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 ...

In 1883, the major railroads took it upon themselves to develop their own “time zones” that standardize time across the ...

William 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.

STONE, AMASA (27 Apr. 1818-11 May 1883) was a contractor, RAILROAD manager, financier, and philanthropist, born in Charlton, Mass. to Amasa and Esther (Boyden) Stone. He apprenticed in construction, ...