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At exactly noon on this day (time zone undetermined), American and Canadian railroads begin using four continental time zones to end the confusion of dealing with thousands of local times.
The need for continental time zones arose after the transportation of people and goods via the thousands of miles of rail line that covered North America by the 1880s created some confusion as to when exactly a train would arrive. Since railroads began to shrink the travel time between cities from days or months to mere hours, railroad timetables in major cities would have to list dozens of different arrival and departure times for the same train to accommodate all the different local time zones.
Efficient rail transportation demanded a more uniform time-keeping system, and the powerful railroad companies took it upon themselves to create a new time code system. The companies agreed to divide the continent into four time zones - which are very close to the ones we still use today.
We hope you enjoyed that little history lesson on trains and time. We found it incredibly interesting that an industry had the power to influence time itself!
This week we've got a little room for us to brag, health and wellness programs to keep you in great shape, some ways to honor the caregivers in your life, and plenty of partying to do~ Scroll all the way to #5 for a little festive fun.
See you next week! (keep an eye out for a special newsletter on Wednesday)
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