Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-10-30
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD

"AVING greatly improved Its Western
II connections now offers the fullest induce
ments 10 travellers between Washington, Balt
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
6 a. m. and Al p. m. On Sundays at the latter
hour only.
Al Wheeling direct connection is made with the
trains ofthe CENTRAL OHIO RAILROAD, run
ming from Belairre on the Ohio near Wheeling,
through Cambridge, GAINESVILLE and Newark, 10
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.
Al Columbus the C. O. Railroad trains connect
with the fast trains Of the Little Miami Railroad
to Xenia CINCINNATI, LOUISVILLE, etc. AT
Xenia Ton 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
Memphis Vick,bnrg, NatcAsz, Neao Orleans etc.,
which are also sold al Washington, are transfer
red 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 navigabe between Wheeling and
Wellsve Qor,y miles, where connection with
the Cleveland and Piltsburg Railroad is made.
Travellers are requested to notice that while
this is the only route afiording through tickets and
checks in Washington, it is also the shortest, most
speedy, and direct 10 nearly all the leading points
in the great West. The distance from Washing
ton to Cincinnati is but 653 miles, being about lOo
miles shorter than by any other route!
FARE BY THROUGH TICKET FROM
WASHINGTON: To Wheeling, SO so; Columbus,
Sl3 65; Dayton, SIS SO; Cincinnati, SIG; Louis
vile, by railroad SIS 63; by steamer from Cincn-
natl, SIS; Indianapolis, SIT SO; Cleveland, $12 l5i
Toledo, SIS 80; Detioit, SIS 20; Chicago $50 TO
and $40 so; St. Louis, S2S SO and S25; Memphis,
$40; New Orleans, $31, etc.
NJ FOR FREDERICK and HARPER'S FER.
RY, MARTINSBURG, BERKLEY SPRINGS,
CUMBERLAND, BEDFORD SPRINGS, Pied
mont, Oakland, and Paramount passengers may
leave Washington at 6 a. IN. or al p. m. For The
minor way stations between Baltimore and Wheel
ing take a. M train from Washington.
IL For trains 10 and from Baltimore, Annapolis,
etc. see special advertisements
NJ For further information, through tickets,
&c, apply TO THOS II. PARSONS, Agent at
Washington Station. JOHN H. DONE,
Master of Transportation
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Baltimore.
May Sly.