"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 1959. The cover photo shows the "Southern Railway Swan Express" at the Cincinnati (OH) Zoo; features on the 1850s founding and development of predecessor line North East & South West Alabama Railroad (later Alabama Great Southern), the Swan Lake Express railroad at the Cincinnati Zoo, and a profile of customer Johnson City (TN) Foundry & Machine; there are over 2 dozen photos.
