For railroads trying to keep a schedule, these local times meant headaches. In 1883, the railroads forced a change. Without any act of Congress or the president, they instituted the four standard ...
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On this date: running on railroad timeWilliam F. Allen, secretary of the American Railroad Association, announced that on Sunday, Nov. 18, 1883, every railroad clock in the country would be set to one of the new time zones.
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