The brakeman stands with her hands behind her back now that she's got all the switches thrown properly for the next operation. It's time now for the engineer (far end) to get going as she concentrates on the throttle controls in moving the red locomotive with its load of empty sugar beet gondolas off the highline at the sugar mill.
This crew has spotted the boxcar and tank car, and now prepares to bring out the Southern Pacific locomotive parked on the siding.
The brakeman is concentrating on the switch as the low-nose GP-9 approaches with its load of sugar beet gondolas.
The yellow 70-ton diesel has the three sugar beet gondolas now as it maneuvers for the highline.
Operations for the day have quieted down now as the SMVRR caboose sits by the depot and the yellow 70-ton GE diesel maneuvers to back into the enginehouse. When the scenery divider is in place, the sugar mill will not be visible from this vantage point.
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Above, the brakeman's breath is held as he watches the 70-ton yellow locomotive, boxcar and tank car glide through the switch he has just set outside the enginehouse (white building to the right).
The 70-ton diesel with its boxcar and tank car consist waits patiently as the brakemen figure out the proper switch settings for the next move.
Here's a mid-1900s aerial photo of the sugar mill at Betteravia:
The crew at the sugar mill is deeply focused as they move their empty sugar beet gondolas off the highline.
These Alvin All-Star Railroad brakemen focus on the switch settings as they prepare to move either the Southern Pacific diesel (gray) or the GE 70-ton diesel (yellow). In the background, Mr. Bill is discussing the operation with the engineer at the throttle (out of the picture to the right).
The low-nose GP-9 prepares to leave the sugar mill area with a consist of empty sugar beet gondolas as the 70-tonner (yellow) sits on a nearby siding.
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