It’s time to turn the clocks back for many, but not for us here in Arizona. And while people still grumble about the inconvenience, the reason behind Standard Time solved a very big problem when it was first adopted nearly 150 years ago. The year was 1883 and railroads were quickly becoming …
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Early Railroad History in Globe: GVGN
What is now the Arizona Eastern Railway was chartered as the Gila Valley, Globe and Northern Railway (GVGN) in 1885 and had a slow and dubious start. Like most history which improves with age and the retelling of stories. Globe’s GVGN was described in some detail by local author Clara T. Woody …
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