Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-01
Information for Travellers,
BY RAILROAD DIRECT TO THE WEST
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Time between Washington and Wheeling
but 17x heurs! -
Running Time between Washington and
Cincinnati 81 hoursG
THROUGH TICKETS AND BAGGAGE CHECKS TO BE
HAD IN WASHINGTON.
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL
Il ROAD having greatly improved its Western
connections now offers the fullest inducements 10
Travellers between WASHINGTON, BALTl-
MORE, and all portions Of the WEST, NORTH
WEST, and the SOUTHWEST.
ington and the Trains Bound West from Balti-
more is always promptly made al the Washington
Junction (lately called the Relay House) miles
from Baltimore. This is the only change OF cars
required between Washington and the Ohio river.
Baggage is checked through to Wheeling at the
Washington Station, and rechecked and trans
ferred there with the passengers) without charge
for those holding Through Tickets for points be
yond. Tie connecting Trains leave Washington
daily at a m and ~ p. III. On Sundays at the
latter hour only.
At WHEELING direct connection is made
with the trains Of the CENTRAL OHIO RAIL
ROAD, running from Bellaire on the Ohio, near
Wheeling, through Cambridge, GAINESVILLE, and
Newark, to COLUMBUS. These trains connect
at Newark with the cars of the Newark, Mansfield
and Sandusky Railroad for Sandusky, Toledo.
Detroit Chicago, st. Louis, etc.
AT COLUMBUS the G. q. Railroad trains con-
meet with the fast trains of the Lisie Hlsdpi Rail
road to Xenia, Cincinnati, Louisville, etc. A.
XENIA ION Little Miami Rairoad) connection j.
formed with the trains through Dayton, TO Indian
apolis, Terre Hate, Lafayette, Chicago, Rock
Island, st. Louis, etc.
ID Passengers holding Through Tickets for
Memphis, VieksbUrg, Natchez, Netr Orleans.
etc, which are also sold at w ashington-are trans
ferred at Cincinnati to the Mail Steamers on the
Ohio Tickets for Evansville, Cairo, and 81.
Louis are sold by this route
H. For CLEVELAND, and via Cleveland 10
Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, etc, tickets sold
when the Ohio is navigable between Wheeline
and Wellsville (forty miles) where a connection
with the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad L.
made.
Travellers are requested to notice that while this
is the only route afording Through Tickets and
Checks i'm Washington, il is also the shortest.
most speedy, and direct to nearly all the leading
points in the great West. The distance from
Washington to Cincinnati is but 653 miles, bein2
about 100 miles shorter than by any other route
FARE, BY THROUGH TICKET, PROM
WASHINGTON To Wheeling, 80 50; Coium
bus, S13 IS; Dayton, SIS 50; Cincinnati, GIG o.;
Louisville, by railroad, SIS IS, by steamer nom
Cincinnati, SIS 90; indianapolis, SI7 50; Cleve-
land, Sl2 80; Toledo, SIS so; Detroit, els ~;
Chicago, $40 Is and SO 80; st. Louis, s2s 50 and
II FOR FREDERICK AND HARPER =
FERRY, MARTINSBURG, CUMBERLAND.
BERKELEY SPRINGS, BEDFORD SPRINGS.
PIEDMONT, OAKLAND, and PARAMOUNT.
passengers may leave Washington at a. m OF
~ p. IN. For the minor way stations between
Baltimore and Wheeling, take a. m. train from
Washington.
II or trains to and from Baltimore, Annapolis.
etc, see special advertisements
IL For further information, Through Tickets.
&c, apply to THOMAS ii. PARSONS, Agent,
at Washington Station.
JOHN H DONE,
Master Of Transportation,
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