Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-02
Information for Travellers.
By RAILROAD DIRECT TO THE WEST.
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Time between Washington and Wheeling
but IL hours!
Running Time between Washington and
Cincinnati q hours J!
THROUGH TICKETS AND BAGGAGE CHECKS TO BH
HAD IN WASHINGTON.
TINE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL
l. ROAD having greatly improved its Western
connections, now offers the fullest inducements to
T1D between WASHINGTON, BAIT
WEST, and the SOUTHWEST.
The connection betweextthe Trains from Wash
ington and the Trains bound West from Balt-
more is always promptly made at the Washington
Junction (lately called the Relay House) 0 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 Ak 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
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. Az
xENIA ION Little Miami Railroad) connection is
formed with the trains through Dayton, to Indian
aapolis, TerTe Haute, Lafayette, Chicago, Rock
JU Passengers holding Through Tickets for
Memphis, VieksbnTg, NGtehez, Nsw Orleans,
etc, which 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.
H. 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 a connection
made.
Travellers are requested to notice that while this
Is the only route afording Through Tickets and
Checks in Washington, 1t is also the shortest,
most speedy, and direct to nearly all the leading
points in tie 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, FROM
WASHINGTON To Wheeling, 50 so; Colum-
bus, sl3 IS; Dayton, s15 SO; Cincinnati, sle Co.;
Cincinnati, s1s 90; indianapolis, s17 so; Cleve-
land, S12 so; Toledo, SIS so; Detroit, e15 90;
Chicago, $40 G5 and Sl9 SO; st. Louis, s2s so and
S25; Memphis, Sa6; New Orleans, s31; etc.
III FOR FREDERICK AND HARPER'S
FERRY, MARTINsBURG, CUMBERLAND,
BERKLEY SPRINGS, BEDFORD SPRINGS,
PIEDMONT, OAKLAND, and PARAMOUNT,
passengers may lsave Washington at a. m or
AZ p. m. Fer the minor way stations between
Baltimore and Wheeling, take q. m. train from
Washington.
iDFF or trains TO and from Baltimore, Anepclis,
etc, see special advertisements.
H. For further information, Through Tickets,
&c, apply to THOMAS H. PARSONS, Agent,
JOHN H. DONE,
Master Of Transportation,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Baltimore.
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