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In 1926 the track was changed to the wide gauge, 4 ft. 8 1/2 ins.

A reservoir, near Harmony, held at least 10,000 gallons of water that was pumped from a brook. A man was hired to attend this and the train stopped here to take in water.

The coal tender was part water. In snow fighting steam from the boiler into the tender would melt the snow, then more snow would be added to get more water.

Flag stations were small and were located at Munn's Road, Fountain Head and Connought.

The Jitney carried passengers between Elmira and Souris for one year and the freight was taken by train but this was not satisfactory.

A turnftable was used at first for turning the train but was later replaced by a "Y".

The first trolleys were pumped by hand. The section men were exposed to all kinds of weather on these. After 1914 the trolleys were driven by engines and now they have shelters and wind shields which provide some protection from the elements.

There were two fares on the train and anyone wishing to go to Souris from Elmira paid 70 cents return ticket for a first class car, a car with plush seats. The fare on the second class car, which had leather seats, was 45 cents return.

During these early years there were several tea parties and a special train would be hired. A deposit of $15.00 was needed for a train from Souris and $60.00 for a train from Charlottetown. If this amount or more would be made at the tea party, the deposit was returned.

The train service to Elmira gradually eased off until it quit in the early 1960‘s. A train comes to Elmira now only when necessary to haul freight.

Peter Holland

Peter was the son of Bernard (Berno) Holland and Annie Fay, East Baltic. He became Station Agent at Elmira and held this position for nineteen years after working at various points on the Prince Edward Island sub—divisions. He was moved to Souris where he served in a similar capacity for thirteen years and in 1945 he was appointed Freight Agent at Charlottetown. Peter passed away in 1949.