[PRCo] Re: Inbound // Outbound

[Edward H. Lybarger]

It was all relative to Pittsburgh.  I use compass direction and
inbound/outbound interchangeably and hope everyone understands! 

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From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Phillip
Clark Campbell
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 11:44 AM
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Subject: [PRCo] Inbound // Outbound

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