Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-01-31
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD
"AVING greatly improved its Western

III connections now offers the fule.t induce
ments 10 travellers between Washington, Balt
more, and all portions of the West, the Northwest
and the Southwest
The connection between the trains from Wash.
ington and the trains bound west from Baltimore
is always promptly made al the Washington June
ton datey called the Relay House, miles from
Baltimore. This il the only change OF cars re-
CURED between Washington and the Ohio river.
Baggage is checked through TO Wheeling at the
Washington station, and rechecked and transfer
red there, with the passengers) without charge,
for those holding through tickets for points beyond.
The connecting trains leave Washington daily AT
6 a. m. and Al p. m. On Sundays al the latter
hour only
Al Wheeling direct connection is made with the
trains Oft the CENTRAL OHIO RAILROAD, run
ming from BelIairre on the Ohio, near Wheeling,
through Cambridge, GAINESVILLE and Newark 10
COLUMBUS. These trains connect at Newark
with the cars Of the Newark, Mansfield and Sand
usky Railroad for Sandusky, Toledo, Detroit,
Chicago, st. Louis, etc.
AT Columbus the c. o. Railroad trains connect
with the fast trains of the Lnte Miami Railroad
TO Xenia, CINCINNATI, LOUISVILLE, etc. Al
Xcnia ION Little Miami Railroad) connection is
formed with the trains through Dayton, TO INDl-
ANNAPOLIS, Terre Haute, Lafayette, Chicago.
Rock Island, ST. Louis, etc.
IL Passengers holding through tickets for
Memphis, Vieksburg, Matches, NeiO Orleans ETC.,
which are also sold at Washington, transfer
at 10 Nldll otcducTS oh tuC ouio.
Tickets for Evansville, Cairo, and st. Louis are
sold by this route.
NJ FOR CLEVELAND, and via Cleveland 10
Toledo, Detroit Chicago, etc., tickets are sold,
when the Ohio is navigable between Wheeling and
Wellsville Qor;y miles, where a connection with
the Cleveland and Ptlsburg Railroad is made.
Travellers are requested 10 notice that while
this is the only route afording through tickets and
checks in Washington, il is also the shortest most
speedy, and direct nearly all the leading points
in the great West The distance from Washing
ton 10 Cincinnati is but 653 miles, being about 100
miles shorter than by any other route
FARE BY THROUGH TICKET FROM
WASHINGTON: To Wheeling, SO so; Columbus,
$l3 IS; Dayton, SIS so; Cincinnati, SIC; Louis
vile, by railroad, SIS 65; by steamer from Cincn
natl, SIS; Indianapolis SIT SO; Cleveland SIP Is;
Toledo, SIS so; Detoit, SIS 20; Chicago $50 65
and $40 so; ST. Louis S2S so and $685. Memphis
$40; New Orleans, SOL, etc.
IL FOR FREDERICK and HARPER'S FER
RY MARTINSBURG, BERKELEY SPRINGS,
CUMBERLAND, BEDFORD SPRINGS, Pied
mont, Oakland, and Paramount, passengers may
leave Washington at 6 II. m or Al p m. For the
minor way stations between Baltimore and Wheel
ing, take 6 a. IN. train from Washington.
IL For trains 10 and from Baltimore, Annapolis
etc. see special advertisements.
IL For further information, through tickets,
&c, apply to THOS. III. PARSONS, Agent at
Washington Station JOHN III. DONE,
Master of Transportation
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Balii
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