Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-10
Information for Travellers.
~ RAILROAD DIRECT TO THE WEST
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~ HAlLhOAD DIRECT TO THE WEST.
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Time between Washington and WheelE' =
but III hours!
Running Time between Washington and
Cincinnati 81 hours !.
THROUGH TICKETS AND BAGGAGE CHECKS TO BE
HAD IN WASHINGTON.
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL
Il ROAD having greatly improved its Western
connections, now offers the fullest inducements to
Travellers between WASHINGTON, BALTl-
MORE, and all portions of the WEST, NORTH
WEST, and the SOUTHWEST.
The connection betweea the Trains from Wash
ington and the Trains bound West from Balti-
more Is always promptly made AZ the Washington
Junction lately called the Relay House) 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
ferred there with the passengers without charge,
for those holding Through Tickets for points be-
yond. The connecting Trains leave Washington
daily at 6 a. m. and II p. m On Sundays at the
latter hour Only.
At WHEELING direct connection IS made
with the trains of the CENTRAL OHIO RAIL
ROAD, raining from Belaire, 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, st. Louis, etc
At COLUMBUS the c. o. Railroad trains con-
meet with the faSttrainS of the Little Miami Rail
road to Xenia, Cincinnati, Louisville, etc. At
XENIA ION Little Miami Railroad) connections
formed with the trains through Dayton, TO Indian
aPolis, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Chicago, Rock
u Passengers holding Through Tickets for
Memphis, VicksbUTg, NGtches, NsD Orleans,
etc, which are also sold at Westinghouse trans
ferred at Cincinnati to the Mail Steamers on the
Ohio. Tickets for Evansville, Cairo, and st.
Louis 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 (forty miles, where connection
with the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad is
made.
Travellers are requested to notice that while this
is the only route afording Through Tickets and
Checks in Washington, it is also the shortest.
most speedy, and direct to nearly all the leadin@
points in the great West. The distance from
Washington to Cincinnati is but 653 miles Lsip,.
about 100 miles shorter than by any other route
FARE, BY THROUGH TICKET, FROM
WASHINGTON TO Wheeling, 80 30; CoiuJn-
bus, Sl3 65; Dayton, Si5 50; Cincinnati, SIC 0I;
Louisville, bv railroad. SIS Is, by steamer fToH
Cincinnati, Sl9 co. indianapolis, Sl7 so; CIeye-
land, SO so; Toledo. Si5 so; Detroit si5 go
Chicago, $50 % and $40 50; st. Louis, So 20 and
S25; Memphis. SO; New Orleans, S3i; etc.
II FOR FREDERICK AND HARPER'S
FERRY, MARTINSBURG, CUMBERLAND
BERKLEY SPRINGS. BEDFORD SPRINGS.
PIEDMONT, OAKLAND, and PARAMOUNT
passengers may lsave Washington At 6 a m o.
X p. IN. For the minor way stations between
baltimore and Wheeling, take a. IN. tram from
Washington.
IL For trains to and from Baltimore, Annapolis.
etc, see special advertisements.
ID For further information, Through Tickets,
&c, apply to THOMAS Fl PARSONS, Agent,
1t Washington Station.
JOHN H. DONE,
Master Of Transportation,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Baltimore
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