[PRCo] Re: Inbound // Outbound

[Bill Robb]

In Toronto all transfers, except those from subway stations, have a U or D in the extreme right column as printed.  Subway transfers have the issuing station name on them.  When the transfer is issued to a passenger, there are two notchs created by a stub on the transfer cutter.   One notch is the departure time from the terminal. The U and D indicate trip direction, either up and down. An 'up' trip is a north or westbound trip, and a 'down' trip is a south or eastbound trip.
Here are some photos from the Toronto Archives dating to the early 30s.  Basically the same design is in use today.

http://gencat.eloquent-systems.com/webcat/systems/toronto.arch/resource/ser71%5Cs0071_it9295.jpg

http://gencat.eloquent-systems.com/webcat/systems/toronto.arch/resource/ser71%5Cs0071_it9697.jpg

http://gencat.eloquent-systems.com/webcat/systems/toronto.arch/resource/ser71%5Cs0071_it9984.jpg

Bill



Subject: [PRCo] Re: Inbound // Outbound

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