Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-21
Information for Travellers.
By RAILROAD DIRECT TO THE WEST
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Running Time between Washington and
Cincinnati 81 hours .
THROUGH TICKETS AND BAGGAGE CHECKS TO BIZ
had In WASHINGTON.
TIyIIE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL
l. ROAD having greatly improved its Western
connections, now offers the fullest inducements 10
Travellers between WASHINGTON, BAIT
MORE, and all portions Of the WEST, NORTH
WEST, and the SOU THwEST.
The connection between the Trains from Wash
ington and the Trains bound West from Balti-
more Is always promptly made at the Washington
Junction Ilately 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
for those holding Through Tickets for points be
yond. The connecting Trains leave Washington
daily at a. m. and ~ p. m. On Sundays al the
At WHEELING direct eonm.eticn is made
with the trains Of the CENTRAL OHIO RAIL
ROAD, running from BellaiTe, 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; Sc Louis, etc.
At COLUMBUS the c. o. Railroad trains con-
meet with the fast trains Of the Littis Miami RoiI
road to Xenia, Cincinnati, Louisville, etc At
XENlA ION Little Miami Railroad) connection is
formed with the trains through Dayton, TO Indian
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III Passengers holding Through Tickets for
Memphis, Vteksburg, Nateh.z, Nstc Orleans,
etc, which are also sold at Washngfon-are trans
ferred at Cincinnati to the Mail Steamers on the
Ohio. Tickets for Evansville, Cairo, and St
Louis are sold by this route.
H 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 requested to notice that while this
Is the only route affording Through Tickets and
most speedy, and direct TO nearly all the leading
points in the great West. The distance from
Washington to Cincinnati Is but 653 miles, being
about 100 miles shorter than by any other route
FARE, BY THROUGH TICKET, PROA
WASHINGTON TO Wheeling. 50 50; Coium.
bus, Sl3 IS; Dayton, SIS 50; Cincinnati, el6 %;
Louisville, by railroad, SIS IS, by steamer from
land, sl2 so; Toledo, SIS so; Detroit, els 20;
Chicago, $50 65 and Sl9 50; st. Louis, e2S 50 and
S25; Memphis, $40; New Orleans, S3l; etc.
III FOR FREDERICK AND HARPER'S
FERRY, MARTINSBURG, CUMBERLAND,
BERKLEY SPRINGS. BEDFORD SPRINGS.
PIEDMONT, OAKLAND, and PARAMOUNT,
passengers may leave Washington at a. m. or
\ 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.
II For further information, Through Tickets.
&c, apply to THOMAS III. PARSONS, Agent
JOHN III. DONE,
Master Of Transportation,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Baltimore.
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