Old PRCo route numbers (was: Route 9, 8, PHB&NC)

[Donald Galt]

On 10 Nov 99, at 10:09, Edward H. Lybarger wrote:

> 
> Prior to the 1914 introduction of the "destination" numbers that are
> basically familiar to us, the public as well as the company used three-digit
> "route" numbers that were based on the operating divisions (car houses,
> essentially).  Their use continued well into the '30s for internal purposes.

Wow, that's news to me! I had thought perhaps the scheme was a 
provisional one invented by Arnold, even though there is no indication of this 
in the report.

Did the cars bear the numbers? If not, how did the public make use of them?

Don