"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 March, 1957. The cover photo shows covers from issues of "Ties" over the prior 10 years. Contents include a reprint of a Fortune Magazine article on the heavily regulated US freight transportation business and issues a call for deregulation, and has an insightful article on the Civil War years of predecessor railroad Memphis & Charleston Railroad, with 1860s pictures; there are over 2 dozen photo & illustrations, and a 2-page historical photo section that includes an 1890s hand car crew.
