Путешествие - Travelling. Руденко Т.П. - 52 стр.

                                                                               about your unreserved ticket, please contact Amtrak or your travel agent.
       Carry-On baggage: Amtrak trains have limited room for carry-on          Seats cannot be guaranteed on unreserved trains.
baggage. Passengers are encouraged to use checked baggage service
whenever it is available. For the safety and comfort of everyone on                   Open tickets. If you have purchased an “open” ticket for any seg-
board, passengers should bring no more than two pieces of carry-on bag-        ment of your itinerary, for which reservations are required, please be
gage per person. Sleeping car passengers may bring additional baggage          sure to make reservations and have tickets reissued prior to your travel.
but only two or three average-size suitcases will comfortably fit in the       Additional collection may be required if a fare change has taken place.
largest of rooms. Only carry-on baggage of reasonable quantity, size,          Be sure to check with Amtrak or your travel agent regarding blackout
and weight is permitted. Amtrak disclaims liability for loss or damage to      dates or other conditions applying to the fare paid. Open tickets cannot
carry-on baggage.                                                              be issued on All Aboard America Fares or on certain other discount
                                                                               fares.
       Baggage to/from Canada: Checked baggage to or from Canada
will only be accepted for carriage on the train on which the passenger is             Special fares. All tickets issued at a reduced fare, for example,
traveling. Customs regulations prevent unaccompanied baggage being             special one-way or round-trip excursion fares, contain certain restrictions
handled across the border.                                                     which may apply. These restrictions limit travel to certain dates, depar-
                                                                               ture times or duration of stay. Some reduced fares are not available for
       Redcap service. Baggage assistance is provided free of charge by        all seats. Special fare tickets, if partially used, may have limited or no
Redcaps at many major stations. All baggage handled by Redcaps is pro-         refund value.
tected by a claim check. Amtrak recommends that passengers accept
assistance only from a uniformed Redcap and that they demand claim                    En route upgrading of accommodations. Sleeping car, Club Ser-
checks for each piece. Items handled by Redcaps are not checked bag-           vice and Custom Class accommodations may be purchased on board
gage and passengers are responsible for them once loaded onto trains.          trains if unsold space is still available. Passengers wanting to purchase
Maximum liability is $50 per bag.                                              an upgrade of accommodations should consult the Conductor or Chief of
                                                                               On Board Services.
       Special assistance. Mobility impaired, elderly and other passen-
gers needing special seating or special assistance, such as a wheelchair,             Refund policy. Most Amtrak tickets are fully refundable as long
special food service (72 hours advance notice needed) or baggage assis-        as the ticket is unused. However, certain fares are sold with the condition
tance, must call Amtrak at 1-800-USA-RAIL as much in advance of                that they are non-refundable. Most round-trip tickets, and All Aboard
travel as possible. This applies to unreserved as well as reserved trains.     America Fare tickets, become non-refundable once travel begins. In
                                                                               most cases, partially-used tickets purchased at regular one-way fares
                         If your plans change                                  may be returned for partial refund. Amtrak will refund the value of the
      Reserved trains. Tickets MUST be reissued if reservations are            accommodation charge paid for Club or Sleeping Car space which is not
changed. An additional fare may be required if your revised itinerary no       used, with the following exceptions. For Sleeping Accommodations (in-
longer qualifies for the fare originally paid.                                 cluding Auto Train), if tickets are not cancelled at least 48 hours prior to
                                                                               departure, a substantial penalty will be assessed against the refund due.
       Unreserved trains. Your ticket may be used on any unreserved            For Club Service seating accommodations, if tickets are not cancelled at
train serving the points shown on your ticket, provided travel on that         least one hour prior to departure, a penalty of 50 percent of the accom-
train and date qualifies for the fare originally paid. If you have questions   modation charge will be assessed against the refund due. The penalty

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