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Title
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Transformation of Refrigerated Railroad Cars
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Description
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The Western Railroad of Massachusetts started with a car for nonperishable items in 1842, in 1867 J.B. Sutherland got the first patent for a refrigerated railroad car. However in 1878 it became more sanitary when Gustavus Swift, a Chicago meat packer, collaborated with engineer Andrew Chase to develop the first practical ice-cooled reefer car.
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Date
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1842 – 1878
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Location - Physical Location
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Union Stockyards, Chicago, Illinois.
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Name
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Matia Malish
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cites
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https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/revolution-on-rails-refrigerated-box-cars&ved=2ahUKEwjMvo3e192PAxXUC3kGHSM8AZgQFnoECBgQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3eF5Pgw15ecVxxDRfqP_su
