Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-06
Information for Travellers.
By RAILROAD DIRECT 10 THE WEST
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Time between Washington and Wheeling
but 17k hours!
Running Time between Washington and
Cincinnati 81 hours !
THROUGH TICKETS AND BAGGAGE CHECKS TO BE
HAD IN WARRINGTON.
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL
l. ROAD having greatly improved its Western
connections, now offers the fullest inducements 10
Travellers between WASHINGTON, BALTl-
MORE, and all portions If the WEST, NORTH
WEST, and the SOUTHWEST.
The connection betweeaBhe Trains from Wash
ington and the Trains bound West from Balti-
more is always promptly made at 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 10 Wheeling at the
Washington Station, and rechecked and trans
ferred there with the passengers) without charge,
for those holding Through Tickets for points be-
vond The connecting Trains leave Washington
daily at a. m. and AZ p. IN. On Sundays at the
At WHEELING direct connection is made
with the trains Of the CENTRAL OHIO RAIL
ROAD. running from Bellaire on the Ohio, near
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 c O. Railroad trains con-
meet with the fast trains Of the Little MidSnt Rail
road to Xenia, Cincinnati, Louisville, etc. Al
XENIA ION Little Miami Rdiroad) connection H.
formed with the trains through Dayton, TO Indian
aPolis, Terre Haste, Lafayette, Chicago, Rock
Island, st. Louis, etc.
III Passengers holding Through Tickets for
Memphis, VieEsburg, Nutchez, NeJo Orle daS,
etc, which are also sold at Westinghouse trans
ferred at Cincinnati to the Mail Steamers on tho
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 navigabe between Wheeln.
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, II is also the shortest
most speedy, and direct TO nearly all the LEADING
points in the great West. The distance from
Washington 10 Cincinnati is but 653 miles, heinz
about 100 miles shorter than by any other route,
FARE, BY THROUGH TICKET, FROE
WASHINGTON To Wheeling, 50 80; Coiurn
bus, Sl3 65i Dayton, SIS 80; Cincinnst, SIC o.
Louisville, By railroad, SIS 65, by steamer froT5
Cincinnati, sls oo indianapolis, 81? 50; Cleye-
land, Sl2 so; Toledo, SI5 50; Detroit, els q
Chicago, $50 65 and $40 50; st Louis, SIS 81 ana
S25; Memphis, S26; New Orleans. S3l; etc.
II FOR FREDERICK AND HhRPER'S
FERRY, MARTINSBURG, CUMBER LAND
BERkLEY SPRINGS, BEDFORD SPRINGS
PIEDMONT, OAKLAND, and PARAMOUNT
passengers may leave Washington It 6 a m. o.
N p. IN. For the minor way stations between
baltimore and Wheeling, take a. N. train from
Washington.
ICrFor trains to and from Baltimore, Anapol,s
etc, see special advertisements
ID~FOr further information, Through Tickets
&c, apply TO THOMAS III. PARSONS, Agent
JOHN Fl. DONE,
Master Of Trans portation,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Baltimore.
may ST