>From 71e1ca8778fd6403ac9c3707a7107fc6a96d0262 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Eggert Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2018 15:31:26 -0700 Subject: [PROPOSED] Improve commentary for 1883 US transition * northamerica: Update commentary for Louisville etc. (Thanks to Michael Deckers.) --- northamerica | 16 +++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/northamerica b/northamerica index f4e38f8..06db1a8 100644 --- a/northamerica +++ b/northamerica @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ # in New York City (1869-10). His 1870 proposal was based on Washington, DC, # but in 1872-05 he moved the proposed origin to Greenwich. -# From Paul Eggert (2016-09-21): +# From Paul Eggert (2018-03-20): # Dowd's proposal left many details unresolved, such as where to draw # lines between time zones. The key individual who made time zones # work in the US was William Frederick Allen - railway engineer, @@ -36,10 +36,9 @@ # to the General Time Convention on 1883-04-11, saying that his plan # meant "local time would be practically abolished" - a plus for # railway scheduling. By the next convention on 1883-10-11 nearly all -# railroads had agreed and it took effect on 1883-11-18 at 12:00. -# That Sunday was called the "day of two noons", as the eastern parts -# of the new zones observed noon twice. Allen witnessed the -# transition in New York City, writing: +# railroads had agreed and it took effect on 1883-11-18. That Sunday +# was called the "day of two noons", as some locations observed noon +# twice. Allen witnessed the transition in New York City, writing: # # I heard the bells of St. Paul's strike on the old time. Four # minutes later, obedient to the electrical signal from the Naval @@ -955,6 +954,13 @@ Zone America/Indiana/Vevay -5:40:16 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:19:44 -5:00 - EST 2006 -5:00 US E%sT +# From Paul Eggert (2018-03-20): +# The Louisville & Nashville Railroad's 1883-11-18 change occurred at +# 10:00 old local time; train were supposed to come to a standstill +# for precisely 18 minutes. See Bartky Fig. 1 (page 50). It is not +# clear how this matched civil time in Louisville, so for now continue +# to assume Louisville switched at noon new local time, like New York. +# # Part of Kentucky left its clocks alone in 1974. # This also includes Clark, Floyd, and Harrison counties in Indiana. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER -- 2.14.3