered articles. It is maintained by the rail­ leave your property in a locker more by Travelers' Aid, an independent, road or railroads operating the sta-

14 15 tion. If you should lose something coaches destined for two or three destination veryJ earlyJ in the morn- VISITORS while on a train trip you should different places. These are switched ing will permit you to remain aboard Boarding a train frequently in­ call at the Lost and Found depart­ out to connecting trains at junctions until normal rising time, usually un­ volves a question as to whether ment. en route. It's important that you are til eight o'clock in the morning. friends and relatives who have come in the right coach so that you are not down tq the station to see you oil carried to the wrong destination. may go aboard with you. Usually the SPECIAL CASES BOARDING YOUR TRAIN Coach seats on some trains are re­ trainmen will be glad to let them. Every large station has a network served. But if you can ride in any If you have to put a wheelchair Many railroads encourage the prac­ of tracks on which trains arrive and coach, you will find that the coaches patient or a stretcher case aboard a tice since there is no better way to farther forward are likely to be Jess train, arrangements will have to be depart. Near the gate leading to each 11, interest people in train travel than crowded.. Coaches generally have two made in advance. Your ticket agent track vou'll find a board which shows I to let friends and visitors see their the t~ack number, the name and types of space to store baggage; spe­ will make arrangements for equip­ fine equipment. \ ) number of the train on it, its time cial compartments at one end where ment at the ill traveler's destination. But for some "name" trains, only of departure, its destination and it can be stacked, and wide racks over It is interesting to know that prac­ those with tickets are permitted principal stops en route. It: will also the seats. Attendants will help you tically every passenger car has a spe­ through the train gate. If, however, show the equipment:, including num­ handle your luggage. Heavy or odd­ cial window just to accommodate you need assistance with baggage, or bers of parlor and Pullman cars. In shaped luggage should go in the racks stretcher cases. The window may be because of illness you need help in small stations which have only one at the ends of thecal's; light luggage removed completely to allow loading boarding a train, a special pass for or two tracks it's only necessary to that you can handle easily goes in the of a patient on a stretcher who can­ visitors can be obtained from the sta­ know which way your train is headed racks over the seats. not otherwise be carried aboard. tionmaster. and when it's due. In large terminals you usually do not see your train until it is in the BOARDING SLEEPERS sta tion ready to take passengers If you have Pullman space, the car aboard. That moment comes when number shown clearly on your ticket CHAPTER FIVE the station gate is opened. When you will be seen in the window nearest hear your train announced as ready the car steps. If it is a long train and The Train Itself you'd better hurry if you are not near you are in doubt as to the position of the gate. Stops are held to a mini­ your car, ask the Pullman porter mum of time. who stands at the car steps. CONSIST In metropolitan stations, particu­ THE "CONSIST" of a train is the num­ larly when overnight Pullman travel ber and type of cars that make up BOARDING COACHES is involved, your ticket will be taken the train. Behind the locomotive are When boarding the coaches of any up, and a Pullman receipt issued at the express, baggage or mail cars, train, you'll often find the trainmen a special desk before you board the known as the "head-end" cars. Be­ ask you to get on a certain car after train. This service permits you to hind these usually are coaches and a look at your ticket. They do this to retire as soon as you board the train then parlor cars and sleeping cars. keep long-distance and local passen­ if you desire. For many daytime The dining cars and club cars are gers in separate cars. On an overnight trains, space is checked at the gate usually near the center of the train trip, for example, the lights are and the ticket is not taken up until and the observation cars are at the dimmed in the "through" cars at later. rear. There are individual variations bedtime, since there will be no more Trains departing late at night of this basic arrangement. Thus some passengers entering or leaving the from large terminals can usually be trains are entirely coach trains, with cars until morning. In other cases, boarded before ten o'clock. Those special club and dining cars, and a train may leave one city with overnight trains that arrive at your others are entirely Pullman.

