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Which best describes a development that improved railroad safety?
Railroads adopted standard time to coordinate schedules.
Railroads offered fold-down beds so that people could sleep more comfortably.
Companies standardized track technology so that they could use each other’s tracks.
Companies replaced hand-operated brakes with air brakes on trains.

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Companies replaced hand-operated brakes with air brakes on trains.

Explanation: Air brakes (Westinghouse) allowed the engineer to apply brakes simultaneously across the whole train, greatly improving stopping power and reducing collisions and derailments.