Beiber was an outpost
There wasn't much at Beiber, the interchange point on the Inside Gateway between the Western Pacific and Great Northern. A six unit matched set of F7s sit on the house track awaiting an assignment as the sun settles in the west. In the distance are the GN facilities that provided train orders and quarters for crews laying over - and where we would sleep tonight having signed in as student railroaders. We caught a ride on the Highline with Jimmy Boynton and rode GP9 728, 4th in the consist, from Keddie to Greenville, then were escorted to the lead F7 for the rest of the trip into Beiber. All this based on a note from Will Whitaker to Jim that said, "These boys or OK!" We would catch a return ride on this power set at 4:15 AM the next day.
Beiber was an outpost
There wasn't much at Beiber, the interchange point on the Inside Gateway between the Western Pacific and Great Northern. A six unit matched set of F7s sit on the house track awaiting an assignment as the sun settles in the west. In the distance are the GN facilities that provided train orders and quarters for crews laying over - and where we would sleep tonight having signed in as student railroaders. We caught a ride on the Highline with Jimmy Boynton and rode GP9 728, 4th in the consist, from Keddie to Greenville, then were escorted to the lead F7 for the rest of the trip into Beiber. All this based on a note from Will Whitaker to Jim that said, "These boys or OK!" We would catch a return ride on this power set at 4:15 AM the next day.