"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 August 1959. The cover photo shows switcher passing a new microwave tower used for railroad communications; features on Southern's wood chip cars, the 1830s founding and development of predecessor line Louisville, Cincinnati & Charleston Railroad, & a profile of Birmingham (AL); there are over 2 dozen photos, to include an historical photo section.
