. Railways are central to the formation of modernity and ideas of progress the process of modernization in the 19th century involved a transition from a spatially oriented world to a time oriented world Exact time was essential and everyone had to know what the time was resulting in clocks towers for railway stations clocks in public places pocket watches for railway workers and for travelers Trains left on time (they never left early) by contrast in the premodern era passenger ships left when the captain had enough passengers in the premodern era local time was set at noon when the sun was at its highest Every place east to west had a different time and that changed with the introduction of standard time zones Printed time tables were a convenience for the travelers but more elaborate time tables called train orders were even more essential for the train crews the maintenance workers the station personnel and for the repair and maintenance crews who knew when to expect a train would come along Most trackage was single track with sidings and signals to allow lower priority trains to be sidetracked Schedules told everyone what to do where to be and exactly when If bad weather disrupted the system telegraphers relayed immediate corrections and updates throughout the system Just as railways as business organizations created the standards and models for modern big business so too the railway timetable was adapted to myriad uses such as schedules for buses ferries and airplanes for radio and television programs for school schedules for factory time clocks the modern world was ruled by the clock and the timetable Model of corporate management. Spelman College 1.2.2 Metal rails introduced, Composition The campus is organized into four main parts: West Campus East Campus Central Campus and Technology Square West Campus and East Campus are both occupied primarily by student living complexes while Central Campus is reserved primarily for teaching and research buildings.
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