16 17 TOUR YOUR TRAIN holders of Pull map space, or special If you are not familiar with the cars. You may walk through Pullman equipment of the particular trai~ on cars to reach the diner even though which you are riding it's a good Idea, you do not have Pullman space. once the train is under way, to make Pullman cars are covered in some a tour of the cars. You will discover detail in Chapter Eight. CHAPTER SIX many things that will add pleasure to your journey. But be careful that you SPECIAL CARS Train Personnel are not in a car that is to be taken off There are various types of club at a junction. It is best to ask a porter cars, usually affording lounge chairs, or trainman what sections of a train tables, bar service, and magazines. are open to all. Some club cars are also observation IF YOU hold Pullman space you will cars, placed at the end of the train. first see the porter of your car. From If you have Pullman space on a COACHES the time you enter the car until you train you may use every facility the The average modern coach has leave it at the end of the journey the train provides, except the private two rows of comfortable seats, on porter is available for your service­ space of other Pullman passengers. either side of a central aisle. Coach day or night. It is his sole duty to If you are riding in a coach you may seats are scientifically designed for serve you- a responsibility for which use the diner. Many railroads pro­ maximum comfort. They are deeply he has been selected with care and vide coffee shop or grill cars for coach cushioned, each individually adjust­ fully trained. But you are not likely travelers, which can be used for able for various positions, making to see a very important member of lounging purposes between and after them excellent for overnight travel. the train crew-the engineer. He is meals. Club cars, however, are nor­ Many have special foot rests. the technical master of the train, di­ mally reserved for the use of Pull man Windows are wide-tightly sealed rects its movements, guards its safety. passengers. An exception is the fine against dirt and draft. The cars them­ As you ride he watches every foot of club cars on full coach trains, and on selves are usually air-conditioned. track ahead. At his fingers are con­ many trains, the exciting new obser­ The baggage racks above the seats trols that can stop the train quickly; vation-dome cars. If you are in any are broad and safe. horns that warn of the approach of doubt about your rights and privi­ Each coach has toilet and wash­ his train or speak in audible code to leges on a train, ask the Pullman room facilities at the ends. These other train people. Nor will you see conductor, or any uniformed train rooms are light, spacious, equipped the fireman, who performs a different attendant. with towels, and with the most sani­ function, chiefly one of maintenance tary and modern facilities. There are and inspection, and acts as an added tor determines when the train will electric razor outlets in most cars. SMOKING pair of eyes for the engineer. leave a station. He can stop the train whenever necessary. He is responsible Women's dressing rooms often have Smoking rules vary from one road THE RAILROAD CONDUCTOR vanity tables and big mirrors. Coach to another. Smoking is permissible in to the railroad for main taining the You will meet the railroad conduc­ lighting is efficient, often with. indi­ any room type accommodation and train's schedule, and for the safety tor because he will be looking for vidual lights for personal read mg. in lounges and diners. Some railroads and comfort of passengers. He takes your ticket. If you are riding in Pul L let you smoke anywhere in coaches, up railroad tickets and collects rail man space you will also see the Pull­ while others post signs permitting fares. If you don't have a ticket he man conductor. PULLMAN CARS smoking only in certain cars, wash­ will sell you one aboard and give you The train conductor is the boss of In the average train, cars behind rooms or sections of cars. Remember a receipt. He can punch your ticket the train. All the railroad employees the coaches are usually Pullman cars, that smoking rules are for your pro­ permitting a stopover. The train con­ on the train are under his direction, reserved for the exclusive use of tection. ductor is assisted by a trainman in including the engineer. The conduc- collection of tickets and other duties. 18 19 THE PULLMAN CONDUCTOR operation of the train and its safety under the direction of the conductor. The duty of a Pullman conductor It is the flagman who climbs off and is quite different. He is responsible proceeds down the track behind a for all Pullman space. He, not the train stopped between stations to train conductor, will take up your signal another train approaching CHAPTER SEVEN Pullman ticket, and give you a re­ from the rear. ceipt. He can change your space if Dining car personnel work for the necessary. He keeps Pullman space Eating on Trains railroad and not the Pullman Com­ charts that show the assignment of pany. They consist of a steward, who every unit of Pullman space on every is in charge, and a group of skilled car of the train. He will know that THE DINING CAR chefs and assistants in the kitchen, space, which appears to be unused, THE DINING CAR serves all passengers. plus a group of waiters serving the is going to be taken up at a station Service is provided with skill, wheth­ tables. somewhere up the line. In case that er your order is a sandwich or a steak space becomes available through can­ The club car attendant is in most dinner. Eating on a dining car is fun