On This Day 1883: U.S. Railways Establish Four U.S. Time Zones - 5 views
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Mark Moran on 18 Nov 09Based on a proposal by a school principal from Saratoga, NY, U.S. railways created the Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific time zones, plus the Intercolonial time zone in Atlantic Canada. It was agreed upon by the railways in October 1883 that they would adopt Standard Railway Time, on Nov. 18, 1883.