"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 June 1959. The cover photo show loaded coal cars; features on the acquisition of the Interstate Railroad (VA), Southern's kaolin clay traffic, & the founding and development of predecessor line East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad in the 1840s; an historical photo section includes 1903 view of the interior of the Somerset (KY) freight office; there are over 3 dozen photos.
