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

[Donald Galt]

On 11 Nov 99, at 2:24, Jim Holland wrote:

> I like the Vancouver method - two different numbers and route names
> which indicates the direction the transit vehicle is travelling on one
> line.  

Vancouver renumbered in 1986 so that through routes now bear the same 
number in both directions.

The really nice thing about Vancouver is that the numbers and destinations 
are BIG!

Actually, the Pittsburgh practice has always seemed an aberration to me - 
hasn't it been more common for signs to indicate destinations? 

WRT those old three-digit numbers: Ed indicated that, although primarily for 
internal use, they were also known to the public. So I'm wondering just how 
they touched the public.

D2