Overweight charged at the rate of 16 per cent of the passenger fare per 100 pounds. Railroad Tickets are good until used, except Excursion Tickets, which are only good when used as stipulated on the tickets. Railroad Companies receiving baggage give a numbered metal check in exchange for each piece, first requiring, however, that the traveler should purchase and show his passage ticket. Railroad Companies are responsible for the safe carrying of Baggage intrusted to their care, and for its delivery at the point to which it is checked. Railroad trains stop at proper intervals for meals, the traveler being allowed say twenty minutes, and the cost being almost uniformly 75 cents per meal.
Abundant notice is given before trains start.
Hand baggage left on the seat in the car secures the seat for the owner. Travelers approaching Philadelphia by Rail can have their Baggage delivered at any of the hotels, Boarding-Houses, or Residences. Messenger Boys of the American District Telegraph Company will be stationed at the different Railroad Depots to carry notes, packages, etc., to any part of the city. Hackney Coaches, Carriages , or Cabs can be engaged of the same Agent , to meet the visitors on arrival at Depots. Baggage will be called for at Hotels, Boarding-Houses, or Residences, and checked through to destination, by leaving notice at any of the Ticket Offices or Depots after procuring tickets, the charge for this service being the same as for Baggage delivery.