It's About Time! How The Railroads Created Our Time Zones
Tue, Aug 06
|Central Florida Railroad Museum
The United States once had more than 140 time zones, usually set by the position of the sun. To operate safely over long distances, the railroads proposed a standardized timekeeping for the country. Learn how we came to live and work by the system they created. Free admission.
Time & Location
Aug 06, 2024, 11:00 AM – Feb 01, 2025, 3:00 PM
Central Florida Railroad Museum, 101 S Boyd St, Winter Garden, FL 34787, USA
About the event
The United States once had more than 140 time zones, usually set by the position of the sun. To operate safely over long distances, the railroads proposed a standardized timekeeping for the country. Learn how we came to live and work by the system they created. Free admission. Exhibit is on display through February 1, 2025.