"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 May 1956. The cover photo shows a freight train in North Carolina. Feature include articles on the 100th year anniversary of predecessor line Richmond & Danville Railroad, the pay-off of a mortgage on the railroad held by Guaranty Trust Company, the “lobbying smokescreen” presented to Congress by the trucking industry, and Southern’s “one-system freight service” between major destinations; historical photo section includes a 1921 picture of the charter members of the Organization of Railroad Conductors (Alabama Great Southern Railroad); there are over 2 dozen photos.
