Trains to and from Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Canandaigua, and Sodus Point originated and terminated here.

Just north of Southport, the PRR shared track with the Erie Railroad through downtown Elmira.

The yard also served the New York Central Railroad, which had trackage rights on the PRR north of Elmira.

It was a major crew terminal for the PRR especially, and was quite large, with extensive facilities.

[3] It is bordered to the north by the city of Elmira and forms a continuous area of urban development with it.

29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[6] As of 2004[update] there are several zoned elementary schools that take sections of the CDP: Broadway, Parley Coburn, Pine City, and Riverside.