New York Central (NYC) - Big 4 - License Plate Alco 12 inch diameter safety slogans

12 inch diameter safety slogans began to be applied to switch engines

It was also in the 1880s that electric-powered "trolleys" first became practical

The Richmond and Danville Railroad (R&D) Company was a railroad that operated independently from 1847 until 1894

ordering Pullman Incorporated to divest itself of either the Pullman Company (operating) or the Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company (manufacturing)

was a Class I railroad with origins in the 1830s

New York Central (NYC) - Big 4 - License Plate Alco 12 inch diameter safety slogansNew York Central Big 4 License Plate 6" x 12" . 025 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 railroad was formed on June 30, 1889 by the merger of the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway, the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago Railway and the Indianapolis and St. Louis