Birmingham & Southern Railroad Co. License Plate Shipbuilding

Birmingham & Southern Railroad Co. License Plate ShipbuildingBirmingham & Southern Railroad Co. License Plate 6" x 12" . 030 Gauge Aluminum Includes 4 Mounting Slots & 1 2" Radius Rounded Corners UV Protective coating to Prevent Fading Image is reproduction final product might differ slightly Made in America

The name was selected via contest

when its Pacific Extension (Montana

and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

with a slogan of "Linking North & South

The Pennsylvania Railroad owned the Long Island Rail Road for the majority of the 20th century and sold it to the State in 1966

began operations in 1896

The logo represents lettering used on freight cars with "Katy" yellow

in the United States

including nearly all of the former PRR

the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) took ownership of the Missouri Pacific share and then became full owner in 1996 with the acquisition of SSW parent Southern Pacific Transportation Company

railroads were often built in sections using different contractors and money sometimes ran out before the line was tied together

Michigan (about 294 route miles) with train ferry operations across Lake Michigan