[PRCo] Re: Inbound // Outbound

[Schneider Fred]

Interesting ... I wonder if TTC did that because Bloor might have  
been the heaviest route and it was ran away from the lake?




On Feb 28, 2009, at 7:41 PM, Bill Robb wrote:

> 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.
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> http://gencat.eloquent-systems.com/webcat/systems/toronto.arch/ 
> resource/ser71%5Cs0071_it9295.jpg
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> http://gencat.eloquent-systems.com/webcat/systems/toronto.arch/ 
> resource/ser71%5Cs0071_it9697.jpg
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> http://gencat.eloquent-systems.com/webcat/systems/toronto.arch/ 
> resource/ser71%5Cs0071_it9984.jpg
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> Bill
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> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Inbound // Outbound
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> Mr.Robb;
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> 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.
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> Phil
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>> ----- 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
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>> 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.
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>> Is there any  'official'  protocol for designating interurban  
>> direction?
>> Is compass direction preferred for interurbans?
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>>
>> Phil
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