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How railroads inspired the creation of time zones
How railroads inspired the creation of time zones
The invention of railroads ushered in a new era of land travel, and forever changed the way humans perceive time.
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Before the establishment of time zones in 1883, there were more than 144 local times in North America.1 The resulting time differences between adjacent towns and cities were not critical when it took days to travel from place to place.