UNION PACIFIC RR - "CONGRATULATIONS FOR 50 YEARS" - GOLD PAINTED WOOD PLAQUE

Description

UNION PACIFIC - CONGRATULATIONS FOR 50 YEARS - GOLD WOOD HANGING PLAQUE
Measures 10 1/4" x 8 1/2" x 1"
Ready to hang.
Only flaw is around the hanging hole.
"The Union Pacific (UP) is one the largest and most powerful railroads in the country.  This historic system has been in operation since before the Civil War and much of the general public has at least a general knowledge of UP since it formed the eastern segment of the Transcontinental Railroad.  In that time the railroad has become not only one of the most highly respected institutions in the nation (it currently ranks as a top Fortune 150 company) but also has seen nearly every major railroading event and milestone in our country’s history.  Except for a troubled period at the end of the 19th century when an overextended Union Pacific fell into receivership the company has been well-managed through the years.  Thanks to the its forward thinking, during the postwar period UP began gobbling up smaller, and larger, railroads.  These moves propelled it into becoming the massive and successful system it is today, serving most states and communities west of the Mississippi River."