[PRCo] Re: Inbound // Outbound

[Phillip Clark Campbell]

Mr.Robb;


Could you please expand on this?   Does it include 'right' and 'left?'
Internal machinations can be quite innovative can't they.
I am just interested in direction relative to Interurbans.


Phil





> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Bill Robb <bill937ca at yahoo.ca>
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 1:03:56 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Inbound // Outbound
> 
> It's not just inbound/outbound. Most companies designated a direction "up" or 
> "down" as internal working policy. Transfers on some properties showed the 
> direction of travel as up or down, marking the direction of travel without the 
> public knowing what was going on.
> Bill
> 
> This is a  'curiosity'  item -- trivia question -- even  'nit-picking'  
> inquiry.  Direction
> of trolleys on  'city routes'  generally inbound heading to downtown hub and 
> outbound
> heading away from the same.  What about Interurbans?  By definition they travel
> between at least two  'cities'  don't they so direction could be considered  
> 'relative to'
> any one of them.  Bottom line would find the Interurbans based in one city so 
> direction
> could be considered relative to it -- i.e., the PRC Washington Interurban would 
> be
> 'Inbound'  heading to Pgh. because that is where the interurban is based.
> 
> Is there any  'official'  protocol for designating interurban direction?
> Is compass direction preferred for interurbans?
> 
> 
> Phil