{"product_id":"rea-railway-express-agency-license-plate","title":"REA Railway Express Agency License Plate","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREA Railway Express Agency License Plate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6\" x 12\" Standard American Tag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e.025 gauge aluminum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eincludes 4 mounting slots\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003e1\/2\" radius rounded corners\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eAmerican Made Product\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\"\u003eSUNSHIELD® UV Protective coating\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImage is reproduction - final product might differ slightly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFree Shipping\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first parcel express agency in the United States is generally considered to have been started by William Frederick Harnden (1812-1845), who in 1839 began regular trips between New York City and Boston, Massachusetts as a courier transporting small parcels, currency and other valuables. William G. Fargo, a New York Central freight clerk at Auburn, N.Y., and Henry Wells, a leather worker at Batavia, N.Y., organized Wells Fargo \u0026amp; Co. in 1853. Other parcel express pioneers include Henry B. Plant, who formed Southern Express Company, Alvin Adams who founded Adams Express Company, and John Warren Butterfield. Express delivery in the early 19th century was virtually all done via horse, either via stagecoach or by riders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"thumb tright\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"thumbinner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"thumbcaption\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"magnify\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe express business flourished in the latter half of the 19th century, and by 1900 there were four principal parcel express companies, all of which included the rapidly advancing railways as one of their means of transport: Adams Express Company, Southern Express Company, American Express Company, and Wells Fargo. In 1913 the U.S. Post Office introduced its Parcel Post service, which offered major competition for the express companies. Despite this, private railway express business increased steadily through the end of World War I.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring World War I, the United States Railroad Administration (USRA) took over the nation's railroads. Under the USRA, the four major and three minor express companies were consolidated as American Railway Express, Inc., save the portion of Southern Express that operated over the Southern Railway and the Mobile \u0026amp; Ohio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"thumb tright\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"thumbinner\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn March 1929, the assets and operations of American Railway Express Inc. were transferred to Railway Express Agency (REA). REA was owned by 86 railroads in proportion to the express traffic on their lines - no one railroad or group of railroads had control of the agency. In response to customer demand, REA added a Chicago, Illinois-based refrigerator car line. In 1927, REA began an Air Express Division. In 1938, the remainder of Southern Express also joined the consolidated REA. (Credit - Wikipedia)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"Vintage Transportation Co.","offers":[{"title":"Weathered \/ Slotted Plate","offer_id":50612978450597,"sku":"lqo1791435008258","price":13.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Flat Green \/ Slotted Plate","offer_id":50612978483365,"sku":"dkz1791435008259","price":10.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/3581\/4053\/files\/rea-railway-express-agency-license-plate_1.jpg?v=1791435015","url":"https:\/\/www.velvixor.com\/products\/rea-railway-express-agency-license-plate","provider":"Solivex","version":"1.0","type":"link"}