At 08:15 PM 2006-09-23 +0000, nswanson@mchsi.com wrote: >Sue >My grandfather landed at S. John 18 March 1911 on the Empress of Britain. He >entered the U.S. at Detroit. Looking at the map of Canada did he then travel >by train to Montreal from St. John and then by another train to Detroit? It >seems to me that St. John is a long way from Montreal. > >Naomi in Illinois Hi Naomi, 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 --