Why did the railroads initially divide the United States into four standard time zones?

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Shrishinde · Answer 1 · 2021-02-15T21:11:19+0000

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Originally each locale used its own time: when the sun was directly overhead then it was noon there. ... This setup for telling time began to become impractical as transportation became extensive, reliable, and rapid

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