Nov. 18, 1883: Railroad Time Goes Coast to Coast

1883: U.S. and Canadian railways adopt five standardized time zones to replace the multiplicity of local times in communities across the continent. Everyone would soon be operating on “railroad time.” Noon on a well-made, properly paced sundial is whenever the sun is highest right there. The advent of mechanical timekeeping in the Middle Ages didn’t […]

At the Throttle: Does anybody really know what time it is?

Today in History - November 18

Today in History - November 18

Streamliners of America, American Experience, Official Site

Columbus Railroads

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This Day in History: Railroads Create the First U.S. Time Zones

Today in History - November 18

Today in History - November 18

Wilmington Railroad Museum

At the Throttle: Does anybody really know what time it is?

Transcontinental railroad - Wikiwand

The American Railway: The Trains, by Cooley, Thomas M.

The American Railway: The Trains, by Cooley, Thomas M.