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PEXNKYT.VANIA RAILROAD 

 Trains leave the Depot in this city, 



Leave 

 WE-TWARD. 



Pacific Express' 



Vt'^y Passengert 



Niagara Express 



Col. Accommodation 



Mail train via Mt. Joy 



No. 2 via Columbia 



Sunday Mail 



Fast tine' 



Frederick Accommodation. 



Harrisburg Aceom 



Columbia Accommodation.. 



Harrieburf,' Express 



PittebuVg EipresB 



Cincinnati Expreea" 



Lancaster. 



2:40 a. m. 



4:50 a. m. 



9.35 a. m. 



7:20 p. m. 

 11:20 a. m. 

 11:20 a. m. 

 11:20 a.m. 



2:10 p. m. 



2:15 p. ra. 



6:00 p. m. 



7:20 p. m. 



7:25 p.m. 



9:25 p. m. 

 11:^0 p. m. 



EASTWARD. Lancaster. 



Atlantic Express' 12:30 a. m. 



Philadelphia Expres8t. 



Hurrisburg Express , 



Columbia Accoramodalioa, 



Pacific Express*. 



Sunday Mail 



Johnstown Express , 



Day Express' , 



Harrisburg Accom. 



SCHEDULE. 



as follows : 



Arrive 



Harrisburg. 



4:05 a. m. 



7:50 a. ra. 



10:40 a. m. 



Col. 8:00 p. m. 



1:00 p. m. 



1:25 p. m. 



1:30 p. m. 



3:25 p. m. 



Col. 2:45 p. m. 



8:10 p. m. 

 Col. 8:00 p. m. 



8:40 p. m. 

 10:50 p. m. 

 12:45 a. m. 



Philadelphia. 

 3:00 a. m. 

 7:00 a. m. 

 10:00 a. m. 

 12;30 p. m. 

 3:45 p.m. 

 5:00 p. m. 

 6:00 p. m. 

 7:20 p. m. 

 9:00 p. m. 

 The Hanover Accommodation, west, connects at Lancaster 

 with Niagara Express, west, at 9:35 a. m., and will run 

 through to Hanover. 



The Frederick Accommodation, west, connectsat Lancas- 

 ter with Fast Line, west, at 2:10 p. m., and runs to Frederick. 

 The Pacific Express, east, on Sunday, when flagged, will 

 stop at Middletown, EUzabethtown, Mount Joy and Landis- 

 ville. 

 "The only trains which run daily, 

 tRuns daily , except Monday. 



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