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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can eat/drink whatever you want anywhere.

Bags typically go overhead.

Remember to take your ticket stub with you when you go to the bathroom/snack car/whatever -- it stays with you, not at your seat.[/quote]

What ticket stub are talking about?[/quote]

OP here - I have to print off my email ticket, so thinking I keep that.[/quote]

No, when they take your ticket they take a little slip of paper, punch holes in certain spots, and then stick it into a slot over your seat. Every passenger has one, and based on the color/letter/holes on your slip, the conductor knows when you're supposed to get off the train. If you leave your seat for any reason, you need to take that with you.

(Note: That's how unreserved trains work; I'm not sure about reserved seats, I know I've done that once or twice but I can't remember if they had those little slips or not.[/quote]

Those are seat checks, and you ONLY take them with you if you're switching seats.  If there's no seat check above the seat, then people will think the seat is unoccupied (if you go to the bathroom or the snack car for a few minutes, for example).[/quote]

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