Was the refrigerated railcar invented in Boston?

the refrigerated railroad car was invented because the food needed to be cold on trips on the rail road.

Frederick Jones (with Joseph Numero) in 1938? No! Did Jones change America's eating habits by making possible the long-distance shipment of perishable foods? No! Refrigerated ships and railcars...

1879 I think

It was created by engineers employed by Gustavus F. Swift for the transportation of meat. Swift sold cattle but saw flaws in the industry so wanted to be able to do it all from Chicago. Once it was...

the person who invented the refrigerated railroad car was Gustavus Frainklin Swift.