"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 November/December 1970. The cover photo shows President Claytor receiving the “Golden Freight Car” award from the Railway Progress Institute. Features include the award of the “Golden Freight Car”; the role of Southern engine #4501 in a movie “Fool’s Parade” starring Jimmy Stewart; a rail-industry tour of Charlotte (NC) and adjoining areas; students who traveled from an orphanage Columbus (MS) to Atlantic City (NJ) to root for their sponsor in the Miss America Contest; the 50-year railroad career of an Atlanta (GA) employee; more.
