I don't know the answer to that question either, but my family came to oregon by way of ca and so i was also trying to find that out...trains began to travel west in 1869 but i dont know when people actually started to migrate by train... my people moved from MN to Ca and then N to OR bef 1876.... My gggramma always spoke of the wagon trip as dusty and hard and bumpy, but i do not know if they did the whole trip by wagon... if you get info let me know, please... gloria surname research and locations: 1.LANGE, STONE,BANDY, CONDLEY, VANCLEAVE, HILL, HADLEY, TETZ, , BASEL,UHLMAN/DEU/OR 2.COLLINS,FIEGER,MAGRUDER,LOOMIS, WILLIAMS/WA/OR/CA 3.REDWINE,MOSELEY, WILLIAMS, LONG/TX EACH NUMBER REPRESENTS A SEPERATE LINE ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

My great grandfather came west by wagon train about 1863 or 1864. But he worked on the railroads after reaching Oregon then left Oregon about 1868 for CA. Maybe that will help date trains a little. Marlene