[brityank]

I see this as designed decay of our infrastructure, things we should be able to rely on being pristine, above being tinkered with, none the less being marginalized to ‘save money’.

I believe we've all seen how our governments "save money" - Mississippi Levees, Bridges and Roadways, Dams and Raceways, ad nauseum!

[Ed Condon]

Let’s go back to “local time”, when the sun is at its highest, it’s noon.
That system worked in this country for about a hundred years, until the railroads needed something better.

Since only railroad nuts ride the trains, and most do it for the nostalgia, it won’t matter what time it is.