Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 November 1888 — Taking the Train in Europe. [ARTICLE]

Taking the Train in Europe.

Iu the,United States, if you arrive at a station five or ten minutes l>efore the hour announced for the departure of a train yon are in ample time, but the case is different in Europe. There is usually trouble and delay in getting seats, and nearly always confusion. There are three different classes of carriages, there is a smoking carriage to each class, furthermore, only ladies or ladies accompanied by male escorts are allowed in some carriages. The trouble of getting your baggage checked, that is if the line furnishes checks at all, is very great. In the printed announcements of some roads the company advises passengers to “be at the station at least half an hour before the departure of trains to register baggage.” The baggage, if it be a trunk, must be weighed, and in many instances there is an extra charge.— Cor. Home Journal.