Thank you, Sue for the information about the trains from St. John. I do have a copy of the passenger manifest including the summary page. It does list several trains and departure times but I am not sure which train my grandfather took. Again tanks for your info. Naomi in Illinoi > If he entered the US via Detroit, then yes . . he would have travelled by > train from St. John through Montreal, probably changing trains for Detroit > there. It was a big rail hub. It probably took him a couple of days total > to Detroit. Depending on when his ship arrived and the train left, it was > likely just an overnight to Montreal . . less than one day rail travel (588 > miles . . 940 km by road) I think the immigrant trains (those which > connected with the ships) probably travelled straight through, rather than > the regular trains stopping at lots of stations. Maybe Harry can comment > about that :-} > > T-4823 EMPRESS OF BRITAIN (CPR) Canadian Pacific Railway Co. > Liverpool, England 1911-03-10 St. John, N.B. 1911-03-18 Captain > James A. Murray > > I don't know if you have a copy of the Canadian arrival list too, but it > should indicate which rail line he used and on the front summary page it > would tell you when the train left. > > Sue > --