{"product_id":"southern-pacific-sp-fp7-license-plate","title":"Southern Pacific (SP) FP7 License Plate","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp itemprop=\"name\" class=\"product-single__title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSouthern Pacific (SP) FP7 License Plate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e6\" x 12\" .025 Gauge Aluminum\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eIncludes 4 Mounting Slots \u0026amp; 1\/2\" Radius Rounded Corners\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eUV Protective coating to Prevent Fading\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eImage is reproduction - final product might differ slightly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eMade in America\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eSouthern Pacific Transportation Company\u003c\/b\u003e, earlier \u003cb\u003eSouthern Pacific Railroad\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eSouthern Pacific Company\u003c\/b\u003e, and usually called the \u003cb\u003eSouthern Pacific\u003c\/b\u003e or (from the railroad's initials) \u003cb\u003eEspee\u003c\/b\u003e, was an American Class I railroad. It was absorbed in 1988 by the company that controlled the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad and eight years later became part of the Union Pacific Railroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe railroad was founded as a land holding company in 1865, later acquiring the Central Pacific Railroad by lease. By 1900 the Southern Pacific Company was a major railroad system incorporating many smaller companies, such as the Texas and New Orleans Railroad and Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad. It extended from New Orleans through Texas to El Paso, across New Mexico and through Tucson, to Los Angeles, through most of California, including San Francisco and Sacramento. Central Pacific lines extended east across Nevada to Ogden, Utah, and reached north through Oregon to Portland. Other subsidiaries eventually included the St. Louis Southwestern Railway (Cotton Belt), the Northwestern Pacific Railroad at 328 miles (528 km), the 1,331 miles (2,142 km) Southern Pacific Railroad of Mexico, and a variety of \u003cspan class=\"nowrap\"\u003e3 ft\u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cspan class=\"nowrap\"\u003e914 mm\u003c\/span\u003e) narrow gauge routes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1929 SP\/T\u0026amp;NO operated 13848 route-miles not including Cotton Belt, whose purchase of the Golden State Route circa 1980 nearly doubled its size to 3,085 miles (4,965 km), bringing total SP\/SSW mileage to around 13,508 miles (21,739 km).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the 1980s route mileage had dropped to 10,423 miles (16,774 km), mainly due to the pruning of branch lines. In 1988 the Southern Pacific was taken over by D\u0026amp;RGW parent Rio Grande Industries. The combined railroad kept the Southern Pacific name due to its brand recognition in the railroad industry and with customers of both constituent railroads. Along with the addition of the SPCSL Corporation route from Chicago to St. Louis, the total length of the D\u0026amp;RGW\/SP\/SSW system was 15,959 miles (25,684 km).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1996 years of financial problems had dropped SP's mileage to 13,715 miles (22,072 km), and it was taken over by the Union Pacific Railroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe SP was the defendant in the landmark 1886 United States Supreme Court case \u003ci\u003eSanta Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad\u003c\/i\u003e which is often interpreted as having established certain corporate rights under the Constitution of the United States.   (Credit - Wikipedia)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Transportation Co.","offers":[{"title":"White","offer_id":50612984053925,"sku":"mrs1791435049079","price":12.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grey","offer_id":50612984086693,"sku":"apn1791435049080","price":11.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/3581\/4053\/files\/southern-pacific-sp-fp7-license-plate_1.jpg?v=1791435056","url":"https:\/\/www.velvixor.com\/products\/southern-pacific-sp-fp7-license-plate","provider":"Solivex","version":"1.0","type":"link"}