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RAILROADS SPUR INDUSTRY. Why are there time zones??? Where did we get this ingenious idea? Any guesses? Write it on your scratch paper--- no guess is a bad guess! If you know, keep it to yourself. Why are there time zones???. Caused by the R&R boom Back then, towns kept their own time
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Why are there time zones???Where did we get this ingenious idea?Any guesses?Write it on your scratch paper--- no guess is a bad guess! If you know, keep it to yourself
Why are there time zones??? • Caused by the R&R boom • Back then, towns kept their own time • Sun directly over town = noon • How is this a problem state to state? • 1883, all railway clocks set to a new standard to make travel more consistent & easier • The country caught on!
Industrial Growth1865-1914 • Westward expansion is taking place • While many moved west, a lot stayed to build up the economy
Railroads Spur Industry • At first, railroads (R&R) were locally run • Domestic lines couldn’t join because of differences in gauges • Gauges: width of a railroad track
Improvements to railroads • 1886: railroads in the south adopt northern gauges • (13,000 miles of track change) • Railroads now create a network • network: system of connected lines • Shipping: freight cars become universal • shipper pays only 1 fare for whole trip
Westinghouse Air Brake • 1869, allows locomotive engineer to stop all railroad cars at once. • Increases safety • Allows longer trains • Allows faster trains
Pullman Sleeping Car • Cars with convertible benches for sleeping & lavatories • Dining cars • Waiters and conductors to help passengers