cellation or some other reason, the instances a Pullman employee, re­ in itself, one of the pleasurable and sponsible for the club car. He will Pullman conductor can then assign rewarding aspects of any journey. also assume the duties of a porter for it. This explains why your ticket Railroads are proud of their dining agent sometimes is unable to obtain those units of Pullman space in the car service and go to great lengths to Pullman space for you before your car which he attends. He serves re­ make it as pleasant as possible, even departure, yet the Pullman conduc­ freshments and occasionally a light though they spend much more money tor on the train will often have space breakfast, sells merchandise carried than they take in by providing it. available. on all club cars and tidies up the car. Dining car meals are served at 1£ you have been unable to obtain stated times; some railroads serve Pullman space and have had to board dinner by reservation. SPECIAL ATTENDANTS the train without it, explain the mat­ When you enter the car the stew­ ter promptly to the Pullman conduc­ Some trains have other special at­ ard will seat you, give you a menu, tor. He will probably suggest that tendants. A few have barbers, others an order blank and a pencil. Waiters you ride in the club car until he can have stenographers. Many trains are assigned to specific tables; they determine his allotment of available have hostesses and nurses. Some even cannot take an oral order so you space to get what you want. carry valets who will press your cloth­ must write it out. hotel or restaurant. Many roads fea­ The Pullman conductor has charge ing at night. Most Pullman lounge Menus are fairly simple, offering a ture convenient, low-cost meals, of all the Pullman porters on the cars are equipped with clothes press­ selection of complete breakfasts, often in special types of dining train. He is also responsible for the ing equipment for valet service, and lunches, or dinners, with a number cars such as coffee shop cars, snack club car if it is Pullman-operated. It Pullman lounge car attendants are of a la carte dishes also available. cars, or grill-lounge cars, which are is his principal concern to see that carefully trained in this work. You Railroads offer feature dishes, often open to both Pullman and coach pas­ every Pullman passenger is well cared can have your suit or dress pressed reflecting the food specialties of the sengers. Self-service diners are pro­ for during the entire trip. at a reasonable charge. territories they serve. vided by some roads, where a service Unseen by you, but serving you in­ bar offers drinks, sandwiches and directly, is the baggage car attendant OTHER TRAIN MEMBERS SPECIAL DINERS light meals. There are also some who makes sure that baggage you vending machine cars for coffee, soft There is another member of the have checked through is handled Railroads provide meals of high drinks and sandwiches. train staff who is often mistaken for correctly, put off at the station of quality, well served, at prices com­ Most railroads also offer sand­ a conductor. He is the flagman, whose your choice. He also looks after pets parable to the same quality of food wiches, coffee, soft drinks and candy duties are technical, concerning the checked in the baggage car. and type of service found in a good bars at your seat in the coaches at 20 21 low prices. They are usually pro­ private dining on a train is breakfast vided by an attendant from the din­ in bed-a favorite pastime among wo­ ing car or by an accredited catering men travelers. service. Most dining cars have special por­ tions at reduced prices for children; LIQUOR some offer children's menus with par­ You may order refreshments with ticular items designed to suit juve­ your meals, if the serving of liquor is nile tastes. Regular menu items can not prohibited by the laws of the be varied to fit your special diet state through which the train may be needs, such as those without gravy, passing. Liquor is brought to the potatoes, sugar or salt. passenger in individual bottles On short hauls some trains do not which are exact miniatures of the carry dining cars, but attendants CHAPTER EIGHT regular bottle of the brand ordered. pass through the coaches with an It must be opened by the waiter in assortment of soft drinks, sandwiches, Sleeping on Trains the presence of the purchaser. Each fruit and candy. bottle (except wine) contains one New coaches make overnight travel one wants to go to bed. If you don't TIPPING IN THE DINER drink and is the equivalent of two .pleasant and comfortable. Seats can want your berth made up early, the average drinks served in most bars. As a rule, you'll probably want to be adjusted to any position from sit­ porter will appreciate your telling tip after train meal service as you ting upright to reclining. Night-time him so. DINE IN YOUR ROOM would in equivalent surroundings at coach travel is casual, dress is infor­ For daytime use the Pullman sec­ You may have the same meal you home: ten per cent or more of the mal. Make sure that your baggage is tion converts to two facing seats. The might order in a diner served in your check. Of course, it largely depends placed so that it will not interfere