Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-15
Information for Travellers.
By RAILROAD DIRECT TO THE WEST.
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By RAILROAD DIRECT TO THE WEST.
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but 17x heurs!
Burning limo between Washington and
Cincinnati 81 hours
THRogsH TICKETS AND BAGGAGE CHICKS TO BIZ
HAD IN WASHINGTON.
TyHE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL
Il ROAD having greatly improved Its Western
connections, now offers the fullest inducements to
Travellers between WASHINGTON, BALTI-
MORE, and all portions Of the WEST, NORTH
WEST, and the SOUTHWEST.
The connection between the Trains nom Wash
ington and the Trains bound West from Balu-
more is always promptly made at the Washington
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
ferTed there with the Passengers) without charge
for those holding Through Tickets for points be-
yond. The connecting Trains leave Washington
daily at a m. and IL p. m. On Sundays at the
latter hour only
At WHEELING direct eonneetio. 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. D. Railroad trains con-
meet with the fast trains Of the Little Mani Rail
road to Xenia, Cincinnati, Louisville, etc. AT
XENlA ION Little Miami Railroad) connection IS
formed with the trains through Dayton, to Indian
aPolis, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Chicago, Rock
IL Passengers holding Through Tickets for
Memphis, Vteks6wrg, Natchez, NsV Orleans,
etc, which are also sold at Washington-are trans
feTred at Cincinnati TO the Mail Steamers on the
Ohio. Tickets for 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 navigable between Wheeling
and Weilsville lforty miles) where connection
with the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad is
made
Travellers are requested to notice that while this
Is the only route affording 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
Washington TO Cincinnati is but 653 miles, being
about 100 miles shorter than by any other route!
FARE, BY THROUGH TICKET, FROM
WASHINGTON To Wheeling, SO so; Colum-
bus, el3 SIS; Dayton, SIS Sc; Cincinnati, el6 90;
Louisville, by railroad, SlS e5, by steamer from
land, SIC SO; Toledo, els so; Detroit, S15 90;
Chicago, goo 65 and $40 so; ST. Louis, S2S 50 and
a25; Memphis, 926; New Orleans, s3l etc.
IT. For FREDERICK AND HARPER,S
FERRY, MARTINS BURG, CUMBERLAND,
BERKELEY SPRINGS, BEDFORD SPRINGS,
PlEDN ONT, OAKLAND, and PARAMOUNT,
passengers naay l.aVe Washington at a. m. or
TX p. IL. Fer the minor way stations between
BaltiTcoTe and Wheeling, take q. e. train fcon.
Washington.
HI T OF trains 20 and rom Baltimore, Annapolis,
exc, see special advertisements.
. For further information, Through Tickets
as, apply to THOMAS IL. PARSONS, Agent,
g. VIZ s.ingto2 station.
JOHN II DONE,
Master Of Transportation,
baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Baltimore.
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