"Ties" was the company magazine of the Southern Railway System. The first issue appeared in March 1947, and the last issue was published in 1982. You are bidding on an issue of "Ties" from November, 1949. The cover photo cover shows a diesel freight over Pumpkin Vine Creek near Dallas (GA). Feature stories include a well-illustrated story about the Southern office that tracks freight car movements; a politically-motivated article about airline subsidies from the Federal government and their impact on the railroads; the research laboratory that tests diesel lubricating oils; Southern’s role in the filming of the movie “Thundering Rails”; another political article about the destruction trucks make to US highways; more.
