Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-06-09
BALTIMORE And OHIO RAILROAD

"AVING greatly improved Its Western
III connections now offers the fullest induce
ments 10 travellers between Washington, Balii
more, and all portions of the>West, the Northwest
and the Southwest
The connection between the trains from Wash
ington and the trains bound west from Baltimore
is always promptly made at the Washington juno
ton Qately called the Relay House) miles from
Baltimore. This is the only change OF cars re-
quired between Washington and the Ohio river
Baggage is checked through to 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
c a. m and Al p. m. On Sundays at the latter
hour only.
At Wheeling direct connection is made with the
trains of the CENTRAL OHIO RAILROAD, run
ming from Beairre on the Ohio, near Wheeling
through Cambridge, GAINESVILLE and Newark, tc
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.
At Columbus the G. o. Railroad trains connect
with the fast trains Of the Little Miami Railroad
to Xenia, CINCINNATI, LOUISVILLE, etc. Al
Xenia ION Little Miami Railroad) connection il
formed with the trains through Dayton, 10 lNDI
ANNAPOLIS, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Chicago
Rock Island 81. Louis, etc.
IL Passengers holding through tickets fol
Memphis, Vick,6nrg, Natehez, Nep Orleans etc.
which are also sold at Washington, are transfer
red at Cincinnati 10 the Mail Steamers on the Ohio
Tickets for Evansville, Cairo and ST. Louis are
sold by this route.
III FOR CLEVELAND, and via Cleveland tc
Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, ETC., tickets are sold
when the Ohio is navigable between Wheeling and
Wellsville forty miles) where a connection with
the Cleveland and Pntsburg Railroad is made.
Travellers are requested to notice that while
this is the only route aording through tickets and
checks in Washington, il 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 10C
miles shorter than by any other route!
FARE BY THROUGH TICKET FROM
WASHINGTON: To Wheeling SO so; Columbus
Sl3 65; Dayton, SIS so; Cincinnati, sic; Louis
vile, by railroad, SIS 65; by steamer from Cincin
natl, sis; Indianapolis, ST so; Cleveland, sl2 Is
Toledo, SIS 50; Detioit, SIS 20; Chicago $50 g.
and Sl9 so; ST. Louis, S2s so and S25; Memphis
sac; New Orleans, s3l, etc.
III FOR FREDERICK and HARPER'S FER
RY, MARTINSBURG, BERKLEY SPRINGS
CUMBERLAND, BEDFORD SPRINGS, Pied
mont Oakland, and Fairmount, passengers may
leave Washington at a. m. or Al p. IN. For the
minor way stations between Baltimore and Wheel
ing, take a. IN. train from Washington.
IL For trains TO and from Baltimore, Annapolis,
etc. see special advertisements.
III For further, information. through tickets,
&c, apply 10 THOS ii. PARSONS, Agent al
Washington Station. JOHN III DONE,
Master OF Transportation
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Baltimore
May Sly.