Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-12-22
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD

"AVING greatly improved its Western
II 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
ineton and the trains bound west from Baltimore
is always promptly made at the Washington juno
ton 0aiely called the Relay Housed miles from
Baltimore. This is the only change OF cars re-
CURED between Washington and the OHIO river
Baggage is checked through TO Wheeling al 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 al
a. m. and Al p. IN. 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, 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.
Al Columbus The C. o. Railroad trains connect
with the fast trains of the LittS Miansi Railroad
to Xenia CINCINNATI, LOUISVILLE, etc. Al
Xsaia ION Little Miami Railroad) connection -
formed with the trains through Dayton, 10 lNDl-
ANNAPOLIS, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Chicago
Rock Island ST. Louis, ETC.
III Passengers holding through tickets for
Memphis Vicks6nrg, Matches, Neto Orleans etc.,
which also sold al washington, are transfer
red at Cincinnati 10 the Mail Steamers on the Ohio
Tickets for Evansville, Cairo and 81. Louis are
sold by this route.
DFOR CLEVELAND, and via Cleveland TO
Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, etc., tickets are sold,
when the Ohio is navigable between Wheeling and
Wellsvle (forty miles) where connection with
the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad is made.
Travellers are requested to notice that while
this is the only route afiording 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 to Cincinnati is but 653 miles, being about loo
miles shorter than by any other route!
FARE BY THROUGH TICKET FROM
WASHINGTON: To Wheeling, SO so; Columbus,
Sl3 IS; Dayton, SIS SO; Cincinnati, Sis; Louis
Vile, by railroad, SIS IS, by steamer from Cincln
natl, sis; Indianapolis, SIT so; Cleveland, $I2 ID
Toledo, SIS 80; Detioit, SIS 20; Chicago $40 %
and $40 so; ST. Louis $2S so and $50; Memphis
$40; New Orleans, S3l, etc.
NJ FOR FREDERICK and HARPERS FER-
RY. MARTINSBURG, BERKELEY SPRINGS,
CUMBERLAND, BEDFORD SPRINGS, Pied
mont, Oakland, and Paramount, passengers may
leave Washington at 6 a. IN. or Al p. m. For the
minor way stations between Baltimore and wheel
ing take a. IN. train from Washington
III For trains 10 aud from Baltimore, Annapolis
etc, see special advertisements.
II For further information, through tickets,
&c, apply 10 THOS. H. PARSONS. Agent at
Washington Station. JOHN III DONE,
Master of Transportation
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Baltimore.
May 5-1y