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What year American railroads stopped requiring watches for train crews?

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February 21, 2017, 09:31
John Grajek
What year American railroads stopped requiring watches for train crews?
Does anyone know what year American railroads stopped requiring watches for train crews? Thanks for the help with this.

Stinger
February 21, 2017, 16:57
Donald C. Henderson
Did they ever stop?
February 21, 2017, 19:14
Billy Kuhn
John, I don't know when they stop using the pocket watches. The first railroad wrist watch as the 214 Bulova Accutron. [In 1962]

[Accutron History]
February 21, 2017, 20:33
John Grajek
In the late 50's and working for a small railroad, Pocket Watches outnumbered wristwatches 20-30:1. The only wristwatches I ever saw were the Accutrons. At that time we still had commuter trains and passenger trains so we had to be aware of their presence on the main lines.