Model Railroad Usage
The WWSL
The WWSL does not use the waybill format as defined in AAR regulations. The WWSL uses the following process to represent a waybill.
- The WWSL Card Card represents the portion of a waybill that identifies the particular railroad and car type etc.
- The WWSL uses a bill of lading card that identifies the car type required, the consignee and address, the route to destination, and the commodity shipped.
When the Car Card and the Bill of Lading Card are combined, they have most of the information a prototype waybill has and it provides all the information the WWSL needs for operations.
WWSL Bill of Lading. Bills of Lading are generated from two sources; 1) loaded cars arriving to the WWSL via interchange cars, and 2) business' located along the WWSL contacting the Station Agent with their empty car requests.
Industrial research has identified product and commodities either produced by online WWSL businesses, or needed by those businesses for operations. Each product or commodity has its own bill of lading. Research has identified era-specific suppliers or consignees.
Bills of lading are one-sided. The only time a bill of lading is turned
is when it is associated with a tank car. Side 1 has the load
information, Side 2 has the MTY status (and identifies the HAZMAT code).
Responsibilities.
The Station agent is responsible for all aspects of car movement operations. All empty car requests and bills of lading are maintained and handled by the station agent. Road crews have no responsibility for waybill operations other than reading the destination and ensuring prompt delivery..
Formatting and Printing
Bills of lading are 4" high x 3" wide. I use a word processing program to print the car information. To save paper I print five on each sheet. I use a heavier grade of paper for the car cards.
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