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Railroads made travel between towns and cities easier and faster. Before the popularization of railroads, each area had it's own time based on noon being when the sun was straight up in the sky. This led to some confusion about travel times and such, so they made set time zones for areas to group together under.
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∙ 14y agoEvery large town set it's 'Local time' by when the sun was directly overhead at midday. This means that if you travel 1000 miles time will be around 1 hour different between these two point. Railroads trains travelled between distant towns and needed to work to a standard timetable. 'Local time' had to be sacrificed for 'Standard time' and there are a number of time zones in USA since it is so wide.
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∙ 9y agoRailroads made the first way of recording standardized time. This gave a more accurate measurement of telling time so that there was no more confusing being experienced from one rail station to the next.
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∙ 10y agoRailways are vehicles for sending messages, mail, private transportation, military transportation in a faster way then before railways were fully developed. In the United States, one of the major railroad breakthroughs was the completion of the transcontinental rail system that connected the East coast of the USA to the west coast. It should be noted that non stop travel by rail from the east to the west actually began first west of the Mississippi.
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How did the Transcontinental Railroads of 1863 to 1869 change time and what was the new system created?
before railroads,each community determined it's own time based on how the sun travels.this was called solar time. it however caused problems for people who scheduled trains crossin different time zones
Who invented the transcontinental railroads in the US?
Ted Judah
In what ways did the railroads change life in America?
opened areas for new settlements.
When did the railroads begin to expand across the US towards California?
1732
The railroads helped poorer immigrants from where to get to the US?
Eastern Europe - apex
Who derived the four time zones in the US?
Originally Railroads.
How did the first railroads change the us?
They gave a new way a transportation to Aliens to help them out.
What division of the US into standard time zones was first done by which group?
The railroads
What division of the US into standard time zones was first done by?
The railroads - Apex
Why did the railroads initially divided the united States into four standard time zones?
The railroads divided the US into four standard time zones to make their schedules more standard.
The railroads affected even the organization of time in the US by?
By introducing four standard time zones across the country.
What industry divided the US into four time zones without consent of the federal government?
The railroads
Why did the railroads initially divide the US into four time zones?
to make their schedules more standard
Why did the railroads initially divid the US into four standard time?
to make their schedules more standard
Why did the railroads initially US into four standard time zones?
to make their schedules more standard
Why did the railroads initially divide the United states into four standard time zones?
The railroads divided the US into four standard time zones to make their schedules more standard.
How did railroad time work in the 1860's?
US railroad time was by individual railroads and typically very different from location to location, and railroad to railroad. This caused many collisions - and arguments over right-of-way were common (they typically ran by a timetable schedule based on time). This resulted in the railroads adopting "Standard Time" in 1883 so that all railroads could use the same time. Railroads had master clocks that received a telegraph signal to synchronize the proper time. This Standard Time that was developed is what is in use today in the US, although the methods for synchronizing clocks had much upgraded technology.
