"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, 1957. The cover photo shows Washington (DC)'s Union Station, which is also featured in an article; other stories review the history and invention of the first railroad watch, the purchase by Southern of the Atlantic & East Carolina Railroad (A&EC) in North Carolina, and relates the return of the Tweetsie Railroad to Blowing Rock (NC); there are over 3 dozen photos.
