Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-17
By RAILROAD DIRECT 10 rHE WEST,
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Time between Washington and Wheeling
but 17K hours!
Running Time between Warrington and


Running Time between Warrington and
Cincinnati 81 hours
THROUGH TICKETS AND BAGGAGE CHECKS TO BIZ
HAD In WASHINGTON.
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL
i ROAD having greatly improved Its western
connections now offers the fullest inducements 10
Travellers between WASHINGTON, BAIT
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 Balti-
more is always promptly made AT 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-
vond The connecting Trains leave Washington
daily at 6 a. IN. and AZ 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 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 fast trains of the Litts Miami Rail
road to Xenia, Cincinnati, Louisville, etc. At
XENIA ION Little Miami Ralroad) connection Is
formed with the trains through Dayton, to Indian
apolis, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Chicago, Rock
Island, St Louis etc.
ID- Passengers holding Through Tickets for
Memphis, Vicksbnrg, Matches, New Orleaas,
ETC., which are also sold at Westinghouse trans
feTed at Cincinnati TO the Mail Steamers on the
Ohio. Tickets for Evansville, Cairo, and 81.
Louis are sold by this route
HI 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 affording Through Tickets and
Checks in Washington, II is also the shortest,
most speedy, and direct to nearly all the leading
points in tine great West: The distance from
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, 80 So Coaum-
bus, Sl3 65; Dayton, S15 50; Cincinnati, oN %;
Louisville, by railroad, SIS 65, by steamer ffom
Cincinnati, SIS 10; indianapolis, S17 So Cleve-
land, S12 50; Toledo, Sl5 50; Detroit, e15 "a;
Chicago, 800 Is and $40 50; St. Louis, ga 50 and
S25; Memphis, $40; New Orleans. S3l; etc.
II FOR FREDERICK AND HARPER'S
FERRY, MARTINSBURG, CUMBERLAND,
BERKELEY SPRINGS, BEDFORD SPRINGS,
PIEDMONT, OAKLAND, and PARAMOUNT,
passengers may leave Washington at a. m. or
Baltimore and Wheeling, take a. N. train from
Washington.
DrFor trains to and from Baltimore Annapolis,
etc, see special advertisements
III For further information, Through Tickets.
&c, apply to THOMAS ii. PARSONS, Agent,
al Washington Station.
JOHN H. DONE,
Master Of Transportation,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Baltimore.