Baltimore and Ohio Railroad condensed schedule

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Title

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad condensed schedule

Description

Railroads had more to say about time than physicists did in 1883. They created our modern system of standardized time, usurping the sun (which had previously been used for local time) so that train schedules could be consistent and meaningful nationwide.

Creator

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

Source

https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/transport/id/5421/rec/6

Date

June 18, 1893

Rights

No Known Copyright (http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/)

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Original Format

book

Citation

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, “Baltimore and Ohio Railroad condensed schedule,” Columbus Metropolitan Library Local History & Genealogy Exhibits, accessed May 17, 2024, https://columbuslibrary.omeka.net/items/show/119.

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