{"product_id":"southern-railway-sou-no542-license-plate","title":"Southern Railway (SOU) No.542 License Plate","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSouthern Railway (SOU) No.542 License\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\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSouthern Railway No. 542 is a 2-8-0 steam locomotive. It was built in 1903 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Southern Railway's subsidiary Atlantic \u0026amp; Yadkin. \u003c\/span\u003eThe locomotive used to haul passenger and freight trains for the A\u0026amp;Y, serving the upper North Carolina Piedmont until the early 1950's. The locomotive was retired from the Southern Railway in July of 1953, and was the last Southern Railway steam locomotive in operation at Spencer Shops before complete dieselization. In 1954 the Southern Railway donated the locomotive to Tanglewood Park, near Clemmons, NC. Today the locomotive is on static display at the North Carolina Transportation Museum at Spencer, North Carolina. It was cosmetically restored for use in the Leatherheads movie as Chicago \u0026amp; North Western 604 during 2008, being paired with the tender of BC\u0026amp;G 4. Beginning in 2014, a smoke machine has been placed in the smokebox for The Polar Express event at the North Carolina Transportation Museum. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA trade was made with Tanglewood Park in 1991 using an ex-Illinois Central 0-8-0 to obtain the 542 for the museum. The 0-8-0 is still in Tanglewood as \"Southern 1894\" Southern owned only 90 of this rare J class locomotive, and the 542 is the sole remaining example.  (Credit - Locomotive.Wikia)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Transportation Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50612982546597,"sku":"ckd1791435041669","price":10.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/3581\/4053\/files\/southern-railway-sou-no542-license-plate_1.jpg?v=1791435047","url":"https:\/\/www.velvixor.com\/products\/southern-railway-sou-no542-license-plate","provider":"Solivex","version":"1.0","type":"link"}