We have many requests for where would my ancestors landed at to go (take your choice) the below should help with thinking about that. With permission from Sue Swiggums, who runs the Ships List. In answer to a "how did my ancestors travel (inland). These costs should translate to New York to the west. Eliz They would have gone by rail. I think that most new immigrants would travel by rail all the way from Quebec, from the late 1850's, early 1860's on. There was rail from Montreal before that. This below, will not keep its format, but it will give you an idea. >>> From an information circular for Emigrants, prepared by A.C. Buchanan, > Chief Agent, Emigration Department, dated in Quebec; July 27,1853. > > MONTREAL TO THE GREAT LAKES > >>> From Quebec to Montreal 180 miles, by Steamers, every day at 5 o'clock; > through in 14 hours > By the Royal Mail Packets: 2s.0d.sterling 2s.6d.currency > By Tait's Line: 1s.6d. " > 1s.10d " > --------------------------- >>> From Montreal to Toronto, Hamilton, Buffalo, and other Ports on > Lakes Erie and Michigan. > Daily by the Royal mail Line at 9 o'clock am > Miles Stg. Cy. >>> From Montreal to Cornwall 78 4s. 5s.0d. > " Williamsburg 104| > " Matilda 112| > " Prescott 127|> 6s. 7s.6d. > " Brockville 139| > " Kingston 189 8s. 10s.0d. > " Cobourg 292| > " Port Hope 298| > " Bond Head 313| > " Darlington 317|> 12s. 15s.0d > " Whitby 337| > " Toronto 367| > " Hamilton 410| > " Niagara & > Lewiston 457 14s. 17s.6d. > " Buffalo by 489 18s. 22s.6d. > Railroad Passengers by this line tranship at > Prescott to the Lake Steamers. The cost of sea passage and railway fares varied such a lot during this period because of competition ... note the steamer fare to Montreal, above ... in 1835 it was about five times that amount. There are some comments about the 1870's here, for the 1874-1875 period. http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/fares/costofpassage.shtml