How did the conductor know?

Question

A conductor on a passenger train is punching tickets.

He comes to a man that has no ticket, and when asked why says, "I am a trainman too. I have a pass, but being late, I left the house in a hurry and I forgot it."

The conductor takes out his watch and asks, "What time do you have?"

The man looks at his watch and says, "It's a quarter to four."

The conductor, checking his own watch notes this is the correct time.

Even so, the conductor puts the man off the train at the next station because the conductor knows the man is not a railroader.

How did he know?

Answer 1

Too Easy First clew a standard watch.
Ok my 2cents worth. My answer would be "Its 45 man is your watch broke I will be in the club car see ya"
If I was not in the right hour I would have never made the train.
Or I could have said 1545 or 0345
Or even during train order days 345Am and 345Pm would work.
But most crotchety old crummy sweepers would accept just 45.

Answer 2

once you warmth water at its bottom, the water expands, turns right into a lot less dense, and rises, taking the nice and comfortable temperature ability with it. it really is CONVECTION. Water is an exceedingly sturdy convector of warm temperature ability. even with the undeniable fact that, once you warmth water on the right, the nice and comfortable temperature ability travels downwards through the water very slowly. Convection does no longer take position now, and the water is an exceedingly unfavourable CONDUCTOR you may prepare this through putting water in a try tube and putting a small lump of ice in it. Make the ice sink to the bottom through putting a small weight on correct of the ice. Now warmth the right of the water. you'll discover that the water will boil on the right, even with the undeniable fact that the ice on the bottom gained't melt for a lengthy time period. the nice and comfortable temperature ability can not fairly go back and forth DOWNWARDS through water as a results of the undeniable fact that is an exceedingly unfavourable CONDUCTOR.

Answer 3

Dimann is correct - before the US timezones were created, railroads all used their own time standard, regardless of their terminals and stations. For example, 12 noon would occur at the same time in both Chicago and New York, not based on when the sun is overhead.

This requirement was necessary because accurate times were important to schedule trains properly, to avoid unplanned meetings between two trains going in opposite directions on a single track. Cornfield meetings were usually fraught with tragic results.

Answer 4

Why the Conductor knows this... The trains run off a diffrent time then we all do....and if this was a true railroader his time would have been the same as the Conductors....thats how he knew it.

Answer 5

He should have said 15:45 ?

Answer 6

Cause he shoulda said 3:45

Answer 7

because the shift starts at 4 oclock and he knew the guy wasnt late


or he didnt use military time

Answer 8

The train is always late!

Answer 9

Beause all railroads use 24 hour time.

Answer 10

because the man is not a trianman either