person who has purchased the lower Pullman space for a small extra on the individual service given by with your comfort. It's a good idea berth is considered to have the right charge. Your porter will set up a your waiter. Most people tip from 40 to have any special toilet articles you to use the forward facing seat. table, call a waiter who will bring cents up for a three dollar meal, to may need during the night, or in a menu. A luxurious version of give you an example. freshening up in the morning, in an THE ROOMETTE easily accessible piece of luggage. Next in price and convenience to the berths of a Pullman section is THE PULLMAN BERTH the duplex-roomette. The standard Traditionally, overnight train trav­ roomette is also a completely enclosed ells/oms Jeeqllirements el means use of Pullman space. It private room, containing every facil­ ranges from adequate to luxurious ity needed for comfort and utility, The American is welcome in Canada and Mexico, but for purposes of and in modern cars includes a variety identification it's a good idea to carry positive proof of one's identity and and is ideal if you are traveling citizenship. A birth certificate is best. Canadian customs officers will board of different units. The simplest unit alone. The bed folds into the wall. your train when it crosses the border, ask a few questions as to your purpose is the Pullman section which consists There are concealed daytime bath­ in visiting Canada, how long you expect to stay, and inspect your luggage. of two berths, an upper and a lower. room facilities, which are under the They'll ask you to declare your camera, if you're carrying one. The customs The berths can be purchased and bed at night. Roomettes have a officer will note its serial number, make out a slip and give you a copy; this you return to customs upon leaving Canada as proof that you brought the used separately, or you can purchase washbasin, a carafe of drinking camera into the country. the whole section for yourself. The water, a mirrored cabinet, a closet for To enter Mexico you'll need a Mexican Tourist Card (available at the upper is the most economical of all clothing, and a rack for luggage. border or from any Mexican Consulate). It is best to obtain one from your Pullman beds. Heat, light, fan and ventilation are nearest Mexican Consulate in advan ce of your trip to avoid delay. Proof of The porter will make up beds fair­ individually controlled with switches citizenship is needed, as well as a smallpox vaccination certificate not more ly early at night in order to get the than three years old. easily operated by the occupant. Ask task accomplished by the time every- the porter if you are not sure how to 23 22 use these switches. There is also a YOUR PORTER small compartment for your shoes You may rely on your porter for which will be shined by the porter whatever h elp you will need. He during the night. makes your bed, tidies up your space, Roomette beds are pre-made, can handles your baggage, and looks be lowered and locked into position, after your comfort in many ways. H e or raised again, as desired by the pas­ will give you pillows for daytime senger. Porters are instructed to use, arrange a table for work or card ask passengers if they know how to playing, bring a waiter from the operate the bed. If you are not ab­ diner if you want dinner in your solutely sure about it, you'd better room, wake you up in the morning, have the porter demonstrate it. and even turn in to a Lost and Found bureau the things you leave OTHER ACCOMMODATIONS behind. Additional Pullman rooms are If you are confronted with a night­ the single bedroom, designated for time emergency, such as illness or CHAPTER NINE single occupancy and somewhat more lost glasses-call the porter. If the spacious than a roomette; the double emergency warrants it he can ar­ Living On Trains bedroom, a popular accommodation, range to have the train stopped is equipped with two berths. For (through the conductor, of course), family or group use, two double bed­ and a doctor brought aboard. But IF YOUR JOURNEY on a train is of grams while traveling on a train, rooms can be made into a bedroom most emergencies h e will handle some distance you will have time to the sender must know your train suite by folding back a wall par­ himself. H e has a first aid kit avail­ rest and to enjoy yourself. In the club number or its name and the time and tition. This permits a spacious day­ able. cars you can buy refreshments and date of departure. You will be paged time private room, with ample seat­ What is the correct amount to you will find an assortment of maga­ if there is a telegram for you. A few ing space and a four berth room at tip a porter? There is no definite rule zines to read. club cars are equipped with radio­ night, ideal for family travel. The about it, for a tip to the porter is a telephones; an attendant is usually LETTERS AND TELEGRAMS bedroom suite costs the same as the gratuity rendered for personal serv­ available to show you how to use drawing room. ice. Generally speaking, a minimum If you want to write a letter there them. N ext is the compartment, a some­ are usually desks and special train appropriate tip for overnight travel FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE what more commodious room than is 50 cents. Most people who occupy stationery available. You can mail the dou ble' bedroom, and also having a private Pullman room overnight letters hom the train. Just give your Utilizing your own space in a car, two beds. It is possible in many cars give 75 cents to one dollar, certainly letters to the porter or car attendant you can have a table set up in your to combine a compartment with a a dollar if there are two in the party. who will deposit them in the mail at accommodations, play cards or games, double bedroom to make a larger Beyond that the amount of the tip is the next principal stop. Many lounge read, write, or work. Many passen­ gers like to roam the train from time room. All private room accommoda­ strictly a matter of how much service cars include a mail box. Every Rail­ tions contain toilet facilities, many a porter gave you and how long you way Post Office Car has a mail slot to time or enjoy getting off at station of which are in a separate annex. stayed on the train. where you can post a letter. But be­ stops for a little exercise. Be sure Largest, most luxurious Pullman Passengers usually tip the porter fore doing so make sure the mail car to check with the conductor on the space is the drawing room with three as they leave the train. Having taken is headed in the right direction for departure time of the train so th.lt berths for night travel, couches and off your baggage at a station he will your letter. you are not left behind. lounge chairs for day travel. In a be standing at the steps of the car to There will be telegraph blanks in Some coaches have lap tables, the most cars. You can send a telegram drawing room, toilet and dressing help you alight and locate your bag­ equivalent of the Pullman table, and [rom a train and be billed at your room facilities are in a separate room gage. If you have not already tipped most coach trains have their own home for the telegram by Western adjacent to the main room. him, now is the time to do so. club and observation cars. Many Union. If you expect to receive tele- railroads provide descriptive ma- 24 25 terial about their routes which add conductor can make the change for immensely to the understanding of you. You will have to pay what is the country through which you known as a "step-up" fare when travel. changing from coach to first class Today's streamliners carry the lat­ travel. This is the difference in price est issues of popular national maga­ between the coach and the first class zines, along with the daily newspa­ fare. You will also have to pay for pers of the major cities through the Pullman space selected. which they pass. On many trains, TRAIN ETIQUETTE copies of morning newspapers are given as a complimentary service There is no such thing as rigid along with a cup of coffee as you protocol in train etiquette. Decency are seated in the diner for breakfast. and good taste prevail in an atmos­ Important trains have an up-to­ phere of relaxation and friendliness. night journey may take you across car is a travel se nsation in sightsee­ date Official Railway Guide, a cata­ A train is a community and the same one of these time zones, so before ing, available to coach and Pullman log giving schedules of all rail, water, rules that govern any community turning in for the night it's a good travelers. and air travel in the United States, govern train conduct. idea to turn your watch ahead or Club and observation cars are Canada and Mexico. Almost every back so that come morning you'll also excellent vantage points for en RAILROAD TIME Pullman car has a Hotel Red Book, know the right time. Certain rail­ route sightseeing. ''''indows are giving rates at all hotels in the coun­ It's a good rule to keep your watch roads adjust their schedules to com­ large and offer views on both sides try. on railroad time. That is, the Stand­ pensate for Daylight Savings time. of the track and to the rear. Coach ard time of the geographical time­ Most railroads operate on Standard windows are wide and permit excel­ CHANGING ACCOMMODATIONS zone through which your train is time throughout the year. lent sightseeing. There are some technical aspects passing. A glance at your timetable of living on a train worth knowing will tell you the point at which your SIGHTSEEING STOPOVERS FOR SIGHTSEEING about. If for some reason you should train passes from say, the Eastern zone In a unique and dramatic way Railroads generally work closely like to move from coach space to into the Central zone. Any porter or the train provides you with a grand­ with local interests to provide op­ stand seat for sightseeing. Train at­ Pullman space, or change your Pull­ train crew member will be happy to portunities for sightseeing at places man accommodations, the Pullman give you the correct time. An over- tendants are well informed on the along the way. Nearly all larger cities, country through which the train pass­ particularly those in resort and vaca­ es and. will be glad to tell you of tion areas, have excellent sightseeing interesting points. Some trains have services, available from the railroad public address system announcers to stations, offering trips from an hour