Reply To: Sunset Models Brass HO Scale Weight Test Car

[Charles Duckworth]

WWIB main job for the railroads was to establish weight agreements so we didn’t have to weigh railcars. We’d review the waybill files and determine bagged shipments and give the list of shippers to the bureau. They’d weigh the bags or boxes and determine an average weight and the net weight would be determined on the individual bag x how many shipped. Customers liked this as it eliminated a weigh stop thus a faster transit time. On bulk commodities where the shipper had a belt scale they’d certify the belt scale and we’d use those weights as well.