Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-08-14
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD

BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD
"AVING greatly improved its western
connections now offers the fullest induce
ments TO travellers between Washington, Baltl-
more, and all portions of the West, the Northwest
and the Southwest
The connection between the trains from Wash
inpton and the trains bound west from Baltimore
is always promptly male al the Washington juno
ton 1atey called the Relay House) miles from
Baltimore. This is the only change OF cars re-
oured between Washington and the Ohio river
baggage is checked through 10 Wheeling at the
Washington station, and rechecked and transfer
red there, with the passengers) without charge,
for those holding through tickets for points beyond
The connecting trains leave Washington daily at
G a. IN. and u p. m. On sundays at 'he later
hour only.
At Wheeling direct connection is made with the
trains of The CENTRAL OHIO RAJ LROAD run
ming from Bellairre on the Ohio, near Wheeling,
through Cambridge, GAINESVILLE and Newark, TO
COLUMBUS. These trains connect ~ Newark
with th. cars of the Newark Maush and Sand
usky Railroad for Sandusky, Toledo, Detroit,
Chicago, ST. Louis, etc.
AL Columbus The G. o. Railroad trains connect
with the fast trains Of the Lftthe Miami Raitroad
TO Xenia, CINCINNATI, LOUISVILLE, rtc. At
Xenia ION Little Miami Railroad) connection IS
formed with The trains through Dayton. To lNDl-
ANNAPOLIS, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Chicago,
Rock Island, ST. Louis, etc.
IL Passengers holding through tickets for
Memphts Vicks5nrg, Matches, Nsac Orleans er; /,
which are also sold at Washington, arc transfer
red al Cincinnati TO the Mail Steamers on the Ohio
Tickets for Evansville, Cairo, and 81. Louis are
sold by this route.
pFOR CLEVELAND, and via Cleveland 10
Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, eic. tickets are sold,
when the Ohio is navigable between Wheeling and
Wellsville Qorty miles, where connection with
the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad is made.
Travellers requested 10 notice that while
this is the only route afiording through tickets and
checks in Washington, il e also the shortest, most
speedy, and direct to nearly all the leading points
in the great West. The distance from Washing
ton 10 Cincinnati is but 653 miles, being about 100
miles shorter than by any other route
WASHINGTON: To Wheeling, 50 so; Columbus,
si3 65 DAYTON, SIS SO; Cincinnati, SIC; Louis
ville, by railroad, SIS 65; by steamer from Cincn-
natl. sis; Indianapolis SIT so; Cleveland S12 15;
Toledo, SIS so; Detoit, SIS 20; Chicago $50 65
and Sl9 so; ST. Louis, S2S so and $685. Memphis
S26; New Orleans, S3l, etc.
IL FOR FREDERICK and HARPERS FER
RY, MARTINSBURG, BERKLEY SPRINGS,
CUMBERLAND, BEDFORD SPRINGS, Pied
mont, Oakland, and Fairmount, passengers may
leave Washington at a. m. or Al p. m. For the
minor way stations between Baltimore and Wheel
ing take s a. m. train from Washington
IL For trains 10 and from Baltimore, Annapolis,
etc. see special advertisements.
~ For further information, through tickets,
&c, apply 10 THOS. II. PARSONS. Agent al
Washington Station JOHN II DONE,
Master of Transportation
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Baltimore
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