. American engineer and railroad journal . paying a sum equal to as many times the fare as there are seatsto be engaged. There must, however, be in the coming traina sufficient number of seats or compartments disengaged. Thisapplies especially to .sleeping and saloon cars. If a passen-ger cannot get a scat in any carriage of the class for whichhe booked, and no seat can be given to him temporarily in ahigher class, he can exchange his ticket for one of a lower 282 THE AMERICAN ENGINEER [June, class, and claim tlic difference in fare ; or he may give up thejourney and tlaiin llu^ reindmr
. American engineer and railroad journal . paying a sum equal to as many times the fare as there are seatsto be engaged. There must, however, be in the coming traina sufficient number of seats or compartments disengaged. Thisapplies especially to .sleeping and saloon cars. If a passen-ger cannot get a scat in any carriage of the class for whichhe booked, and no seat can be given to him temporarily in ahigher class, he can exchange his ticket for one of a lower 282 THE AMERICAN ENGINEER [June, class, and claim tlic difference in fare ; or he may give up thejourney and tlaiin llu^ reindmrsemenl of the fare.■ > AVliere a i),;;er arrives at a junction station at wliicli liehas to change trains, in order to travel on anotlicr line, he isentitled to llie use of the ■vvaiting-rooni. of the latter until liistrain arrives, and in llie night hours l)etween eleven oclockand six in tlie morning he is entitled to stop in the waiting-room, provided, of course, it is licpt open. Passengers arcwarned by tlie ringing of a bell when tlie time arrives to enterthe train. Iorters also call out in tlie waiting rooms the namesof the stations at wliieli the train stops. Ilicre are some inter-esting regulations concerning smolviiig, whir^h is forliiildcn inall first class compartments unless the whole of the passengersagree to it, but a conipartnient may be .set apart for smokersas well as for non-smokers. A special compartment lias to hereserved in eacli train for ladies, and it is
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