Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-21
Information for Travellers.
By R9tLRoAD DIRECT TO THE WEST
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Time between Washington and Wheeling
but IL hours!
Running Time between Washington and
Cincinnati 81 hours !!
THROUGH TICKETS AND BAGGAGE CHICKS TO b
HAD IN WASHINGTON.
TINE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL
Il ROAD having greatly improved its Western
connections offers the fullest inducements tt
Travellers between WASHINGTON, BALTI-
MORE, and all portions Of the WEST, NORTH
WEST, and the SOUTHWEST.
The connection betweetthe Trains from Wash.
ington and the Trains bound West from Balti.
more Is always promptly made at the Washington
Junction Qately called the Relay House) o 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
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, running from Bellaire, on the Ohio, neal
Wheeling, through Cambridge, GAINESVILLE, and
Newark, to COLUMBUS. These trains connect
at Newark with the cars of the Newark, Mansfield
ard Sandusky Railroad for Sandusky, Toledo
Detroit, Chicago, st. Louis, etc.
At COLUMBUS the c. o. Railroad trains con-
meet with the fast trains Of the Little Maami Rail
road to Xenia, Cincinnati, Louisville, etc. Al
XENIA ION Little Miami Railroad) connection Is
formed with the trains through Dayton, to Indian
apolis, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Chicago, Rock
Island, st. Louis, etc.
,IIU Passengers holding Through Tickets fOl
etc, which are also sold at Washington-are trans
ferred at Cincinnati to the Mail Steamers on the
Ohio. Tickets for Evansville, Cairo, and St
Louis are sold by this route.
IL For CLEVELAND, and via Cleveland to
Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, ETC., tickets are sold
when the Ohio is navigable between Wheeling
and Wellsville (forty mles) where connection
with the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad is
made.
Travellers are requested to notice that while this
Is the only route affording Through Tickets and
Checks in Washington, It Is also the shortest,
most speedy, and direct to nearly all the leading
Washington to Cincinnati is but 653 miles, being
about 100 miles shorter than by any other route!
FARE, BY THROUGH TICKET, PROM
WASHINGTON To Wheeling, SO 50; Colum-
Louisville, by railroad, S1s IS, by steamer nom
Cincinnati, Sl6 GO; Indianapolis, S17 So Cleve-
land, S12 SO; Toledo, SIS go; Detroit, Si5 90;
Chicago, 800 65 and $40 So st. Louis, S2s SO and
G25; Memphis, S26; New Orleans, S31; etc.
UFOR FREDERICK AND HARPER's
FERRY, MARTINSBURG, CUMBERLAND,
BERKLEY SPRINGS, BEDF ORD SPRINGS,
PIEDMONT, OAKLAND, and PARAMOUNT,
AZ P. m. For the minor way stations between
baltimore and Wheeling, take 6 a m. train from
Washington.
iCFor trains to and from Baltimore, Annapolis,
etc, see special advertisements.
DFor further information, Through Tickets,
&c, apply to THOMAS n. PARSONS, Agent
at Washington Station.
JOHN H. DONE,
Master Of Transportation,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Baltimore.
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