"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/June 1969. The cover photo shows production at the Coster Wheel Shop in Knoxville (TN). There is also a feature on Coster. Other articles include the functions of mobile railway agents, winners of the 1968 safety awards, the acquisition by Southern of portions of the Harriman & Northeastern Railroad and Tennessee Central Railroad in Tennessee, lumber traffic at Jacksonville (FL), a program to test railroad brakes, the annual meeting of company surgeons in Jacksonville (FL), the Southern Ladies Auxiliary, the US Savings Bond program, more. An historical photo section includes scenes along Southern.
