The New York central and Hudson river railroad and the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdenburg railroad (1889) (14737275626)

Identifier: newyorkcentralhu00ain (find matches)
Title: The New York central and Hudson river railroad and the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdenburg railroad ..
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Taintor, Charles Newhall, 1840-1920
Subjects: New York central and Hudson river railroad. (from old catalog) Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg railroad. (from old catalog)
Publisher: New York, Taintor brothers & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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as aforesaid, the owneror driver shall be allowed after the rate of 75 cents an hour. Waiting-Rooms. Passenger waiting-rooms extend, on the left orwest side of the building, fiom Forty-second Street along VanderljiltAvenue, each road having separate spaces set ajaart within thebuihling. Baggage. The baggage room of the New York Central & HudsonRailroad is at the north end of the station on Vanderbilt Avenue, northof the waiting-rooms, through which a connecting passageway runs tofacilitate the checking of trunks after tickets have been secured at theadjacent booking-offices. Outgoing baggage can be checked from hotelor residence by express companies, any of which can be called up bytelephone. One hundred and fifty pounds of baggage will be checked free oneach full-rate, regular, or summer excursion ticket on the New YorkCentral & Hudson River Railroad. Seventy-five pounds are allowedon each half-iate ticket. To ensure forwarding of baggage on same trains by which passage is 13
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NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD. taken, passengers should be at the station at least ten minutes beforeadvertised time for departure of trains, as it is necessary to presentpassage tickets to tlie baggage master for checking of baggage. Tickets. To avoid confusion and disappointment, those who desireto travel in Wagner palace cars or on one of the Wagner vestibuledlimited trains must make arrangements to secure accommodation a fewhours before the time of starting. The less there remains to be doneafter arrival at the station, the greater the peace of mind and comfortof the traveler. Palace Cars. The drawing-room and skeping-car service of theNew York Central and Hudson River Railroad and connecting roadshas been entirely reorganized within tlie past few years. The metiiodof construction secures absolute comfort to the occupants. The carsare elegantly finished and luxuriously appointed. Vestibule Limited Trains. Each vestibuled train is composed of abuffet, smoking, and library car, two parl