SIDE A 00:00:00 -- 00:03:35
Keith speaks about a man named John "Plug" Donnovan who loved chewing tobacco and other people he knew; John Plug Donovan, John Donovan.
SIDE A 00:03:35 -- 00:06:47
Discussion about Borden being built with help from German POWs from WWI; Borden, WWI, Germans, POWs.
SIDE A 00:06:47 -- 00:08:59
Discussion about the Harvest Excursion and how he tried to go out to Saskatchewan in 1926 to help build the railroad; 1926, Harvest Excursion, Sasketchewan, railway.
SIDE A 00:08:59 -- 00:11:40
The widening of the railway on PEI from narrow gauge to standard in 1922 and a short story about an accident that was narrowly avoided; accidents, 1922, narrow gauge, rail gauges, railway.
SIDE A 00:11:40 -- 00:13:31
Discussion about what happened to the old narrow gauge trains, the social aspect of the trains, mail, and trips on the trains; trains, mail, narrow gauge, railway.
SIDE A 00:13:31 -- 00:15:57
Story about prohibition and the doctor who would write out prescriptions for the railway men; liquor scripts, prohibition, alcohol.
SIDE A 00:15:57 -- 00:21:56
Keith tells the tale of how he travelled down to O'leary and discovered Rail Road Magazine that had a story on "Rail Bikes" so he built one; rail bikes, railway.
SIDE A 00:21:56 -- 00:23:22
A story about being a charperone on a field trip and recieving thank you letters; kindness.
SIDE A 00:23:22 -- 00:28:32
Discussion about his favorite steam engines and why he liked steam powered locomotives more than the diesel ones; diesel engines, steam engines.
SIDE A 00:28:32 -- 00:30:20
Discussion about a passenger bus that rode the rails from Summerside to Charlottetown; jitneys, railway.
SIDE A 00:30:20 -- 00:31:48
A brief story about a engineer who got in an accident and then a brief word about "the Pig's Eye" and the "Western Freight"; trains, Pig's Eye, Western Freight.
SIDE A ends at 00:31:48.
SIDE B 00:32:01 -- 00:35:39
Discussion about moving to Boston and how he first met his wife Jean; Jean Pratt, Boston, courting.
SIDE B 00:35:39 -- 00:34:40
Jean tells her version of how they met and their first date, when their children were born, and how long it took for them to become married; marriage, courting, Jean Pratt.
SIDE B 00:34:40 -- 00:38:57
Jean talks about her first trip to the Island; traveling, Boston, Jean Pratt.
SIDE B 00:38:57 -- 00:40:09
Discussion about outhouses; outhouses.
SIDE B 00:40:09 -- 00:41:04
Jean's opinions on ferries and the people of PEI; Jean Pratt, ferries, Islanders.
SIDE B 00:41:04 -- 00:44:54
They talk about their quick courtship and the small wedding, how people in PEI reacted to the wedding, their honeymoon in Quebec, Keith's love of trains and how she also had a relationship with them; courting, marriage, honeymoons, trains.
SIDE B 00:44:54 -- 00:46:27
They talk about their children, how Jean went back to work after the birth of their second son, and her work in the U.S.; Boston, Jean Pratt.
SIDE B 00:46:27 -- 00:47:46
Keith talks about Jean's cooking; cooking, Jean Pratt.
SIDE B 00:47:46 -- 00:49:20
Discussion about Keith meeting Jean's family for the first time; Jean Pratt.
SIDE B 00:49:20 -- 00:52:40
Keith speaks about the relationship that he had in the early years with his step son Anthony; step-father.
SIDE B 00:52:40 -- 00:54:22
They talk about the travels they take between Florida, Boston and PEI and the names of their children; Jeanie Pratt, Bobby Pratt, Anthony Pratt, traveling, Jean Pratt.
SIDE B 00:54:22 -- 00:58:30
They speak again about why Keith went down to Boston and the many jobs he had while he was there; Boston.
SIDE B 00:58:30 -- 01:01:14
Keith tells the story about how he rescued a little girl when she fell onto the rails when he was working in Boston; Boston, heroism.
SIDE B 01:01:14 -- 01:03:52
Conversation changes to Mr. Pratt talking about the ice storm in January 1956, how it took down all the powerlines, and the telephone poles; 1956, ice storms, electricity, storms.
Tape ends at 01:03:52.