Seenk J/iflltliflltts Visible lrolll 7:rnins point out scenic highlights. or so to a full day. If you prefer to Among the most compelling sight­ rent a car and do the sightseeing on Many of the nation's richest scenes are reached only by railroad. Rails seeing facilities provided by modern your own, the railroad will make ar­ lead straight out across the Great Salt Lake and thread the Royal Gorge. For trains is the dome car, which has rangements for you in advance with miles on end streamliners race along the banks of the Mississippi, the Ohio, been made standard equipment on a car rental agency at your stop-off the Missouri, and the Hudson. Trains will take you beside the waters of Lake many railroads, particularly in the or destination. Champlain or the Pacific Ocean, or along Lake Ontario and the Gulf of West and Southwest, where bridge The railroad timetable can also be Mexico as well. You'll enjoy Glacier National Park and a dozen other scenic and tunnel clearances permit their useful on your trip. Many railroads wonders of America from your train window. operation. Overhead is a strongly put special informative notes in There is a streamliner waiting to take you into America's finest scenery­ reinforced dome of glass, permitting their timetables, which indicate al­ unrestricted visibility in every direc­ and an engineer up front to do the driving for you. titude, names and important sights tion except down. Riding in a dome along the way, and other data. · 27 26 CHILDREN Nurses and stewardesses on many No method of transportation per­ trains are eager and ready to offer mits children to travel with greater help to parents with children, and ease, safety, and freedom of mind for particularly to children traveling parents, than the train. Pullman alone. rooms provide the privacy and equip­ ment to take care of children of all PETS ages. Pullman berths are safe and It is not commonly known that even provide special guards to keep you can take your dog on a leash children from falling out. and muzzled into a Pullman room If you are traveling with an in­ and keep it there during your jour­ fant requiring a warm bottle of ney. As long as it does not annoy milk or formula, your porter can other p assengers it can be exercised arrange to have the bottle heated in at regular stops. An additional privi­ CHAPTER TEN the dining car and brought to you lege to this is the Seeing Eye dog, when you want it. (Electric bottle which can go anywhere in the train Arrival at Destination warmers will not work using train his blind master goes. outlets.) On short trips it's best to If you don't want your dog in make up enough formula to last for your room with you, you can send ARRIVAL with local taxi services. Go to the t.he trip. On longer trips you may it (or your pet parrot or cat) to IF YOU want someone to meet you at transfer desk at the station and pre­ wish to bring the ingredients; most the baggage car, provided it is in a your destination you can send a tele­ sent your coupon; you will be given dining car crews will mix them and suitable crate or special container. gram from the train, giving the ar­ a ticket and directed to a cab, bus or furnish fresh or canned milk. It is There are restrictions against venom­ rival time, train name and in the case limousine. Your hand luggage will go suggested that a supply of disposable ous or otherwise objectionable ani­ of large cities, the station. If you are with you as you transfer from station diapers be carried as they are much mals. If animals require special food, traveling in Pullman space, your por­ to station. However, if you have a more convenient than cloth ones. the car attendant on many railroads ter will take your baggage out, considerable time interval between will arrange to see that they are fed arrange it on arrival beside the steps trains, some railroads servicing Chi­ according to your wishes. The cost of of the car. If you need a redcap to cago and other large cities will ar­ this service varies with distance and help carry luggage, he will get one. range to have your hand luggage is a percentage of the first-class fare. transferred to your space on your Baggage car service for pets is not If a redcap is not immediately avail­ able, y'ou can locate one in the sta­ connecting train-for which you pay universally available since some a small charge. trains do not carry a baggage at­ tion. In smaller stations the ticket tendant. In that case you can ship clerk will often help handle baggage CLAIMING BAGGAGE after the train leaves. So will local your pet by Railway Express Agency, 1£ you are claiming baggage that giving instructions on feeding, wa­ taxi drivers. has been checked on your ticket and tering and exercising. It must be in TRANSFERS transported in the baggage car, you a suitable crate or container. The must go to the baggage claiming value of the dog or animal being If your plans call for a transfer be­ counter of the station. You may wish checked should be registered with tween two stations of a city, check to wait for it to be unloaded from the the railroad in the event of any to see if a coupon for the transfer is train, or it may even come through claims resulting from loss or injury. a part of your ticket. In larger ci ties on another train. If there is any If the value reported seems too great, there are official transfer agencies doubt about its whereabouts or the the railroad may reserve the right to that operate their own vehicles, or time of probable arrival, ask the local refuse to transport your pet. arrange free transfer under contract station agent about it. 28 . 