Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-04
Information for Travellers.
~ RAILROAD DIRECT TO THE WEST
II

Time bet,seen Washington and WhseSsxg
bHt lit hours!
Running Time between Washington and
Cincinnati 81 hoursm
YARoVsh YIcKETs AND BAGGAGE cAHcXs 70 -
HAD IN WASHINGTON.
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL
ROAD having greatly improved its Western
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 BaIti
more Is always promptly made ut the Washington
Junction (latey 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 passeDgers) without charge,
for those holding Through Tickets for points be
yond. The come ting trains leave Washington
daily at q. m. and N p. m. On Sundays at the
later hour onlv.
AtBENWOOD,s miles from Wheeling, direct
connection Is made with the trains Of CENTRAL
OHIO RAILROAD, running from BelIair, On
the Ohio. through Cambridge, GAINESVILLE and
Newark, 10 COLUMBUS. These trains connect
at Newark with the cars ofthe Newark, Mansfield
Detroit, Chicago, 81. Louis, etc.
AtCOLVMBUs the o. Railroad trains con
Aect with the fast aims Of lie Little hia,a Raj
roGd to Xesia, Ciacinnati. Louisville, etc. A
formed With the trains thrcagn Dayton, TO Indian
apolis, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Chicago, Rock
Island, ST. Louis, Carlo, etc
IL Passengers holding Through Tickets fcl
Memphis, picksburg, Ndtcher, Neso Orleans etc e.,
which are also sold at Westinghouse trans
ferred at Cincinnati, to the Mali Steamers on the
Ohio. Tickets for Evansville, Carlo, and ct
Louis are sold by the river route
IL F or CLEVELAND, ard via Cleveland 10
Toedo, Detroit, Chicago, etc tickets are solo
when the Ohio is navigab!e between Vince ing
and Wesvile forty miles, where a connection
with the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad Is
made.
Travellers are requested to notice that while TIL.
Is the only route aRording Through Tickets and
Checks In Washington, Ii Is also the shortest
most speedy, and directto near'y al the leading
points in the great West. The distance from
Washington to Cincinnati is but $50 miles, being
about l00 miles shorter than by any other route!
FARE, BY THROUGH TICKET, FROM
WASHINGT lN:-To Wheeling SO so Column.
bus, S13 G5; Dayton, s15 so Cincinnati, a16 90;
Louisville, by raj road, SlS 65, by steamer from
Cincinnati, Sle 60; Indiana oils, aI7 so; Cleve.
land, sig SO; Totedo, sl5 so Detroit, sl5 20
Chicago, 800 IS and S19 SO; ST Louis S25 SO and
s25; Memphis, 1926; New Orleans s3l, etc
IL FOR FREDERICK AND HARPER,S
FERRY, MARTINSBURE CUMBERLAND
BERKLEY SPRINGS, BEDFORD SPRINGS
PIEDMONT, OAKLAND, and FAIRMONT
passengers may leave Washington at a. m q
a. p. m. For the minor way stations betwee,
Baltimore and Wheeling, takes a. m. train from
Washington.
IL For trains TO and from Baltimore Amman
oils, etc, see special advertisements
IL F or further information, Through Tickets
etc, apply to THOMAS H. PARSONS, Agent
at Washington Station.
Master Of Transportation,
nsTch 1T Il. i ID. Railroad, Baltimore