Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-12-08
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD

"AVING greatly improved Its Western
Ill connections now offers the fullest induce
ments 10 travellers between Washington, Balti-
more, and all portions of the West, the Northwest
and the Southwest.
The connection between the trains from Wash
inglon and the trains bound west from Baltimore
is always promptly made al the Washington juno
ton (lately called the Relay Housed 9 miles from
Baltimore. This is the only change OF cars re-
CURED between Washington and the Ohio river.
Baggage is checked through to Wheeling at the
Washington station, and rechecked and transfer
red there, with the passeDgers) without charge,
%forthose holding through tickets for points beyond.
The connecting trains leave Washington daily at
9 a. m. and Al p. m. On Sundays at the latter
hour only.
AT Wheeling direct connection is made with the
trains ofthe CENTRAL OHIO RAILROAD, run
ming from Bellairre on the Ohio, near Wheeling,
through Cambridge, GAINESVILLE and Newark, 10
COLUMBUS. These trains connect at Newark
with the cars Of the Newark, Mansfield and Sand
usky Railroad for Sandusky, Toledo, Detroit,
Chicago, ST. Louis, etc.
with the fast trains Of the Little Mianni Railroad
10 Xenia, CINCINNATI, LOUISVILLE, etc. AT
Xenia ION Little Miami Railroad) connection is
formed with the trains through Dayton, 10 INDl-
ANNAPOLIS, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Chicago,
Rock Island, ST. Louis, etc.
IL Passengers holding through tickets for
Memphis, Viek,6mrg, NatcAes, Nsao Orleans etc,
which are also sold at Washington, are transfer
red at Cincinnati 10 the Mail Steamers on the Ohio.
Tickets Tor Evansville, Cairo, and ST. Louis are
sold by this route,
IL FOR CLEVELAND, and via Cleveland TO
Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, ETC., tickets are sold,
when the Ohio is n~avigable between Wheeling and
Wellsville forty miles, where a connection with
the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad is made.
Travellers are requested to notice that while
this is the only route ~afording through tickets and
checks in Washington, it is also the shortest, most
speedy, and direct TO nearly all the leading points
in the great West. The distance from Washing
ton TO Cincinnati is but $50 miles, being about 100
miles shorter than by any other route!
FARE BY THROUGH TICKET FROM
WASHINGTON: To Wheeling, SO SO; Columbus,
Sl3 IS; Dayton, S15 SO; Cincinnati, sic; Louis
vile, by railroad, SIS 65; by steamer from Cincin-
natl, SIS; indianapolis SIT so; Cleveland, $12 Is;
Toledo, SIS 80; Detioit, SIS 20; Chicago $40 65
and $40 so; ST. Louis, $2S so and S25; Memphis.
SIG; New Orleans, $3l, etc.
IL FOR FREDERICK and HARPER'S FER
RY, MARTINSBURG, BERKELEY SPRINGS,
CUMBERLAND, BEDFORD SPRINGS, Pied
mont, Oakland, and Paramount, passengers may
leave Washington at 6 a. m. or Al p. M. For the
minor way stations between Baltimore and Wheel
ing, take 6 a. IN. train from Washington.
ID For trains TO and from Baltimore, Annapolis
etc., see special advertisements.
II For further information, through tickets,
&C., apply TO THOS. H. PARSONS. Agent nj
Washington Station. JOHNH DONE,
Master of Transportation
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Baltimore.
May Sly.