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EzraThe railroads divided the US into four standard time zones in 1883 to make train schedules more efficient and improve safety by reducing the risk of collisions caused by discrepancies in local time. This system also helped coordinate timetables across different regions and simplify communication.
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Why did the railroads initially divide the US four standard time zones?
to make their schedules more standard
Why did the railroads initially divide the US into 4 standard time zones?
To save. Daylight.
Why did the railroads initially divide the US into standard time zones?
They always crashed into each other.
Why did the railroads intaitally divide the US into four standard time zones?
Distance. Each zone is 1/24th of the Earth's circumference, or about 1000 miles at the equator and about 600 miles in the US.
What year were time zones created in the US?
Time zones were officially established in the US on November 18, 1883 by the railroads in order to standardize schedules. This was known as the Standard Time Act, which divided the US into four time zones: Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific.
