Question

question 7 of 10
in order to make their schedules more standard, what did the railroads do?
a. allowed each train to set its own schedule
b. divided the united states into time zones
c. forced every train to leave its station on the hour
d. put the whole united states on the same time

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Allowing each train to set its own schedule would make schedules less standard, so A is incorrect.
• Option B: Railroads divided the US into time zones (Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific) to standardize train schedules, as different local times caused confusion. This is historically accurate.
• Option C: Forcing every train to leave on the hour is not a practical or historically accurate way railroads standardized schedules.
• Option D: Putting the whole US on the same time is not what happened; time zones were created instead.

Answer:

B. Divided the United States into time zones