Abstract
This interview with Sheldon Coffin begins with Sheldon telling about his job as a brakeman for the Canadian National Railway Company. Sheldon then goes on to tell about sleeping in the cars, the change from steam to diesel, and becoming a conductor in 1958. Sheldon then describes the railway runs and stations all over P.E.I. He then goes on to talk about some accidents, storms, station masters, the steel bridge in Southport, and Jim Cameron's family. He tells about Charlottetown, blacksmiths, a train called The Pig's Eye, his father, growing up in Mt. Stewart, and different types of trains. He finishes the interview with discussions about the first and last trains on P.E.I., Charlie d'Eon, and his retirement from CN in 1984. ***The end of this tape is an interview with Roy Clow [Tape 8.2].