THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
AMERICAN INDUSTRIALIZATION FACTORY SYSTEM AND MARKET REVOLUTION
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set standards for materials used in the construction of railroad lines.
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set a maximum number of cars that a train could pull.
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drew latitude and longitude lines for the country.
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divided the country into standardized time zones.
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Detailed explanation-1: -To make rail service safer and more reliable, in 1883 the American Railway Association divided the country into four time zones in regions where the same time was kept. Air brakes enabled railroads to put longer and heavier trains on their lines.
Detailed explanation-2: -Each time zone is set one hour apart, which allowed the railroads to coordinate train schedules across the entire country.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1883 the US railroads called a General Time Convention to develop a more coordinated and orderly system. In October of 1883 delegates met at the Pacific Hotel in Chicago and on 11 October 1883 adopted the Standard Time System which went into effect on 18 November 1883.
Detailed explanation-4: -On April 11, 1883, in St. Louis, Missouri, railroad officials agreed to create five time zones in North America: Provincial, Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific. The concept of standard time zones had actually been suggested by several professors going back to the early 1870s.