If the action is against any railway corporation which has sold or leased its property and franchises to any other railway corporation as authorized by section 327E.2 , service of the original notice may be made upon any station, ticket, or other agent of the merged, vendee, or lessee corporation in the county where the action is brought; if there is no such agent in said county, then service may be made upon such agent or person in any other county. [S13, §3529; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 11073; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §617.4 ] Referred to in §489.119