{"product_id":"nickel-plate-road-nkp-license-plate","title":"Nickel Plate Road (NKP) License Plate","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNickel Plate Road (NKP) 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\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eNew York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad\u003c\/b\u003e (reporting mark \u003cb\u003eNKP\u003c\/b\u003e), abbreviated \u003cb\u003eNYC\u0026amp;St.L\u003c\/b\u003e, was a railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. Commonly referred to as the \u003cb\u003eNickel Plate Road\u003c\/b\u003e, the railroad served a large area, including trackage in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri. Its primary connections included Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Indianapolis, St. Louis, and Toledo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Nickel Plate Railroad was constructed in 1881 along the South Shore of the Great Lakes connecting Buffalo and Chicago to compete with the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway. In 1964 the Nickel Plate Road and several other mid-western carriers were merged into the larger Norfolk and Western Railway (N\u0026amp;W). The goal of the N\u0026amp;W expansion was to form a more competitive and successful system serving 14 states and the Canadian province of Ontario on more than 7,000 miles (11,000 km) of railroad. The profitable N\u0026amp;W was itself combined with the Southern Railway, another profitable carrier, to form Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) in 1982.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the end of 1960 NKP operated 2,170 miles (3,490 km) of road on 4,009 miles (6,452 km) of track, not including the 25 miles (40 km) of Lorain \u0026amp; West Virginia. That year it reported 9758 million net ton-miles of revenue freight and 41 million passenger-miles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Transportation Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67628088459493,"sku":"vcq1791433525480","price":12.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/3627\/1589\/files\/nickel-plate-road-nkp-license-plate_1.jpg?v=1791433530","url":"https:\/\/www.autraemall.com\/products\/nickel-plate-road-nkp-license-plate","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}