November 26 - Revolutionizing the Rails

26/11/2025 1 min Episodio 2701
November 26 - Revolutionizing the Rails

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Episode Synopsis

On this day in Labor History the year was 1867. That was the day that J.B. Sutherland of Detroit patented the first specialized refrigerated railroad car. Southerland’s design included ice tanks at both ends of the car and ventilation flaps on the floor, which used gravity to send a draft of cold air flowing throughout the car.