. The American railway; its construction, development, management, and appliances . ; P. »L _ _ Uitnia JdTnM, MTfiift Pau , 71 A. H. 3 P. M. 9 P. M. Pan Hochester. 3 P. M Pus Ulic 1; P. .M. 3 f. M. 4 A. ,M. Pus Pus STratuse. S; P. M. 2 A. .M. S A. .M. Pass Pus Auborn, 7 P. M. 4 A M 10 A M. J>ass tuca, 9; P»M Richeslcr, 2 A. .M. 10 X. M. 4 P. M. PiiS Schencctwiy. 3i A. M. JO A. M. Airiw 11 Buffalo. ^^. 3 9 P. M. Arrive at Albany, 5 A. I AM. 4iP. M. E2ISMMTS viu K SMJis mn m mmi m^imi. Passengers will jirocure tickets at the offices at Jllbany, BuBhJo
. The American railway; its construction, development, management, and appliances . ; P. »L _ _ Uitnia JdTnM, MTfiift Pau , 71 A. H. 3 P. M. 9 P. M. Pan Hochester. 3 P. M Pus Ulic 1; P. .M. 3 f. M. 4 A. ,M. Pus Pus STratuse. S; P. M. 2 A. .M. S A. .M. Pass Pus Auborn, 7 P. M. 4 A M 10 A M. J>ass tuca, 9; P»M Richeslcr, 2 A. .M. 10 X. M. 4 P. M. PiiS Schencctwiy. 3i A. M. JO A. M. Airiw 11 Buffalo. ^^. 3 9 P. M. Arrive at Albany, 5 A. I AM. 4iP. M. E2ISMMTS viu K SMJis mn m mmi m^imi. Passengers will jirocure tickets at the offices at Jllbany, BuBhJo or Rochesterthrough, to be entitled to seats at the redaced rates. Tare will be received at each of the above places to any other placesnamed on the route. bar rails were cutdiagonally, so thatwhen laid down theywould lap and form asmoother joint. Oc-casionally they became sprung; the spikes would not hold, andthe end of the rail with its sharp point rose high enough for the From an Old Time-table (furnished by the A B C Pathfinder Railway Guide). 236 RAILWAY PASSENGER Old Boston & Worcester Railway Ticket (about 1837J. wheel to run under it, rip it loose, and send the pointed endthrough the floor of the car. This was called a snakes head, and the unlucky being sit-ting over it was likely to beimpaled against the that the traveller of thatday, in addition to his othermiseries, was in momentaryapprehension of being spit-ted like a Christmas and cou-pon tickets were trips had to be made over lines composed of a number of shortindependent railways; and at the terminus of each the bedevilledpassenger had to transfer, purchase another ticket, personally pickout his baggage, perhaps on an uncovered platform in a rain-storm,and take his chances of securing a seat in the train in which hewas to continue his weary journey. After the principal companies had sent agents to Europe togather all the information possible regarding the prog
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