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General characteristics of the passenger service, 181. Comparison of the trend of passenger fares and freight rates in the United States, 182. Volume of passenger traffic in the United States, 185. Comparison of railroad travel in the United States and foreign countries, 186. Classification of passenger travel in Europe, 187. Varieties of passenger service in the United States, 188. Relation between the Pullman Company and the railroad corporation, 193. Passenger tickets and baggage checks, 195. Methods employed to increase traffic, 196. Opportunities for developing passenger traffic, 197. Electricity and the passenger service, 199. References, 200. XIII. The Express Service of the Railroads .201-217 General character of the express service, 201. The origin of the express service and its subsequent development, 203. The organization of the American Railway Express Company, 206. Express shipping papers, 207. The contractual relations between the American Railway Express Company and the railroads, 207. Express rates, 209. Volume of express business, 213. The parcel post and the express service, 214. Should the present express service be discontinued? 215. References, 216. XIV. The Mail Service of the Railroads .. 218-234 The mail service increases with the progress of civilization, 218. Classification of mail matter, 219. The parcel post rate system, 220. General statistics of mail traffic, 223. Mail transportation, 223. The railway post office, 225. The services performed by railroad companies in transporting the mails, 226. Railway mail pay, 227. The postal deficit and its cause, 232. References,
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