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how do RRs handle daylight savings time changes?

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Posted by gregc on Sunday, November 5, 2017 11:40 AM

daylight saving time changes occur between 2 and 3 a.m., either moving from 2 to 3, or from 3 to 2.

what happens when a train has a scheduled stop at one station at 2 a.m. and a stop at another station at 3 a.m.    It would seem that needs to be at two different stations at the same time.

more realistically, the train might have one hour less to get to a station.

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Posted by peahrens on Sunday, November 5, 2017 8:29 AM

Airplanes, flight controllers, etc use Zulu time (UTC time or Coordinated Universal Time), which in my day also was referred to as GMT, Greenwich Mean Time.  IIRC.  

That eliminates confusion, no matter what Arizona does.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_time

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/railroads-create-the-first-time-zones

https://www.timeanddate.com/time/aboututc.html

I'm getting to old to learn new stuff, so I have not read all the above.

Paul

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Posted by caldreamer on Sunday, November 5, 2017 8:13 AM

Also, what about states that do not use Daylight Savings Time (e.g. Arizona).  They stay n Standard time the year around, where as Texas and Californaia use Daylight Savings Time?

 

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how do RRs handle daylight savings time changes?
Posted by gregc on Sunday, November 5, 2017 5:11 AM

just read an articles that said Amtrack trains stop for an hour and race to catch-up in spring

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