Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-09-06
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD

"AVING greatly improved its Western
II connections now offers the fullest induce
ments 10 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 al the Washington juno
ton Qately called the Relay House) 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 D. m. On Sundays at the latter
hour only
At Wheeling direct connection is made with the
trains ofthe CENTRAL OHIO RAILROAD run
ming from BelIairre on the Ohio, near Wheeling,
through Cambridge, Gainesville and Newark, 10
COLUMBUS. These trains connect at Newark
with the cars of the Newark. Mansfield and Sand
u.ky 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 Xenia, CINCINNATI, LOUISVILLE, etc. Al
Xsnia ION Little Miami Railroad) connection is
formed with the trains through Dayton, TO lNDl-
ANNAPOLIS, Terre Haute, Lafayette Chicago,
Rock Island ST. Louis, etc.
IL Passengers holding through tickets for
Memphis, VIck,bnrg, Matches, New Orleans etc.
which are also sold at Washington, transfer
red at Cincinnati 10 the Mail Steamers the Ohio
Tickets for Evansville, Cairo, and 81. Louis are
sold by this route
NJ FOR CLEVELAND, and via Cleveland TO
Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, etc, tickets are sold,
when the Ohio is navigable between Wheeling and
Wellsvile Cor;y miles, where a connection with
the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad is made.
Travellers are requested TO notice that while
this is the only route afordng through tickets and
checks in Washington, il is also the shortest, most
speedy and direct nearly all the leading points
in the great West. The distance from Washing
ton 10 Cincinnati is but 653 miles, being about 100
miles shorter than by any other route
FARE BY THROUGH TICKET FROM
WASHINGTON: To Wheeling SO SO; Columbus,
Sl3 65; Dayton, SIS SO; Cincinnati, SIG; Louis
vile, by railroad, SIS 65; by steamer from Cncin-
natl, SIS; Indianapolis SIT so; Cleveland, Sl2 10;
Toledo, SIS so; Detoit SIS 20; Chicago $50 90
and $40 so; ST. Louis, S2S so and S25; Memphis,
$26; New Orleans, S3l, etc.
" FOR FREDERICK and HARPER'S FER
RY, MARTINSBURG, BERKLEY SPRINGS,
CUMBERLAND, BEDFORD SPRINGS, Pied
mont, Oakland, and Fairmount, passengers may
leave Washington at a. IN. or al 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.
IL For further information, through tickets,
&c apply 10 THOS. II. PARSONS, Agent at
Washington Station. JOHN II, DONE,
Master OF Transportation
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Baltimore
May Sly.