29 ---.::;~~-- ticket for the space only when you fund for rail tickets can often be ~:::j';=$'::"~~~-"'--~------pick up your reservation and pay for made by the ticket agent of the rail­ it. If your plans change, you can do road who sold you the ticket. In some other travelers a favor by cancelling cases a formal application for refund your reservations promptly so they will have to be made and sent in to can use the space. Most hotels in the railroad. You will get a copy of large cities have transportation desks it, or a receipt for the ticket surrend. at which you can get your return ered. Most railroads will send you reserva tions. your refund generally in a couple of weeks or so. CHAPTER ELEVEN IF YOU MISS YOUR TRAIN If through reaching the station late PULLMAN REFUNDS Getting Home Again or missing a connection, you miss The same basic procedure applies your train, it's best to explain your to Pullman space being redeemed. problem immediately to the ticket When Pullman space is cancelled ALTE RNATE ROUTE Plan your return well in advance. clerk, or, in a large station, to any prior to the day of departure, your SINCE MOST railroad journeys involve Remember that schedules and eq uip­ station agent. He will advise you refund may usually be obtained a return trip sooner or later, railroads ment given in timetables are subject about the next available train going through the ticket agent. However, provide round-trip tickets, usually at to change without noti ce. to your destination, assist you in hav­ if you had been assigned Pullman reduced prices. If yo u want to return Even though YOLl may have a ing any necessary reservations made space and failed to release it well in by a different route, you should plan round-trip ticket, you may not have or tickets changed, and help recover advance of the departure time of the to do so when you buy your tickets made your reservations for the re­ your luggage if it was placed on the train, the Pullman Company may not before the trip. Variations of a return turn. As soon as you know the time train that you missed. Your railroad have had an opportunity to fill your route in most cases offer opportuni­ of your departure and the type of ticket is still good on the line whose space and is not obligated to refund ties to see different regions and visit space you want, make the rese rva­ train you missed, but if it becomes money for it. Your obligation, if you other cities, and usually cost no more. tion. Remember that you get the necessary to use another railroad. expect a refund, is to release the you'll probably find it necessary to space in time to permit its resale to buy another ticket and mail your first someone else. If space is cancelled too one in for a refund. close to departure time (in some Some railroads, however, dep end­ cases three days' notice is required) All-expense r(Jllrs ing on ' the circumstances that re­ you will have to send your Pullman For the tourist who'd like to see the country in a carefree manner, the sulted in your missing your can nec­ ticket with a letter directed to: Gen­ aU·expense tour is excellent. Certain railroads offer these package vacations, tion, will authorize exchange of eral Passenger Agent, Pullman Com­ but more often separate organizations arrange such tours. Any travel agency your ticket to another line serving pany, Merchandise Mart, Chicago can help you select one that fits your taste and budget. As a rule, the tours the same point. 54, Illinois. are arranged by times so that you can take a one·week, two·week or even longer rail journey. A single charge pays in advance for your railroad fare, REDEEMING RAIL TICKETS sleeping car space (if you go Pullman, but coaches are available), hotels en IF YOU EN JOYED YOUR TRIP route, meals, sightseeing stop·overs, and even tips. Typical tours originate in If you have an unused portion of Perhaps you'd like to write to the large cities and travel as a group aboard special cars or, in the case of large a railroad ticket and find you are not tours, in special trains. The schedule is arranged so that as much scenery as railroad and tell them how you en· possible is passed in daylight hours. Buses meet the tour party at special points. going to use it within the limits fixed joyed your trip, since your thoughts There are also guided tours through large cities passed en route. The beauty by the ticket, you can turn it in for will be appreciated. Even suggestions of the all-expense tour is that all you have to do is ride and relax. The tour redemption and get a refund for the to improve service will be welcomed. agent, who accompanies your par ty, takes care of all the details. unused portion. There is often a The railroads stand ready to help small service charge for redemption make your future journeys even more to cover costs of handling. The reo fun, easier and more convenient! 30 31