Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-11-20
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD
greatly improved its western

"AVING greatly improved Its Western
connections now offers the fullest induce
ments 10 travellers between Washington, Balli-
more, and all portions of the West, The Northwest
The connection between the trains from Wash
ington and the trains bound west from Baltimore
is always promptly made at the Washington juno
ton 0ately called the Relay Housed 9 miles from
Baltimore. This is the only change OF cars re-
CURED 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 AZ 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 Bellairre 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 Sand
usky Railroad for Sandusky, Toledo, Detroit,
Chicago, ST. Louis, etc.
with the fast trains of the Little Miami Railroad
TO Xenia, CINCINNATI, LOUISVILLE, etc. Al
Xenia ION 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, Vickybmrg, Matches, Neac 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.
DFOR CLEVELAND, and via Cleveland 10
Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, ETC., tickets are sold,
when the Ohio is n%avigable between Wheeling and
Wellsville (for,y miles) where a connection with
the Cleveland aud Pitlsburg Railroad is made.
Travellers are requested 10 notice that while
this is the only route afording 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 100
miles shorter than by any other route!
FARE BY THROUGH TICKET FROM
WASHINGTON: To Wheeling, SO so; Columbus,
Sl3 IS; Dayton, SIS so; Cincinnati, sic; Louis
vile, by railroad, SIS 65; by steamer from Cincin-
natl, sis; Indianapolis, SIT so; Cleveland, $I2 Is;
Toledo, SIS so; Detioit, SIS 20; Chicago $40 65
and SIG so; ST. Louis, $2S SO and $25; Memphis
$40; New Orleans, $3l, etc.
III FOR FREDERICK and HARPERS FER
RY, MARTINSBURG, BERKLEY SPRINGS,
CUMBERLAND, BEDFORD SPRINGS, Pied
mont, Oakland, and Paramount, passengers may
leave Washington at 6 a. m. or Al p. m. For the
minor way stations between Baltimore and Wheel
ing, take 6 a. IN. train from Washington
II For trains 10 and from Baltimore, Annapolis
etc, see special advertisements
IL For further information. thrGugt, tickets,
&c, apply Ia THOS. H. PARSONS, Agent nj
Washington Station. JOHN Ii. DONE,
Master of Transportation
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Baltimore.
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