Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-05-10
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD

"AVING greatly improved Its Western
connections now offers the fullest induce
ments TO travellers between Washington Balti-
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 Qatey called the Relay House, 9 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
G a. m. and Al p. On Sundays al the latter
hour only
AT Wheeling direct connection is made with the
trains ofthe CENTRAL OHIO RAILROAD run
ming from Bellairre on the Ohio, near Wheeling,
through Cambridge, GAINESVILLE and Newark, 10
COLUMBUS. These trains connect al Newark
with The cars of the Newark, Mansfield and Sand
usky Railroad for Sandusky, Toledo, Detroit,
Chicago, ST. Louis, etc.
AT Columbus the c. O. Railroad trains connect
with the. fast trains of the Little Miami Railroad
TO Xeuia, CINCINNATI, LOUISVILLE, ETC. AT
Xenia ION Little Miami Railroad) connection is
formed with the trains through Dayton, TO INDI-
ANNAPOLIS, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Chicago,
Rock Island, ST. Louis, etc.
~ Passengers holding through tickets for
Memphis, Vicksbnrg, Matches, Neio 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.
II FOR CLEVELAND, and via Cleveland TO
Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, ETC., tickets are sold,
when the Ohio is navigabe between Wheeling and
Wesville dorty miles, where a connection with
the Cleveland and Pitlsburg Railroad is made.
Travellers are requested 10 notice that while
this is the only route afordng through tickets and
checks in Washington, il is also the shortest, most
speedy, and direct 10 nearly all the leading points
in the great West The distance from Washing
ton 10 Cincinnati is but G53 miles, being about 100
miles shorter than by any other route
FARE BY THROUGH TICKET FROM
WASHINGTON: To Wheeling 50 so; Columbus,
sl3 65; Dayton, SIS so; Cincinnati, SIC; Louis
vile, by railroad, SIS 65; by steamer from Cncin
natl, SIS; Indianapolis ST. so; Cleveland, SIP Is;
Toledo, SIS SO; Detioit, SIS 20; Chicago $50 IS
and $40 so; ST. Louis, S2s so and $685. Memphis,
$40; New Orleans, S3l, etc.
~ FOR FREDERICK and HARPERS FER
RY, MARTINSBURG, BERKELEY SPRINGS,
CUMBERLAND, BEDFORD SPRINGS, Pied.
mont, Oakland, and Paramount, passengers may
leave Washington at a. m. or AZ p. m. For the
minor way stations between Baltimore and Wheel
ing, take a. m. train from Washington.
III For trains 10 and from Baltimore, Annapolis,
etc, see special advertisements.
NJ For further information through tickets,
&c, apply 10 THOS. III. PARSONS, Agent at
Washington Station. JOHN III. DONE,
Master OF Transportation
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Baltimore.
May Sly.