C 12? C 12 = 4, so there are 3×4= 12 species.
In the second category, the twin sisters of freshmen are not in the first carriage, so choose two students of one grade from the remaining three grades in the first carriage, that is, C 13 = 3, and then choose one of the remaining two grades as C 12? C 12 = 4, then * * has =3×4= 12 kinds.
According to the principle of classification and counting, * * there are 12+ 12=24 different riding modes.
So the answer is 24.