Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-12-18
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 trans bound west from Baltimore
is always promptly made at the Washington June
ton Qately 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 10 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 at
6 a. m. and Al p. m. On Sundays at the latter
hour only.
At Wheeling direct connection is made with the
trains ofthe CENTRAL OHIO RAILROAD, run
ming from Bellarre 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.
AT Columbus the c. 0. Railroad trains connect
with the fast trains of the Little Miami Railroad
to Xenia, CINCINNATI, LOUISVILLE, etc. Al
Xsnia ION Little Miami Railroad) connection is
formed with The trains through Dayfon, TO lNDl-
ANNAPOLIS, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Chicago.
Rock Island, ST. Louis, ETC.
III Passengers holding through tickets for
Memphis, VicksbMrg, Natchez, Neao Orleans etc,
which are also sold at Washington, are transfer
red al Cincinnati 10 the Mail Steamers on the Ohio
Tickets for Evansville, Cairo, and ST. Louis are
sold by this route.
III FOR CLEVELAND and via Cleveland to
Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, etc., tickets are sold,
when the Ohio is navigable between Wheeling and
Wellsville (for;y miles) where connection with
the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad is made.
Travellers requested to notice that while
this is the only route aording through tickets and
checks in Washington, it is also the shortest, most
speedy, and direct TO nearly all the leading points
in the great West. The distance from Washing
ton to Cincinnati is but $50 miles, being about 100
miles shorter than by any other route!
FARE BY THROUGH TICKET FROM
WASHINGTON: To Wheeling SO so; Columbus,
$l3 IS; Dayton, SIS SO; Cincinnati, sic; Louis
vile, by railroad, SIS 65; by steamer from Cncin-
natl, SIS; indianapolis, SIT SO; Cleveland $l2 Is;
Toledo, SIS so; Detioit, SIS 20; Chicago $40 IS
and $40 SO; ST. Louis, $2S so and S25; Memphis
500; New Orleans, $3l, etc.
ID FOR FREDERICK and HARPERS FER
RY, MARTINSBURG, BERKELEY 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 a. m. train from Washington
IL For trains TO and from Baltimore, Annapolis,
ETC., see special advertisements.
IL For further information through tickets,
&C., apply To THOS. H. PARSONS, Agent at
Washington Station. JOHN III DONE,
Master of Transportation
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Baltimore.
May sly.