Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-13
Information for Travellers.
81 RAILROAD DIRECT TO TIE WEST
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Time between Washington and Wheeling
but 17k hours!

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Running Time between Washington and
Cincinnati 81 hours y
THROUGH TICKETS AND BAGGAGE CHECKS TO BE
HAD IN WASHINGTON.
vJ,HE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL
Il ROAD having greatly improved its Western
Travellers between WASHINGTON, BALTI-
MORE, and all portions Of the WEST, NORTH.
WEST, and the SOUTHWEST.
The connection between the 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 to Wheeling at the
Washington Station, and rechecked and trans
ferred there with the passengers without charge,
for those holding Through Tickets for points be-
You'd. The connecting Trains leave Washington
daily at a. m. and Ak p. m. On Sundays al the
latter hour only.
At WHEELING direct connections is made
with the trains Of the CENTRAL OHIO RAIL
ROAD, running from Bellaire, on the Ohio, near
Wheeling, through Cambridge Zanesville and
Newark, to COLUMBUS. These trains connect
at Newark with the cars Of the Newark, Mansfield
and Sandusky Railroad for sandusky, Toledo,
At COLUMBUS the c. o. Railroad trains con-
with the fast trains OF the Little Miami Rail-
read to Xenia, Cincinnati, Louisville, etc. At
XENIA ION Little Miami Railroad) connection is
formed with the trains through Dayton, 20 Indian
spolis,, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Chicago, Rock
Island, st. Louis, etc.
HI Passengers holding Through Tickets for
Memphis, Vicks6rrg, Natekc=, Net1 Orleans,
etc, which are also sold at Washington-are trans
ferred at Cincinnati TO the Mail Steamers on the
Ohio. Tickets for Evansville, Cairo, and st.
Louis are sold by this route
II For CLEVELAND, and via Cleveland 10
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 Pittsburg Railroad is
made.
Travellers are requested to notice that while this
liz the only route affording Through Tickets and
Checks in Washington. IL is also the shortest
most speedy, and direct to nearly eli the leading
points in the great West. The distance from
Washington to Cincinnati Is but 653 miles, being
about lGO miles shorter than By any other route
FARE, BY THROUGH TICKET, FROM
WASHINGTON TO Wheeling, 50 So Column
bus, SD 65; Dayton, S15 so; Cincinnati a16 90;
Louisville, by railroad, Sl9 65, BY steamer from
Cincinnati, Sl8 90; indianapolis, S17 50; Cleve-
land, S12 SO; Toledo, sI5 SO; Detroit, sl5 90;
Sx5; Memphis, S3e; New Orleans, S3i; etc.
u FOR FREDERICK AND HARPER'S
FERRY, MARTINSBuRG, CUMBERLAND,
BERkLEY STRINGS, BEDFORD SPRINGS,
PIEDMONT, OAKLAND, and PARAMOUNT,
passengers may l:ave Washington at e. m. OF
IN p. In. For the minor way stations between
Baltimore and Wheeling, take a. Ii. train from
Washington.
irFO or trains TO and from HaltImoIe Ana polls
etc, SEE special advertisements.
or further Information, Through Tickets,
80, apply 10 THOMAS II. PARSONS, Agent,
ut Washington Station.
JOHN II. DONE,
Master Of TransportatiOs,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, baltimore.
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