"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 October 1954. The cover shows newly-manufactured rail being loaded onto gondolas at US Steel in Ensley (AL) for shipment to sites where Southern will replace older rail. An extensive, illustrated feature article describes the evolution of the manufacture of steel rail. Other features include a “railfan” excursion trip from Washington (DC), the value of investing in US Savings Bonds, and the renovation of an historic church in Alexandria (VA) in which Southern employees participated. There are over 3 dozen photos.
