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1. CoQ_10 (coq_10@poa.st)'s status on Saturday, 29-Apr-2023 07:18:37 JST CoQ_10
   Your daily train wreck.
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   • Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Saturday, 29-Apr-2023 07:34:31 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

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     @CoQ_10 Back when an accurate watch was life and death

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   • :spinnenrad: Festivegoat :spinnenrad: (eiregoat@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Saturday, 29-Apr-2023 07:40:16 JST :spinnenrad: Festivegoat :spinnenrad:

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     • Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks
     That never even occurred to me.
     
     Did they not use some kind signalling system to indicate when a section of railroad was occupied?
   • Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Saturday, 29-Apr-2023 07:40:16 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

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     • :spinnenrad: Festivegoat :spinnenrad:

     @Eiregoat @CoQ_10 IDK, there was a network of signaling stations but short of a consistent radio signal to synchronize times, it was VITAL for engineers and railmen to have a good, accurate watch.

     It’s a really cool art, having a tiny beating machine doing its damndest to keep accurate time without any external reference.

     https://americanhistory.si.edu/ontime/synchronizing/zones.html