The current EST time is +3:00 hours, or 1:20 PM"<P>That way the standard could still be around Ars headquarters in Boston, but the posters could have the convenience of seeing their local time.

In the 1800s, catching your train on time was no easy feat. Every town had its own "local time," based on the position of the sun in the sky. There were 23 local times in Indiana. 38 in Michigan ...