Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-24
Information for Travellers.
By RAILROAD DIRECT TO THE WEST.
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but IL Y hours!
Running Time between Washington and
Cincinnati % hours sH
THROUGH TICKETS AND BAGGAGE CHECKS TO BR
HAD IN WASHINGTON
IT,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.
Snd the We
more is always promptly made at the Washington
Junction (lately called the Relay Housed 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-
yond. The connecting Trains leave Washington
daily at . a m and AZ p. IN. On Sundays at the
latter hour only.
At WHEELING direct connection Is made
with the trains Of the CENTRAL OHIO RAIL
ROAD, running from Bellaire on the Ohio near
Wheeling, through Cambridge, GAINESVILLE. and
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 Lile Miami Rail-
road to Xenia, Cincinnati, Louisville, etc. At
XENIA ION Little Miami Railroad) connection is
formed with the trains through Dayton to Indian
apolis, Terre Hattie, Lafayette, Chicago, Rock
Island, st. Louis, etc.
III Passengers holding Through Tickets for
Memphis, VicksbHrg, Ndtchez, N.tc Orleans.
etc, which are also sold at Westinghouse trans
fcrred 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 to
Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, etc, tickets are sold,
when the Ohio Is 1avigabe 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
is the only route afording 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 froI.l
Washington to Cincinnati Is but 653 miles. being
about 100 miles shorter than by any other route.
FARE, BY THROUGH TICKET, FROs
WASHINGTON To Wheeling, 50 50; Colum-
bus, Sl3 65; Dayton, SIS 50; Cincinnati, els o.;
Louisville, by railroad, S1s 65, by steamer IRON,
Cincinnati, Sls 90; Indianapolis, S17 50; Cleve-
land, Sl2 50; Toledo, SIS 50; Detroit, elS %;
Chicago, $40 65 and $40 50; st. Louis, SO 50 and
SIS; Memphis, $50; New Orleans, S3li etc;
FERRY, MARTINSBURG, CUMBERLAND
BERKLEY SPRINGS, BEDFORD SPRINGS,
PIEDMONT, OAKLAND, and PARAMOUNT.
passengers may leave Washington at a. m OF
AZ p. m. For the minor way stations between
baltimore and Wheeling, take a. m. train from
Washington.
IL For trains to and from Baltimore, Annapolis,
etc, see special advertisements.
!CTFor further information, Through Tickets
&c, apply TO THOMAS III. PARSONS, Agent
at Washington Station.
JOHN H. DONE,
Master Of Transportation,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Baltimore
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