North American railroads created time zones to bring sanity to scheduling transcontinental travel on this day in history, Nov. 18, 1883. The system was quickly adopted around the world.

On Nov. 18, 1883, the scene at a Chicago railroad station reminded a Tribune reporter of the biblical story of Joshua commanding the sun to stand still. “At about a quarter to 12 o’cloc… ...

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 ...

On this day in 1883, railroad companies in the United States and Canada transformed time in both countries, leading to the ground-breaking concept of time zones around the world.

In 1883, the railroads forced a change. Without any act of Congress or the president, they instituted the four standard time zones, and most communities adjusted their clocks accordingly.

St. Paul was electric with anticipation on Sept. 8, 1883, as the city waited for news that the final railroad spike had been driven in rural Montana to complete the Northern Pacific Railway’s ...

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The first Tehama Railroad Bridge was built in 1871 at the town of Tehama. When a flood destroyed it in 1881, a turn-style bridge, which could be opened to allow riverboats to pass, replaced it.

The turntable for the old Raleigh & Gaston railroad dates to 1883 — an era so distant the city held only 9,000 people, and the newspapers of the day advertised bargain deals on hosiery gloves ...

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 ...

The invention of railroads ushered in a new era of land travel, and forever changed the way humans perceive time. On this day in 1883, railroad companies in the United States and Canada ...