Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-10
BY RAILROAD DIRECT TO THE WEST
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Time between Washington and Wheeling
but 17k hours!
Running Time between Washington and
Cincinnati 81 hours J!
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO Rail-
THROUGH TICKETS AND BAGGAGE CHECKS TO BE
HAD IN WASHINGTON.

HAD IN WASHINGTON.
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL
ROAD having greatly improved its Western
connections, now offers the fullest inducements to
Travellers between WASHINGTON, BALTI-
MORE, and all portions Of the WEST, NORTH
WEST, and the SOUTHWEST.
The connection between the Trains from Wash
ington and the Trains bound West from Bati-
Junction Qately 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 a. m and ~ p. m. On Sundays at the
At WHEELING direct connection is made
with the trains of the CENTRAL OHIO RAIL-
ROAD, running from Bellaire, 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 fast trains Of the Little Miami Rail-
road to Xenia, Cincinnati, Louisville, etc. At
XENlA ION Little Miami Railroad) connection is
formed with the trains through Dayton, to Indian
aPolis, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Chicago, Rock
Island, St. Louis, etc.
III Passengers holding Through Tickets for
Memphis, Vieksburg, Natehez, Nep Orleans,
WHICH sOlu dl w dsulngtOu-dlt
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 miles) where n 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 w ashingtOn, il is also the shortest,
most speedy, and direct to nearly all the leading
points in the great West. The distance from
Washington to Cincinnati is but $50 miles, being
about 100 miles shorter than by any other route,
FARE, BY THROUGH TICKET, FROM
WASHIN GTON To Wheeling, 50 50; Column
bus, S13 IS; Dayton, SIS so; Cincinnati, e16 o.;
louisville, by railroad, S1S IS, by steamer from
Cincinnati, SIS 90; indianapolis, Sl7 50; Cleve-
land, Sl2 50; Toledo, SIS so; Detroit, els %;
Chicago, $40 IS and SO so; St Louis, SO 50 and
S25; Memphis, $50; New Orleans, S3l; etc.
III FOR FREDERICK AND HARPER s
FERRY, MARTINSBURG, CUMBER LAND,
BERKLEY SPRINGS, BEDFORD SPRINGS,
PIEDMONT, OAKLAND, and PARAMOUNT,
passengers may leave Washington at 6 a. m or
X p. IN. For the minor way stations between
Baltimore and Wheeling, take a. m train from
Washington.
IL For trains to and from Baltimore, Annapolis,
etc, see special advertisements
D-FOr further information, Through Tickets,
&c, apply to THOMAS Ii. PARSONS, Agent,
at Washington Station.
JOHN II. DONE,
Master Of Transportation,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Baltimore.
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