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I run my small model railroad using the waybills and paper work as described in an earlier Model Railroader. The form I use for the waybill has these spaces. Under Weight are liners for the Gross, Tare, and Net. What do each of these mean I think I know Gross and Net, but what is Tare. Also, where can I find the weight of cars from the 1950's loaded (with various products) and unloaded? Is there a good book or download from the information station? Or a website? I checked into the local museum to see if they had any old waybills or other paperwork. The only way into the library the museum has is to pester the volunteer helpers, who don't know very much, and maybe they will get tired of you and let you browse. Or to volunteer to help and look at stuff when no one is around. I like filling out the paperwork of the station agent and conductor, when I run my trains, but I just can't stand not being able to do it right.
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