What happened if someone showed up a half-hour or less before > the train was to arrive? Assuming there were seats available, was that > sufficient time to set up a booking? What usually happened in cases like this was: If at Greenville, PA or Sharon, PA, someone would arrive 15 minutes ahead of the train wanting a ticket to Rancho Left Coast, California. The agent would say "OK, right--one way ticket to Youngstown----$1.37 please." The agent would then call the ticket clerk at Youngstown and have them make the reservations and prepare the ticket and the patron would buy the balance of his ticket at Youngstown. Have seen this done at Warren, Ohio........one way ticket to Chicago. Thank you Sir..... For the Pullman car on #6 from Youngstown to Hoboken, the 'space' was held at Youngstown ticket office. There was a card showing rooms and roomettes and this card was filled out in pencil. If someone showed up at Warren and wanted a Pullman room to Hoboken, the ticket agent would call Youngstown Ticket on the phone (company phone, please--no long distance calls) and ask the ticket clerk or agent on duty if there was any 'space' available on #6 to Hoboken. If so, the ticket was sold---Coach Warren to Youngstown and First Class Youngstown to Hoboken. After the train departed Youngstown, the space was sold by the Conductor. SMT ------------------------------
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