{"product_id":"southern-railway-sou-no1401-license-plate","title":"Southern Railway (SOU) No.1401 License Plate","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSouthern Railway (SOU) No.1401 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 \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSouthern Railway 1401\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a \u003c\/span\u003esteam locomotive\u003cspan\u003e that is the sole survivor of the \u003c\/span\u003eSouthern Railway's Ps-4 class\u003cspan\u003e. Today it is on permanent display at the \u003c\/span\u003eSmithsonian Institution\u003cspan\u003e in \u003c\/span\u003eWashington, D.C.\u003cspan\u003e It has a Pacific-type or \u003c\/span\u003e4-6-2\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003eWhyte notation\u003cspan\u003e) wheel arrangement and was built in 1926 by the \u003c\/span\u003eAmerican Locomotive Company\u003cspan\u003e (ALCO) at their \u003c\/span\u003eRichmond works\u003cspan\u003e. It pulled Southern's highest-level passenger trains from 1926 until \u003c\/span\u003eDieselization\u003cspan\u003e in the early 1950s, mostly on Southern's Charlotte Division. Its most famous and historic use was as one of the locomotives that pulled President \u003c\/span\u003eFranklin Roosevelt\u003cspan\u003e's funeral train from Warm Springs, Georgia, to Washington in April 1945. In the 1950s, war hero and outside legal counsel to Southern \u003c\/span\u003eGraham Claytor\u003cspan\u003e (who would later become Southern's president) convinced then-Southern president \u003c\/span\u003eHarry deButts\u003cspan\u003e to donate one of the retired Ps-4s to the Smithsonian instead of scrapping it. In this way 1401 was saved, and has been on display at the Smithsonian since the early 1960s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToday Southern Railway 1401 is one of the attractions at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Southern cosmetically restored the locomotive just before sending it for display at the Smithsonian, and it was probably stored serviceable when it was retired from active service, but it has not operated in more than half a century. When Graham Claytor was a Southern executive in the mid-1960s, he attempted to lease 1401 from the Smithsonian for operational use in Southern's steam excursion program. The Smithsonian refused, and Claytor leased Southern Railway 4501(originally a freight locomotive with a 2-8-2 wheel arrangement) and painted it in the green, gold, and silver scheme instituted for the Ps-4s. Accordingly, it seems unlikely that 1401 will ever steam again. However it is believed to have been in good condition when retired, and has spent most of the time since inside, it is probably in relatively good internal and mechanical condition. Cosmetically, it is in excellent shape. (Credit - Wikipedia)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Transportation Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50612978417829,"sku":"fht1791435008195","price":11.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/3581\/4053\/files\/southern-railway-sou-no1401-license-plate_1.jpg?v=1791435015","url":"https:\/\/www.velvixor.com\/products\/southern-railway-sou-no1401-license-plate","provider":"Solivex","version":"1.0","type":"link"}